Bids Set for Four Cottages on County Farm
Emmet county board of supervisors opened bids for four one story frame cottages to be built at the county farm. Each 14 by 24 foot home with five windows and glass panel doors aims for affordability and comfort for families supported by county aid. Low labor bid went to O H Nelson Estherville at 98 dollars for all four. Lowest materials bid came from J H McKay Lumber Co at 700 dollars.
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Emmet County Board of Supervisors
O. H. Nelson
Estherville
J. H. McKay Lumber Company
Humboldt County Fair Receipts and Losses Revealed
Final audit shows the Humboldt county fair lost between 1000 and 1200 dollars. Receipts at the gates totaled 2143.55 with day grandstand 656.70 night grandstand 268.50 entry fees 2588.86 and concessions 617.40. A Cherokee Times note highlights Pancake Day at Cherokee with 8100 served and 17600 pancakes, 5200 cups of coffee and strong local enthusiasm for an Estherville event on October 18.
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Humboldt County
Cherokee
S Golden
Retail Trade Committee
Cherokee Times
Estherville
Fairmont Man Defends Local Contractors In Paving Work
Fred Timm of the Martin county contingent on the Am boy paving project says rumors of unfair bias in favor of men from other cities are unfounded. He praises the crew, notes fair treatment, proper guidance, and decent accommodations, adding he saves money by commuting daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Timm
Martin County
Amboy
Fred
Frost warning Tuesday proves unnecessary
The frost warning issued for Tuesday night proved to be unnecessary as the thermometer in A. O. Petersons kept at 30 degrees, no lower than a week ago when most gardens were laid flat.
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A. O. Peterson
High School Youth Sixth Hunting Deaths In Minnesota
A 16 year old Pelican Rapids student Donald Larson died after being shot in the leg while hunting. He bled for two hours in a muddy lakeside area before succumbing. Local residents Mrs L L Bingham Mrs E M Munson Mrs Chas Keeler and Mrs F A Macdonald traveled to Denison as delegates for the state W C T U convention being held there.
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Minnesota
Donald Larson
Pelican Rapids
L. L. Bingham
E. M. Munson
Chas. Keeler
F. A. Macdonald
Denison
Beacon City Eyes 20 Youths for World Fair Tour Program
At the Beacon City proposal, the Iowa manageria announces a special education tour for boys and girls from June 4 to 19. Twenty youths per community will be selected, guided in groups of 20 by trained leaders, with chaperones ensuring supervision and high community standing. Reservations due by November 1 due to significant organizer effort and cost.
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Elder and
Shannon
Iowa
Beacon City
Er Con
Fifteen Miles of Paving on No 10 Complete
The fifteen mile strip of paving on highway No 10 from Goldfield to six miles west of Clarion was completed last Thursday and will open to traffic October 6. One week a payroll of 35,000 dollars weekly was paid to 85 Wright county workers. No 15 south of No 10 needs three miles more and one mile on No 15 north of 10 remains. A small portion of No 15 is yet to be paved.
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Goldfield
Clarion
Wright County
Highway 15
No. 10
No. 15
Strapped In Jacket Patient Kills Roommate
At St Peter State Hospital Minnesota new report says Leo Berighens tied in a canvas jacket kicked roommate Arthur Jenkins to death late Friday night. Guards halted Berighens after the assault. Jenkins died from a fractured skull caused by the blow behind the ear.
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Leo
Berighens
St. Peter, Minnesota
Arthur Jenkins
Minnesota State Board of Control
Ber- Jenkins
Barachens
Jenkins
Berschens
George, H. "Freeman
Gandy Corn Shop Opens in Main and Fifth Street Building
Lyle Kilgore has leased the Bennett building at Main and Fifth, just south of the Hutchinson Ice Cream shop, to operate a wholesale candy corn business. The building is being remodeled for this purpose and is described as a desirable location.
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Lyle Kilgore
Bennett
Main and
Fifth Street
Hutchinson Ice Cream
Graettinger Man Escapes 30 Foot Elevator Fall
Ed Kane, manager of the Quaker Oats elevator in Emmetsburg, fell 30 feet from the main shaft after a cable broke. He clung to a rope briefly, then landed on a concrete floor. He was hospitalized unconscious with a head cut needing stitches and a tongue wound, but expected to recover. no bones were broken.
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Ed Kane
Quaker Oats Company
Emmetsburg
Fire Prevention Week Proclaimed By Estherville Mayor
Mayor M K Whelan proclaims October 9 to 15 Fire Prevention Week urging all residents to remove fire hazards examine chimneys furnaces and wiring and haul away combustible materials to protect the city from fires signed October 3 1992 by Mayor M K Whelan and Fire Chief Fred Ehlers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Turner
Estherville
A. D
Martin County Farmers Try Out Contract Feeding
Martin County Minnesota farmers trial contract feeding as sheep from Montana are placed with local corn belt producers who lack feed but have funds. The plan involves a commission company and veterinarians reviewing the venture amid scarce feed, signaling a new model in farm operations.
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Martin County
Minn
Montana
Commission Company
Ant
Wolves Meet Sheldon Junior College Saturday
The Junior College Wolves host Sheldon junior college Saturday afternoon on the local field. Sheldon presents a strong team this year, promising a tough battle. On Saturday the Midgets travel to Algona to face the Algona eleven. Friday features a senior class stunt at a pep meeting in the high school assembly in anticipation of Saturday’s game.
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Junior College Wolves
Sheldon Junior College
Sheldon
Tome
Algona
Emmet County Farm Holiday backs state strike on markets
A Saturday night meeting of Emmet county Farm Holiday groups' executive and financial committees planned a statewide strike on livestock and grain marketing. Many local farmers signed on. Picketing was not discussed, though secretary H N Jensen said if used it would be friendly and nonviolent. The strike excludes perishables, aiming for a balanced program reliant on farmer cooperation.
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Emmet County Farm
Emmet
H.N. Jensen
Larson breaks leg leaping from ladder in Dunnell area
Charles L. Larson of Dunnell suffered a broken bone above the ankle when a ladder fell backward during roof work on a Larsen brother farm north of Dunnell. He jumped feet first, heels driving into the ground three inches, and was taken to Sherburn for treatment, now resting at home northeast of Dunnell.
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Charles L. Larson
Dunnell
Sherburn
Mr. Larson
Larsen Brothers
Mr. Larsen
Guilty as Hell stage to screen at Grand theater
Edmund Lowe and Victor McLaglen star in the movie version of Guilty as Hell at the Grand theater on Saturday. Lowe plays a newspaper reporter and McLaglen a detective as they spar over women while trying to solve a murder the audience sees committed. They tumble into amusing situations before the cases closes.
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Edmund Lowe
Victor McLaglen
Grand Theater
Lowe
McLaglen
Martin County Supervisor Seeks Wood for the Needy
Oscar Larson of the Martin County board proposes a program to provide dead wood for the county's poor. Needy residents could cut timber on shares from farm wood lots, clearing dead wood while offering work to idle men.
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Martin County
Oscar Larson
Martin County Board of Supervisors
Austin Light Plant Funds City Budget Cut
Austin Minnesota receives 24000 from the water and light commission enabling a reduction of 18000 in the city budget. The light fund money will be appropriated to cover bond and interest in the budget.
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Water and Light Commission
Austin, Minn
Light Fund
Ringlings Circus Ends Stand in Tampa on Oct 1
Ringlings Circus concluded its Tampa engagement on October 1 before moving to Sarasota for winter quarters. The tour included Mason City in late August, then Sioux Falls, Sioux City, and Omaha with about thirty exhibitions prior to Tampa.
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Ringling
Tampa
Sarasota
Mason City
Sioux Falls
Sioux City
Omaha
Forty years in Minn rural schools teacher dies
Joseph Schultz died Tuesday at his Sherburn residence from cancer. He spent forty years as a rural schoolteacher in southern Minnesota. Schultz and his wife were both cripples and taught in rural schools. He left no relatives and little is known about his early life.
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Joseph Schultz
Minnesota
Sherburn
Schultz
Farmer William W Blaisdel Prefers Minnesota Climate
William W. Blaisdel returns from Raymondville Texas after almost a year, plans to settle permanently in Sherburn. Mrs J E Benton departs for Brunswick Missouri for several days. Mrs Alex Johnston visits Ames with daughter Virginia who attends college there. Miss Marjorie McShane leaves for Fort Dodge to visit Mr and Mrs Edward Hillman. Mr and Mrs F W Watson and daughter Carrie of Cedar Falls plan to visit in Ames, staying over Sunday. Edna Barker and Miss Deolitire traveled to Minneapolis. Estherville residents now in Twin Cities for a meeting.
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William W. Blaisdel
Minnesota
Raymondville
Texas
Mr. Blaaisdel
Sherburn
Alex Johnston
Ames
Miss Virginia
Marjorie McShane
Fort Dodge
Edward Hillman
F. W. Watson
Carrie
Cedar Falls
Watson
Henry Mahlum
M. E. Wilson
L.G. Deolitire
Edna Barker
Minneapolis
Shennan
Cou
Estherville
Twin ‘Cities
Twin Villages would save by dropping high school
Petitions circulated in Triumph Monterey Minn twin villages asked to drop the high school to save 6065 in taxes. Losses would include 2961.60 tuition for 46 out-of-district pupils 2314 high school staff costs 5275 total plus 600 for a grade teacher and 28 for library funds. The analysis claims the high school actually costs taxpayers 169 less than the heaviest taxpayer in the district.
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Triumph
Monterey
Minn
Tri.Mon Progress
Statfard
Fire Prevention Week program urged for schools
Miss Mark Sorum the county superintendent backs a suggested Fire Prevention program for all schools in commemoration of Fire Prevention Week October 10 to 15. The school items include songs essays and plays about fire safety and a flyby presentation. Little damage occurred at the Chris Peterson house on North 7th street when the roof caught fire but was quickly extinguished. a chimney spark is suspected.
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Mark Sorum
Flyeyhan
Chris Peterson
North 7Th Street
Local workers on Emmet County road paving
Emmet county workers are being employed on the paving of highway number 17 south of Esther Ville. Labor foreman Albert Anderson and Superintendent Bart Momyer cooperate with Miss Effie Adams to place willing and able-bodied men, while those unwilling or unable to work are not hired. Complaints of unjust layoff arise from those who avoid steady labor.
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Emmet County
Esther Ville
Emmet
Albert Anderson
Bart’ Momyer
Effie Adams
Homecoming For Local High School and Junior College Is Set For Oct 21
A Chicago exhibit features Grant Wood paintings including a work of Herbert Hoover’s birthplace in West Branch Iowa. Wood’s return to Iowa after studies abroad sparked a new focus on American life and its people. The show underscores staying rooted in home environments to inspire American art.
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Springfield
Abraham Lincoln
Army of the Republic
Wm. P. Wright
Chicago
Grant Wood
Herbert Hovoovey
West Branch
Towa
Wood
Hoover
America
Chevalier and MacDonald at Grand Theatre in Love Me Tonight
Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald appear in the musical comedy Love Me Tonight at the Grand Theatre Sunday through Tuesday. Chevalier portrays a masquerading tailor who loves a princess and must prove his innocence after a family scandal unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice
Chevalier
Jeanette MacDonald
Grand Theater
Grain Prices Slump After Hoover Address
Chicago notes frenzied selling as New York stock breaks push grain lower. Wheat ends 21-4 points down, corn 11-8 to 3-8 lower, oats also down. Winnipeg October wheat hits new low below 49 cents, signaling a weak market despite Hoover speech.
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Chicago
New York
Hoover
Winnipeg
Big corn ears from 70 years of continuous farming
In Fairmont Minnesota the Sentinel received a striking sample of corn from Martin county. For 50 years the Dickinson family has farmed the land once used by Alex Martin, with ears reportedly carrying over a thousand kernels each and depth measurements near a quarter to three quarters of an inch.
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Fairmont, Minn
Sentinel
Martin County
Dickinson
Alex Martin
Me Egret Sightings Reported Near Ruthven
The Ruthven Free Press notes four rare egret birds have inhabited lake shores and marshes around Ruthven for a month. Snow white with black legs and feet and yellow bills about four to five inches long, nearly as large as a great blue heron. Native to southern states where they are becoming scarce.
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The
Ruthven Free Press
Towsar
George Frank Files for Estherville Supervisor Seat
George Frank, a renowned farmer from Estherville township, filed for county supervisor in district two with county auditor Dorothy Klopp. The district includes Estherville and Estherville township. current supervisor C. E. Fuller is in office. Frank runs as an independent. filing ends Friday.
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George Frank
Estherville Township
Dorothy Klopp
Estherville
C. E. Fuller
Hutchinson Bans Hand Bills Throughout City Streets
Hutchinson Minnesota passes ordinance prohibiting distribution and circulation of hand bills posters and circulars on streets public grounds or in vehicles parked in the city and from door to door. Citizens complained that papers were blown from porches and cluttered streets.
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Hutchinson
Minn
Market fragment summary with varied grain and poultry items
A noisy partial list shows corn prices for multiple yellow corn classes, barley, and poultry weights including heavy springs and hens. The text references markets and a September entry for a local sale with names and values obscured by unreadable OCR.
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Ptoccom Rite van
Rastherville
Baur
Homecoming Day Planned by Estherville Schools
The annual Homecoming Day at Estherville High School and Estherville Junior College is set for Oct 21 with a double event. A pep rally Thursday night at Roosevelt features college and high school team members and stunts. Friday includes an Alumni luncheon and a football game between Spirit Lake and Munson City on Sunderlin Field.
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Estherville High School
Therville Junior College
Roosevalt
Hich
Spirit Lake
J. C. Ple el
Munson City
Sunderlin
Clay County Fair Posts $1000 Profit Despite Drizzly Week
The Clay County fair board estimates a net profit of 1000 from the fifteenth annual show with nearly 90,000 attendees. Receipts around 39500 against expenses 37500, aided by free admission for under 13. Attendance by day: 13150 Tuesday 11233 Wednesday 25350 Thursday 17231 Friday 22890 Saturday auto races drew crowds.
Fairmont Woman Sues to Regain Custody of Son
Doris Moody of Fairmont Minnesota files habeas corpus in district court to regain custody of her son Joan Randolph. She says she and Ben Randolph divorced in Cerro Gordo Iowa in 1926 and that he sent money for the boy to visit in Minneapolis but refused to return him. A hearing was set before District Judge Frank Si Reed.
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Doris Moody
Fairmont
Minn
Paving Costs Noted in Truman Minnesota Project
Truman Minnesota residents face front-foot paving charges ranging from 1272 to 1364 dollars for curb gutter and storm drainage as 14 040 square feet of paving is laid. Open pheasant season petitions collected by Ross Moses dep uty game warden will be sent to Des Moines for state fish and game department announcement. Al Falies faces 50 dollar fine and 60 days in jail for wine and home brew possession. Rural Letter Carriers picnic attendees in Lone Rock include Mr and Mrs L E Eveleth and Mr and Mrs Frank Yule. eighth district officers held a formal meeting.
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Truman
Minn
Ross Moses
Emmetsburg
Estherville
Des Moines
State Fish and Game Department
Mulling
al Falies
Blue Earth
L. E. Eveleth
Frank Yule
Lone Rock
Pancake Day Contest Eyed In Estherville
The community plans a pancake day on Tuesday October 18 inviting residents to attempt an eating contest. Past records include a Red Oak resident who devoured 35 pancakes and a Bedford resident who finished 21 in three hours. Replogle Golden Pancake Flour sponsors the event with syrup by Karo, aiming to crown a local pancake eating champion.
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Germany
Chicago
Boston
Trewa
Red Oak
Bedford
Replogle
Replogle Golden Pancake Flow Company
Ier
Estherville
Lowa
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