Early telephone history in county spans rapid growth
The Western Electric Telephone System began in Britt Iowa in 1895 with under $1000 capital. By 1901 fewer than 2000 Northwestern Iowa phones existed, expanding to over 38 000 exchange and 40 000 rural phones, with Estherville as a key hub. By 1923 Estherville had 1158 city and 385 rural telephones plus 16 toll circuits. national Bell System growth peaked at 14 million by 1922 with hundreds of thousands invested and employed.
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Western Electric Telephone System
Britt
Iowa
Corwith
Wesley
Mason City
Black Hills
South Dakota
Minnesota
Hancock
Kossuth
Emmet
Dickinson
Osceola
Lyon
Iowa and Nebraska Telephone Company
Porcent
United States
Algona
Estherville
Emmet County
W. Crim
Bancroft
Spirit Lake
Estherville Exchange
Bell System
Bell System of
Gardner Raises Fine Breed of Poland Chinas
Gardner raises a premier Poland China herd near Graettinger Iowa. His 20 month old boar Prohibition, sired by Cicot, was 1921 world grand champion and won the grand championship at Estherville. Prohibition weighed 820 pounds at showtime and has high honors. A half brother heads Darling’s herd and another half brother sired the heaviest litter on record, ten pigs weighing 2870 pounds at six months. Diamond Marr, a 1923 pig, is another valued herd boar from the same line.
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Q. R. Gardner
Graettinger
Poland
Iowa
Prohibition
M. A. Darling
Darling
Gardner herd wins at Estherville short course
Gardner family shines at the Estherville Short Course with Fessy’s Nugget grand champion and Tim in the herd. Tim, two, stands tall among cattle. Fessy’s Nugget tops dairy entries. Mr. Gardner wins prizes in corn and poultry while Mrs. Gardner builds prize winning brown Leghorns and sells hatching eggs.
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Mammoth Tim
Stanley
Gardner
Consolidated Be to Dollar Store Opens in Estherville
The Consolidated be and $1.00 store opened July 8 1922 and has thrived from the start under the slogan Many Sales and Small Profits. Proprietor Mr Smith has worked in retail since 1912 and previously ran Kresge Co. stores in Iowa. He joins Consolidated Merchants Syndicate Inc with broad purchasing power aiding its low pricing.
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Smith
Estherville
Kresge Co
Sioux City
Davenport
Iowa
Consolidated Merchants Syndicate Inc
Broadway
New York
Consolidated Be
A Versatile Hand Excerpt From Jurgen
A correspondent sends an extract from Jurgen noting the tragedy of being murdered by a hand sworn to protect. The Boston Evening Transcript script frames the remark as a somber aside on welfare and duty.
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Jurgen
Sylvia
Boston Evening Transcript
Schultz Herd Of Pure Bred Hogs In Emmet County
W A Schultz of Lone Cedar Stock Farm near Estherville operates a large pure bred herd of Duroc Jersey hogs and Hereford cattle. He owns boar High Pathmaster grand champion at Clay county fair and Pilot The Great winner in 1928 Estherville short course. His January 24 sale marks his fifth annual sale of brood sows with young stock available. Visitors welcome to the 160 acre farm highly improved in the county.
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Emmet County
W. A. Schulte
Lone Cedar
Estherville
Shultz
Clay County
Pilot the Great
Duke of
Iowa
Schultz
President Reno Leads Farmers Union Mutual Life Insurance
Milo Reno, Iowa State President of the Farmers Union and president of the Farmers Mutual Life Insurance Company, guides co operatives and insurance efforts. He has served as Town State Union president and secretary treasurer, promoting agriculture and cooperative finance. The Mutual Life Insurance outfit received its charter just over a year ago and quickly reached substantial coverage.
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Milo Reno
Iowa
Farmers Union
Farmers Mutual Life Isurance Company
Town State Union
Farmers Uni
Pres. Reno
Farmers ‘Union Mutual Life
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John Stoddard
Vindicator
Republican
Consolidated
Reno
Originator OF Insurance CO
Hail Association
Home Office
Estherville, Iowa
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