Wholesale Grocery Opening Draws Guests to Estherville
Estherville welcomes four hundred merchants and wives from nearby towns for the wholesale grocery opening. Visitors toured the city, attended a Grant’s Dutch Room banquet, and viewed the Grand theater and Elks Club with speeches by U S Food Administration reps. On Saturday, twenty seven booths showcased manufacturers like Jello, Carnation Milk, Del Monte, Pillsbury, and Libby, with local decorations by S A Walcott Fort Dodge.
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Estheville
Elks’ Home
Grant
First National Bank
Gardston
Eatherville
Hock
TH. E. Vincent
Marguerite Bryan
Nell Merriott
Towa
Estherville
S. A. Walcott
Fort Dodge
Jello
Miss Eyestone
Genesee Pure Food Company
LeRoy
New York
Occident Flour
A. P. Glenn
Russell Miller Milling Company
Minneapolis
Minnesota
del Monte
A. G. Morrison and
H. H. Cinnamon
Carton and Jeffery Brokerage Company
Sioux City
Carnation Milk
T. J. Ballinger
Carnation Milk Company
Instant Postum
Pillsbury’s Flour Mills Company
Souders Extracts
J. E. Blackburn
Souders Company
Mr.Tracy
Stollwerck Company
Vienna
Messrs
S. F. Hurley
G. L. Whitman
Libby
McNeal & Libby Company
Ambrosia
John B. Rapier
Central Consumers Company
Loursville
Kentucky
Zieves Fruit
J. B. Heibels
Zieves Nectar Company
H. E. Doolittle
Manchester Biscuit Company
Fuller and Mulligan
Joseph Campbell Company
Wesson
Black
B. Schultz Brokerage Company
Miss Spen
Aladdin Soap
J. T. Johnston
Lincoln Street
Main Street
C. R. Loomis
Webb Vincent
Donald Vincent
L. R. Buckingham
Anager
4. C. Wannamaker
H. KE. Vincent
J. F. Buckingham
Sam Johnston
A. J. Booth
Spencer
Chas. I. Eddy
Sibley
Mr. Booth
Mr. Eddy
Buckingham
Morse Hits Emmetsburg With After Dinner Talk
Attorney J W Morse of this city spoke at a recent Knights of Columbus meeting in Emmetsburg. The Democrat praised his speech as pleasing and ready, noting his half hour address held close attention. The Knights thanked him for traveling to assist in the evening’s exercises and called him a leading professional citizen of northwest Iowa.
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Emmetsburg
J. W. Morse
Morse
Northwest
Iowa
Six more county boys go in training for gas engine work
Six more boys from this county left for Des Moines and Ames to study gas engine mechanical work. Horace W. Pullen Ole H. Lavils and Chas Fuss from Estherville left for Des Moines College while Chas Dybdahl Ringsted Delour W. Stewart Grover and Ed Zeimer Estherville went to the state college at Ames for about two months of training before camp deployment.
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Des Moines
Ames
Des Moines College
Horace W. Pullen
Ole H. Lavils
Chas. Fuss
Estherville
State College
Chas, Dybdahl
Ringsted
Delour W. Stewart
Grover
Ed Zeimer
Official 1918 Estherville Chautauqua Program Highlights
The Redpath-Vawter Chautauqua opens July 4 for a week of lectures, concerts, and entertainment. Notable events include Dr. Chas Barker and Dr. Chas S. Medbury talks, Knight McGregor performances, and a grand parade with circus acts. Admission ranges from 30c to 60c, with war taxes included, and daily schedules unfold from 2:50 pm to 8:00 pm.
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Redpath-Vawter Chautauqua
Uts Senin
Jess Pugh
Trench
Canadian Expeditionary Forces
Chas. I. Barker
Taft
Knight McGregor
B. F. McDonald
Chas. S. Medbury
Frank Weller Allen
Mikado Orchestra
Fred Dale Wood
The
Mikado Company
Reno
Oval Grenadiers
Total File Kimball
Redpath-Vawter Chaugua
Mypical Company
SOLINSKY HERE S FROM NAVY SERVICE
Uncle Sam’s transports sailor Helinsky, a ship’s carpenter, visited his mother in Emmet County on leave before reporting for duty in New Orleans. He spoke of four Atlantic crossings with destroyers guarding transports and near misses when a ship was torpedoed, noting the constant alert and minimal dock attire in danger zones.
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Helinsky
Uncle
Sam
Camp Dodge
New Orker
Atlantic
Porte
Mr. Helinsky
Henry Long in Eastern Camp From Madison to Camp Holabird
Henry Long writes from Camp Holabird Maryland about his transfer from Madison Wisconsin to the new camp near Baltimore. He describes the cross country trip by train from Chicago to Pittsburgh and Harrisburg and the two days’ journey into Maryland. He notes the large trucks, the growing camp, his duties in the supply train and boat to shipbuilding, and his anticipation of future trips to Washington D C. He signs with unit and camp details, expressing good spirits and a desire to visit Washington soon.
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O. K
N. W
Madison
Wisconsin
Chicago
Wilbur Wright Field
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Camp Jackson
South Carolina
Canton
McKinley
Pittsburg
Johnstown
Harrisburg
Baltimore
Soldiers
Washington, D. C
Newport News
Camp Custer
Michigan
Iowa
Colgate
Maryland
M. B.S
Camp Uolabird
Miss Agatha Murphy Injured in Estherville Auto Jump
Miss Agatha Murphy a student at the Extension Summer School in Estherville was seriously injured last night after jumping from an automobile with Raymond Kubrick at Main and Eighth streets. She was found unconscious and moved to Spencer Hospital and was reported improved today. Kubrick said she leaped while he spoke of a football game between Estherville and Spencer. The girl's father was notified. The physician predicted a quick return to class.
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Agatha Murphy
Estherville
Extension Summer School
Raymond Kubrick
Main
Eighth
Miss Murphy
Spencer Hospital
Youn Kubrick
Spencer
Wy Ra
Elks Observe Flag Day in City Park
Elks held a Flag Day program in the city park with singing readings and speeches. Attorney Francis Kennedy read a 1620 pilgrim history, and Dr. J. J. Clinite gave a flag tribute as Miss Margruite Bryan recited patriotism.
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Order of Elks
Elks
Francis Kennedy
J. J. Clinite
Marrucrite Bryan
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R. E. Rathburn
Proctor & Gamble Digi
F. M
Thomson & Taylor Bolce
Merta Albert
Helen Gamble
Hilda Marxen
Estherville Groder Company
Retornes Morse
K. of C
U.S
Virginian
P. €. Tallman
Western Electric Telephone Exchange
Electrical Corps
Uncle Sam
Chautauqua
Chas
Medbury
Cyetone Davis
T. KB. Mouer
Ada Golden
Belle Yeaton Renfrew
Williams Jubilee Singers
Black Belt
L. C. Jones
L. T. Guild
Solinsky
NAVY
Hull Blade
Emmet County
Chris M. Christensen
John M. Thompson
Alvin R. Wedog
Fred Thiel
William W. Overholt
William FF. Cargill
William
Ormisher Baward
Hanson Eddie ‘Pape
Thomas B. Richards
James A. Pela
James W. van Valkenberg
Carl ©. Bermichsen
Isador Rosenberg
August Christensen
Edward J. Hamilton
Nels Amundson
Guy B. Stewart
Charles V. Oliver
Franklyn Roy
J. W. Peterson
Rock Island
Hardy
Walker Motor Company
Ford
Bem
Rogut
Canada
Weyburn
Osage
Walter Dalby
Lowa
Pal V. Linke
Cement Products Co
Henry Long
Camp Holabird
Welcome
Welcome Times
Allen
Martin County
Herald
Court House
Board of
Frank van Velzer
Court’ House
Serly
Miss Agatha Murphy
Roy Driver
Roy Ridley
Everett
J. L. Brown
Gruver
Union Stock Yards
West Bend
Mr. Brown
E. S. Ormsby
George J. Consigny
E. 8. Ormsby
Los Angeles
California
Democrat
Emmetsburg Democrat
Spirit Lake
Warren Pullers
Fea
Jene Fewuler
Henry Riley
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