Western Florida Homecoming Sparks Historic Places Tour
A leisurely Florida trip chronicles Pensacola Fort San Carlos and Barancas, Crestview, Camp Walton on Santa Rosa Sound, and Crestview. The author recalls old summers, the siege of Marianna in the Civil War, flat sandy landscapes, and hopes of Florida’s resort growth amid cool nights and warm waters.
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Florida
Crestview
New Orleans
Sarasota
Pensacola
Rip van Winkle
Fort San Carlos
Barancas
Fort Pickens
Pensacola Harbor
Penszecla Bay
West Florida
Figi
United States
Spain
Georgia
Alabama
Pensavala
Camp Walton
Santa Rosa Sound
Gulf of Mexico
Santa Rosa Island
Nichols
Herb
Jackson
Marianna
Tallahassee
Quincy
Gadsden C County
Episcopal Church Fire Totally Damages Grace Church
A fire Thursday evening severely damaged Grace Episcopal Church, starting from an overheated furnace. The basement and first floor, including a dining area and meeting rooms, were gutted with pews altar and organ destroyed. Damage estimated at 2500 dollars, with insurance covering most losses. fire spread between siding and plaster before firefighters contained it.
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Grace Episcopal Church
Friendly Society of the
Episcopal Organization of Young Ladies
Two Fellows and a Girl at Grand Theatre Friday Night
The Lyceum course closes with a rollicking comedy from New York. Six characters perform in Two Fellows and a Girl at the Grand Theatre Friday night February 5, curtain at 8 15. Reserved seats go on sale Thursday morning at the theatre office.
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Grand Theatre
Lyceum
Are We
New York
Tae
Rock County Bank Luverne Mn Closed
The Rock County Bank of Luverne Minnesota with deposits around 700 thousand dollars has been closed by order of banks commissioner A J Veivel in St Paul. The 1882 established bank had capital of 50000 dollars and hopes to reorganize and reopen. L Sherman serves as president and C J Martin as cashier. This marks the second Luverne bank closing after Laverne National.
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Rock County Bank
Luverne
Minn
A. J. Veivel
St. Paul
L. Sherman
C. J. Martin
Laverne
Laverne National
Hog thieves numerous in vicinity of Terril
About a month ago hog thieves invaded Frank Hildreth's farm east of Terril and tried to steal his prize hogs but were spotted. Last week a similar attempt near the Lair farm was thwarted by Hobart Wise who saw two men in the yard and alerted the family. A hog crate was moved toward the house and tracks led to a car. Russell rigged his shotgun for night duty.
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Frank Hildreth
Terril
Terril Tribune
Hobart Wise
R. R. Lair
Russell
Estherville Market Report Left Rough and Fragmented
Market notes list items like corn eggs and spring fries with scattered prices and garbled words. Entries appear incomplete with unclear units and many misspellings. Names or places are not clearly identifiable beyond Estherville Market context.
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Estherville
Busy Term Of Court Presided By Judge Davidson
Judge I G Davidson presides over a busy district court term with four divorces granted, including Miller v Miller and Heying v Heying. Dave Lynch pleads guilty to intoxication and assault with fines. Boulds fails to appear in a perjury case. Spears faces liquor charges as trial opens. West v Brown ends in default for plaintiff. Tom Anderson to be tried for grand larceny hog theft from Hildreth.
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I. G. Davidson
District Court
Carney Miller
McKinley Miller
Frances Heying
Lawrence T Heying
Mary Karr
Thos. Karr
Ellen Howard
C. H. Howard
Dave Lynch
Ringsted
Legion
Rev
Swenk
Lincoln M. Boulds
Mary ML. Sorenson
Algona
Boulds
Cincinnati
Ohio
Nani
Byron Spears
Spears
Francis West
Brown
Alee Tendant
Justice Court
Aml
Davidson
Tom Anderson
F. H. Hildreth
Near Terris
Estherville High School Wins Over Armstrong in Close Victory
Estherville high school football team defeated Armstrong in a hard fought Wednesday night game. The contest was one of the season’s closest, with Estherville edging ahead in a tense finish.
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Estherville High School
Armstrong
Estherville High Schoul
Estherville Aa
Real Touch of Winter Grips Region with Bitter Wind
Government thermometer read fourteen below Thurs morning after a NW gale the day prior. Light snow on plowed fields blew away with dirt, creating a dust storm feel. It was the worst storm of the winter, though earlier days were harsher.
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Zere
XBW Bank Reopens As New National With Full Deposits
The XBW organized bank will reopen as the St National after reorganizing from the closed institution. It will pay depositors in full, with a capital stock of 25,000 dollars. H I Emmert of Sibley elected president and C H Schutt of Osceola county named auditor. Lake Park News.
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The
St National
H. I. Emmert
Sibley
C. H. Schutt
Osceola County
Sashiey
Lake Park
1927 Auto Plates to Be Orange and Blue in Iowa
Auto license plate work for 1927 has begun at Fort Madison prison Iowa with 640 400 plates to be produced an increase of 20000 over the prior year W M Calladay superintendent of the motor vehicle bureau announced the plates will be orange and blue
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Iowa
Fort Madison
W. M. Calladay
Motor Vehicle Bureau
Postmaster Fred Robinson Reappointed for Four Years
Postmaster Fred Robinson received notice from Washington last Thursday that he had been reappointed postmaster of the Estherville post for another four years. The paper notes his efficiency and satisfactory service, seeing no reason for change. Judge N. J. Lee was in Chicago early in the week attending to business and visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Robinson
Washington
Estherville
Robinson
Y.H
N. J. Lee
Chicago
Deemer
Robert
Auto wreck near Fairmont injures Ringsted couple
Ringsted dairyman Charles Davis and his wife were seriously injured when their car skidded on a slight rise on Trunk Highway 14 four miles south of Fairmont. The four weeks old vehicle burned after overturning beside a barbed wire fence. Davis was briefly unconscious and both were treated at Dr. West's in Armstrong. Mrs. Davis sustained facial and hand burns, while Davis had only minor bruises. The couple had been visiting a farm they own near Minneapolis. the car was insured. Salvage included wheels and tires removed by Ulysses Dick for Anty Realty in Fairmont.
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Pullniant Sentinel
Charles Davis
Ringsted
Fairmont
Joe Maday Place
Davis
Oscar Anderson Dies At Home Of Son In Small Iowa City
Oscar Anderson died at his son's home on North Third Street after a brief illness. He was nearly 80 and had paralysis after a stroke three weeks earlier. Funeral services were held at his son's home and burial followed at Superior cemetery. Surviving relatives include brothers, nephews, a son WHJ Anderson and family, and other extended kin from multiple states. Born February 12, 1846 in Metley ry county Illinois, he moved with his family to Chickasaw county Iowa in 1887 and later to Minnesota.
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Oscar Anderson
George Andersony
North Third Street
Andere
Herve
George
Hed. Anderson
Superior
Rev
Olmstead
The
Christian Church
Anay
Carr Anderson
Cat Waterloo
Chas, Anderson
Grenada
Mino
Lan Anderson
Fairnyast
Minn
Sve
Edawaed
Marengo
Mr. Anderson
Metley~ry County
Ilinois
Chas
Mary Anderson
Tror
Dora Green
Chickasaw County
Iowa
Minnesota
Farmers and business leaders tour midwest meeting
M K Whelan of this city and M L South of Wallingford attended a major gathering of farmers and businessmen from eleven midwest corn states in Des Moines last Thursday. They reported strong enthusiasm and believe the event will help secure desired legislation from Congress to aid the region’s redirection and growth.
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M. K. Whelan
M. L
Alfalfa Hay Boosts Local Farm Prosperity
A Texas style editorial encourages farmers to boost alfalfa production in northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. It argues current county output is insufficient, explains costs to feeders, and notes alfalfa yields of three to four tons per acre with profits of 75 to 100 dollars per acre. It recommends feeding to dairy cattle or selling to dairy producers to restore farm profitability.
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Ian
Nebraska
Elayer
Timothy
Tower
Towa
Minnesota
Editor Rebuffs Eat More Corn Slogan
In Livermore Gazette editor Miller rails against the slogan Eat More Corn as a wartime price-boosting gimmick. He vows to avoid aiding any cause by consuming corn and recalls war-time shortages, stressing loyalty to farmers over policy taste and personal enemies. Emmet Rice visited with his family over the weekend.
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Livermore Gazette
Miller
Movie Star Niece of RL Trainmen
A clipped feature chronicles Jack Davey of Ellsworth Minnesota a railroading family member and actor in a Civil War era play Lights and Shadow His brother Jim and niece Marion Davies connect the line to Northwood Iowa and the Ziegfeld era via a chautauqua circuit lineage and a life spent in Northwood Ellsworth ONeill Minneap olis and Water Town with notes on early roles and a tea prop mishap during a temperance scene.
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Duck Davey
Ellsworth
Minnesota
Ruth Lovrien
Alo
Rockielund Boys
Cone
Meter Willian T. Thtvey
Brakeman
Ing
Calkins
Henna Hilenk Phiys Au
Ynele
Marian Thay
Milsworth
Iack
Jack
Hanson
Northwood
O'Neill
Neb
Minneaustelis
Mina
Watertown
Villian
Jsuedo Negro
Jim
Haley Sisters
New York
Marion Davies
Weather Outlook for Upper Mississippi and Missouri Valleys
Period of snow or rain early middle and late week with near to below normal temperatures most of the period. Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys expect unsettled conditions with several precipitation events and cold spells through January 30.
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Mississippi
Missouri
First National Bank Closed by State Order
Directors ordered the First National Bank of this city closed on Saturday, with four associate banks also shut: Dolliver Savings, Graver Savings, Huntington Savings, and Farmers Savings at Gradfingar. Provident Trust, an offshoot handling furor laws, closed Monday by state banking department decree. Officials blame overborrowing and inflated land values tied to Liberty loan drives and wartime conditions. Deposits total over a million dollars. the bank, though old and previously solvent, faces reorganization uncertainties and efforts to maximize depositor protection.
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Dirvctons
First National Bank
Dolliver Savings
Graver Savings
Huntington Savings
Farmers Savings Bank
Gradfingar
Provident Trust Company
State Banking Department
Froowen
First National
Defeat at Emmetsburg in slow basketball game
Emmetsburg team edged the hosts 22 to something in a slow paced Tuesday evening contest. The home lineup included Ole Nelson Amwerlun Suapter and Ptorsen Anelie, with Lothie-taye and Corwurde- as key substitutes. Washington and Robinson contributed late in the match amid substitutions as Esthurville failed to close the gap.
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Eamotsburg Tetoselool Maskeuball
Ayesha
Roal High School
Tak
Tan
Ole Nelson Amwrleun
Suapter
Ptorsen Anelie
Erroneous sale notices and ownership mixups corrected
A newspaper note corrects a cane sale listing Ark Pitcher farms sold to Mr BL Weigman of Pocahontas. It states C AL Miller would occupy the farm this year, then Elmer Wilkins takes charge next year, and Weisman plans to move his family here after that. It also clarifies the bank president name as Percy Fullenweider, not Cuorpe Fullenweider.
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The
Ark Pitcher Farms
BL. Weigman
Pocahantas
Rail Republican
C. AL Miller
Miller
Elmer Wilkins
Weisming
Percy Fullenweider
Huron 5. 2
Erromansly
Cuorpe Fullenweider
Thal
Neimoth Buys Greenhouse in Sheldon
Theo Neimoth, who ran a drug house in this city for eight years, purchased the greenhouse in Sheldon last week and took immediate possession.
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Meo Neimoth
Sheldon
Theo Neimoth
Boal Fall
I Sheldon
Ice affords rare sport in Ustherville streets
The iced streets and sidewalks in Ustherville turn into a playful rink as residents take to skates for a rare winter pastime. Most skaters glide with enthusiasm, including those trying the sport for the first time, while others simply enjoy the spontaneous outdoor activity.
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Ustherville
Public Sale Advertised at Visturin, Iowa
On account of puing to quit Tarm mig HL Kernen will hold a sale of horses and machinery at Visturin three miles southwest of Mstherville on Monday February With. There will be good milch cows and the balance sixty head in young stock. Also seven head of horses and ten head pure bred sows. Further particulars will be published next week.
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Puing
Kernen
Visturin
Mstherville
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West
North Portions
Episcopal Church
Splendid Lyceum
Grand
Chas. Davis
Patel
Son
W.R
Ebay Corn
Emmet Rice
Wm. and
John Davey
Emmetsburg
Lothie-taye
Corwurde
Will Pund
Waeeengytan
Sarge Fohistan
O. Nedsae
Cen Bere Pedpson
Suhetitales- Sutter
Waerineton
Albertson
Dotinston
Natutes
Plas
Oblmvsteed
Wlt
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