Probing Townsfolk Debate Growth Plans and Robbery Report
A fragmented editorial voice discusses homecoming plans and business unity in Sak city, then shifts to a post office robbery. Details describe a professional burglary attempt at the post office, with a vault breach via a window and faint explosions heard by a nearby resident. Government detectives will pursue leads. A children’s event note mentions a balloon souvenir from Secretary Biedermann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Parle
Air 5
Lou Barnes
Harry Doolittle
Lan
Ote
Salary Schedule for Teachers Address at Iowa City Conference
Br E E Lewis, former Iowa educator and superintendent-elect of Flint, Michigan, delivered a key address at the Conference on Supervision in Iowa City. He argued for a definite salary schedule with minimum and maximum salaries and clear steps of advancement to benefit teachers and schools. He urged a living wage minimum, economic progression, and eventual cultural pay, to encourage preparation, longer service, and fewer changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conference On Supervision
Iowa City
Br. E. E. Lewis
Iowa
Flint
Mich
Say It Now Some One We Know Is Dying
A fragmentary reflection warns that loved ones will die, and kindness may be shown posthumously. It argues that as time passes, people praise the deceased while faults fade, urging timely praise for those who help others.
Opening of Fox Lake Park Promises Seasonal Delights
The formal opening of Fox Lake Park near Sherburn Minnesota is planned for Sunday May 20. Manager Ed Strube has arranged attractions for all ages including refreshments swings slides a merry-go-round a Ferris wheel wading beaches and a large athletic field for baseball football and tennis. A six thousand square foot dance pavilion with a fine maple floor tops the offerings at this eighty acre park on the lake’s south and west shore expected to attract Estherville visitors all season.
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Fox Lake Park
Minnesota
Sherburn
Ed. Strube
Estherville
Freeze Hits North Town On Friday Night
A severe frost swept through Norther Town last Friday night causing damage to fruit trees and vegetables, with early crops uncertain due to the cold snap.
Pioneer settler Mrs Mary Bagan dies at 70 in Emmet County
Mrs Mary Bagan widow of P J Bagan died peacefully at her Lincoln city home on May 12 after months of illness. A 1881 settler who arrived from Union County Iowa in 1881 she helped found the county road and railroad efforts and served as a mail driver alongside Swan Lake era development. She was 70 years 4 months and 7 days old, leaving a long pioneer legacy in Emmet County.
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Mary. Bagan
Dast
Lincoln-township
Iowa
B. C
Swan ‘Lake
Bagett
Fairmont
Minnesota
Swan Lake
J. P. Bagat
Rebekah Convention for 30th and 32nd Districts
The Rebekah lodge convention for the thirtieth and thirty-second districts met in this city on Monday May 14 with 125 delegates from Armstrong Grover Estherville Superior Spirit Lake Lake Park and Milford. State President Maude Bunker Cambridge and other officers attended. The program opened at ten with welcome by Anna Krohn Estherville and response by Emma Goldren Milford. After reports and a noon dinner the session resumed at 1:30 with degree work by Spirit Lake and memorials by Superior. Lake Park hosted the closing ballots and officers. The convention adjourned with plans to meet in Lake Park amid a harmonious gathering.
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Rebekah Lodge
Monnday
Armstrong, Grover
Estherville
Superior
Spirit Lake
Lake Park
Milford
Maude Bunker
Cambridge
Rebekah’ Assembly
Cammeran
Cer
Grace Beil
Toledo
Board of Instruction
Lillian Mauck
Anna Krohn
Emma Goldren
Spirit Lake Lodge
Mrs Don Spaulding of Gruver Dies Suddenly
Mrs Don Spaulding of Gruver died Sunday afternoon at three o clock of heart failure while riding with her niece and daughter. She was taken to her niece’s home where a doctor declared death instantaneous. She was 48, born Sept 27 1874 at Grundy Center Iowa and married to Don H Spaulding in April 1899. The community mourns her loss.
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Don H. Spaulding
Gruver
Tim ‘Lyons
Wava
Mitta
Maris’ Smith
Thomas
Eliza Smith
Qpundy Center
Grundy County
Iowa
Jawa
Aig
Don H. Spauld
Pril
John O'Connell Dies of Heart Failure
Estherville pioneer John O'Connell died Sunday afternoon from heart failure while working on a high speed car repair. He was found seated on a nail keg in a top house, death instantaneous. Services held at St Patrick's Church. Survived by wife and four children, including Mrs Henry Schaffenberg and Gertrude and Tom O'Connell of Fort Dodge. Obituary to follow.
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Estherville
John O’connell
Twety
J.H. Cunningham
Baially
St. Patrick’s' Catholic
O’connell
Henry Schaffenberg
Gertrude
Tom
Fort Dodge
V. BR
Merchant with bad checks fleeces merchants at city high school
A young man named H. D. Chier, posing as a Chicago Tribune representative, spent two weeks in the city cashing checks at merchants and attending school. He claimed he was writing a Student Life series for the Tribune, but left for parts unknown after issuing several bad checks drawn on a Minneapolis bank that had no account. A warrant has been issued by Blue Earth authorities.
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H. D. Chier
Chicago Tribune
Supt. Hilliard
The
Tribune
Minneapolis
Blue Earth
Minn
County Fairboard Hosts Dolliver Halfa Girls Meet
Dolliver and Halfa district girls competed in a county event at Estherville with prizes for 50 yard dash broad jump potato race and ball throw. Winners included Dixie Linthicum Dolliver Joan Soper Estherville and Geneve Strid High Lake among others earning top points across age groups.
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Clagg
Dixie
Jane Linthioan
Alic@gRitzman
Dolliver
Margaret Konecke
Emmet
Cong
Joan Soper
Estherville
Loraine
Olson
Margaret Tindall
Jack Creek
Eunice
Strid
Lake
Margaret Koenecke
Cons
Margaret Housner
Margaret
Keonetke
Emmet Cons
Madra Gooken
Edith Samson
Matilda
Fverson
Fay Felky
Face Iverson
Mi Fai Wolfe
Emma Andresen
High Lake
Center
Wrav
Gene
High Lake No
Vitinese Rovy
Ringsted
Srd_ Baicille
Wickens
Domenic Graver
Cate Ik Mery
Daisyer
Glayds
An Brown
Graver
Brown
Fafik
Gia BO
Ik Therville
Mary
Elenora
Local K P Lodge Drives Newspaper and Magazine Drive
The K P lodge plans a paper drive next Monday May 21 to collect newspapers and magazines for Des Moines. The carload will be shipped to cover the acre of land donated for the state park, with proceeds to pay the gift. Leave materials at the back door for pickup by the lodge boys.
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K. of P. Lodge
Des Moines
Vv. R
Family ties mark late Gruver services in 1910 obituary
Voted husband and two children, two sisters, Mrs Henry Kruse of Estherville and Mrs Glenn Reisinger of Farmington Minn., and two brothers Peter and William Smith of Kending ton Kansas. They came to Gruver in March 1910. Resided on a farm eight years, then moved to Gruver. Funeral services were held this afternoon at the Spaulding home at 1:80 p m and at the Preskman drive at paterville. E C Dirks of Graver conducted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Kruse
Estherville
Glenn Reisinger
Farmington
Paterville
Dirks
Graver
Con
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