Crago Players in Auto Smash Cancel Dates
Members of the Crago Players company in Iowa were in a serious auto accident near Lake Park last Wednesday night. Three occupants were seriously injured including Mrs Crago who broke a collar bone and suffered bruises, Duncan Ball with an eight inch head cut and broken collar bone, and Mr Crago hurt internally. Tom Crago driver was unhurt. The crash occurred about three quarters of a mile west of Lake Park as the returning troupe from Ochevedan to Essterville slidd and overturned. The injured were brought to the Orleans hotel in another company car and stayed there until Monday, then moved to Mailand Wisconsin. Engagements will be canceled for several weeks.
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Crago Players’ Company
Iowa
Lake Park
L. J. Crago
Crago
Duncan Ball
Tom Crago
Ochevedan
Estherville
Orleans
Mailand
Wis
Elks Public Dance Frolic Set For February 3
Elks announce a public dance frolic on February 3 with a cafeteria supper starting at five and a big ball room dance as the main feature. Numerous amusements will occupy all floors as the organization promises a memorable evening for all guests.
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ELKS
Doings of the American Legion events and notices
The Am Legion reports a well attended home talent show appreciation and outlines plans for a county Legion meeting in Wallingford next Tuesday. It notes a drum corps practice at the courthouse, upcoming combined drum and bugle march work, LICENSE CARD renewals, loan options on Adjusted Certificates, and post subscriptions to Saturday Evening Post Ladies Home Journal and Country Gentleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Wallingford
Legion and Auxiliary
Gardston
C. J. Mathiesen
The
Post
Saturday Evening Post
Ladies Home Journal
Country Gentleman
Legion
Estherville Legion and Auxiliary
HL J. Craig
Three Good Farm Sales Are Dated for Week of January 30
Newspapers note three farm sales in the Estherville area during the week of January 30. Margie Foshier Stockdale will sell livestock, horses, cows, sows, machinery, and furniture at the Foshier farm two miles north and one mile east of Estherville. O C Howell's Lincoln township sale near Dolliver features horses, mules, cows, heifers, bulls, pigs, and machinery. Peter Hoffman's Converse farm sale northwest of Estherville includes horses, mules, Holsteins Shorthorns and Jerseys, brood sows, pigs, stack hogs, and machinery. Details appear in the Vindicator and Republican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margie Foshier Stockdale
Foshier Farm
Estherville
O. C. Howell
Lincoln Township
Dolliver
Peter Hoffman
Converse Farm
Vindicator
Republican
Hope to Prove Girl Innocent in Chicago Murder
Arraignment of Marion Kirk formerly Doris Hemphill and her husband on the murder charge of Betty Chambers in Chicago was continued to January 26. Fingerprint tests found no prints on the binding tape, contradicting earlier claims. The defense remains confident in proving the couple’s innocence as mother Mrs. Hemphill stays hopeful amid jail reports.
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Marion Kirk
Doris Hemphill
Betty Chambers
Chicago
Kirk
J. W. Hemphill
Doris
Hemphill
Estherville
Sister of Mrs Burns Dies Suddenly in Mallard
Mrs Joseph Ruppert sister of Mrs B A Burns of this city died suddenly last Wednesday afternoon at age 26 at her Mallard home. She was a mother to two years old. Mr and Mrs Burns visited her earlier that day then left for Emmetsburg where they learned of her worsening condition and subsequent death. Funeral services were held at Mallard Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.A. Burns
Joseph Ruppert
B. A. Burns
Emmetsburg
City Plans Bond Payoff From Industrial Fund
City Manager G H Connelly spent a week in Des Moines seeking state approval to move funds from the industrial fund, which holds a $50,000 surplus, to pay due municipal bonds from 1926. The transfer would save interest at six percent. Oscar Fagre traveled by bus from Chicago to Dallas via Texas, praising the weather and trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Connelly
Des Moines
State Department
Oscar
Fagre
Chicago
Dallas
Texas
Letter Threat From Boys Worries Brown Family
A letter received by Elenore Brown, age 10, warned of a razor club attack on February 1 signed Don, Joe and Ed. Officials sought handwriting experts and urged confession through schools. Two boys from prominent families confessed but names were withheld, saying it was a joke inspired by daily papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Brown
Elenore
Don
Joe
Gildner's Start Boy's Club To Hold Six Parties
Gildner Beck clothing store inaugurates a boys club in Estherville for boys up to fifteen. A three dollar purchase grants membership, with six social events planned in 1928. Those joining January 26 to February 4 are charter members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gildners-Beck Clothing
Estherville
Farmers Union calendar for 1928 program events
The Emmet County Farmers Union outlines a 1928 calendar with monthly meetings and menus from February through December. The Four Mile Lake Local hosts February with a program and refreshments. committee members include Mesdames Andrew Klein and George Swanson, among others. The note also mentions Chauncey Morse’s upcoming wedding to Loretta Campbell at Eldora, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wae Farmers Union
Emmet County Farmers Union
Four Mile Lake
West Riverside
East Riverside
Emmet
Four Mile Lake Local
Andrew. Klein
Clif Philpott
George Frank
Harry Hornby
Lloyd Clements
Harry Hollenbeck
Geo. Swanson
Andrew Klein
Estherville Cagers Defeat Spencer In Close Lakes Clash
Estherville’s basketball team edged Spencer 24 to 14 in a tightly played Lakes Conference game as Estherville led from the start and held a 10 to 6 halftime edge. Spencer rallied briefly in the third quarter but could not overtake the hosts amid a fouling pace. The local schedule notes a Spirit Lake conference date and a doubleheader Saturday with Buffalo Center and Estherville Junior College versus Webster City, with lineups and substitutions listed.
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Estherville
Quintette
Spencer
E. H. S. Spencer
Sheldon
Hansen
Johnston
Csscee Ee Eae
Svenson
Cox
Sidles
Seer
McCurdy
McCaulley
Sieh Wo
Lidman
Ge Teleers
M. Carven
Veamiertes L
L. Carven
Veneee
H. S
Anderson
Jorgenson
Lied
Pitchen
Liedman
Spirit Lake
Buffalo Center
Estherville Junior College
Webster City
E.J. C
Political Mass Meeting on Road Question
A poorly attended public mass meeting at the courthouse Friday discussed the paved road issue. M L Saeth chaired opposing the bond. Fred Himebauch supported the measure as a lively debate. Jorgen Anderson, Board of Supervisors, noted reluctance to call a special election, citing cost and legal requirements. No definite action occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Saeth
Fred Himebauch
Jorgen Anderson
Board of Supervisors
Meason
Elks Stag Dinner and Athletic Show Attracts Members
Tuesday evening the Pikes Lodge hosted a stag dinner before a business meeting. Ninety members attended the dinner with sixty five staying for the lodge work, and a membership drive was decided lasting until February 14 with a new $25 initiation fee. Six boxing bouts followed the meeting, featuring Sutton, Burns, Howe, Evans, Pullen, and Ahrens. Mrs Jack Edge returned from Des Moines after a visit, and the Brockway family visited Lakefield Minnesota at W C Larson's home.
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ELKS
Pikes Lodge
Jimmie Sutton
Henry Ahrens
Clyde Burns
Dale Fargeson
Donald Howe
Maurice Keiser
Richard Evans
Virgil Marriott
George Pullen
Kid Carpenter
Boone
Frank Ahrens
Maynard Johnston
Jack Edge
Des Moines
J. Brockway
Lakefield
Minn
Mia Brockway
W. C. Larson
H. Craig Resigns as Manager of J. C. Penny Store
H Craig resigns as manager at J C Penney Concordia Kansas with 3B F Hansen taking over the day of resignation. Craig plans unknown future locations after three years of leading Estherville Golden Rule store post acquisition by Penny. Lloyd Todd remains assistant manager with raise. Hanson new manager is married and his wife accompanies him.
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H. J. Craig
J. C. Penny Company
F. Hansen
Penny People
Concordia
Kansas
Mr. Craig
Golden Rule
Estherville
The
Penny Company
American Legion
Lloyd Todd
Hanson
Vin
Monthly Dinner Binds Estherville Teachers and Board
Sixty attended the regular monthly dinner last Tuesday evening at the Baptist church dining room. It brought together teachers from Estherville public schools and school board members with their wives for an informal, pleasant gathering without a formal program.
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Baptist Church
Estherville
Court Settles Hone Troubles
Judge D I Coyle granted a divorce Tuesday to Mary Tracy from Floyd I Tracy. The couple remarried October 31 1927 after a prior divorce. Cruel and inhuman treatment cited. Three children, custody to wife, alimony $25 monthly. Serena LaCassor separate maintenance suit found for plaintiff. Grounds habitual intoxication adultery cruelty. Alimony $40, custody of 13 year old son Alba, household goods 525 stock in Black Silver Fox Farm, and homestead interest.
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D. I. Coyle
Mary Tracy
Floyd I
Tracy
Serena LaCassor
Black Silver Fox
Estherville Co operative Creamery to Meet Thursday
The second annual meeting of the Estherville Co operative Creamery will be held Thursday January 26 at the K P hall. Lunch served from eleven thirty. A W Shilling of Northfield Minn to deliver main address. A C Christen son of Minneapolis to audit books and present year report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville Co-operative Creamery
K. of P. Hall
A. W. Shilling
Northfield
Minn
Illing
A. C. Christen, Son
Minneapolis
Joint Legion and Auxiliary Program at Wallingford
Frank Miles editor of the Iowa Legionaire will give the main address at a joint county meeting of American Legion posts and Ladies Auxiliary units in Wallingford on Tuesday evening February 7. County Commander I G Ness promises interesting numbers and says nonattendees will miss one of the best events of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Miles
The
Iowa Legionaire
American Legion
Wallingford
I. G. Ness
Tragic death from stove fire claims Mrs Myhre at 83
Mrs Anna Myhre 83 died at her South Tenth Street home Tuesday evening from burns suffered Saturday when clothing caught fire from a coal stove. She was alone with her daughter Caroline nearby. Hands, arm, side and back were severely burned. she recovered briefly before shock proved fatal. Survived by seven of eleven children, including Oliver a year ago. Funeral Friday at Estherville Lutheran Church, Rev. L A Mathre officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Myhre
South Tenth St
Myhre
Norway
Tigh Lake Township
Mr. Myhre
Tom Storhow
Estherville
Oscar Myhre
Bergen
Minn
Martin
Graettinger
Caroline
This Place
Albert
Huntington
Jorgen Anderson
Wallingford
Eimer
Ankeny
Engineer Meyer Injures Knee In Rail Fall At Iowa Falls
Wes Meyer, engineer on the Rock Island, fell while at the roundhouse in Iowa Falls and struck his left knee on a rail. His cap cracked and he was taken to Coleman hospital in Estherville for four to five days of treatment before he can return home to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Meyer
Iowa Falls
Round House
Estherville
Coleman Hospital
Judge Coyle Loses Checkers Match at Estherville
Hon D F Coyle of Humboldt known for humorous hobbies ran district court this week in Estherville. On Monday evening he played checkers with local players and was defeated by Louie Perkins, the Estherville checkerite, with Ray Brown and Charles Bixby also taking a turn at the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. F. Coyle
Humboldt
Estherville
Louie Perkins
Checkerite
Ray Brown
Charles Bixby
Mr. Coyle
Nlew
Tire Service Company Banquet Invites Two Hundred Guests
A banquet will be held Monday evening January 30 at the Gardston Hotel by the Tire Service Company with Firestone Tire Company. Dinner at six thirty will be followed by a program of interest to auto owners. Invitations have been extended to two hundred men of Estherville and area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardston Hotel
Tire Service Company
Firestone Tire Canaries. der Company
Estherville
Today’s Market Sketch for Grains and Hens
Markets note corn and oats prices with various grades listed. Corn No 4 yellow and oats No 3 white 28 lbs appear, plus hen and spring chicken prices noted with weights and ranges.
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Doings OF the
Wots Cc
E. Birney
Type
Grover McCa
Gildner
Start Boy’s Club
Grover
Brown Creek
Chauncey Morse
Gail Morse
Chauncey
Eldora
Loretta Campbell
Browns Valley
Iowa State College
Ames
Miss Campbell
Orse
American Bridge Company
Sewickley
Morse
Richard
Gail
John Greig
Grieg
William Malham
Hen
H. Craig
J. C. Penny Store
U. F. Hall
Emmet County
Meyer
Judge Coyle
Firestone Co
Chas Bixby
Chas
Bixby
East Lincoln St
Rock
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