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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1923
Page
4
The letter argues a two cent gasoline tax hurts labor with tractors and trucks, harming farmers and road upkeep. It notes Iowa highway funding already through licenses and the county fair idea, while editorializing on high city tax reserves and payments for printing, reflecting local financial strain and newspaper costs.
GEO. B. ANDERSON advocates dividing Iowa into four districts for Poor Farms to cut costs. Each district would serve 26 counties with one steward and smaller land purchases, claiming potential savings of about 50 percent per county. He calculates land at 200 per acre and building costs, arguing statewide savings on land and structures. The text also references social notes about fashion and local social events in Fremont Nebraska with names of young ladies and graduates of 1922.
Clem Peterson H O Sillge and Mrs Lewis Cass bought from Mrs Edith Espeset a ten foot alley behind their East Lincoln business lots. The platted lots had no prior provision for an alley, and the deal closed this week.
Ed Red Welsh was brought before the Primghar Grand Jury on Monday over the theft of the Barber car. The case will go to trial in federal court in May. Miss Rubye Ellerston reports marriage to Kenneth Bell in Salt Lake City. Details scarce at press time. Mrs C I Haynes to entertain Priscilla Club. Misses Helen Osher, Margaret Vincent, Elizabeth Knowles of Coe College Cedar Rapids honored at a theatre party hosted by Marjory Meadows. Helen Robinson assisted. evening ends at Grand Theatre.
Mr and Mrs Roy Buckingham returned from a Chicago business trip. Miss Helen Cole, visiting with her parents, is a high school graduate now at Fort Leavenworth. Mrs R C Yepsen of Detroit and Mrs Roy Lynch of Eldora left after ten days with Mary Bagan and siblings. Several locals travel for business or visits, including Chas Holmquist in Cedar Rapids, F W Bennett and baby from Sioux City, and Fred Eddy’s return from Fort Dodge. Housing changes and Easter travel feature, with Miss Banfield and Miss Lyda Anderson in Chicago, and Clifford Nurss purchasing a residence on North Street.
Doa D Roa met Tuesday with Mea Alexander Lila Sconberg Dorothy Wilson from Chicago for a shoot vacation visiting her parents Dr and Mrs M E Wilson Miss Alice Bingham and Gilbert Pullen Grinnell College students home for Easter vacation Art Beatty resumes duties as ticket agent after a week’s tussle with the fly Kansas is visiting Estherville at the Wilson home Mr Burham a cousin of Mrs Wilson Rev Gilbert Voorhies attended the Board of Town Presbyterian Home Missions meeting in Des Moines returning home Wednesday The Estherville grocery business dissolves its flag and will continue under John Sandven All accounts owing the firm payable to John Sandven Dated at Retherville this 81st day of March 1923 TORN SANDVEN F J SHEPARD
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