State Park Property Paid For After Four Years Of Effort
The Ft Defiance State Park in Estherville Emmet County is now property of the State of Iowa after a total purchase of 2789.79 dollars funded half by local supporters and half by the state. The 50 acre site along School Section Creek is slated for two way roads fencing and park improvements with plans to connect to local golf grounds and make the site a notable Northwest Iowa asset thanks to the sustained efforts of Estherville and the Chamber of Commerce led by Mrs F H Rhodes and A M Jeffries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biedermann
State of Iowa
Ft. Defiance State Park
Howard
Edith Espeset
Ernest. C. Ellsworth
F. A. Cowan
Andrew Swanson
John P.littell
Estherville
State of
Iowa
Creek Ravine
State Board of Conservation
Emmet
Chamber of Commerce
Ft. Defiance
Altho
A. M. Jeffries
State Board of Conservation and Executive Council
Pammel
Ames
Des Moines
Young Men Hold Meeting at Syrian Church
Over forty young men attended a supper and meeting at the Presbyterian church on Tuesday evening. The event featured several community talks by local men. Rev. R. C. Mitchell formerly pastor of the church now at St. Paul attended and spoke briefly on suitable topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
R. C. Mitchell
St. Paul
Gruver to Hold State Declam Contest
The second round of the State Declamatory contest will be at Gruver on Friday. Gruver won four places in the initial contest, a fine showing for a small school that has just added the final year to the high school course. The Friday event will include other schools from outside the county that have won in their preliminaries.
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Gruver
County Republican Convention Endorses Coolidge and Dinson
The County Republican Convention met Saturday at the courthouse and endorsed Calvin Coolidge for president with Dick inson as vice president and Bockhart as senator. Delegates chosen for the State Convention at Des Moines include M. K. Whelan Estherville at large, Mrs R. S. Clark, Geo. Vanderburg, Ole Questad, Ralph Butler, Jorgen Andersen, B. F. Westbrook and numerous ward and township representatives from Estherville, Armstrong, Ringsted and surrounding townships. Alternates listed include Howard Espeset, F. A. Robinson, J. L. Brown, J. H. Wilby, J. A. Nelson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Des Moines
M. K. Whelan
Estherville
Clark
Geo. Vanderburg
Armstrong
Ole Questad
Swan Lake
Ralph Butler
Ringsted
Denmark Township
Jorgen Andersen
Gractinger
12 Mile Lake
B. F. Westbrook
Sam Fritz
K. Allen
F. Wood
Baschke
W. Gordon
Howard Espeset
F. A. Robinson
J. L. Brown
J. H. Wilby
J. A. Nelson
Harry Hornby
Alice Stinson
J. H. Wilson
Albert Anderson
B. F. Robinson
Will Deming
C. R. Elterston
County Republican Convention Afternoon Session Updates
Resolutions were presented and adopted by the committee at the county Republican convention. The report included an amendment endorsing M. K. Whelan for State Senator and support for the McNary-Haugan measure. A final resolution offered sympathy to Uncle Billy Atkinson of Armstrong for his year of illness and absence.
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Billy Atkinson
Armstrong
Billy
Wm. Johnston
J. Wilson
Herrick
Bingham
Himebauch
Kasa
Soeth
M. K. Whelan
Forty-Seventh
G. C. Allen
Mr.Herrick
Ed. Helgeson
Ed. Anderson
Senate
A. Anderson
S. G. Bammer
Meeting Report on Permanent Organization Selection
A committee report notes Jorgen Andersen and W S Reed backing A A Herrick as permanent chairman with Mrs W F Wood as permanent secretary. The county convention in session adjourns after minor business. Mrs Wood signs as secretary. Resolution committee next proposes county convention adopts specified resolutions. continued on page 8.
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Jorgen ‘Andersen
W. S. Reed
A. A Herrick
W. F. Wood
Chamber of Commerce A Powerful Local Force
In Estherville the Chamber of Commerce is praised as a core driver of civic progress. The piece urges a spring membership drive, arguing strong local leadership builds better cities, and cites national examples like Los Angeles and Detroit. It links commerce to religion, education, parks, and moral advancement while stressing unity and public spirit.
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Boards of Trade
Chambers of Commerce
Rotary Clubs
Boards of Traffe
Bl*therville
Chamber of Commerce
Estherville
Board of Trade
Chambers of Good Citizenship
United States
Canada
Good Citizenship
Los Angeles
Des Moines
Kansas City
Detroit
Atlanta
Miami
Tampa
St. Petersburg
Declamatory contest results and junior college plan
The county preliminary declamatory contests were held on February 20 with entries in dramatic oratorical and humorous classes from Ringsted Armstrong Estherville Emmet Consolidated Dolliver Maple Hill Gruver. Winners advance to the county contest likely at Armstrong. A silver cup will go to the town with the most points in the final county contest. Also details on the junior college plan for Estherville including eligibility, enrollment cards, tuition between 100 and 1265 dollars, and potential new teaching staff.
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Emmet
Consolidated
Dolliver
Ringsted
Armstrong
Estherville
Emmet Consolidated
Maple Hill
Gruver
Ethel Christiansen
Gladys Ersland
Eunice Klocow
Jessie Krieger
Howard O’brien
Glen Frothergill
Philip Peet
Justin
Supt
J. S. Hilliard
Wm. Gibson
Emmet County
Mrs G H J West Dies At Home In Armstrong
Mrs G H J West wife of Dr G H West died at her Armstrong home Wednesday after a long illness. Born April 9 1879 in Plainfield New Hampshire she lived in Grinnell Iowa Brookings South Dakota and Chicago before moving to Armstrong in 1915. Survived by her husband her mother and daughter Laura Pearl funeral Friday at 2 30 pm at the residence and burial in Grinnell Iowa.
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West
G. H. West
Armstrong
Plainfield
N. H
Wm. F
Esther M. Ladieu
Grinnell
Iowa
Brookings, S. D
State College of
South Dakota
Laura Pearl
Sister of Fred Albertson Dies in Washington
Fred Albertson received word Thursday that his sister Mrs. E. E. Simmons of Gold Bar Washington died after a heart trouble and a recent recovery followed by a relapse. The deceased was described as the dear sister in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Albertson
Washington
Joe
E. E. Simmons
Gold | Bar
Wash
Young Roy Book Dies of Pneumonia at Five
Evert Leroy Book died Thursday February 21 near the city at age five years eight months and eighteen days after a brief illness of stomach trouble followed by double pneumonia. Survived by parents T B and Mrs Book and five brothers Ferman Ethan Lee Lorain Donald and sister Irene. Funeral services were held at home Saturday February 23 with Rev Quick. interment Oak Hill cemetery. Brothers C C Roger Adel R H Book and C E Book Laurens attended.
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T. B. Book
Evert Leroy
Ferman
Ethan
Lee
Lorain
Donald
Irene
Rev. Quick
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mrs Norris Celebrates 80th Birthday in Emmet County
Mrs Mary Norris mother of Mrs C E Ingvall was surprised with an 80th birthday party after church. Relatives and friends filled the house with food gifts including money and plants. Out of town guests joined locals, while pastors from Lost Island and Ruthven attended. Also notes Emmet County records a fatal poisoning from alcohol with Thorwald Soram of Armstrong dying at Cherokee State Hospital.
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Mary. Norris
C. £. Ingvall
Martin Nortis
Pequot
Minn
Dan O'Neill
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Grandma Norris
Sander
Lost Island
Wigdah
Ruthven
Ole Albertson
Canada
Charles Salters
Kansas City
Lena Christensen
Graettinger
O. J. Norris
Chris Norris
Theodore Christensen
Dave Ingvall
Wallingford
Henry Jensen
Victor Ingvall
Peter Peterson
Roy Smith
E. A. Ingvall
Jens Peterson
V.r.emmet County
Thorwald Soram
Armstrong
State Hospital
Cherokee
County Insane Board
Emmet County
Weeklong Dram at the Grand Theatre Starts February 26
The Boyd Trousdale company opens with Buddies at the Grand Theatre and performs an entire new show each night all week. A two‑show program includes vaudeville between acts. Bernard stars in Potash and Permutter and Two Blocks Away is highlighted. Mrs A Albertson travels from Pornab Idaho with her son driving her.
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Boyd Trousdale
Grand Theatre
Barney
Bernard
A. Albertson
Fred Albertson
Porn Abidaho
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Golf Grounds
F. Vie Young Men’s
Syterian Church
Coolidge
Dickinson
Bockhart
Session County
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Gi Bunty
G. A. Nichols
Lake
Caloosa
Gordon Rachael
Florida
Boscobel
Wisconsin
Loyd
Reedsburg
Dakota Territory
Babson Park
Vindicator
Republican
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Wildwood
Jacksonville
Palm Beach
Jefferson Construction
Charlestown
South Carolina
Polk City
Winter Haven
Avon Park
Sebring
Okeechobee City
West Palm Beach
Chicago
New York
Kissimmee River
St. Lucie Canal
West Haven
Lake Howard
Klemm Packing House
Lake Wales
Lake Garfield
Lake Caloosa
Frost Proof
Mert Mead
Mert
Union
Express
Roger Babson
Babson Park Packing House
North
Ae.g
Nichols
WRS
G. H. J. West
Young Roy
Evert Leroy Book
Mrs. I. B. Book
Mrs. Norris
W. R
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