Chamber of Commerce Banquet Highlights City Planning Talk
Dwight McCarty of Emmetsburg addressed Estherville Chamber members at a well attended banquet at Gardston hotel. He urged hiring an expert to design a 60 to 100 year city plan detailing streets parks trees and building positions to save money and guide permanent growth.
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Chamber of Commerce
Gardston
Dwight McCarty
Emmetsburg
J. FE. Stockdale
McCarty
Estherville
Emmet
Emmet County Pig Club sale shows fair prices
The Emmet County Boys' Pig Club sale held in Estherville last Saturday was a fair success amid a national money shortage. Kenneth Peterson of Dolliver led prizes with the best litter, while DuRoe Jerseys and other local breeders aided sales. The event drew growing interest in the club work, praised for giving boys farm purpose. Obituary of Mrs Deck Etta J Butler notes birth in 1860, death in 1920, long teaching career, marriage to W J Deck, life in Iowa and North Dakota, funeral in Estherville with Christian ministry present, buried in Emmetsburg.
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Emmet County
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Foshier
Erbc
Kenneth Peterson
Dolliver
Durcc
Deck Etta J. Butler
Waterford
Dakota County
Minn
Estherville
Iowa
Emmet
Palo Alto
Will J. Deck
North Dakota
Crosby
Divide County
Elmer E. Crumb
Methodist Episcopal Church
A.W. LaGrone
Birney
Morse
Foote
Broms
J. Arthur Hurley
The
Baptist Church
Lord Jesus Christ
Emmetsburg
Sarah L. Deck
Stratford
J. W. Deck
William Payne
Henry Larson
Clyde Holt
Truman,Minn
Will Butler
Hall
Nashua
Jennie Thornton
Canton, S. D
C. H. Giddings
Osgood
Spare Rooms Wanted for Winter by Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber of Commerce reports several rooms available for rent have been placed, but current reports show most are taken. Owners with rooms should report to the Secretary to help occupants as well as themselves. Light housekeeping rooms are in high demand. Attend at once for mutual benefit.
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Chamber of Commerce
Paving Nears Finish on East and West Sides
Paving on the east side will be completed this week while the west side awaits final asphalt after concrete has set. The project covers Second avenue north to Des Moines street then Des Moines to Third avenue and north to Emery street, concluding this year’s city contract. The work will add nearly five miles of paved streets and boost Esctherville’s reputation as a progressive town. No further paving petitions are before the council now, but more may come when conditions normalize.
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Second Avenue
Des Moines
Third Avenue
Emery Street
Estherville
Harmony Club Opens Season With Hostess Meeting
The Harmony club held its first winter meeting at Mrs. B. J. Bradford's home on North Second Ave. A music filled program featured Edwin Greene's Sing Me to Sleep and Beethoven and Chopin pieces. The club, organized last spring, now has nearly 40 active members with Mrs. B. L. Klein slated to lead the next gathering at Mrs. E. W. Bachman's home.
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Harmony Club
B. J. Bradford
North Second Ave
Edwin Greene
EL Vincent
Bradford
B. L. Klein
E. W. Bachman
James Pierce Dies Suddenly at Home Des Moines
Des Moines paper publisher James Pierce known as a statewide political voice died Monday at his home. Pierce shaped public opinion for a decade, rallying farmers and readers with strong stands. The loss creates a hard act to replace in Towa public life. V-R High School Publishes Pepper Volume Five Issue One highlights student journalism with a credible start.
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Janes M. Pierce
Towa
Des Moines
Pierce
Jim Pierce
Gruver elevator company dissolved by stockholders vote
Notice from Gruver Farmers Elevator company Iowa states dissolution by stockholders on July 31 1920 and corporate existence declared at an end with secretary G T Diggles listing 434 OleO Quastad as president. The Vindicator and Republican notes the paper’s lively staff including Maude Hamilton editor in chief and Beatrice French senior reporter among other school reporters.
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Republican
Maude Hamilton
John Wasserman
Beatrice French
Marjorie Meadows
Hazel Waters
Olive Morse
Hesperian
Ralph Packed
Gruver Farmers’ Elevator Company
Iowa
Gruver, Inz
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Grover Farmers’ Elevator Company
Population gains noted for Estherville and Emmetsburg
Estherville reports a population of 4699 with a ten year gain of 1295. Emmet county records 12624 residents and a ten year increase of 2811, described as a solid gain and slightly above national average per the Emmetsburg Reporter.
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Estherville
Emmet County
Emmetsburg
Monsell Passes Away in Ruthven After Brief Illness
Charles W. Monsell, formerly a Ruthven restaurant keeper and well known in Estherville, died in Ruthven on the 17th after a brief illness. A daughter, Miss Reta, often visited Estherville.
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Charles W. Monsell
Ruthven
Estherville
Miss Reta
Fragmented Thought Fragments Highlight Conflicting Impulses
A newspaper-style note discusses competing impulses within the mind, contrasting a good impulse with a best impulse. The text hints at inner conflict and the struggle to act in alignment with virtue versus optimal outcomes. No names, places, or dates are provided.
For Sale and For Rent Notices
For sale a 1617 Buick four driven lightly, priced at 450 dollars with easy terms, inquire at this office. For rent a seven room house, phone 771 H N Rhode Estherville. Also for sale purebred White Wyandotte chickens, phone 666.
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H. N. Rhode
Estherville
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