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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1915
Page
4
The Fatherville chautauqua failed to attract strong attendance due to bad weather and a weak program. Only Kryl's band drew a large crowd while other features were unfamiliar to locals, leading to a $50 shortage on spoon ticket sales and concerns over censorship and town morals.
A fragment discusses visiting Florida for winters and a Knight Templar conclave at Templar Park. It notes editor Harsing raising the Armstrong Journal price and argues for the benefits of better highways over ordinary graded roads. The piece reflects local opinion on spending winters away and rising local costs.
The program for the Scandinav ian Gospel Tent at East Estherville outlines nightly services at 7 45 p m with topics each evening including The World pre work The Crimes and a series on earthly tabernacle the great historian God Weight and Wanting and The Angels and their work Question answers invite Scandinavian attendees to find guidance and comfort in these gatherings
The Des Moines Speedway opens this Saturday with big auto races featuring DePalma Karn ey Ndfield Hob Burman Eddie O Donnell and Chandler. Next Sunday's Register and Leader will print full reports and illustrations. Also, Hugo Horswell’s horse and buggy, reported stolen Saturday night, were found southwest of town near Hildreth farm. horse unbridled, buggy found nearby, located by mail-carrier Riggs.
Names such as Miss Mable Osher Miss Loretta Mahan Miss Dupria Peterson and others appear in a continued list. The page includes multiple clearly labeled individuals with titles Mrs or Miss and various surnames like Osher Mahan Peterson Larson Alemerese Trenhaile Atking Spillers Kerr Youngman Nizel Waechter.
Between Saturday night and Sunday morning four business houses were broken into. The Vindicator and Republican office was entered by breaking rear door glass, then unlocked. Harcourt and Smith butchershop window smashed, trinkets found, no major losses. Jo Johnston store entered by rear door glass removal with little missing. Conwac and Sullivan peeling fell entry caused cash and candy theft. Strube brothers garage windows broken. Night police protection urged to be strengthened.
A reader argues midwestern towns lose 650 towns and 180000 rural residents while cities grow, blaming restrictive laws and puritanical attitudes. The writer urges amuement and openness to dances and youth pleasures to retain young people and prevent exodus to larger towns and cities east of the Rockies.
A proposal outlines converting 160 acres to sugar cane with a local miller handling tonnage purchases. Project claims 20 to 60 tons per year, values cane at 4 to 5 dollars per ton, and emphasizes soil treatment for juice quality. Correspondence indicates desire for rapid initiation and confirms drainage costs at 50 dollars.
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