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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1925
Page
2
The Estherville Vindicator and Republican reports a holiday greeting and calls for harmony in the community. It notes improvements in trade, local meetings, and upcoming events, including church gatherings and school programs. The column covers residents’ travels, illnesses, social visits, and a family bereavement.
Mrs. C. E. Sullivan joined a Sunday dinner at the H. D. Merenesa home while Supt. and Mrs. Bliss prepared to depart for St. Paul, Minn. Teachers left for holidays as the school closed Friday afternoon. Several students and staff planned vacations to Estherville, Moulton, Pierson, Storm Lake, and Wisconsin. A well attended program at the schoolhouse featured an operetta The Cruise of the Trandic bed and a play Ye Skule of Long Ago by grades.
Fragmentary notes mention a funeral with Rev. A. G. Heddle and M. L. Carver, interment in Oakland cemetery, and social visits by Mrs. T. B. Williams. Christmas tree events are planned in Estherville and Huntington with Rev. Heddle and S&S. B. Reed in Thompson House. University of Iowa alumni in Emmet County plan a reunion during Christmas recess per Prof. Forest C. Ensign.
Sheriff Thomas Nivison, Emmet County, announces a special execution from the District Court in Des Moines National Co. v Riley et al. The sale covers multiple tracts across Emmet, Dickinson, Kossuth, and Calhoun counties, with overall judgments and interests totaling thousands of dollars. The sale is set for January 16, 1926, at the Estherville courthouse, 9 am to 4 pm, with bidding to begin at 2 pm.
The Past Grands of the Rebekah lodge were entertained Friday evening by Mrs. E J Schryger with Miss Hattie Manthey assisting. The H Oransky store force enjoyed a Christmas party at Mrs. Paul Linthicum’s home. Mr. Oransky visited from Cedar Rapids. Teachers host a monthly party with a dinner and a Christmas tree in the domestic science dining room. Mr. and Mrs. Charles V. Bryan entertain Christmas day guests Mr. B F Kerner and the R H Winter family.
A host of friends and well wishers send greetings and good will in a public message, celebrating the occasion and extending warm regards. The note highlights community support and shared pride in the event or achievement.
A fragment notes Johnson will be home Friday morning after a trip to Illinois, with Herbert Allen of Estherville and Missey Vernice Halleck linked to the Alpha Phi chapter pledge. Sofia at Town City is also mentioned in the context of the pledge announcement.
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