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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1917
Page
1
Estherville city and township schools plan opening Monday with 33 teachers, some new hires, and a large staff. The superintendent, T H Sunderin, notes sizable salaries and upkeep costs, with detailed assignments for the high and rural schools and personnel across multiple grades and subjects.
Dr Edward Campbell, longtime pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Los Angeles, has accepted a call from the First Presbyterian Church in North Yakima Washington to lead there. His resignation will take effect in late September after more than six years in Los Angeles. Campbell said he regrets leaving friends but believes North Yakima offers greater opportunities. The North Yakima church, the leading Protestant congregation in the city, has about 100 active members and has not yet set plans for a successor.
A Chicago Examiner dispatch from Champaign Illinois says Karl Burnside of Orleans Iowa reportedly lost a leg to a German shell in France, but his parents deny any official notice and doubt the claim. The piece notes Burnside has been with the ambulance corps near the front for two months and cites nearby air raids and hospital bombings as possible causes.
A local Red Cross carnival near Seventh and Howard streets drew steady crowds and raised about $203. Virginia Johnston won baby pageant first prize with Prabafaun Kerley second. prizes credited to Miss Hazel Bemis and others. The event featured miniature tents, a parade, band, and a range of 3 to 5 cent attractions with lasting community support noted.
A Utah or Midwest diary fragment mentions eye trouble and meals in camp, plus a bombardment test with mortars described in detail. The second part reports Governor Harding announcing five days to move the first 30 percent drafted for the new war army, with regional concentration at Camp Dodge starting September 5.
Adjutant General Logan warns local boards to mobilize the first contingent by Sept 5 with one third then Sept 19 and the last third Oct 3. Pink notice form No 1640 is issued to each man, detailing reporting time, baggage, and legal penalties for failure or evasion. The southern district board reported forty five appeals to the president.
President Wilson signals preference for exempting married men and heads of families from the first draft while Army officials push a stricter interpretation of exemption rules. The letter to Secretary Baker hints at a more liberal stance on exempting single men and family providers as the draft law guides policy. A family picnic at Okoboji featured Roy and Mary Donovan and others visiting the area.
A man and his wife from Siaity were aboard a runabout that left the grade near a ditch two rods east of the railroad crossing west of Superior. The vehicle turned turtle, breaking the man's neck. the woman was injured and walked to a nearby farm for help. Passersby notified Superior. the body was taken to Superior and later Spirit Lake for burial after a funeral in Ringsted. The man is believed to be about 40, possibly named Crogsen. The article also notes Iowa women’s clubs mobilizing for Greater Iowa Week and Iowa Day activities, plus the death of Andrew Hansen of Ringsted in Denver and burial back home.
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