West Emmet Briefs and Local Socials Note Harvest Delays
Heavy freeze last Tuesday night likely spared fruit but killed trader vegetables like beans and tomatoes. May 14-15 looks late. Gilbert Mindemaan returns from Blue Island Illinois after ten days with relatives. Lawrence Gage family attend senior class play New Brooms in Estherville. Elwin Bringle visits Dell Rapids South Dakota for his sister. Several pupils absent with colds. Dr Bradley visits. L W Stark and family host guests including Ruth Nelson and Adelaide Deming. Most corn planted. orchards bloom. calyx spray timing near. School ends Friday with Henry Dewall farm picnic. Miss Alice Martens resigns. Gilbert Mindeman visits from Chicago. other guests attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Mindemaan
Blue Island
Ill
L. W. Stark
Wm. Gage
Harry Brown
Nelson
G. G. Wheatley
Lawrence Gage
Alice
Irving Martens
Henry Dewall
Alice Martens
Sunaday
Gilbert Mindeman
Chicago
Ruth Nelson
Forerst. Jackman
Keneth
Myron Koppen
Louisa Peake Returns Home from Lohrville Teaching
Miss Louisa Peake, who taught in Lohrville this past year, has returned to her parents’ home in Swan Lake on Monday night. Nolan Nelson shipped a carload of hogs and Norman Inman a carload of cattle to Chicago Saturday. Mr and Mrs Harvey Miner left for Clear Lake for summer improvements with George Houck aiding carpentry. Mrs Hugh Mackey injured a finger using a corn shelter. Mrs Irv Bryan to host Lakeside Country Club May 30. Mrs Herb Vetter hosted the April meeting. The Harvey Solomonson and Wickes families dined at Owen Wickens home for Clarice Wickens’ birthday. Mr and Mrs Walter Crowell return from California winter residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa Peake
Lohrville
Swan Lake
Nolan Nelson
Norman Inman
Chicago
Mgr
Harvey Miner
Clear Lake
George Houck
Hugh Mackey
Irv. Bryan
Lakeside Country Club
Herb Vetter
Harvey Solomonson
Oscar Wickes
Owen Wickens
Clarice Wickens
Aged Bridge Tender Passes at Spirit Lake
The lakes lose its oldest bridge guardian Grandma Shears who opened Spirit Lake swinging bridge for boats and holiday crowds for decades. She dies at 94, buried May 15 after living with her sons in Orleans and Grundy Center. The Spirit Lake opening bridge, now obsolete, has ended an era as new East West Oko boji bridge blocks steamers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Lakes
Grandma” Shears
Spirit Lake
Okoboji
Turaine
4-H Girls to Convene at Iowa State College
Farm Bureau notes Iowa 4-H girls to gather at Iowa State College for the annual convention June 11 to 14. Emmet County will send six to eight delegates from Home Furnishing clubs. State leaders limit attendance to one or two per club. Morning sessions cover functional work. Gov John Hammill and Agnes Samuelson will speak. A pageant on famous women and girls in history is planned, overseen by Beatrice Thurston. Last year 800 girls from 80 counties participated. Costume designs will be shown with examples from Chicago Art School.
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Sune
Iowa
Iowa State College
Emmet County
Josephine Arnqirst
John Hammill
Public Instruction
Agnes Samuelson
Beatrice Thurston
Chicago Art School
Potato Variety and Fertilizer Tests in Emmet County
Emmet county potato growers test five varieties and three commercial fertilizers to see which yields best under local conditions. Darling farm planted May 24. Harry Schryver to plant next week. Iron John Mulray travels Omaha to Cheyenne for transit business. Mrs. R. J. Ridley returns home after appendix and tonsil operation. Mrs. Lulu Leng travels to Minneapolis with stopovers in Ft. Dodge and visits Estherville friend Mrs. D. A. Bagan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet County
Darling Farm
Harry Schryver
John Mulray
Omaha
Cheyenne
R. J. Ridley
Birney Hospital
Lulu Leng
Minneapolis
Ft. Dodge
Estherville
D. A. Bagan
Revolutionary grinding machine patent converts shells to buttons
Des Moines May 13 reports Edward C. Carris of Washington Iowa patented a revolutionary grinding machine that converts clam shells into shirt buttons. Other weekly patents listed include Ernest A. Arndt Sioux City automobile truck platform Clarence A. Beil Clinton fronting board and locking device Claus J W Clasen Davenport railway car truck Elmer C Dunn Keokuk clothes stick George E Gates Edgewood coin holder for mini boxes Alice C Inskeep Cedar Rapids music instruction device Joseph H Keeran Ankeny paper and mail box George F Moorehead Des Moines refrigerator show case
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fown
Des Moines
Edward C. Carris
Washington
Ernest A. Arndt
Sioux City
Clarence
A. Beil
Clinton
Claus J. W. Clasen
Davenport
Elmer C. Dunn
Keokuk
George E. Gates
Edgewood
Alice C. Inskeep
Cedar Rapids
Joseph H. Keeran
Ankeny
George F. Moorehead
Also Mentioned on This Page
West Emmet
General Electric
S Llely
Moulontoy
J.T. Sandwen Ustherville
W. L. Moore Furniture Co
C. F Wolden Graettinger
Gruver
Walter Crowell
California
Miller Tractor CO
Milford
V.R
Vindicator
Republican
Tmmi Bixby
Liccaln Journal
C. W. Jarvis
Frank A. Day
Jarvis
Emmet Township
Emmet House
Fd Wells
C.W. Jarvis
Rec
Charley Dillman
Blue Earth Post
Farm Bureau
L. E. Stockdale
Farm and City Loans
Windsor Club
Theo, Hamm Brewing Company
Saint Paul
Crystal Springs
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