Pioneer Estherville resident Mrs Ridley celebrated
Mrs R E Ridley known as Queen Esther received a surprise party at her Estherville home for her 78th birthday. She is described as a pioneer of Emmet county and one of the first white women in Esther ville, honored for remaining through difficult times. The item also notes Ascension Day observances by Machaelon Commandery and local business news about Brank Wing taking over Byfield restaurant. A small classified note seeks cattle and horses for pasture near Estherville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Ridley
Wis
Dukes Accepts Dean Post at Huron College
Edwin Dukes longtime Independence superintendent has accepted the dean position at Huron College in South Dakota. Dukes and his wife plan to move in June to the 8000 population city, where Voorhees Hall recently opened at the Presbyterian college with 465 students and a 20 member faculty.
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Bulletin Journal
Independence
Jisberville
Edwin Dukes
Huron College
Huron
Dukes
South Dakota
Voorhees
Indiana
Independence Schools
New Superintendent Elected by City School Board
The school board at a meeting last week elected V. E. Rehn superintendent of the city schools and re elected all of the present corps of teachers except one or two who did not desire the position again.
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V. £. Rehn
City Schoola
Rock Island wreck near Garrison injures twenty six
A head on collision between Rock Island No. 89 North Bound freight and the south bound passenger near Garrison injured twenty six, with only William Lahue of Garrison seriously hurt. Crews and residents aided the injured as physicians arrived. the two trains locked together after the impact. Conductor J S Wolfe, engineer A M Lyman, and other crew members are named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrison
Rock Island
William Lahue
Gantz
A. M. Lyman
C. T. Brown
J. S. Wolfe
No. 89
Steve Yerke
W. F. Dunlap
F. L. Douglas
G. E. Secerist
Ed. Sawyer
F. L. Colleton
Local Proceedings and Community Notes Update
The board of supervisors proceedings will be published in full next week. Emmetsburg attorney E. A. Mortling attends court this week. A sketch of R. K. Soper’s life appears on page three. Miss Ethel Hudson left for Mason City to be chief night operator. Auditor Sim Stedman and Palo Alto board met with Emmet county board. Nels Levi moved a carload of immigrant movables to Lemmon SD to settle on a homestead. Judge Coyle to lecture at Presbyterian church on The Great Problem of the Age regarding juvenile crime mortgage. union meeting for all to hear. Chas Root seeks county auditor, campaign on two-term idea, well known and qualified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Mortling
Emmetsburg
R. K. Soper
Ethel Hudson
Mason City
Sim Stedman
Palo Alto
Lemmon
South Dakota
Judge Coyle
The
Presbyterian Cured
Esbherville
Regional Roundup of Visits and Legal Matters
John Randolph travels to Boone to tend his farm while Senator Francis visits Spirit Lake constituents in Hatherville. Armstrong officials handle court duties. Emmetsburg and Webster City connections appear in social notes. Jury draws and grand jury names released as Stakes v Con verse advances. a Shriner special from Sioux Falls narrowly misses wreck near Dows. Sheriff candidate B T Soram seeks voters while local couples wed in Luverne. Free Methodist services announced with Justification by Faith sermon.
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John Osgood
Armstrong
Francis
Spirit Lake
Hatherville
Faktinson
Steve Bunt
R. Stedman
Emmetsburg
N. B. Robert
Seward Dillon
Peter Johnston
J. W
K. K. Skattebo
L. H. Heidecker
Nels Anderson
Eugene McCarty
John J. Richmond
David van Eman
Frank Hornby
Shriner
Sioux Falls
Dows
New Post Office Contract Awarded to Local Builder
Washington reports say I N Salyers won the contract to erect the new post office for 57432 dollars, revised from about 63000. Work to start soon with completion and occupancy expected by August 1, 1911, the building to be a handsome addition to the town.
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I. N. Salyers
Washington
Sleighing record and heroic ice-bridge rescue at Estherville
Frank Davuy recalls Estherville’s harsh winter of 1880 81 with heavy snow and southeast blizzards. He credits a bold rescue plan by local youths who cut up the mill pond into ice cakes and steered them under a bridge to save John Amnon's flour mill and the Des Moines river bridge from catastrophe.
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Barnes
Oregon
Vindicator
Republican
Tews
Estherville
John Amnon
Des Moines River
Warren
Tom Pullen
Charley Dillman
Jas. Espeset
Will Halverson
George Ridley
Ed. Davis
Sam Collins
Mattson Boys
Hare
Frank Davuy
Elks Install Officers at Ather Ville Lodge 528
The Ather Ville lodge No. 528 B P O Elks held their Tuesday evening installation led by J J Klopp. Officers installed included J L L Clinite Exalted Ruler J E How ard Leading Knight 8 F Hanchett Loyal Knight W Kingman Lecturing Knight J E Stockdale Treasurer N B Egbert Secretary G W Cuyler Tyler Chas Root Esquire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stherville Lodge
J. LL Clinite
J. E. Howard
F. Hanchett
W. ©. Kingman
J. E. Stockdale
N. B. Egbert
G. W. Cuyler
Tyler
Chas, Root
J. J. Klopp
Also Mentioned on This Page
Queen Esther
Machaelon Commandery
KK. ‘S
Asylum
Grace Episcopal
Wm. Byfield
Brank Wing
Byfield
Wing
Wan'ted
Porson & Pitcher
Iowa
Kingman Bros
Thes Rock Island Railroad Company
Eck
Wolfe Hart
Cedar Rapids Republican
Board of Supervisors
Chas. Root
Wunty
Root
Chicago
John Randolph
Boone
Robert Hamilton
Germania
Mgr
T. Soram
Soram
Emmet
Brees
I. G. Willey
Jennie Moore
Valley Springs
Luverne
Minnesota
Estherville Thoreday
East Maple Street
Wiley
Greig & Zeeman
Liore
Louisa Courty
Free Methodist
Broadbridge
Baptist Church
Kuppenheimer
Frank Davey
Elks
First National Bank
Kirby
Estherville, Iowa
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