State park plan faces Estherville vote and funding
Citizens of Estherville must decide on a state park site on the Westside Des Moines river. The plan envisions buying 80 of 400 acres with backing from Chamber of Commerce and local groups to create a scenic park drawing visitors statewide. The project hinges on community support and secured funding, with promoters optimistic about a premier park near town.
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Estherville
Chamber of Commerce
Eatherville
Parar
Des Moines
Ting
Many Pretty Weddings Held the Past Week
Estherville area notices two recent weddings. Walter Bragg and Bertha Wood wed at the bride's home in Martin County Minnesota with a small gathering and ring ceremony. Carl A. Moser and Pearl L. Reamer married in Estherville with Rev. Hurley officiating and a southbound honeymoon planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Bragg
Bertha Wood
H. W. Wood
Martin County
Minnesota
Rose Blagg
Marion Silcox
J. W. Landetone
Estherville
Mr. Blagg
John Blagg
Mias Woods
Iowa State Teachers College
Bragg Farm
Ed Street
Waa
Nct
Carl A. Moser
Pearl L. Reamer
J. Arthur Hurley
The
Baptist Church
Thomas E. McGinn
Moser
Gardston Drug Store
H. L. Reamer
Long -Prairié
Bjorseth Hanson Wedding At Lutheran Parsonage
Olaf Bjorseth of Colton married Inger Hanson of Morris Illinois at the Lutheran parsonage on Saturday afternoon May 12 Rev. Berge officiated. Witnesses were Mr. and Mrs. Jensen. They will reside on a farm near Colton after a brief visit.
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Bjorseth-Hanson
Olaf Bjorsgth
Colton
Inger Hanson
Morris
Ilinois
A. Berge
Chris Jensen
Bjorseth
Jensen
Kolp-Stoffel
Marquis Kolp
Misa Mary Stoffel
Is. R. Phillips
Christian Parsonage
B. F. Kolp
Hiuveland Lucas
Viola Michae
Otteson
Moonshine Trouble Lands Couple in City Jail
A couple accused of drinking too much at a hotel room faced arrest Monday night. They were jailed overnight, then brought before Mayor B. B. Anderson Tuesday morning. The man was fined twenty dollars for selling poor quality Peace on the streets, while the woman was released on the condition she leave the city that night.
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Bastile
B. B. Anderson
S P Deming Called To Last Rest
Obituary notice for S P Deming detailing his long city life, church service, insurance work, and family. Notes his health decline, burial service, and the community’s grief. Mentions birthplace in Broome County and years of residence in Marseilles and Emmet County. Describes his character, affiliations, and surviving relatives.
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Deming
West Side
Baptist Church
Woodmain
Smith P. Deming
Broome County
Smith
Butler Mie
Marseilles
Illinois
Emmet County
Hattie Zoe Bosworth
Ivy Pearl
Con
Peoples Ticket Nominees For City Election March 28
The Peoples Ticket lists John Lilly for mayor and ward candidates Guy Noel Henry Klocow and A J Rhodes with E B Callendar and Emmet Rice for at large. Citizens Ticket names M C Peterson W M Mason and D H Lott with no mayor candidate in ward two. The paper endorses qualified, tax paying men and expects honorable service with no major controversy.
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Peoples
People’s
John Lilly
Guy A. Noel
Henry Klocow
A. J. Rhodes
E. B. Callendar
Emmet Rice
Citizens
M.C. Peterson
W.M. Mason
D. H. Lott
Caters Inn
Donors Contribute Trophy for Ward Emmet County Contest
Donors to Ward Emmet County contribute to a trophy for a county ling contests event. The listing notes support from local groups and individuals, highlighting community involvement and historic participation in county competitions.
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Wardemmet County
Declamatory Contest at Armstrong High School
Arm strong High School auditorium hosted the Emmet County Declamatory Association contest with Armstrong, Bramet Township, Ringsted, and Dolliver entries. Winners included Mo Bf de Freraert and Pearl Fred vidkedy in oratorical, Florence Smith and Pearl Fred vidkedy in dramatic, and Karlys Hadhi in humorous with Armstrong receiving the silver trophy for most ergdig.
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Pearl Fredvidkedy
sRingsted
Helen Miller
Emme Wneahip
Karlys Hadhi
Armatrong
Arnold Petterben
Ringsted
Maxine Watkins
Dolliver
Armhs
Trong
Iven
Emmet
Anna Wilson Swea Qity
Gotke
Graettinger
Gatdoer
Bort
Grover Town Sale Draws Large Crowds and Profit
The Gruver town sale on Fast Thursday drew a large crowd and featured a big dinner hosted by the Ladies League. The event sold the last cow and totaled about $7,000, with potential to reach $10,000 if every listed horse had sold. Attendees reported a successful day and Gruver residents praised the town’s hospitality.
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Grover Town
Sale
Ie Olay
Wriyas Pecheva
Ladieg League
Soma
Gruver
Little Interest in the School Election
Very low turnout in a school election with under one hundred votes cast, about half by women. New board members named are Mrs. Lorenzo Lough and Henry Mahlum along with Andrew Sosith J. W. Morse G. L. Gorton. Unclear on whether Superintendent Surderlin will be retained amid past opposition and mixed reviews of his work.
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Vindicator
Republican
Aitroad Life
Lorenzo Lough
Henry Mahlum
Andrew Sosith
J. W. Morse
G. L. Gorton
Henry Mah._ lum
Surderlin
Negative teams win high school debate despite errors
The siday high school debate produced three victories for the negative side. The Bexall team defeated Algona here while the Spencer team fell to Algona at home. The local trio comprised Mary Louise Ostoud Evelyn Olsen and Helen Robinson. The Algona team featured Pert Shirley William Quarton and Harold Clayton with strong prior wins.
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V.K
Siday
Victori
Bexall
Algona
Spencer
Alguna
Mary Louise Ostoud
Evelyn Olsen
Helen Robinsor
Algena
Pert Shirle
William Quarton
Judge Quarton
Harold Clayton
Gur
Spencer Y
Roy Miller Honored in the West
Roy E. Miller, former Estherville boy and Ames College civil engineering graduate, now leads a major Pacific coast dredging firm in Washington. At Spokane’s general contractor convention he was elected vice president of the Northwest Chapter of Associated General Contractors of America and joined its board of directors, celebrated as a rising harbor development expert.
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Roy E. Miller
Estherville
Civil Engineering
Ames College
State of Washington
Pacific Coast
General Contractors
Spokane
Washington
Associated General Contractors of America
Miller
Journal of Commerce
Seattle
Associated General Contractora
Pacific Northwest
Davenport
Puget Sound, Bridge & Dredging Co
Northwest
North West
Andrew Andreson Fined Sale Sets Winter Belting Hog Record
The sale of pure bred belted Hampshire hogs in this city by Andrew Andreson last Thursday broke winter sale records with an average of 105.60 on forty head. The top boar sold for 235 and was purchased by a buyer from Jackson Minnesota. Andreson advertised widely and drew a strong crowd, though most buyers were from distant communities. He plans another sale next fall with another useful offering.
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Andrew Andreson
Hampshire
Pno
Andresen
Jackson
Minnesota
Andreson
Wallingford Sale Draws Crowd and Plans Next Event
Wallingford held a Saturday sale attracting a good crowd as Cols. Grodland Hepp and LE Crim assisted. A big dinner preceded the sale with a lively eating contest between the newspaper folks and a local banker. Merchants plan another sale next week for the summer. Stolen bonds from a bank robbery surfaced when a $50 bond, number 3 481 652, cashed March 7 at Vian Oklahoma.
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Wallingford
John Nelson
Cols. Grodland & Hepp
Col
Oklahoma
Wallingford Bank
First National Bank
Vian
Federal Reserve Bank
Chicago
Missing Person Notice for Claude Brown in California
Fragmentary clipping notes Claude Brown, son of C M Brown, believed afflicted and living in California. Precise details unclear due to damaged text. authorities seek confirmation of his identity and current location.
Estherville Confectionery Gains National Advertising
Estherville gains wide recognition through Graaf confectionery advertising in Profits and a New York magazine. The Graaf shop features a sixty foot fountain room, a Dutch room, a 300 to 400 gallon daily ice cream capacity, and a store designed for cleanliness with hot water throughout.
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Estherville
United States
Graaf Confectionery
New York
Mrs. Graaf
F. H. Graatf
Es Wares
Lates
Graaf Establishment
Sda
Graaf
Stherville
Grant
City Beautiful Committee Plans Civic Improvements
The City Beautiful committee of the civics department meets at chairman Mrs. Wm. Johnston's home. They seek city council cooperation to clean vacant lots, replace box elders with hardwood trees, improve the south town damp grounds infested with rats, and launch a school children vine and flower planting effort to beautify fences poles and other objects.
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City Beautiful Committee
Civics Department
Woman's Club
Henry Holl Tops Local Pig Market Record
Henry Holl on Dolliver road owns three Chester White sows that farrowed forty six pigs in one night. One sow bore nineteen piglets, all alive though some were lost as sows could not nurse them all. The feat suggests a potential corner on the pig market for Hall.
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Henry Holl
Dolliver Road
Hall
Won second place at Emmetsburg field day
A reader friendly clip reports that Miss Vigla Towsley won second and a competitor finished second at a Friday event in Emmetsburg. The notice mentions a petition and planned activities for the near future.
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Vigla Towsley
I Fay
Tirat
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Wayne
Nebraska
Marie Sorum
Sept
George Lyman
North Sixth Street
Beut
Peary
S. P. Deming
S County
Myg
N. Musson
Wasserman
Musson
Roy Miller
West
Far West
Associated Contractor of America
TSEC
Associated Enerary Contractors of
Northwest Master Builders’ Association
C. M. Brown
California
Claude Brown
Fstherville
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