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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1929
Page
8
News items report the death of Warren J. Pullen a respected Emmet County supervisor and former sheriff and deputy fish commissioner born August 17 1858 in Hartford Wisconsin. The column also covers marriages births returns from service relatives business moves and upcoming nuptials in Estherville Iowa and surrounding areas including Leo Bran ford and Lola Austin marriage and soldiers returning from France.
Obituary notes Palmer Converse dies at 73 after a lingering illness. News items report school officials changes, wage raises for Rock Island section men, jury pay increase to 2.50, and local clerks and labor moves. Mentions Roy Lesher, Lewis Lyman, Ed Nelson joining a marine band, and Harvey Cox leaving Myre & Jeglum to tour with a Waterloo grocery firm. Mr and Mrs Chas Hobein depart for Minneapolis.
In the county ten years ago he played a key role in moving the town from Estherville to Swan Lake and, at his death, held a large stake in the Swan Lake town site. V.R.
Leonard Waldron and Joe Miler visited Ft. Dodge for the Fourth. Mrs. E. C. Sutton stays home due to illness. Joe N. Peterson traveled to Cedar Rapids for the holiday with family. W. B. Flindt of Storm Lake visited Estherville with friends. Joe S. Brown went to Detroit to spend the Fourth with relatives, as did Mrs. Brown. Mrs. H. Oransky of Cedar Rapids remains here with her husband. Marjorie McShane works in the Smith Maytag office while Mr. Smith is away. Mrs. C. F. Jackman and children spent the Fourth in Sanborn with her sister. Ed Strube and children went to Garber to be with his mother, staying indefinitely. Norbert Kettler spent Sunday at Milford with parents and summers here at Civorge Nichols place. Eric and Miss Sando of Milneapolis spent the Fourth weekend here with Mrs. Sando’s mother and Miss Cora Olson. Melda Jensen of Superior acts as bookkeeper in L. M. Christensen store during Alma Lee White’s vacation. H. N. Rohde family drove to Ingleside Texas for the Fourth and longer visit. Henry Wellendorf and niece Emma Weise depart for Elbow Lake Minnesota then Belfield North Dakota to visit relatives during the vacation.
LeGrand Sutcliffe has severed ties with First National Bank and will depart Thursday for Porto Rico to take a book keeper position with a sugar firm. His mother plans to follow in the fall. Born July 5 1889 to Mr and Mrs Chris Larbig a daughter. Eighty thousand dollars has been offered for Axtell the fast trotting three year old colt Tosdal the photographer opens a new gallery on Seventh street corner. Lyman L. Bixby the Lincoln street butcher has received a pension increase this week. John A Barber of Emmet sold a car of prime hay in Chicago last week at 9 50 per ton. Drillmaster Ketchum praises the broom brigade drill. Two sons of R Horswell of Armstrong Rev J R Horswell of Winterset and Rev Geo Horswell of Bryanston trip to Europe. They will visit Plymouth England first then France and Germany returning about September first. Death announced of C C Cowell Franklin county a leading figure in the county seat contest.
Mr and Mrs A FE Carlson and Mr and Mrs John Wickham and son of Minneapolis along with Mrs Wickman of West Bend spent the past week staying at the W E Lohr home in town.
Mrs J M Barker and daughter Edna and the L C Doolittle family spent the Fourth at their Spirit Lake cottage. Baptist families shared picnics and a quiet day. Mrs Mary L Olson and son Marion visited Estherville from Minneapolis with Mrs Christina Levi and sisters, and planned visits to Wallingford. Also noted: two men plan a Boston to St John boat trip.
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