Obituary of Michael Cunningham Kirby of Tipton Emmetsburg native
Michael Cunningham Kirby born September 16 1840 in Limerick Ireland came to America in 1864 and Iowa in 1866 after living in New York and Michigan He settled in Tipton then moved to Emmetsburg twenty four years ago He was a merchant tailor retired since then He died peacefully in sleep after visiting his daughter Mrs E Kelley in Emmetsburg He leaves John P Kirby and Mrs B Kelley as surviving children with burial in Catholic Cemetery beside his late wife He came to this city from Tipton twenty four years ago and was deeply beloved by many in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Kirby
John P. Kirby
Anay
E. Kelley
Benmetsburg
Tipton
Mr. Kirby
Emmetsburg
St. Patrick’s Church
Michael Cunningham
Kirby
Limerick
Ireland
America
Iowa
New York
Michigan
Iowa City
New York City
Arid
Saetive
John P . Kirby
Mre. B. ©. Kelley
Immnetsbigon
Will
Ger Island
Witte Family Plans Florida Winter Motor Trip
Mr and Mrs A F Witte will leave soon for Orlando Florida to spend the winter. He has been promised a lucrative plumbing job and they will travel tourist style via Washington D C and the east coast with a full camping outfit, taking a leisurely route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Witte
Orlando
Florida
Immigration debate topic chosen for interschool contests
School debate tryouts this week will select the season's debating teams. The interschool question is Resolved that the United States Should Further Restrict Immigration. Last year the teams performed well against strong districts. younger debaters should improve with experience though the entire affirmative team is unavailable this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interschoool
United States
Basket Social at Blage School Tuesday Evening
Social notice for a Basket Social at Blage School at 7 30 Tuesday evening November 27 invites all locals. Location details give a route east of Estherville on Gravel road to Careys corner then south to the event hosted by Beatrice French, teacher. Additionally, Roy J Ridley and M Brownleewee purchase West Emery street lot and plan a spring home. Echternacht family returned from Van Horn Town and were cared for by Mrs Echternacht's mother Mrs S00. Wilson said: Sa d Miia is noted.
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Blage
Esthervile
Carey’s ‘Corner
Beatrice French
Carl Wells
M. Brownleewee
Emery Street
Roy
J. Ridley
Echternacht
van. Horn
County gravel pit use questioned by county board
The Emmet County Board of Supervisors debated whether cities and towns could use gravel from the county gravel pit for street gravelling. The issue was referred to the County Attorney, who then sent it to the Attorney General. This report to Mr. Bammer outlines the Attorney General’s view.
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Emmet County Board of Supervisors
Bammer
County gravel pits cannot be used by towns for city streets
Iowa Assistant Attorney General Maxwell A. O'Brien states that under 1923 Iowa law counties may use gravel from county pits for county roads, and that cities or towns lack authority to seize county gravel for street use unless explicitly authorized. The opinion concludes Graver town cannot take county gravel for streets within its limits.
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S. G. Bammer
Estherville
Iowa
Emmet
Counnty
Emes
Graver
MAXWELL A._O’BRIEN
Emmet County Farmers Short Course Announces Premium List
Plans progress for the Emmet County Farmers Short Course public premium list with over a thousand premiums. A ribbon awarded with each premium. first and second receive cash and merchandise prizes totaling about 1500 dollars. A Short Course booklet with rules and program will be mailed to every farmer. three or four afternoon and evening meetings planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet County
Auction prices for cattle and bulls listed by breed
The listing shows Shorthorns, Angus and Hereford cattle with prices for bulls and cows over and under 18 months. Each category notes price per head and a different purchase option, including champion bull at 5.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guernsey
Poultry Premiums and Varieties List for Exhibition
The notice outlines premiums for poultry varieties including Barred, White, Buff Plymouth Rocks. Rhode Island Reds. Wyandottes. Leghorns. Anconas. Brahma. Orpingtons. Bantams. and best male and female awards across American English and Mediterranean classes. It also lists premium amounts for ducks, turkeys, pigeons, and rabbits, with rules restricting entries that singles cannot compete in certain divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth Rocks
Rhode Island
Embben
Toulouse
Ais
Two Divorces Granted This Term Of Court
Two divorces were granted this term amid a busy docket. Jerome E Steever was granted a divorce from Lyle B Steever without alimony though a minor settlement may occur. Lillian Wratten and J W Boyle obtained divorces on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. A bank case involving First Trust and Savings Bank versus T M Ellis over a check of six hundred forty dollars was settled before trial with Ellis paying one hundred dollars. Morse & Lee prosecuted, Kennedy and Heald for the defense. Court adjourned to Nov 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome E. Steever
Lyle B. Steever
Wm. S. Johnston
W. A. Ladd
Lillian Wratten
Boyle
J. W. Boyle
Ellis
State Bank
Morse & Lee
Kennedy and Heald
Estherville Defeats Emmetsburg 12 to 10 in Exciting Game
Estherville high school beat Emmetsburg 12 to 10 last Friday in a lively football game. Spectators clashed with a special officer as the crowd surrounded a man being removed from the grounds. Sheriff Nivison faced a tense moment but kept the scene under control with no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Emmetsburg
Keriff Nivison
Ringsted Dispatch
Pettit Market Sells Stocks Amid Harvest Boom
W R Taylor Sunde spoke for Pettit Market as harvest returns boom while investors circle securities. C A Gramling from Terris at Ninth and Epee corner ran into a Pettit car, minor damage. Gramling unharmed.
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W.r.taylor Sunde
Pettit
C. A. Gramling
Terris
Ninth
Epee
Mr. Gramling
Dunnell Farmer Dan Johnson Dies of Heart Failure
Dan Johnson, a prominent farmer of the Dunnell area, died after a heart failure while tending stock. He was not yet fifty. The surrounding notes record State and USDA tuberculosis testing totals and hog cholera losses across several states, with specifics on herd counts and regional impact.
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Dan Johnson
Dunnell
Mr. Johnson
Pioneer farmer Theo Schnittger dies of heart failure
Theodore Schnittger prominent Huntington farmer died from heart failure while returning from Estherville to take his daughter Mabel for a tonsil operation. He was born April 14 1855 near Burlington and moved to Iowa in 1898. Survived by seven children and thirteen grandchildren. Funeral at Methodist church with Woodmen pallbearers. Burial East Side cemetery.
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Theodore Schnittger
Huntington
Estherville
Miss Mabel
Birney Hospital
Allen Stockdale
H. J. Mester Farm
Rosa Miller
Burlington
Arthur H
Clarence T
Frank Stinehurst
Willie F
Theodore Jr
Mabel
Art
J. J. McCormick
Curlew
Iowa
Schnittger
Lutheran’ Church
Henry Rosburg
J. H. Sidles
Harry Sidles
Chas. Logue
Mr. Schnittger
Local Honor Society Install Program Thursday Afternoon
On Thursday at 2 15 PM a program will be held in the High School assembly room to install the local chapter of the National Honor Society. Prominent city and visiting guests will participate alongside society members. The public is invited to attend. Mrs O Dillon left Thursday for Los Angeles to spend the winter. Mrs F H Rhodes met her daughter Lillian in Minneapolis and attended the Iowa Minnesota game. Lillian is a student at Iowa City.
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Isaac Walton
Iowa
National Honor Society
American Legion boosts health work in Emmet County schools
The American Legion of Emmet County offers loving cups to the town or consolidated school and to the rural school with the highest score in the Modern Health Crusade Tournament. Winners must enroll in the National Tournament. Activities begin the first week of January 1924 and run at least twelve weeks with Legion visits and talks in every school.
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American Legion of
Emmet County
Legion
Eigen
High School Football Clash Ends in 9-0 Narrow Defeat
Estherville hosts Spencer in a sluggish game delayed by penalties and slowed by miscues. Spencer, hampered by injuries, held a late edge with end runs and a fourth quarter drive but failed to score, while Estherville defended to keep the game scoreless until the final seconds.
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Maroon and White
Spencer
Estherville
Pencer
Spence
Sid
Weatherwax
Slows Rapids
Ladd
Orange City
Aisne
Vic Rock Island Notes Volatile Local Updates
Local notes recount meetings at the Hotel and nearby towns. Officials, clerks, and residents like Mrs H F Miller J H Cramer and Frank Go oversee programs. many plan trips to Titonka Rochester Minneapolis Des Moines and California. A.E. Ammon suffered a stroke with serious condition, while others visit relatives and attend regional meetings. The political scene warms as rumors and chatter rise.
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H. F. Miller
J. H. Cramer
Frank
Floyd Horton
H. W. Randolph
Randolph
Titonka
J. F. Reed
Swa
C. F
Mundahl
Rocester
Dahl
Tenet Sas Ce A
Ammon
K. V. Turner
California
W. T. March
J. W. Peterson
Hee
Lester and
Lincoln
Neb
Eee
Taddy
Cras
E M. Warthow
Feest City
L.H. Westrem
Minnépolis
Memphis
Tenn
Francis Rummers
Galt
Albro Ward
Minneapolis
Harry Bowers
August Reese
Des Moines
L. J. Borreson
Roy Arnett
Cedar Rapids
F. A. Thorndyke
Xeee Kirk
T. Dempsey
Kansas City
Chicago
V. R
Community Notes and Rummage Sale at Woman's Club
A community note thanks friends for aid and offerings from families including Schnittger McCorn Steinhorat and Steinhorat. Woman's Club hosts a rummage sale in the region room on the east side of the square with Prof Hilliard delivering a neat speech. The event aims to engage patrons and support local interests this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eena
A. H. Schnittger
J. McCorn
C. T. Schnittger
Frank Steinhorat
Willie
Theo and
Mabel Schnittgeé
Woman’s Club
Gion
Hilliard
Bane
Ier Ah Bay
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Board ‘of Supervisors
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Isdraelon Commandery
A. H. Avery
First Trust and Savings Bank
Ellis Ellis
W.L
Dunnell Farmer
United States Department of Agriculture
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Indiana
Missouri
Illinois
Ohio
Georgia
Minnesota
South Dakota
Ween
Mary Alice Erickson
Minnie
F. S. Kilgore
E. C. Jackson
Algona
Society of the Methodist Town
Weir
American Legion
Impeed
Vic Rock Island
Aay Tan
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