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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1913
Page
22
H B Colt owns Emmet county’s leading blacksmith shop on Howard Street, Estherville. The large shop employs two extra blacksmiths and a helper with three forges, modern electric equipment, and a wagon repair division. Horseshoeing remains a major revenue source drawing trade from surrounding towns and countryside.
Dow Pool hall on East Lincoln street in Dow emphasizes fellowship and a decade of railroad connections as keys to success. The establishment features four pool tables including a Babcock and three Korbler-Henrick, with double flat bottoms and electric cushions. The Dow cigar line is among the largest in Estherville, supported by large wholesale and retail activity, plus a broad pipe selection and constant soft drinks.
J T Johnston, once in a small South Sixth Street shop, now runs a three floor home furnishings store at Eighth and Lincoln. A sign proclaims we furnish everything for the home but the wife, with guidance to find that missing piece if needed. The 13 200 square foot space is fully utilized with goods from Missell suction cleaners to Arcadian ranges. Shipments reach Cedar Rapids and Watertown SC. Winter help includes four assistants, summer season three.
S H Williams owns the Rexall shop in Witherville with eighteen years in the drug business. The store showcases wallpaper with 400 samples, Rexall remedies, toiletries, and a basement paper stock. Newspapers, magazines, Kodak supplies, stationery, and a large book and lending line supplement a busy trade with notable out of town customers.
The Vindicator and Republican prints from Estherville and Emmet County with notices of events and government matters. References to July 28 1908 as second-class matter and March 4 Congress dates appear in the OCR read.
Gruver, in Center township seven miles east of Estherville on the Chicago Hook Island and Pacific railroad, boasts a near six-figure bank, a large grain elevator, strong shipping facilities, ample stores, multiple churches, and a solid school. The town plans expansion backed by booster sentiment and a capital stock of 10,000, with deposits rising yearly and an active Western Union office, telegraph and express connections, and a growing trade network led by Higinbotham stock.
Northern Lumber Co under Logan Anderson supplies lumber and building materials to Grover and nearby areas. The Estherville based firm notes strong spring demand, with extensive local advertising. The Huntington area supports grain trade, banks, and multiple lumber and hardware firms under Johnson and Weir management.
Myhre Store serves as Huntington Buyers headquar ters and postsmaster Albert Myhre leads a thriving shop offering low priced dry goods garments and shoes with a strong guarantee. The related bank data shows solid resources, with E B Soper as president and deposits over 104 thousand dollars. It provides banking collections and insurance services in the region.
The Grover Savings Bank presents a formal statement stressing courteous treatment and strict adherence to banking methods. It emphasizes prioritizing the welfare of the institution over personal ambition and outlines its commitment to responsible conduct and service.
Gruver's leading general merchandising and hardware store, C Higinbotham, is the trusted shopping hub for Center township farmers within ten to fifteen miles. The store stocks housewife essentials, family wearables, fresh produce, dry goods, up to date groceries, and a full hardware line, serving Graver and surrounding tradespeople as their headquarters.
Huntington lies in the extreme portion of Bumet county just across the Minnesota line. It is described as a prominent commonwealth in the state with a population around a small figure. The town is praised as a commercial center in a prime agricultural district, with banks, grain elevators, and good schools. Local business men are portrayed as energetic and enterprising in boosting the town's prospects.
Huntington Savings Bank stands solid in the commercial world, backed by a group of men invested in a chain of financial institutions across the northwestern part of the state, reflecting strong backing and stable operations.
J D Weir, Huntingon stock dealer and farming implement shop owner, proclaims Huntingon Iowa as the best agricultural center. He has run his business twelve years, gained county-wide reputation, and serves as County Supervisor. His line offers top machinery and strong sales growth year over year.
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