Family reunions mark weekend at Okamanpadu state park
About 65 Hanson Madsen family members gathered at Okamanpadu State Park near Doilliver for a Sunday picnic. Attendees from Estherville Ringsted Lone Rock and surrounding areas enjoyed a noon dinner a fruitful afternoon program and games and swimming. Also noted were Questad and Conway family gatherings with birthdays and surprise party events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanson- Madsen
Okamanpadu State Park
Doilliver
Estherville
H. A. Gaarde
R. Hansen
H.C. Madsen
Carl Jorgensen
Skow
Chris Skow
Chris Hansen
Henry Henricksen
Ringsted
Chris Madsen
Lone Rock
Lars Sorensen
Algona
Peterson
Stubbs
Jacobson
L. C. Robinson
Quastad
Ole Questad
Anne Questad
John Questad
H. C. Olson
Adeline
W. J. Reid
John Nelson
Billings, Mont
Tuttle Lake Park
Ambrose Conway
Graettinger
Conway
L. E. Conway
Leo Conway
John Kliegel
John Conway
Osgood
Clarence Frederick
Emmetsburg
A. Conlon
Bancroft
J. W. Conway
Ira Michael
Cylinder
Mr. Conway
Salyers seeks divorce from wife in September term
Paul Salyers filed a petition for divorce from his wife seeking a hearing in the September term of district court convening September 5. He claims desertion occurred two years ago. The couple were married in 1919 and Judge Davidson will preside the term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Salyers
Salyers
Davidson
American Legion Plans Two Day Swea City Celebration
The American Legion of Swea City plans August 2 and 3 activities for a county wide event. It opens Thursday with a tug of war among four northwest Kossuth townships and includes numerous novel events for participation and enjoyment over the two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion of
Swea
Kossuth
Jackson Co Farm Sells for 97 Per Acre
A Jackson County Minnesota farm sold for 97 dollars per acre. John Stinar Jr sold the property to Rudolph Schultz of Tenhassen for 15,500 dollars. The improved farm features a modern house insured at 9,000 dollars with possession set for October 1.
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Jackson County
Minn
John Stinar, Jr
Rudolph Schultz
Tenhassen
Stinar
Cut Out Gadgets to Cut Advertising Costs 1933
Advertising manager Gordon H. Clay urges Wanamaker clients to drop gadget spend. He says eliminate knickknacks dodgers programs tickets and moving picture shows to save 15 to 25 percent and reinvest in compelling local newspaper ads for better returns.
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Gordon H. Clay
John Wanamaker
Thge Vindicator
Republican
Emmetsburg City Beautiful Plan Advanced Ten Years
Emmetsburg’s city beauty program was moved forward by ten years after the reforestation army completed a month ago. The effort included beautification clean up, park conversion of Gappa into a state park, picnic area with tables and outdoor toilets, plus plans for a shelter house under the state board of conservation. The county farm received brush cleanup in a large grove after June.
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Emmetsburg
Gappa’s Point
State Board of Conservation
Honor Couple With Picnic At Fort Defiance Park
Mr and Mrs E E Thrush guests of honor at a congregational picnic tonight in Fort Defiance state park. Meth odist Episcopal church members and families share a picnic supper and a program is planned for the evening. The Thrushes are selling household effects at auction Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Thrush
Los Angeles
Calif
Ft. Defiance State Park
Methodist Episcopal Church
High Lake Wins Catball Game Sunday Thriller
High Lake and Woodman of Estherville battled to a 7 to 7 deadlock after seven innings in a kitten ball game at High Lake on Saturday. The contest went to two extra frames where High Lake emerged the winner. Estherville teams prepare for an upcoming tournament near Sac City.
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High Lake
Estherville
Sac City
Horses Drag Woman Through Barbed Wire in Escape
Mrs Roy Enstad of Brown county Minnesota was seriously injured when runaway horses dragging a hay rake tore through a barbed wire fence. She suffered five deep wounds with muscle and connective tissue exposed, plus numerous cuts and a severe shock. The mishap followed the rake striking a post and the horses bolting, pulling her as they surged through the fence twice.
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Roy Enstad
Brown County
Minn
Enstad
Spend Golden Wedding Anniversary Visited by Bemis Family
Mr and Mrs C F Bemis of Clear Lake spent their golden wedding anniversary in Estherville with Mrs Bemis’s brother W L Tone. They joined relatives including Mr and Mrs A H Kately and family, plus Orville King of Des Moines, Tone, and other Bemis relatives for a family dinner.
Three Lads Sleep Overnight at Golf Club Grounds
Three youths Dawes Sconberg Leo Horswell and Chas Mauss spent two days at the Golf and Country Club grounds. They carried blankets and tried to sleep in the open but were driven to the club house by a storm. By day they played golf and shot gophers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawes Sconberg
Leo Horswell
Chas. Mauss
Golf and
Long family vacation at Dusty Rhodes cottage Spirit Lake
The Long family rents Dusty Rhodes cottage on Spirit Cake for a week with Lena and Francis Long on vacation from Northwestern Bell and Estherville Drug duties. The group includes Henry Long and son, Mrs. Emily Bryan and son, Mr. and Mrs. E G Stavros and daughter, plus Lena and Francis Long. The men will commute from their workplaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long
Lena
Francis Long
Northwestern Bell Telephone Exchange
Estherville
Henry Long
Henry
Emily Bryan
E. G. Stavros
Estherville Rock Garden Gets State Publicity
Estherville's Riverside park rock garden, under construction, gains state attention as Sioux City Journal reporter Mearle Morrison visits. The project, partly funded by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and county welfare, used 3,000 hours of labor with 90 percent wages. Built on a 10-acre Des Moines river bordered site, it features Iowa rock, spring caves, rustic bridges, and a rock canal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Sioux City Journal
Mearle Morrison
Morrison
Jessie Sievers
Chas
Dayton
Sunday Journal
Riverside Park
Northwest
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
County Welfare Bureau
Des Moines
Towa Rock
Pipestone
Minn
Minnesota River
Mankato
Iowa
Sioux
Auxiliary Elects Thursday in Ringsted County Group
Mrs. Fred Ehlers was chosen chairman of the county Ladies Auxiliary to the American Legion at Ringsted meeting. Other officers named include Mrs. Max Soeth vice president, Mrs. Brown secretary treasurer, Mrs. Dale Palmer historian, Mrs. Halver Peterson chaplain. Estherville guests listed among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Ehlers
Legion Group
The
Ladies Auxiliary
American Legion
Ringsted
Max Soeth
Wallingford
Brown Ringsted
Dale Palmer
Estherville
Halver Peterson
Maple Hill
Mesdames Leon Pratt
Verne Tredway
Maine
Ed Sorum
Harold Sorensen
Harold Woodling
W. E. Deming
Wilbur Thorndyke
Clay County Poor Costs Down for Month June
The cost of maintaining the poor in Clay county drops from 8000 in April to about 1500 in June. Aid recipients fall from 476 families and individuals to 280 in June, with expectations of further reduction in July. The board of supervisors plans to cut county expenditures by 69000 for the coming year from a levy of 344 mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay County
Board of Supervisors
Ruthven Creamery Man Wins First
O. F. Spies, operator of the Ruthven creamery, won first place in the workmanship contest at the Iowa State Brand creameries annual meeting in Mason City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. F. Spies
Ruthven
Mason City
Ben Reeves forecasts oats yield at twenty bushels per acre
Ben Reeves, a well known Graet tinger farmer, expects oats yields around 20 bushels per acre. The Times notes some fields may exceed this while others yield much lower depending on conditions.
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Ben Reeves
Graettinger
Times
Belmond Driver Strikes Rabbit Shatters Store Glass
A Belmond man struck a rabbit with his car sending the animal through a windshield. The impact damaged the J C Penney center display window glass which was replaced Monday by Chas Coon and crew. The driver suffered a cut lip. Geraldine Buckley and Maude Hamilton from local stores plan a weeklong Okoboji vacation starting Monday.
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Belmond
J. C. Penney
Chas, Coon
Chas, Werpie
Vacationers Return From Lake Holiday at Skog Cottage
Miss PrisqQla Booth and Mrs. Carl Skog returned home Sunday from a week at the Skog cottage on Triboiji. Pasture conditions on July 1 from Ohio westward were the poorest on record for July. Feed conditions in western range states were the worst in 11 years, causing sheep and cattle conditions to reach record lows.
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PrisqQla Booth
Carl Skog
Skog
Triboiji
Ohio
Ryan Lake Club Picnic At Ft Defiance State Park
The Ryan Lake club held its annual picnic Sunday July 23 at Ft Defiance State Park. Members and guests attended a chicken dinner with listed attendees including Mrs Miles Erb Mrs Tleen Kent and children Mr and Mrs Albert Richards and sons and many other families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryan Lake Club
Ft. Defiance State Park
Miles Erb
Tleen Kent
Albert Richards
Max Soeth
Mark Soeth
Willard Ortim
Vernon Brown
Rex Inman
Ordine Olson
Henry Hoganson
Ed Rogers
Carl Rogers
Allen Filles
Harold Tumelson
Minnie Hiles
Mary Hausz
Escape From Lightning Narrowly Saves Welsh Family
John Welsh and his nephew James Ellerston of Halfa escaped a lightning strike when Welsh moved his car in Graettinger during a Sunday storm. The group had been returning from Emmetsburg with Misses Eliza and Annie Welsh who rode to Chicago by train. A bolt struck the spot moments after the move, sending dirt and gravel onto Welsh and the car, described as a providential escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Welsh
James Ellerston
Halfa
Graettinger
Emmetsburg
Eliza
Annie Welsh
Chicago
Graetinger
John
Mr. Welsh
Honesty That Merits Considerable Publicity
The Terril Record recalls a year old incident at Farmers' Oil where Arnold Christiansen gave gas and oil to a man with no money who wanted to take his ill mother’s child to see her. The man later returned, admitting the debt and asking to be remembered. The item suggests such stories deserve national attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terril Record
Terril
Arnold Christiansen
Iowa Twenty Five Year Conservation Plan report distributed
All state public libraries receive the 176 page bound report on The Iowa Twenty Five Year Conservation Plan prepared for the Iowa Board of Conservation and the Iowa Fish and Game Commission by Jacob L. Crane Jr. Readers are urged to obtain the volume from their library. Mrs Ridley hospitalized for infected eye following nose infection. condition described as painful but not eventful.
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Iowa
Iowa Board of Conservation
Iowa Fish and Game Commission
Jacob L. Crane, Jr
R. J. Ridley
Birney Hospital
Fish and Game Department
Agnes MaCross
Minneappus
Esthervile
Ed Liddle
P. C. Brood Early Settler Dies Sudden
P C Brood 74 an early Gruver settler died suddenly Saturday night at his daughter's home. He suffered a stroke a month earlier but had appeared to recover. Born in Sweden July 19 1859 he moved to Rudyard Michigan 21 years ago then retired five years ago. Survived by four children and siblings and 22 grandchildren. Funeral held at Grover church with Dr A G Batley in charge.
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P. C. Brood
Gruver
Robert, Woods
Rudyard
Michigan
Woods
Asa Irwin
Milwaukee
Wis
Leonard Brood
Grover
Clifford Brood
Nels Brood
Moseau
Idaho
R. M. Bodine
Boise
Grover Church
Mahlum and Anderson Funeral Chapel
A. G. Batley
The
Presbyterian Churchs
Three Markham Family Killed in Head On Crash
Three members of the Markham family from Cedar Rapids died in a head on collision on a hill between Cedar Point and Walker on Sunday. Edward C. Markham a machinist at the Rock Island shops, his wife and their daughter Dorothy perished. Their son Robert, age 4, survived with a fractured skull. The other vehicle, driven by P M Magly of Oelwein, carried Mr and Mrs Magly and a daughter. all were badly cut but survived. Slippery pavement is believed to have caused the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Markham
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Point
Walker
Edward C. Markham
Rock Island
Dorothy
Robert
Mr. Markham
Magly
Salary Grabbers Must Repay State Funds
Iowa Supreme Court upholds recovery against forty third general assembly members who claimed and took money via the salary grab act. The decision affirms Judge Daughtery and targets Senator Frank Shane and Representatives Leonard Simmer and L. W. Hall. Despite earlier restitution by some legislators, over $70,000 remains with lawmakers as the court rules the act unconstitutional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forty-Third General Assembly
Iowa
Supreme Court of Town
E. K. Daughtery
Wapello
Frank Shane
Leonard Sim
Rock Island Expands Cedar Rapids Backshops Start Aug 1
Rock Island backshops in Cedar Rapids will reopen August 1 as 25 more workers join the freight car repair staff by October 1, bringing payroll to about 700 from 621. The backshops has been closed for two years. In other news, Mrs Flave Logue and children arrive from Alhambra California for six weeks with relatives, and local residents are noted visiting family and attending the Century of Progress exposition in nearby Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Cedar Rapids
Leading Events on World's Fair Card
July 31 to August 6 features New Mexico Day Colorado Day and many themed days. International Boxing bouts Irish Day Oklahoma Day Italian Day North Carolina Day French Canadian day plus National Rowing and Canoe championships with a packed schedule at the fairgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Colorado
Oklahoma
North Carolina
Rains Boost Emmet County Corn Prospect
Emmet county expects a bumper corn yield as weekend rains and hot weather drive tasseling. Rain totals reached 0.55 inch Friday night 0.05 Saturday afternoon and 1.3 Saturday night with high temperatures around 92 in recent days shaping ideal growing conditions. Weather outlook calls for generally fair conditions with scattered showers across the Upper Mississippi Valley through July 29, cooler in the south early week, then more showers toward week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet
A. O. Peterson
Mississippi
Missouri
Great Plains
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Picnic at Spirit Lake
Members of the Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges held a picnic dinner Sunday at the J. E. Wilson cottage on Spirit Lake. About 35 people attended the event.
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ODD Fellows
Rebekahs
Spirit Lake
Odd Fellow
Rebekah Lodges
J. E. Wilson
Funeral in Indiana for Phyllis Ehlers 6
Mr and Mrs Fred Ehlers returned from Garland Kansas after attending the funeral of their niece Phyllis Ehlers age 6 in Kendallville Indiana The child fell ill with throat troubles thought to be tonsillitis and quinsy her heart gave way during treatment with a touch of diphtheria The family had planned a Chicago World’s Fair visit but stayed to care for the girl with Mr and Mrs Henry Ehlers joining locals for the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Ehlers
Garland
Kansas
Phyllis Ehlers
Kendallville
Ind
Carl Ehlers
Indiana
Chicago
Henry Ehlers
Miss Clara Bailey Earns MA From Chicago Religious Education College
Miss Clara Bailey daughter of Dr and Mrs A G Bailey earned a master of arts degree in religious education from the Presbyterian College of Religious Education in Chicago this Friday She will spend the summer with her parents in Estherville Also mentioned are Miss Ruth Smith home from Iowa City summer school at the University of Iowa Mrs Join Warrington of Iowa City a guest in Estherville Mr and Mrs W E Deming and three children visiting Armstrong for a day with the Bosworth and Ernest Smith families A dinner and ball game at Hand s Park and a picnic at Okamandadu park near Tuttle Jake Also listed are Mrs Harry Bosworth and three Chicago children as other guests.
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Texas
Cldge Sanborn
Harold Gilbertson
Armstrong
el Paso
Mr. Sanborn
E. D. Sanborn
Swea City
Clara Bailey
A. G. Bailey
Presbyterian College of Religious Education
Chicago
Miss Bailey
Ruth Smith
Towa City
The
University of
Towa
Join Warrington
Estherville
Mae Jeffries
Warrington
W. E. Deming
A. J. Bosworth
Ernest Smith
Smith
Hand's Park
Okamandadu Park
Tuttle Jake
Harry Bosworth
Coaching School Brings Top Big Ten Coaches to Spirit Lake
Noble Kizer head Pur due University and Glen Harrs Harreson will teach at the Morningside College Summer coaching school at Spirit Lake High School gym Aug 2 27. Ed Schabinger Creighton basketball coach and athletic director will lead basketball classes with AAU committee input. Demonstrations will supplement classroom work. evenings cover coaching problems injuries and treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble Kizer
Purdue University
Glen Harrs
Harreson
Morningside College
Spirit Lake High School
Kizer
Ed Schabinger
Creighton University
P McCormick Dies Friday in Gilmore City
Patrick H. McCormick longtime Emmet county resident died at his Gilmore City home at 73 funeral services were held there, many friends from Estherville traveled to attend. Also notes on travelers and local notices, plus fish and game updates and squirrel season dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick H. McCormick
Emmet County
Gilmore City
Mr. McCormick
Huntington
Thos. Doyle
Earl Kruse
Norman Maine
Margaret Jean
Richard Keogh
Ben Halland
Earl Harland
Lew Mattes
Steinhorst
Clarence Schnittger
Art Schnittger
Clyde Davis
Pioneers Plan Annual Picnic at Ft Defiance Park
Old settlers of Emmet county will hold their annual reunion picnic at Ft Defiance state park on Thursday August 24. The Emmet county association officers meeting at City Hall named M K Whelan president Chris Larson Wallingford vice president and A O Peterson secretary treasurer. A daylong program is being planned with committees to be named and full announcements forthcoming in The Vindicator and Republican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet County
Ft. Defiance State Park
Association
M. K. Whelan
Chris Larson
Wallingford
A. O. Peterson
Vindicator
Republican
Estherville man fined for intoxication after arrest
Emmet De Viney, about 45, was arrested yesterday evening by Officer Chris Danielson on Estherville streets in an intoxicated condition. Before Mayor M. K. Whelan this morning he paid a $5 fine and costs. In a separate item, Marvel Berg wrecked a new Chevrolet on Maiden Trip while driving to the lake, suffering minor injuries after hitting a bridge railing between here and Spirit Lake. the car sustained considerable damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet de Viney
Chris Danielson
Estherville
M. K. Whelan
de Viney
Marvel Berg
Here
Spirit Lake
Young Berg
Fishermen Warned Against Impostor Deputy Game Warden
Reports to the Fish and Game department warn of an individual posing as a deputy game warden who confronts fishermen along streams and lakes, accuses them of violations, and extorts money as fines. Citizens are told not to pay and to report descriptions to authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fish and Game Department
Summer coaching school opens at Northwestern University
Mr and Mrs Max Lynn are in Evanston AI for a three week summer coaching school at Northwestern that started Monday. VR SEND YOUR GAME OBSERVA TIONS The Fish and Game Department seeks information on game especially waterfowl to set seasons and bag limits. Readers urged to report local conditions population locations nesting and broods to assist the commission in improving hunting and fishing conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Lynn
Evanston, AI
Lynn
Northwestern University
Fish and Game Department
Fish and Game Commission
Bonaparte man rescues twenty quail in bantam hen care
Tom Beard found a quail nest in a meadow after mower killed the mother birds. He placed the twenty young quail with a bantam hen and reports say the chicks are thriving under her care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Beard
Bonaparte
Beard
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