On Track of Bank Robbers in Gruver and Chicago
Fred Meyers formerly a Gruver store clerk and assistant postmaster is jailed in Chicago charged with robbing the Gruver Savings Bank on September 3. He allegedly secured a $500 loan from Miss Glora Van Neck of Joliet with marriage plans in mind. Chicago Examiner notes Meyers’s love affair and breach of confidence. Authorities expect Meyers to confess and implicate local parties.
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Fred Meyers
Fred Musson
Gruver
Musson
Chicago
Gruver Savings’ Bank
Miss van Neck
Joliet
Illinois
Meyers
Estherville
Chicago Examiner
Glora van Neck
Plainfield
Alfred Méyres
Herman Otten
Gruvery
Pate Agai Ant
Bliss
van Neck
Alechia
Meyer
South Wabash Avenue
Otten
Roy Ridley Car Damaged In Malicious Hit and Run
Last week at Acrisa Street N Rear of Post Office Building a Willys Six was backed into the post office area causing severe damage. The spare tire casing punctured front axle parts bent wheels and steering components. No motive established for the vandalism, described as devilishness by onlookers.
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R. J. Ridley Owas
Elks
Willys Six
Parker
Crawford
Post Ofce
Estherville court settles shoes debt and warns repeat offenders
A Swea City man bought shoes in Estherville paying with a check that bounced. After warnings from the seller and county attorney, a warrant led to a hearing and final settlement of $29.25 including costs. Also notes cement shortages for local builders, injuries to engineer Tweedy, and humorous film anecdotes about Mabel Normand.
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Swea City
Estherville
Raife
Kennedy
Elks Home a Center of Social Activity in Estherville
The Estherville Elks' home opens as a social hub offering dancing, card playing, club meetings, and companionship for Elks and their families. The article lauds the building as a monument to civic enterprise and a privilege for members, highlighting its role as a welcoming venue for the community.
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The
Elks
Estherville
Rexall One Cent Sale This Week in Estherville
One of the town’s most popular events, the annual one cent sale hosted by J. A. Cummings, is advertised in the Vindicator and Republican. With high living costs, it promises great value on numerous bargains and encourages readers to plan ahead for opening day Thursday October 28 Friday 24 and Saturday 26. The ad urges housewives to read through and select items to secure what they want.
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Estherville
J. A. Cummings
Cummings
George Murray to hold public sale of Percheron horses
George Murray plans a public sale of his entire Percheron stock on December 10. He claims to own some of the best Percheron horses in the state and aims to clear remaining pure bred livestock before taking possession of the farm on March 1. Mrs Murray keeps pure bred barred rock chickens.
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Georges Murray
Murray
Norby to Run Cash and Carry Out Rate Grocery Estherville
Chas Norby who was head clerk in the Sconberg Kilgore grocery department buys John Sandven’s stock on South Lincoln and takes over the Cash and Carry Out Rate Grocery. Sandren opened the store on the cash and carry plan four years ago and has built an enormous trade. Bar ney Brackett of Mason City buys A G Thompson’s drag line business and returns to Estherville. Mrs Brackett formerly worked for Northern Lumber Company. Obituary notes Norwegian pioneer Tollof B Herbranson born May 12 1849 in Hollingdale Norway died Oct 12 1919. married Feb 10 1871 Margerette O Vennason. survived by four sons and two daughters and twenty-two grandchildren.
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Chas
Norby
John Sandven
Lincoln Street
Notby
Eof Sconberg’ & Kilgore
A. G. Thompson
Barney Brackett
Mason City
Tollof
Herbranson Tollof
B. Herbranson
Hollingdale
Norway
Margerette O. Vennason
Blooming Prairie
Minnesota
Dickinson County
Iowa
Estherville
Superior
Ile
Riga
North Dakota
Elmey
Minot
Harold Fox Purchases Dolliver General Store
Harold Fox has purchased the general merchandise store of Gail Stanerson at Dolliver. The deal was made Thursday with possession to be given immediately. Fox, from Estherville, is a popular young man with retail experience and plans to run a successful store.
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Harold Fox
Gail Stanerson
Dolliver
Harold
Estherville
Neas
Creruch Wedding Tis Evening At WR Church
Arthur Ratton of Gilmore City to marry Miss Palith Gittell daughter of Mr Jdotn Littel at WR Church tonight. Rev Arthur Bottam of Gilmore City to wed in church. After a short honeymoon they plan to move to Cal. Balliom, a young minister, is to serve two years locally and pursue religious work. The Vindicator and Republican join friends in congratulating the couple.
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William M. Bean
Spencer
Caroline Warburton
Milford
J. W. LaGrone
H. Q. Bean
Grog
Hanus Anderson
Misa
Littell
Ree
Arthur Ratton
Gilmore City
Yvonne Iady
Etelones
Baliom
George Schreiber Dies at Sioux City
West Bend mourns George Schreiber a near thirty year old traveling salesman for Sibley Hesy Co after being shot at Sioux City about a month earlier. He died Friday. funeral mass held with Father McNertley present. parents reside in West Bend. The Schreiber family and friends express deep sympathy.
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Father McNertley
West Bend
George Schreiber
Sion City
Schrieber
Sibley-Hesy Co
Schreiber
Emmerabirg Tribune
Road drag criticism in Vindicator and support for McIntire
A taxpayer letter defends road dragging by McIntire, arguing trustees chose him to serve public interest and county savings. The writer says dragging and smoothing have been done well, though sometimes not enough for Elmer Neitzell’s motorcycle, and contends funds are tight and dragging could be halted.
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Quada
Iit I
McIntire
Elmer
Neitzell
Rockwell City Gambler Indictments Totals Near Fifty
The Calhoun county grand jury returned nearly fifty indictments against twenty three alleged gamblers, most from Rockwell City. Several faced fines after a prior Rockwell House raid, with many pleading guilty and paying sixty dollar fines plus costs. One man tied to twelve gambling counts and bootlegging has bonds set at fourteen thousand dollars and remains jailed awaiting trial.
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Calhoun’ County
Rockwell City
Rockwell House
Guernsey Cattle Sale At Estherville Farm
On account of selling his farm Loy Cranston will hold a public sale at the farm in the northwest corner of Estherville on Thursday October 30. The lot includes a Guernsey herd of registered and grade cattle totaling twenty seven head, with two registered. Among them are several choice milk cows that will freshen in January. A descriptive property advertisement appears in this paper. The note ends with a local promotional line about counting 100 per cent babies in the county.
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Loy Cranston
Estherville
Guernsey
J County
Farm Bureau drive seeks strong county presence in Iowa
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation launches a membership drive in Emmet County the week of October 27 with special speakers and recruitment efforts. Across Iowa about 12 of 99 counties have been canvassed, yielding over a thousand new members, with some counties reaching 1600. Farmers face high living costs and prices for hogs and corn, while labor and capital push for organized defense of farmer interests. Two deadly explosions at Swift & Company’s produce plant in Iowa Falls kill two men and injure many, with blame placed on ammonia tanks in the refrigeration system.
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Farm Bureau Federation
Emmet
Iowa
Jon
Peishtae
Falls
Iowa Falls
Pr Duce
Swift & Company
J.C. Martin
Maurice Koon
Melvin Shaffer
J. G. Kennedy
W. Repp
Lyle Mann
Evangelistic Meetings Begin at First M E Church
Evangelist Frank E. Lindgren of Chicago assists by Prof Horace F Erwin and wife in charge of music for a series of evangelistic meetings at the First M E Church. Lindgren and Erwin have held eighteen meetings in northwest Iowa over three years and built a record of steady work. Lindgren was an assistant manager at a Chicago wholesale dry goods firm before entering the ministry. The musical feature includes trombone by Mr Erwin and piano by Mrs Erwin. Services start at 7:30 p m.
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Frank E. Lindgren
Chicago
Horace F. Erwin
M. E
Lindgren
Erwin
Iowa
Carson, Perie, Scott & Co
Gren
Parm Goes at One Thousand an Gane Reheat Pean
A fragmented note reports a racing event with a finish time near a thousand and a reheat stage. It mentions a figure 46 and a sequence of garbled terms, with no clear names or places readable for proper attribution.
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Parm
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