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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1924
Page
6
County correspondence reports numerous visits by residents to Fairmont Eskpoint and Pine River. local residents attend meetings and confirm Lutheran faith. Sunshine Club held a successful evening with ice cream sales and club pins. families gather for Sunday visits and fishing trips, with several traveling to Norwalk and Mason City.
The county convention passed off fine and peaceful with broad representation. A. S. Anderson and daughters visited from the state line while numerous families hosted relatives. Town events include Chautauqua opening next Sunday and a Farmers Union Picnic at the Lingota street bridge. A baby girl arrived to Mr. and Mrs. Shook, and William Spotswood announces a grandson born in St. Louis. Community gatherings, visits, and local hires fill the week with church and club activities nearby.
A Dunnell column recalls a June 30 Applequist shower for Miss Mathwig, post wedding plans for Leonard Swenberg, and neighborly bonhomie. It lists guests, birthdays, travels to Estherville and Des Moines, and local activities including picnics at Fox Lake Park, meetings, and family visits across towns such as Fairmont Algona Forest City and Sisseton.
West Emmet residents gathered at the Frank Paton home for a Luther League Fourth of July. A basket picnic, program, races, stunts, and an 18 to 8 baseball game capped the day. Mr and Mrs Ralph Whiteford hosted dinner for guests from Milford and local families. Sunshine Garment Club to meet July 10 to work on fancy stitches. Ernest Whiteford and Hildreth families spent the holiday at the Whiteford home.
Local notes document births and family events including a baby boy born June 30 to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Paton, numerous visits and gatherings around Ness and Emmet counties, July 4th activities at Arnold's Park, several travels to nearby towns, a birthday party for Maxine Weaver, and multiple shippers and visits involving residents such as the Paton, Egeland, Jensen, Conlon, and Meikle families.
ARMSTRONG M. and Mrs. Herbert Patterson are the parents of a baby girl born July 2. Miss Ruth Kingston came home from Sisseton eight days ago where she visited Mr and Mrs Herman Mangold. Mr and Mrs Jack Allen of Bridgeport Conn are visiting the Ed Folet home. Harry Bosworth returned to Chicago after a short family visit. Mrs Percy Holland and son left for Center Point. Roy Felkey and James Huff with their wives spent the fourth at Algona. Dorothy Rafikin Elton Lee and Hattie Vandenburg visited Ben Vandenburg home near Swea City Thursday. Mrs Clifford Dundas and children left for Ault Colo after weeks with the Harry Anderson home.
Iowa State College crop specialist F B Wilkins advises delaying alfalfa cuts until full bloom, then waiting 10 days to two weeks after two inch shoots. Delayed cutting aids weather, curing, and root reserve buildup, with best results from 2 northern and 3 southern Iowa outings per season.
The French dramatist Corneille was so shy and bemused in society that he joked about his own speech being intelligible only through others. He authored a witty couplet claiming he must be interpreted by a vocal intermediary to be understood.
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