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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1904
Page
12
Dolliver notices show residents arriving from LaVerne and Chicago, church revival under Rev. Artman, local business moves, and social events. Meetings at the M E church urge attendance while Frank Scott’s fiction is praised, and opera house openings promise entertainment. Local trades, land sales, and creamery finances appear amid shop and bridge updates and merchant staff chatter.
Wallingford town residents enjoyed a pleasant evening at the Sebubhe home. Numerous items mention trades, church meetings, stock purchases, and local travel. A. B. Christensen marketed oats, Danes held a schoolhouse meeting, and a new creamery plan sparked signups for milk. Several residents moved, visited Estherville, Armstrong, and Dolliver. a revival began. and local humor mixed with farm activity as horses, hogs, and cattle circulated.
The Ladies Aid at Mra of Watterson's last Thursday enjoyed a pleasant gathering with dinner for over people. Emmet Moore shipped a car of hay. Glen Lawrence started a pigeon farm with about thirty birds. A basket social at Halfa schoolhouse next Friday benefits the library. Rev. Olleranshaw was ill and there was no sermon last Sunday. Owen Campbell has missed two weeks of school due to illness. Many children have been sick this winter. Local boys and Swan Lake neighbors are trapping muskrats mink and other game this winter.
Rev Artman and wife visited J J Mitchells home Monday Jessie Ball home on a visit from Huntington Social dance planned at Walter Reeds Saturday Mary Bagans sale to begin January Chris Rosenberg and wife dined at Wim Wertzs last Friday Messrs Rosenberg and Miller called on old friends in Lincoln Thursday W H Poote seen in the vicinity last week Dr McDade of Ceylon called to see Maltzens baby who is improving Dagan school closed for lack of a teacher Grandparents Mr and Mrs Wm Wert spent a week Jeanette Werte visited her grandparents Ira Babb hosted a Wednesday on the sham farm east of Dolliver Frank and Vernon Wert caught a large red fox on Wm Werte farm Thursday Mrs Fred Moltzen attended her brother’s funeral at Ft Dodge Charley and Laura Babb visited their brother Ira last week oyster supper hosted S Boftved mentions the Mary Bagans sale Good business and an eastern buyer for horses Seats on sale at Klopp’s for Trougdale Shog in A Royal Reception Monday Jan 25.
In Lafayette's Opera House Washington witnessed a major gathering of leaders in support of international arbitration. Speakers included Andrew Carnegie General Nelson Miles John W Foster Edward E Hale Cardinal Gibbons and other notable figures addressing a large audience. The event promises to influence future national-level disputes.
The Democratic National Committee met at the Shoreman hotel on Tuesday and decided to hold the next national convention in St Louis on July 6. Hearst and New York forces favored Chicago but fears of Hearst wielding influence led to the St Louis choice. William J Bryan attended the meeting but arrived after it ended. Finance, race, and presidential politics flare in debates as senators and representatives engage in sharp exchanges over Panama recognition and other issues.
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