Valentines and local news in Estherville column
Merchants voice stock this week and board proceedings run on pages three and six. Valentines displays hint at Valentines Day near. Galloways attended a Spencer poultry show. Eglin returned from Huron for a position at Colt's blacksmith shop. Ingvall & Rhodes expect big Ford trade after a car load arrival. Yeager runs a two week piano sale. Ridley bought 150 head of cattle from Kirby farms near Grover and Maple Hill. Barriers Burned Away praised at Armory theatre. Rock Island derailment delayed traffic near Superior. High school basketball vs Emmetsburg: girls 19 6, boys 6. Emma Day dies at home. funeral at Christian church. Various locals at court, Minneapolis trip, Grover/Eastville events. Groundhog Day noted. Hogs paying subscription joke. Doughty notes OC R TR R passenger train arrival in Armstrong. Rock Island division change rumored, possíveis expansion here before spring. Lyric program Moore’s Harp Orchestra on February 6. Pastry cook wanted at Cozy Cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Eglin
Huron
South Dakota
H. B. Colt
Ingvall
Kirby
Grover
Maple Hill
Armory Theatre
Estherville
Chicago
Superior
Rock Island
Emmetsburg
D. H. Adams
Watertown
Henry Grant
Minneapolis
G. F. Letchford
Frank Hiden
O. Norby
Prudential Insurance Co
Tom Doughty
OC. R. TR. R
Armstrong
Toni
Earl of
Here
Vinton
Eatherville
Cedar Rapids
Personal notices drift across Estherville week
Purely personal items list business visitors and social calls across Estherville area including Hid Strube N J Lee Homer Denham Mrs Geo Schaad J B Strait M J Deming Wm Draper and others. Mentions court attendance, travel to Sioux Falls Des Moines Chicago Marseilles Emmetsburg Spirit Lake and Swea City with various relatives and professional visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hid Strube
Albert Lea
N. J. Lee
Des Moines
Homer Denham
Sioux Falls
Geo. Schaad
Rock Rapids
J. B. Strait
Wallingford
J. M. Deming
Armstrong
Vera Coleman
Dolliver
Grace Ports
Co. A. Smith
Spencer
Iowa
Prudential Insurance Co
F. H. Ferguson
Spirit Lake
Lloyd Anderson
Clarence Williams
Williams
Estherville
F.C. Williams
O. ©. Amundson
Swea City
Banker Dowden
Grover
Jean Patterson
Geo. Patterson
Fred Lyman
Seattle
Death of Jason Howe in Coon block hall
Jason Howe was found dead on Monday night in the second floor hall of the Coon block. He likely died of heart failure after long-time complaints. He had no local relatives beyond a sister in New York and one in California. He was about fifty years old and, according to notes, alcohol contributed to his ruin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jason Howe
Coon
New York
California
Girie Strategy Delights Dance Lifts Fatigue for Day
A New York Press note jokes about a girl who loves dancing so much that she stays up late and is too tired to help her mother the next day. The item reads as a playful social remark from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girie
New York Press
Arm strong couple wed at home of cousin in North Ninth
Otis Olson and Anna Certrade Peterson married January 24 at 826 North Ninth Street. Rev Nathaniel Pye officiated. Attendants were Carl Peterson and Serena Peterson. Guests included Clen and family from Boulder Colorado. They will farm south of Armstrong and attend local revival services. The notice also promotes a stage scene from The Wolf at the Armory and endorses Foley's Honey and Tar cough remedy with a testimonial from M Stockwell of Hannibal Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afielevana
John Steaners
North Ninth Street
Otis Olson
Anna Certrade Peterson
Cornelius €. Peterson
Willian Olson
Ellsworth
Iowa
Carl Peterson
Armstrong
Serena Peterson
Estherville
Warning Against Marketing Packed Eggs In Springfield Area
The Advance warns farmers about selling packed or pickled eggs. Some farmers within two to eight miles of Springfield pack eggs in summer and sell at high prices in winter. Eggs show yolk spots and break easily, lacking health, and selling is forbidden by the Pure Food Inspector with fines or imprisonment. State inspectors target the Springfield Produce Company and monitor ongoing sales. The Pure Food department enforces no exceptions for sellers. Also note Blymer Alloyed Silver pens for sale at Vindicator and Republican offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Springfield Produce Company
Pure Food Department
Springfield Advance
Falls Victim To Thieves
8S. W. Bends of Coal City Alabama has a grievance. Two thieves stole his health for twelve years. They were liver and kidney trouble. Then Dr Kings New Life Pile throttled them. He’s well now. Unrivaled for Constipation Malaria Headache Dyspepsia. 24 cents sold by S H Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Bends
Coal City
Ala
Dr. King
S. H. Williams
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hugh B. Lawrence
Brief City News
W. P. Galloway
Emma Day
Will Johnson
Christian Church
the Lyric
Moore
Harp Orchestra
Cozy Cafe
Hide Park
Anderson Drug Co
Mrs. Wm. Draper
Traer
E. J. Breen
Fort Dodge
John Munson
Clara, Harcourt
Milford
Emmet Co
M. H. Schloeman
Cecil Raleigh
Naples
Mattino
G. E. Moore
Will Deming
Tagvall and
Rhodes
Board of Supervisors
G. C. French
City Electric Light Plant
Geo. EB. Anderson
Wm. Baker
Minneapolis & St Louis
U. C.T
Odd Fellows Hall
Alfred Rose
Cletus Keogh
U. S. Express
Clarence Person
Aurelia
Contractoer Salyers
State College
Ames
Courier Journal
First Church of Christ Scientist
Seventh Streets
Mable Hilbish
Hatherville State Bank
Howard Graves
H. S. Sandrel
G. Zeeman
Howard Espeset
Ass't Cashier
John M. Barker
Walter Crowell
Janes Espeset
W. 8. Jones
A. D. Root
E. I. Sandrol
Edward Stockdale
Chamberlain
B B H. Williams
8Th St
West Side
E. Lincoln
Goodgage
Sbence
Barnhart
H. SounoMsan
Coon Block
Zona Gate
Pelleas
Ettarre
Nau Brothers
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Foley
M. Stockwell
Hannibal
Jay Jolinson
Vindicator
Republican
First National Bank
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