My First Night in Iowa Chronicle of a Pioneer Night
Mrs Martha A Henderson recalls 1855 travel to Iowa from New York with five children. Father Elisha Randall delayed, hotel hardship, crowded stage to Cedar Rapids, storm, outside ride for a bride passenger, Cole's Station lodging, two beds, log cabin fires, two feet of snow, chilly journey toward Tipton then to civilization.
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Martha ‘A. Henderson
Iowa
Elisha Randall
Randall
Mason City
New York
Rock Island
Father
Tipton
Little Sister
Grandpa
Altho
Cedar Rapids
Enuf
Cole
Legion Notes Encourage Auxiliary and Post Unity
The article urges American Legion Auxiliary recruitment and explains benefits of joining for wives and sisters of Legionaires. It highlights the importance of post duties, support for disabled veterans, and the value of a strong Legion in the community. It also reports local notes on members, sympathy for injured peers, and obituaries with community updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Legionaires
Legion AwaiMary
Auxiliary
Red Cross
Legion ‘Auxiliary
Knights of Pythias elect officers in lodge meeting
Twenty years ago Red Gauntlet lodge No. 233 Knights of Pythias elected officers at a regular meeting with C C and Alt, V C George K. Allen, Prelate Tom Brand, M and W George H. Evans, K of R and S L E White, M of F A F Lough, M of A Don A. Bradley, I G Harvey Cox, O G J M Hale, Trustees J C Lovell J T Johnston and Geo K Allen. D M L Bemis, pioneer resident of Emmet county, died Sunday after a brief pneumonia illness. He came to Eshtsville in 1862 and ran one of the first general stores. his brother S E Bemis had also been prominent.
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D. M. L. Bemis
Colorado
Estherville
Bemish
Charles F
Timothy E
Henry J
Mina E. Hart
Denver
Col
Masonic Order
E. I. Sondrol
O. Myhre
Chas. Crim
Isaac Sia M. K. Whelan
J. H. Barnhart
S. D
J. B. Coulter
James Brady
Sargent Bevan
George Cox
Gerberichs
Tom Gibbs
Roy Landis
Red Gauntlet Lodge No
Knights of Pythias
C. C
C. Alt
V. C
Geo. K. Allen
Tom Brand
George H. Evans
L. E. White
A. F. Lough
Don A. Bradley
I. G
Harvey Cox
O. G
Community Notebook Highlights From Estherville Area
Thirty years ago Prof. Davidson visits from Milford as his brother meets in Estherville. New furnaces heat homes of Engineer Robinson and A G Metzger under A O Peterson. Parriott charitable dinners aid the poor in Clinton and Estherville with help from Littell and Miller families. Josie Amundson marries George Barth at Lake Fremont Minnesota, groom known in Emmet county. Rev S H Brown dies at Spencer from throat cancer. J B Binford buys W J Pullen house on Seventh Street to build a modern home next spring. J O Youngman reports top corn yields near Maple Hill Swan Lake township. Adbert Anderson returns to St Ansgar. brother George visits relatives. County Superintendent W A Ladd noted.
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Prof. Davidson
Estherville
Emmet County
Greene
S. H. Brown
Spencer
Sterling Worth
J. B. Binford
W. J. Pullen
Seventh Street
Binford
J. O. Youngman
Maple Hill
Swan Lake Township
Adbert Anderson
St. Ansgar
Mitchell County
George
W. A. Ladd
State Teachers Association Trip Noted in Cedar Rapids
A report notes a visit to Cedar Rapids on Tuesday for the State Teachers Association gathering. The brief mentions attendance by education leaders and discussion of upcoming events and priorities for teachers statewide.
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Cedar Rapids
State Teachers Associaion
Watch Night Plan At Methodist Church With Radio
The VuiR Methodist Church outlines a New Year program featuring a New Year sermon by the pastor a large Sunday School attendance Epworth League services at 5 and 6 30 p m a watch night event with radio access from New York a chorus of a hundred voices and a guest quartet and orchestra the program runs from 9 to 12 midnight Eastern time plans to install radio and issue notices for volume and hearing as details are announced
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Epworth
Epworth League
New York
Norwegian Services Start New Year at Estherville Luth church
Norwegian services will be conducted on New Year’s Day at 11 am and regular Sunday activities follow. Beginning Jan 1 the congregation adopts an envelope system to fund local expenses and Synod missions. Each member pledges a weekly amount for year 1923 to support local church and mission work.
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Lars Wee
Church Synod pledge drive notes and New Year wishes
A portion of the Synod total is noted with figures and a committee plans to visit on January 1 between 2:30 and 6 to receive pledges. The message expresses appreciation and extends a Happy New Year from A. Berge. Domestic context suggests charitable and educational auxiliaries contributing to the Synod fund.
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Sion
Synod
Berge
Church of Christ Greeting Hopeful Year End Services
The article invites attendance at Val Church of Christ services on Lord's Day December 31 with Bible school at 10 a.m., Lord's Supper and preaching at 11 a.m., Junior Endeavor at 3 p.m., Christian Endeavor at 6:30 p.m., and a 7:30 p.m. preaching. It notes a Christmas Eve program by Bible School children, a candy treat, and thanks to striking shopmen for aiding the church’s winter fuel supply.
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Bible School
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Ray D. Shoemaker
Sol
Montana
Minnesota
Legion
Legigniz
Brenneman
Leo Brawford
Leo
Brenny
A. J. Peterson
Dunnell Minn
Scott Henshaw
St. James Minn
Earle M. Selfridge
Atlantic Avenue
Boston
Vuir
Methodist Church Notes
Estherville Luth. Church
Val Church OF Christ
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