Lake Fremont rural schools visit and district social report
Follette and assistant toured rural schools in Lake Fremont on Monday while a District 69 basket social drew a full house last Friday. Proceeds from baskets and lunches totaled nearly thirty seven dollars as late arrivals joined the program featuring The Whole Truth and Oh Doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Follette
Misa Alall
Lake Fremont
District 69
Petersburg Consolidated School
H. W. Woods
Walter Bragg
Estherville
Chas, Brandt
Simon Bruner
Clarence Brandt
Terri
N. B. Silcox
Anna
Braker
Leonard Ewigsen
Jackson
F. A. Silcox
Dick Miller
M. H. Silcox
L. J. Anderson
M.J. Larson
McCrery
Pleasant View Farm
Sam Larson
Levi
Gladys
Huntington Sunday School Reports and Church Activities
Attendance at Sunday School reached 53 as Intermediates led the banner event with plans for Christmas Eve exercises. Both services drew new faces. Mrs Sharrar missed the Junior Class program due to neuralgia. Carl Bombarger hosted dinner with family. pastor visited Bries Bair. Telephone trustees chose a new manager. Elmer Chambers hauled about 1600 bushels of corn. Silcox school held a box social raising 38.80, with many neighbors attending. Miss Bralker directed exercises and a play. Lily and Minnie Detrick visited Mrs Bair on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
Sharrar
Carl Bombarger
B. C. Bombar
Bralker
Lily
Minnie Detrick
Bair
Winden family heads to Wentworth for week visit
STATH EINE BE A Winden and family depart for Wentworth South Dakota by auto to visit relatives for about a week. Meanwhile Miss Nasby at Tucson hospital was briefly ill with influenza, not missing. Her brothers Arthur and Charles went to Arizona. Lars Quande is repairing at the John Hoover place. Luther church meeting decides to reuse old church furniture in the new church until funds for new furniture are raised. The Luther League pledges support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. A. Winden
Wentworth
South Dakota
Misa Astrid Nasby
Aursé
Public Health Service
Tucson
Arizona
Miss Nasby
Arthur
Charles
Lars Quande
John Hoover
Lutheran Church
The
Luther League
Local sports and social notes from Superior area
Superior and North Superior played basketball Thursday evening with Superior winning. A birthday celebration occurred for H. C. Coleman with about twelve couples present. Lars Larson defeated Osceola Joe of Jacksonville in a wrestling match at Olson hall Saturday night. Mrs. Brown visited her sister in Sibley Thursday. Maud Hamilton visited Beatrice French Sunday. Twelve of Buster French's friends helped celebrate his sixth birthday last Friday. Mr. Sharp of Calmar visited his sister Mrs. Coleman Friday night. Service Star Legion met at Olson hall Saturday. Holiday decor noted in stores. A Sunday School Christmas Eve pageant was planned for the school auditorium. Mr. and Mrs. M. Dennison of Estherville spent Sunday with Mrs. French. Olson's store was burglarized Saturday night. back glass removed and about 100 dollars of goods stolen. The Rock Island hand car from the tool house was stolen that night with no trace found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calmar
Iowa
Coleman
Service Star Legion
Olson Hall
First Church Services and Reading Room Notice
The First Church or Christ Scientist at 214 South Eighth Street invites the public to Sunday School at 10 and worship at 11 with a subject The Universe including Man Envolved by Atomic Force. Wednesday evening testimonial meeting at 8. Reading room hours 8 to 5 daily except Sundays and holidays. Also an Auction Sale at Brent neman Jewelry Store to save on Christmas gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Church
Christ Scientist
South Eighth Street
Brent ‘Neman Jewelry Store
Big Four Declamatory Contest Roars Across Iowa
Four school teams travel to Spencer Algona Emmetsburg and back home for the annual Big Four declamatory contest. The roster lists Raymond Danber Eliza Hanson Patricia Woods Helen Kelly Marie Wilson Gladys Reglum Evelyn Olson Joseph Pullen Mabel Lighty plus various works and authors. Spirit Lake Beacon notes public sentiment on railroads and reports a horse shipment by express from R J Gardner to Chamberberg Penn with fifty eight horses and high freight charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Algona
Emmetsburg
Navy
Raymond Danber
Eliza Hanson
Patricia Woods
Express
R. J. Gardner
Chamberberg
Penn
Dickinson County
Jackson
Express Company
Spirit Lake Beacon
Card of Thanks and Foregoing Health Travel
Card of thanks to neighbors for helping with potatoes and corn and the sick, noting true friendship. Bertha Benson, visiting Mrs. Mary Hatfield, left for Phoenix, Arizona, for two to three months to seek health improvement, then plans to move to California permanently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Benson
Mary Hatfield
Pheenix, Ariz
Californa
Spirit Lake Beacon
Visit of Rev and Mrs J E Rice to Ruthven
Rev and Mrs J E Rice of Estherville were in Ruthven Saturday visiting friends and handling business matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Rice
Estherville
City
Ruthven
Illness and quarantine at Guertin home in Estherville
Dr Coleman of Estherville attended Friday to illness in the John Guertin home. Mrs Guertin and Miss Etheral Palmer plus a Guertin child were ill with scarlet fever. The home was quarantined Saturday. Saturday several locals went to Estherville for the funeral of Miss Lorimer who died after an operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Coleman
Estherville
John Guertin
Christmas Week Business Hours Plan In City
Merchants in the city will keep stores open evenings during the week before Christmas or the week starting December 19. The custom is long established, found desirable, and widely followed in the state. Merchants favor the plan this year for the benefit of shoppers.
Holiday Closures Observe Christmas and New Year
Due to Christmas Day and New Year Day landing on Sundays, all stores will be closed the following Mondays, December 26, 1921, and January 2, 1922. The Chamber of Commerce endorses the closure, and public notice urges compliance. Free gifts announced at the daily Auction Sale by EE. M. Brenneman, Jeweler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fremont
West Emmet
Roy Brown
Herbert Anderson
Betsy Olson
Martin
H. H. Schmidt
Will Dewall
Thos. Ruckman
Paul Welnitz
Emas
Huntington
Estherville Tire Co
C. G.‘Benns
Helen Kelly
Marie Wilson
Humorous Levinsky
Gladys Reglum
Lincoln
Herbert ‘Hurley
Francis Mills
Mandy
Leona Brown
Toussant L’ouverture
Evelyn Olson
Joseph Pullen
Mabel Lighty
Register and Tribune
Railway Age
Clifford Thorne
Glenn ‘E. Plumb
la. Follette
Glenn Plumb
la Follette
America
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
Macalvex
Grace Episcopal Church
Wasserman’s
General Merchandise
Jersey
San Mario Coffee
National Biscuits
Herman Holldorf
EE. M. Brenneman
Jewfler
Rexall Drug Store
Estherville Spencer
FBI
Presbyterian Church
Madame and
Mademoiselle
NAU Brothers
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