Local notes from Estherville and Dolliver area events
Several residents attended a Graettinger concert to hear Ole V Theobaldi the great violinist. Mr Maine of Estherville tuned pianos. S Evatson shipped a carload of oe to Chicago. Rev Vaulsrud preached in the Lutheran church. Estherville boys played the home team. Mr and Mrs Paul Wellners welcomed a baby boy born April 27. Several visits and rides reported between Estherville, Dolliver, and Graettinger. A surprise birthday for a teacher and a party at Ira Swarts’s home are noted. A wedding at the M H K parsonage, Vera and Vera, events and travel details appear. Band concert planned for Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Swarts
Oregon
Fires, visits and farm work in a rural Iowa area
Am Lars Herum on Section 17 lost his chicken house pr anary torn crib and two hundred bushels of corn by fire last Saturday fore noon. RK H Thompson and daughter of Jackson Minnesota visited L Dobbie last week. Clarence Austin of Minnesota spent Saturday at Beach and Rankin homes. Kaddie Koeneeke stayed at parental home across the state line. Martin Tinderholt plans a large basement barn with Ben Peterson and John Kibbie doing masonry. A large Minnesota party fished Eagle Lake last Sunday. Several farmers are planting corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lars Herum
RK. H. Thompson
Jackson
Minnesota
L. Dobbie
Clarence Austin
Rankin
Kaddie Koeneeke
Martin Tinderholt
Ben Peterson
John Kibbie
Motherville
Win. Is. Bartleman
Rhaby
Montgomery
I. J. Robinson
Virginia
Eagle Lake
Scribletts Welcome Baby Girl At 6 Pounds
Scribletts Mr and Mrs Jake Taylor are proud parents of a six pound girl born Wednesday. Several from our community attended the May Day festival at Motherville. The Grover Convert Band played Friday May 6. The Ladies Aid will meet at Mr and Mrs Cowleys in Dolliver for dinner Thursday. Everyone invited to spend the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Taylor
Price
Grover Convert
Emma
Frankie Fouts
Ed Miller
Our
Midet
Motherville
Ladies Aid
Gruver
School closed Friday in district No. 2 High Lake
Reports from Estherville area note a Friday school closure in district No. 2 High Lake. A large Sunday attendance was recorded at Ryan Lake church and several local residents are mentioned in brief updates across nearby townships with minor events and visits.
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High Lake
Ryan Lake
Netherville Saturday Social Attracts Local Families
Schenkerer Vindane Pickell Mer riott Rokenbrodt Dowden Olson Johnson Hanson Anderson and Brown families were among those represented in Nether ville Saturday. Mr and Mrs L Ladd after weeks with grandson Earl of Wallingford left for Traer. Mrs J B Rokne and children stay with sister Mrs Ole C Olson at Spring Grove. Not much happening as farmers wait for warmer weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenkerer Vindane
Pickell
Merriott
Rokenbrodt
Dowden
Olson
Johnson
Local Socials and Visits Around Twelve Mile Lake
Community happenings include a Royal Neighbor Social at Ira Swartz home last Tuesday evening, visits by Joseph Amdal to Estherville, and a dancing party hosted by the L. T. Peterson family last Wednesday. Friends surprised Mrs. Swartz's brothers Elmer and dd Bruner on Thursday, with a pleasant time reported. Lars Amdal and son Gayhard of Dallas, Wis., visited Geo. Amdal. Residents traveled to Graettinger Friday to hear Ole Theobaldi the violinist. J. BR. Bowser of Estherville conducted business at John Jackson's Tuesday. A barn dance at Ole Johnson's last Saturday drew good attendance, while James Howe and Emily Long of Estherville were guests of J. P. Kennedy. The Geo. Amdal family enjoys their new Bradford piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Swartz
Joseph Amdal
Estherville
L. T. Peterson
Mrs. Swartz
Elmer
Dd. Bruner
Lars Amdal
Gayhard
Dallis
Wis
Geo. Amdal
Graettinger
Ole Theobaldi
J. BR. Bowser
John Jackson
Ole Johnson
Western Emme Dance and church events at Estherville
In Armstrong's dance drew a good crowd and Louise Gupe, Della and Alta Weir attended church at Estherville Sunday. A fire buried the granary, bogey shed, and hen house with several hundred bushels of corn and oats, plus chickens, a plow and harness. The Young People's Society met Ernest Gaye’s. Pewersburg Band played. Norwegians hold revival near the State line. Mr Whegman of Superior runs a weekly grocery wagon. Wanted horses or cattle for blue grass pasture at Sam Perkins Route 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heruin
Young People’s Society
Ernest Gaye
Pewersburg Band
Whegman
Superior
Local social notes and household updates from Dolliver area
Mr and Mrs B Rued of Dolliver hosted a Pole call at F R Dowden’s home Tuesday night. Nels Andrews traveled to Superior Thursday. J H Taylor and wife welcomed a baby girl born April 27. mother and child reported well. Mrs Cleo Grems Sr and Mrs Geo Grems Jr rode to Armstrong Tuesday. Mrs F R Dowden visited Grandma Merriott. Mrs Roy Merriott listed as sick. L Taylor doing carpentry on C V Dane farm near Maple Hill. C Higinbotham family visited Ray Brannan’s home Sunday. F R Dowden, Gen Grems Jr and others drove to Dolliver Sunday. Anna Nelson, helping her mother, returned to Ratherville Monday. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is safe for children, no opium. Stomach and Liver Tablets aid digestion. both sold by S H Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Wellners
Jobnu Johnson
Eda Osher
Emma Sando
Labervilla
Mie
Anna Bergum
Graettinger
Melvina Kasa
S. Keneline
Henry White
Grover
Nels Andrews
Superior
J. H. Taylor
Babe
Cleo. Grems Sr
Geo. Grems Jr
Armatrong
F. Or. Dowden
Grandma Merriott
Roy Merriott
F. RK. Dowden
Gen. Grems Jr
Dolliver
Anna Nelson
Ratherville
Personal Magnetism In Business And Society
A summary of Orison Swett Marden ideas on magnetic personality. It notes how a charming presence can sway juries, attract opportunities, and aid career success more than education or wealth, with emphasis on manners, cheerfulness, courtesy, and helpful disposition as assets for both men and women in business and social life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orison Swett Marden
Success Magazine
Frayed Home Tensions Highlight Sleep Talk Rumor
In a Birmingham Age-Herald column The Other Side, Mrs Trigger reports overhearing her husband conversing in his sleep about a baseball game and a possible different woman, prompting a noted aside on patience. The exchange shifts to a quip about Job and enduring patience within marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildiyi
Job
The Wicked Flee Play Debut Mentioned in Record
The Philadelphia Record notes a new play titled The Wicked Flee. The writer remarks on a proposed staging and references a rehearsal with a dog as a playful example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scribbler
Philadelphia
Mrs Parker Turns Up In Town Amid Scare For Help
In a brisk Town Scene item from Harper's Bazaar the note asks if Mrs Parker has servants yet and instantly answers with a sharp line that she’s screaming for help signaling a dramatic localized stir.
Visible Pulses That Hint at Hidden Conditions
A physician notes that some people show visible wrist pulses without signs of illness. He recalls cases where pulses beat clearly yet patients were well, and a rare instance where a fingertip sized artery swelled and changed color with each beat, countable without touch.
Artist Defies Editor Over Deer Antlers
A bold artist refused to redraw a deer drawing after the editor insisted the buck be a three horned Fearling with spike antlers. The artist stood firm, sending the unchanged sketch back with a telegram demanding altered manuscript to fit the creature’s real antlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Compost- Hon
Buck
Editorial tweak alters the spike buck drawing
The New York Press notes a reader who studied a drawing and preferred the artist’s vision of a spike buck over a majestic antlered buck. The editorial blue pencil was used, speeding the buck to a younger look in fewer minutes, with no loss to the periodical.
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Spike Buck
New York Press
Man Returns After Back Door Sign Mix Up
Mrs Dabbs paced the hall in distress as Mr Dabbs, muddy and weary, arrived at the back door. He explained a sign required packages to be delivered at the rear, prompting his journey and collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Dabbs
St. Loulgy
Why Turkish Women Go Veiled
The essay argues veiling stems from ancient custom rather than religion. It claims Turk men once abducted women for wives, prompting a collective decision in early history to veil and seclude women from men upon reaching adolescence around age eleven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mohammed
Arems
Kenneth Brown
Metropolitan Magazine
One Failure Says Minister Would Make A Good Husband
A young husband jokes about a minister never marrying again after refusing his wife a new dress to change the subject. The wife counters that the minister did not seem to be a good husband when he married them.
He Got His Suffrage Question Answered
A cynical old bachelor asks a female friend about woman suffrage and receives the calm reply I hold my tongue. The remark reflects a witty social exchange on the topic.
Soaked. What time is it quote leads to gone watch
A brief quip from a Cleveland Leader item notes a missing watch and the confusion over time. The exchange highlights a moment of frustration as the watch is lost, leaving the characters unsure of the hour. The snippet captures a humorous, everyday mishap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
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Republican
Wallingford
Ole V Theobaldi
Mr. Maine
M.S. Sevatson
Chicago
Vaulsrud
Estherville Boys
Ethel Esperson
Ellen Miller
John Rokne
John Fossum
Norway
W. C. Dowden
Rev. Cowley
Emmet
F.C
Snyder
Huntington
Walter Henneman
T. N. Salyers
Mr. Gave
Wawsidie
Des Moines Bridge Company
Robinson
Paul Welchita
James Welch
Jack Creek
Eatherville
Wan
Poshier
Swan Lake Township
Moore, Knode, Jubl, Blagg
Ali
Paul H. Graves
Gruver, Iowa
Twelve Mile Lake
James Howe
Emily Long
J. P. Kennedy
Bradford
Armstrong's
Louise Gupe
Della and
Alta Weir
Sam Perkins
8. B. Rued
F.R. Dowden
L. Taylor
C. V. Dane
Maple Hill
Mrs. C. Higinbotham and Sons
Ray Brannan
H. Williams
Chamberlain
3. H. Williams
Artist
Splendid Atlas of Emmet Co
Emmet County
Atlas
Iowa
Publican Company
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