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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1922
Page
2
Local notes report visits and pilgrimages across Superior and surrounding towns. Attendees included cemetery society members and Missionary meeting guests, with births, marriages, and weddings around Spencer and Estherville.
Social rounds report visits and family gatherings in West Emmet including Dewey Allwood Peterson and friends at Ross Fouts home. Summers, picnics, and birthdays feature Ruthven, Arnold's Park, Estherville, and nearby farm life with farm work, fire at Will West farm, and Fourth of July celebrations.
Sunday highlighted by five adults confirmed into the State Line Lutheran Congregation and one baptism. Fire in Holden destroyed a Ford and a garage, with unknown origin. Community news covers visits, illness, and a July 4th celebration by the Sticktuil Club at the Nasby timber site with a well planned parade and dinner.
The piece urges merchants to advertise in the local paper highlighting ads as up to date news, essential for success. It emphasizes readers seek ads for savings and encourages matching the style and immediacy of advertising, citing Altman’s distinctive open type and the link between advertising and dividends.
City of Estherville Iowa proposes a sanitary sewer project to run a 6 inch line along Maple Street from Third and Maple to Second Street. It details No 1 salt glazed vitrified clay pipe, manholes and tanks, and notes costs will be assessed to abutting property under Iowa law. A public hearing is set for August 7, 1922 in the city council chamber. notices to be published in the Vindicator and Republican.
A fine afternoon program featured Albert Brin wile delivering an engaging speech and an Estherville orchestra performing selections of quality music. The crowd, including friends from Estherville Jackson and Petersburg, enjoyed the event though a later ball game caused some mild distraction. Miss Alma Herem attends summer school at Spencer, while Mr. Ellingbo and his wife from Northfield recently visited the Gunderson home. Miss Gladys Hanson, visiting locally, has returned to Bode.
The Lake Fremont Club met Friday evening July 7 at M. H. Silcox residence with most members present. The club voted to switch to afternoon meetings. Miss Ingbertson and Mrs. Silcox sang and spoke on chautauqua plans for Dunnell next year. The club signed up for twenty two tickets for the event and the Dunnell Community Club will be hosted July 19 at W. H. Woods home. Ice cream and cake were served. Next meeting set for August 3 at C. R. Silcox home.
Mr and Mrs M M Knapp, Mrs Alex Johnston and daughter Virginia enjoy California travel on several trips in July 1922. They auto toured Fernando Valley Ventura Santa Barbara and Pacific coast runs. They met Ripley family ex Garner now Long Beach and J B Jewell in hardware trade. They visited Old Mission 1782 destroyed 1812. A monk spoke of 4000 Indians buried there. Weather mild with cold nights hindering corn growth and hopes to meet more Estherville residents before returning home.
Drizzle persisted all forenoon as Estherville hosted a crowd of about 7000 on the fourth. A new baby was born to Mr. and Mrs. Gail Collind on the seventh. New potatoes sell for one dollar per bushel in town. Mrs. Lydia Harris died at her daughter’s home age eighty. The marriage of Thus. Sunde and Miss Martha Larson occurred Sunday with Rev. T. C. Thompson officiating. Dr. and Mrs. A. Anderson plan a hunting trip to Walcott, Colorado, returning in September with trophies. Charles B. Nichols learned his sister Mrs. O. G. Staples of Washington, D. C., had died. Supt. Marie Pingrey entertained many friends last week. Engineer Wm. McArdle moved to North Sixth Street. Mrs. McArdle to join him tonight. Sir Knights Foote, Morrison, Egbert, Myhre, Carbery and wives attend tempers.
The Evening Tribune, begun about three months ago by Carpenter and Sillge from the Democrat office, suspended publication on Monday. The paper’s failure is regrettable. it was a creditable publication and the young publishers deserved more financial support.
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