locaux and social notes in Estherville area
A rapid-fire nineties style roundup covers market prices for wheat, barley and hay, local business moves including R. A. Barron & Co. into a new Oransky block store, social events at Rohde's ball, and marriages in Spirit Lake. It notes obituaries for Miss Etta Ridley, and a wave of local reports on diphtheria, Prohibition era enforcement, and community movers like Elzy’s steam shovel, Mr Ketcher’s Raleigh honors, and various relocations and public notices across Estherville, Wallingford, Nora Springs, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Barron & Co
Oransky Block
Rohde
Spirit Lake
H. H. Abrams
Wallingford
Henry Amstindeon
Graettinger
Elzy
John Kvtchen
Raleigh
Ketcher
Polk County
Oydlala Light
Pine Ride
South Dakota
Jas. E. Jenkins
John R. Brennan
Jenkins
Washington, D. C
Etta Ridley
West Side
Personal mentions from Estherville daily society pages
Local society note highlights Mrs C D Barnum’s return from St Louis and visits by Elmer Clark to his sister Mrs H Higbee, Miss Abbie Goodwin visiting Mrs M G Wilson, Loomis leaving for California, Mrs John Gifford visiting her son, and gatherings hosted by Mrs Jensen and Mrs Geo Adams. Additional items cover travel, farming checks, and a humorous magazine anecdote about Rev Knowlton’s missionary work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Barnum
St. Louis
John Rhodes
Elmer Clark
Lake Park
H. Higbee
Abbie Goodwin
Burt
M. G. Wilson
Loomis
California
John Gifford
Lowa Falls
E. B. Soper
Emmettsburg
Des Moines
Loyal Legion
Geo. W. Adams
North Seventh Street
Frank Rhodes and
Syracuse
New York
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Timothy
Geo. Fallenwider
Huron
Dakota
Carl Ballard
Michigan
Fallenwider
Alberg
Turner County
Alborg
Henry Johnson
Ellaworth Township
Armstrong Journal
G. L. Kennedy
M. N. Andrews
Minneapolis
Edith Williams
Superior
Iowa
E. E. Gilbert
Andrews
Bert Flora
Cai Bros
Nora Springs
Charles City
Senator Bachman
West Bend
Trousdale
Opera House
Kraft Clothing Co
Gates
el Paso
Texas
Frank E. Long Co
Howard Olson
L. F. Hauberg
Cedar Rapids
Atty. Adams
Mead
Nancolas Hardware
Huntington
The
Terris Tribune
O. Neville
Washburn County
Wisconsin
Geo. Neville
Neville
C. A. Nancomas
Burnette County
Estherville
Wao. Thomas
Smith
South Seventh Street
Thomas
Hardie
E. A. Bullard
Peterson Bros
J. J. Klepp
Bevan
West Side Cemetery
N. A. Lawrence
la Porte City
Ketherville
Funk
Richtmyer
J. J. Klopp
Cain Bros
F. H. Richman & Co
Henry Amundson
Bailie
RK. E. Ridley
Isaac Hawk
Richman & Co
Crim
Penn Hve
McArthur, Lee & Opheim
Chas Root
Wilmot Minn
Orleans
J. Harker
Chas .Matthews
Armstrong
A. F. Lough
Worthington
Knowlton
Told Lower
Birch Coolie
Minnesota
Indiana
Olympia
Pink
E. T. Hobbin
Estherville, Iowa
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