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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1924
Page
6
G A Nichols and daughter editors of the Vindicator and Republican registered as second class matter at Esther Ville Igwagias. The advertisement representative is THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION H A Nichola.
The Vindicator and Republican reprints a 1915 Congressional inquiry into alleged oaths of the Knights of Columbus. California Masons state the order is not oath bound, its ceremonies teach patriotism and religion, and no anti Protestant or anti Mason pledges exist. Public editorials urge readers to oppose Klan tactics and support religious freedom while noting local summer school and civic unity.
A humorous noted column by Deemer Lee and local readers recount quips about Mars proximity the moon car named Moon and editor mishaps. It mocks absent minded professors fire inspectors weather corrections and editorial errors in Emmet county papers with wry hometown banter.
A brief note recalls Lola Montez the Spanish dancer whose European exploits captivated audiences, then moved to the United States in 1851 and died there in 1861, with a curt quip about plans for tomorrow attributed to the Washington Star.
The Modern Woodmen of the Grover camp enjoyed a dance on the Fisher dance pavilion near Mud Lake Wednesday evening. Mr and Mrs Sigward Sevatson plan to quit farming this month and move to Davenport where Sigward will study at the Palmer school of Chiropractice. Delmar Nelson had a minor crash with his Ford racer Saturday afternoon returning from Estherville. He was unharmed, but the car sustained a broken wheel, windshield and top.
In a roundup of local life, residents report visits to relatives in Moorland and Strawberry Point, trips to Cherokee and Ottawa, and several social gatherings. The piece notes two weekend auto accidents near town, a gasoline tank explosion injuring a Cox family member, and a lightning strike damaging a stallion and a barn. Community events include a Petersburg fair, a Willing Workers picnic, and a steam pressure cooker giveaway at evening events.
In Lake Fremont Mr and Mrs Theo Osberg and family were Sunday guests of the F A Silcox family. Last Monday evening Mrs Roy Register was the surprised guest of a well planned Royal Neighbors party with husbands present. Games and visiting followed by refreshments. Near midnight the Neighbors departed wishing many more happy birthdays and presenting a purse of money.
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