Estherville Commercial Club a Strong Local Asset
Estherville progress owes much to the Commercial Club whose members, committees, and leaders have secured depots, modern utilities, and school facilities, spurring street paving, parks, and an extended water system. The group, composed of local business and professional men, has grown to 110 active members and aims to attract more industry to Estherville. Present officers are Herman Oransky president, F H Rhodes vice president, A Peterson secretary, and G Zeeman treasurer with a slate of directors guiding continued growth.
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Estherville Commercial Club
Estherville
Httie
Commercial Club
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Estherville Commercial College
Habherville
The
Herman Oransky
F. H. Rhodes
A. ©. Peterson
G. Zeeman
W. A. Beymer
L. M. Christensen
J. T. Johnston
I. C. Stanley
R. J. Morse
A.C. Brown
J. W. Thompson
F. H. Richman
Charles F Hawk a longtime Estherville builder and contractor
Charles F Hawk a general contractor in Estherville for over 30 years has contributed to many local projects including house moving and cement work. He notes Estherville’s growth from a village with two stores to a city and predicts the population may double in ten years. Hawk supports a proposed election line to Baxtherville, believing property gains would offset taxes.
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Charles F. Hawk
Estherville
Hawk
Mr. Hawk
Old
Burlington Railroad
George W. Hawk
Hatherville
Baxtherville
Wing's Cafe and Restaurant Improves with New Lighting and Fans
Wing's cafe and restaurant in Seastherville undergo interior improvements this spring. Owner Frank Wing highlights a switch from gas to electric lighting, added electric fans, repainting, repapering, a modern 580 ha fountain, and a 50 seat dining area. The business operates day and night, feeds over 200 daily and employs twelve people.
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Wing
Seastherville
Frank Wing
Thompson Boosts for Glyin Estherville Cement Drag and Oil
L. G. Thompson, drayman, cement maker and Grand Rapids Oil agent from Estherville, has run a cement business for 15 years. He built most local sidewalks and curbing, handles private contracts, and runs a six-team drag operation shipping freight for Hatherville merchants. He will open a new South Fifth Street building housing cement works, drag, and oil stations after purchasing the old White hotel site.
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L. G. Thompson
Drayman
Grand Rapids Oil Company
Thompson
Peterson Contractor Locates in Estherville for Future Business
W H Peterson general contractor and builder moved to Estherville last March and now rents 416 Lincoln street. With fifteen years in the field he aims to deliver exact specifications and stand behind every contract. He previously worked in Aberdeen SD and Wallingford, handling larger jobs and saving clients money. He expects Estherville to be a lasting home for his enterprise.
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Peterson
Eixth Street
Lincoln Street
Lstherville
Witherville
Aberdeen
D. SD
Wallingford
Estherville
Mr. Peterson
Emmet House Nearing Half Century Under Petersen Brothers
Emmet House Estherville’s pioneer hotel enters its final decades under Jens Petersen and Hansen Petersen. The brothers have managed the hotel for 25 years and recently refinished the structure. The hotel features steam heat electric lights sample rooms bath service and daily transportation to trains. Regular boarders and professionals form its patronage as the hotel modernizes.
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Emmet
Petersen Brothers
Emmet House
Estherville
Ratherville
Marmet House
Joistherville
Fetersen Brothers
Jens Petersen
Hansen Petersen
Change Brings Betterment Pure Food Cafe Improved
The Pure Food cafe at Fifth and Lincoln streets has new management by J. K. Ryder from Aberdeen eight D. The cafe was renovated and menu improved with better ingredients and cooking overseen by Ryder. Regular patrons rose to thirty at present with meals at twenty five cents and a dine-in dinner. A night shift follows railroad workers and a new pastry program bakes all items on site. Ryder also hired a Sioux City cook to raise standards and a general cleanliness tone defines the cafe for the future.
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Fifth
Lincoln Streets
J. K. Ryder
Aberdeen
Ryder
Mr. Ryder
Sioux City
Hetherville
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Home Building and Loan Association
Home Investment Company
Gardston
Towa
H. Oransky
A. C. Peterson
Chas. Hawk
Episcopal Methodist Church
OPERA
the Reporter
Lished
Reporter Printing Co
Geo. H. Bubb
Gly
Esther
Watherville
W. H
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