Rock Island Picnic Draws Big Crowd At Orleans Resort
The first Rock Island employees picnic drew 1200 to 1500 attendees at Orleans last Sunday. Special trains from Estherville Sioux Falls Worthington, plus many by car, enabled broad participation across the division. A day of dining boating swimming and dancing fostered camaraderie among departments with Hal 8 Ray of Chicago and Superintendent Ren spotlighted for promoting unity and a lasting tradition.
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Rock Island
Orleans
Sum Resort
Burnsides
Orleans Hotel
Daota Division
Estherville
Sioux Falls
Worthington
Hal
Ray
Chicago
Road
Rock Isle
Ren
Mansal Tex Manuer
Fire at Cement Products Plant in South End
Last Sunday evening the fire department fought a blaze at the Cement Products Co. Plant in the south end of town. The shed storing sand and gravel suffered a large fire with estimated damage around 300 dollars. The wind aided the flames, but the shed will be rebuilt after insurance adjustment.
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Cement Products Co
Ings
Mr. Bingham
Yellowstone Park
Big boxing exhibition at Arnolds Park Sunday
promoter Ernie Johnson headlines a major boxing event at Arnolds Park on Sunday afternoon. The featured ten round bout matches Matt Smith, Iowa featherweight champion, against Rich Kennelsey of Des Moines, with Smith defending national and state prominence.
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Arnolds Park
Ernie Johnson
Matt Smith
Rich Kennelsey
Des Moines
Smith
Iowa
Ball Park
Jesse Barker
Kid Berman
Plows Oe
Oes
Merchant Samuel H Wasserman Dies Suddenly at 49
Estherville residents were shocked by the death of Samuel H Wasserman a prominent local merchant who collapsed after a day at the Orleans railroad men’s picnic. He had swum and played in the water then died of heart trouble about twenty minutes after leaving the water while at Spirit Lake. He was born in Vitebsk Russia aged 49 years and 1 month and 5 days and left a wife and seventeen children. Burial was at the Jewish cemetery after services in Minneapolis.
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Estherville
Samuel H. Waserman
Orleans
Mr. Wasserman
Spirit Lake
R. Wastman
Crandall
Horwitz
Samuel H. Wasserman
Vitbsk
Russia
Roman Russia
Bertha Pykel
Simon
Minneapolis
L. E.garber
L. Rodin
Sioux City
Max
Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
John
Esther
Louie Bernard
Slyvia
Evelyn
Adeline
Dale Celia
Norman
Wassermhan
Templar Park Hosts Largest Masonic Gathering Yet
The July program at Templar Park fills the building with about five hundred attendees daily. An Mason City orchestra plays most evenings in the pavilion and moving pictures entertain guests who skip dancing. Daytime activities include card playing, fishing, boating, barn yard golf, and social events. The event draws visitors from nearly every major city and town in the state and is billed as one of the United States greatest Masonic gatherings. ENTERTAINED FARMER BURNS AT ORLEANS HOTEL IN SHENANDOAH Shenandoah hosts six oclock dinner for Farmer Burns and Ben Reeves at the Orleans Hotel. Burns and Allison are personal friends. Allison refereed several wrestling bouts in Shenandoah. The article notes a praised appearance and an oral freed ig reveraed as prea rae one.
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Templar Park
Mason City
United States
Farmer Burns
Fatherville
Farmer” Burns
Ben Reeves
Orleans
R. Ilison
Burns
Mr. Allison
Shenandoah
Allison
Mr. Burns
Spirit Lake Quarantine Rumors Denied by Estherville Chamber
Estherville citizens deny rumors that Spirit Lake is quarantined for diphtheria and that the water is unsafe. Chemists and the State Board of Health have tested Spirit Lake water and found nothing injurious. The Estherville Chamber of Commerce urges discouraging false reports and confirms Spirit Lake as a healthy, open community.
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Estherville
Spirit Lake
Smit Lake
Iowa City
State Board of Health
Batherville
Chamber of Commerce of
Finger Amputation After Accident at Construction Site
H. I. Spear suffered a crushing injury to his right hand when two cement blocks compressed it last week. The third finger bone was badly splintered and amputated above the second joint. The rest of the hand may recover, though pain is severe and it is carried in a sling.
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H. I. Spear
Maurice Doyle Funeral to Be Held Sunday Afternoon
The body of Maurice Doyle arrives Sunday morning for a Catholic church funeral at 2:30 pm. The American Legion conducts a full military service. members are asked to meet at the courthouse at 1:45 pm in uniform. Doyle died in France, son of Mr and Mrs Thos P Doyle, a popular local volunteer.
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Maurice Doyle
American Legion
Court House
Maurice
France
Thos. P. Doyle
Death of H. Claussen in Thief River Falls
Telegram reports the death of Hartwig Claussen while visiting his son Henry in Thief River Falls. Cause undisclosed. Body to be brought home for burial. A respected longtime resident from Gerled, he leaves a grieving family including daughters Floy Coats and Mrs. L. B. Heath, with many friends mourning.
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H. Claussen
Hartwig Claussen
Thief River Falls
Claussen
Henry
Gerled
Hig Losy
Floy Coats
L. BE. Heath
Editors Bah n entertain Brethren at Templar Park
Editor and Mrs Raymond Bahn of the Sibley Tribune hosted several newspaper boys and wives at their cottage in Templar Park on Saturday evening. Attendees included Editor and Yva McCutcheon of Mount Vernon and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce of Rolfe, along with G A Nichola and wife of Estherville. The gathering featured duplicate whist and extended gabfest conversations about shop and a Florida trip last March. Drinks with water and ginger ale were served.
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Raymond Bahn
Sibley Tribune
Templar Park
Yva. McCutcheon
Mount Vernon
Ntor
Bruce
Rolfe
G. A. Nichola
Estherville
Florida
Major Jo Rainey Dies in France at Chateau Thierry
Estherville mourns Major Jo Rainey son of Mr and Mrs Sam Rainey killed in action July 15 1918 at Chateau Thierry. He was a West Point graduate and served on the Mexican border and in France. The funeral at West Point cemetery followed a moving service with classmates bearing his casket and notable attendance.
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Sam Browne
Wheat
Luth
New York
Major Rainey
Estherville
Sam Rainey
Erickson Farm Auction Fails to Sell
The Erickson farm offered at public auction last Saturday did not sell despite a good crowd. No bidders appeared under current conditions. The sale was postponed for one week with a $150 per acre offer open to any prospective buyer due to weak land market and poor financial conditions.
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Erickson
Clean Up the Tourist Camp Ground Ads City Park
The west side river park is uninviting for camping as knee high grass breeds mosquitoes. Better city image would come from regular mowing trimming and general grounds upkeep. It now serves as a rendezvous for gypsies and horse traders rather than tourists.
Entertain for Miss Maxon Shower Hosts Honor
Mrs M E Wilson and Mrs John Smith plan a miscellaneous shower tonight at Mrs Wilsons home for Miss Ethel Maxon. The event honors her forthcoming marriage to Walter Schooley of this city on Saturday. Mrs W P Galloway and Mrs Lillie Ringham also host a shower for Miss Maxon at Mrs Ringhams home.
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Maxon
M. E. Wilson
John Smith
Ethel Maxon
Walter Schooley
Miss Maxon
W. P. Galloway
Lillie Ringham
Ringham
Service Star Legion to attend Doyle funeral
Service Star Legion members are asked to meet Sunday afternoon at the Brees residence on South 9th Street and march as a group to Maurice Doyle's funeral at the Catholic church. Members should wear badges and poppies and carry a small bouquet of flowers. Rev. W. M. Evang and family of Cedar Rapids visited Tuesday, calling on friends and sharing news of someone at home.
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Service Star Legion
Brees
South 9Th Bt
Maurice Doyle
W. M. Evang
Cedar Rapids
Haywards Gey
Second Annual U S C Picnic at Fog Lake Park
The United Comercial Travelers plan the second annual picnic at Fog Lake Park near Sherburn Minnesota on Friday July 30 hosted by lodge No 485. Visiting members and families are invited for a day of sports a big dinner prizes from donated groceries and continual entertainment from morning to night.
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Gruver
Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs
Turtle Lake Park
Bae Ot
United Comercial
Fog Lake Park
Sherburn
Minnesota
Lodge No. 485
Sropratn
Gardston Barber Shop Changes Proprietors
G E Nourse has bought Fred Rankin’s Gardston barber shop and now runs it with Tillea Nourse, one of the former owners. Rankin will likely stay in barbering but may move on. Nourse is a well known Estherville barber who has served at the shop for over a year.
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Gardston Barber Shop
E. Nourse
Fred Rankin
Iit
Gardston
Tillea & Nourse
Tillea
Rankin
Petersburg
Mr. Nourse
Estherville
Crade
Lear
Prietors
New Trial Granted for Grant Giffen in Supreme Court
Grant Giffen, serving life for a sensational murder in an inland city last winter, will face a new trial at the upcoming term beginning September 20 after the Supreme Court granted the appeal on technical points of law. The case drew massive attention as the courtroom battle raged with strong public interest.
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Supreme Court
Erat Glen
Giffen
Deland
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