Weekend visitors noted in Mason City area
Estherville column lists a parade of visitors and travelers: Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Allen host and hostesses, Dorothy Klopp visiting Minneapolis, Miss Anna Frank arriving from Chicago, Mr. Doyle of Albert Lea visiting with sister, and many others passing through or visiting relatives in Mason City and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.E. Allen
Mason
City
Dorothy Klopp
Minneapolis
Doyle
Albert Lea
M. Scholtes
H. H. Leonberg
Chicago
Matt Rodenborn
Ft. Dodge
L. P. Rodenborn
H. P. Schneider
Orleans
Chris Herum
Manley
Andrew Herum
Randall, Minn
Bert Herum
A. W. Guernsey
H. S. Greig
C. A. Thompson
Detroit
Michigan
E. C. Sutton
Wm. H. Ross
Milbank
South Dakota
Ross
Peter Scholtes
Frederick Graat
St. Louis
Ee Graaf
Orestes
Fred Jones
H. L. Klo
Frank Ellis
This City
Herb Ellis
Austin
Minn
Minnesota
Erickson Dies of Stomach Cancer Near Estherville
G G Erickson, a 64 year old farmer four miles south of Estherville, died Tuesday evening at 6 from stomach cancer. Funeral at 2 30 Thursday in the Methodist church. Remains shipped to Dayton Iowa for birthplace. Survived by wife three sons a daughter five grandchildren. Son Gail on the Erickson farm. Daughter Mrs Beebe of Lehigh and Reuben and Winnie Erickson at Pemexoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. G. Erickson
Estherville
Methodist Church
Dayton
Iowa
Mr. Erickson
Manson
Gail
Erickson
B. L. Beebe
Lehigh
Reuben Erickson
Winnie ‘Erickson
Pemenoy
Mystic Workers Postpone, Plan Dance and Lunch Indoors
Mystic Workers will delay the program but host a dance and serve lunch on Tuesday, July 22. Music will be by Moore's Orchestra. Miss Constance Clark was the guest of honor at an informal afternoon party hosted by Miss Dorothy Beymer. eight guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
iWide ‘Awake ‘Garment” Club
Irene Book
Lois Clements
Anenat
Edna Kruse
Bridge
Esther Fulton
Audubon
Lydia Walker
Des Moines
Chi Omega
Kruse
Better Yet
Ethel West
Gladys Brown
Correc. Sec
Susan White
South Ninth Street
Dorothy Beymer
Constance Clark
Edwin Rhodes
Geo. Butler
Helen Osher
Maree Webster
Algoita
W. A. Hedge
M. ‘J. Groves
Lloyd Stockdale
Lillian Rhodes
Orestes Grant
Mystic
Mystic Workers
Moore
Dorothy’ Beymer
Anxious to Locate Krantz Family in Iowa Minnesota Missouri
A letter from Fort Dodge Iowa dated July 8 1925 requests help locating James Krantz his wife and a large family who lived in Estherville until two months prior. The writer Beckenbaugh offers 200 dollars for information leading to their location and asks Estherville Vindicator Republicans publicity aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort. Dodge
Iowa
Estherville
James Krantz
Kranta
Minnesota
Missouri
Krants
F. G. Beckenbaugh
Calf Frozen to Death in June Hail Storm
Rev English and family from Algona watched a June hail storm sweep the Nashua to Charles City area. A calf on a hill near Nashua was blown into a gully by wind and found frozen stiff with feet protruding from a bank of hail. The sight was described as remarkable by local observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
English
Algona
Nashua
Charles City
Red Ball
Eagle Grove
Lake saves town of Clear Lake from tornado
The Humboldt Independent notes witnesses say a cyclone over Clear Lake formed a black cloud and swept toward the town. It dipped into the water, raising waves over forty feet that washed away the Evenrude dock by the White Pier and brought two inches of rain to the lake area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Lake
Humboldt _ Independent
Banks Reduce Interest Rates in Wright County
Three Eagle Grove and two Woolstock banks cut time deposit rates to four percent effective July 1 as money floods in and loan demand declines. Banks report surplus funds and scarce lending opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright County
Eagle Grove
Woolstock
V-R
Star mail route sought after train service loss
The Burt Monitor reports a Minnesota railway commission hearing on mail service disruption after the Burt to Fox Lake passenger train loss. Testimony was heard, with questions narrowed to Minnesota residents, while Ceylon citizens push for star route service from Welcome. The Advance notes the Doliver complaint centers on poor mail service and cites a proposed star route from Estherville to Algona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceylon
Burt
Fox Lake
Burt Monitor
Minnesota Railway Commission
Geo
Bonner
Eagle Grove
Minnesota
Monitor
Dolliver
Welcome, Minn
Estherville
Algona Advance
Farming the Tourists on Minnesota Roads
Rolfe Arrow from Vana laments Minnesota road quality beyond primary routes. He notes most state roads are graveled, with off primaries rough and disappointing, while praising the impact of road quality on tourism and town reputations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Mineesota
Rolfe Arrow
Frost Hits Late Potatoes Farm County Wide
A frost on June 27 damaged late potatoes in the county. An east Emmetsburg farmer lost an acre on peat ground with stalks frozen black, and low-lying areas near Mallard were touched. The Graettinger frost reportedly caused some damage to crops. A New York motor boat reportedly ran down a 600 pound fish and sold the catch for 218 dollars. Headlines note predictions of warm weather through November and a possible shift in winter conditions. The column closes with community notices from Immanuel Lutheran Church Otis L Lang pastor and brief jokes about a Riley swimmin hole and Morocco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Emmetsburg
Mallard
New York
Coolidge
Trip Around the World Evening Set by Christian Endeavor
An event begins at 8 15 p m on July 28 1925 with steamers from the Christian Church every fifteen minutes for a world tour. Passports cost 25 to 35 cents and all meals are provided. No extra baggage needed. The Christian Endeavor Society sponsors the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
The
Christian Endeavor Society
Land at 310 an acre restores confidence in value
New confidence in Iowa land value comes from the public auction at Breda selling 180 acres in Carroll county. J H Shulte owned the property. John Bees bought 120 acres at 310 per acre, Matham ten acquired 40 acres at 290 per acre, and Schulte kept 20 acres at 235 per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Carroll County
Breda
J H. Shulte
John Bees
Math Amten
Mr. Schulte
Ruthven Free Press Issue 14 Page Paper
Editor Irving J. Foy and family left the Ruthven paper with the Ladies Aid Society who published fourteen pages. The edition featured substantial hometown advertising from Spencer and Emmetsburg, and the Aid Society hopes to earn money from their donated work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruthven
Free Press
Irving J. Foy
Minnesota
Ladies Aid Society
Spencer and
Emmetsburg
Aid Society
Supreme Court Upholds Seizure of Roy Lohman Car
The VR Supreme Court upheld Martin county authorities seizure of an automobile tied to Roy Lohman of Graettinger, with Sam Rozen of Estherville losing his claimed interest. The car was seized August 22 in Pleasant Prairie after Art Hanson, linked to Lohman, was found with 15 gallons of liquor. Hanson served 150 days. Lohman faced a federal liquor penalty in Fort Ticage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Martin County
Roy Lohman
Graettinger
Sam Rozen
Estherville
Lohman
Rozen
District’ Court
Pleasant Prairie
Art Hanson
Hanson
Fort Ticage
Fairmont Sentinel
Clarion paper Wright County News officially dead
The Clarion newspaper known as the Wright County News is officially dead. The plant machinery was sold to the Printers Exchange of Des Moines and shipped there for overhaul and sale as rebuilt equipment, except the linotype which the Eagle Grove Eagle purchased and installed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarion
Wright County News
Printers Exchange of
Des Moinés
Linotype
Eagle Grove Eagle
Mammoth Teeth Found Near Greenville Gravel Pit
Three teeth weighing just over eighteen pounds each and over fifteen inches long were found in a Greenville gravel pit last week. One tooth was sent to Iowa City for identification, the other two displayed locally. Also notes a Polish debt and a Free Methodist Church schedule with Rev. Chas. W. Sutton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Iowa City
Paderweski
Texas
Also Mentioned on This Page
D. Tedrow
Princeton
Betty
Lake Okoboji
Dorothy Woodhouse
J. A. Cummings
Spencer
Tedrow
Four Mile Lake
Lundgren
Frank Wood
Service Star Legion
John Frank
Will Hartranft
Rhea
Cora
Paw Paw
Mich
Fred Sterberg
Cleo Sutton
Winona
Walter Anderson
Marie Sorum
Duluth
M. H. Sorum
Monte Womack
New Castle
Ind
A. Landd
South 3Rd Street
W. E. Deming
Mr. Deming
Mason City
Martin Berg
Grafton
N. D
Oscar Berg
Howard
Hampden
T. C. Berg
Geo. Pullen
Pullen
L. O. Hanson
H. E. Clark
Jim Coon
Fred Sternborg
Pearl and
Ellen
al Crim
Geo. Lyman
Kate Lyman
L. C. Doolittle
Wm. Likhart
Steels
Warren Pullen
Rose Pullen
Leonard Linsley
E. L. Moore
J. L. Bishop
Stillwater
Oklahoma
Northern
Gertrude Williams
Fred Williams
O. C. Amundson
Emmet County
Krantz
Vana
Uncle Sam
Ezra Good
Mr. Good
A. Egeland
P. S. Anderson
Bertha Herum
Henry Herum
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Otis L. Lang
E. Emory and
N. 4Th St
W.R
Africa
Morocco
James Whitcomb Riley
VR Supreme Court
Geneva
Senate
Aron Newspaper
Free Methodist Church
Chas. W. Sutton
Paater
Hansen Milk Co
the Ten Commandments Strand
Kilford
Poland
Oransky
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