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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1923
Page
7
Emmet county residents gather for family visits and fairs. Local travelers join relatives in Etherville Fort Dodge and Des Moines areas while others attend funerals and hospital visits. Fishing trips, orchard bloom season, and Spirit Lake outings illustrate a busy social calendar amid ongoing health concerns and home renovations.
The Vindicator and Republican notes several brief items including visits by Mr Duer of Ringsted to Estherville and a short trip by Mrs C J to Waterloo. Frank Schott established a grocery side business with partner J C Borresoh na Echinel. Mr Shain devoted time to railroading during the period.
Entertain at afternoon parties this week at the home of Mrs Mahlum with Mrs Roy Burt and Mrs R K Blazer as hostesses. The Past Grands organized at Mrs Chas Anderson home Friday evening to form the club and set a yearlong program with officers elected: Mrs B B Anderson president Mrs Minnie Nords vice president Mrs H O Silge secretary and Mrs Chas Anderson treasurer. Dainty refreshments were served at the close.
Mrs. W P Galloway hosted the last meeting of the year for the Current Topics Department of the Woman's Club. Officers elected for the new year included Mrs. F H Sunderlin as chair man Mrs H L Klocow as vice chair man Miss Ednad Barker as Sec Treas Mrs George Letchford as Director Membership Committee Mesdames J S Hilliard and W E Allen. No lesson was given the afternoon was informal with light refreshments served.
Miss Bessie Peterson was married Saturday May 12 in Des Moines to Mr Charles Arthur Walker of that city. The ceremony joined the couple in a simple home setting with families in attendance and plans for a quiet future together.
A young woman from this city has educated in local schools and high school, later serving at First National Bank in George Repide and for a year in the State Banking Department in Des Moines. She is described as charming with exceptional business ability, and many friends wish her happiness in marriage. East Riverside Club meets at Mrs. Louis Ritz's home with seven members, two visitors, eleven children. roll call quotes birds and trees, a note from Council Bluffs Children’s Home, gardening and spring menus talks, and a social lunch. Next meeting June 18 at Mrs. Maher’s home for Homecoming Day.
Families from the Fancher and Hayden households marked multiple anniversaries in a joint gathering at the W. C. Fancher residence on North Sixth Street. Highlights included the twelfth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Fancher and several birthdays, with a six o'clock dinner and informal evening activities. The O. K. Band of the Church of Christ plans a chicken and noodle supper in the church basement on Thursday May 24 for 35 cents.
The A B Club women meet this afternoon at Mrs. C. I. Haynes home with Mrs. Effie Anderson aiding. A bake and apron sale plus lunch at Walker's garage are planned for Saturday May 26 by Christian Church ladies.
A Riverside style letter from Rivera California dated May 11 1928 reports subscribers in Estherville Iowa sending a year's paper, family news Asa and Amy Taylor and others well, a hot 100 degree May, Valencia oranges harvest, garden crops including alfalfa and walnuts, oil fields near Santa Fe Springs expanding, and local social visits.
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