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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1921
Page
3
Estherville celebrated its Third Annual Homecoming with a 10 am parade stretching a dozen blocks and traffic of 16 000 people. Sherff Robb of Des Moines urged disarmament before veterans, while a Rock Island baseball game and a wild west show entertained crowds. Floats from Graettinger Wallingford and Emmetsburg highlighted the day, with strong support from Fairmont.
The Estherville Homecoming drew hundreds of citizens and visitors last Friday with a decorated parade featuring many floats from leading local businesses. Farmers joined in, Chaplain Robb of Des Moines gave the address, and evening fireworks were praised for their display.
A large turnout from Spencer area residents attended Estherville's annual Homecoming last Friday. Notables included Spencer Commercial Club officials President Wilson Cornwall and Secretary L. W. Emery, with many locals named. The day featured a 10 am parade, floats by merchants and the Red Cross Memorial float, American Legion drill, city mayoral key presentation, afternoon events, band concerto, ball game, races, and an address by Sheriff Chap.
Estherville readers will soon see C. W. Dilltiah of Blue Earth City named editor. A recent town celebration drew immense crowds, with praise for the parade and attractions. Local residents note Emmet County’s wealth and discuss plans for a new county capitol, while reflecting on the old courthouse and town growth.
Swer City sent a sizable delegation to Estherville for Homecoming Friday featuring a mammoth celebration the longest yet staged and a fine speech by Sheriff Robbot of Des Moines. The event drew residents including Frank Carpenter from Heron Lake and Mrs J P Kirby moving into a Ninth Street home.
A wedding occurred at the bride's parents home with Rev J O Kasa officiating. The ceremony united the couple in marriage in a small, respectful service.
Experts warn half the nations forests will vanish in decades. Yellow pine in the South may vanish in ten years, white pine in the Lake States nears exhaustion, causing $6 million annual freight costs to import timber. Fire destroys over $20 million in timber yearly, and regrowth and sustainable practices require decades to bear fruit.
A fragmentary note questions cigar naming and market dynamics with references to democracy, philanthropy, and hypothetical figures. The text mentions a 16 cent cigar and imagined terms like phanes and a phrase about rebuking both old stances and polls, from Philadelphia Ledger’s On Recond Thought.
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