Birthday Guests at Ft. Defiance Park Event
Miss Helen Clemenson was honored at a Wednesday party in Ft. Defiance park hosted by Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Knudson. Several local residents including Miss Ruth Nelson, Miss Grace Martens, and Rev. and Mrs. Albert Bringle attended family and visiting, with threshing crews at Lloyd Houge and Cornell Oleson farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Clemenson
Ft. Defiance Park
Knudson
Ruth Nelson
Marathon
Cassius Howe
Grace Martens
Pasadena
Calif
Miss Anderson
San Francisco
Denver
Cole
Albert Bringle
A. Bringle
Wisconsin
Bringle
Will McNeal
Joe McNeal
Maurice
Irving Martens
Elmer Nelson
Lloyd Houge
Cornell Oleson
Henry Jensen
Henry Dewall
Claus Martens
Adelaide Nichols
Tom Harland
Huntington
Merton Jackman
Estherville
Oleson Boys
Surgeon-General of the Continental forces in the American Revolution
In Alexandria, a figure named De Craik, drawn from Dumfries, Scotland, is noted as an early neighbor who would later become Surgeon-General of the Continental forces under his neighbor George Washington during the American Revolution. The passage situates shifting social roles among neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
de. Craik
Dumfries
Scotland
George Washington
George Mason
George Wythe
America
Hugh Merwer
Fielding Lewis
Washington
Bi-Centennial Interest Draws Public Attention
A notice highlights growing public interest as the nation marks its bi-centennial anniversary with events, exhibits, and community gatherings planned across major cities, inviting participation from residents and visitors alike.
South End Club and Social Shindigs Highlight Week
South Side Bridge club met at Mrs. M. J. Groves cottage with Shadle winning high score and Knapp low score. A guest prize went to Minnie Wilson of Webster City. Guests included multiple local ladies. William Stade received farewell honors at the Lewis Stade home as he prepares to move west. Dozens of relatives and friends from Jackson, Petersburg, Dunnell, Sherburn, Alpha, Estherville, Blue Earth, and Peterson attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Groves
South Side Bridge Club
Spirit Lake
George Shadle
M. M. Knapp
Minnie Wilson
Webster City
H. O. Singe
Fred Albertson
Alex Johnston
Gee, Shadle
Wm. Johnston
W. H. Rubel
J. H. Dunham
Wesley Dunham
Hazel
Helen Brown
William Stade
Lewis Stade
Dunnell
West
Lena Meyers
Petersburg
Ed Slyesgard
Jackson
Geo. Ulrich
Leo Ulrich
E. Ulrich
W. J. Schreder
Sherburn
Rudy Stade
Elbert Knudtson
Bargfrede
Dick Bargfred
Lilian Roggow
Anna Stade
Fred Roggow
Alpha
August Bandon
Suckow
Roy Burt
Edwin
Burt
Wallace Knudson
Mervin Bagan
Robert Jackson
Jimmie Hanson
Eugene Beatty
Lawrence Moore
Orin Bixby
Edwin Burt
Night of the Hudson Tugboat Fire and a Boy’s Rise
Seventeenth installment follows Johnny Breen a 16 year old river boy who survives a shipwreck and gang life to enter a street level world of boxing training. He meets the Malcolms in Union Square and learns reading while pursued by ambition, pride, and a tough trainer named Pug Malone as he fights for a higher prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Breen
New York
Father
Becka
van Horns
5Th Avenue
Gilbert van Horn
van Horn
Breen
Pug Malone
Young Breen
Hubert Malcolm
John
Union Square
Malcolm
Malcolma
Fourteenth Street
John Breen
Bowery
Philadelphia
Jerry White
Pug
Sudlen
Prize Fight Grit and a Fading Farm Gym Saga
John Breen’s sudden knockout reshapes a city’s boxing stakes as Pug and Malone scheme for leverage. Breen contemplates quitting after a brutal blow while Kelly’s mocked-up Westchester Greenbrough Farm gym rises from a decayed house to train contenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Breen
Willie
Pug
Jerry
John
Malone
Samson Club
Greenbrough Farm
Westchester
Kelly
Breen
Hannon
McManus
Kelley
Patsy
Greenhough
Pug Matchie
New Summer Beverages From Colonel Goodbody for Cool Drinks
Our Daily Food by Colonel Goodbody offers punch and drink ideas for summer. Readable recipes include Berry Shrub with berries grape juice and oranges and a Grape Juice High Ball with shaved ice and mint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Pole
List of Women Named in Social Notes
A long roster of women including Mrs. Sam Johanston, Mrs. F. H. Rhodes, Mrs. Esther Floyd, Mrs. Chas Nourse, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Will Dick, Mrs. Warner, Mrs. Wm Post, Mrs. A Boyster, Mrs. C W Jones, Mrs. Fred Sternberg, Mrs. Westrem, Mrs. J D Weir, Mrs. Miles Erb, Mrs. Geo Beauman, Mrs. George Miller, Mrs. Will Watson, Miss Helen Sievers, Mrs. Peter Tornell, Mrs. A Nichols, and Mrs. W G Nichols appears in the compiled social notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Johanston
F. H. Rhodes
Esther Floyd
Chas
Nourse
Miller
Will Dick
Warner
Wm. Post
A. Boyster
C. W. Jones
Fred Sternberg
Westrem
J. D. Weir
Miles Erb
Geo. Beauman
George Miller
Will Watson
Helen Sievers
Peter Tornell
A. Nichols
W. G. Nichols
Hiles Family Reunion and Local Music Club Formation
A Hiles family reunion convened at Edward Sweetser’s home with guests from Boston Los Angeles New York City Chinook Edwardsville and more followed by a park picnic in Estherville. Miss Harker’s Lo Kno Pla club formed at the Harker home with fourth to eighth graders enrolled and a three rank program in music study. Marian Kennedy was elected president with Florence Dooley as vice president Genevieve Horswell secretary Lenore Heneman treasurer and Vivian Kepeset as accompanist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiles
Edward Sweetser
George Soule
Boston
Mass
Lana Hiles
Los Ageles
Calif
Marie Alice Hiles
New York City
Frank Costata
Chinook
Montana
P. H. Hiles
Marguerite
Edwardsville
Ill
Marian Kennedy
Florence Dooley
Genevieve Horswell
Lenore Heneman
Vivian Kepeset
Floris Kohler
Widower Ridleys Attend Bemidji Wedding
Mr and Mrs R H Ridley left Monday for Menagha Minnesota and Bemidji to attend the wedding of their grandson Arlene Horswell daughter of Mr and Mrs W R Horswell. Patricia Pierce and Jean Kennedy will be candle bearers. The wedding is set for Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Pierce
Jean Kennedy
R. H. Ridley
Menagha
Minn
Bemidji
Arlene Horswell
W. R. Horswell
How Modern Women Lose Pounds Safely
Ad touts Kruschen Salts as the easy fat loss method. It instructs taking half a teaspoonful in hot water before breakfast, cutting pastry and fatty meats, and restricting potatoes butter and sugar. The sale pitches a 4 week period with weight loss and a money back guarantee. The ad urges purchase from J A Cummings or any drugstore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Cummings
Gamble Stores Coronado Refrigerator Savings Offer
Pay for a Coronado Refrigerator with the savings it makes you. No down payment. Free trial. No installation charge. Only 5 cents per meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coronado
Gamble Stores
Former West Bend Man in Revolver Duel
A former West Bend man, N. J. Corweller, cashier at Farmers State Bank of Hamel, drew and fired on two bandits invading Hamel, Minnesota, recovering $2,000 from the vault. Corweller previously wounded a robber in a prior bank raid. the gunfight ended with the bandits fleeing and Corweller facing minor injuries. A passerby pursuit followed for several miles before police halted the chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bend
Farmer's State Bank of
N. J. Corweller
Corweller
Mabel Larson
Dorweiler
Dorweller
Minneapolis
Twenty-second Street
France Avenue
Minnneapolis
Lakeside Club Hosts Annual Picnic at Estherville Park
SWAN LAKE NEWS reports the Lakeside Country club held its annual picnic in Estherville park with over 30 attendees enjoying the park and swimming pool. Visiting friends and family are noted, including Mr. and Mrs. Gilbertson, Harold, and Leona Carr, Shirley Bryan, Adeline Olson, and several local households. Threshing progress is near completion with yields from 20 to 40 bushels per acre in the hall area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeside Country Club
Estherville Park
Shirley Bryan
Adeline Olson
Acre
A. G. Henderson
Robert McLelland
Clyde Bloyer
Ed McKean
Fainily
George McKean
Dolliver
Jim Questad
Ole Questad
Estherville
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V-R
West Emmet
Lup
Fairfax
Doe
James Crate
Greace Mason
Lord Fairfax
Belvoir
Greenway Court
Sylvan
Potomac River
James W. Brooks
James W. Brooke
Calvin
Grorse
Megscee
Washington’s
Joan Parc
Custis
Sted
South End
Entertain
A. B. Club
Geo. Nichols
A. Barber
Sam Collins
H. O. Sillge
A. H. Davidson
Wm. McArdle
Nichols
Milas Ethel McArdle
W. E. Deming
W. G. Gordon
Service Star Legion
Gordon
Colonel Goodbody
Ricky
Northrup, King & Co
Wholesale and
Lincoln Street
B. B. Anderson Elevator
Swan Lake News
O. G. Gilbertson
Harold and
Leona Carr
W. J. Reid
Wilder
Beacon City
Chicago
Exposition Gates
Teacon City
Vindicator
Iowa
Beacon Way
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