Visit Ties Sparta Woman and Barker Sister to Town
May 11 1908 Vindicator notes Dora Converse of Sparta Wis visited several weeks with her sister Mrs John M Barker. Also reported are the return of the Ridley sisters from San Francisco, Earl Rhodes taking a jewelry post in Northfield Minn, and Mrs Cory Rhodes buying the W H Foote home. A.M. Vestrem's wagon accident recovery progress, C F Kilgore attending AOUW grand lodge, and C E Fuller selling cattle. Married notices and local events fill the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Converse
Sparta
Wis
John M. Barker
Jessie
Esther Ridley
San Francisco
Earl Rhodes
Northfield Minn
Iowaland
Cory Rhodes
W. H. Foote
Nels Osher
Anderson Hospital
Sycamore, Ill
Belle Tower
A. C. Pelton
Pelton
Wisconsin
Pitcher
Dakotas
Shome
Northern Vindicator
C. E. Fuller
Swan Lake
Cole
Twelve Mile Lake
J. J. Klopp
H. Engh
Carl L. Jeglum
Ida D. Myhre
Waterville
A. O. Myhre
Births Reported in Estherville Area
A long list of birth notices from Estherville and surrounding areas records many newborns with parents and dates in April and March. Names include Yule, Reid, Rossman, McMillan, Langmo, Lesher, Jamison, Holmes, Goldsberry, Evans, Espeset, Dobbe, Collins, Cox, Christ, Blake, Brix, Welty, Paulson, Tomlinson, Sanders, Larsen, Keller, VanDewburg, and Jorgensen among others with brief parental credits. Several entries specify local towns such as Estherville Dickens Ellsworth Iowa Lake Two Ringsted and Jack Creek Two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iverdelle
Leona Yule
Elver
Beulah Davis Yule
Estherville
Betty VaVine
Reid
Melvin Paul
Japena Bagh
Ruth Delores Rossman
Sam and
Irene Ochaltree Rossman
Mac Herman’ McMillan
Harold LeRoy
Alma Mattie Weise McMillan
Clayton Lisle Langmo
Oliver and
Ragina
Anna Bukle Langmo
Richard Wayne Lesher
Harold Glenn
Vera Marie Heffelfinger Lesher
Dwight Lane Jamison
Guy and
Anne Lane Jameson
Esthervile
Francis Melvin Holmes
Paul and
Ruby Holmes
Annabel Jean Goldsberry
Floyd I
Jean McKenna Goldsberry
Raymond Edward Evans
Joseph Edward
Lena Amelia Bart Evans
Richard Arnold Espeset
Aunt Hudolpt
Irene Amelia Grodland Espeset
Marybel Dobbe
Clarence W
Blanche Jackson Dobbe
Helene Paul Collins
Glen and
Mardie Smith Collins
Dickens
Iowa
Luella Mae Cox
Leo
Mildred Iseminger Cox
Ellsworth
Beverly Elaine Christ
Chas
Homer
Ira Aileen Larsey
Christ
Barbara - Ann Blake
Dell S
Ida Mae Hartourt Blake
Elmer Leroy Brix
George Elmer
Esther May
Burtles Brix
Huntington
Donald LeRoy Welty
Christian P
Ingeborg Thomsen Larsen
Ringsted
Freeman Keller
Christensen
Harold Martenus
Elizabeth Bes Rawford Christensen
Irene Mavis van, Dewburg
Morris
Caroline Gruger van 'Dewburg
Leo Thorwald“Jorgensen
John and
Olga Thomsen Jorgengen
Oo Ee Ela
Anderson
Nola Oth Candida
T. Jésincpanth
Four Youths Start For California But Never Leave Iowa
Four Spencer lads started out to see the world but ended up in Estherville after conductor halted their journey for nonpay. Sheriff Lidman aided in returning them home the same day, while other story notes countywide school landscaping efforts led by H. H. Cornell with plantings in Aurelia Rembrandt Titonka West Branch Napier Dinsdale Olds Audubon and Roland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Estherville
California
Minneapolis
John M.lidman
Richard Larson
Kenneth Miner
Merle Adams
Ralph Dillingham
Horace Greeley
Iowa
Spencer News- Herald
V.R
H. H. Cornell
Iowa State College
Cornell
Aurelia
Rembrandt
Titonka
West Branch
Napier
Dinsdale
Olds
Audubon
Roland
Work Versus Words in a Boston Transcript Note
A Boston Transcript item contrasts practical, calm effort with venting and swearing, suggesting sweating through a problem yields more results than loud exclamations. The piece frames discipline and action as productive in challenging situations and uses concise, no-nonsense language.
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Boston ‘Transcript
Agricultural Report Shows Iowa Wheat and Livestock Outlook
Iowa crop and livestock data through May 1 1923 indicate winter wheat yield prospects high with 88 percent condition and 15 176 000 bushels forecast. rye production around 1 038 000 bushels. Pasture remains short of rain. hogs, cattle, sheep show steady improvement amid favorable plowing and planting weather. Mortality rates for horses and cattle stay below long-term averages, while spring pigs and pork production rise. A separate notice announces a public inspection of a sanitary sewer plat in Estherville with 20 days to file objections before June 5 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Iowa
Estherville
South Third
Maple Streets
Maple Street
South Second Street
A. F. Witte
Address to be delivered at Red Path Vawter Chautauqua
The speaker will deliver an address at Esther ville's Red Path Vawter Chautauqua in July with the topic The Key to the Twentieth Century. The event features a public address program and is expected to draw local residents and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redpath-Vawter Chautauqua
Estherville
Iowa man appointed to Federal Reserve
President Harding named E. H. Cunningham of Cresco to fill the vacancy on the Federal Reserve Board caused by Milo Campbell's death. A lifelong farmer with 320 acres in Howard County and other holdings, Cunningham has a history in Iowa politics, including Speaker of the House and Farm Bureau leadership, and is a longtime advocate for agricultural interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
E. H. Cunningham
Cresco
Federal Reserve Board
Milo Campbell
Michigan
Cunningham
Burlington
Wisconsin
Iowa
Howard County
Buena Vista County
General Assembly
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Coverdale
American Federation
Farm Bureau Movement
Cunning
Appointment Aimed at Agricultural Voice on Federal Reserve Board
A veteran farmer with deep practical knowledge and broad experience is described as a strong candidate for the Federal Reserve Board. The speaker argues his rural insight will help him advocate agricultural interests and represent farmers nationwide effectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve, Board
Efficiency and cost of growing children debate
The Houston Post quotes an efficiency expert remarking that while the idea is beautiful, it is expensive. He claims a growing child costs exactly 27 percent of a cent for every tenth of an inch, illustrating the high, impractical expense of child-rearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Post
Convention Sessions Begin With Ball and Elections
The session opens Monday at 1 30 pm with an executive meeting followed by a convention ball at the armory for members. Tuesday morning March 29 officers for the coming year and representatives to the supreme convention at Montreal in August will be chosen. Many ladies are expected and will be entertained by trips to Clear Lake and a luncheon at the Country Club. The Hanford hotel will serve as convention headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Iowa
Iowa State Council
Knights of Columbus
Hanford
St. Joseph’s Church
Wedgewood Room
Armory
L. J. Dougherty
Davenport
Town
J. J. Keane
Dubuque
M. J. Wade
J. F. Ford
Fort Dodge
J. J. Meyers
Carrol
KE. G. Dunn
Mason Cuy
Michael Reilly
Fond du Lac
Wis
Font Sie Armory
Montreal
Clear Lake
Country Club
Hanford Hotel
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Arb Bixby
Abbie A. Stought
Frank Rhodes
J. Cox
Hoffman
Cox
E. I. Stanhope
Almy Mahlum
J. N.liscomb
Chicago
Stanhope Bros
Palace Grocery
Otto Hoffman
Ed Nourse
Las
E. B. Waterman
Spirit Lake Chautauqua Assembly
West
T. de Witt Talmadge
Henry Watterson
Russell H. Conwell
Joseph Cook
P. S. Henson
Frank Beard
Johu de Witt Miller
Masonic Quartette
Shipp .Bros
Royal England
Ransomer Robertson
New York
Assembly Chorus
Sen Yaberg
Jack Creek
Robert Clair Rankin
Lee C. and
Dorothy M. Dennison Rankin
V. R
Edison
Canada
Federal Reserve
Borreson & Schoteka Proprietors
K. C
Colorado
Typewriter
Vindicator & Republican
South Sixth Street
Estherville, Iowa
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