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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1900
Page
7
The local Republican Marsden Weaton of Green has accepted a clerkship in J J Klopp's drug store. The item also notes local goings on including school bond refunds, residents relocating, social events, and other town news.
At Tuesday’s school board meeting most current teachers were re-elected while three were not due to lack of applicants. Miss Bishop of Spirit Lake and Miss Myrtle Tesky were chosen for two vacancies to handle primary work. A high school vacancy will be filled by a qualified candidate, and an extra teacher for music and drawing will be hired. The salary for the high school principal increased from 60 to 65 dollars per month. Only high school and primary assignments were set. others to be placed by Supt. Dukes.
The Protestant churches unite for a temperance service Sunday evening at the opera house with Rev. Mr. Ogie delivering an illustrated address. He will lecture at the Methodist church on two upcoming dates and all are invited to attend.
A local dealer touts Crescent bicycles in chain and chainless models. The ad markets two prices, 925 and 36, promoting easy winners and a standard of road suitability for all demands.
Emmetsburg visitors attend a congressional convention in Algona while residents travel for family visits and church events. News covers weddings in Maple Hill and Ellsworth, moves to CenterVille, and plans for new rail service between Estherville and Minneapolis with four towns growing on the prairie. Richtmyer & Richtmyer advertise a free fitting waist pattern.
Markets show grain and hay prices with wheat 45-50 cents, oats 19 cents, barley 28, rye 37, flax 1.50, corn 28, loose hay 83.50-85.00. Cattle fat 4.00, butcher’s meat 1.00-3.40, hogs 4.00-4.10. Richtmyer & Richtmyer advertise Novelty Hosiery at 10 15 20 25 and 35 cents.
A list of canned and preserved goods from Aristensen’s Cye Aristensen’s Grocery includes Pure Fruit jams in Red Raspberry and Strawberry, Bartlett Pears, Baldwin Apples, Gooseberries, peaches in solid pack, Concord Grapes, and assorted canned soups. Prices range from 10 to 35 cents per item, with Michigan origins noted for several fruits. The ad emphasizes convenient, cheap, high quality items like assorted vegetables, beef, and tomatoes.
Our 50 cent shirts are all good valnea some except manly good things some are Madras and some are percale some with collars and cuffs and some without We show some of them in our next window They are only 500 apiece
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