Estherville Prosperity Hints Atatsers Past Year
Local column notes Estherville recovering from past years with growing business activity and returning prosperity though not yet at prewar levels. Editors Day and Dillman visited from Spirit Lake for Northwestern Iowa meeting and called on the Vindicator and Republican office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Day
The
Fairmont Sentinel
Chas. Dillman
Blue Earth Post
Estherville
Spirit Lake
Iowa
Vindicator
Republican
Dillman
Threshing crew duties and local visits at Twelve Mile Lake
Olaf Thoreson and the Superior threshing outfit finished their work in the area last week. Sam Pederson and Hans Jensen learned of a death in Northfield Minnesota and traveled there with family to attend the funeral. Numerous visitors from Goodell Randall Cylinder and Elmore stayed with local families while threshing continued and Des Moines State Fair plans were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olaf Thoreson
Sam Pederson
Hans Jensen
Northfield
Minn
Eli Hetland
Ruth
Irene Ness
Goodell
Gaylord Ness
Baby
Randall
Ness
I. G. Maaland
Rudolph Dewall
Esther Paton
Geo. Dewall
W. E. Ferguson
Glenwood
Carl Roesen
Elmore
Christ. Egeland
Jewel
Roland Tillie
Paton
Ida Hurd
Gunver
Rodney Ness
Williams
Story City
Des Moines
Lawrence Hagen
Lyons
S. D
Halvor Larson
Cylinder
Marie Miller
Chapman
Newspaper Editors Meet at Spirit Lake Iowa
Editors from the Northwestern District of Iowa gathered at Spirit Lake for a three day meeting. Field Secretary G L Caswell led discussions while the group toured West Okoboji and enjoyed a fish fry, amusements, and hospitality from the Spirit Lake area. The event aimed to leave a favorable impression of the premier Iowa resort region with no casualties reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Spirit Lake
Orleans Hotel
G. L Caswell
State Association
West Okoboji
Francis Sites
East Okoboji
Orleans
Arnolds Park
Francis Siles
Arnolds
Park
Holbrook
Ames
Knapp Family Leaves Estherville for California
Vera M M Knapp and family departed Estherville for California last week seeking a winter stay and possible relocation. Mr Knapp, long time Rock Island division freight agent, retired after nearly four decades with Railroads. Mrs Knapp and daughter were active in social and church life. friends regret their departure and await outcomes on the Golden State trial residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ale
Wednesday
California
Estherville
Golden State
Knapp
Rock Island Road
Iowa
M. Knapp
Johnston
Herirginia
Los Angeles
Aged Printer Died On Nebraska Roadside
F E Rogers a 78 year old printer from Florida to Seattle was found by the roadside near Fairbury Nebraska last week. He apparently succumbed to heat with a thermometer at 100 degrees. He had worked in printing about six years and once served on the Marion Ohio Star under President Harding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Seattle
Fairbury
Nebraska
Spencer
Harding
Marion
Ohio
Star.Spencer News-Herald
Hotchkiss to Leave Bell Telephone Manager Post
F E Hotchkiss manager of the telephone exchange will leave on the fifteenth of next month for Los Angeles California to join the Bell Telephone Company engineering department. Ralph Rogers will succeed him in September and will move his family here. Hotchkiss has led the exchange with strong social and business ties and his departure is noted with regret by friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Hotchkiss
Real Telephone Exchange
Los Angeles
Cal
Bell Telephone Company
Emmetsburg Band Delights Town With Concert
Emmetsburg band performed before a large crowd in Estherville after a reciprocal visit. A delegation accompanied the musicians and hundreds of cars filled the square as the band delivered a generous program with short intervals, drawing praise for its quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmetsburg
Estherville
Dorothy Gish Stars in The Bright Shawl at Grand
Dorothy Gish stars as a vivacious Andalusian dancer in The Bright Shawl to be shown at the Grand Theatre Sunday and Monday, Sept 2 and 3. The film features Richard Barthelmess, a strong supporting cast, lavish production, and marks a high point in Gish’s screen career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woon
Dorothy Gish
Richard Barthelmess
Grand Theatre
Miss .Gish
Mary Astor
Edmund Goulding
John S. Robertson
Associated First National
Auto wreck on Half Mile Hill Injures two
Sunday evening about 8 50 Ford touring car owned by Peter Dahl with Miss Burgess and Robert Percy ran into a passing car on Half Mile Hill Lincoln Street. The vehicle dropped ten feet into a deep ditch and turned over landing upside down, supported by a stump. Burgess slightly hurt. Dahl and Percy escaped injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Dahl
Lincoln
Miss Burgess
Joint Sales Meeting a Great Success in Fort Dodge
The wholesale grocery joint meeting of Fort Dodge Sioux Falls and Estherville last Saturday featured short talks by major vendors and a day of music. Guests were chauffeured to Inn on West Okoboji for a banquet followed by a notable address by W E Belheimer of St Louis. Key speakers included J E Sanderson of Milwaukee and George Green of Chicago from the American Sugar Refining Company. Roy Buckingham, local manager, praised the event as one of the best. The apple crop this year was noted as satisfactory with worms as a minor issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Sioux Falls
Estherville
West Okoboji
W. E. Belheimer
St. Louis
Merchants Fall Opening In Estherville Planned
Estherville merchants plan a fall opening for the third week of September. The event aims to showcase new styles and best goods with modern displays and efficient service. A gala night will feature a pavement dance. Window displays will be bright and a window shopping contest may be held to surprise shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Graham family moves to California for new home
Mrs C B Graham and two children depart Estherville with the M M Knapp family for Los Angeles to start life in a fresh home. Mr Graham recently secured a fine bank position in the city after earlier work in banking, insurance, and loans. The Grahams are long time residents and active in Masonry and Eastern Star, and are greatly missed locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Graham
M. M. Knapp
Los Angeles
California
Graham
Esthervile
Local rail news and upcoming events at a glance
Vero Rock Island Notes reports on moves and visits by railroad staff including Walter Gleason family travel to Winona and Engineer Hardy visiting Decorah. Promotions and transfers shuffle positions from Denver to Cedar Rapids. Neighbors attend Jackson County Fair as schools prepare to reopen September 8 and Westbound Limited rail drama is set for Grand Theatre September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Gleason
Winona
Minn
H. E. Allen
Garry
Des Moines
Forest City
Bunny Shields
Denver
Missouri Division
Rio Grande
Knox Bradford
Amarillo
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
T. F. Reddans
Cedar Rapids
Reddans
T. A. Bogue
Dés Moines
E. W. Knight
Minnesota
Horace Soper
John
Jackson County
Emory
Johnsgon
Emmetsburg Party Recovers Stolen Ford En Route to Church
On a Sunday morning in Wallingford a party from Emmetsburg spotted a stolen Ford at Mud Lake while en route to a Lutheran Young People’s Convention. Mr Chris Baekve identified the car, aiding in the capture of Russell Fuller of Des Moines and two young accomplices. Fuller faces likely penitentiary time. the trio was taken to Emmetsburg for custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmetsburg
Young People’s
Lutheran Church
Wallingford
Chris Baekve
Mud Lake
Baekve
Walligford
Russell Fuller
Des Moines
Georgia Brown
Margaret Tani
Ringsted
Fuller
Emmetsburg Liked the Estherville Band in Concert
The Estherville band played Emmetsburg in a weekly city concert drawing a large crowd. Emmetsburg’s band will travel to Estherville Tuesday to perform their weekly concert in return, fostering camaraderie between the two towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Emmetsburg
Henry A Reimer passes embalmers examination
Henry A Reimer of Allen Furniture and Undertaking Co passed the Embalmers examinations before the Iowa State Board of Health in July with creditable grades and received an Embalmer's License. Mr and Mrs Clark Lingenfelter began an automobile trip to North Dakota and northern Minnesota earlier this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry,.a. Reimer
Allen Furniture and Undertaking Company
Iowa State Board of Health
Clark Lingenfelter
North Dakota
Minnesota
Davidson of Emmetsburg to Succeed N. J. Lee
Last week Governor Kendall appointed F. C. Davidson an Emmetsburg attorney as judge of the Fourteenth Judicial District to replace Judge Lee who resigned to practice law in the city. The bar in the district approves the selection as very satisfactory and fitting for the part of the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendall
F. C. Davidson
Emmetsburg
Fourteenth Judicial District
Lee
Davidson
Electroliers Planned for Park with Four Per Side
The city will place eight electroliers in the park on the north side four on each side at approximately equal intervals. Concrete foundations caused some delay and disappointment to midnight spooners, but overall public approval is expected.
Rock Island Office to Close Time Keeping and Accounting Units
Changes planned by Rock Island system consolidate Time Keeping and Accounting from Rock Island general offices into Cedar Rapids. Effective September first, about twelve employees affected led by Roy Arnett and Francis Foran. Officials warn the move is experimental and may be reversed if not successful, with Estherville and other cities potentially losing or regaining offices depending on future conditions. The Chamber of Commerce and Supt. Allen indicate the change cannot be stopped and public expectations remain hopeful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Union
Bow
Spirit Lake
Rock Island
Cedar Rapids
Roy Arnett
Francis Foran
Estherville
Eig
Roa
Chamber of Commerce
Supt. Allen
Wanamaker elected delegate to conference for Methodist church
Lou Wanamaker was chosen as a delegate to the Lay Electorial Conference meeting in Sioux City to elect delegates to the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Springfield Massachusetts next May. H G Delaney elected reserve delegate to cover Wanamaker. The General Conference, held every four years, includes about 800 ministers and lay delegates from worldwide Methodist work. W R Leo Saunders arrives from Arnolds Park to run Hutchison Ice Cream Co and will occupy newly rented rooms on South 9th Street with his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Wanamaker
Sioux City
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Springfield
Mass
H. G. Delaney
Wanamaker
Delaney
Estherville
General Conference
W.R
Leo Saunders
Arnolds Park
Hutchison Ice Cream Co
C. P. Madck
South 9Th’ Street
Farmers Union Big Picnic Contests Sept 8
A local notice lists events at the Farmers Union Big Picnic on Saturday September 8 including Old Fiddlers Contest Best Farmer Hog Caller Best Lady Chicken Caller Best Child Caller and various junior and youth competitions with cash prizes. The schedule urges entries to C D Philpott, Contests chairman, and promises a full program in the next issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Union
Bey
C. D. Philpott
Sports Committee
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Twelve Mile Lake
Arnold’s Park
Coney Island
Vera M. M. Knapp
F. E. Hotchkiss
Leavin
Peeee Emmetsburg Band
W. R
Alice Bingham
Decorah
Half Mile Hill
Worms
Graham. ‘Famil
Verorock Island
WN. E.’ Kendall
Rock
Island
Cedar’ Rapids
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