Cattle feeder tour to discuss fat cattle outlook May 16
Emmet county announces a May 16 feed lot tour with Rex Beresford of Tawa State College Aaberg and a Chicago Producers representative and Thomas Fife of Sioux City. Stops include Percy Whitehill farm Iowa Lake township Dolliver at 9 00 am Ole Natterstad Center township at 10 00 am and Joe Oakes Jack Creek township at 11 00 am. Attendees may bring cattle feeding questions and visit as many stops as desired. Whitehill shows about 60 head of cattle Natterstad about 20 head and Oakes about 100 head on feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet
Rex. Beresford
Tawa State College
Aaberg
Chicago Producers Commission Company
Thomas Fife
Sioux City
M. A. Balkema
Percy
Whitehill
Iowa Lake“township
Dolliver
Farm Bureau
Esther- Wille
Balkema
Olea Natterstad
Center Township
Joe Oakes
Jack Creek Township
Percy Whitehill
Ole Natterstad
Joe .Oakes
Thompson brother dies in Long Beach
Harry W Thompson received word of his brother John W Thompson's death in Long Beach California. He was 71 and had been active until the day of his passing. The Esthville man was the last surviving member of his immediate family and leaves daughters Mrs Ethel Hulind and Mrs Eldon Marsh Chinson and a son Everett Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry W.‘ Thompson
John .W.thompson
Long Beach
Calif
Estherville
Ethel Hulind
Eldon
Marsh
Scouts sell Estherville guidebook for fund-raising
Estherville Boy Scouts across five patrols have sold 865 copies of the Guide to Estherville, a booklet on local history and region. Proceeds stay with the troop for camp fees or other scout expenses. Patrol leaders track sales and a prize, donated by Ed Beck, will go to the top seller. sales continue through Saturday night. Dick Williams reports a guide has gone far from home, with James White at Colcord, Oklahoma requesting a copy be sent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Boy Scouts
Ed Beck
Gildner-Beck
Dick Williams
Jas. White
Colcord
Okla
New Shoe Manager Named at S. and L. Store
Colin B. Osborne of Jamestown North Carolina will head the shoe department at the S. and L. store, succeeding Eldon Wallace who departs Saturday for Odeboldt. Wallace will partner with Joe Casserly in a newly bought grocery store alongside C. H. Harris from the Meahlum and Anderson staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colin B., Osborne
Jamestown
N. C
S. and L
Eldon Wallace
Odeboldt
Wallace
Joe Casserly
C. H. Harris
Meahlum and Anderson
Organize Bicycle Brigade Forms at City Hall
P H Sproul Iowa State Safety Council executive secretary and John Lilley chief of police organized the Bicycle Division at a city hall meeting. Daniel Scott and Dean Hignthoptham were chosen captains of junior high and grade school respectively. Earl Cox and Paul Houts were named lieutenants. Members must sign a ten point safety pledge and pay 10 cents annually for a bicycle number plate. A bicycle court will be conducted by a judge, prosecuting attorney, and defense attorney drawn from the membership. The T B Flindt residence on North Eighth street is to be vacated by the Wallaces. Rp Cross streets with Green Lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. H. Sproul
Iowa State Safety Council of
Des Moines
John Lilley
The
Safety Council
Daniel Scott
Dean Higinpotham
Earl Cox
Paul Houts
Chas Dillman Pioneer Of Estherville Passes Away
Chas Dillman, longtime Estherville resident and pioneer, died Monday afternoon in Blue Earth Minnesota. Born December 12 1858 in Newburn Indiana he moved to Estherville with his parents in 1868 and later helped run a hotel there. He learned printing and editing, worked with the Northern Vindicator, and was active in the Masons burial was in Riverside cemetery with lodge rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet
Chas. Dillman
Blue Earth
Minn
Mr. Dillman
Estherville
Lois Mattson
Newburn
Ind
West
Francis
Susan Dillman
Young
Dillman
Ian Church
Riverside Cemetery
Masons
Lodge
Estherville Library Reports 13 463 Circulation and 3 003 Borrowers
The Estherville Public Library annual condition report shows 13 463 books circulated and 3 003 registered borrowers, with 412 books added and 298 withdrawn. The collection totals 14 236 volumes, adult fiction leads with 15 326 issued and 12 200 children fiction. Newsprint totals 10 papers with 75 magazines, receipts and expenditures reach 2 822.44 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville Public Library
Lucile Peterson
Peterson
Petition for Recreational Project in Estherville
A petition signed by 72 Estherville residents has been sent to WPA headquarters in Des Moines seeking a local recreational project modeled on Spencer’s. The effort depends on Congress approving $150,000 requested by President Roosevelt for WPA funding. Local groups plan to allocate $400 to $500 for equipment while WPA salaries and labor costs are covered if approved. Work could not start before July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
WPA
Des Moines
Spencer
Congress
Roosevelt
Parent-Teachers Association
J. W. Weed
Watange Club
Mr. Weed
Buffalo Center Man Arrested for Illegal Fishing
John Meyering Jr of Buffalo Center was arrested Sunday at Iowa Lake for fishing without a license by conservation officer F J Davis. He was fined $10.09 and costs in the Justice of Peace IM. i n schloeman court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John “Meyering, Jr
Buffalo ‘Center
Iowa Lake
F. J. Davis
Justice of Peace IM. I.n Schloeman
Emmet County Music Festival Featuring Massed Choirs
The Emmet County Music Festival will be held tomorrow at the Methodist Episcopal church starting at 3:40 p.m. Center Township and surrounding townships will present songs with a rural choir program at 1:30 p.m. A guest talk on safety by FBI official Mr. Hendon will follow, and the event closes with a massed choir performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mes
Dwart
Emma Gaarde
McPhail School of Music
Minneapolis
Minn
Chicago School of Muasic
Chicago
Misa Jane Willey
Mre
Manthe
Bendemeer
Rio
Sky Music
F. W. Ortmeyer
Center Township
12 Mile Lake Township
Denmark Township
Swan Lake Township
R. ©. Hendon
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States Department of Justice
Jacky Creek Township
Misa Dorothy Perkins
Iowa
Iowa Lake Township
Eyeworth
West Emmet
High Lake Township
Boye and Gcirte Institute
Armstrong High School
Sall
Estherville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harry W. ‘Thompson
Dean Higginbotham
Paul House
T. B. Flindt
North Eighth Street
Wallaces
Blue Earth Post
Funeral Today
Rise Earth
Post
Buffalo Center
M. EB. Church
Emmet County
Tiveal
Methodist Episcopal
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