A J Amundson Dies Emmet County Pioneer
A J Amundson aged 73, Swan Lake township farmer, died at his home after nineteen months illness. Funeral by Rev G Paulsrud at the old farm. Cause listed as apoplexy and heart trouble. Survived by wife Amelia and seven children. Born in Norway October 2, 1851, emigrated in 1865 with parents. Members of Lutheran church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amund J. Amundsen
Swan Lake Township
G. Paulsrud
Randall
Old Farm
Amund Amundson
John and
Rachel Amundson
America
Norway
Amund
Amundson
Allamakee County
Emmet County
Center Township
North Dakota
Amelia Amundson
Mr. Amundson
Lutheran Church
George A
Illinois
Rubena E
Clarence Sorum
John A
Henry B
Oren E
Mabel Bert
Oklahoma
John Amundson
Rock & Peck
Crawford Cafe
June Gains in County Marriage Licenses
The County Clerk reports growing interest in marriage in June and September. In June 1923 only five licenses were issued but fifteen this year. September leads for marriage trips with sixteen licenses in 1923, a county record. Overall, nearly eleven percent more people chose marriage this past year than the previous year, with 97 licenses issued since September first last year compared to 87 the year before. Young people in the county show rising recklessness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet
Bemis
Five wrecked in Sunday autoing in Algona area
Five autos, all coupes, were wrecked Sunday with one man injured seriously. Herman Locker of George, Iowa, driving a Ford coupe west of town, was hit by a Haynes coupe coming east. his windshield shattered and injuries were bruises and cuts considered serious but he left for home Monday. B T Arch of Spirit Lake drove the Haynes. both drivers were blamed in part for straying from the proper side. The Ford overturned into a ditch, front wheels bent, windshield and fenders broken. Locker escaped via the broken windshield. About fifty dollars damage on both cars. Klamp, of the Klamp auto company in Algona, on the Armstrong road near Grover, failed to detour around a bridge under repair and plunged off an embankment. Maxwell coupe, driver and small son bruised but not seriously injured. car damaged. Andy McAndrew's Dodge coupe was smashed when K Knutson attempted to pass another car. McAndrew’s car into a ditch. no serious injuries. Knutson admitted fault. road is full of curves and collision was nearly unavoidable.
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Herman Locker
George
Iowa
Locker
B. T. Arch
Spirit’Lake
Ford
Klamp Missen
Charles Klamp
Klamp Auto Company
Algona
Grover
Estherville
Armstrong’ Road
Graever
Klamp
Andy McAndrew
K. Knutson
McAndrew
Wallingford
County Farm
Knutson
Dodge
Maurice Cox Receives Serious Eye Injury Playing Saxophone
Maurice Cox son of Mr and Mrs Jesse Cox sustained a severe eye injury while playing a saxophone in Tulsa Oklahoma last week. A broken key from the instrument pierced his eye necessitating a major operation. Doctors feared possible loss of sight but the danger has lessened and he is recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Cox
Jesse Cox
Maurice
Tulsa Okla
Eel
Ellis gives Hawkeye to his sons
Mr T M Ellis proprietor of the Hawkeye Cafe will turn over management of the popular eating place to his two sons Tom and Cyril on Sunday Sept 7. Ellis has long been in the restaurant business and his sons are experienced in every phase of the work and expected to carry on the success of the enterprise.
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Jas. Crawford & Sons
Rock & Peck
Rock
Estherville
Frank Wray
Claude Peck
Defense Day Observed Here with Full Day Program
A Defense Day program is set for Friday September 12 with events from 8:00 am to 7:30 pm including flag displays a parade an address a concert sports and a pavement dance. All business houses and schools in Emmet County Iowa will close. The draft mobilization order requires all able bodied males 18 to 45 to assemble in Estherville at 9:00 am for the parade and organizers urge farmers to join in.
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Thomas Nivison
Emmet County
Iowa
Estherville
GAL
Relief Corps
Spanish-American Veterans American Legion
Boy Scouts Camp Fire
City River Park
Enrollment totals at high school and junior college update
The new school year opens with 414 in the high school and 26 in junior college, totaling 1375 including junior college. Freshmen lead with 130 from Washington eighth grade and nearby county schools. football practice begins with 28 initial participants and aims for about 30.
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Washington
T. M. Barnes
Forgotten Tales From Emmet County Anon Y Mous
An 1871 Northern Vindicator sketch by Anony Mous recounts Emmet County history. It describes Maher family finds in Island Grove, a notable grind stone, robbers Grove raids by Irish Pluck, a versatile steel implement, and early road and settlement notes in Ellsworth and Emmet townships with Jesse Coverdale and Geo Granger locating first claims and building the first house and store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Vindicator
Anon Y. Mous
Em Inet County
Maher
Island Grove
James Maher
Estherville
Historical Society
Emmet County
Brennan and Sabin Admit Breaking In Mitchell Home
Charles Brennan 21 and Miles Sabin 17 of Armstrong confessed to breaking and entering the J. W. Mitchell home last Saturday night and stealing about $26. Footprints from Sabin’s new shoes led to their arrest Monday in Estherville after Mitchell reported the theft. Judge Davidson's September term will determine if either faces up to twenty years in the penitentiary.
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Charles Brennan
Miles Sabin
Armstrong
J. W. Mitchell
Davidson
State Penitentiary
Mitchell Place
Sabin
Mitchell
Brennan
Mitchell Farm
Fairmont
Nivison
Will Deming
Brennen
Estherville
Charles Brennen
Shoe Shop Change Hands in Estherville
Carl Finnesand sold the big Estherville shoe repair shop to L H Savereide. Possession was given Monday. John Hemmingson joins the Savereide Johnson shop. Finnesand plans to stay in Estherville, details remain unsettled. The body of Mrs Emma G Allen was brought from Los Angeles and interred at Oak Hill cemetery beside her husband and two infant daughters. Her sons F B Allen of Los Angeles and Donald Allen of Des Moines attended, with Mrs Donald Allen. Mrs Allen died in California last spring.
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Carl Finnesand
L. H. Savereide
John Hemmingson
Savereide-Johnson
Mr. Finnesand
Estherville
Allen
Emma G. Allen
Los Angeles
California
Oak Hill Cemetery
F. BE. Allen
Donald Allen
Des Moines
Henry Mahlum
Minneapolis
Wm. ¥. Sweet
Pearl
Lillie
Chillicothe Business
College of Chillicothe
Prize list for local golf tournament announced
A silver water pitcher and a steel shafted McGreeger Radite iron will be awarded to the winners. Other prizes include Grey Goose golf balls for the championship consolation winner, a Golfer's Magazine subscription for the consolation runnerup, sweaters and knickers for the Country Club Flight, and a kniblic plus a subscription for the runnerup. Play has reached the second round with pairings set to be completed by Sunday, except in the Championship Flight where players must finish earlier for team selection to compete at Spencer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golfer's Magazine
Ancien
John Jamison Dies at Farm Home
John D. Jamison, a farmer two miles east of Wallingford, died at his farm Monday morning after two years of heart trouble and dropsy. Born September 26, 1865 in Polk County, he leaves a wife and eight children. Burial is set for Thursday in Valley Junction. Services were held today at 2:30 in the Christian Church.
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John D. Jamison
Wallingford
Christian Church
Jamison
Polk County
Valley Junction
T.e
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Roy Brown
Roy C. Brown
Conductor C. Keating
Sreen
Keating
Mr. Brown
Grean
Notte
Brown
Ellis
Hawkeye
First Trust & Savings
First Trust and Savings Bank
Shidle
Viera
E. C. George
Grachtinger
Mesdames
Gordon, Soper
George and
Mississippi
Missouri
Tuttles
Tuttle Lake
Martin County
Minnesota
Conlan Brog
Patrick
High Lake
Ryan Lake
Grass Lake
Ellsworth Township
Perhapa
Hiawa Tha
Longfellow
Minnehaha
Emmet Township
Jesse Coverdale
Geo. GC. Granger
Granger
Emmet Grove
Coverdale
R. P. Ridleys
Pioner
Jos. H. Schultes
Livbyd P. Olson
Roberta Larsen Ringsted
W. W. Wilson
L. M. Christensen
Buick
Lyle Kilgore
EK. Howard
Donald Caylor
Dolliver
George S. Specht
G. W. Booth
S. Brown
RDR
W. Hanson
F. W. Hanson
Christensen Store
Rohde
Lincoln and
Fifth Streets
Hanson
P. Cotten
Henry Waring
Eleanor
Hortense
Marguerite
Sioux Falls
S. D
W. A. Swift
North 7Th Street
Ague
Ptai Seabe
M. W. Atwood
Pasadena
Cal
C.J. Haynes
Pee Spencer
Mrs. Atwood
V. Re — Ifinnesand Shoe Shop
N.J
John Jamison
Lambert
Graves
Greig
Albertson
Stockdale
Fredericksen
Higinbothem
Parsona
Duroe
Wood
Elbeow
Don Kirby
Trone
M. Brown
Rex Noe
Ewen
R. C. Brown
Heyman
Robinson
Alleh
Country Club
Neil Brown
Dempsey
Jones
Mervin Brown
Kennedy
Alexander
Bale
J. Lee
Conway
Broms
Andaroon
Higinbotham
Deemer Lee
Parsons
Raife
Duree
Country Club Flight Klocow
Dempsay
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