Estherville Pioneer Nelson Egbert Dead at 70
Estherville mourns the death of Nelson Bromley Egbert age about seventy born April 25 1852 in St Joseph County Indiana. City clerk of Estherville for 25 years he served as secretary of the Elks lodge and school district. Funeral at 2:30 pm from his residence with North Star Lodge Knight Templar escort and Esdherville Elks aiding. He leaves a wife two daughters Mrs Stedman and Mrs Dillon and a son Carl Egbert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Bromley Egbert
Estherville
Mr. Egbert
St. Jo County
Indiana
Elks Lodge
Elks Organization
Esdraelon Commandery K. T
North Star Chapter Order
Eastern Star
North Star Lodge
A. F
A. M
Jeptha
Royal Arch Masons
Oak Hill Cemetery
A. S. Hock
Harlan
Knight Templar
Estherville Lodge No
Sim ‘Stedman
Mason City
Seward Dillon
Carl Egbert
Iowa Falls
Estherville Round House
Legion of Emmet Co Plan Big Get Together Meeting
Emmet County Legion posts plan an intensive drive to pass the State Bonus Measure. They will inform every man about the measure's meaning and urge a vote for it. They argue the per capita cost is small over twenty years and emphasize duties of Legion members to influence taxpayers in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Emmet
Iowa
Chamber of Commerce Meeting at Orleans Hotel
About forty members attended the luncheon where city clerk A O Peterson reported a reduced tax levy and strong city finances. Improvements totaling seventy thousand dollars were completed, bonds paid, and net indebtedness under one hundred thousand with municipal utilities valued at about 270 thousand dollars. A committee sought fifty acres for a park and a chautauqua was discussed, with luncheons likely to continue monthly or biweekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Orleans
A. O. Peterson
Peterson
Chas. Kilgore
LaGrone
VLE Jack Creek Club Show and Sale
The Jack Creek Boys and Girls Club hosts a pig show and sale on Saturday, November 4, at Joe Oakes’ new hog house. About forty boars and gifts will be shown, with twenty going to the sale ring of elite Duroc, Chester White, and Poland China breeds. Judge will be W. O. Beanblossom of Iowa State College at 1:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Creek
Joe Oakes
W. O. Beanblossom
Iowa State College
Green Promoted to Superintendent in Des Moines Valley
C E Green promoted to superintendent of the Des Moines Valley Division to replace Supt Ames killed in an accident last month. Formerly superintendent of the Dakota Division with headquarters in this city and most recently train master at Cedar Rapids, his headquarters will be in Des Moines and friends here are pleased by the advancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Linthicum
Rock Island
Republican
Litercum
C. E. Green
Dakota Division
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Supt. Ames
Mr. Green
Teachers Attend State Institute in Des Moines
The city high school will dismiss for two days Thursday and Friday so teachers may attend the State Teachers Association meeting in Des Moines this week. The entire high school staff will be absent and several teachers from grade schools will be covered by substitutes for the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Teachers Association
Des Moines
Sunday School Teachers Rally at Luth Church
An Estherville Lutheran church rally gathered Sunday for Sunday School teachers from Estherville Wallingford Gratettinger Emmetsburg and Ruthven. Dr Nane spoke on lesson preparedness Miss Berdin on parental help Rev Prof Strand spoke Norwegian about spiritual life Rev T Hanson English on faithful teachers reward An association titled The Lutheran Sunday School Teachers Union was formed with Dr Nane as President A Shaw as Vice President Miss Ella Peterson as Secretary Miss Olga Ressell as Treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville Lutheran Church
Estherville
Wallingford
Gratettinger
Emmetsburg
Ruthven
J. M. Walden
Nane
S. Strand
T. Hanson
Lutheran Sunday School Teachers’ Union
Nane of
Graettinger
A. Shaw
Ella Peterson
Sec
Olga Ressell
Treas
V-R
Football Service Appreciated by Algona Crowd
A large Algona audience witnessed the football game coverage from The Vindicator and Republican. Messages were relayed from an enclosed car with telephone links to the office, with Percy Pullen, Art Bringle, and Wilton Thompson recording every move on the window typer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Vindicator
Republican
Ers
Percy Pullen
Art Bringle
Wilton Thompson
Sorensen Creates Estherville Top and Curtain Co
Vaan H Sorensen takes over the auto curtain and repair business of J Hansen. He moves the plant behind Thompson Auto Company on south Sixth street and equips it for making new auto tops and curtains and repairs. The firm will be known as Estherville Top and Curtain Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Sorensen
J. Hansen
Thompson Auto Company
South Sixth Street
Estherville Top and Curtain Co
Estherville Delivers Delegates to District Druggists Meet
Estherville will be represented at the district druggists meeting in Spencer by Chas Robinson from Estherville Drug Co Jay Johnston of Johnston Drug Store and Jas Cummings of Rexall. They traveled in Mr Cummings car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Spencer
Chas. Robinson
Estherville Drug Co
Jay Johnston
Johnston Drug Store
Jas. Cummings
Rexall
Mr. Cummings
Ralston Family Enjoys Pleasant Coast Trip
A letter from Mrs. Wm. Ralston notes a fine coastal trip with winter plans in California. The message from St Johns Oregon dated October 23 describes mountain travel slow progress over high passes, Navajo Lodge camp, an Indigenous rug sale, Continental Divide crossing at 8,500 feet, and gasoline costs saving a fraction on a long haul. They visited Colorado Springs and Albuquerque and praise the scenery while detailing travel challenges and distance to rail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Ralston
California
Headri
St. Johns
Ore
Navajo Lodge
Continental Divide
Colorado Springs
Albuquerque
N. M
Estherville Band Plays Spirit Lake Carnival Night
Spirit Lake chamber hosted an indoor gymnasium party for patrons with the Estherville band providing music. Guests bought bogus money tickets for a five minute prize drawing, and the high bidder agreed to supply fifty four chickens for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce of
Spirit Lake
Estherville
R. C. Coleman
Mrs S T Lee Dies After Two Year Illness
After an illness of two years Mrs. S. T. Lee died early Sunday morning on the family home farm in Emmet township just north of the city. Survived by her husband and five children Hans Lee lives in the city and two sons at home. funeral held at two this afternoon with burial in the Norwegian Lutheran cemetery. A full obituary will appear next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. T. Lee
Old Home
Emmet Township
Hans Lee
Union State Line Lutheran Church Dedicated at Jackson County
A new Union State Line Lutheran church near Petersburg Jackson county Minnesota was dedicated with Rev J J Akre of Winnipeg officiating. Morning sermon by Rev H Engh and scripture readings followed by remarks from multiple pastors. The Gothic brick structure on a rise above the Des Moines river valley seats 220 with 90 in Sunday School and uses English and Norwegian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union State Line Lutheran Church
Jackson County
Minn
J. J. Akre
Winnipeg
Canada
Jesus Christ
H. Engh
Ostrander
S. A. Berge
M. C. Holsath
T. C. Thompson
S. Strand
Minneapolis
A. H. Nasby
Monnday
Des Moines River
Consolidated School of Petersburg
Estherville
Aselvas
Little Sioux Lutheran
Dickinson County
T. C.thompson
Hans Gunderson
Treas
A. A. Benson
H. B. Herbrandson
Hans Olson
S. Brunswold
Cornell Olson
C. Haugland
E. Erickson
G. P. Holden
Andrew Benson
Arthur Nasby
Finante
Albert Knutson
Benny Herbrandson
Clarence Olson
Cornell
Olson
A. B. Benson
Otto Loeschen FarmSells At High Figure
Harley Lambert arranged a cash sale of the Otto Loesch en farm northeast of the city at 277.50 per acre. The eighty acre property changed hands to B. B. Kelley of Truman Minnesota, whose son will occupy the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Lambert
Otto Loecen
B. B. Kelley
Truman, Minn
Mrs Andrew Swanson Dies After Long Illness
Mary Sofia Swanson born May 29 1847 in Smaaland Sweden came to the U S in 1874. She married Andrew Swanson in 1876 and lived in DeKalb Ill Dickenson Iowa and Emmet county where she died October 27 1922. Survived by her husband five sons Ed A Walter R George W Albert S and Will two sons preceded her in death. Funeral services were held Sunday at the Lutheran church Rev S A Berge officiating Interment East Side cemetery.
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Mary Sofia Swanson
Smaaland
Sweden
America
DeKalb
Ill
Andrew Swanson
Dickinson County
Iowa
Emmet County
Ed. A
Walter R
George W
Albert S
Will
God
S. A. Berge
Lutheran Church
East Side
Man Found Gagged in East Wallingford School House
Wayne Prindle from near Fairmont was found tied and gagged in the Ludwig Larson school house east of Wallingford by teacher Miss Nelson on Monday morning. He claimed two assailants, a negro and a white man, held him for four days, marching him across fields, while they stole clothes and searched his home, with a later suspect in custody and a broader hunt underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
Sioux
Ludvig Larson
Nivison
Case
Prindle
Estherville
Old Settlers Form County Wide Organization
Saturday evening an Old Settlers organization was formed in Estherville after a social gathering hosted by A. O. Peterson. Fourteen men who lived in Mmet county fifty years and reside in Estherville were invited. G. C. Allen was elected president, A. O. Peterson secretary, and E. H. Hanson treasurer. A township vice presidency plan was adopted, and a motion to lower eligibility to forty years was discussed for possible later action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. O. Peterson
Mmet County
Estherville
Mr. Peterson
Henry C. Coon
G. C., Allen
J. W. Lucas
W. H. Davis
Isaac Riggs
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N. B. Egbert
Legion OF Emmet CO
Chamber OF Commerce Meeting
Vle
R. I
Wow
State Institute
Ateric
Luth
Vaan H. Sorensen
Ralstons
Union State Line
Eran Church
Otto Loeschen
V. OR
Nelson
OLD Settlers’ Organization
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