Various Local Social Updates From Des Moines To West Bend
Superior superintendent Lahs attended an Educational Convention in Des Moines last week. W C T A members met at Mrs. Rice to discuss county officers and election points. Mrs. W Eads visits Spirit Lake. Willing Workers held a Hallowe en party at Miss Cara Garling’s home. Charles Jones and family visited Ft. Dodge relatives. Hanes family moving to hotel and taking boarders. Mrs. Chapman and husband selling household goods. Bringle contracts to rebuild barn basement. Hanson family mourns sister. Small called to Carroll. McDonough and Ray Miller become Rock Island tank inspectors, moving to Estherville. Floyd Emerson visited his parents. Jim Zach family welcomes a baby boy at New Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt. Lahs
Des Moines
Culture Club
H. Coleman
Coleman
H. Smith
Rice
Hanson
Jim Zach
Gladden
New Hall
Local visitors and social notes from Wallingford area
Wallingford residents hosted and visited relatives in nearby towns including Minneapolis Estherville Lake Mills Lake Park West Bend and Clarion. A Norwegian Lutheran Aid meeting was held with Mrs Lewis Rustad. Households reported shopping trips visits from friends and relatives and a grandmother's death prompting travel for Mrs Nels Osher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwegian Lutheran Aid Society
Lewis Rustad
Levi Boone
Nels Osher
Duren Dunkelberger
Larchwood
Traer
Ladd
D. W. Palmer
Wallingford
Geo. Robb
Estherville
Robb
Lloyd Crim
Jean Weir
Dunnell
Minn
Estherville Caller J O Kasa Mentioned Monday
Estherville notes show J O Kasa visiting Estherville on Monday afternoon with brief remarks by V R during the call. The fragment mentions an Estherville caller and provides sparse initials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O
Kasa
Estherville
Gruver Community Notes Report Busy Week
Mr Fields janitor at Gruver school, Mrs Gililand and baby in Iowa City for foot correction. Pupils resume in new building after two week break. Mrs Sam Fielding and children visited Artie Andrews. Jessie Kreiger and Alice Taylor toured Maple Hill high school. A C Andrews erects a new barn. Ladies League meet at Mrs Dirks home with missionary program and Thanksgiving bazaar planning. Hawley family visited E Elwood. Farm Bureau meeting slated Friday. Farmers Union held at James Ramsey home with about 60 attending. dancing enjoyed after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fields
Dolliver
Gruver
Gililand
Baby
Iowa City Hospital
Sam Fielding
Lohrville
Artie Andrews
Jessie Kreiger
Alice Taylor
Maple Hill High School
A. C. Andrews
Ladies ‘League
Dirks
Ladies League
Hawley
Bobbie
E. Elwood
Farm Bureau
Estherville shoppers visit amid weekend notices
Dolliver Mrs Jensen shopped in Estherville Friday afternoon. Mrs John Weber and children visited her mother Mrs T Stanerson in Estherville last week and returned home Sunday evening. Mrs Fred Albee was a county seat visitor Friday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Bromley and daughter Marguerite were shopping in Estherville Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E T. Bare
Watertown
R. E. Bunt
Bertha Madden
Waterloo
Beckman
Cedar’ Rapids
Grant Jones
Storm Lake
August Clesle
Ruthven
Elmer. Henaman
Ames
Jim Stuart
V. Miller
D. A. Thoburn
Wisconsin
Cassie Guest
Henry Neitzel
Roundup
Mont
Mrs
Cargill
Minnie Boots
Dorothy
Seattle
Wash
G. A. Poplar
Estherville
John Dows
Grafton
W. Va
Jensen
John Weber
T. Stanerson
Fred ‘Albee
Bromley
Marguerite
Bancroft and Des Moines Visit Highlights in Local Life
Mrs Eugene Sarchett visited Bancroft last week while teachers returned from Des Moines where they attended a meeting. Irma Sarchett resumed work near Graettinger after a two week vacation. Mr and Mrs Crawford Dickinson moved above the Farmers Savings Bank. Clara Moltzen and Mrs Dera Trus visited Henry and wife in Estherville. Dolliver Halloween featured many ghosts and goblins. Clarice Albee is ill with scarlet fever delaying plans to move to Missouri with her husband and children. The first lecture night drew good attendance despite rain. A note on altitudes reports a house higher than Bowman’s Andes claim and a Tibetan hut in the Donkin pass near 18,400 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Sarchett
Bancroft
Des Moines
Irma
Sarchett
Graettinger
Crawford
Dickinson
Farmers Savings Bank
Clara Moltzen
Dera Trus
Henry
Estherville
Dolliver Hallowe
Clarice Albee
Clarice
Gilbert
Statement of Financial Position for Estherville Bank
Organization under ITowa law at Estherville Emmet County as of October 31 1922 shows assets including Loans and Discounts 206200 to veet Banking House 0 Furniture and Fixtures 0 Other Real Estate owned 5000 Due from banks 26900 cash and cash items a 1292000 Other assets including expenses in excess of profits 1292000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itowa
Estherville
Emmet
Veet Banking House
I.v
State of
Iowa
Emmet County
Andrew Smith
Sever T. Egertson
Sever T. Egerston
Emmet Rice
John Nolan
Francis J. Kennedy
Early 20th Century Puzzle and Ancient News Relay
A humorous anecdote from Chicago Tribuna about a mother buying a baby sister and a blue cab with the boy noting blues for boys. The piece then recalls ancient telecommunication by human voice, citing Persian messenger relays from Susa to Athens, claiming news moved 450 miles in 48 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave
Chicago
Persia
Greece
B. C
Suse
Athens
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sterling
Illinois
V. R
Armstrong
Charles ‘Sprackids
H. S. Making
Ed. Igon
Raymond
Andy Walder
Medoph Nicholson
Bill Spottswood
Nicholson’s
W. Harcourt-Bath
Bowman
Andes
Donkin Pass
Tibet
Harcourt- Bath
Estherville State Bank
Federal Reserve Hakodates Salate
Coles
Kilgore ‘& Klocow
THE
Winchester Store
Cornell
Harker-Beauman Co
Carters Pencraft
Carters
Vindicator & Republican
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