Pioneering Iowa matriarch Jane McCulla dies at 83
Mrs. Jane McCulla died at her daughter’s home Saturday September 5 in her 83rd year. Born Jane Johnston in 1828 at Smiths Falls Quebec she lived 41 years in Dickinson and Howard counties. Survived by eleven children thirteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren she was a longtime Methodist and died peacefully after a full life. Her body rests beside family in East Side cemetery.
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Jane McCulla
John Wilson
Smith’s Falls
Quebec
Canada
Jane Johnston
Hubert McCulla
Howard County
Iowa
Cresco
Dickinson County
Superior
Estherville
Lise
Bella Gowdy
Henderson
Margaret Allen
Sarah Orim
Hattie Doyle
Carrie Wilson
Fatherville
Cinda Cook
Albert Lea
Minn
Fred McCulla
Gering
Nebraska
Church of England
Methodist Episcopal Church
Earth
East Side
Early Days In Estherville Bix and Weatherville recollected
The piece recalls Estherville Iowa and the hamlet of Weatherville on the Des Moines River. It names Howard Graves Sim Bemis Dolph Jenkins and J L Riggs with small businesses and a riverfront setting. It notes Al Hagadorn as a political schemer and Amos Pingrey as superintendent in 1865 with meager pay, cottages, schools, and muskrat trapping to make do. The narrator fondly recalls youth in Estherville and poems about the town.
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Bix
Lincoln Journal
Weatherville
Des Moines River
Howard Graves
Sim Bemis
Dolph Jenkins
Riverside
J. L. Riggs
Amos Pingrey
Board of Supervisors
Estherville
Iowa
Eetherville
Estherville homecoming honors Fort Defiance marble monument
Delighted residents H G Day and others attended a two day homecoming and dedication in Estherville Iowa celebrating a marble monument to Fort Defiance and the citizen soldiers who built and occupied it in 1863. Ten thousand visitors daily heard speeches and remarks praising Estherville’s progress and pioneer community. The event showcased local enterprise and notable public buildings, with fond reminiscences among pioneers. An ad note invites Rugby & Lee cooking demonstrations and ink supplies at the Vindicator and Republican office.
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H. G. Day
Emmet County
Iowa
Estherville
Fort Defiance
Mason City
Sioux City
Albert Leal Standard
Great Wall of China lecture at M.BE Church
Dr Gail Lectures Friday at MBE Church on The Great Wall of China. William Edgar Ged will speak, claiming the cost was 10000. Tickets available through a citizens committee from participating churches. Not a profit event. any proceeds return to the churches. students admitted at half price.
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William Edgar Ged
I. L
M.be
Great Wall
China
Fred Fuss Dead After untimely death in South Dakota
Fred Theodore Fuss born January 19 1887 at Zervingle Town died September 6 1911 at Salam South Dakota. He married Daisy Weimer of Harrison October 8 1907. He leaves seven brothers besides his wife. Funeral from Federated Baptist Church Friday morning with interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Fred Theodore Fuss
Zervingle
Town
Salam
S. D
Daisy Weimer
Harrison
Federated Baptist Church
Oak Hill
Iowa Rivers Study Links Power, Flood Control, Pollution
The Iowa Geological Survey, led by George Kay, partners with the U. S. Geological Survey to record stream-flow data on Cedar River at Cedar Rapids, Wapsipinicon at Stone City, Des Moines near Fort Dodge, and Town River near Town Falls. Longstanding records since 1903 in Cedar and Wapsipinicon aid flood prevention and pollution assessment for water power development.
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Iowa Geological Survey
George ¥. Kay
Iowa City
United States Geological Survey
Federal Survey
State Survey
Town River
Town Falls
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Keosauqua
Cedar River
Cedar Rapids
Wapsipinicon River
Stone City
Cedar
Wapsipinicon
Iowa
Reached Third Prize for Percheron Stallion at Iowa Fair
George Murray earned third prize at the Iowa state fair for his seven teen months old Percheron stallion Qartel 77998 and a special $35 premium from H G McMillan & Son of Rock Rapids, totaling $150 in premiums. The class drew 33 entries from top breeders nationwide. Murray, based on his farm east of Astherville, aims for the highest quality Percheron stock in America and is nearing that goal.
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Geo. Murray
Qartel
H. G. McMillan & Son
Rock Rapids
Murray
United States
America
Iowa
Asther"ville
Happily Wedded Clarissa Converse and Morton Merrill Link in Vancouver
Miss Clarissa Converse of this city and Mr Morton A Merrill of Vancouver British Columbia wed at the bride’s brother F W Converse home Tuesday forenoon Rev Mitchell officiating A four course luncheon followed then departure on the M and St L for a wedding trip The couple will reside in Vancouver where Merrill runs an extensive real estate business.
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Clarissa Converse
Morton A. Merrill
Vancouver
B. C
F. W. Converse
Rev. Mitchell
Merrill
Emmetsburg Basketball Team Plans Home Games This Season
Emmetsburg bets on a strong home schedule with extra seating at the armory and a lineup unchanged except for Joe Kerwick replacing Smith. Estherville brings the fast Ascension Minneapolis team, featuring former Minnesota star Jack Day and Hodgins, promising lively city derbies and solid competition. The local Tribune notes high hopes as Emmetsburg Co K aims for success.
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Emmetsburg
Smith
Joe Kerwick
Estherville
Ascension
Minneapolis
United States
Jack Day
Minnesota
Hodgins
Co K
Luck of a Miner Turns Disaster into Fortune
New Mexico miners tell a queer tale of luck. A miner's knapsack caught fire from concentrated sunbeams on a lens. He fled as powder burned, the haversack dropped, an explosion followed, and the quartz glistened with gold. He named the mine Nick o' Time.
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New Mexico
Hindu Women and Phrenologist Quips in Reprint
A San Francisco Argonaut piece extols Hindu women as gracious and picturesque, praising their manners and dress despite varied beliefs. It contrasts with a Houston Post joke about phrenology, noting a large head bump implies curiosity, tied to a joke about peeking into an elevator shaft.
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Mr. Begbie
San Francisco
Houston Post
Game For Her. Mr. Knox and Mrs. Knox quarrel playfully
Dialogue snippet from a Catholic Standard and Times item shows Mr. Knox warning about meeting Mrs. Gaybird and Mrs. Knox replying she chooses her friends, hinting at a riposte about selecting enemies to pieces in a light domestic exchange.
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Mr. Knox
Not Curious mule kicks prompt echoes from Teledo Blade
A playful exchange from Teledo Blade highlights a patient who won’t return to ask the mule what provoked its kick, noting a stance of stubborn wisdom over embarrassment. The quip reflects rural humor and local character in a compact frontier tone.
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Octor
Des Moines Weather Crop Report for Week End Sept 10 1911
Des Moines Iowa reports a near normal weekly temperature with southern districts slightly warmer and northern cooler. Rainfall was deficient in western areas but heavy in the southeast with several stations in the Des Moines river valley recording over three inches. Pasture and late potato conditions improved while fall seeding resumed. Corn advances toward maturity with about 10 percent likely to withstand a light frost. silos are being filled and more fodder is produced. hail and high winds on the 6th caused damage in the southeast.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Des Moinés River
A i
Groree M
Chapipel
Statement of Huntington Savings Bank Coalition
Public financial affidavit from Huntington Savings Bank listing assets including coins drafts and notes, with total assets 30348 70 and total deposits 82000 76. Directors attest the statement is full and true. sworn September 5 1911 before Notary F H Allen in Emmet county. Des Moines Register and Leader subscription notice at end.
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Statement of the Coalition of Huntington Savings Bank
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Lowa
Sy Enos Conry
Geo. A
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Geo. A. Porta
Gashler
Heal
F.H. Allen
Emmet
Ino. P. Kirby
E. I. Sondral
M. K. Whelan
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