Dairy Train lectures to visit Emmet county and beyond
A multi town dairy train tour schedules lectures and exhibits for dairymen and general audiences. Noted U S speakers including Hough Van Pelt and W R Barney will present free demonstrations on cattle, equipment, and dairy science at stops in Graettinger Wallingford Estherville and other towns. The event emphasizes accessibility with separate cars for men women and youth and promises ample time to view stock and hear talks weather permitting. Local political notes mention E A Morling as a potential attorney general or supreme court candidate in Iowa per Algona press.
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Graettinger
Wallingford
Eatherville
Armatrong
Grover
Superior
Spirit Lake
Rock Island
Estherville
Towna
America
Hough G. van Pelt
E. 8. Entel
W. W. Mareh
Dairymaid of
Pinehurst
W. R K. Barney
G. H. Tellier
O. P. Thompson
C. A. Nelson
J. J. Rosas
of & Marside
Iowa
Jewel Abbekerk Gerben
Naomi Countess
Jersey
Lad
E. A. Morling
Emmeteburg
Algo
Supreme Court
Des Moines
Algona
Morling
Attorney General
Laws
Algons
Brown Family To Move From Estherville To Cedar Falls
Mr C M Brown trades his Estherville residence for a Cedar Falls home near the state normal school and plans to move before part of March. The move aims to place the children in normal school training. the Brown family has been a longstanding part of Estherville life and church affairs.
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C. Mr. Brown
Cedar Falls
C. M. Brown
State Normal School
Estherville
Brown
Soldier exemption under new tax classes debated in Des Moines
Des Moines reports a legal question under a new law creating three tax classes plus a soldier exemption. An old soldier asserting a $1200 exemption challenges whether land, bank stock or cash votes are eligible, with the attorney general to prize the first correct solution from Emmetsburg Democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Attorney General’s Office
Emmetsburg
Democrat
Health Resorts And Infsction In Public Health Debates
A health survey argues that casual contact and open tuberculosis cases have limited role in spread. Death rates from locally acquired TB in Denver and California show no clear rise, aided by sunshine, outdoor life, and physician supervision. A Journal of the American Medical Association note links TB to poverty and poor living conditions, noting better control in supervised, clean environments. A public lecture on Socialism by John W. Bennett in Sioux City invites ladies to learn the truth with music by Moore's Orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizons
Denver
California
Itta
Journal of the American Medical Association
John Wy
Bennett
Sioux City
Moore
Death of Uriel Butler Remembers Long Life in County
Emmetsburg Democrat notes the death of Uriel Butler who passed January 29 at his daughter’s home in Emmet County. Funeral at Estherville conducted by the M E B pastor, burial in Evergreen cemetery with pallbearers named. Butler born January 1 1820 in Hadley New York, married March 10 1868 to Amy Comstock, six children, two daughters surviving Etta Beck Crosby North Dakota and Sadie Cramb Estherville. He lived across New York Wisconsin Minnesota Chickasaw Vernon township and joined the M E church in 186? He was a pioneer, sociable, and esteemed, leaving a memory of a long useful life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uriel Butler
Crumb
Emmet County
Estherville
M. EB
Evergreen Cemetery
Carl. Starr
Geo. C. Smith
Geo. Harrison
D. C. Tipp
Frank Freeman
B. J. Bradley
Butler
Hadley
Baratoga
Equity
New York
Adee Ene
Misa Amy Comstock
O. H. Giddings
Osgood
Our County
Pioneer
M. E
Chickasaw County
Emmetsburg
Democrat
In Trouble Again Bert Turneure and Miss Clara Millerke Arrested
Bert Turneaure and Clara Millerke were jailed in Graettinger after a Friday dance led to a rooming register as man and wife at the Peterson restaurant. A preliminary hearing set bail at 600 dollars each. Turneaure remained in county jail for lack of funds while Millerke returned home to secure bond.
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B. Turbeaure
Clara Millerke
Graettinger
Peterson
Antardey
Geanu’fury
Bal
Turneaure
Misa Millerke
Hatherville
Emmetsburg
An Indian's Attitude Towards Death
From Notes on the Fox Indians by William Jones in the Iowa Journal of History and Politics January issue. The account reflects a calm, natural view of death as a journey across a river to a welcoming shore, with confidence in an uncomplicated afterlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hfe
William Jones
Iowa Journal of History and Politics
The
State, Historical Society of Iowa
Batherville hotel naming prize offered with geographic ties
A 5.00 prize is offered for naming Batherville’s new hotel with approval from the undersigned. Geographic or historic significance earns preference. Entries due by March 1, 1912. If multiple submitters name the final choice, the first winner is awarded. Address to Gy Gardner or Alex Sghneton. Name limit 12 letters.
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Batherville
Addreza
Gy Gr ‘Gardner
Alex Sghneton
Lottare
Supt. McCarty Promoted to North Western Division Leader
Mason City, Feb. Special: Bapt. C. J. McCarty, formerly superintendent of this division of the Northwestern, who has spent the past year and a half with the Frincoline, with headquarters at Sapulpa, Oklahoma, will now headquarter at the division and assume the top post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
C. J. ‘McCarty
Northwestern
Sapulpa
Okla
Arctic Hero Coming to Chautauqua Season
Liincoln Wirt, former U S Commissioner of Education in Alaska, recounts a 1250 mile solo trek with Ratimo guides through untraveled Arctic terrain. He claims to have saved a camp of 3000 miners during extreme conditions and promises a tale of exploration and endurance, highlighting Alaska's resources and native tribes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liincoln Wirt
Arctica
U. S
Alaska
Lincoln Wirt
Mr. Wirt
Wisconsin May Jeopardize Reinsurance Arrangements
Wisconsin insurance officials warned that a reinsurance transfer involving the Des Moines Life Insurance Company and the Illinois company could void the reinsurance if policyholders do not approve the arrangement. The deal shifts assets from Iowa to Illinois to assume policies, potentially exposing policyholders and affecting the validity of the contract and obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Des Moines Life Insurance ‘Company of
Iowa
National Life Insurance America
Wisconsin Department of* Isurance
Illinois
Nols
Wiscon
Ba Ance
H. L
Ellsworth Ranch to be divided and sold after owner’s death
The Ellsworth ranch, described as one of the region’s best and spanning thousands of acres northwest of here near Tuttle, is to be divided into quarters and sold. The farm has long supported Ellsworth College in Iowa and was a notable enterprise in northern Iowa. The owner’s death ends its current operation and triggers the planned division of the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Follett
Toney
Tuttle
Lowa
Ellsworth
Ellsworth College
Iowa
Almastrong. Journal
Funny Old World Portrait Of a Peculiar Life
A humorous sketch contrasts people chasing home building, divorce, or fortune. One man saves to build a house while another sells cheap to fund his dream. A third spends for a wife, a neighbor seeks divorce, and a city dweller longs for indoor work. The farmer dreams of moving to town while others seek farming independence and outdoor labor.
Estherville State Bank Statement Reveals Condition Near Feb 1912
The Estherville State Bank in Iowa reports its financial condition as of February 7 1912. J G Zeeman cashier and Albert H B Noah notary public attest the sworn statement to the Auditor of State, noting assets and ownership details and affirming accuracy and compliance with the law.
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Estherville State Bank
Towa
Estherville la
Hminek
Auditor of State
State of Iowa
Bunnjet County
J.G
Zeemen
Ne Bank
Eaman
Cashier
Iran
Zeeman
Thia
Swan
Albert BH
Noah
Barker
Walter Guowellaud
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United States
Sohanula
Weil
Esther
Geo. Kydd
Dolliver
A. BR. . Eckhart
Lewis L. Bingham
Bert Tirnedure
Supt. McCarty
Chautauqua
Republican Files
Pobruary
Mercury
Wiig
Messrs. Letchford and Barnum
Lota
M. K Whelan
Reaney
Osage
Tosdal
Ammon & Brown
N. B. Egbert
S. Reaney
Northwest
Hebert
Law Woods
Eldora
Birney
Presbyterian Church
Robbing & Sherman
Lincoln Street
A. Brockway
Indianola
A. J. Wilders
Hardie & Rae
Lincoln and
Fifth Streets
Wisconsin
Ellaworth Ranch
EO RA
Fox
Honda
Bees Allger Colon
Sulvoie Dunes
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