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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1908
Page
1
Enthusiastic gathering to elect new Commercial Club members on Monday evening. Annual dues reduced to eight dollars to allow all interested residents of Estherville to join and support local welfare initiatives.
The first Estherville Commercial Club meeting elected a mostly reappointed board, discussed funding an armory and opera house, and urged broad member participation. The club lowered dues to eight dollars yearly to boost local business support and growth. The Estherville Creamery reported strong patronage, high butter fat prices, and new routes, with details on promotions and contact. A tale of a Chicago windmill pump vs local merchant highlighted home trade benefits.
A Roman Catholic convent in Mason City Iowa burned to the ground at midnight. Eighteen occupants including sisters and attendants escaped with miraculous luck as sparks from a chimney ignited the fire. The institution housed 260 students and eight teachers. Total losses are about 30000 with 16000 insured. The blaze was spectacular.
The article recalls Emmet county’s founding era with Anofi Y. Mous as chronicler. It recounts settlers facing Sioux threats, volunteers from Fort Dodge, and the resilience of pioneers like Mrs. Hither A. Ridley and Setherville Mill founder G. Ridley. It notes harsh winters, Des Moines river challenges, the 1868 mosquito plague, and local anecdotes about frontier life.
C W Mottsett trainmaster of the M and St L division resigns and moves to become Trainmaster for the New York New Haven and Hartford road with headquarters at Harlem River. T G Hyland of Minneapolis takes his place and will base duties in this city as the new division con ductor. The city becomes headquarters for the division Trainmaster and five officers are now located here. A wreck occurs south of Fort Dodge when a broken rail kills one man and injures four, while a nine hour Rock Island schedule prompts changes on the Town Falls division. Telegraph service is cut back at many stations with forty four offices closed and eighty one places closed at night, requiring about sixty additional open hours and costing about forty three thousand seven hundred eighty dollars.
An Iowa article guides farmers and students to build a simple germinating box for corn testing. It details box size, wet sawdust preparation, cloth grid, ear kernel sampling, labeling, layering, and warm storage, plus care to prevent mixing and mold.
Miss Leon Larson deputy postmistress of Wallingford was in Es terville between train disruptions on Saturday afternoon.
Advertises Friday afternoon and evening ladies session at a box ball alley three doors south of Japa Savings Bank. Describes a clean well heated and lighted room offered for gatherings and games.
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