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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1907
Page
1
A meeting is set for tomorrow evening at the Court House to organize a Militia company for Estherville. With a 58d regiment vacancy, a 61 man unit can muster with three officers, meeting armory and drill needs. Eligible men aged 18 to 45 are urged to attend and discuss steps.
Des Moines Iowa reports a week of cold dry weather with average daily temperatures 8 to 6 degrees below normal. Snow flurries in the northeast, little precipitation elsewhere, harming cereal germination but easing for small grain growth. Fruit crops in the southern half suffered. corn planting progressed. coin acreage in good condition. hay crop expected light. meadows and pastures show severe effects.
F H Backe, claimed agent for Banker's Accident Insurance of Des Moines, solicited in Mason City. Sheriff Butler arrested him for jumping a $60 board bill. He was sent back to Mason City to face charges, amid reports of taking money for insurance and misrouting funds. Several victims linked to the case. He owed Orlean Hotel two weeks board.
Chas Holman, a Grinnell youth, collected a gallon of whiskey from a Bale house and a crowd shared it. Federal authorities arrested him for selling liquor without a license. Judge McPherson imposed a $1000 venue fine and four months in jail.
Mr and Mrs Lawrence relocate their home from East Maple Street Es therville to Mora Minnesota shipping household goods. Esther ville loses contact as Mora welcomes the family. Mr Williams father of Mrs Lawrence joins the move, his presence missed by many. Lawrence active in local business and Mrs Lawrence active in FE social circles. Gazelle Williams, Mrs Lawrence's niece, accompanies them and brings music pupils moved to new community.
Following his brother Olger H Raleigh action Fred J Olson has changed his name to Raleigh to avoid confusion from a common name. He explains mail distribution and misidentification prompted the change and requests to be addressed as Raleigh in speech and writing.
A list of notable figures and their early jobs shows diverse paths to prominence. Names include Jay Gould, Henry Villard, Elihu Burritt, Benjamin Franklin, A I Steward, James J Hill, Daniel Drew, Cornelius Vanderbilt, William Lloyd Garrison, John Wanamaker, Andrew Carnegie, William A Clark, John Jacob Astor, Thomas A Edison, Henry H Rogers, and Thomas F Ryan.
Cedar Rapids Commercial Club guests arrived by a luxurious train with Pullman sleepers Marmion Lakewood Monroeville dining car Starboard and private car of Superintendent Hubbell. Estherville hosts greeted the delegation with a town tour, a concert by both bands, and an Elks reception though an intended automobile ride was spoiled by bad weather.
Herman Oransky visited Lake Park yesterday while Mrs. G Zeeman called on friends in Rock Valley last week returning Saturday. Mrs D R Carlson leaves for Battle Creek Iowa for extended visit. Mr and Mrs W W Walker returned Sunday from their wedding trip. Mr and Mrs A Wanamaker travel to Rochester Minnesota for Mayo consults. Busi ness club meeting held in secretary’s office Monday. E D Bucknam sold his billiard hall and will transfer on the 20th. Eatherville Jewelry Co reported a fine piano sale to I N Sweet. Mrs Mary G Williams and singer Miss Mattis Gorton returned Saturday from Maryland winter visit. Miss Louise Hébin accepted a telephone exchange position. Miss Hargrave to Rock Rapids. Ray Sperbeck returns from Mankato commercial school and will stay home a few weeks. Mayor orders curfew enforcement after 9 pm. Farm machinery trade better this spring than five years. Mrs W W Trousdale left to join Trousdale Theatre Co. at Sac City for the week. D R Alexander, M Brown, W J Pullen, and John Amundson left for Spirit Lake for fishing season. Mrs S E Fish of Swea City visited daughter Mrs Seth Warner. heading to Dunnell Minn to open a hotel. Mrs E J McDermott returned from Minneapolis after a three-week surgery. Prof E E Strawn left for Cedar Falls then Cedar Rapids for Iowa Association meetings. Knights Templars observed Ascension Day with services at Grace Episcopal, conferred Golden Crow and Knights of Malta at the Armory, and banqueted at Hotel Orleans with a musical program including local girls.
Denia Kearney, once famed as a sharp demagogue, dies as the nation recalls his era. The article weighs his career from rabble-rousing leader to faded memory, noting his provocative stance on Chinese exclusion and the limits of public appetite for agitation. It mentions Byron Parriott buying a six octave organ, and reports on Ellsworth township dredge work with frost depths noted.
Miss Riley praised by Miss Pingrey for excellent education and strict standards in Emmet County schools. First and second grade teachers earn 45 and 40 dollars monthly in four townships. A separate Kansas incident saw a 19 year old teacher confront a boy’s father with a poker, shocking locals but boosting support for higher teacher wages and stricter discipline.
Young men aged 18 or older in Estherville and Emmet County are urged to attend a meeting at eight oclock on May 18 at the Court House. The session aims to form a National Guard company and organize committees.
Real estate transfers listed include Dennis Allen to Relay Realty Co. and Eliza Caspire to John Peguy with multiple parcel references on Wallingford and nearby avenues. Other entries show Chris Larson selling to Myre Gunderson, Soper B H to A C Nasby, J B Moulton to Aug Anderson, and Westcott L48 to E W Kingaley with assorted lot and block qualifiers.
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