E H Hanson Aims To Serve Emmet County Well
Emmet county elected E H Hanson on the Republican ticket as county treasurer last fall. Hanson, a High Lake township native, previously served six years on the board of supervisors and 18 years as secretary of the Jock Creek township school board. He plans to seek renomination after his term ends, with A Peterson assisting in the office. The duo emphasizes courteous service to all visitors for the public’s accommodation.
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Hanson
Emmet County
Emmet
High Lake Township
Board of Supervisors
Jock Creek Township
A. ©. Peterson
Estherville
C. F. Carpenter
Ambition of Miss Davis to Work Out Plan for School Betterment
Miss Ada Davis, elected county superintendent of Emmet county on the Republican ticket, outlines plans to consolidate Mim met county schools, establish rural centers, and raise teaching standards. With 16 years as a city schoolteacher, she aims to implement educational reforms gradually through public education and community support.
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Miss Davis
Met
Ada Davis
Uastelletion
Mtuet
Chivis Atong
Aitfeta
Miss Davis Hken
Misa Davis
Estherville
Emmet County
Coon Explains Estherville Choice and Local Ties
B M Coon, East native and former Census agricultural staffer, explains choosing Estherville as the future center for his law practice and public career. He notes a decade in law, Republican service as city attorney and now county attorney, and his active booster role in Emmet County and the Commercial Club.
Esteherville's A R Butler Widely Known Sheriff
A R Butler, Estherville and Emmet County sheriff, is a well known public figure with broad ties in Estherville and Emmet County. He enjoys a strong election margin over his Democratic rival and serves with deputy C F Carpenter in the sheriff's office.
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A. R. Butler
Estherville
Emmet County
Sheriff Butler
Commercial Club
Judge N J Lee Seeks Four-Year Term In Tenth Iowa
Judge N J Lee of Estherville won a four year term as judge of the Tenth Iowa Judicial district in 1912, after a career as city attorney county attorney state representative and assistant attorney general. He was admitted to the bar in 1896 and is a Republican. He faces no opposition.
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Estherville
Iowa
Byron M Coon
Bigtuet County
Wetherville
Coon
N. J. Lee
Tenth
Iowa Judicial District
Lee
Les
Des Moines
Law Department
Drake University
Tenth District Vétergs
Heffelfinger High Gun on Ticket Last Fall
L Heffelfinger begins a second term as Emmet county clerk January 1 1913 after winning the largest Republican vote in last fall’s general election He previously gained the office after a heated lawsuit culminating in a Iowa supreme court ruling Heffelfinger’s deputy is Miss Anna Gernitz, noted for clerical expertise.
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Emmet
L. Heffelfinger
Repubdiican
Heffelfinger
Iowa Supreme Court
A. D. Bailey
M. Brown
County Board of Supervisors
Collerk
Brown
Supreme Court
Anna Gernitz
Women In Emmet County Public Office Highlighted
The article praises Mrs. Rosella Amundson as county recorder, re-elected for a second term, noting her efficiency and similar acumen to her male predecessor. She is Republican and faces frequent gender-based contests, with Edna Barker as longtime staff. Amundson plans to seek renomination after current term.
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Emmet County
County Recorder
Rosella Amundson
Root Re-nominates for Emmet County Auditor Post
Emmet county Republicans name Charles A. Root for a second term as county auditor and note his 22 years in Estherville, his role in managing more than fifty ditches in the county, and his active participation in the Commercial Club Elks lodge and Knights of Pythias. He signals retirement from active politics after this term.
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Emmet County
Charles A. Root
Root
Bestherville
Commercial Club
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E. H. Hanson
E.W. Hanson
Mim
Ida Davis
B. M. Coon
Census Department
Washington
Agricultural Department
United States
Ian
Hatherville
Cityttorney
Fatherville
B. M.coom
Emmet County Court House
Judge Lee
Local
Lodge of Elks and the Knights of Pythias
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