Gruver A Flourishing Grain Town In Emmet County
Gruver formerly Luzon began as a cornfield marker for Northern Lumber Co. It is a hub in Center township on the Estherville Albert Lea division of the Rock Island line. Platted 1899 by John and Anna Dows, it was renamed Gruver in 1900. The beet industry, sugar beets shipped and marketed by Northern Sugar Co. topped 1,750,000 pounds sugar in 1923. Population 150, with two churches, a township high school led by Prof. J O Johnson, and multiple businesses. Mayor C Higginbotham and civic officers run a town with electric lights, gravel streets, and cement sidewalks.
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Luzon
Gruver
Northern Lumber Company
Gruger
Center Township
Estherville
Albert Lea
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
John
Anna R. Dows
Board of Supervisors
Graver
Northern Sugar Company
J. O. Johnson
Bessie Vandenberg
Chell
Johnson
Vandenberg
Vera Fisher
Beth Eldred
Grover
Presbyterian
Presbyterian Church of
Emmet
Pioneer Church
C. Higginbotham
Charles Nasby
R. H. Vetter
Jr .G. Willey
J. E. Goldsberry
Paul H. Graves
A. C. Andrews
Hank Colt
Swan Lake
Ropty
Drake Hardware Exclusive In Gruver Field
L. H. Drake runs the only hardware store in Gruver six miles east of Estherville and handles the Fairmont cream station. The shop offers heavy and shelf hardware building tools stoves ranges granite and aluminumware and mirrors the assortment of larger city outlets.
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DRAKE
L. H. Drake
Gruver
Estherville
Grover Resident Mr Drake Garners Strong Local Support
Mr Drake has run a four month business in Grover and has earned solid backing from residents. He served three years as firemen secretary and stays active in community improvement efforts.
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Drake
Grover
Paul H Graves Leads Coal and Grain Trade in Grover
Paul H Graves runs a large coal and grain business in Emmet county with the Graver elevator capacity of 30 000 bushels. He buys grain and sells top Illinois and Kentucky coal. Graves operates two other elevators and has long served on the Grover town council and in the local Odd Fellows lodge.
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Graves
Paul H. Graves
Emmet
Mr. Graves
la Salle County
Hillnois
Graver
Kentucky
Emmet County
Grover
Lodge of Odd Fellows
Es therville Shrine Leader Mentioned in Obituary Fragments
The text notes a figure connected to the Blue Lodge and Chapter of Es therville and the Shrine of Sioux City. It states he is married and has three children named Russell, Geraldine, and Myron, highlighting family details from an obituary fragment.
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Blue Lodge
Estherville
The
Shrine of
Sioux City
Russell
Geraldine
Myron
Grover Savings Bank Grows With Emmet County Town
The Grover Savings Bank established to aid the community has become a financial mainstay of Emmet County. J. P. Kirby of Estherville serves as president with M. K. Whelan as vice president and C. L. Nasby as cashier. Directors include J. Johnson Ole Quastad Romaine Sondrol J. P. Kirby and M. K. Whelan. The bank offers farm loans and insurance and operates from a home built in 1920. Nasby, a bookkeeper, joined after studies in Minnesota and Norse lineage from his farmer father E A Nasby sustained as Jackson National Bank director.
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Grover Savings Bank
Emmet
J. P. Kirby
Laws Financier
Estherville
M. K. Whelan
C. L. Nasby
J. Johnson
Ole Quastad
Romaine Sondrol
Jackson Minn
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Minn
Minnesota University
Emmet County
Norway
E. A. Nasby
Jackson National Bank
Andrews Market at Gruver Handles a High Grade Meat
Andrews runs Gruver's sole meat market offering high quality merchandise. He also sells Estherville Steam Bakery goods groceries and milk and has exclusive rights to Hutchnson's Purity ice cream.
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A. ©. Andrews
Gruver
Estherville
Hutchnson
Grover merchant Andrews profiles local business and farming roots
Andrews has operated in Grover for about five years and lived in Emmet county for 36. Before entering retail he farmed. His father N A Andrews, a retired farmer, has lived in the community 39 years. Mr Andrews does his own butchering and makes all lard and sausages and also butchers and renders for others.
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Andrews
Grover
Emmet
N. A. Andrews
Mr. Andrews
Local Poultry Trader Serves Community Needs
A market report notes a farmer who buys poultry and hides for shipment and livestock for home use. He offers a fine selection of meats and draws customers from long distances, reflecting a strong local patronage.
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Swift & CO
L. J. Smith
Mgr
Estherville, Iowa
By Harry Wilkinson
Peters
Fruits and Vegetables
C. Higinbotham
Iowa
Gruver Savings
Estherville Bread and
Hutchinson's Purity Ice Cream
Gruver, Iowa
Milling CO
Red Goose
Holland West
Anchor Brand
Puritan Store
F. A. Musson
Bank Gruver
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