Estherville area notes include repairs and trades
Resident updates report J A Barber watt mill repair by Koehler, TJ Robinson buying from two parties and selling to Mr Wicks and Estherville butcher, Harold Lamb resigning for northern trip, Miss Lennis Pullen closes district No 6 school, social at Huntington attended, multiple calls from Drs Cain and Wilson, trades of hogs cattle and fat cows, school closings of Miss Sophia Olson and Miss Margaret Mankece, various visits and travel comprising Barbers, Weirs, Leupolds, Baxters and Vosses, England trip planned by Miss Crawston, tiling for Stan Caulkins, and farm business around Estherville and Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ifician
G. H. Koehler
Lennis Pullen
Huntington
Dr. Cain
O. W. Hendrickson
Hendrickson
A. Barber
B. W. Weir
Ceylon
Minn
Sophia Olson
H. H. Weir
Dr. Wilson
M. Tinderholt
E. Kortum
Chas. Coon
Estherville
Margaret Mankece
J. A. Anderson
Agnes Luikart
H. Lee
Otto Olson
Anna Maneke
B. C. Bomberger
Frank Leupold
Week's Local Notes From Estherville Area
Reports from the Estherville region recount social events and small happenings. Families and neighbors like the Rice, Duncan, Story, and Werlis households appear alongside tales of horses lost to pneumonia, a Royal Neighbors gathering, and farewells for travelers. Local labor changes include depot agent Story leaving for Buffalo Center and several residents tiling or pursuing jobs in nearby towns.
Bloomquist Visit and Local Social Notes in Donnell
Mr and Mrs We Bloomquist of Donnell Minnesota visit their daughter Mrs Benevataon in Estherville last Saturday and Sunday. Rev Strand preached at Emmetsburg last Sunday. H H Shiley prepared his car for Move to Powers this week. M T Paulson of Blooming Prairie lectured on temperance at the Presbyterian church Monday night. Mrs Andrew Larson rode to Estherville between trains Monday. T T Akre assists C Larson this week invoicing stock for Myhre and Gunderson. Harry Hawkins visited from Graettinger for Sunday. Confirmation services planned at the Lutheran church Sunday. Miss Clara Kallestad visited her brother L O Kallestad in Esther ville Tuesday. Charles Heidecker of Wallingford to organize team next Sunday. Jul Heidecker’s buggy accident caused a broken tail and top. Albert Soeffing recovering from pneumonia. Dance at M W A hall May 16 with Moore's Orchestra. Chas Heidecker manager. Alvin Dybdahl recovering from mumps.
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Kately
Mrs. Marl
Ogden Town
Lee Pickell
Grayvver
Guy Reisinger
W. E. Fredericksons
Ceylon
We ‘Bloomquist
Donnell, Minh
Weta
M. Benevataon
Strand
Emmetaburg
H. H. Shiley
M.T. Paulson
Blooming Prairie
Minn
Presbyterian Church
Temperance
Andrew Larson
Estherville
Harry Hawkins
Graettinger
Clara Kallestad
L. O. Kallestad
Charles Heidecker
Wallingford
Heidecker
Albert Soeffing
M. W. A. Hall
Moore
Chas, Heidecker
Alvin Dybdahl
Des Moines Store Battles Tailor Over Iliad Block Renovation
Des Moines Department Store Co led by vice president Hermann G Graaf seeks to oust Tailor L Greenblatt from a leased 18 by 38 foot shop in the Iliad block amid remodeling. After offers to relocate or compensate were refused, Greenblatt demands 5000 for the unexpired lease and has filed for damages and an injunction to halt work. Court action ensues as the firm argues for continued construction and expansion in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department Store Company of
Des Moines
Hermann G. Graaf
Register and Leader
Des Moines Department Store Company
L. Greenblatt
Httle
Iliad
Greenblatt
Howe
Des Moines Department Store
Amal
Black
T. S. Stoner
Aum
Puere
Lee
Favorite Recitations Spark Prompt Defiance
In a witty exchange a hostess asks for a favorite recitation. Mr. Blykids replies Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight with sharp resolve, noting that few still recite it. His defiant quip underscores a nostalgic stance on the poem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Blykids
Switzerland a Modern Babel at Recruiting Station
The London News notes a Wallenstadt recruiting station guard of five, each speaking different languages. The lieutenant speaks German, the sergeant Italian, the corporal French and Spanish, another private French and German, and a fifth French and Italian. Orders require interpreters causing delays and confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
Wallenstadt
London News
Shelley as a Boy glimpsed by Andrew Lang
Andrew Lang recalls a claim about a man who attended Eton with Percy Bysshe Shelley and left in 1810. The witness, Mr Hammond, a senior fellow of Merton College, provided details around 1870 from his reminiscences to Lang.
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Shelley
Andrew Lang
Eton
Mr. Hammond
Merton College
Remark on Shelley’s Latin verse and sprinting habit
The speaker quips that Shelley was not a clever boy and never did "remarkable exercise in Latin verse." He adds that Shelley would often break into a sudden sprint of about one hundred yards when walking alone, noting that as the extent of his notable activity.
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Shelley
Family dispute over marriage blamed on no one
Mrs Vick Senn declares she did not cause the marriage while John Henry retorts that her actions could have driven him away. The exchange grows heated as the family feud intensifies with sharp accusations and defensive quips.
His Rebuke and the Slipper Exercise
A children’s vignette features Small Johnny declaring he is glad he is not a girl. He explains he would be ashamed to grow up into a woman who punishes little boys. The dialogue captures a moment of interference and gendered social discipline.
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Johnny
Married man ponders bachelor savings in Chicago note
A Chicago News item quotes a married man who privately believes he could have saved money if he had stayed single, though he acknowledges the impossibility of returning to bachelor life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
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Qraver
Arthur Baxter
Marshall, Minn
Mr. Lawrence
C. Higinbotham
John Voss
Stan Caulkins
Calkins
Miss Crawston
England
Miss Costello
Grachtinger
Mrs. Baxter
Eatherville
I. Akinner
W. Harvey
Sharp
Eva
Higinbotham
Lud. Lawrence
M. A. Arnett
Grover
Ed Riggs
Charlie Slaninger
J. H. Duncan
Mary and
Lilly West
Mire
Albert Trwin
Art Pitcher
EB. Rice
Grace
H. C. Duncan
Graver
Wim. Foshier
Rhbeus
Prrior and Vicinity
Walter Stearns
Pheumonia
Story
Buffalo Center
Ladies Aid Society
Sam Weaver
Win.simmons
Georgian Davis
Susie Manso
Montgomiery
Ruperior
Polyer
Mrs
Charley
Krantz
Astherville
Louw Heidecker
Mesday
T. T. Akre
Ruthven
C. Larson
Myhre and Gunderson
R. Carpenter
Choy
France
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Kane
Estherville, la
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