Emmetsburg Social News and Town Improvements
Mr and Mrs E S Sandroll aided by Miss Tollifson hosted a lively gathering. Town notes report sidewalk upgrades from one inch planks to two night planks and cement in business areas. Local developments include Dr Anderson in the new bank, a fire hinge planned for the square, and J O Rygg opening a tailor shop above Graafs.
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Togen Emmet County
E. S. Sandroll
Tollifson
Littell
Anderson
J. O. Rygg
Graaf
Maggie Donovan
Helena O’hara
Emmetsburg
Minn
Masonic
Eastern Star Lodge
Clara J. Rutan
Adelia E. Walker
G. C. Doolittle
Grand Lodge
Etsherville
Estherville
Charlie Mattson
High Lake District
Charley Dillman
Blue Earth Post
Charley
O. O. Ressell
Jas. A. Rae
Harry Barber
Cliff Bradley
Neville & Wilson
Neville
Mr. Wilson
Fire at Sidles Barn Sparks Quick Rescue
Twenty years ago a small-fire incident in the north part of town involved boys who smoked in J. D. Sidles barn. The blaze started last Saturday morning and was halted by prompt action from nearby men who were nearby.
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J. D. Sidles
Reminiscences of a Sucker by Will M Maupin in Omaha Bee
In a humorous reminiscence Maupin explains how after years of dreaming of a rural bungalow with livestock he and his wife bought and paid for a car, bungalow, cows, pigs, and chickens, yet the assets remain hidden under the car hood as the couple endures high costs and misdirected investments. The piece catalogs the escalating expenditures from the 1919 auto purchase to ongoing maintenance and taxes.
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Jersey
Ord
Wyoming
Missouri
Gering
Valey
Will M. Maupin
Omaha
Nebraska
America
North Platte Valley
Umajig
Congress of Preachers
Man Killed at Railway Crossing Near Serley
Rentji Rust a 68 year old farmer and his son Heibe Rust aged about 26 were struck by Omaha passenger train No 3 at a crossing near the city water tank last Thursday evening about 5. The Radents were returning home in their Mitchell car when the train hit the rear and threw the car 30 feet. The elder Rust died. the son was badly injured with brain concussion and concussion and hospitalization with unknown recovery. Four witnesses testified the men drove slowly and ignored warnings from the locomotive whistle.
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Narcolas
Livingston
Bode
Ollie. Crim
Crim
Anderson Hospital
Belle
Grace Clancy
Atlantic Lough
North Seveenth Street
Walter McClure
Greene
Ed. Allen
Minneapolis
Oscar Myhre
Raleigh
A. F. Lough
S. H. Houts
Enoch
Ernest
Bricelyn
Minn
George Bale
G. W. Bale
Platte
S. D
Wesley ‘Dunham
Jay. Dunham
Albert Lea
Second Avenue
River Front
Ammon Hill
John McRae
Round House
Herbert Nichols
Rock Island
Western Cigar Factory
Dunnell Fire Company
Enoch Houts
Rentji Rust
Heibe Rust
Omaha
Rusts
Max Curl
Myrtle Chase
al Brink
Antone Miller
Renje Rust
Lincoln's call to uphold the Constitution and laws
Abraham Lincoln urges Americans to revere and enforce the law and to pledge their lives and fortunes to defend liberty. He argues compliance with legal norms is essential, from homes and schools to courts and legislatures, making reverence for the law a national political religion.
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Abraham Lincoln
Marked trail signs confuse Lake Park readers
Lake Park residents criticize new Atlantic Yellowstone and Pacific trail markers. They argue signs misstate town populations like Montgomery and Lake Park, Iowa, risking misdirection for tourists. The Lake Park News suggests travelers rely on judgment rather than unverified markers.
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Yellowstone
Pacific
Lake Park
Montgomery
Dickinson County
Iowa
Who Can Beat These Girls Husking Corn
Larrabee Iowa invites the state and belt to find two girl huskers able to defeat sisters Kathryn and Merle Callister. Kathryn Callister husked 106 bushels in nine hours on October 28, with Merle achieving a similar feat the same day.
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Larrabee
Iowa
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsed By Estherville Resident
Es therville citizen E. B. Swift from N. 2nd St says his back ached and kidneys troubled him, interrupting sleep until a couple of boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills eased pain and boosted kidney strength. Price 60c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo manufactured the remedy.
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Estherville
Swift
N. 2Nd St
Dean
Mr. Swift
Foster-Milburn Co
Mfrs
Buffalo
N. Y
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Serley
Avon
Vindicator & Republican
South Sixth Street
L. O. Peterson
UWA Govern Ent
KOMC
B. B. Anderson & Son
Kuppenheimer
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