Grant’s Sunday Dinner Special
Watch This Space Every Week Grant offers a special combination for Sunday dinner. Maccaroon Bisque and Cherry Ice available by six o’clock p m Saturday.
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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1909
Page
5
Watch This Space Every Week Grant offers a special combination for Sunday dinner. Maccaroon Bisque and Cherry Ice available by six o’clock p m Saturday.
Local items note court sessions in Emmetsburg with Judge Coyle, job changes at the Democrat office, river pickups, and city funds being published. There’s word of a May 26 excursion from Spencer for tabernacle meetings, visitors returning from trips, and railroad improvement plans. Reports cover accidents, receptions at the Blakey home, farm sales, and various community updates.
A compact summary from a 1909 era page notes Jay Johnston & Co. stock updates and local commerce. It highlights The Comercial Club’s enhanced role with Rock Island, leadership changes at the city laundry, Margaretta Taylor’s move to Cornell College, and anticipated post office work and local improvements totaling over 50 000 dollars with expected growth by year end.
Today the 19th is pay day for the railway. corn planting advances as soil is in good condition. A high school basketball team beat Ochevedan 19 to 1½ on Saturday. June expected hot. efforts improve street grading. Frank Albro rents a cottage near Spirit Lake for next month. Fourth of July to be celebrated in Eatherville. L Goldfrey resigns as foreman at Rock Island shops, replaced by G W Tuckley of Cedar Rapids.
Auditor Ridley trades 400 acres of Wisconsin land for Harry Doolittle's half interest in Roger farm southwest of town. Detectives study illegal liquor sales in the city. Mrs. Hugh Greig Mrs. Fred Richman and Mrs. John Montgomery host luncheon at Montgomery home. Question raised over Eather ville cornet bands. Baccalaureate sermon by Rev A Drew at Presbyterian church praised. Gollmar Bros Circus denied license due to circumstances. Deputy Fish Commissioner Bros of Waterford arrests J M Addison and C M Soper for out of season fishing. case dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Vindicator and Republican misattributed Wallingford news corrected. confusion over church choir organ and dancing club noted with denial from two choir members.
Our jeweler is a good engraver. Try him Jane see. Jay Johnston and Co. is mentioned as the craftsman.
The column lists numerous local visits and travels. Residents and visitors include B. Atwood from St Paul. Geo Groves in Sioux Falls. Chase Willey from Hot Springs. Mrs Hendershot to Monroe. Miss Lucille Peterson and Grace Miller. Mr and Mrs J Kirby at their West Okoboji cottage. and many others visiting relatives in Cedar Rapids, Spirit Lake, Dolliver, and Emmetsburg. Also noted are moves, vacations, and social events such as dances, showers, and church services.
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