Emmetsaintell Railroad Wreck and Northbound Delay
The Storm Lake Register describes a northbound M. and St. L. freight derailment near Sins Rapids that blocked the line for hours, followed by a southbound passenger train also halted. Passengers improvised rides, while crews and a wrecking outfit cleared the track after a lengthy delay reported by Conductor Beatty and yard master Lucey.
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Register
Peterson
Sins Rapids Becaimse
Force Af Emum
Sins Rapids
Spencer
Estherville
Sioux Rapids
Northwestern
Beatty
Storm Lake
Alta
Cherokee
Lucey
Rock Island
Conducor Beatty
Tie
Truesdale
Twenty Years Ago Local Deals and Life Events
Twenty years ago C C Doolittle bought the Woods Bros lot at Main and Seventh for 1200 dollars. Court opened February 4 with Judge Quarton. Prof KE H White resigned as East Side schools principal to focus on his stock farm near Estherville. A C Brown and L F Kleibenstein sold their Superior bank to Spirit Lake parties. Clarence Ford planned to study civil engineering at Ames College. Iona Savings Bank of Estherville formed with 20000 capital. officers named E J Breen president M Groves vice president Frank P Woods cashier with directors Breen Groves Woods Brown Montgomery Hartung. H O Sillge and Minnie Carpenter married at the bride’s home with Rev W E B McLeod presiding.
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C. C. Doolittle
Woods Bros
Main
Seventh Streets
Withudge Quarton
KE. H. White
Des Moines
Estherville
A. C. Brown
L. F. Kleibenstein
Superior
Spirit Lake
Local wedding trip and community notices from Estherville area
The article describes a wedding trip to Wisconsin for the couple, then return plans to Estherville as their future home. It lists Farmers' Institute officers elected for the year, a contest winner earning free city school tuition, a serious injury from a buggy accident near the Lucas hill, and a confirmation class at the Episcopal church. Also notes a baby girl born at Graettinger, greetings from Tom Doughty visiting from Armstrong, a swindling incident involving forged checks in Spencer, and a humorous stocking size misstatement by Edmund's mother.
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Wisconsin
Estherville
Farmers’ Institute
R. I. Cratty
F. H. Lathrop
C. 8. Blakey
O. J. Brown
Clara Fuller
Miss Rice
Miss Verholt
Robert Warner
Lucas Hill
Episcopal Church
Ardell Gates
Anna Callwell
Rodie Knowton
Emma Nichols
Phasing of the Scepter in Family Roles
A humorous dialogue about household command. The bachelor notes that in a married couple one must be head, then the scepter passes from husband to wife and never returns, with the baby succeeding next in a playful, cyclical view of control.
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Bachelo
Plant Cutting Shop Uses Compressed Air For Lettering
In Los Angeles a plant lettering shop owner successfully used the vehicle's compressed air starter to drive pneumatic tools for lettering on a cemetery monument far from the shop. The air, pumped from the auto reservoir via hose, saved time and expense in the lettering work.
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Los Angeles
Federal and State Practice WM. 8S. Johnston Attorney at Law
Estherville Iowa lawyer WM 8S Johnston lists expertise in bankruptcy and collections. The notice outlines practice in federal and state courts with focus on debt relief and creditor actions.
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Johnston
Estherville
Iowa
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