Von Fossen and friends leave Estherville by auto
Several Estherville residents are noted in today’s social column. Mr. and Mrs. E. Y. Von Fossen, Beardstown, Ill., departed Tuesday morning after friends rued their departure from the city. Mrs. A. E. Ratner and son Robert returned to Chicago Saturday from a visit with relatives. Numerous other visitors and travelers pass through Estherville, with plans including Minnehaha Park camping, Spirit Lake vacations, and trips to Chicago, Madison, and along Minnesota and Iowa routes.
Riverside Club Meeting Highlights Patriot Program
The East Riverside Club met July 18 with eighteen members and eight visitors. Mrs. Robb organized topics on citizenship and patriotism including duties of women voters and teaching patriotism to children. A flag drill by four girls preceded a hostess lunch. Next meeting is August 8 at Mrs. Joe Origer's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside Club
Robb
Joe Origer
Press Corres
Producers and Consumers Picnic at Tourist Park
The Producers and Consumers groups plan a picnic with families and friends at the tourist park on Tuesday afternoon at 2 30 August 7th. Attendees are invited to enjoy themselves.
Lutheran Ladies Aid Meeting Set for August Ninth
The Ladies Aid and Missionary Society of the Norwegian Lutheran Church will meet August 9 at the church parlors. Hostesses will be Mesdames A. Anderson, T. T. Sunde, S. Amdahl and G. Erickson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid of
Lutheran Church
Ladies Aid and Missionary Society of the Norwegian
Mesdames A. Anderson
T. T. Sunde
S. Amdahl
G. Erickson
Mrs Schacherer Hosts Ladies Afternoon Near Wallingford
Mrs W H Schacherer of near Wallingford entertained a number of her lady friends on Thursday afternoon. Fourteen from this city and Wallingford attended a pleasant informal gathering with a delicious two course lunch as the feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Schacherer
Wallingford
Omer Nau Celebrates Birthday With Afternoon Party
Mrs. K. K. Nau hosted an afternoon celebration for her son Omer on Monday marking his sixth birthday. Twelve children enjoyed games and a supper following the party. Ruth Harper and Percy T. Umberger wed at Spirit Lake Presbyterian Church on Saturday. The couple, now residing in Spirit Lake, will begin housekeeping in the Walter Wratten Jr. home after a visit to Jackson with the bride’s sister. Mrs. Umberger, a long-time resident and former Wholesale Grocery Company employee, is praised for her industry and charm. The groom, from Lake Park, works as a machinist at Rock Island shops. A separate one o’clock lunch at Mrs. W. A. Beymer’s honored departing members Mrs. M. M. Knapp, Mrs. Alex Johnston, and Mrs. H. C. Brees, plus visiting members from several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omer Nau
K. K. Nau
Omer
Ruth Harper
Percy T. Umberger
Presbyterian Church
Spirit Lake
Harold Fox
W. A. Beymer
M. M. Knapp
Alex Johnston
H. C. Brees
Clarence Ladd
Lizzie Root
Long Beach
Calif
G. F. Whitefield
Minneapolis
Rachel Whitefield
Fred Gilfard
Laurens
Larson
Berkley
Vincent
Fort Dodge
Hartarty Miller
Bo E. Ainley
L. A. French
Perry
Forrest Ralston
Shenandoah
Miss Ethel McArdley Hosts Bridge Party for Miss Eldredge
Miss Ethel McArdley entertained several young ladies at a Tuesday afternoon gathering in honor of her guest Miss Abbie Eldredge of Clear Lake. The guests played several hands of bridge and enjoyed a tasty three course lunch at five thirty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel McArdley
Abbie Eldredge
Clear Lake
Odegaard Bride Wed in Fairmont Ceremony
Mr A J Odegaard brought home a bride Miss Jessie Belle Webster of Primghar at a Fairmont ceremony on Saturday July 21 officiated by Rev Horn of the Methodist church. Mr Odegaard, a Rock Island dispatcher, is well regarded. his bride, a graduate nurse, has worked at Ward Hospital in Fairmont Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Odegaard
Jessie Belle Webster
Primghar
Fairmont
Horn
Methodist Church
Kenneth Turner
Odegaard
Rock Island
Ward Hospital
Fairmont, Minn
VR Rock Island Notes Honor Shower For Mrs Broms
Mrs Selby Broms was honored at a miscellaneous shower Thursday evening by Miss Gladys Barthel and Mrs Matt Donovan at Mrs Donovan's home. Thirty five young ladies attended and many presents were given to the honoree. Supt H E Allen is in Watertown conferring with the superintendent of the M and St L. W H Peterson, maintenance of way engineer, of Des Moines, is reviewing the Dakota division this week. Simons of Chicago freight department was in town one day this week. Mrs Roy Arnett returned Monday from a Colorado trip. Mrs E M Wartchow of Forest City visits her daughter Miss Mabel. Supt and Mrs Allen and Miss Wartchow drove to Spencer to fetch her. Mrs Gertrude Chapman, sister of Mrs J W Peterson, returned to Sioux City Sunday. The Geo Lorimer Jr family moves into the B L Bradford residence on North Second Avenue recently vacated by the E H Zollar family. Henry Moore of Augusta Illinois visits cousin Mrs J H Dunham and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Y. von Fossen
Beardstown
Ill
A. E. ‘Ratner
Robert
Chicago
Wright
Gardston
Bess
Storm Lake
Jas. Rainey
Mary Jeanette
Helen Ratner
Minneapolis
Minnehaha Park
R. O. Clark
Velma
Orvel
Elizabeth Mitchell
W. A. Matlock
Ames
Spirit Lake
Bess Ralston
H. Oransky
R. S. Smith
Consolidated Five Cents
Coliseum
New York
Consolidated
Smith
Auditorium Hotel
Harry Cockburn
Mankota
Minn
Jas, Braden
Cedar Rapids
Braden
M. Murphy
Homer Judd
Forest Ralston
Shenandoah
B. E. Ainley
L. A. French
Perry
W. A. Beymet
el Moines
West Okoozi
Clifton McCall
Nevada
Iowa
Anna Keby
W. P. Hutchison
S. E. Rammes
Freeport
Illinois
Estherville
H. S. Greig
Hutchison
Minnesota
Emma Deming
Marseilles
Geo. Lyon
Hudson
Wisconsin
Ann Singmaster
Ethel
Mary
Mary Arends
Sioux Falls
Arends
Merle Shadle
Pleasantville
Shadle
Shadle Mercantile Co
George ‘Shadle
Yellowstone National Park
Jay Heffelfinger
Iowa Falls
L. Heffelfinger
Gary
Indiana
Don Pullen
St. Paul
John Osgood
Tiffany
Dakota Division
Ed. Liddle
E. B. Soper
Emmetsburg
G. A. Nichols
Templar Park
A. A. Halleck
Niagara Falls
Ed. Byoms
California
Broms
Ragsdale
Winona Lake
Michigan
Alice C. Pierson
Cedar Falls
FE. W. Knight
Almira Ridley
Denver
Edith Stouffel
L. Lough
Frances
Boston
Wm. Rathman
Elgin
Frank Schultz
Grantsburg
Wis
Chas. Schultz
Emmanuel Stavoros
Tom Doyle
Stavoros
Sioux City
Paul Schelp
Audubon
Schelp
Letitia Fitz -Simons
Allen Singmaster
John Gratten
Thomas Doyle
Samantha
Serene Berg
Auto
Lars Burtness
Blooming Prairie
Sam Larson
Larson
Sioux Rapids
O. A. Berge
Everett
Washington
Rev
S. A. Berge
Inwood
Garretson
Berge
the Lutheran Church
Black Hills
Geo. Ellis
Springville
Ellis
Wm. Post
Clair Post
G. Gibson
Monticello
St. James
Roy ‘B Marker
Fred Albertson
Frank Root
Geo. McCutcheon
Herb Nichols
Florida
Caleb Deming
Pacific Coast
the Lake
Gladys Brower
Webster City
Geo. Rugty
Emmaggin
Pine River
Roy
J. S
Williston
West Union
Selby Broms
Gladys ‘Barthel
Matt Donovan
H. E. ‘Allen
Watertown
The
Allen
Miss Wartchow
Spencer Sunday
Gertrude Chapman
J W. Peterson
Geo. Lorimer Jr
B L. Bradford
North Second Avenue
E. H. Zollar
Henry Moore
Augusta, Ill
J. H. Dunham
Federal Reserve Official to Speak at State Fair
Iowa Farm Bureau members will hear E H Cunningham of the Federal Reserve Board speak at the State Fair on Monday August 27 as part of Farm Bureau Day. The program lists a band concert community singing welcome address by C E Cameron and multiple talks by county figures with music and discussions scheduled through the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Farm Bureau
Cunningham
Federal Reserve Board
Farm Bureau
Iowa
Federation d
Federal Reserve
Charles Hearst
C. E. Cameron
State Fair
Hearst
Ladies Quartette
E. H. Cunningham
State Fair Orchestra
Margaret Webster
C. E. Loomer
Clay County
Henry Wood
Woodbury County
Harley Condra
Wayne County
Leroy Anderson
Hardin County
Tom Jordan
Mohaska County
Rock Island May Stop Passenger Train Between Iowa Falls and Estherville
Local leaders weigh loss of passenger mail and freight service on the Rock Island branch from Estherville to Iowa Falls due to reported low patronage. Garfield Hill urges rapid union action among towns to protest to the Interstate Commerce Commission to preserve rail service and avoid hardship along the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Esthervile
Iowa Falls
Garfield Hill
Biedermann
Chamber of Commerce
Estherville
Inter State ‘Commerce Commission
Honeymoon Congratulations For Mr and Mrs L Myhre
Mr and Mrs L Myhre of Turtle Creek Pennsylvania are visiting after their wedding. The bride is praised as attractive and capable and will prove a good wife to her husband. Mr Myhre grew up in the county and later joined Westinghouse in Wilkinsburg, recently rising to assistant superintendent of the transforming department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myhrejot' Creek
Pennsylvania
Myhre
Ole
Turtle Creek
Westinghouse Co
New Electric Shop Opens Soon in City
Riggles, proprietor of Riggles Electric Shop from Fort Dodge, arrives to prepare for a city opening. Stock not yet arrived but expected soon. Repair work available now. larger operations possible next week. Office planned in front of Vindicator and Republican Printing on South Sixth Street. Mrs. M. C. Einwalter of Cedar Rapids visited locally last week and returned home Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Riggles
Riggles’ Electric Shop
Fort Dodge
Vindicator and Republcan
South Sixth Street
Weather Outlook for Upper and Lower Mississippi Valleys
For the period July 30 to August 4, the Washington bureau forecasts near average temperatures with generally fair conditions and a probability of widely scattered thundershowers across the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau
Washington, D.C
Mississippi
Missouri
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Raife’'S Shoe Store
GA Society
Mrs. Schacherer
Federal
Reserve
Boot Shop
R. S. McNeal
Mgr
MR. and
Mrs.l
V. R. the New Electric Shop
V.R
M. C. Einwalter
Weather Outlook
Railfe’s
Sconberg & Kilgore
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