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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1906
Page
4
A dense list of self announces for county offices in Kinmet and Emmet counties outlines candidates for sheriff supervisor clerk recorder treasurer auditor and other posts. Names include Kinmet and Emmet officials with primary election under Republican guidance. Local context notes political activity amid national tremors and a quake in San Francisco.
W B Reid of Center township agrees to run for county supervisor in the third district after neighborhood urging. A Joliet, Illinois native, Reid has been in Center township five years and led the Farmers Institute, praised as a first rate business man fit for the office.
Extreme heat and humidity marked the week with variable rainfall totals across Iowa. Des Moines reported 8.66 inches, most on Aug 16, while Decorah saw heavy evening floods. Overall moisture was uneven. soils remained insufficient for crops though corn advanced well and ears roasted. Oats and wheat threshing progressed. early apples harvest above recent years. Minor crops good. Get Your Land Title Right Hampton Chronicle.
Mrs. Hannah Davis, born in Northernland Norway on April 20, 1879, died Saturday evening from internal hemorrhage after a brief illness. She left a husband, father, three sisters and one brother. Funeral was held Tuesday at the Norwegian Lutheran church and interment at Oak Hill cemetery.
Mrs Win G Anderson suffered a severe crush injury when a cow dragged with a halter rope near her North Seventh Street home. The thumb and left third finger were crushed and amputated at the second joint after the animal pulled the rope tight around a tree. Dr M K Wilson performed the operation.
The Womans Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church will hold its regular monthly meeting with Mrs. FE. W. Knight on Wednesday August 20 at 4 o'clock. Topics include The Chinese and Japanese in the United States with Alaska as the home topic. The Methodist Episcopal church is conducting a Forward Movement and Rally led by Joseph W. Powell of Buffalo New York and a noted layman called The Most Remarkable Man in Methodism. Powell will supervise and conduct all meetings during September 7 to 9 as the revival activities progress.
An advert claims acute diarrhoea and colic can be relieved quickly with Cham berlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It states a dose relieves before a doctor arrives and that it never fails in severe cases. Sold by Jay Johnston & Co. and Williams & Anderson.
An engraving firm advertises its goods and includes a customer testimonial claiming Doana Ointment cured a long lasting eczema and provided a permanent cure. The quotation is attributed to Hen. H. W. Mathews, Gemmisioner Labor Statistica, Augusta, Me.
Local overflow notes a sparkling mix of license grants, cattle sales, accident injuries, a china kiln shipment, and labor day plans. Lester Tevert and Lily Hill receive a marriage license while F A Schaefer of Raleigh touts a Short Horn cattle catalog. A boy bitten by a dog prompts calls to enforce nuisance laws. Isabella Brubaker breaks a collar bone in a wagon mishap. Labor day speakers may include Senator Kinne and Dan Coyle, with Graettinger events, a ball game, and a woodsman drill planned for a large crowd.
Frank Davis expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for their kindness and comforting words during the loss of his beloved wife.
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