Fair And Festival Exhibits Open At Estherville Fair
The Estherville fair features free attractions around the square and pay amusements nearby. A grand parade is planned for Saturday afternoon with a large live stock show and fine art displays at the Masonic block. Two fourteen year old girls were arrested Monday night after fleeing Emmetsburg to join a minstrel show but were returned to sheriff Coakley. The event is expected to draw big crowds from the country and neighboring towns with good weather ahead.
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Marshal White
Lizzie Conlon
Mary Miller
Emmetsburg
Sheriff Coakley
Palo Alto County
Estherville
S A
Palo, Alto County
Lovell
Terril
Spirit Lake
Milford
Superior
Wallingford
Moore
Terris
Floral Parade Route and Queens List
Line of march along North 6th Street from Floral Parade with a column resting on Pleasant Street at 2 oclock. March to Lincoln then 4th, countermarch east off Lincoln to 8th, north to Main, to 7th, north to Des Moines, west to 6th, south to Maple, countermarch right file north to Des Moines, east to 7th, north to Jackson where parade dismisses. List of Floral Queens: Estherville Alice Nichols Armatrong Lillian Anderson Hingated Blanche Young Wallingford Hilda Kasa Dolliver Olive Reed Grover Hazal Taylor Raleigh Rose Schaeffer Maple Hil Hattie Ball Huntington Ruby Weir Gridley Ruby Ammundeon Halfa Mary Felkey.
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6Th Street
Pleasant
Nouth
6Th St
Lincoln
Main
Des Moines
Maple
Jackson
Estherville
Alice Nichols
Armatrong
Lillian Anderson
Blanche Young
Wallingford
Hilda Kasa
Dolliver
Olive Reed
Grover—Hazal Taylor
Raleigh
Rose Schaeffer
Maple Hil
Hattie Ball
Huntington
Ruby Weir
Gridley
Ruby Ammundeon
Halfa
Mary Felkey
Peppermint crop yields oil despite wet season
Robert Ulrath of Britt raised four acres of peppermint on Daniel Magoon's farm. The crop faced cold wet conditions and heavy weeds but was harvested with mower and horse rake. Steam distillation produced about 100 pounds of oil valued at 29 cents per pound in the market.
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Robert Ulrath
Britt
the Tribune
Daniel Magoon
Mint farming touted as profitable in Iowa and Michigan
The piece notes four acres returning 65 per acre and Mr Ulrath planning 50 more next year. It cites an 800 outfit cost and compares Iowa mint favorably to Michigan for oil quality and rent costs. A Washington mint ranch failure is mentioned, due to insufficient rainfall and heat, while Iowa climate is praised for peppermint suitability and a distilling scent lingers from a running still.
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Ulrath
Iowa
Michigan
Michigan Mint
Washington
Ames College Registers Record Fall Enrollment Increase
Town State College at Ames reports its fall enrollment rising to 1750 regular students plus 765 short course enrollees, 140 more than last year. The entering class includes 370 high school graduates among 464 new students so far, with 94 from other states and academies. Electrical engineering leads with 100 new students, civil 104, mechanical 45, and animal husbandry 31.
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Town State College
Ames
Paddler in Trouble at Armstrong Arrests for Unlicensed Orders
Two traveling salesmen representing foreign tea and coffee houses were arrested in Armstrong for taking advance grocery orders without licenses. George Decker of Sinclair Tea and Coffee, Marshalltown, refused fines and bonds and was jailed. his release came after thirty days. Daniel Pell of Great Atlantic and Pacific Co. Rock Island has bond and a hearing today. Armstrong had banned future-delivery order taking last July. law cited applies to rural areas only. The case draws local interest.
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Armstrong
George Decker
Sinclair Tea and Coffee Company
Marshalltown
Daniel, Pell
Great Atlantic and Pacific Ea Company
Rock Island
Armstrong Council
Lhat
Emmeraburg Democrat
Mead Praises Kossuth County Fair Improvements
Pony Mead praised the fair's management and improvements in a speech via megaphone to the amphitheater audience. He stated Kossuth has made unmatched progress in four years, with exhibits second to none and the finest amphitheater in the state. He urged county officers’ continued support, stressing that a county fair boosts stock, farm enterprise, and values.
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Mead
Kossuth County Fair
Kossuth
Tomency
Hhe
Real Estate Transfers Listing Various Parcels and Names
Real estate transfers show Aronholm and Anos to G A Bkewly for lots 2 and 8 in Hetherville, plus Gaylord and Beamer transactions. Bartlett's Add to Katherville. Mitchell to Catherine Baker. Burg to John. Ne wlewortis and Jor neo too. and others including Miners and Perret, with mixed notations and garbled text. The fragmentary itemization includes several named persons and street or block references, indicating multiple property transfers and associated parties.
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Aronholm
Hetherville
Gaylord
Eto
Beamer
Bartlett
Katherville
Mitchell
Andrew
Catherine Baker
Teat
Pikss Breen
Kyther
Ee Perret
Burg Pling
John
Aug
Newlewortis
Neo Too
de Neff
Dally
Papas
Miner
Een
Ees Genere
Conference Appointments in Northwest Iowa District
The northwest Iowa Methodist episcopal conference at Sioux City last week assigned ministers for the Alpona District. Listings include Estherville T. S. Cole, Britt A. T. Hutchinson, Clear Lake W. C. Wasser, Algona Walter Torbet, Fenton J. W. Burns, Garner R. A. Quinn, Lake Mills A. J. Barkley, Kanawha G. R. McDowell, Whittemore Harry Branton, and many others with several posts to be supplied. The Younger Brothers play draws praise in reviews and will be booked for an extended run, with heavy local promotional activity and affordable admission prices.
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Alpona
Northwest Iowa Methodist Episcopal Conference
Sioux City
O. K. Maynard
Clear Lake
Alexander and Latimer
J. H. Findley
Algona
Walter Torbet
Armstrong
A. E. Sleser
Bancroft
Belmond
C. H. VanMeter
Britt
A. T. Hutchinson
Buffalo Center
Burt
G. A. Stamp
Clarion
W. H. Spence
W. C. Wasser
Corwith
Cannon
Crystal Lake
A. C. Lillie
Cylinder
A. BR. Cuthbert
Dolliver
Greene
Blimmetsburg
A. B. Gilbert
Estherville
Cole
Fenton
J. W. Burns
Forest City
E. A. Miller
Garner
R. A. Quinn
Germania
A. J. Quirino
Goldfield
Charles Artman
Grasttinger
W. G. Bennett
Hardy
C. E. Stephans
Kanawha
G. R.mcdowell
Kiemme
Lake Mills
A. J. Barkley
Lincoln Center
Livermore
Ed H. Landa
LaVerne
G. B. Malone
Renwick W
Guarateed
Chisago Chronicle
New York World
San Francisco Examiner
Gayai
Younger Brothers
Kansas City Journal
Younger Bros. Co
Harness dispute over price and barter ends abruptly
A Town farmer sought a harness priced at 4 dollars. He recalled buying a similar harness a dozen years earlier for 3 dollars and paid with 800 bushels of corn worth 85 dollars. The dealer checked his books and confirmed the barter, noting the farmer had not paid cash. The dealer prompts further explanation.
Farm humor and weather notes from Des Moines bulletin
A 1907 weather bulletin from Des Moines Iowa recounts a warm week with five hot days and drying winds, then a cold snap. It notes heavy rainfall and rapid corn maturity with about 70 percent ripe enough to cut, plus local frosts and good pastures. It also covers local items: LaFollette lecture at Presbyterian church, a street project dispute over shade trees, Terril holiday events with sports and a later dance.
Hyomei cure claim backed by money‑back guarantee
Advert believes Hyomei cures catarrhal troubles and notes F A Shadle Co refunds money if not satisfied. The complete outfit sells for about $1.00, claimed economical and scientifically effective as a direct-air treatment. Also mentions a squib about a game law license and a local sportsman’s inquiry and Daniel Webster flour ads.
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Fatherville
Shadle &Co
Hyomei
Shadle & Co
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Algona Distict
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Korthals
Short
Estherville, Iowa
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F. A. Schaefer & Son
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