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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1924
Page
6
The column notes a running race with King Corn and Old Sol, plus potential lead changes by Jack Frost. It reports on Little Miss Helen Clemenson’s tonsil operation and steady recovery. Local socials, threshing, visits, weather lightning, and a long list of residents, families, and events in Superior, Estherville, and surrounding areas for August.
Estherville guests join Thomas Hillestad family for Sunday visit and August Burdette’s fourth birthday party. Journals recount visits by Gerald Stillman and Bruce Reed, plus numerous church group meetings and social calls across Dolliver, Spirit Lake, Estherville, and Donnell.
Mrs Goldsberry hosted the Halfa Ladies Aid on Thursday. Several neighbors and relatives visited, including Hans Lund and family at the Emil Elmers home. Raymond Edwards visited his cousin Kay McIntire south of Ringsted, while Miss Nellie Nielsen stayed with Mrs John Loewenberg. The Summers family went to Algon on Sunday. Dr Keenly of Mallard checked farm interests Friday. Shifting threshing engine troubles plague local rigs amid heavy rains. Numerous visits and errands filled Thursday to Sunday across Ringsted, Glen Flora, Graettinger and Okoboji area residents.
Armstr ong Mis Elina Stone of Minneapolis visited her parents the Stones on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Ed Gibbons left Saturday for Deer River Minn with Wm Stapleton. Helen Dowg and Clara Robinson went to Minneapolis for a short visit. B A Gronstal and family from Council Bluffs visited Wednesday. Hays Merton Wood and sister Vera left Friday for Iowa Falls after a week with friends. Dr C M Walters of Los Angeles visited John Korrect home Wednesday. Mrs W V Leach of Valley Springs SD visits her parents the Steiners. Lyndon Cheever of Milwaukee visits John Cheever. Mrs Dora Moltz of Huron SD visits Chris Johnson home. W S Potter went to Ft Dodge Tuesday. Near Johnson returned from Stone Rock to visit Laidley. F Underwood and family of Martin and Lester Jensen of Weston arrived Monday for Peter Hanson home visit. Peter Knudsen returned Monday from Minneapolis after six weeks with son Arthur. John Juhl and family of Askew MN visit relatives. Mrs A E Knudsen returned Friday to Minneapolis after visiting Peter Knudsen. Chris Geousin and family of Fenton visited L A Petersen. Albert Anderson and family of Woden visited F H Christtiengen. Mr and Mrs AM Thomsen and Mr and Mrs Ed Larson of Burt visited Chris Nelson home Sunday. W S Potter attended Woodman meeting at Templar Park Wednesday evening. A J Johnson and family Mrs J S Petersen and Sigfrida Knudsen visited Martin Jensen home Sunday. Carl Griffin and family of Masonville visited H C Christtiangen home last week. Mrs L Johnson, Mrs J S Petersen and Sigfrida Knudsen attended Fairmont Friday.
Nelsen and family of Denison drove up Saturday. Milo Butterfield and family returned home Wednesday from a visit at Aurelia. Nora Jensen of Weston arrived here Monday for a visit at the Peter Hansen home. Wes Hal and Cecil Baker returned to their homes in South Dakota. Paul Larson of Joliet Ill is here looking after his farm. Peter Knudsen and daughter Sigfrida with Mrs A E Knudsen voyaged to Estherville and Graettinger Wednesday. George Patterson and Arnold Mouritsen drove to Sioux Falls Saturday with George's two sisters. J W Elis and family of Centreville and R B Kurtz and son of Trenton Mo were guests at the George Benson home the past week. Henry Hanson and family of Graettinger and Mrs Mike Christensen of Algona visited Thursday at the Peter Knudsen home. Mr and Mrs Laurence Vande Harl Raloff Mrs R P Jacobson and son all of Waterloo. Mr and Mrs Albert Cutler and family and Mr and Mrs Geo Cutler of Bancroft. Lew Markley of Burt were Sunday guests at the GeoVande home. Mr and Mrs Harod Fisher of Swea City were guests at the Joe Fredericksen home Thursday. Mr and Mrs Frank Nash of Cherokee are visiting at J J Rown. Mr and Mrs Chas Davis visited at the home of Chas sister at New Ulm Sunday. Wm Nesen and family of Terris and Mrs R W Nelsen and two children of Story City were guests at the Joe Fredericksen home Saturday. J Rasmussen and family drove to Okoboji Sunday.
The article explains shoddy woolen goods as low grade cloth made from old woolens collected by ragmen. These materials are unraveled by machinery, then mixed with good wool to produce shoddy fabric.
Watering water is drawn through a canal and ditch system from the mountains about fifty miles away to irrigate the fields of a major Hawaii cigar company.
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