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IT WILL untp IP TOO' Advertise Hi toxical. Department of AND REPOBOCAN BE LOYAL. to your Home Town Emmet Canity's Own New Published Every uesday and Thursday VOLUME LXm ESTHERVILLE, EMMET COUNTY, IOWA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1932 NUMBER 61 FOUR 'MUM HOUSE LIHOR' THIETES CONFESS All Stars Will Play Charity Qame Thurs. LOWMAN, NOCK, FREED, O'NEIL, UNDER ARREST Took 187 Gallons of Said of Wrecking Sheriffs Office JACK MINER SAYS ENGLISH STARLING IS GREAT PEST The first scene of the last act of the "Court House" liquor drama was concluded today when four men I all under arrest In Esthervllle and Spirit Lake refused to plead guilty to a charge of grand larceny. The men, Ed O'Neil of Oraettlnger, Roy Lowman of EsthervlIJs, Cfturoice Freed of Esthervllle and Wm.

H. Nock of Oraettlnger have all signed confessions to the crime. If they continue In their refusal Ho plead guilty to the lesser crime they will be charged In district court with breaking and entering which carries 10 years In the penitentiary. The other is punishable with 6 years In the penitentiary or a year in the. county Jail with $1,000 fine.

Sheriff W. G. Gordon, attorney Wm. S. Johnston and a represen.

sentatlve from the department of justice were at Spirit Lake this af. ternoon, but failed to secure the plea of guilty which they wanted. In the confession the men stat. ed that the combination to the safe in the basement of the court house under the county clerk's office was learned by Freed when someone called it down to an officer while he Freed was in the toilet? also in the basement of the building. Freed then put the proposition of stealing the liquor up to Ed O'Neil and they In turn talked with Roy Lowman who in turn got Nock In on the deal.

May 26 was a rainy night which kept citizens and police officers under cover. The four men met at the court house at midnlght.Low. man had driven his car, a coach, to the scene of the proposed robbery. Nock got out to get his car and the other three entered the court house from the west door. O'Neil and Freed entered the door to the fur.

nace room left open by the Janitor, and handed the liquor after It had been taken from the safety vault, through the furnace room window to the other two outside. There the gallon cans were tacked and stacked. Lowman then his car along the north aide of the building and close to the east window. After loading the liquor In. to his car, the other three followed him east out of town across the M.

and St. L. to be sure that he was on his way safely. AU three then met at Walllngford. Lowman paid the other three $100 each and gave them a quantity of liquor Attorney F.

J. Kennedy Is rep. resenting Lowman and Nock. All offered to plead guilty providing they could drive a bargain which the officers refused. Officers Insist that they plead guilty and al.

low the judge to use his own dla. cretion without any suggestion from the officers. One hundred and eighty-nine gal. Ions of alcchol were taken from a man by the name of Jackson. April 5, but only one hundred and eighty-three gallons placed in the court house.

The other sbt gallons were put in other places to be used for evidence In case any thing happened to the liquor placed In the vault. The Bulcic car which Jackson had, was confiscated by the State Department of Justice. Judge Davidson is expected in Esthervllle tomorrow morning to approve the county attorney's information. County attorney Johnston will insist upon an Immediate trial. The last term of court is now recessed, but will be recalled for the purpose of trying this case.

Some one else, knowing the com. blnatlon of the vault had taken twenty gallons of the liquor and substituted water. V-R Buys' Matthews, House and Dray Line Elberg Bouw, of Osage, has pur. chased the home and dray line of L. Mathews of city.

He took charge ol the dray business this morning and will occupy the home, on 3rd Avenue North, in a month or so. He is now living in the Mrs. Nicholson hbme on North Sixth street. Mr. Bouw and family are pleased with Esthervllle, like our schools, churches and business establish, ments and they will fit in well with all.

Ml'. Mathewts has not decided what he will do now considering moving onto an acreage near Esthervllle. The Passing of Mrs. Vahl- dieck of Ringsted Rlngsted, Nov. death of Mrs.

E. C. Vahldieck, Sundaji was a shock to the entire community. Mrs. Vahldieck has been falling in and contracted pneumonia from which she died.

Funeral ar. rangements have not been com. pleted as yet. V-R Hours of Closing: on Thanksgiving Day AU stores In Esthervllle with the exception of the grocery and meat markets and variety stores will close all day on Thanksgiving day. The food shops and variety stores will close at eleven o'clock.

Te first English starling to be In this part of the countrj waa reported in Fairmont, Thursday morning by Dr. O. H. Luedtke. This bird which has been regarded as curiosities are becoming numerous In the east and are aald to be an even greater nuisance than the English sparrow another pest com.

lng to us from across the water. Jack Miner at his game refuge In Canada across the river from Detroit, traps them several hundred each day and drowns them. He said to visiting Fairmont people last summer, "They are a very offensive birds. They are working west and will surely come to Minnesota. You will be sorry when they do." And what Is true of southern Minnesota Is of course, true of northern Iowa.

HOME CAFE IS BROKEN INTO Another of Series of Petty Thievery Hunger la not an excuse for the numerous Jobs of breaking and en. that are being perpetrated In Esthervllle. The latest of the series is a break In at the Home Cafe on South Sixth street Sunday evening. A small amount of change waa taken from the money drawer, a half box of cigars, pies and soft drinks. The thief or thieves made a leisurely Job of it, and after breaking out a back win.

dow to get in, ate heartily of the pies before leaving. Exit waa made through the back door pulling out nails with which It had been fas. tened, In order to get out. CLAY COUNTY MAY HAVE TAX SALE POSTPONEMENT Postponement of the annual sale of delinquent taxes In Clay county for 00 days from Dec. 5, Is almost a certainty, according to a statement made by the treasurer of that county last week.

County treasurer Bender has been in communication with all the principal buyers of delinquent taxes and has received their assurance that they would not attend the sale or sub. mlt bids. Lack of bidders will automatically result In a M-day post, ponement and will produce the result legally that was recently requested In a manner that did not receive legal sanction. Rev. W.

Anderson and wife of Plymouth will eat Thanksgiving dinner this year with relatives in Esthervllle and while here will en. Jof the. quarterly meeting services at the Free Methodist church, over the week end. Rev. Anderson was formerly pastor of this church, and his many friends will enjoy meet, lng him and Mrs.

Anderson again. DOCTOR DIES WHILEJUNTING Or. Alden of Des Moines, Stricken Friday Dr. Frederick Alden, 53, a prac. tlslng physician of Des Moines, was stricken with heart failure Friday, Nov.

IB, while hunting pheasants on the Ben Hatland farm In Ellsworth township. The doctor accompanied by three other Des Moines men, Chester Mycklebust, Frank W. Burnett and Albert E. Burnett, had been out about two hours before getting Into their first flock of birds. After shooting Into this bunch they went on through another corn field and into corn stubble, and here the doctor drop, ped.

He was dead when the others reached him. This was at two-fif. teen. Fred Sternborg, county coroner was called and brought the body to Esthervllle and the same even, lng took It on to Des Moines where funeral services were held Monday afternoon. Dr.

Alden was (he second Des Moines doctor to die In the same manner. Dr. Calvin W. Harned was stricken with heart failure near Forest City Friday FARM LABORER TAKES OWN LIFE HEREJUNDAY Peter H. Brown, 66, Was Good Carbolic Acid WILL ROGERS HAS EMOTIONAL ROLE IN FILM Mrs.

Leo Brawford Dies Suddenly Of Stroke Sat RETIRED FARMER HUNTING VICTIM P. H. Smith, 70, Dies of Heart Failure Cold Spell Broken Today at the noon hour, the ther. mometer has risen to 40 degrees afeove aero. Tills Is the highest point reached In the past two weeks, an extremely long stretch or cold (or November.

Get Money for Schools County Supt. Marie Scrum re. ports the receipt of warrants from the state treasurer for.the state owned lands In Lincoln, Ellsworth Center anfl Swan Lake townships. $44.05 was awarded Lincoln, $82.32 to Ellsworth, 1168.33 to Cen. ter and 8520.30 to Swan Lake, mak.

lng a total of 8838.78 for the year 1832. In 1831 the amounts totaled $838.53 and In 1830, 8855.00. This act provides for the pay. ment by the state of certain sums of money for the support of rural schools In acohol districts wherein the state Is owner of agricultural land. Application must he made to the executive council from the counties and districts deslrng this aid.

Prosper Hubbard Smith, retired farmer, died Friday afternoon of a heart attack following three houlrs of pheasant hunting. My. Smith with R. H. Oreen, Henry and Albert Mahlum and John Smith had been shooting on the Chris Blom farm northwest of Esther, ville.

They had gotten their Urn it and had just started across the fields toward the homestead when Mr. Slmth fell. He passed away In a few moments. The body was brought to Esthervllle at once. The death was declared due to heart failure by Coroner Fred Sternborg, upon his return to Esthervllle after attending Dr.

Alden following his death from the same cause only a few miles away from the place where Mr. 8mlth was stricken. Mr. Smith was born on Sept. 13, 1863 at KnoxviUe.

He had been a farmer all of his life until retiring in 1920 when he and Mrs. Smith moved to Esthervllle from Spirit which town they had resided since 1910, to make their home with Miss Ruth Smith, as. slstant principal of Esthervllle high school. Mrs. Smith, to whom he was married on March 14, 1888, also survives.

Their son Harry W. Smith passed away in January, 1838. The daughter-in-law, and the granddaughter Betty make their home In Esthervllle. Mr. Smith was a member of the Odd Fellow and Rebekah lodges.

Funeral services were held Mon day afternoon from the Methodist church with Rev. W. A. Winter Stein officiating. Interment was made in Oak Hill cemetery beside his son.

V-R- Avoid Chicago Fair Traffic By Enrolling at Beacon City Attendance at the World's Fair nevt summer at Chicago is being made easy through the establish, ment of Beacon City, which will be located south of Chicago on the Lincoln Highway. Those of this community who have driven to points east of Chicago will remember that the Lin. coin Highway swings around the city to the south, thus avoiding the eavy traffic. The location of Beacon City will offer convenient headquarters, entirely free from dangerous and baffling traffic prob. lems.

A thlrty ride each.day from Beacon City on the Illinois Central suburban railway will take one to the very gates of the Fair. Further information may be oh. talned at the Vindicator and Re. publican office. V-R Mr.

and Mrs. William Bradley leave Wednesday for Charles City to spend the Thanksgiving holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bkewls, parents of Mrs. Bradley.

Funeral Services Held This Afternoon from M. E. Church Mrs. Lola Brawford, 34, wife of Leo Brawford and dearly beloved by a wide circle of friends in Es. thervllle, died suddenly Saturday morning following a stroke of par.

alysis at the supper table the ev. enlng previous. Mrs. Brawford had but recently recovered from a very serious Illness but had been about the work of the home as usual She had also acted as bailiff for the women Jurors In Emmet county court during the week. Her death was a great shock.

Lola Austin was born March 23 1888 at Franklin, 111. She received her education at that place attend, lng high school there and was married there on June 27, 1919 to Leo Brawford of Esthervllle. They came to this city Immediately after their marriage and have made their home here with the exception of a few years spent In Des Moines. There are two daughters Betty, 13, and Mary Ann, 6, left with the husband to mourn her passing. There arc also three sisters, Mrs.

Albert Al. derson of Des Moines, Mrs. Chas. Lonergan of Jacksonville, 111., and Mrs. Chas.

Withee of Peoria surviving. The sisters and Mr. and Mrs Leonard Brawford of Peoria are here for the cervices which are being held this (Tuesday) afternoon at two o'clock from the Methodist Episcopal church with Rev. W. A.

WinterStein in charge. Interment will be made In Oak Hill cemetery. While her home was the center of Mrs. Brawford's Interest she found time to take'an active interest in social and community affairs, During the past year she has as. sisted with the bookkeeping at the Vindicator and Republican office.

She was a member of the American Legion auxiliary. E. W. CHAPMAN KILLED SATUR. Is Victim of Auto Smash in California AGED MOTHER DIES SUNDAY Mrs.

Johnathan Shull, 76, Long an Invalid Death came Sunday morning at ten-thirty to relieve the suffering of Mrs. Johnathan Shull, 76, who had for several years been an invalid at her home on West Emory street. Mrs. Shull has never re. covered from a paralytic stroke, several years ago.

The deceased woman whose maid en name was Anna McGulrt was born at Ft. Smith, Ark. Her father was killed in the Civil War and she was left an orphan at such a tender age that she does not re. member either of her parents. With the family who took her as one ol their own number she moved to Russell county, Kansas, as a child.

There she was married when 16 years eld, to Mr. Early in their married life they moved to Illinois but returned to Kansas and 16 years ago moved to Esthervllle. Mr. Shull passed away here 10 years ago. Eleven children were born to Mr.

and Mrs. Shull. All arc living with the exception of Otis who died in 1923. Those surviving their mother Mrs. Frank Boyle of Spencer, Everett, Levi, Will, Freeman and Mrs.

C. C. McLean of Esthervllle, Mrs. Bert Libby of Elmwood, 111., Mrs. Chas.

Campbell of Gowrie, Mrs. Eli Shull of McCordsville, Ind, and Joe Shull of Fortville, Ind. All but the last two named were here at the time of their mother's passing and for the funeral services which will be held Wednesday afternoon from the Mahlum and Anderson funeral chapel and from the church at Terril. Interment will be made at Terril. Mrs.

Shull was a kindly person, always busy with hev family until her last affliction and cheerful in spite of her sufferings. Many friends remember her with affection. COMMUNITY CLUB DIRECTORS MEET; PLAN FOR XMAS Peter H. Brown, who had been employed on farms near Estherville for about eight years, died Sunday morning after drinking 2 ounces of carbolic ncid. Brown was known as a good workman.

He had been paid off on November 4, by Walter Blagg after a summer's work there and had several winter jobs ahead of him, including one of cutting wood, on the Len Gorton farm. He had seemed to be in his usual cheerful frame of mind Saturday evening. He left his room at the Wm. Quinn heme at seven-thirty In the morning, went to a local drug store and bought two ounces of acid. Also a copy of the Sunday Register.

Mrs. Ed Rost and Pearl Rost in passing the Shell bulk station at the end of South Eighth Street on their way to church noticed a man sit. ting on the steps of the small building near the tanks. Mrs. Rost thought about him during services and left church early.

He was still there when she went bock. She called Officer Wcstbrook who arrived just as lie passed away. The body was taken by Coroner Fred Sternborg to his funeral home and is there while efforts are being made to locate relatives. According to the hunting license found on the body the deceased man was 6G years old. With the exception of infrequent drinking sprees the man was without bad habits He hud worked during his residence in the community for Jake Hepp, Fred Himcbauch and Mr.

Blagg and occasionally for other farmers. Nothing is known of his life except that he had been on his own since he was 17 years old. He had never mentioned relatives there was nothing among his belongings to show to whom he was related. The body is being held for a few days in an effort to locate someone who knows more of him. MRS.

JAY BOSWORTH FORMER RESIDENT IS BURIED HERE Though he is known the world over us America's greatest exponent of wit, humor and hemcspun philosophy, Will Rogers Is to quality as a highly emotional actor as well as a comedian In "Too Busy to Work." his latest Fcx picture op- 'ening Its engagement at the Grand Theatre, Thursday and Frl. day. Nov. 24 and 25. Rogers portrays the role of a wandering, do-well, who returning from the war, tramps from place to place In search of his wife and daughter, and the man who stole them from him while he was In the trenches.

Eventually he finds the daughter and the man. but discovers that his wife is dead. Revealing himself to the man, but refusing to disclose his identity to Ills daughter for fear of ruining her happiness, lie tolerantly falls to take advantage of an opportunity for revenge and the climax finds him doing the reverse of the conventional thing. FAIRMONT COUPLE CRASH INTO TRAIN; ESCAPE DEATH CIVIC GROUPS SPONSOR EVENT THANKSGIVING Schedule Fast Ft. Dodge to Welfare Work Those attending a ball game here on Thursday afternoon will do so with keener enjoyment knowing that the proceeds will be used for the relief nf the unemployed and needy In Esthervllle.

Ticket sale befrre the game and at the gates will be In the hands of the Esther, vllle community welfare league who with the All Star football team and the Community club are sponsoring the event. The game is called for three o'clock on Sunderlin field. As worthy opponents of our local fast hard fighting eleven, the game has been scheduled with the fast Ft. Dodge Brews. Te Brews are one of the strongest aggregations In the state winning most of their games so far this season.

The locals will be strengthened by six players from Fairmont, former col- Mr. and Mrs. Fred Franklin of' lege stars. Fairmont escaped with only minor, Estherville lineup for the game injuries after crashing into the drive wheels of a Milwaukee passenger engine at Fairmont, Friday. The train was just drawing into the station when the accident occurred.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Franklin were thrown free of the car and far enough away so that the auto du' not upset on them. Mrs. FranK- lin suffered a compound fracture of the left leg, numerous abrasions and nervous shock.

Mr. worst Injury was a cut on the right arm and a hip Injury. COLLEGE PLAY will be: End. Ed Palmer. St.

Marys': End, Alt Witte. St. Olaf; Tackle. Ed Case. Des Moines Tackle, Paul Quiscnberry.

Crelghton: Guard, Ken Turner, E. H. Guard Chalmers, S. D. State; C.

Vestrum, N. D. Pat Bagan, E. II. John Dillon, E.

J. Bob Palmer. St. Mary's; F. Delbert Beauman, Louisiana.

Ends, Gay Hower, Wilson, Bachman, Estherville. Backs, Jchnson, Davis, Thomas, Esthervllle. LOCAL PIONEER DIES NOVEMBER 13 IN WASHINGTON "Sun-Up" is Artistic Presentation L. R. Chapman reeclved word on Thursday of the death of his father, E.

W. Chapman in an auto accident at Qlendale, Calif. Details of the accident.were lacking.In the message. The senior Mr. Chapman was a former resident of Emmet and Dickinson counties managing the Farmers elevators at Armstrong and Bupertor.

As Mrs. Chapman's health tailed, he sold out and moved to California where he has lived the past ten years. Mr. Chapman was born July 12, IBM at Strawberry Point, He leaves to mourn la death, 2 sisters, 3 brothers, his wife, three sons and one daughter, Margaret Davis, of Ware, Clair Chapman, Olendale, Verlle Chapman, Chicago; and L. R.

chapman of this city. At a meeting to be held Wednesday evening at the committee room in the city hall, directors of the Community club will plan activities for the coming Christmas sea. son. Secretary A. O.

Peterson in announcing the meeting urges a full attendance of the directorate. V-R More Voices to Be Added to Personnel of Messiah Singers At a meeting of the executive committee of the Messiah Oratorio by Handel which will be presented at the Roosevelt auditorium on Dec, 18, by the combined choirs of the Methodist Episcopal and Lutheran churches, it was decided to give others a chance to participate in the production. There have been numerous requests from people who have sung in productions of the Messiah in other places. Those wishing to take part should be at the combined rehearsals on Wednesday evening at eight o'clock. Three quarters of the re, hearsals remain.

Singers must buy their own music. Funeral services for Mrs, Elsie Bcsworth, wife of Jay Bosworth formerly of Estherville will be held this (Tuesday) afternoon at two thirty from the Christian church with Rev. Frank Yearnd pastor of the Union Baptist church officiating. Mrs. Bosworth passed Thursday morning at a sanitarium at Hawthorne, Wis.

She is the daughter cf Chas. Reed of this city. Surviving her untimely passing are four children, Elva, Dorothy, Reynold and Betty, her husband, all of Hawthorne, father and two sisters, Rose and Verne Reed of Estherville, and a third sister, Mrs. Harry Allen of Spirit Lake, also two aunts Mrs. Clyde Beatty and Mrs.

Edmund Beatty of Spirit Lake and an uncle, A. C. Riggs of Estherville. Mrs. Bosworth was born in Estherville and had spent almost her entire life here.

She moved away from here with her husband and children about seven years ago. She had been in the sanitarium for nearly a year. V-R Miss Ethel McArdle of Independence arrives Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving with her mother, Mrs. Wm. McArdle and her sister Mrs.

Owen Morton. She will be accompanied by Mrs. W. O. Yount of Independence who will spend the vacation with Mr.

and Mrs. J. S. Hllliard and son Vance. She is the sister of Mr.

Hllliard. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Carlson will have as their guests for Thanksgiving, Mr. and Mrs.

Roy Edwards of Armstrong and Mr. and Mrs. Reo Edwards of Esthervllle. "Sun Up," a drama in three acts by Lulu Vollmer, as produced by the junior college players, Friday evening in the Roosevelt auditorium, was a carefully excellently staged production. The play, which won the Pulitzer price in 1924, was an experiment in local dramatics and proved to be immensely effective.

The slow, deliberate tempo which char, aractcrized the drama was a source of interest throughout. The North Carolina hill country in the year 1918 is the setting for the play. The Widow Cagle who thinks Franc-: "is a few miles t'oth. er side of Asheville" is probably the outstanding character of the play and Lois Hemphill gave studied and thoughtful interpretation the Widow who deems It better for her Mm to combat tne Law than to go to war and be killed in battle. Rufe Cagle, the widow's son, whose vision comes close to grasping the significance of the hilt country existence was characterized by Richard Turner.

Emmyy, Rule's wife was sympa. thetically enacted by Lora Emily Laurence. Wilbur Mlckleson gave a fine im. personation of old Pap Todd, ano achieved perfectly, the high piping voice of an old man. The.part of the stranger was capably taken by Vance Hllliard, and Bud, a mountaineer boy ques.

tionable Intellect but undoubtedly sincerity was well portrayed by Henry Hale. Gail Collins and Wilfred Reed gave successful interpretations in minor roles. Miss Flonrence Chambers is to be congratulated upon her successfti. coaching of this prediction. The dialect and atmosphere, as well as the costuming and stage management, demanded skillful direction.

Local Man Has Narrow Escape From Death Trailer With Buzz Breaks Loose Saw J. W. Hamilton, 57, narrowly escaped death yesterday morning when a buzz-saw trainer on which he was riding, broke loose from a truck, on the steep hill leading to a river bridge on the detour east of Walllngford. The trailer struck the railing at the edge of the bridge with enough force to throw Mr. Hamilton off before it continued on down a 20 foot embankment into the river.

The injured man was taken into the truck by G. H. Richards and Herb Bergeson by whom Mr. Hamilton was employed in cutting wood and brought to the Coleman hospital in Esthervllle. He was unconscious and remained so for more than an hour.

On the trip to Esthervllle his breathing stopped twice and for some time it was thought he could Sllvertcn, Oregon. Nov. Stillman Pike, who lived In Ea. thervllle fi'Dtii 18G6 to 1874, died last Sunday, November 13, at the home of his daughter, In Ellens, burgh, Wash at the age of 81 years Uie 30th of dust March. His wife, Iris Hamlin, also a former vllle girl, died a few ycors ago.

Three daughters survive, Myrtle, wife of Capt. J. W. Pc-rterfield, Sioux City, Icwa; Delia, Mrs. J.

W. Gault, Hythe, Alberta, Canada; Orpha, Mrs. H. K. Robblns, Ellens- burgh, and several grandchildren.

Two Mrs. Frank Duvey. here, and Mrs. M. Pearcy, Portland, are also living.

There are only a few now In Estherville who will remember Moses Collins, Bert Barber and their wives and Geo. C. Allen are about all I can think of. Moses was in active life for many years in Portland, and in Washington state, merchandising, saw mill enterprises and farming, but retired some years ago and since the death of Ills wife has lived quietly with his daughter. FRANK DAVEV.

ADJOURN COURT UNTIL DECEMBER Several Minor Cases Heard in Last Days not recover. After rallying from the shock, however, the most careful examination failed to show any broken bones or serious injury. A severe scalp wound and the nervcus shock are the only In juries. Reports from the hospital this morning gives his condition as satisfactory. Mr.

Hamilton is the brother of Mrs. Anna Kelly, and an uncle of Mike Kelly and Mrs. Guy Nicholson. V-R The Misses Mary and Elizabeth Rhodes and Henry Hale spent the week end at Ames visiting friends. Mr.

and Mrs. R. L. Mallory drove to Waterloo Friday returning to Esthcrvllh Sunday. Mr.

Mallory's sister, Mrs. F. A. Kehm of Mason City came home with them and will remain here until Thursday when they will go back to Mason City to enjoy turkey dinner at Mrs. Kehm's home.

According to an opinion given by Judge F. C. Davidson in the closing session of Emmet county court here Friday, a house, garage and burn can be sold separately from the land to satisfy two liens against the property of W. B. Osher.

The Wisconsin Lumber company haa brought action to enforce a Hen on the house and the Farmers' elevator Company of Walllngford in a cress petition sought the enforce- ent of a hen against the same house, and the garage and bam. Attorney J. W. Morse represented the lumber company, attorney O. N.

Refsell the elevator company, and Kelly and Kelly of Emmetsburg were counsel for the defense. The cose of L. E. Stockdale aaglnst L. B.

Nunn for the foreclosure of a chattel mortgage which was started earlier in the week will be continued later at Spirit- Lake. This was decided by Judge Davidson because of failure of Mr. Nunn to appear in court Thursday. Dell Morrison of Emmelsburg is an intcrvenor in the case and is repre. sented by W.

H. Moiling of Em. metsburg. Another case set for trial here will be continued until a later session of court. This la the case Ulomstcr and McAnnick.

vs. Ellen Rushton, for the collection of a promissory note. F. J. Kennedy is counsel for the plaintiff CLOSED BANK AT SPENCER PAYS FINAL DIVIDEND A final dividend of 5.05 per cent was paid on Saturday and Monday to the depositors of the closed Citizens' National bank of Spencer.

The cash total of this payment is $20,500 which brings the total paid to depositors to 65.05 per cent or $204,492.50..