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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1903
Page
4
Advertises Nickel Plate railroad travel from Chicago to New York and several cities with daily express trains. Includes dining car meals priced 35 to 1.00 and low rates with no excess fare. Lists Chicago depot locations and agency offices. Mentions premium lists for the forty ninth annual exhibition with contact for J. C. Simpson.
Local notes report May baskets enjoyed by youths near Towa Lake. Mr Peterson hauls hogs to market at 86.25 per hog with A R Butler as buyer. Cattle feeders sold stock to Butler of Dolliver and Laggan of Ceylon, with price 4.50 and 4.45 per hundred. Farm wind mill being erected by Mr Lind. Mathias Bike ill retreating toward ministry, two years left. Frank Follet and Mabel plan trip to Fatherville to take assessor books and visit Bigelow family. Colman sells 29 head cattle and pony Dude to BR Clark.
Bo Keltz visits town and notes changes since last visit. Rose West starts spring term in district 6. Rev Strand plans residence improvements. Sam Cunderson handles work. Henry Wahler buys land near the pool hall. Lena Larson visits from Estherville. Annoneon buys land along township line. Hartung and Bergum visit. Thea Larson visits Graettinger. Heavy rain delays corn planting. farmers tile waste land as remedy. Maple Hill. two druggists in town. Nellie Barfoot sews for Mrs Shiflet. Grace Mast visits Harfoot. Town to be lit by gas. water works planned. need barber and blacksmith. music teacher Mrs Chase from Armstrong. Grace Herrickly staying with Mrs Myers.
In This County the corn contest organized by President J L W White of the Farmers Institute promises value and interest. About twenty five boys have already asked for seed corn daily arrivals continue. Many have secured seed and others plan to obtain it. The county aims for 100 entrants under 21 years old. eligibility remains open as long as stock lasts. Meanwhile Jackson Republic reports on stores county experiments comparing covered versus open milking pails findings show notable results.
Tests compared dirt levels in milk drawn into an open pail and a covered pail with a tight lid and cheesecloth cover. Results show covered pail excluded 63 percent of dirt while straining removed less than 47 percent. Authors urge farmers to use simple, inexpensive covered pails to improve milk purity.
An old advertisement promoting Berg's Sweet Laxation Chips as mild and effective for constipation and bowel complaints. It claims to purify blood and improve complexion. Offered at 10 and 26 cents by L N Ritten, druggist.
The Nickel Plate Road offers through vestibuled sleeping cars and American Club Meals in nickel Plate dining cars with a la carte service. Prices range from six cents to a dollar a trip, with superb service between Chicago and the East. Chicago depot is at Harrison Street and Fifth Avenue. City ticket offices are 111 Adams Street and Auditorium Annex. John Y. Callahan is General Agent at 113 Adams Street, Room 298.
Winnebago county leads by holding the first convention for state senatorial and representative conventions. Resolutions support Roosevelt administration, the state platform, and Governor Cummins. State Treasurer Gilbert is commended. Eugene Secor’s retirement is regretted. Andrew Miller of Forest City is authorized to select his delegation to the representative convention and is expected to be nominated. Worth County also has delegates.
On the first and third Tuesdays of each month through September 1903 the M & St. L R R will sell colonist tickets to Arkansas Southwest Missouri Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska South Dakota Colorado Texas Louisiana New Mexico and more at very low rates. Call local agents or write A B Cutts G P J A Minneapolis Minn for rates and details.
Presbyterian Assembly in Minneapolis announces AKR will sell round trip tickets Estherville to Los Angeles or San Francisco for 48.55 with sale dates in May and May 12 to 18. Final return by July 16, 1903. Passengers may use diverse routes and make stops. Address: A B Cutts, G P, Minneapolis, Minn.
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