Golf Club Meeting Success Drives Rapid Membership
Estherville Golf Ind Entry Club drew a large crowd at Gardston Hotel on Monday as plans for a vigorousexpansion moved ahead. Thirty six new members joined in the past week, with a 1650 member cap soon reached, after which applicants enter a waiting list. New officers preside over the year and efforts focus on ground improvements for use when weather permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville Golf Ind
Gardston
Golf and Country Club
N. J. Lee
J. E. Stockdale
C. D. Tedrow
Alf Dahl
Conway
James Rainey
N. P. Walker
Griffith
L. M. Christensen
Fred Jones
Fredericksen
D. A. Bagan
John Strube
Jay
Johnston F. E.albertson
Band Organized and At Work In Estherville
The Estherville band organized last week for the season with F Wilder as leader and Jesse Cox as assistant. The 24 member group rehearses several evenings weekly for an April concert to raise funds for new suits and music. The band has a history of large crowds and regional acclaim. A serious auto accident near Dolliver injured several, with Mrs E M Evans and Lee Miller aboard. three broken ribs reported for the driver, others shaken but not badly hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
F. ‘Wilder
Jesse Cox
Tare
Dolliver
Martin Balmer
E. M. Evans
Lee Miller
Ed Evans
Silvis Glee Club Charms Large Evening Audience
The Silvis Glee Club performed at the Grand Theatre to a packed house Thursday evening, with Hal S. Ray introducing the singers and their varied numbers. The program featured unison singing, solo displays, a miniature minstrel quartet, and entertaining stories, followed by a reception at the Orleans hotel hosted by the Rock Island Social Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silvis Glee Club
Grand ‘Theatre
Hal S. Ray
Gorman
H. T. Dempsey
Ray
Rock Island
Orleans
Two Big Community Sales This Week and March 10
Two large community sales are scheduled for Saturday this week and Saturday March 1. The March 4 sale in the feed yard is run by J D Edwards and will offer many horses farm machinery and miscellaneous articles starting at 1 o clock. Gruver’s big annual sale on March 10 will feature horses cattle farm machinery and other items with a reunion atmosphere. The Gruver event will be hosted by the town with a church dinner by the Ladies League and auctioneers Foshier and Erb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Edwards
Gruver
Ladies League
Foshier
Erb
Weekend transit guests at the Orleans Hotel
A list of visitors staying at the Orleans Hotel includes E. S. Smith of Cedar Rapids Iowa A J Eichhorn of Sioux City Iowa C H Townsend of Des Moines Iowa J Cooper of Cedar Rapids Iowa A L Sizer of Dubuque Iowa A B Manahan of Omaha Nebraska Frank Milota of Cedar Rapids Iowa S W Schyler of Cedar Rapids Iowa F E Carpenter of Des Moines Iowa J Habine of Minneapolis Minnesota Lee Martin of Eagle Grove Iowa Co W Larson of Cedar Rapids Iowa B S Ratliff of St Louis Missouri A J McNeil of Des Moines Iowa N Cleer of Lakota Iowa Henry Blakay of Sibley Iowa L Sanetin Cover Rapids Iowa Blankenhagen of Winthrop Minnesota Tom Beall of Cedar Rapids Iowa S R King of Chicago Tl
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orleans Hotel
E. S. Smith
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
A. J. Eichhorn
Sioux City
C. H. Townsend
Des Moines
J. Cooper
A. L. Sizer
Dubuque
A. B. Manahan
Omaha
Spirit Lake hosts regional basketball tournament
Spirit Lake gears up for a two day tournament featuring top teams including Algona, Spencer, Milford, Mason City, Estherville, Sheldon and Spirit Lake. Spirit Lake’s lineup shows solid team work in recent games, with officials Ladd hospitalized and Cedar Rapids coach Ira Carriethers to referee, as schedule outlines preliminary rounds Thursday and semifinals Friday culminating in the Northwest Iowa title game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spirit Lake
Spencer
Milford
Fort Dodge
Dodgers
Spirit
Lake
Algona
Terris
Ruthy Milford
Mason City
Estherville
Sheldon
Lake Park
Hartley
Sutherland
Rock Rapids
Aibas Center
Graettinger
L. H. Ladd
Ira Carriethers
Cedar Rapids
Jack North
Des Moines
Beauty Contest Progressing In Earnest Across Iowa
The Des Moines Register Iowa State Fair beauty contest shows entries growing with county winners advancing toward a district winner in Des Moines. Final winner in Iowa earns a grand prize of gold and statewide publicity, with counties urged to submit photographs for local display.
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Iowa
Estherville Girls in $1000 Beauty Contest
The Des Moines Sunday Register promotes a $1000 beauty contest with Esstherville and Emmet County participants. Readers are asked to order copies from G.W. Krahmer. Contestants are selected as the most beautiful girl in each county, then each congressional district and the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Register
Des Moines
Des
Hardwood Milling Company Expands Amid Rising Orders
Hardwood Milling Company on East Lincoln street now employs five in the factory and ten more outside, with a 1800 collapsible kitchen table order invented by Mr. Main. Four hundred tables are nearly ready. awaiting porcelain tops. The total order will be about five carloads. The table is expected to sell well, backed by a multiyear delivery contract. The local firm has stock largely sold in the community, signaling improving business and a bright outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardwood Milling
East Lincoln Street
Main
Deadlock Over Estherville Spirit Lake Primary Road
Dickinson and Emmet county boards fail to agree on a new primary road between Estherville and Spirit Lake. One plan follows a section line south of the McCulla cut then north to the old road east of Superior, the other routes by the Country Club Golf links then west to the established road before turning north. The meeting adjourned without a solution though both sides prefer a route this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boards of Supervisors
Dickinson County
Emmet County
Estherville
Spirit Lake
McCulla
Superior
Railroad officials visit Estherville city visitors
Estherville welcomed five Rock Island officials from Chicago last Thursday. Attendees were Hal S. Ray, assistant to President Gorman. L. F. Shedd, safety and fire prevention. W. Stillwell, supervisor of safety and fire prevention. J. J. Beacom, general car service inspector. and C. L. Simons, service inspector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Rock Island
Chicago
Hal S. Ray
Gorman
L. F. Shedd
Burt
W. Stillwell
J. J. Beacom
C. L. Simons
Severe Southern Dakota Storm Strands Passenger Train
A western South Dakota storm Tuesday and Wednesday crippled the Ellsworth to Watertown line. Toronto endured the heaviest snow with drifts up to eighteen feet and a forty mile an hour gale. The passenger train and crew were rescued after two days of digging. northern Iowa saw sleet but no major snow blockades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Rock Island
Ellsworth
Watertown
Toronto
Iowa
Attorney E H Bither Passes Away
Mrs A O Peterson received a letter from Mrs E H Bither of Bory Minnesota announcing the sudden death of attorney E H Bither on February 19th from heart failure. He practiced law in Bory and had earlier been with Woods Brothers in Estherville. He married Meyers, a former Estherville School principal, and later lived in St James Minnesota before moving to Bory. W R B B Anderson leaves this evening for Eustes Florida on a short business trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson
E. H. Bither
Bory
Minnesota
Bither
Bovy
Woods Brothers
Estherville
Miss Meyers
Eustes, Florida
Lecture Course Secured for Winter 1922 23
Estherville will host a Redpath-Vawter Chettaue lecture series for the 1922 23 winter season after the chamber directors refused a chautauqua. A. J. White of Redwood Falls secured five features totaling over seven hundred dollars. The lineup includes Brooks Fletcher Preston Bradley the Zedeler Symphonic Quartette the National Male Quartette Edna Means and others, promising varied high quality entertainment for the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
A. J. White
Redwood Falls
Minn
Estherville
Brooks Fletcher
Harding
Marion
Ohio
Preston Bradley
People’s Church
Chicago
Zedeler Symphonic Quartette
Middle West
Edna Means
Catherine Ridgway
White
Redpath-Vawter
Track Team Faces Weak Line as Illness Hits Roster
The track squad, hampered by injuries and illnesses, may see Hemmingson and other promising athletes ineligible this year. With no new material emerging this spring, the old guard could compete only at the local field meet in May, aiming for a winning season.
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Hemmingson
Des Moines
Birth of a Nation onstage at the Grand Theatre
Griffith's Birth of a Nation is presented in full with a live orchestra and stage effects. The production promises 5000 scenes and 18000 people, tracing Reconstruction era turmoil in the South under John son. Grand Theatre runs Tuesday and Wednesday March 7 and 8 with admission 30 cents adults 10 cents children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griffith
Johnson
South
South Carolina
Lynch
Stoneman
Ku Klux Klan
New York
Grand Theatre
Fire Hits Estherville Greenhouse and Rebuilds Planned
A Thursday night fire seriously damaged the Estherville greenhouse owned by Mr. Nesmoth. Firemen responded quickly after a hydrant delay but the south plant sections and main heated areas suffered heavy losses of lettuce, paper cartons, wire forms and other stock. The proprietor aided by a quick thinking action with a garden hose helped hold the blaze until firefighters arrived. Crews began clearing debris the next morning to rebuilding, with carpenters on site. The community anticipates the plant’s swift repair to resume large business.
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Estherville
Truinee
Shppes
Neimoth
Fras
Lincoln Street
Lincoln
Futimiktion
Tongerigough
Bank at Arnolds Park Robbed Overnight
The Arnolds Park bank was robbed around three o clock Sunday morning. Thieves took several thousand dollars in Liberty bonds and cash and some postage stamps from the postmaster reserved for safekeeping. The safe was not blown, and authorities have not yet arrested suspects. A Rock Island pick and other tools were found near the building, signaling local involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnolds Park
Rock Island
Fire destroys Blake farm barn near Superior
A barn on J. W. Blake's farm, about one and a half miles southwest of Superior, burned Sunday night with four head of horses, six cows, eight young stock, 350 bushels of seed, hay, and farm machinery. Loss estimated 3500 to 4000 dollars, only partly insured. Cause unknown. The roof ignited quickly and collapsed. nothing salvageable. Also notes a public event: The First Mrs. President and Her Cabinet staged by Civics Department at General Woman's Club on March 14 at 8 pm, K P Hall. free admission.
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J. W. Blake
Superior
Civics Department
General Woman’s Club
K. P
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W. A. Beymer
John Greig
J. W. Morsen
R. Buckingham
B. B. Anderson
Peare
Paul Graves
F. J. White
Grover Town
Northwest Iowa
Alice Bingham
Violet Lingenfelter
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