Local notes fill community week with court and rail talk
Court is in session with Judge Bailie presiding. County supervisors meet next week. Sorries of health include H M Sorrenson with appendicitis and J S Petersen a bank cashier visiting the county seat. Seniors host a harvest pull at Grace Turner’s. Rev Pye plans to move to Bowen for preaching. Weat Sisters close millinery, move stock to Sibley. Rev Whitfield buys a Ford after abandoning horse. Horace Pullen holds lowest land drawing number in Gregory county. First hard fall freeze injures late potatoes. Advertisers urged to send sale dates to the Vindicator and Republican. Fire prevention day urged. chimney care promoted. Post office street parking measures discussed. Strube Brothers open Spirit Lake music store. Attorney Paulsen visits court. Potatoes hover around fifty cents per bushel. City students tour new post office. First snow of season brief. Sheriff Jones to run for Dickinson county representative. W S Jones and J S Snyder plan Florida winter. Conductor Adawes covers Ellsworth to Watertown route. Storm Lake depot robbery attempt reveals no cash. 1880 Blizzard note contrasts with mild fall. Rock Island railway changes affect Hardwick to Worthington run. Christmas shopping urged. ads advised. Sutton leaves for El Paso to spend winter. Postmaster moves to new building and mail service begins. Halloween dance at K P hall. News tips welcome. Auditor Nelson resigns due to ill health. New post office employs fireman janitor and chairwoman. Civil Service exam set for Nov 15 with $660 salary.
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Grace Turner
Nathaniel Pye
Bowen
Weat
Sibley
Gregory County
South Dakota
Vindicator
Republican
Personal News and Visits Across Towns and States
Purely personal notes list Miss Mary Hyrup a passenger to Armstrong and others visiting family or traveling between Estherville and nearby towns. Entries mention trips to Cedar Rapids Minneapolis Spirit Lake Emmetsburg Spirit Lake and Des Moines, along with local social visits and business travel. Several residents plan moves or return from trips as November begins.
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Mary Hyrup
Armstrong
L. M. Christensen
Eva Tremper
Raleigh
Dr. A. Anderson
Cedar Rapids
Emma Nichols Gots
Minneapolis
Goodell Brotherhood Death Shocks Burlington Town
Henry Goodell a veteran Burlington passenger conductor and brother of Great Northern General Manager George Goodell was found dead in his bed at his city home on Sunday. Court sessions opened Monday with no jury trials and promptly discharged the jury. the grand jury adjourned Tuesday with no matters to investigate. The judge will hear equity cases before adjourning this afternoon or tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lew Heffelfinger
Templar Park
Jas. Rainey
Armstrong
Pearl Rickabaug
Spirit Lake
Mrs. Costello
Buffalo Center
John Osmundson
St. Paul
Jas. Anderson
B. N. Osher
Lloyd Anderson
St. Cloud
Minnesota
K. K. Nau
Minneapolis
Mitchell
Rockford
Kiev
Babin
Emmetsburg
Sioux City
J. J. Klopp
John Pettibone
Burlington
W. H. Foote
Town
Henry Goodell
George Goodell
Great Northern Railroad
Bailie
Express Rates Lower in Iowa New System Takes Effect
The new express rates for Iowa began at midnight on November 1 reducing state rates by about 15 percent, with expectations of larger later reductions. A maximum graduated charge based on merchandise rate will affect packages under 100 pounds, lowering many small package rates significantly. Ticket: Rachael May Clark in The Girl From Sherry's to play at Armory Theatre on Thursday night November 2 in what is described as a top comedy of the season.
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Lowa
Board of Railroad Commissioners
United States
Rachael May Clark
Sherry
Armory Theatre
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Coats
la Vogue
Esquimo
Cry Voice
Misses Coats
Childrens
Richardsons
F. M. Shadle & Sons
Childrens Union
Boy Scout
Roy Cout Hose
Buster Brown
Buster
Brief City News
County Board of Supervisors
H. M. Sorrenson
J. 5. Petersen
State Bank of Ringsted
Sixth Street
Strube Brothers
Atty
P. H. Paulsen
Waterloo
Jones
Dickinson County
Snyder
Florida
Jacksonville
D. H. Adawes
Ellsworth
Watertown
Wolfe
Storm Lake
Iowa
Rock Island
Hardwick
Worthington
Jasper
Estherville
McCutcheon
Crosby
Lake Park
J. W. Sutton
el Paso
Ilinois
Allen
Hallowe'en
K. of P. Hall
L. J. Nelson
Winnebago County
Board of Supervisors
Cal Stewart
Armory
Stewart
United States Civil Service Commission
EH Ll. Dow
Town Falls
Chris Rosenberger
Lawyer Johnston
Fort Dodge
Frank Hopper
Sioux Falls
Roy Blazer
Vern Mecllwain
May Chambard
St James
P. ©. Roth
Tom Bigley
G. Hi. Moore
Chicago
Miss Gaarde
D. R. Alexander
Richard Sperbeck
Henry Clark
Fred Marshall
Anna
Maggie Donovan
Caleb Deming
F. E. Pifer
Sullivan
Illinois
W. EF. Wood
N. J. Lee
Des Moines
Mr. Lee
Geo. Gallagher
W. E. Bradley
W. P. Hutchison
Baby
Freeport
H. 8. Cireig
F. E. Duff
Decatur
W.T. Wilkiva
Goodell
Great Northern
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