Irv Wright Stricken with Heart Failure in Bismarck
Irvin Gill Wright a Fargo pharmacist visiting Bismarck died of heart failure. He married Louise Nichols in 1918 and left a son Richard four. Survived by parents, siblings, and extended Wright relatives. Funeral at W G Nichols home with Masonic Knight Templar escort. burial Oak Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivy Wright
W. ©. Bush
Bismarck
N. Oak
Wright
Fargo
Mr. Bush
Mr. Wright
Jay Johnston
W. G. Nichols
Second Avenue North
H. L. Olmstead
The
Christian Church
Knight Templar
Oak Hill Cemetery
Irvin Gill Wright
Tara Junction
Town
Callandar
Highland Park College
Des Moines
Nelson Baker Drug Company
Detroit
Penslar
Louise Nichols
Richard
BEC EE Saat
J. L. Walrod
Fort Dodge
That City
Earl
Burr Wright
Vere
Claude Walrod
Lyle Walrod
Carl Gill
Ft. Dodge
C. R. Wright
Huron
S. D
W B Rock Island Notes Farm Bureau Picnic Highlighted
Local notes cover trips of Borreson and Broms families, arrivals home from Portland and Denver, and the Farm Bureau picnic at High Lake. Events include horseshoe pitching winners, races for youth, a human wheelbarrow race, and speeches by Farm Bureau leaders. The day featured the Ringsted Band, community singing, and a successful refreshment stand run by the concessions committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
High Lake
Armstrong Grove Township
Guy Perry
Andrew Johnson
Swan Lake
P. C. Johnston
Phil Reid
Emmet Township
Otto Cruise
Wayne Logue
Emmet
Armstrong Grove
Ethel Harris
Shirley Bryan
Rene Book
Opal Reid
Harry Helgason
Giles Strid
Raymond Shannon
Crene Shiley
Wendel Helgason
Floyd Erwin
Floyd Irwin
Herb Dean
Giles Reid
J. Stevens
Sandren
M. L. Bonskichi
P. G. Paulson
R.S. Bryan
Lloyd Stevens
Robert Bosold
Esther Olson
Olga Ressell
Thorus
Charles Hearst
FarmiBuyeau Federation
Armet Jg
Farm Bureau Federation
Miss Olson
Jacob Sollberg
Nevada
Little Heidecker OY
Ringsted
I. B. Book
August Rosenberger
W. D. O’brien
J. W. Pannell
President Seerley Attends Estherville Chamber Luncheon
The Estherville Chamber of Commerce hosts a general meeting and luncheon at the Gardston Hotel on Wednesday noon in honor of President Seerley of Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls. He will speak and the summer school program features faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Gardston Hotel
Seerley
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Estherville
Bad hail storm hits Gruver and Maple Hill crops and homes
A Friday evening hail storm north of Gruver and Halfa heavily damaged crops and shattered windows in residences and stores. Crops are expected to recover but delayed by weeks. Also noted is the death of Mrs. M. J. Erb’s mother and Mr. Chas. Hays death in Pleasantville from paralysis with funeral and foreclosure proceedings mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gruver
Halfa
An Iowan Writes of First Impressions of the West
Mrs C J Martens narrates a cross country trip via Rock Island and Southern Pacific to Los Angeles and Pasadena, returning through Salt Lake City Denver and Omaha. She describes desert vastness near New Mexico and Arizona, El Paso and Douglas Arizona, Bisbee copper mines, the Salton Sea and a July 1906 flood, then a week in Pasadena with wealth visible in mansions and cars.
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C. J. Martens
Rock Island
Southern Pacific
Los Angeles
Pasadena
Salt Lake City
Denver
Omaha
Union Pacific
Rio Grande
Kansas City
Kansas Prairies
New Mexico
Great American Desert
United States
Arizona
Rocky Mountains
Ft. Bliss
U. S
Douglas
Ariz
Bishee
Aziz
Colorado
Yuma
Alps
Italy
Desert
California
Promised Land
Salton Sea
Colorado River
Iowa
Calfornia
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
New York
Des Moines
St. Louis
Inn
West Okoboji
Estherville
Knights Templar Conclave at Tem plar Park Spirit Lake
The sixty first annual Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Iowa holds a four day Festive Week at Tem plar Park Spirit Lake beginning Tuesday June 24 with arrivals on June 21 and a full program of drills parades dress parades and a masquerade dance through June 27 including a public installation and final session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Commandery of
Knights Templar of
Iowa
Templar Park
Spirit Lake
Board of Instruction
Asylum
Order of the Temple
Rotunda
Knight
Cuthbert F. Hinton
Knight Frederick B. Parker
Knight Parker
Wepatuni
Ednesday
Calvary Commandery No
Fort Dodge
Towa
Grand Commandery
Eset
Chamber of Commerce opposes Garner to Arnold's Park bus line
Estherville chamber directors meet and oppose a proposed bus line from Garner Iowa to Arnold's Park via Estherville arguing it harms local highways and fails to benefit Estherville. They urge Iowa Railroad Commissioners to reject the plan and note strong railroad service and tax support already aiding the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Garner
Arnold's Park
Estherville
Spirit Lake
Board OF Ralroad Commissioners
State OF
Iowa
Arnold’s Park
Railroad Commissioners
Community
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company
Estherville Chamber of Commerce
Railroad Commissioners of Iowa
Estherville. Chamber OF Commerce
Chas. F F. Kilgore
W. H. Biedermann
Sec’y
V.R
Coats Black Silver Fox Farm Enlarged
F. G. Coats and Company are making extensive improvements at their Black Silver Fox Farm. Remodeling, enclosing acres in stockade, and building pens for more fox pairs are planned. Spring litters are strong with few losses. Mrs Ned Garvin and two children travel to Rockford Alabama for a month. Mr Garvin drives them to Ft. Dodge then trains to Rockford. Fluart Moe, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Moe, is in Birney Hospital with pneumonia after measles, slight improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. G. Coats and Company
Board Stockade
Ned Garvin
Rockford
Garvin
Ft. Dodger
Bockford
Fluart Moe
Harry Moe
Birney Hospital
Estherville High Alumni Banquet Delights Old Grads
About 132 Estherville High alumni gathered at the Methodist church basement for the annual banquet. The event featured strong attendance, fine music by Dorothy Sanderlin and Elizabeth Spies, and remarks by toastmaster Howard Espeset. Notable attendees included Atty John Sullivan of Mandan and Dr. Harry Tosdal of Harvard. Officers elected: Atty Francis Kennedy president, Edna Barker secretary treasurer, Mrs. John Greig registrar. Retiring officers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville High School
Methodist Church
Dorothy Sanderlin
Elizabeth Spies
John Greig
B. H. Haynes
St. James, Minn
Howard Espeset
Louis Wasserman
L Lough
Atty John Sullivan
Mandan
N. D
Sullivan
North Dakota
Nonpartisan League
Teague
Townley
Brookhart
Estherville
Harry Tosdal
Graduate School’ of Business Administration
Harvard University
Harvard Review
Tosdal
Middle West
Harvard
Atty. Francis Kennedy
Edna Barker
Henry Mahlem
P. D. Pullen
Lulu Holcomb
Recount Narrows County Attorney Contest to Wm Refsell
In a recount demanded by losing candidate Wm Johnston the county attorney race shifted six votes yielding a 37 to 31 win for Wm Refsell. Supervisors' recount found one in seven ballots invalid due to markings that identify the ballot. Mrs Shoemaker and daughter Erma of Glasgow Mont visit, Ray joins them. Clarence and Lucile Ho Winthrop of Winthrop Minn visit Emmetaburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Johnston
Refsell
Ressell
Board of Supervisors
W. E. Shoemaker
Erma
Glasgow
Mont
Ray
Clarence
Lucile Ho Winthrop
Minn
Shetr Calogue
Emmetaburg
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Irv Wright
JAY Johnston Store
W.brock Island
L. J. Borreson
Syracuse
N. Y
Portland
Colorado Springs
Mabel Warthow
Minnesota
C. A.warthow
Town Falls
Chas. V.bryan
Madeline
F. E. Martin
Buffalo
Martin
New York Central
Chicago
Ed Callendar
Ed. Broms
J. H. Cramer
Tom McGinn
V. K—Coolidge
Dawes
Gary
Dan Booth
Hout
Pres Seerley
Iowa State College
Knights Templar
RED Ball
Arnolds Park
Board of Rairoad Commissioners
Silver Fox Farm
W. R
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