Lakes draw crowds as churches lag in Spirit Lake news
Estherville attendees pal around Orleans dance on Spirit Lake while armory upgrades hint at a theater, a spread of brief city notes covers ditch business, oil road trials, flag day events, carp recipes, and local political and social moves across Dickinson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakes
Estherville
Orleans
Spiritlake
P. H. Atwood
Don Smith
Banker Robinson
Mr. Atkins
Armstrong
Armory
Ft. Dodge
Dickinson County
Ed Carlton
W. 8. Jones
Owen ‘Towne
Tompkins
Garst
Flossie Dillon
Towa State University
Miss Dillon
West
South Central High School
Spokane
Carroll
Continental Congress
J. W. Mishler
Estherville West Side
Spirit Lake
W. H. Foote
Stevens County
Minnesota
W. J. Mellveen
Steve Sullivan
Frank van Velter
Broken engagement fuels the legend of Charles Villiers
The longevously storied romance of Charles Villiers, famed as the father of the House of Commons, ends in wealth and years. A rich spinster once vowed to marry him for love not money, but his aristocratic pride ended the match. Thirty years later a luncheon reunion rekindled old affection, ending with her leaving him most of her fortune. Villiers grew rich in money but aged in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Villiers
Q Chanles Villiers
House of Commons
Mme
Olga Norikoff
Villiers
Gilbert
Stalked by vultures during a buck hunt in India
An Anglo Indian correspondent recounts stalking a black buck across a cotton soil field when vultures swarmed nearby. He realized the birds appeared to track him, possibly mistaking him for a dying man, and he fired at one vulture at twenty yards but missed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Pall Mall Gazette
Bird tail balance in flight described by Baskett
James Newton Baskett explains in The Story of the Bird that the tail serves mainly vertical control. A slight tail aids braking during landing and acts as a lift surface during ascent, helping birds balance in varying air currents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Newton Baskett
Portrait of Gladstone in a Turkish 1876 piece
A Turkish paper from 1876 alleges William Gladstone was born in 1706 and describes him with a Bulgarian father. The piece accuses him of greed, notes medium height, close cropped whiskers, and a bare forehead as a mark of satanic spirit. It claims his temper caused hair loss, making him appear bald from a distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladstone
William Hl
What He Lacked. A quip on marriage and love at first sight
A humorous exchange from the Chicago Record-Herald features an innocent maid asking if a marriage sprang from love at first sight. The round-shouldered man replies that even with second sight he would still be a bachelor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record-Herald
Purely Personal Notes From Estherville Area
A long list of social updates from Estherville and nearby towns. Residents visit, travel, or return home from Spirit Lake Spirit Lake cottage stays include A O Peterson family and Vera Galloway. Several moves and visits involve osgood, Groves, Bemis, and other locals plus trips to Iowa City Mason City and Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. B
Egbert
Templar Park
H. K. Groth
Sioux Falls
Chas. Stedman
Staples
Minnesota
Hazel Bemis
State University
K. Gronstal
Spirit Lake
Andrew Handeland
Wallingford
Mort Anderson
Dolliver
M. J. Groves
John Ross
Maple Hill
Co. C.duffy
al Houltshouser
Spirit Iake
Pike
E. C. Bryant and Son
Clarion
Dewitt Osgood
Los Angeles
California
A. O. Peterson
Ed Stockdale
Omaha
Mr. Stockdale
L. M. Eldred
Emmetsburg
Vera Galloway
Alice Nichola
al Houltshouger
G. H. Rowley
Maud
Gladys Coates
Cedar Rapids
W. H. Foote
Harcourt
Webster City
Britt
Winn Trousdale
Watertown
Trousdale
J. F. Klise
Jasper County
Iowa
Elise
Frank G. King
Community notices from Federated Baptist and local churches
The Federated Baptist church and Grace Episcopal church schedule sermons by Rev. Benjamin Franklin and Rev. F W Ginn with morning and evening services. A musical service by Moore’s Orchestra and Earl entertained congregants. Dr. Wilcox spoke at the Baptist church, Children’s Day praised, and a strawberry short cake supper is planned by the Ladies’ Aid. Local events include a motor boat launch, painting work, and weather notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
F. W. Ginn
M. BE
Federated Baptist Church
Moore
Earl
Grace- Episcopal Church
J. H. Davin
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Christian Church
Odd Felows Hall
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the Provident Savings Bank
Hatherville, Iowa
P. Kerby
Brief City News
Ridley
Robert Neville
N. H. White
Des Moines Life
Woodman Lodge
The
Beacon
Estherville Commercial Club
Ruthven Appeal
Wesley Davis
Sioux City
Rock Island Depot
Carrie Myhre
Democrat
Highlake Township
Chas. Martinson
Fulda
Gee. Gallagher
Gallagher
Rock Island
Emmetsaburg
Woodman
Sherburn
Kalamazoo
Fanny
Peter, Thomson
Tenth Street
Third Avenue
Heron Lake
L. F. McLaurin
Worthington Globe
NAU Bros
E. E. Hartung
John Montgomery
Henry Brown
Rocky Ford
Colo
Oscar Rugtiv
Oakes
North Dakota
Geo. Rugtv
Ella Miller
Roy
Ames
W. EB. Alton
Fort Dodge
A. O. Salisbury
Dr. Salisbury
Anton Sconberg
Bessie
Clare City
Hans Sconberg
Louise Hobein
Forest City
Spencer Mons
Ingram Pease
T. O. Ellis
Ella Empman
Eatherville
T. C. Ellis
Geo. Anderson
Ida Davis
Otranto
W.E. Turner
Er. C. Bryant
Mason City
David Carkner
Sibley
Waterloo
F. EB. Allen
Donald
Iowa City
Geo. Bale
Kasper Faltingon
Fae Pullen
Walcott
Fred Albertson
Buey
Rochester
Ole Tevdt
Roland, A
K. K. Nau
Wm. King
Church and Society Notices
Dr. Wilson
Lee Cox
R. W Wickersham
Jass Cox
Charley Petersen
Dakotas
Henry McLane
Noah Cooper
Petersburg
Bank of
HE. Rhodes
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