Spirit Lake News Roundup Touches Many Local Topics
Aul Reese takes night clerk post at Orleans Hotel Spirit Lake. J W Meilveen aided Agent Neapyent at M and St L depot. Decoration Day observed by GAR on 30th. Mark Belin to Minneapolis then Huron SD for blacksmith work. Chickens fetch twenty cents a pound for a local restaurant. Arthur Pitcher reports a new car. Wedding cards for Harry Anderson and Fay McClalwain May 19 near Estherville. Iowa State Fair to host Dan Patch Minor Heir pacers. Estherville may skip Fourth celebrations this year. Jacob Holmes rebuilding interior of Iowa Savings Bank after fire. M St L fireman John Lindquist dies from fall near Fort Dodge. he was to marry in June. Postal advisory urges spelling state fully in letters. Drought worries Iowa farmers as moisture scarce. Speeding motorists blamed. mayor urged action. Halley’s comet to pass near Earth with expected meteor display. Spirit Lake season opens with cottages occupied and hotels crowded. Various local notes on weddings births and club meetings. Fire at Spirit Lake damages elevators and boxcars on Binock Island. Rumors about a local girl clarified by her father. A D Rose plans return to California. P R Toll buys livery stock. Parent and Teachers Club to meet. School Taxation topic. Spirit Lake and Betherville road improvement discussed via motorist association. Emma Owen Town running for Dickinson County recorder. election seen as favorable.
Social notes and visits across Estherville area
Numerous residents from Estherville and nearby towns are documented visiting relatives, attending meetings, and traveling for business. Highlights include Mrs. J C Lilly visiting Terrill relatives, J J Ports as a business visitor to Armstrong, several trips to Cedar Rapids and Chicago, and local attendance at events at the Armory Theatre and Lyric. A comet tail sighting is noted for May 19.
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J.C. Lilly
Terris
Miller
Superior
J.J. Ports
Armstrong
Fort Dodge office opening and social news
Wirnest Reville and two other young men opened a job office in Fort Dodge. E R Stokes and George Vanden Burg of Armstrong were in Estherville this morning returning from Traor. Lifty friends attended a Tuesday social hosted by Mrs N J Lee and Mrs W A Beymerey. An eclipse of the moon is expected Monday evening entering Earth shadow around 9:30 and total eclipse about 10. The True Blues basket social will be at Cummings schoolhouse May 20 with baskets to be sold. A U S government surveyor begins Des Moines river survey from Humboldt to Graettinger to aid channel straightening. flooding ruins thousands of acres yearly.
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True Blues
Cummings
Dailies
U. S
Des Moines
Wumboldt
Graettinger
Emmiotsburg Democrat
Junior Class Reception at Odd Fellows Hall Rousing Event
The Junior class hosted a reception for the graduating class at Odd Fellows Hall last Thursday evening. A fine program of singing and recitations delighted attendees, who enjoyed an exceedingly pleasant time. Regular services at First Church of Christ Scientist are Sundays at 10:45 with the May Pend in Soul and Body, a testimonial meeting Wednesdays at 8, and the reading room open Wednesdays and Saturdays 2:30 to 4:30. All are invited to attend and visit.
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Oddfellows_hall
First Church of Christ Scientist
One's Best Gifts Held In Trust
A short inspirational aphorism notes that greatness comes from serving one’s race and giving one’s gifts to mankind, attributed to Phillips-Brooks.
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Phillips-Brooks
Business Man's Failing Pie Theft Quip at Court
A magistrate quips about a pie theft as a business man explains his busy noon rush. Tim, called Tired Tim, claims his lunch break forced the crime. The brief exchange frames a petty theft case amid hectic work hours. Camphor Trees in Florida notes over 3,000 camphor trees planted in the state.
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Minneapolis
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Jackson School
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Spirit Lake Road
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Town Falls
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Town City
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Ceacdar Rapids
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Mason City
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