Famous Iowa alcohol case ends with 900 dollar fine
Ralph Jackson pleaded guilty in district court to illegal transportation of intoxicating liquors after 183 gallons were found in his Buick in Emmet County. Judge Heald imposed 900 dollars in fines plus 1136.05 dollars in costs. most other counts were dropped. Jackson paid the fine and was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet
Ralph Jackson
Heald
State of
Iowa
Jackson
W. G. Gordon
Gordon
Humboldt Man Refuses Movie Career for Hog
Matt Locatis, Hamp shire hog breeder of Humboldt, refused a movie offer for his prize hog Good Fortune. The producer wanted the hog for State Fair filming in Hollywood, but Locatis chose not to sell. Good Fortune likely appears in the picture anyway from state fair shot footage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Locatis
Hampshire
Humboldt
Hollywood
Locatis
First Lady Extols Sorum Work With Institute
Mrs. Herbert Hoover sends a congratulatory letter to County Superintendent Miss Marie Sorum for her leadership of the Boys and Girls Institute in Estherville. The note praises Sorum’s efforts and wishes 4000 Emmet County youths an instructional and successful program this Friday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Sorum
Herbert Hoover
Estherville
Mankato City Budget Slashed By 27.3 Percent
The Mankato city council cut the budget by 60 000 dollars, a 27.3 percent reduction, lowering the expected tax rate to about 21 mills from 56.1 mills. Savings come from two years of economic measures, with the largest cuts in the general fund and elimination of the permanent improvement fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mankato
Legion Auxiliary at Dolliver elects officers in annual vote
Dolliver Sept 15 The American Legion Auxiliary held its annual election of officers Saturday evening. Elected for the coming year were Sylvia Anderson president Olive Miller vice president Clara Moore secretary and Anna Marion treasurer Virginia Shadle William Stages Gail Morse Merrill Meadows William Peterson Barklie Johnston and Miss Virginia Lyon will be students at the University of Iowa this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Shadle
William Stages
Gail Morse
Merrill Meadows
William Peterson
Barklie Johnston
Virginia Lyon
University of Iowa
Yoo Hoo Prosperity Amateur Play at Roosevelt Auditorium
An amateur production titled Yoo Hoo Prosperity in three acts plays Sept 22 and 23 in Roosevelt auditorium to help fund the Victory Tower. Taalkeus Blank directs with a cast led by Vermain Sidles as Wilbur Appleberry and Joe Buckley as Harry the bellhop among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt Auditorium
Victory Tower
Taalkeus Blank
Estherville
Vermain Sidles
Wilbur P. Appleberry
Empire Hotel
Joe Buckley
Harry
Robert Morse
Horace
Donald Hansen
Clarence Wright
Maurice Nathanson
Louie
Miriam Townsend
Mrs. Lancaster
Nina Dennis
Margaret Lancaster
Fred Albertson
Sen. Whattasozzize
Anna Darline Doud
Aggie
Vance Hilliard
Patty
Wittern Damage Case Settled Before Jury Hearing
A jury was drawn to hear a damage case against the Rock Island railway by Mrs. Chas. Wittern but the matter was settled by agreement before evidence. Mrs. Wittern, represented by O. N. Ressell, accepted 225 dollars to cover an alleged loss and damage of 2770 dollars for property and health from paint spray at the Rock Island shops. The Wittern home lies near the yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island Railway
Chas. Wittern
Unemployed to Get Paving Jobs Based on Capability
Unemployed residents of Emmet county with dependent families receive first consideration for paving highway No. 17. Capable individuals are kept on, while those unable to work efficiently are laid off for more able workers. Unmarried men get second choice at the jobs.
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Emmet
Escaped Insane Man Returned to Minnesota
Sheriff W G Gordon went to Jackson Minnesota with Joe Haviatka 66 who was arrested here last Monday in an attempted robbery of J C Penney store Haviatka alias Ed Novak was found to have escaped from the state hospital at Wilmar Minnesota and officers from that institution will come to Jackson O O Anderson who has been staying with his sister at Mobridge South Dakota is back to Wallingford for the fall and winter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Gordon
Jackson
Minn
Joe Haviatka
J. C. Penney
Haviatka
Ed Novak
State Hospital
Wilmar
O. O. Anderson
Mobridge
8. D
Wallingford
Upper Grades Absent For City Institute Program
The city’s lower grades stay in session Friday while upper grades from fifth to eighth attend the Boys and Girls institute program led by county superintendent Miss Marie Sorum. Lectures interest both youths and adults as Estherville junior college classes run normally. Rural schools largely dismiss to allow pupils to attend, view exhibits, and hear talks on Emmet county school work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Sorum
Estherville
Emmet
Local Eleven Meets Fairmont in Weekend Football Opener
The Estherville Al Star team, managed by R. N. Dubel, hosts Fairmont Sunday under Whaling Night Hawks lights in Detroit to start the season. The two teams meet again Tuesday in Fairmont with Meadows and Peterson ends, Case Dickinson Turner tackles, Weber Molar guards, Waldron center, Ragan QB, Johnson Dick backs, Rost Hower other back.
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Fairmont All Star
Estherville
al Star
R. N. Dubel
Fairmont
Whaling Night Hawks
Detroit
Meadows
Peterson
Case
Dickinson
Turner
Weber
Molar
Waldron
Ragan
Johnson
Rost
Hower
Pheasant Story by H S Mosher in Field and Stream
Estherville writer H S Mosher known as Herb Mosher contributes "Corn Fed Pheasants" to the October Field and Stream. The piece centers on local figures including his brother in law John Rhodes. Mosher, a Orlando Florida newspaper desk staffer, does freelance writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Mosher
Estherville
Herb Mosher
Field and Stream
Mosher
John
John Rhodes
Orlando
Fra
Very Christian Church to Discontinue Minister
A congregational meeting voted to discontinue the services of minister Mr Neel who has served only until October first. A pulpit committee of four locals will handle worship for now. Mrs O F Leedy left for Goodrich Colorado after visiting her brother A J Knepper and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Church
Neel
Auto giro Good News III visits Estherville Saturday
County superintendent Marie Sorum and Jos Orvis of the Register and Tribune learned the autogiro plane Good News III, owned by the newspaper, will be in Estherville Saturday. Pilot Gatschett will bring a photographer to document the boys and girls institute, arriving around eleven and staying till about three in the afternoon at the local airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Sorum
Jos. Orvis
Register and Tribune
Good News III
Estherville
Pilot Gatschett
Boys’ and Girls’ Institute
Fairmont Fair Closes After Successful County Event
The Martin county fair at Fairmont over three days drew large varied livestock and farm product exhibits. Amusements pleased attendees and attendance met expectations. Credit goes to management led by Linus Peterson of Dunnell and county farmers for cooperation. local businessmen pledged substantial support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin County
Fairmont
Linus Peterson
Dunnell
Knepper Family Home From Colorado Trip
Mr and Mrs A J Knepper and children with Mrs Knepper s aunt Mrs O F Leedy of Goodrich ND returned home Sunday from a visit to Colorado Springs Colo They stayed with his brother s family and planned to winter there but school tuition proved too high for practicality Miss Lyda Kuepper of Waterloo accompanied them but rode on as far as her home on the return leg
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Knepper
Wm. Ochhein
Lawrence
Kansas
Trene
Miss Ochhlein
Darrell Fleming
Oehrlein
Haskell
Ft. Leavenworth
Morse son to attend Yale Law after Harvard MBA
John Morse son of Atty and Mrs J W Morse leaves Monday for New Haven Connecticut to attend Yale Law School. He graduated in June from Harvard University with an MBA and earned a scholarship at Yale for high scholastic standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Morse
Atty
J. W. Morse
New Haven
Conn
Yale Law School
Harvard University
Harvard
Yale
Long Trip by Auto Mrs J W Battram Visit Estherville
Mrs J W Battram and her son John of Charleston West Virginia arrived in Estherville Wednesday evening by auto to visit her brother Mrs Chas Hawk. They will stay a week to ten days. Also a note on Allied debt policy cites Germany talks and demand to cancel existing debts while seeking new concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Battram
John
Charleston
W. Va
Estherville
Chas. Hawk
Gridley Boy Marion Nelson Dies After Pony Accident
Marion Piast Nelson, 13, son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Nelson of Gridley, died from internal hemorrhages after a pony tied by a wire near his farm buckled and threw him Tuesday evening. He died Wednesday at Coleman hospital Estherville. Survived by parents seven siblings. Funeral at home Friday 2 PM and Maple Hill church 2:30 PM. Interment East Side cemetery Estherville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Piast Nelson
Alfred Nelson
Gridley
Marion
Coleman Hospital
Astherville
Maple Hil
East Side
Estherville
P T A School of Instruction at Emmetsburg
A school of instruction for the Parent Teacher Association will be held by Mrs. Kk. C. Roe of Denver Colorado at the high school in Emmetsburg. Saturday September 17 at 9 30 A M and 1 00 P M. Mrs Roe is national held secretary of the national P T A congress. No fee. All parents teachers members in the territory urged to attend any or all sessions and help their local organization. Leadership and County Organization discussed in morning with conferences. Afternoon features an inspirational address Minding the Way Together Certificates offered to those completing the full day course with five hours of lectures and study. Mrs M P Summers of Sioux City State President of the Town Congress will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teachers Association
Kk. C. Roe
Denver
Colorado
Emmetsburg
Roe
Mra. M. P. Summers
Sioux City
Congress
National School of Instruction
W. A. Cresap
Armstrong
Norma Atwood
Margaret Vandenburg
Dorothy Boland
Agnes Samuelson
A. C. Fuller
Lawrence M. Brings
Fort
Swan Lake
Fisherville High School
City Hall
Grand Hotel at Grand Theatre offered for three days
Grand Hotel shown at regular prices for three days beginning Saturday with no midnight show. Stars include Greta Garbo John Barrymore Joan Crawford Lionel Barrymore Wallace Beery and others in a Vicki Baum adaptation. Mrs Ochhlein and party toured, visiting Hassell school and Fort Leavenworth penitentiary during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hower
John Barrymore
Joan Crawford
Flaemmschen
Garbo
Lionel Barrymore
Kringelein
Figemmschen
Herr Preysing
Wallace Beery
Beery
Lewis Stone
Jean Hersholt
Herr Senf
Complete Official Institute Program
The item lists a two day educational feast organized by Skimmet County Superintendents and teachers. It details assemblies at Rural-Christian Church and City Hall exhibits, music by Miss Dorothy Ehlers, speeches by Prof. R. H. Holbrook and Mrs. Hattie Moore Mitchell, a George Washington themed program with multiple schools, a 4-H stock judging at the old Creamery Building, a sunrise and parade sequence, and a district wide band concert. The schedule includes enrollments, invocations, flag drills, readings on George Washington, and a P T A luncheon with various addresses and performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Cunningham
Peder Nordsletten
America
George Washington
Ellsworth
Hattie Moore Mitchell
West Emmet
Lawrence M
Swan Lake
Baptist Church
W. W. Mayes
F. Yearnd
Harold Larnon
A. C. Fuller
Boy Scouts
Old Creamery
Ringsted
Hilliard
Arthur G. Bailey
Earl Josten
Iowa
R. H. Holbrook
Tone Kately
Lawrence M. Brings
Presbyterian Church
Christian Church
Fagre Awarded 349 in Damages in Auto Incident Case
Oscar Fagre received 349 in damages plus court costs from John Lindholm after a district court trial. Fagre sought repairs for a North Tenth street residence damaged when Lindholm's minor son Jennings, 16, allegedly lost control of a car whose foot feed stuck, crashing through the foundation and damaging fences and trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Fagre
John Lindholm
Mr. Fagre
North Tenth Street
Mr. Lindholm
Jennings
Young Lindholm
Wallingford Man Dies at Home Wednesday Morning
Charles Sangster age 67 a Wallingford farmer dropped dead at his home Wednesday morning from a heart attack. He had long resided in Wallingford and is survived by his widow and daughter Mrs Roy Coleman of near Estherville. Funeral services were set for Saturday at 2:00 PM at the Christian church with interment in Oak Hill cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Sangster
Wallingford
Mr. Sangster
Roy Coleman
Estherville
Christian Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
V-R
Divorce Granted in Local Court for Bunday Couple
Judge Heald granted Ola J. Bunday a divorce from Henry Bunday this week in session court. Ola was awarded custody of their three children. The couple married on January 15, 1917, at Albert Lea, Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heald
Ola J. Bunday
Henry Bunday
Bundays
Albert Lea, Minn
Bank Refuses to Honor Forged Wallingford Check
Two men claimed Sheriff Gordon sent them to cash a 200 dollar forged check at Bank of Wallingford yesterday. A phony phone call from Estherville led the bank to honor the note but suspicions arose over mis-spelled names and a missing telephone book. Investigation traced the call to Will West residence. the West family was away, a car matching the intruders’ vehicle was seen, and Mrs. West noted the altered phone directory. Sheriff Gordon denied knowledge of the men as officers pursued the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Gordon
Bank of
Wallingford
Estherville
Nora Neleson
O. O. Refsell
Refsell
Sheri Cordon
Ressell
Will West
West
West Yard
West Farm
Gordon
Russell
Pothng
Lavish Clay County Fair Wedding Poised as Centerpiece
A lavish wedding at Spencer capped the Clay County Fair, with Miss Marjorie Smith and Gunnar Osterling set to wed on the final night September 24. The ceremony, read by Rev. C. Roll, will attract over 10 000 spectators as Ernie Young’s Passing Parade and local merchants fund the outfits. The couple, 18 and 22, plan a Chicago honeymoon then farm 360 acres near Cleghorn. The fair, Sept 20–24, also features 3000 livestock acts, auto and horse races, and midways, plus two political rallies with Nelson G Krashel and Henry Field addressing crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleghorn
Clay County Fair
Spencer
Marjorie Smith
Gunnar Osterling
C. Roll
Church of Christ, Cleghorn
Clay County
Ernie Young
Cherokee County
Chicago
Nelson G. Kraschel
Henry Field
United States
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Liberty
Humboldt Man
Lady Wires
Sorum
Legion Auxiliary
Dolliver
Albert T.'Reid
Rei
Wittern Damage
LOGAL
H.S. Mosher
Goodrich
Colo
Rfairmont Fair
Knepper
Trip
Germany
Alliles
Gridley Boy
Maple Hill
P. T. A. Scilool
Grand Theatre
Haskell Institute
Institute
Father of
Rural—Christian Church
Assembly
Parent-Teacher Congress
Democrat
Creamery
Dorothy Ehlers
Prof
R. HH. Holbrook
Supt
M. O. Moklebut
Lawrence M Tata
Caldwell
Ames Samuelson
Rural——Christian Church
W. A. Ortmeyer
W. A. Winster Stein
Eleanor Orvis
W. W. Maves
Pageant
Vern Tredway
Haifa
Jack Creek
Washington
Skmmet County
Marif Sorum
Farmers Bank
Fair
Estherville Co-op
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