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Newspaper
Terril Tribune
Location
Terril, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1901
Page
8
Terril area notes show G O Hovin's barn under way. J J Randolph to ship a carload of hogs Saturday. Spirit Lake game canceled. W C Ferguson expands with oil and screens. Several residences planned and shops ongoing. Local politics and church events fill the week.
Temperance activists in Dickinson County launched a campaign to abolish the county consent petition and close four saloons in Spirit Lake, Lake Park, Arnold's Park, and Terril. Abrams of the State Anti-Saloon League predicted high voter support, aiming for about eighty-five percent in Milford and Okoboji townships, with Terril possibly closed even without a Terril vote.
A jumble of ads and notes describes J. A. Exnor's palace photo studio car arriving for a four day stay, with a mobile photo studio and living quarters on wheels. Ennor and two assistants offered satisfactory work and meals aboard. Also readers urged to clean Tin Gan Avenue and dump litter, while a local painter advertises buggy painting to boost appearances ahead of decorations and Fourth of July events.
Estherville reports J Holmes a well known local man vanished after May 13. He drove to Spirit Lake, stopped for beer, then boarded a Worthington train. His team was found tethered Monday, and no cause or word has been received.
The notice outlines a teachers meeting in Spirit Lake on May 25 with sessions on education quotes, instruction, and discussions led by J T Velin Grace Kettleson E E Hagerty Bertha Carter J B Wilson and others. It lists topics including fractions teaching methods geography library usage and current events with music and singing portions and identifies multiple presenters and discussants.
A Terril column reports freshened gardens and local chatter about saloon petitions. George Skewis fished the lakes last week while Bro Carpenter of the Estherville Democrat teases for company. The Terril Grain Co. supplies millet seed as H Lewis closes The Lewis hotel due to high rent, leaving town briefly without lodging options.
Local brief listing residents visiting and staying in Terris and surrounding towns. Mentions Ray Lewis from Arnolds Park, W H Gill and other residents, with a mix of visits to Ruthven Estherville Spirit Lake and Terril. Real estate transfers include numerous lot sales in Terris Spirit Lake and Lake Park. Also ads for Gerberich Music Co. and DeWitt's Little Early Risers.
A historic church program outlines a two day event at the M E Church Terri with lectures on temperance, civic topics, and religious education. Sessions cover Bible readings, organizational duties, narcotics education, civil government, and church unity. The convention includes an evening address, devotionals, and a final adjournment.
Des Moines area crop bulletin for week ending May 20 1901 notes warmer than usual warmth with mean temperature 42 degrees above normal and light uneven rainfall. Oats and spring wheat need moisture while oats crop is thinning. early corn planting progressing with good stands and cultivation under way. Noted pests include wire and cutworms. some replanting anticipated. Fruit yields expected light due to frosts. reports of reduced blood in apples plums and cherries. Local notices cover school construction bids in Lloyd township and contractor bonds. Neighboring columns summarize town news from Estherville and surrounding areas with farm changes, marriages, deaths, and community updates.
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