Iowa Old Press
Emmetsburg Democrat
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa
Thursday, Nov 8, 1928
Work on Bridge at Chamberlain
John R. Joynt Tells Our Reporter About Improvements at That Place
John R. Joynt, who has been working during the fall months on a
large 300
foot steel bridge at Chamberlain was in town yesterday. He was on
his way to
Ellington township to visit his daughter, Mrs. Reinders. He had
nine men
working for him, but says there are 90 others employed on the
bridge. There
are three 300 foot spans. The structure is 20 feet above the
water. There is
also a drawbridge 100 feet in length and a $1,000,000 state
bridge a short
distance from the railroad structure. Mr. Joynt has been
suffering for some
time from rheumatism.
Will Soon Be Opened North of Weir Implement Store
A.J. Johnson of Audubon is preparing to open a five cent sandwich
shop in a
small building to be put up by him just north of Mr. Weir's
hardware and
implement shop. The building will be one story in height. He will
sell pies,
coffee, rolls, etc. in connection with the sandwiches. There are
shops of
this kind at Spencer, Estherville, Storm Lake and other places.
He says they
are making money because of the large volume of business they
handle. Mr.
Johnson hopes to be ready for business a week from next Saturday.
Did Not Have Duroc Sale
H.S. Fain says that he did not have the Duroc hog sale he
advertised a short
time ago. Farmers were too busy and could not leave husking. Mr.
Fain did
not offer anything for sale but he disposed of six head of boars
privately
to those who wished to make purchases. Later he hopes to have
another sale.
A Costly Blaze at Estherville
Hotel and Other Structures Destroyed. The Losses Were $28,000
Estherville had a rather costly fire early Monday morning. It
destroyed the
old Crawford hotel and store and the Swan Olsen harness shop and
damaged the
building and stock of the Mallery & Basset furniture
exchange. An
unsuccessful effort was made by the fire department to check the
flames.
Estherville has never been particularly successful in tackling
big fires.
The losses are estimated at $28,000. The properties were partly
covered by
insurance. The fire started from an explosion in the ammonia ice
plant in
the Crawford store. All were frame structures.
Distributes $17,000,000
It is claimed that farmers in the Sioux City territory received
over
$17,000,000 this year from the marketing of cream, milk, poultry
and eggs.
Auto Crash at Superior
Wednesday Evening. They are Badly Damaged.
(Estherville News)
A bad auto smashup Wednesday evening on the graveled road in
front of the
school resulted in two badly damaged cars and serious, if not
fatal injury
to at least one person.
A Ford car driven by Grant Leek had been to the McQuirk service
station for
gas, and had then driven to the intersection and turned west.
Just at this
time a car coming from the east and driven at a high speed struck
the Ford
in the back according to those who witnessed the accident. The
Oakland
turned over three times and is a complete wreck. Other than a bad
shaking up
the occupants of the Ford were uninjured. The young people in the
Oakland
did not fare so well, both young ladies being hurt, one so badly
she was
taken to the hospital and is reported in a serious condition.
Gypsum Mill Employee Injured
F.H. Bachert, employed as an electrician at the Universal Gypsum
Co., who
was injured Tuesday when a motor he was helping to move in the
mine slipped
and fell on him, is improving. He suffered three broken ribs and
though for
awhile it was thought he might have been injured internally,
there have been
no new complications.
Whittemore Man Injured
As He was Driving to Little Rock Auto Goes Over.
While Charles Bowen, owner of the Quality Store at Whittemore,
was driving
to his home in Little Rock, his car left the road and turned over
several
times. He was accompanied by three men. While the car was badly
wrecked the
occupants escaped with severe bruises and cuts.
Mr. Bowen met with an accident three weeks ago when he was
enroute to
Whittemore in the early morning. He was meeting a car whose
lights blinded
him, and he ran into another car which had been left on the road
without
lights. He was thrown through the windshield, receiving severe
cuts from the
broken glass.