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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1923
Page
7
A long list of people from Graettinger Emmetsburg Spirit Lake and nearby towns visited here or traveled to attend events. Witnesses for a Grand Jury were named, funerals were held, and multiple families moved between Sioux Falls Cedar Rapids and Minneapolis as illness travel and work took them to and from the region. A hospital operation was reported for a child and a new baby arrived at the Sampson home.
Maurice Irwin works for Albert Irwin near Huntington while Miss Thelma Wold assists Mrs Ivor Clark. Neil Herzberg to work for Harry Jones this summer. Miss Pauline Lippert visits the R H Sheldon home. The Johnston family moves into Carl Anderson’s north town property. Mrs James Maloney of Monterey, Minn., visited her daughter Mrs I W Clark. Celia Harmon of Minneapolis attended Ben Rugro’s funeral then returned home. Geraldine Crim returns home after a ten day visit with grandparents. Mrs Andy Dalberg travels to Dakota for her father's illness and burial. Dalbergs to return later this week. Elmo Long and daughter Zoe arrive from Lake City Iowa after funeral. American Legion hosts a St Patrick’s Day dance in their new club rooms despite bad weather. Graaf’s Orchestra plays for 25 couples. plans for another dance may follow.
Cecil Glen Barber, born December 28 1922 in Gruver Iowa, died March 14 1923 after a brief illness. He is survived by his parents, one brother and one sister. Funeral arrangements were made in Jolley with burial to follow at a later date.
The Consumers and Producers met on March 20 with a good crowd. The next meeting will be at Moose Hall on March 28 at 2 p m. Officers will be elected and a good program is planned. all members are urged to attend.
The Woman's Club met in the American Legion Rooms with Mrs. J. B. Tedrow presiding. Members urged support for legislation to fund a $2,250,000 Rockefeller foundation gift to the University College of Medicine at Iowa City and sent a petition to Mr. Himebauch. A debate favored environment over heredity, with judges ruling for the affirmative. Also included were piano solos, a duet, and a bridge club gathering hosted by Miss Dorothy Woodhouse and Mrs. Don Pullen with refreshments afterward.
Mrs Lloyd Stockdale entertained eight couples at dinner then guests moved to the Elks Club room for volleyball games. They returned to the Stockdale home for a few hands of bridge afterward.
Mr and Mrs F B Yule marked their twenty fifth wedding anniversary with a March 16 gathering at their home in West Riverside Country Club. Mrs Yule is noted as the first president of the club formed about twelve years ago, and Mr Yule serves as a rural carrier for Route 6. The event featured social conversation and light refreshments followed by a silver shower for the couple.
A county convention met at Estherville's Methodist church with delegates from five local churches and several rural churches. State workers offered helpful Sunday School guidance as the organization reorganized with short term officers: Rev J W LaGrone president, Mrs H L Klocow vice president, Mrs S K Vandenburgh vice president, Rev Herbert Marsh vice president, Mrs W S Flindt secretary treasurer. The group merged with the Sunday School Council for Religious Education to align with evangelical denominations.
Sam Benjamin Rugtiv died March 13 1923 at Estherville aged 34. He leaves Olive Robb Rugtiv and four sons Robb Richard John and Sam Benjamin Jr with parents Geo O and Mary Rugtiv and siblings Oscar Winnie and Mrs Wheeler. The funeral was held at the Methodist Episcopal church led by Rev J W LaGrone with Masonic and Elks lodge honors. interment followed in Oak Hill.
Estherville and Algona debated the hard surfaced road proposition with the Estherville negative team of Tennis Strid Glen Brockway and Louise Wasserman prevailing by unanimous judges' decision. Algona's team included Margaret Russell Howard Harrington and Bernard Green. The match was the first for Estherville this year, and their tactics impressed judges. There may be no triangular debate with Spencer this year if the affirmative must face them in the State meet.
A birth notice from Estherville reports the arrival of Harriet Anne Baldwin, daughter of Albert E. and Nellie Murphy Baldwin, born Jan. 12. The infant is welcomed by the family at their home.
The Estherville area reports a series of February birth announcements naming the newborns and their parents. Agnes Marie Klein, Harold Melvin Gipson, Catherine May Gripentrog, Mary Evelyn Merriott, Kenneth Joe Roach, Betty Cecelia Sampson, Lyle Henry Shaw, Herbert DeWayne Sherman, Merl Orville Steward, Howard Lawrence Thompson, Alvin Robert Tredway, and others are listed with parental names and home towns in Estherville and nearby Ellsworth and Merriott.
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