Iowa Old Press
Ruthven Free Press
Ruthven, Palo Alto, Iowa
Wednesday, Dec 7, 1921
LAND AT $400 PER ACRE
Palo Alto Tribune - John Flynn sold his
tract of land southwest of town the latter part of the week to a
man from eastern Iowa. The price was $400 per acre. Mr. Flynn
purchased this land from Anna Donovan in 1919 for $375 an acre.
Iowa land is still going up.
FRITZ VICTIM OF JOKE
A joke is being told upon Fritz Granzow, the
genial band man, and at one time leader of the Ruthven band, says
the West Bend Journal. At Estherville recently Fritz just had 20
minutes in which to get shaved. Stepping into the first
barber shop he found a lady barber nursing her baby. Putting the
baby down the lady said to the astonished Fritz, "You're
next." "No, thanks," replied Firtz as he bolted
out the door, "I only wanted a shave."
HAWKEYE STATE NEWS
Interesting Items Gathered From all Parts of Iowa
- Priscilla Snyder, 61 years old, of Sioux
City, committed suicide recently. No cause for the action is
known.
- "Jack" Lemon of Atlantic,
conductor on the Rock Island Railroad, will retire on a pension
after 48 years of service on the road.
- The divorce suit of Mrs. O.J. Moore, of
Sioux City is based on her charge that her husband
"railroaded" her to an insane hospital.
- Otto Rupp of LeMars is serving thirty days
in jail for beating up his wife for feeding him chicken when he
asked for pork and beans.
- Carpenters of Traer have accepted a
wage cut which provides they shall receive from 50 to 60 cents an
hour. Formerly they were paid from 70 to 80 cents.
- Harold Ross and Fred Stewart of Sioux City
were given ten years and Mike Casey of Foryce, Neb., was given
twenty years for robbing a bank recently.
- John Jackman, stock dealer of Graettinger,
was killed by a Rock Island train near Armstrong at a grade
crossing when the train struck his enclosed car.
- Iowa has more banks than any other
state in the union, according to C.A. Phillips of Iowa City.
Banks of Iowa total 1950 while Illinois is second with 1860.
- W.T.S. Rath of Ackley, Herbert A. Huff of
Eldora and C.D. Chase of Webster City have been mentioned for the
state senatorship to fill vacancy caused by the death of Eugene
Schaffer.
- Clement J. Welch of Denison, a well known
Iowa attorney, was killed in an automobile wreck near Vail
recently. He was caught underneath the machine when it skidded
and overturned.
- Wilford Markham, the third man in the
gang that robbed and shot Mrs. Carl Lanstrum in her grocery store
at Cedar Rapids has been arrested in Waddington, have made
confessions. They claim Markham is the man who did the shooting.
- Marshal Brennan of Emmetsburg, has been
reminding some of the young folks of the city who might violate
the curfew ordinance that they are considered 18 years of age
until they become 19. The young people are asking Mr. Brennan, in
return if 9 o'clock, which is the curfew hour, continues until
the clock strikes 10!
- Fifty men with twenty-three teams of
near Westfield went to the fields of Warren King, whose house
burned recently and finished his husking. In addition to the work
in the field the ashes were cleared and a basement for the new
house dug. A Ladies' Aid society furnished dinner for the workers
at the home of the nearest neighbor.
- Katherine Booker, 5-year-old Negro
child, died at Sioux City form burns received recently when her
clothes caught fire from a gas heater she was attempting to
light.
- Adolph L. Unic, a groceryman of Sioux City
was murdered in cold blood in his store recently by a negro
bandit who fired three shots and escaped with a bag containing
$500, the receipts of the day's business. Mrs. Unic, who had come
to the store to get the money, was threatened by a second negro,
but was not injured. She was the only witness of the crime.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
- Donald O'Brien of Charles City is in this city for a few
days visit at the home of his brother, W.J. O'Brien.
- C.H. Munsell, formerly M. & St. L. station agent in this
city has moved to Aberdeen where he has accepted a position with
the M. & St. L. people.
- Mr. and Mrs. Tony Rustan and children have moved to Ruthven and
are occupying the Paul Barringer residence.
- Dance at the opera house Friday, December 9. Music by
Rasmussen's orchestra.
- Miss Tileen Johnson, who has been attending school in this
city, has gone to her home at Milford where she will complete her
high school course.
-Miss Ruth Currans went to Sioux City the last of the week for a
few days visit at the home of her sister, Mrs. Thos. McDevitt.
- John Anderson, the well known editor and publisher of the
Forest City Independent died in the hospital at that place on
Monday of last week.
- Mr. and Mrs. F.F. Frost of Pioneer arrived in this city the
first of the week to make their future home. Mr. Frost is our new
M. & St. L. station agent.
- Nels Simonsen of Emmetsburg was a business visitor in this city
Tuesday. He informed this office that Mrs. Koch of West Bend died
Tuesday morning. Heart trouble was the cause of her death. Mr.
Kock is editor of the West Bend Journal. [note: two different
spellings of Koch/Kock were in original article.]
- Alva Avenell, a young man of Storm Lake was dangerously injured
in a collision between his automobile and the T.M. Jones car of
Spencer. The accident occurred on the Air Line 3 miles north of
Spencer.
- Governor Kendall is taking steps to reduce the number of
illiterates in Iowa. At present there are over 20,000 people in
Iowa who can neither read nor write. This puts Iowa in fifteenth
place in this respect, whereas she used to be second.
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Ruthven Free Press
Ruthven, Palo Alto, Iowa
Wednesday, December 14, 1921
HAWKEYE STATE NEWS
Interesting Items Gathered From all Parts of Iowa
- Mrs. O.E. Effefson, wife of the Methodist minister at
Pomeroy was killed recently by a freight train.
- Sanford Beadle, 67 years old, of Oskaloosa, died as a result of
injuries sustained in a runaway and exposure over night.
- Uncle Sam has put a $6,000 liquor tax lien against the farm of
Mrs. Peter Mundiner of Monticello whose husband is charged with
operating a still thereon.
- Nearly $500 was received by E.M. Thomas, farmer near Earlham,
for the 3100 pound gray gelding which was purchased by
representatives of the Ringling Bros. show.
- Louis Zubick, for more than seven years a patient in the St.
Anthony hospital at Carroll, died recently. Zubick was 21 years
old when he was injured at Templeton while in the employ of the
Milwaukee railroad. His back was broken.
- According to a report recently issued by the census bureau at
Washington, there are 839,669 inhabitants of the state over 10
years old who work for a living. This number represents 449 per
cent of the state's population, and includes both sexes.
- J.W. Conroy of Mt. Ayr, who was found guilty of being in
possession of burglar tools and loaded firearms was sentenced to
the state prison at Fort Madison for fifteen years by Judge H.A.
Fuller in District court. At the same time, Thomas A. Irish,
alias Thomas A. Harris, pleaded guilty to an indictment returned
against him and was sentenced to the penitentiary for fifteen
years.
- George H. Allen, district sales manager for the Iowa Sales
company, is in a hospital seriously injured, and John Morris, his
companion, suffered slight bruises when they were run down at
Cedar Rapids by an automobile driven by Mrs. Lee Stankee. The
woman said she tried to avoid running them down at an
intersection and in doing so swerved her car into the curb,
crashing into a telephone pole and seriously damaging it.
- Dr. Arthur Holmes, president of Drake University, was the
principal speaker at the dedication of the new $150,000
schoolhouse of the Lincoln and Zearing township, Story county.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
- We are late in reporting the birth of a baby girl to Mr. and
Mrs. J.P. Brennan. The young lady arrived on December 1.
- Mr. and Mrs. Ray Swain are the happy parents of a baby girl,
born on Thursday, December 13.
- Mrs. Fred Smith left the first of the week for Fresno, Cal.,
where she will spend the winter with relatives.
- Joe Carberry of Sheldon refereed the Hartley-Ruthven basket
ball game in this city Friday evening. He is a very fair and
capable official and is fair enough to keep up with the game. He
is an athlete of Iowa City fame.
- Mr. and Mrs. Byron Lathrop of Plover were to the city Sunday
visiting at the home of her parents, Mr .and Mrs. E.H. Rhinehart.
Cinders in the Eye
Roll soft paper up like a lamp-lighter, wet tip to remove or use
medicine dropper to draw it out. Rub the other eye.
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Ruthven Free Press
Ruthven, Palo Alto, Iowa
Wednesday, December 21, 1921
GEORGE WEAVER DEAD
George Weaver passed away at his home in this
city on Thursday, Dec. 15, at 4:30 a.m. following an illness
which lasted for about a year and a half. Funeral services were
held from the Catholic Church on Saturday, Dec. 17, Father
Connolly officiating and the remains laid to rest in the Catholic
Cemetery.
Thomas George Weaver was a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Weaver. He was born at Onigum, Minn. in May, 1892. He
received his education at Flandrau, S. Dak., and Pipestone, Minn.
On December 20, 1915, he was united in marriage to Miss Myrtle
Watrus, at Walker, Minn. To this union three children were born,
all of whom remain with the mother to mourn his loss. He came to
Ruthven about six years ago and opened up a tailor and dry
cleaning establishment. He was an excellent ball player and made
a very good record in athletics during his residence here, until
his health broke, and he was then practically helpless. He was a
good hearted and free giving person and made lots of friends in
his community. His wife and children have the sincere sympathy of
all.
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Marion Raepe has been appointed assistant mail clerk on the M.
& St. L. line to serve during the holidays. He commenced his
duties Monday, running between Ruthven and Fort Dodge.
HAWKEYE STATE NEWS
Interesting Items Gathered From all Parts of Iowa
- James Humbert of Webster City was seriously
injured recently when a tree which he was cutting fell upon him.
- Two bandits held up William Nienstedt's soft drink parlor at
Davenport and escaped with $140 in cash and a $20 check.
- Otto Schaefer of Davenport has dropped his prosecution of
Miss Grupinski and three men whom he charged with blackmail and
they have been discharged.
- Joseph Beath, who was buried at Corning recently, resided for
forty-six years on his home place, now owned by his son, Frank.
He went to Corning in 1857.
- William Headrick, 69, of Atlantic, was severely injured when
the car in which he was riding was run into and turned over.
Headrick received a crushed chest and lacerated head.
- P.J. Scheckenloth of Bennett won his $6,300 suit in which the
Northwestern securities company of Davenport tried to collect on
his note given for stock in Linograph investments company.
- William N. Gilbert, aged 71, for 41 years a merchant and banker
of State Center, died at his home recently. He served as a member
of the Iowa house of representatives during the 23rd and 25th
sessions.
- Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lynn, of Moville, were so severely injured
in an auto accident that they were unable to attend the funeral
of their daughter, age three, who died of injuries received in
the same accident.
- M.J. Barthell of Waukon has sold, or rather traded, the opera
house for a 200 acre farm belonging to Ferdinand Roth. Mr. Roth
contemplates removing to Waukon and will manage the opera house
with the assistance of his brother-in-law, Charlie Lane.
- William Evans, 30, of Brandon, died recently of injuries
received about an hour earlier when a tree felled by companions
at an I.O.O.F. shopping bee struck him. The tree was deflected by
striking another, changing directions too suddenly to permit
Evans escaping.
- A.E. Mullen of Ottumwa, special agent for the Burlington
railroad, shot and killed Eva "Boots" Ebil, 33, near
the road's station at Chariton recently following an alleged
attack upon the agent by Emil and Ralph Robinson, his companion.
Mullen is being held by the police.
- George Smith of Waukon was real lucky recently, getting three
muskrats, one skunk, one mink and one raccoon on his trap line.
He sold the whole outfit the same day for $16.50. Trappers and
hunters have been busy the past few days. Many dens have been dug
up and they get from four to twelve out of one den.
- On information filed by Samuel Jones who narrowly escaped death
when a party of his fellow Masonic lodge member attempted to
lynch him for revealing fraternal secrets, the Rev. Dudley Smith,
formerly pastor of a Negro congregation at Sioux City has been
arrested as a participant in the hanging bee. The fall from the
bridge while fastened with a noose about his neck resulted in
serious injuries to Jones. The rope broke and he fell into
shallow water in the river below but his neck was badly cut by
the rope.
- John Frank Degler is on trial before Judge D.V. Jackson on a
charge of murdering his father at Muscatine twelve years ago. The
death of the elder Degler, caused by two bullet wounds to his
head, was not discovered until Nov. 4, 1909, more than a week
after the crime had been perpetrated.
ELK LAKE NEWS
Every home in the Elk Lake district was
represented at the funeral of Dr. Baldwin. The people feel his
death as a personal loss, especially the older families to whom
he has been a family doctor and friend for over thirty years. Dr.
Baldwin was not a worldly man. Many an act of charity had been
done by him of which very few knew. He was a man of whom envy and
malice was not a part. His was a heart that was kind and patient
and his genial and sturdy presence will be greatly missed by a
host of friends and business associates. He was not capable of
taking undue advantage of his patients and making high charges
for his services as many other physicians might have done.
Although fitted for leadership he had no desire for government
offices, and to reap the honor of public office had no attraction
for him.
The Misses Wichmann returned from Spencer
Saturday where they had been attending a dress making school.
They are well pleased with results obtained for the time spent.
It is reported that Mrs. John Rossacker is
gaining in health since she went to the presbyterian hospital in
Chicago.
Mrs. W.R. Rench and Mrs. Alex Monk will
entertain the North Logan and Southeast Freeman clubs on January
4, 1922 at the W.R. Rench home. They will be assisted by the
Misses Iva and Cecil Griffin. A dress form demonstration will be
held.
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The Palo Alto County Medical Association
members attended the Dr. Baldwin funeral in a body Monday. Among
the faces we recognized were Dr. H.A. Powers, Dr. Robert Powers,
Dr. Hennessy, Dr. Walker, Dr. Brereton, and Dr. Cretzmeyer of
Emmetsburg, Dr. Kenefic and Dr. Cretzmeyer of Algona, and Dr.
Bruce of Dickens. There were many other doctors there whom we did
not know.
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CELEBRATE 55TH ANNIVERSARY
Miss Minnie A. Phoenix served a family dinner
Tuesday evening in honor of the 55th wedding anniversary of her
parents, Mr .and Mrs. J.R. Phoenix. Those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. J.R. Phoenix, Mr. and Mrs. E. ?. Cape, Mr. and Mrs. Rex
Hubbard of Spencer and Mis Minnie A. Phoenix. Mr. and Mrs.
Phoenix have resided in this community for fifty-one years and
are among our most highly respected people.
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Ruthven Free Press
Ruthven, Palo Alto, Iowa
Wednesday, December 28, 1921
HUBBARD-HARRIS
Mr. Rae Hubbard, formerly of this city
and Miss Mae Harris of Fort Dodge, were united in marriage at the
Methodist Parsonage in that city at 3 o'clock p.m. on Saturday,
Dec. 17. They will continue to make their home in Fort Dodge
where the groom is employed as a brakeman on the M. & St. L.
Railroad running between Fort Dodge and Des Moines. The groom is
a son of Mrs. E.G. Cope of this city and resided her until a few
years ago, when he took up railroading. The bride is a Fort Dodge
young lady and is said to possess many charms.
NOTICE OF PROOF OF WILL.
State of Iowa, Palo Alto County, ss:
To All Whom it May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that an instrument in
writing purporting to be the last Will and Testament of G.
Baldwin, deceased, was this day produced, opened and read by the
undersigned, and that I have fixed Monday the 23rd day of January
1922 as the day for hearing proof in relation thereto.
Witness my Official Signature, with Seal of
said Court hereto affixed, this 24th day of December, 1921.
E.M. Thompson,
Clerk District Court
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E. Spaulding has moved onto the Needham farm
north east of Ruthven.
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MRS. JENS SANDVIG
Mrs. Jens Sandvig of Graettinger passed away
in this city Thursday at the home of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Ole
Sandvig. She came here from her home in Graettinger for a visit
and was taken seriously ill. Her condition grew worse and she
died on Thursday. The remains were taken to Graettinger for
burial Saturday.
SILKS STOLEN
The entire stock of silks in the Berg &
Brennan store mysteriously disappeared last week. They were not
missed until Friday noon when one of the clerk had a silk
customer, and they were no where to be found. The members of the
firm have no idea how the theft was committed, but the goods
disappeared sometime between Thursday evening and Friday noon.
There was no evidence anywhere of entrance having been forced and
the supposition is that someone must have concealed themselves in
the store in the day time and made their get away with the silks
at night. Silks are a very popular thing to steal these days.
They are valuable and are not bulky. In fact a man could easily
carry two hundred dollars worth under one arm, and then have no
heavy load.
ELK LAKE NEWS
Mrs. W.R. Rench and Mrs. Alex Monk will
entertain the North Logan Farm Bureau women at the W.R. Rench
home on January 5. On January 4 there will be a big Farm Bureau
meeting for men and women at Spencer. All are invited to attend
the meeting. There will be some interesting speaking on farm
business and home economics.
Miss Annabelle Vanderhoff is enjoying her
Christmas vacation with her parents at Pleasant Valley farm.
The Rhinehart school taught by Miss Lily
Hansen is having a two weeks vacation. Miss Hansen is having good
success with her work in this school.
Friends in this vicinity received letters from
the Melvin Hart family at Ledyard, California.
OLE GARO MARRIED.
Mr. Ole Garo of this city and Miss Marie T.
DeVere of Iowa City were united in marriage at the Lutheran
parsonage in Newton on Thursday, December 22, at noon. The
wedding comes as a surprise to Mr. Garo's many Ruthven friends.
He was a very popular young man in this community. He is a son of
Mrs. Cecelia Garo and was born and reared here. He was in the
navy during the war and has been a very active member of the
American Legion. During the past year he has held the important
post of Commander of Ruthven Post No. 33. During the winter he
has been taking a course in architectural engineering at Ames.
Concerning the wedding, the Register of Sunday has the following
to say:
"The marriage of Miss Marie T. DeVere,
daughter of Mrs. Nellie R. DeVere of Iowa City, and Ole Garo of
Ames took place Thursday noon at the home of Dr. W.H. Blancke,
pastor of the First Lutheran Church at Newton.
Dr. Blanche was assisted in performing the
ceremony by Dr. G.P. Mitchell of Des Moines, at whose home the
bride has resided the past year and a half.
The bride wore a gown of canton crepe trimmed
with silver brocaded lace and a corsage bouquet of roses,
lillies of the valley and orchids. After the ceremony a
five-course wedding breakfast was served to fourteen guests by
Mrs. Blancke, assisted by Misses Lillian and Edna Blancke.
Out of town guests in attendance included the
bride's mother from Iowa City, the Rev. and Mrs. G.P. Mitchell of
Des Moines, Miss Lillian Swanson, Iowa City; Miss Rosali
Bireline, Oxford, Iowa; Miss Harriet Darling, Roen Island, Ill;
Miss Allee Armstrong and Miss Bertha Shaw of Des Moines. The
couple left, following the ceremony, for a wedding trip to
Chicago and other eastern points.
The bride took her work at Augustana College
at Rock Island and post graduate work at the University of Iowa.
The past two years she has been teaching English in the Des
Moines high schools. During the war Mr. Garo served in the navy
and at present is a student in the architectural engineering
department at the Iowa State College at Ames."
HAWKEYE STATE NEWS
Interesting Items Gathered From all Parts of Iowa
- Iowa land still sells high. George Burge has
sold 100 acres south of Mt. Vernon to Wolrab bothers for $225 an
acre.
- Clyde Woolsey of Atlantic, Ia., was held up by two highwaymen
near Atlantic recently. They took nearly $200, forced him from
his new auto, drove off with it, and left Woolsey to walk to
town.
- Mrs. Myrtle Flickinger of Urbana successfully resisted a man
who attacked her in her home and blood hounds led the officers to
the home of a prominent man whose name is withheld pending
identification.
- The Rev. Wrenn, former priest at Akron, Ia., convicted of
assaulting 15-year-old Ethel Bray with intent to commit rape, was
sentenced to an undeterminate [sic] term in the Fort Madison
prison. Motion for a new trial was denied.
- Four thousand bushels of corn husked in a month entitles
Lawrence Fiscus, 17-year-old farmer boy of near Exira, to the
distinction of being the state's champion juvenile corn husker.
His biggest day's work was 180 bushels in fifteen hours.
- Mrs. Effie Ashbauhg of West Union, charged with the murder of
her husband at Maynard, Ia., was found not guilty. It is possible
that the indictment against Albert Cahoe hired man, who was also
charged with the murder, will be dismissed.
- Chauncey McLaughlin, one of the oldest settlers of the
community and who owns a thousand acres of land east of Coon
Rapids, says that one can make more money out of a truck patch
now than farming- raising potatoes, cabbage, etc. For year Mr.
McLaughlin has farmed only about eighty acres of his estate,
having the balance in pasture, a part of which he lets to
neighbors for their spare stock, and a part for his own stock.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
- Miss Hilda Gaard, who is attending school at
Iowa City, arrived home on Friday to spend the holidays with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. O.C. Gaard.
- Mr. and Mrs. Byron W. Lathrop, of P? spend Christmas in this
city at the home of Mrs. Lathrop's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.H.
Rhinehart.
- Mr. and Mrs. W.J. O'Brien went to Emmetsburg to spend Christmas
at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.D. McCarty.
- Miss Anne Hermansen, who is attending school at Cedar Falls,
arrived in this city to visit at the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew M. Hermansen.
- Ralph Toland is home from Sioux City where he is attending
Morningside College, for a visit with his parents.
- Mr. and Mrs. Phil Strobel came up from Gowrie to spend
Christmas at the home of Mrs. Strobel's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Torphy.
- Miss Ruth Anderson, who is attending school at Davenport,
arrived in this city Thursday to visit at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Anderson.
- C.C. Anker came down from St. Paul to spend a few days at the
home of his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. O.C. Gaard.
- The jury was unable to come up with a verdict in the case of
E.B. Wells of Marathon, charged with fraudulent banking. The
ballot is said to have stood from the firm to the last , eight
for conviction and four for acquittal.
- Miss Agnes Gaard, a nurse in the Moe Hospital at Sioux Falls,
S.Dak., arrived in this city Thursday for a visit at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O.C. Gaard.
- Word from Alfred Gates is that he is now serving on the
U.S.S.Lawrence, a new ship that was put into commission in
August. At present he is at Charleston, South Carolina, but he
states that they are soon to leave for Cuba and other southern
countries.
GRAND AND PETIT JURORS
Term of Court to Begin January 2.
Grand Jurors.
Will Geelan, Highland
Fred F. Clark, Emmetsburg
John Bough, Great Oak.
H.N. Mercer, Rush Lake.
Jos. Turner, Fern Valley.
H.D. Fules, Booth
Oscar Bargstrom, Highland
Alex Jenswold, Fairfield
Alex Gowans, Independence
F.C. Weigmann, Walnut
Manuel Newgard, Highland.
Petit Jurors.
Oliver T. Laude [or Lande], Lost Island
Robt. Runeby, Great Oak.
Sam Stroupe, Booth
Jacob Jacobsen, Fairfield
W.D. Carmichael, Rush Lake.
Oscar Knutson, Vernon
Guy Courtright, Highland.
Iver Christiansen, Walnut
Joe Needham, Lost Island.
Mrs. Mae Morling, Emmetsburg
E.J. Bradley, Walnut
Chris Johnson, Great Oak.
Carl Wendt, Highland
F.A. Christensen, Highland
C.G. Walters, West Bend.
John Graettinger, Walnut
W.F. Kemp, Booth.
L.J. Jurgens, West Bend.
Thos. Ottesvig, Booth
James Quinn, Walnut
Sam Olson, Independence
J.A. Halstead, Freedom
Charles Higgins, Great Oak.
H.A. Saldon, West Bend
W.L. Layman, Emmetsburg
Harry Whitman, Highland
H.A. Johnston, Booth.
H.J. Hahn, Emmetsburg
J.W. Brown, Freedom
Mrs. Edna Reid, Fairfield
Wm Mulroney, Emmetsburg
L.W. Bell, Freedom.
Geo Triggs, Booth
Henry Schuller, Rush Lake
Mrs. J.H. Anderson, Highland
Henry Stephas, Silver Lake
[Submitted by: C.J.L., May 2005]