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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1904
Page
1
The Vindicator and Republican will award one Putnam School organ to a rural school in each township of Emmet County. Voting runs Aug 1 to Dec 20, 1904, with coupons in every issue and paid subscriptions counting as votes. One organ per township. organs displayed at W. H. Waterman’s shop.
A sweeping dispatch from Washington notes Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt back in the capital, officials away at resorts, and routine moved to subordinates. The piece lists graduations, promotions, and military entries from Iowa, and mentions new buildings in progress including the National Museum and Union Station, along with agricultural reports on plant diseases and food preservatives.
Sherburn visitors and Estherville locals fill a busy docket with baseball events. A charity game between Bankers and Lumbermen is set for Friday at 4 pm on Rock Island grounds to benefit the Library fund, with gates opening and a single admission ticket covering all events. Also slated is a 3 pm game Thursday against Sherburn, a 6 pm match Friday evening with the Wallingford team, and reports of Teamsters versus Painters and a Clarion trip ending in a 7 to 2 loss. Married plans for Nelle Orr Skinner and Arthur Baxter are announced for this evening in Vinton, followed by a shore visit and return to Estherville.
W F Palmer survives a severe lightning strike at 4 am in the Espeset house on North Second Street. The bolt hit the neck and chest, burned curtains, and paralyzed fingers briefly while two sleeping boys were unhurt. Mrs Palmer extinguished a fire. Palmer is fatigued but alive. DROWNED IN THE His Death at Cherokee. W A Stouw, a pioneer of Cherokee, drowned in the Little Sioux River last Sunday while minnows fishing with three men. He disappeared and was not recovered despite assistance.
Ike Hawk disposes of his interest in Cement Products Co to partner L L Bingham and will move to Boise City Idaho to start a new business. He has long been active in Estherville's affairs and will be missed by many friends. The report notes his departure as a gain for Boise City and a loss for Estherville.
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