Iowa
Old Press
Larchwood Leader
Larchwood, Lyon co. Iowa
June 30, 1927
Miss Pearl Knipe entertained her Sunday School class at a picnic
in the City Park on Monday.
Henry Bruggemann and daughters, Mary and Lorena, returned Tuesday
from Lake Andes whehre they attended the funeral of Mr.
Bruggeman's sister, Mrs. Monekee, of that place.
John Cauley, Merle and John Castle, who are employed on the
Alvord-George road crew, spent Sunday with relatives here.
[transcribed by D.J., July 2007]
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Inwood Herald
Inwood, Lyon co. Iowa
June 30, 1927
Any persons who donated teams for hauling or donated labor in
shoveling gravel on the streets here and who did not receive a
free ticket for the motion picture show Friday or Saturday night
is requested to inform H. A. Henrickson of the oversight. There
was so much donated labor that it seemed almost impossible to
keep an accurate account of it, and several have been overlooked.
All such whose names are brought to the attention of Mr.
Henrickson, president of the Commercial Club will be properly
recognized.
Ann and Mary Louise Carey, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Carey
of this place, had a narrow escape from a bad accident yesterday
morning when a Northwestern engine narrowly missed their car at
the Main street crossing. The girls were driving west on Main
street headed for their home. The Illinois Central passenger had
just gone north, and they presumed that there were no other
trains in the yard at that time. Just as they reached the Central
tracks, Northwestern engine that had been waiting on the Central
siding, came from the north. The Carey car and the engine arrived
on the crossing at just about the same time. Then the girls saw
the danger, and Mary Louise, who was driving, attempted to stop
the car. Next both girls jumped. They alighted clear of the
train, and the car, picking up speed, got out of the way of the
engine too and started up the Omaha track. It stopped and the
girls drove it onto the street and continued on their way.
"Just a week after he is alleged to have stolen a Ford coupe
off the streets of Marshall," says the Rock County Herald,
G.W. Decker, of Moorhead, was on his return to that place in the
custody of Sheriff Christianson. Decker first attracted attention
by his "goofy" actions after parking his car in the
center of the road a few miles east of Larchwood Monday. He
remained there so long that Sheriff Wheatley was called and took
him in charge. The Iowa Sheriff noticed that the stranger's
automobile carried a Minnesota license plate and the more he
questioned him the more convinced he became that the stranger was
demented and a proper public charge. The Sheriff communicated
with Secretary of State Mike Holm, and promptly a reply came back
informing them that the Ford coupe was the property of a St. Paul
Commissioner and that it had been stolen at Marshall. It appears
that Decker had been making a practice acting stalled on the
highways because of lack of gas and was fairly successful in
inducing motorists to give him small quantities from their cars
in order to get himself to the next town.
[transcribed by D.J., July 2007]