Local notes on Nothern Light moving HQ and assorted 1903-04 events
The item mentions Ees ney ee 8 eat and Misa Parker nursing Geo Groves after appendicitis. It notes The Northern company moving its headquarters to this city, purchasing Jensen lumber yards, manager G A Lyon and treasurer J E White returning home. Other items include T W Ward leaving for Pittsburg Kansas, pasture plans at 32.00 per month, Miss Bliss Jane Addams visiting, Treustale Brothers entering minstrel bookings, and cattle train from Ellsworth to Liverpool via Chicago and Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Parker
Mira Mack JI Groves
Frdém
Chicago
Geo Groves
Rava Birney & Wilson
Arker
Jensen Lumber
T. W. Ward
Rock Island
Pittsburg
Kans
Kansas City
Southern Road
Ladd
Ladd and Ridley
Walter Robb
Herb Nichols
W. H. Knowlton
St. James
Minn
H.F. Wells
Bliss Jane Addams
Hull House
Opera House
Woman's Club
Free Public Library
Frank E. Allen
Treustale Brothers
Rock Island Company
Ellsworth
Liverpool
England
Montreal
E. E. Johnson
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Wayburn Johnson
Great Northern People and City News Report
The excerpt reports moves of local families including the Great Northern electrician, the Adams family, and E J Breen taking new homes. It notes Rev Richard Ellerby becoming Grace church rector and a death in Highmore. A major midweek blizzard caused the temperature to drop to 12 below and heavy damage to fruit. Henry Ruble lost the third finger in a windmill accident on his father’s farm near Armstrong. he had been with Armstrong and was to join Le Mars this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Aul
Gepivinent
Iree Supply‘department
Rock Island
Point
Cedar Rapids
Hay
Leslie Adtrell
Converse
Breen
R.S. Robinson
Richard Ellerby
Grace Church
Henry Ruble
Armstrong
Ruble
le Mars
Thirty Years Ago May 4 1903 Vindicator News
Howard Graves received word of the death of A C Rasmus sen, former Estherville resident and former school official. J D Willson began a brick two story block on Lincoln street, Mrs Bradley to housekeeping, a white pelican captured at Spirit Lake and sent to Chicago for exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Vindicator
Howard Graves
Oshkogh
Wis
A. C. Rasmussen
Estherville
Lincoln Street
C. P. Bradley
Jos. Pullen
Spirit. Lake
Gregg
Chicago
Epworth League sermon and Sunday schedule shift
The article notes Rev. A A Howe of Terril delivering a helpful sermon on Is Love. It announces changes at the Methodist Episcopal church in Estherville, moving Sunday School to 10:00 AM and morning worship to 11:00 AM, with services ending at 12:00 PM. All are invited to attend Epworth League and evening worship as the new order for next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth
Reague
Mer Institute
Lake Whu
A .A. Howe
Terril. Waa
Howe
Methodist’ Church
la Grone
Terril
Methodist Episcopal Church
Estherville
R. J
Epworth League
American Legion notes on law, order and civic duty
The piece argues against anarchist and socialist ideas and asserts respect for laws and the ballot. It states the American Legion backs law enforcement, citizen education, and building a wiser nation. It emphasizes equality in political power, obedience to laws, and personal development of mind and heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United State
Egypt
American Legion
Heart and Home Value Linked to National Prosperity
The speaker argues property value hinges on citizen happiness and wages for workers. When people are content and paid well, homes and farms gain value. If discontent and toil persist, property depreciates daily and national bankruptcy looms as a risk.
Legion Meeting At Armstrong Crowded And Successful
Emmet County Legion posts met at Armstrong last Thursday April 26 with over two hundred fed at the opera house meal at six. Si Wasserman provided music during dinner and Frank Miles of Iowa Legionaire spoke for 45 minutes. Several other speakers from Estherville and Armstrong took part, with the Estherville band performing. Officers for the ensuing year were elected including Max Soeth as County Commander and Dr Knipe as Vice Commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet County Legion
Armstrong
Opera House
Si Wasserman
American Legion Auxiliary of
Frank Miles
Iowa Legionaire
al Herrick
Kirt Allen
LaGrone
Estherville
William. Stewart
Dr. Knipe
Frank Steiner
Max Soeth
Wallingford
Knipe
Iowa farm debate at Ames tests producers contract idea
W H Stacy of the Extension Service in Ames directed a statewide inter county debate on the producers contract essential to cooperative marketing. Of 27 decisions 16 supported the affirmative. The Ames final drew radio coverage and sparked interest for a recurring program next winter planned by county farm bureaus with broader township participation anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Ames
W. H. Stacy
Extension Service
Beachse Pace Ae
Co-Operative Marketing
Iowa
Stacy
Pines
bie _ n
Apple Disease Is Cornered In Iowa Eight Counties
San Jose scale, a destructive pest of apple and peach trees, is confined to eight southeastern Iowa counties per F A Fenton of the Iowa State College entomology section. Control by spraying lime sulfur. apply just before buds open. Use seven gallons lime sulfur per 50 gallons water for large orchards. smaller sprays use proportionally less.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Iowa
F. A. Fenton
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Fenton
San Jose scale control tips from Dr. Fenton
Dr. Fenton warns that dry lime sulfur sprays fail against San Jose scale and summer liquid dime sulfur alone is unsatisfactory. Proper liquid sulfur use controls San Jose scale and related pests, including scurry scale and oyster shell scale, protecting fruit and shade trees. He notes infested trees show severe decline with bark crusted by thousands of gray scales and advises careful identification among similar native scales.
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Fenton
San Jose
Two Cent Gas Tax Will Become a Law
Des Moines Iowa April 17 Governor Kendall signed the Caldwell bill as the act was published. The House approved the conference report on the tax distribution by 55 to 61 with a plan to raise 5 million dollars annually for roads. One third to primary roads and two thirds to secondary roads. Counties with cities of 9000+ receive a portion of the tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Kendall
House
Conference Committee
Senate
Dr S G Ewen Dentist Office Listings
Dentist Dr S G Ewen located over Laws Savings Bank with office phone 109. Residence at 728.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. G. Ewen
Laws Savings Bank
Roadway Budget Action On County Roads To Be Expanded
County supervisors may expand use of the bucket on secondary roads including routes into cities. The report shows a division among a long list of officials with a final tally of 55 in favor and several opposed members listed as Aiken Berry Blume among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Botter
Anderson
Webster
Blake
Bradley
Brittian
Buffington
Clarke
Cole
Donahone
Doolittle
Edson
Elliott
Gallagher
Garnet
Adair
Gibson
Gilbert
Gilmore Grimwood
Ansey
Hauge
Healy
Held
Hempel
Himebauch
Hollis
Johnson
Knutson
Notice of Sheriff's Sale in Emmet County Iowa 1923
The sheriff of Emmet County Iowa gives notice by special execution from the District Court to sell the West Half of Section 32 Township 100 North Range 34 West to satisfy a judgment in favor of J E Stockdale against R D Brott et al. The sale is set for May 21 1928 at Estherville Court House between 9 am and 4 pm with bidding starting at 10 am. Dated Estherville April 19 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Emmet County
Iowa
J. E. Stockdale
R. D. Brott
Estherville
Local Names Incomplete Absent Velling List Reported
Fragmentary OCR lists names such as Gale of Floyd Gilbertson zaham Lake Leonard Lieberknecht Long Matthiesen Miller Napier Natvig Noble O D ODonnell Orr Uarsons Potts Quirk Rassler Rewoldt Rust Scott Fremont alletod Smith Lucas Stookenbury Evanard Weber Wolfe absent or not velling Scott Appanoose Storey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gale
Floyd
Gilbertson
Zaham
Ieneens Corf -King
Lake
Leonard
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Venty
Legion
Notha Seecan
Japan
Holland
France
Hawaii
Carl J. Drake
Johnston
F. W. Hanson
D. C
Christensen’s
Knigit
E. W. Bachman
Brun
Sconberg & Kilgore
North Seventh St
Coleman Hospital
North 8Th Street
R. C. Coleman
M. D
M. R. Sathe
DR. R. H. Heydenburk Syndicate
Thomas Nivison
Emmet
Vindicator
Republican
Morrissey & Son
Ist Trust & Savings Bank
Horace
Syndicate
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