Brief City News Sparks from Dickinson and Albert Lea
Court convenes next Monday. Assessor Lucas reports wealthy residents show destitution. Dickinson and Emmet counties met in joint session Thursday. Walter Cook froze to death wandering during the blizzard near Albert Lea. Ice houses to be filled with high quality ice. Albert Lea remains dry. wet goods to come from Fairbank. Bringle Bros. did not take over the repair shop. L. H. Savetide runs it. Frank Gotch to wrestle with Sella Floto shows next summer earning 1200 dollars weekly. Hassan buys suburban Maple Hill home. Griffith purchases Mott residence. Grandma Carpenter, 84, celebrates birthday doing housework. mind healthy and bright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Cook
Albert Lea
Lca
Fairbank
Lowa
Bringle Bros
ER. U
Gotch
Mr. Hassan
J. H. Griffith
North Sixth Street
Griffith
Mott
North Eighth Street
Grandma Carpenter
Indies Night Shines In Shoreday Past Week
Shoreday night highlighted Indies events while Elka L. H. Roudebush was in West Bend on business late last week. Community notes mention weather easing, supervisor J. Brown returning from Chicago with stock, railroad inspectors in Astherville checking Rock Island engines, and several social gatherings honoring visitors and departing residents. Notably, Al Ringling, longtime Ringling family circus figure, died on New Year’s Day in Bara Boo Wisconsin with a large bequest to Mrs Ringling and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elka L. H
Roudebush
West Bend
J. Brown
Grover
Chicago
Astherville
Rock Island Road
al Ringling
Cireon Kings
Baraboo
Wisconsin
New Yaasr
Ringling
Tha Ringling North
Wach Nephew
Mica
Obituary: Mrs Delilah Butler Dies at 80 Near Wallingford
Mrs Delilah Butler longtime resident of Ashland county Ohio born August 21 1941 died January 1 at 30 am near Wallingford She was wife of William Butler and mother to FO EK B Butler Survived by brother Thomas Ridge of Vinton IA and nine grandchildren Funeral held at 2 pm Tuesday from her home and burial near LaPorte City IA Her family thanks those who offered support during sickness and death
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delilah Butler
EK. B. Butler
Wal- Mngford
Deal Ridge
Ashland County
Ohio
Wiliam Butler
Nettie L. Ranhauser
Butler
LaPorte City
Iowa
Local society items and travels from a 20 year old column
Mr and Mrs M M Knapp host another card social at home. Mr Jas Eypeset visited Des Moines at the end of last week with Secretary Mcfarland and wives. F E Allen was in Huron SD on American Investment business. G W Adams heads to Los Angeles next Monday. Marriage notice: William A Moore and Flora Mitchell wed January 28 in Estherville at the officiating clergyman's residence. Weather described as mild with a strange Kentucky odor in the air. Mrs M O Mead visiting Spirit Lake. Banker F Allen also in Spirit Lake on Monday. The center city could feature a pleasant resort instead of its current eyesore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Knapp
Jas. Eypeset
Des Muines
Mcfarland
Bernst
F. E. Allen
Huron
South Dakota
American Investment Company
G. W. Adams
Los Angeles
California
Estherville
M. D. Bevan
William A. Moore
Flora Mitchell
Armstrong
Florida
Kentucky
M. O. Mead
J. Francis
Spirit Lake
F. &. Allen
Iowa suffrage compared with eastern states cited by Sioux City Journal
The Sioux City Journal argues that Iowa differs from New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania as an agricultural state with no large cities, suggesting suffrage success there cannot be inferred from eastern states results. It notes Philadelphia and other big cities gave Pennsylvania a landslide defeat, while Iowa’s lack of large cities favors different outcomes for equal suffrage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aix
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Philadelphia
Tahier
New Jersey
New York
Massachussets
Newark
Towa
Hawkeye
Massachusetts
Sioux City Journal
Community Spirit Unites Estherville and County Farmers
A note from Park News urges harmony between Estherville townspeople and local farmers, arguing shared interests boost growth, markets, and trade. T. B. Thompson to hold public sale February 3 at Crawford farm near Wallingford featuring horses, cattle, hay, and machinery. sale proceeds to quit farming if needed. Miss Mabel Newcomer, a city schoolteacher, was summoned to Spirit Lake due to her father’s illness. Presenting Haulet to patrons sparks a joke about show timing in the Louisville Courier-Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kmnat
Estherville
Thiey
Hake Park News
Thompson
Crawford Farm
Wallingford
Haglth
Mabel Newcomer
Spirit Lake
Weighty Subject and Lure of the Real Jokes
A collection of brief humorous exchanges from early 20th century papers. Bits reference grocery humor at a bazar, a pun on gold and acquaintance, and a nervous old lady reacting to a train incident.
Uppish Minded Golf Way of Concentration
A fragment noting a remark about an airship marriage plan and its social motive. A Boston transcript mentions golf and concentration, while a Philadelphia inquiry hints at listening to a golfer as part of the game. The passage reads as a quirky, clipped exchange reflecting social attitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston ‘Transcript
Philadelphia
Fortitude and Courage Amid Unhappiness
A terse moral fragment on bearing unhappiness with courage. Quotation marks are unclear. The source text emphasizes resilience and stoic endurance as admired virtues, attributed to classical sentiment.
February American Magazine Feature Highlights Various Topics
The February issue offers diverse pieces from politics to health. Notable entries include What It Cost Me To Become a Prominent Man by a congressman, practical business guidance by Hugh S Fullerton, war stories by Albert W Atwood, and Ray Stannard Baker on mural teaching. Dana Burnet, Bertha A Rich, Marion Sherrard, and Callen A Cain contribute fiction, with Olive Higgins Prouty continuing The Fifth Wheel serial. Dr Arthur Reynolda discusses baldness, while Senator John Sharp Williams extols Mississippi. Walter Prichard Faton reviews acting, and the department on Habits adds more. Overall, the magazine presents timely, varied, and engaging content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hugh 8. Fullerton
Albert W. Atwood
Ray Stannard Haker
Dana Burnet
Bertha A. Rieh
Marion Sherrard
Callen A. Cain
Olive Higgine Prouty
Arthur BR. Reynolda
Chicago
U- 8
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
Saya Walter Prichard Faton
February Woman's Home Companion features and ads
The February issue showcases fiction by Mary K B Wilking Freeman Mary Heaton Vorse Sophie Kerr and other short story contributors. It includes continuing serials The Rising Tide and Chloe Malone plus The Geranium Lady and The Housework Boycott. Articles cover dangers to traveling girls fifty thousand disappearances annually and health tips for businesswomen. A new Woman Motors department advises car care. The issue highlights fashion, crafts, cooking, clubs, films, and home life with several department features and photo pages. Electric hand warmers gas at Nidha Deming Auto Sales Co Bank of Ratherville offers a free Eastman camera with new savings accounts. Basket Lovisi at Harbor School House January 28 invites all. Read testimonials for Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy and outlet sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
February Woman's Home Companion
Mary KB
Wilking Freeman
Mary Heaton Vorse
Sophie Kerr
Chloe Malone
Margaret Deland
Fannie
Laalip Wea
Sylvia Chatfield Bates
Ida Tarbell
Emily Barton Reid
United States
Kuasia
Pew
Laura Spencer Porter
Alice Farnham
Woman Motoriat
C. H. Claudy
Grace Margaret Gould
Woman's Home Companion
Purely Personal News From Estherville Area
Chris Sorenson returns from Minneapolis while Sam Williams visits Katherville. Mrs. J Sheerin plans a Minneapolis trip to visit daughters. Mr. and Mrs. H R Anderson return from Florida. Mrs. Tra Stanley and daughter visit Iowa Falls. Geo Boyle of Buffalo Center trades in Estherville. Mrs. Herbert Peterson and son guests of A O Peterson. W E Deming visits sister Bosworth who is ill. Alfred Rhoden and H W Thompson attend Chicago auto show. Carl Hoffman of Seattle visits parents Otto and Mrs Hoffman. K E Vierkandt transacts business in county seat. Mr. and Mrs. Chas Ayers move to Spirit Lake. A H Westpahl sells Bancroft Register to R E Hutton. Mrs. Clem Paterson returns from Armstrong. Clarence Sehnittger travels from Kansas City for mother’s death. Associated Charity club meets February 1 at the Heat Room. Deming and Nichols visit Fort Dodge for auto salon co. John McCormick attends funeral of his mother-in-law Mrs. Schnittger. H J Pfeffner returns to Emmetsburg from visiting daughter. Mrs. P Christensen of Spirit Lake visiting Galloways and funeral. Mrs L S Williams of Cedar Rapids attends Mrs. Archer funeral. Mr and Mrs K McLean and officials attend Bobby Burns in Emmetsburg. Miss Ida Harvego of Huntington goes to Rock Island for chiropractic care. Ranker Anderson and J H Morce of Farmers Elevator Co visit Estherville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Deming
Armatrong
Bert. Bosworth
Alfred Rhoden
H. W.thompson
Chicago
Carl Hoffman
Seattle
Washington
Otto Hoffman
KE. Vierkandt
Elleworth
Thoreday
Chas. Ayera
Spirit Lake
A. H. Westpaul
Bancroft Register
R. E. Hutton
Also Mentioned on This Page
D. W. Lucas
Dickinson County
Emmet
Andrew Smith
Mra. Gardner
Rev
C. H. Puomert
Des Moines
Mra
A. C. Brown
Mra. Hoesyer
Mra. Schumacher
G. A. Lyon
Hanea Sconberg
Granite Falla
Minnesota
Fatherville
Saya
Grim Reaper
J. L. Stevens
Louisville Courier-Journal
Yeast
Yonkers Statesman
Jack
Miss Sweetleigh
Boston Transcript
Nidha Deming Auto Sales Co
Bank of
Ratherville
Basket Lovisi
Harbor School House
Ellen A. Doyle
J. Matcalf
Weatherby
Missouri
Jay Johy
Lon Smith
Chris Sorenson
Minneapolis
Sam Williama
Charles City
Katherville
Geo. Boyle
Buffalo Center
Herbert Peterson
Casper
Wyoming
A. O. Peterson
Clem Paterson
Thorson
Clarence Sehnittger
Kansas City
Associated’ Charity Club
W. EF. Deming
H. VY. Nichols
Fort Dodge
Nichols- Deming Auto Salon Co
John McCormick
Laurene
Mra. Theo, Schnittger
H.J. Pfeffner
Jo Orvis
Emmetburg
P. Christensen
W. P. Galloway
K. McLean
Merc. Herzberg
Geo. Lorimer
Sheriff Nivison
Bobby Burns
Emmetsburg
Ida Harvego
Near Huntington
Rock Island
Scott
Ranker Anderson
J. H. Morce
Farmers Eleevator Co
Reese
Childrens
Hugh B. Lawrence
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