Robert Corrie Passes Away After Lingering Illness
Robert Corrie died Tuesday afternoon at age thirty eight after a long fight with tuberculosis compounded by a flu illness. He was born August 7 1886 in Greenville Illinois and worked as a jeweler in Estherville with L M Eldred. He married Cora Godfrey in 1912 and lived in Fargo and St Paul before returning to Estherville and later Davenport for treatment. Survived by his wife and numerous friends he was a member of Elks Lodge No 528 and will be buried at Oak Hill Cemetery after funeral at Estherville Presbyterian Church Thursday at 2 30 PM.
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Robert Corrie
Pine Knoll
Davenport
Mr. Corrie
Greenville
Illinois
Estherville
L. M. Eldred
Cora Godfrey
Fargo
North Dakota
St. Paul
Minnesota
Kis
Elks’ Lodge No
Estherville Presbyterian Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Cottage Destroyed by Fire on North Fourth Street
A cottage owned by Less Boggens burned Monday evening in a north wind. Mrs Parks escaped with only the clothes on her back as firefighters fought the blaze. The Less Boggens cottage on North Fourth Street was nearly destroyed, with contents lost despite prompt response. Mr Boggens carried building insurance and Mrs Parks owned contents coverage.
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Boggens
North Fourth St
Mra
Ber
Jury cases fill Week at District Court
The State Bank of Armstrong v Edith Espeset was continued until after jury term. J W Sullivan v Sven Agnard began today seeking 15000 dollars from Agnard due to a fatal auto crash. Grand Jury reconvenes Thursday. Legion supper Friday at 6 30 in the Legion Room. Auxiliary and Legion members invited. East reports show heavy rail traffic disruption around Chicago and Detroit. Conductor Dave Frizzell to California. King and Kirk families noted. Orvis resigns train dispatcher post. promotions follow.
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State Bank of Armstrong
Edith Espeset
J. W. Sullivan
Sven Agnard
Mr.Agnard
Frank Miller
Chicago
Detroit
Dakotas
W. H. King
King
Dave Frizzell
California
F. 5. Hotchkiss
Inez
Emmet County Men Win At Ames show prizes abound
Emmet County teams swept awards at the Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers association show in Ames. Chas Rosenberger and Son took first on a peck of late oats, second on an unusual ear of corn, and eighth on soybeans, with Harry Shook earning ninth on a sample of ten ears of corn in the northern district. The event, part of Farm and Home week, drew many participants as judges sifted hundreds of entries, yielding multiple sectional and grand championships across amateur and professional classes.
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Iowa Corn and Grain Growers Association
Ames
Emmet County
Chas, Rosenberger and Son
Sogren
Harry Shook
V. W. McClure
Lacey
Iowa
Krizer Brothers
Eddyville
Towa Corn and Small Grain Growers’ Association
Iowa State College
F. B. Goecke
State Center
Ray Redfern
Yarmouth
Peck of Oats
Frank Bell
Winterset
A. B. Schenck
Algona
J. C. Kolb
Holstein
J. E. Proudfit
Altoona
Karl Hoffman
Ida Grove
Maniel Coppoch
Ankeny
J. W. McClure
Earl McC
Charles ‘Brunker
Blencoe
Locals Defeat Algona In Second Game 31 To 13
Estherville High School basketball defeated Algona on Algona’s floor Friday night. Ellis opened with a field basket and the locals played faster than ever. The second half was close at 9 to 6 but Estherville held the lead for the win, with Stillman Ellis Greenfield Case Moore Miller and Keeler starting and finishing the contest.
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Estherville High School
Algona High
Algona
Seaon
Algona Boys
Ellis
Stillman
Greenfield
Case
Moore
Miller
Keeler
Merry Makers Clothing Club meets at Anderson home
The Merry Makers Clothing Club gathered January 19 at the Anderson girls home. Cold weather reduced turnout. Christina Anderson and Etta Andresen were tasked to draft the coming year calendar. Olivia Berge and Edna Anderson performed a duet. Mrs. Anderson served refreshments. Next meeting set for February 16 at Thelma Spear home.
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Merry Makers Clothing Club
Thhe Anderson
Christina Anderson
Etta ‘Andresen
Olivia Berge
Edna Anderson
Anderson
Thelm& Spear
Bootlegger Escapes as Officers Search Wagon Near Estherville
Saturday afternoon local constabulary pursued a bootlegger, searching J. M. Jensen’s farm west of Estherville where liquor was found buried in a shed dirt floor. Jensen, delivering a wagon of potatoes to Ehlers Grocery, was granted access to a room and vanished. a gallon of liquor was seized and the borrowed team confiscated. A separate search of Frank Gransbury’s house found liquor in a trunk, with trial date not yet set.
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City and County Constabulary
J. M. Jensen
Estherville
Jensen
Ehlers’ Grocery
South Sixth Street
Jerson
Frank Gransbury
Washington News Letter Highlights War Finance Aid and Muscle Shoals Sale
Congressman Dickinson urged President Coolidge to free $100,000,000 from War Finance Corporation for West bank relief, favoring non-liquid but well managed banks. Madden bill on Muscle Shoals sale to Henry Ford for nitrate production advances in House. Rural carriers named in Tenth District. Coolidge directs Epaulet Dome probe, pressuring punishment for wrongdoing and connections to McAdoo, Garisson, and Gregory.
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Dickinson
Coolidge
War Finance Corporation
West
Muscle Shoals
Henry Ford
House
Military Affairs Committee
Congress
Service Star Legion Notice for Feb 7 Meeting
Regular meeting of the Service Star Legion at the American Legion Room Thursday Feb 7 at 2 30 p m. Very important business to be transacted lunch served after by officers of the Chapter Plans are being made for a Shilling Tea on Washington s Birthday first of a series of Teas to be given Come and let the Ladies tell you about them Program next week chaired by Ppb Com
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Service Star Legion
American Legion Room
Washington
Ppb
Man Severely Injured by Fall on Pitch Fork
A man, W. E. Moore, was severely injured when he fell about five feet onto a pitchfork while attempting to nail boards in a barn loft. He was taken to Coleman hospital. doctors operated that afternoon and he remains in as restful a condition as possible. The clipping also mentions Mrs. Mary Hansen walking over 1,000 miles from Sioux Falls to Detroit to care for her ill son Joseph, aided by motorists, a history linked to her veteran son.
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W. E. Moore
Coleman Hospital
M. T.morton
Des’ Moines
Sioux Falls
Hanson
Detroit
American Legion
Hansen
Joseph
Monnig
Washington
President Harding
Lavenworth
Kan
Marion, O
Prespent
Shortage of Qualified Teachers Highlighted by Digest
The American Educational Digest presents chart based findings showing a significant teacher shortage. It notes 600,000 public school teachers with many youngsters teaching and a large share lacking proper education or training, including 1,000,000 children taught by 7th and 8th graders and 5,000,000 by untrained teens.
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American Educational Digest
Editor Nichols Reaches Florida and Finds Conditions Very Good
Sarasota and Tampa travel notes from editor George A. Nichols dated February 2, 1924. He reports near-schedule Chicago to Florida travel on the Floridan, notes minimal delays near Sanford due to a freight car incident, and praises Illinois Central service as deluxe. Nichols observes Sarasota’s rapid growth, Ringling family investments, and the new Manatee County with Sarasota as county seat. He plans to visit Tampa, attend the fair, then stay near Babson Park before returning to Iowa. Mrs Nichols accompanies him.
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Florida City
Sanford
Chicago
Illinois Gentral Road
Jacksonville
Miami
Tampa
Bradentown
de Lux
Florida
Pullman, Company
Illinois Central
West Coast
Sarasota
Ringlings
Brakeman Fatally Crushed On M. & St. L. Switch
Ed Kennedy a brakeman on the M. & St. L. was killed Thursday evening while switching a southbound freight near the yards. His heel caught on a switch frog and he was drawn under the last cars, with his body found amid mud and cinders. Kennedy, 30, a Fort Dodge resident, left a brother Harry who is a conductor on the same line. Funeral services will be held in Fort Dodge.
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Ed. KenneDy
Kennedy
Breakeman
Nick” Nichola
Young Kennedy
Jez
W. E. Allen
Undertaker
Henry Reimer
Kenney
Fort Dodge
Eatherville
Harry
Estherville
Former editor of Vindicator compliments special Emmet County edition
Frank Davey former editor of the Northern Vindicator and secretary of the Catholic Truth Society of Oregon writes a cordial letter to the Vindicator and Republican Estherville Iowa praising the All Emmet County Edition. He notes changes in Emmet county and Estherville since his day, optimism for farming communities, and wishes prosperity for the current year. He mentions a favorable winter in western Oregon and best wishes from Rank Davey.
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Frank Davey
Northern Vindicator
The
Vindicator
Republican
Davey
Oregon
Catholic Truth Society of
Portland
Ore
Estherville
Iowa
Emmet County
Weat
Agate
Esthervillians
Rank Davey
Code Revision Progress Slow Yet. Vindicator Letter Notes Details
Fred Himebauch writes that code revision is expanding slowly and may miss March 1. He now hopes to finish by April 1. The letter mentions six gubernatorial, four auditor candidates, and a Sweet versus Brookhart senatorial race. The Woman's Club meets Feb 12 at eight with Sonich Sonnichsen lecturing, plus High School orchestra and grade pupils performing. Cor Sec Marie Sorum departs for Des Moines joining the Iowa Teachers Reading Circle board for next year.
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Lon
Fred Himebauch
Vindicator
Republican
Sweet
Brookhart
Woman's Club
Sonich Sonnichsen
Chamber of Commerce
Estherville
Iis
Marie Sorum
Des Moines
Sorum
Iowa Teachers Reading Circle Board
Spirit Lake Estherville Basketball Play by Play
The Spirit Lake Estherville basketball game will be received at the Vindicator and Republica office as a play by play this Wednesday evening. Snow blocked roads kept many fans from traveling to the game. The game is scheduled for 8 o'clock.
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Spirit Lake
Estherville
Postponed Basket Social at Emmet Consolidated School
The Basket Social planned for Friday evening at Emmet Consolidated School has been postponed indefinitely.
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Emmet Consolidated School
Obituary for Mrs Birgit Ellefson Pioneer of Wallingford
Mrs Birgit Ellefson born Knutson on December 18 1880 in Aall Hallingdah baptized and confirmed married to Etef Ellefson in April 1868. They moved to Emmet County Iowa in July 187 and settled near Wallingford where he bought a farm and died April 9 1910. She died January 25 after living with her daughter Nels Mickelson and grandchildren 14 and 16 great grandchildren. Funeral held at Nels Mickelson home and Wallingford Lutheran church with grandchildren pallbearers.
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Birgit Ellefson
Knutson
Aall
Hallingdah
Etef Ellefson
Ellefson
Elef Ellefson
Ellef E. Eliefson
Nels Mickelson
Gunhild Sevatson
Wallingford Lutheran Church
Martin Sevatson
Carl Sevatson
L. G. Sevatson
Elmer Ellefson
Melvin Mickelson
Norman Mickelson
T. Hansen
WaHingford Lutheran Cemetery
Correction notice on hog sale price listing
A typographical error in last issue mis-stated the average price for purebred Duroc Jersey hogs. W A Shultz sale corrected to read Forty two dollars per head, not thirty two.
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Puge
W. A.shultz
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Auxiliary
Legion Room
Legion
V. R. Rock Island
Rosenberger
Togren
V. R
Merry Makers Club
ANDERSON /HOME
Washington News
Leo A. Anderson
Kiren
Harley R. Muhm
Kanawha
Clarence R. Bond
Buffalo Center
Summer Trumbull
Kilemme
Muhm
Bond
eTapot Dome
Secretary of the
Wa K. Moore
V.R— Sae
Nichols
Sarasota,Morida
George A. Nichols
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