Local Happenings in Estherville and Surrounding Areas
A long reading of Estherville happenings covers a town marriage between J. J. Mullaney and Miss Mary Mangan of Plover, with Justice Parsons performing the ceremony. Notes on local politics, land sales, high school basketball games, and travels of residents across Wisconsin and Oregon appear alongside obituaries, bank applications, and community updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
J. J. Mullaney
Mary Mangan
Plover
Bancroft
J. W. Mangan
Mullaney
Justice of the
Parsons
Lemars
Clear Lake
Emmetsburg
Pioneer Dies After Sufferings and Sudden Death
William Cordingley of Algona dies suddenly after a long illness noted as gravel and related ailments. Born May 24, 1831 in Accrington England, he immigrated to America at 17, lived in New York and Hamilton Canada before settling in Algona. He retired from the shoe business in 1894 and leaves a family including daughter Mrs. Sullivan. Funeral from his Call Street home Friday at 2:30 conducted by Rev. Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Cordingley
Mra. Sullivan
William Cordingley
Accrington
Lancashire
England
America
New York
Hamilton
Canada
Ile
Mary Bosanka
Youngstown
N. Y
Horn
Bury
Cordingley
Easie
J. W. Sullivan
Call Street
Sullivan
IF. C. Taylor
Methodist Church
Quarter Century Ago in Courier 1889 Highlights
A roundup from January 18 1889 noting travels of James McEnroe Jr to La Salle and Col J M Comstock and Charley Stinson’s trip to Washington Territory. Returns from W H Ingham and Ed Mantor's schooling plans, repairs and reports by Nycum and Hinehon on Treasurer Rice and Auditor Hutchina. Sioux City Gorn Palace train to Washington budgeted at 5000 dollars. Mrs John Galbraith ill, Rev Phil C Hanna’s revival at LaVerne. Wm Cleary leads a petition over constitutional issues. Upper Des Maines hints at few Democrats in First Ward. lists local Democratic figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. J. M. Comstock
Charley Stinson
Sheldon
Washington Territory
St Benedict News: Community Notes and Birth Report
Local readers note forthcoming marriage of Miss Marcella Stuffick to Mr Herman Firdmann. Attendees include Leo Arndorfer and John Ludwis from here at the Ames course. Various locals visit, travel, and visit relatives in Iowa Wisconsin and Illinois. A birth is recorded for John and Mrs John J Arend, a girl born Sunday January 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lamath
Chicago
Springfield
Peoria
Illinois
George Meyers
Whittemore
Herman Kutchara
Prairie
Marcella Stuffick
Herman Firdmann
Leo Arndorfer
John Ludwis
Ames
Jos
Rahmey
Daughtera
Verena
Atton
Iowa
Martin Rahm
J. J. Wegman
Frank van Erdewyk
Carroll County
E. J. Murtagh
Algona
Peoples Savings Bane
Oscar Poirot
Chas. Stuffick
Bellevue
Ill
St. Louis
Idn
Hammer
Margaret
Beaver Dam
Wis
Joe Erdmann
Erdmann
Templeton
Emma German
St. Joe
William Arndorfer
Weasley
W. B. Harleman
John Clevidence
Corwith
Freddie Studer
FP. M. Studer
Canada
Leslie Dawson
Anna Raskopf
Henry Seiler
Sauk City
Wesley and Plum Creek community notes and events
James Blain visited over Saturday night with his parents causing a rejoicing and a fattened calf feast. A L. E. Krantz basket social netted 43 dollars toward moving Dean Methodist church. Stout, formerly of Wesley township, died near Plover. Geo Olson rents 520 acres to farm next year and builds an ice house. Hans Carlson bought Will Goeddertz’s Sexton property and George Larson bought the Sexton meat market. Mrs. Seefeld visits Sterling Illinois. Jim Blain to keep house. A newborn at J. R. Savage near Sexton. Sexton dance well attended with Blain Ferrigan Mahoney. Miss Hazel Meliza visited from Hobart. Milo McDonald visits Sioux City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Blain
Thomas Blain
L. E. Krantz
Dean Methodist
Krantz
Stout
Wesley Township
Plover
H. N. Nelson Place
W. J. Martinek
Geo. Olson
Sexton
Geo
Hans Carlson
Will Goeddertz
Algona
Hans
George Larson
Chris Seefeld
Sterling
Ill
Chris
Jim Blain
Jim
J. R. Savage
Mother
Babe
Blain
Ferrigan
Mahoney
Hazel Meliza
Hobart
Milo McDonald
Sioux City
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Princess Theatre
THE
House OF Universal
J. Farrel MacDonal
Frank Ostrum
Miss Gladys Keiser
Wilson & Kelley
Mason City
Kolhaas Bros
A. By
Poland
China
Bob Stevanson
Farrow
C. E. Kollasch
H. C. Adams
Des Moines
Progressive Party
Adams
Fred Miller
Mt. Angel
Oregon
Fred
Portland
Gus Peek
W. P. Jones
John Switzer
Ed Hackman
Woodburn
Tom Sabin
Union
Sycamore
Sabin
Dekall
Will Jand
Ed Goetschh
Oconomowok
Krause
German Valley
Goetsch
Henry Braun
Milwaukee Depot
A. M. Jasperson
Lone Rock
Missouri
Kansas City
Fairmont National Bank
Henry Lagenhausen
Lotts Creek Township
Lagenhausen
Kossuthiounty
Fenton
Myrtle Reed
Call Opera House
Miss Reed
David G. Fischer
United Pliny Co. (Inc
Sarah Padden
Ruth Thorne
Deni’ Gon
Webster City
F. A. Brongon
Spencer
Alice Hawn
Frank Clark
Wmr. Cordingley
Swea City
Chet Gould
Julesburg
Cole
Gould
Burt
Nicholas Schiltz
Albert Binneboese
Emma A. Helmke
Michael P. Goetz
Anna M. Schrauth
Thos.l. Grinsted
Mamie J. Boatwright
Theodore A. Carrel
Emma Falk
Jacob Gursinga
Janna Schultz
Clinton Young
Whitney
Montana
Peter Young
Christ
Cana
Frank Loss
Crick
Nicoulin
Viola Mann
Irvington
the Courier
James McEnroe Jr
la Salle
W. H. Ingham
Ed Mantor
Warner
W. H. Nycum
J. W. Hinehon
Court House
Rice
Hutchina
John Galbraith
Phil C. Hanna
LaVerne
Cleary
Congress
Upper Des Maines
Lund
B. A. Meyer
H. I. Wasson
C. Byson
Dr. Ensign
Sid Cotterell
Lamberson
A. D. Bradley
John Grove
Peter Winkel
Geo. Woodworth
Hank Stebbins
Max Herbst
St. Benedict News
Wesley and
Plum Creek
Just
the Sanitary
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