Auto license warfare flares at Minnesota Iowa border
Minnesota and Iowa clash over reciprocal motor vehicle license rules. Minnesota demands Minnesota or Iowa licenses for trucks and passenger cars over seven seats entering the neighboring state. Agents man border checkpoints. about fifty trucks and buses seized in the border fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Iowa
Minnesota Inn
W. C. Ramsay
W. M. Calladay
Motor Vehicle Department
Mike Holm
Glover, Kamvar
W. E. Deming
October Interest Diverted to State Sinking Fund
County Treasurer E. H. Hansen will divert October interest on all county funds to the state sinking fund per State Treasurer R. E. Johnson. The move supports the bank guarantee law for replacing funds lost in bank failures. August and September interest totaling $1,841.74 from Emmet county funds are diverted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Hansen
R. E. Johnson
Hanson
Emmet
Harris Accepts Chicago First National Post as Iowa Fieldman
Es therville State Bank receiver E H Harris has accepted a position as Iowa fieldman with the First National Bank of Chicago. He will remain in Estherville through the end of the school year while plans for a headquarters are decided. Harris departed for Chicago Sunday to start work after meetings with Chicago bank officials. Fred Davies of Armstrong will manage Estherville State Bank affairs until a new appointment as receiver is made.
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E. H. Harris
Estherville State Bank
First National Bank of Chicago
Iowa
Estherville
Harris
Chicago
Fred Davies
Armstrong
Estherville Boosts Emmet County Census
Estherville notes Emmet County added to new rural counties with rising population over the past five years. County growth centers on a 385 increase, lifting total to 12,044, while Batherville records 6,084, signaling uneven gains across the region.
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Estherville
Emmet
Eash
Royd Crumrine Dies at 42 in Wallingford
Royd Crumrine of Wallingford died Monday night from heart failure after a prior attack. He was 42 and prominent in his home community. The body was taken to Estherville for funeral Thursday at 2 PM at the Methodist church. He leaves a wife and adopted daughter, with a brother in Woodlawn Pennsylvania and a sister in Branden Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd Crumrine
Wallingford
Robt
Penn
Crumrine
Estherville
Locals Defeat Jackson 20 to 0 in High School Football
The Estherville locals moved past Jackson 20 to 0 displaying improved offense. Warrington scored twice with a successful drop kick, while Sumpter and Captain Johnston contributed as Swift and Anderson missed time due to injuries. The local line anchored by Halleck Olmstead and Nelson showed growing cohesion as the crowd warmed to the team.
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Milford
Jackson High
Johnston
Jackson
Olmstead
Estherville
Swift
Barne
Warrington
Sumpter
Capt. Johnston
Anderson
Palace of Sweets hosts football squad feed
J J Mullaney entertained the football squad at a Monday evening feed with dinner and short talks by Coach Barnes and Mr. Mullaney. Attending were Harold Halleck John Warring ton Olaf Nelson Melvin Peterson Lester Sidles Ole Sidles Floyd Rokenbrodt Wm Swift Robert Olm stead Elmer Sumpter and Frank Westbrook. W R Mr and Mrs C E Cavin visited relatives in the east last week and Elmer Weir of Cedar Rapids is staying with his parents Byron and Mrs. Weir north of own.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Mullaney
Palace of Sweets
Barnes
Mr. Mullaney
Harold Halleck
John Warrington
Olaf Nelson
Melvin Peterson
Lester Sidles
Ole Sidles
Floyd Rokenbrodt
Wm. Swift
Robert Olmstead
Elmer Sumpter
Frank Westbrook
W.R
C. E. Cavin
Elmer Weir
Cedar Rapids
Byron Weir
Own
Market report from Estherville district for corn and poultry
Estherville market notes list items including No 3 yellow corn Hokey Spring fries light spring fries heavy hens light stages old roosters namun fragments limit clarity and omit full pricing or dates
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
American Legion elects McQuiggs as National Commander
John R. McQuiggs was chosen national commander at the Omaha convention succeeding James A. Drain. Iowa’s Bennett Webster of Mason City was replaced by McQuigg in leading the state Legion with a strong slate of leaders including J. R. Murphy and Max Soeth. Timpe Post Spirit Lake named Gilbert Schuster as commander and laid out a full local officer slate. The convention approved changing the Legion Weekly to a monthly and discussed curbing commercial use of the flag and pushing Armistice Day as a national holiday. The Endowment fund stood at $225,000 of a $5 million goal with most counties reporting action. Dempsey briefly stopped in Omaha en route west.
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John R. McQuiggs
American Legion
Omaha
James A. Drain
McQuigg
Iowa Legion
Bennett Webster
Mason City
Murphy
American Legion of Iowa
J. R. Murphy
Iowa
Wag
Max Soeth
Wallingford
Legion
American
American Legion Endowment Fund
Aftor
N. E. Kendall
Delaware
Buchanan
Franklin
Hardin
Keokuk
Wright
Worth
Fayette
Winneshiek
Howard
Grundy
Marshall
Monroe
Wapello
Polk
Adams
Decatur
Guthrie
Mills
Montgomery
Winnebago
Hancock
Calhoun
Dickinson
Sioux
Ida
Sac
Clay
Lyon
Osceola
Emmet
Jack Dempsey
Enroute West
Dempsey
Grover Bergdoll
Tax totals show September and March figures in 1925
An old Northern Indicator note recalls September tax intake of 2880 dollars and growing delinquent lists. It contrasts with March 1925 collections of 235,298.20 dollars and 167,965.01 dollars excluding drainage and city taxes, noting many paid for the year in March and a larger total then than in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Hanson
War Autos Purchased in Wallingford and Estherville
Glenn Young and Christy Anderson of Wallingford bought Ford Touring cars. Helen L. Sievers of Estherville purchased a Chevrolet Sedan. W. H. De Wall also bought a Ford, reflecting a regional auto purchase roundup.
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Glenn Young
Wallingford
Ford Touring
Christy Anderson
Helen L. Sievers
Estherville
Chevrolet
W. H. de Wall
Presbyterians Extend a Call for Rev Davies
At a congregational meeting the Presbyterian church unanimously voted to send a call to Rev P A Davies of Fairbury Nebraska to take the pastorate left vacant by Rev Woodries. Davies visited Estherville and spoke at services showing a favorable impression. he has led Fairbury for six years and is well regarded locally and synodically. The congregation awaits his release from Fairbury before finalizing acceptance.
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Presbyterian Church
P. A. Davies
Fairbury
Nebraska
Woodries
Davies
Estherville
New Freezer Counter In Stall In Palace Market
Ralph Oehrlein, proprietor of Palace Meat Market, has installed a new Huss manized freezer counter of the latest design. It keeps temperature lower than big refrigerators and can freeze meat if desired. The counter allows a day’s supply to be cut in the morning and kept cold in a sanitary, enclosed unit for quick service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Oehrlein
Palace
New Photographer Injured In Auto Crash West Of Algona
H. C. Sorenson who recently bought the Delany photographic studio was slightly injured and F. L. Williams Spirit Lake photographer nearly fatally hurt two miles west of Algona Tuesday afternoon. Williams’s skull was fractured but he will recover. Fred Baldwin Whittemore also injured. The trio had been returning from a photographers convention at Fort Dodge in Sorenson’s Ford Coupe when struck by a gravel truck driven by Baldwin of Algona.
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H. C. Sorenson
Delany Photographic Studio
F. L. Williams
Spirit Lake
Algona
Williams
Fred Baldwin
Whittemore
Fort Dodge
Parents Teachers Meetings At Lincoln School This Week
The Lincoln School held its first meeting on Friday evening with about sixty parents in attendance. Mrs. Lough and Dr. Birney spoke on district affairs and health, while Supt. Hilliard outlined the course of study. A social hour followed with light refreshments. next meeting set for November 13 on the Love of Books.
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Lincoln School
Lough
Estherville
C. E. Birney
Board of Health
Hilliard
Margaret Smith
Jackson Building
Birney
Maniece
Rodenborn
Jeffries
R. J. Brown
Biggest Foot Ball Game of Season Scheduled Here
The Estherville All Star Semi-Pro football team faces Mason City White Caps in the season’s biggest game. After three games this season the All Stars hold a 91 point total with a clean slate, aiming for the state semi pro championship. An improved lineup is promised for Sunday.
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Estherville
Mason City
White Caps
Two Cars Overturn on Gruver Road Near Estherville
A Monday morning crash at Hornby corner east of Estherville on Gruver road involved two autos. Seven occupants escaped serious injury except Glenn Hemingson who suffered a deep cut needing surgery. Hemingsons were returning from near Blue Earth Minnesota in a Dodge. Paul Weir led a potato wagon and another Weir Ford followed, colliding near an intersection and capsizing into the north ditch.
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Hornby
Estherville
Gruver Road
John Hemingson
Glen
Ruby
Lorna
Clifford
Blue Earth
Minn
Paul Weir
Mr. Weir
Glen Hemingson
Dodge
Glenn Hemingson
Peterson Repair Shop Sold to Mr Miller in Titonia
Co. B. Miller of Titonia has purchased the Jens Peterson shoe repair shop and taken possession. He is an expert shoemaker and will continue the former patronage, likely increasing business as Es terville residents become acquainted with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. B. Miller
Titonia
Jens Peterson
Mr. Miller
Mr. Peterson
Estherville
Seven Year Old Girl Bakes Best Cake Wins Contest
Ruth Thorsen, seven, daughter of Theo J. and Mrs Thorsen near Superior, won first place in the Sconberg and Kilgore cake contest. The Lady Baltimore cake earned a Dolly Favorite Range as prize. Judges were Ruth Freeman and Mrs M Conklin. Contest had 46 entrants with scoring by appearance, texture, and flavor.
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Ruth Thorsen
Theo J. Thorsen
Near Superior
Sconberg
Kilgore
Lady Baltimore
Ruth Freeman
M. Conklin
Florence Freed
Lucile Tostenrud
Mary Kirk
Ruth Isabell Cox
Eunice Miller
Gretchen Clark
Ruby Crim
Alice Carrison
Helen Martinsen
Gertrude McAffee
Violet McAffee
Florence Archibald
Bernadine Calhan
Florence Norby
Ruth Penn
Hazel Reed
Weather outlook for Upper Pheippi and Jower Missouri
Forecast for October 19 to October end shows periods of showers at the start and again later, with a return to generally normal conditions in between. Temperatures rise to near normal, with the possibility of brief showers across the region.
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Pheippi
Jower
Missouri
Valle
Ma Pera
Dynamite Blast Kills 18-Year-Old Near Petersburg
Tilmore Gilbert, 18, of Petersburg, died Friday from a stump blast while blasting willow stumps on a road 30 rods north of the Petersburg church. He was handling a team for Asher Nasby when a piece of the stump struck his head. The accident occurred at eight in the morning. Funeral services were held at Petersburg and burial in State Line cemetery. He was the son of Gil bert Gilbert and among State Line’s pioneer families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilmore Gilbert
Petersburg
Young Gilbert
Asher Nasby
State Line
Gilbert Gilbert
Vest Survives Train Collision In Florida Run
Mr. A. C. Vest, newly arrived in Florida to drive for the Atlantic Coast Line, was in a head on crash between Tampa and Plant City. No passengers were killed, but several were seriously hurt and a fellow engineer friend died. Vest aided the dead and later served as pallbearer, now routing trains between Port Tampa Sarasota and Tampa Palmetto.
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A. C. Vest
Florida
Atlantc Coast Line
Tampa
Plant City
Vest
West
Port Tampa
Sarasota
Palmetto
VieKe Attends State Electrical Meeting at Fort Dodge
B W Riggle of Riggle Electric Shop attended the fifth annual convention of the Iowa Association of Electrogists in Fort Dodge. Delegates discussed general problems and held open discussions with an address A Year of Press by Des Moines president Honneger. A banquet at the Chamber of Commerce capped the event, with Mark Anderson of Fort Dodge Gas and Electric Co as toastmaster. The gathering was called a great success with many attendees and planned progress for the year.
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B. W. Riggle
Riggle Electric
Ft. Dodge
Iowa Association of Electrogists
Honneger
Des Moines
A. E. Peterson
National Association
Chamber of Commercce
Mark Anderson
Fort Dodge Gas and Electric Co
Special freights carry big beet crop to factories
Rock Island lines ship the beet harvest to Belmond and Mason City with 672 and 436 cars respectively. Additional totals come from Grover 100, Maple Hill 70, Armstrong 20, Swea City 80, Superior 120, plus about 475 cars from Rake. Average 32 tons per car. Farmers paid around $6.00 this year, with a guaranteed price of $5.50 up to 2600 for next year. Also notes limited profit and past price benchmarks.
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Rock Island
Belmond
Mason City
Grover
Maple Hill
Armstrong
Swea City
Superior
Rake
Albert Lea
St. L
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E. R. Deater
Timpe Post
Gilbert Schuster
H. F. Haakenson
Earl Peterson
Carl Schlotterbeck
Chaplin
H. P. Smithers
B. A. LaDoux
Lee Smith
W. B. Textor
Harry Dreezen
Rev
Fairbury, Neb
Miami
Sam Fritz
Henry Fritz
Chas
R. Peterson
Weather Outlook
Gilmore Gilbert
V-R
VieKe
Iid Hoterling
Sheldon
Aoting
Northwest Iowa
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