Emmet Co man Jenkins profile in Portland Daily Journal
W H Jenkins of Emmet County is profiled in the Portland Daily Journal. Born 1861 in Estherville Iowa he rose from farm labor to railway clerical work and language studies. He recalls working with Southern Pacific figures, escorting many excursions, meeting presidents, and averaging about 50 000 miles a year over decades.
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W. H. Jenkins
Portland Daily Journal
Emmet County
Diz Railroad
Eugene
Estherville
Iowa
Adolphus Jenkins
New York State
Lydia Ellen Davis
New Hampshire
Portland
Ainsworth
E. B. Rogers
Oregon & California Railroad Company
Front and
Flanders Streets
Mexico City
Standard Oil Company
Guatemala
Central Railway
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
F. H. Goodman
A. C. Jackson
William McMurray
James Horsborough, Jr
Paul Shoup
Southern Pacific Company
Mr. Sproule
C. H. Markham
Dick Miller
A. L. Craig
John M. Scott
Iow
J. A. Ormandy
Klamath Falls
California
Montana
Roosevelt
President Coolidge
Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Mr. Coolidge
C. £. Hughes
General Joffre
Frankin D. Roosevelt
Pavlova
E. H. Harriman
J. J. Will
Carl Gray
Repair and overhaul parts list with motor work prices
Document lists tune motor tasks including commutator case brush and vibrator checks, valve grinding, carburetor overhaul and reline of transmissions. Prices range from 1.00 to 57 and totals as high as 35.75 to 7.00 for various services and parts.
Sherburn woman heads to California for gospel tabernacle program
Mrs C W Uplinger of Sherburn will leave Friday for Pomona California to oversee musical programs at Aimee Semple McPherson's gospel tabernacle opening. Nearby items note a ringsted offer on 120 acre farm and a May fete planned for Ringsted Public Schools.
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C. W. Uplinger
Sherburn
California
Aimee Semple McPherson
Gospel Tabernacle
Pomona
Cal
Ringsted
Filipino Wanderer Letters Home From Manila Trip
H L Comer writes of long inspection trips to Philippine schools with varied conditions, meals, and health routines. He notes Manila offices, a Trinidad agricultural school visit, plans for Walter and Mrs Comer, and missing home and Iowa milk while praising Filipino courtesy and his evolving workload at the Bureau of Education.
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Trinidad Agricultural School
Philippines
Baguio
Walter
Old Walled City
Board of Education
Lighter
O. K
Comer
Terri Woman Fined for Assault in Spirit Lake Court
Mrs Bert Cook of Terris was fined 100 dollars in Spirit Lake justice court last week for assault and battery following a quarrel with Mrs Nita Lutz over domestic troubles.
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Bert Cook
Terris
Justice Court
Spirit Lake
Nita Lutz
Notice of Proof of Will for A E Bigelow in Iowa
State of Iowa Emmet County 65 District Court notifies all concerned that the last will and testament of A E Bigelow dated January 17 1929 has been filed opened and read and that proof will be heard at 10 o clock A M on June 10 1929 at the Estherville Court House before the District Court or Clerk of Court all interested must appear and show cause why the instrument should not be probated and allowed as the deceaseds last will and testament Dated Estherville May 14 1929 Irwin C Nichols Clerk of District Court 20 w 3
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State of
Said County
Estherville
Iowa
Illiterate Mexico and a gas alarm promise progress
A public statement from Mexico’s assistant minister claims 58 percent of Mexicans are illiterate, an improvement over recent years. He notes 4,000 new rural schools in three years and argues education may end civil wars. Also discussed are a Swedish gas alarm, goats avoiding tin cans, and a misquoted Lincoln aphorism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Lizzie
Benit Extends Holdings at Arnolds Park
C P Benit extends holdings at Arnolds Park purchasing two parcels near Stevens Lodge and across the road from Stevens property. The Stevens lodge possession not given until this fall. Mr and Mrs Shirmer of Emmetsburg celebrate their fifty seventh wedding anniversary last Tuesday May 14.
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Emmetsburg Bank
Cental’ Savings Bank
T>us
W. H. Morling
Emmetsburg
Chas. Co. Kuning
Cedar Rapids
Guy R. Campbell
Chicago
A. J Swanton
J. W. Edge
Wm. F. Eagan
C. P. Benit
Heddings
Arnolds Park
Mrs. Shirmer
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Equitable Life
Fred Heimbauch
Estherville, Iowa
Ford Motor Company
Forp_ MOTOR COMPANY
Mulier
Ford
L. E. Trees of
Farinrst Railway
Otas, Inc
Dad Fitz
Fairmont Suntines
Dan Stahlin
West Bead Las
Jeppe R. Swok
Grachtinger
Hutchinson
Minn
Martin Larson
Seneca
R. W. Siemens
O. K. Kramer
Mary Jensen
Buffalo Center
George Siemens
Siemens
Kramers
Swea City Herald
Dickinson County
C. D. Kettlesea
Kettleson
E. G. Mott
A. D. Neeley
Calder
Idaho
Luella
Thompson Falls
Mont
Glenn
Burton
Clarence
Old Homestead
Grace
Guy Burnsides
Midwest
Orleans Hotel
Ilinois
Nebraska
South Dakota
Minnesota
Osceola County
Dinty Moore
Ashton
Ocheydan Man
W. P. Graves
H. L. Comer
The
Arrow
Manila
Auzon
Hagangilang
Terri
Irwin C. Nichols
Drif
Abraham Lincoln
Bill
Frank
B. B. Anderson
R. J. Reynolds Tobaccompany
Hinston-Salem, N.C
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