Rites Held for S H Williams at Presbyterian Church
Sunday services honored S H Williams 68 who died after a two week illness. Rev A G Bailey officiated at the Presbyterian church with Oak Hill Cemetery burial. Masonic lodge conducted graveside rites. Williams came to Estherville forty years ago, built a drug store, later worked at Estherville DrugStore. Survived by son Porter in San Diego and a sister in Los Angeles. Widow preceded him in death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Wiliams
Presbyterian Church
A. G. Bailey
Oak Hill Cemetery
Masonic Lodge
Howard Espeset
Dre T. C. Mann
N. H.mckerral
Sara Bennett
Wayne Huntsinger
Pau _Beerers
Charles Robinson
Charles Barber
L. L. Bingham
Arthur Pitcher
W. E. Bradley
Joe Orvis
Robert S. Knight
John Darling
Charles J. Jack
R. O. Clark
Wil. Hama
S. H. Williams
Estherville
Jas. Cummings
Anderson
Chas. Robinson
Williams
Maple Hill
Andersons Celebrate Silver Wedding at Estherville Church
Mr and Mrs Julius Anderson marked their silver wedding anniversary on Sunday at Estherville Lutheran church. Married November 10 1909 in Neer Dabets at the home of Mrs Sevold, they live on a farm south of Grover in Emmet County. About 100 guests attended the program and dinner with talks and musical numbers featuring Carl Shaw J M Wolden Eleanor Carlson Alice Sunde Chris Gronstal and Rev L A Mathre. Tables were decked in silver and white with a large cake lit by 26 candles. The couple have four daughters Florence Ness Mildred Alva Eunice and one grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Anderson
Estherville Lutheran Church
Neer Dabets
Mra. Qn
Lowi Sevoid
Tey
Emmet County
Grover
Carl Shaw
Eleanor Carlson
Alice Sunde
J. M. Wolden
Chris Gronstal
Bringle Brothers Decline Reinitz Grocery Purchase
Elmer Bringle says he alone is not interested in buying the Reinitz grocery store at Superior, though Elwin Bringle accompanied him on several visits. Elmer will be in active charge of the store, while Elwin’s interest appears only from their trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwin Bringle
Superior
Elmer Bringle
Elwin
Misfortune Dogs Pioneer Family Father Taken Ill
The narrative recalls a 1873 harvest and family gathering in Richland township near Estherville. After a dinner party and burying melons from a haystack, the family faces financial strain, relocation to Mankato, and a disrupted school term as the author recounts losses, a fire, and the 1874 grasshopper plague that devastates crops. The piece blends personal memory with broader Emmet county life and education changes as the author returns to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farnum
Richland Township
Mr. Farnum
Uxbridge
Mass
Taft
Som
Fred Taft
Alway
Prairie Home
Windom
Estherville
Mankato
F. W. Morse
Martin County
Tenhassen
Mankato High School
A. M. Morrison
Chalk Dust” Fame
Prof. Swan
F. W
Ferdinand
Iowa
F.W
Vermont
Jassmine
First Estherville concert drums up a cappella aid
The Estherville Little Symphony plans its first concert of the season for November 25, with four concerts slated this winter. A Fairmont a cappella choir soloist will assist, while Drum and Bugle Gops sponsorship and ticket sales involve organization members. The notes recount family life and school memories from a 1894 era narrative, including farming near Mankato and a community play.
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Estherville
Paints and Patches at Roosevelt High Nov 20
The junior high operetta Paints and Patches will be staged November 20 in the Roosevelt auditorium with about eighty students. Leading roles go to Irvin Lande Dale Knutson Glen Groth Betty Lou Reed Vivian Oulman Betty Palmer John Ruffe Barbara Smith Jane Stockdale Rosemary Ewen Beverly Sharpen Arleng Sorensen Pat Kelly Dean Osmundsen George Rugtiv and Richard Dawson. First chorus includes Marian Wilson Alice Woods Margaret Gebest Jeanne Harrison Ruth Hackett Barbara Kressie Frances Runion Lois Ridley Kenneth Williamson Patricia Tott Roy Shonkwiler Marjorie Shultz Pauline Shuttleworth Bobby Tredway Ruth Wiley Donald Sunde Thelma Miller Lloyd Skog Mildred Ortmeyer Marian Nelson Robert Swift Carl Tindal Edgar Nau Donald Zeimer Irene Norell Grace Hubbard Merle Sunde Margaret Barrett Howard Adams Muriel Hanson. Second chorus features Darlene Perkins Olive Judd Maurice Eveleth Peder Lee Betty Moore Evelyn Ingvall Mary Ellen Dunham Billy Bennett Margaret Maine Max Mauck Floris Kohler Ellen Marie Knutsen Jean Kennedy Glen Alt Gregory McNally Anna Belle Ellison Sewell Mathre Betty Eveleth Richard Jones Helen Kiefer James Ketchum Beverly Brown Orthal n Blacketer Betty Mae Hunt. Eight boys form the Policeman chorus: Kenneth Eckholm Roland Fagre Harold Schildknecht Robert Liddle Bernard Reynolds Don Nicholson Bob Thompson Russell Reed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Wilson
Alice Woods
Margaret Gebest
Jeanne Harrison
Ruth Hackett
Barbara Kressie
Frances Runion
Lois Ridley
Kenneth Williamson
Patricia Tott
Rny Shonkwiler
Marjorie Shultz
Pauline Shuttleworth
Bobby Tredway
Ruth Willey
Donald Sunde
Thelma Miller
Lloyd Skog
Mildred Ortmeyer
Marian Nelson
Robert Swift
Carl Tindal
Edgar Nau
Donald Zeimer
Irene Norell
Grace Hubbard
Merle Sunde
Journey to Spirit Lake to Teach for Three Months
A narrator recounts receiving a letter from brother Henry then moving to Spirit Lake. Henry, now with a leading law firm, secured a school teaching post for three months starting the next Monday. The departure was driven by a father's illness and a mother's heavy burden, marking a painful farewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father
Brother Henry
Spirit Lake
Locals Edge Emmetsburg In Stubborn Gridiron Duel
Estherville All Stars defeated Emmetsburg 7 6 in a tough contest marked by penalties and heavy lines. Monk Jensvold powered Emmetsburg’s aerials while Aalborg connected on key passes and a late point after a fumble recovery. Estherville faces Boone next in what fans expect to be a top matchup of the season.
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Estherville All Stars
Emmetsburg
Estherville
All Stars
Bixby
Aalborg
Aalboog Place
Boone
Wilder matriarch dies in Sandwich Illinois
Mrs C H Wilder 76 of Sandwich Illinois mother of Guy F Wilder Estherville died Saturday evening about 5 30 at her home after a long illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 00 with her husband and son Guy F Wilder surviving. Ernest Huckaba made a business trip to Des Moines yesterday and Mark Dolan family attended St Marys home coming in Winona Minnesota.
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C. H. Wilder
Sandwich, II
Guy F. Wilder
Estherville
Wilder
Sandwich
Ernest Huckaba
Des Moines
Underground phone cable completed in Estherville
Estherville on Lincoln Street will lose all telephone poles by evening from Thirteen to Third Avenue as four blocks are switched to underground cable. Foreman Carl Swanson leads a six man crew in a four year project finishing despite noon line cuts. R O Rogers notes Estherville now has as much underground line as any town its size. Crew to Milford for rural lines. winter work will inspect and rewire phones on the new system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
White Way
Lincoln Street
Thirteenth Street
Third Avenue
Phillips Oil
Fourth Street
West Side
Carl Swanson
R. O. Rogers
Mr. Swanson
Milford
Armistice Day Quiet in Estherville and Nearby Towns
Observances varied across the region with calm on Armistice Day. In Estherville regular business and post office activity continued while churches held special sermons for veterans. Emmetsburg hosted a program with business closures, whereas other towns observed the day on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Christian Church
M. A. Lowe
Court House
Emmetsburg
Carrington Builds New Sewage Plant in North Dakota
Carrington North Dakota completed a new $25,000 sewage disposal plant financed by a PWA loan. Sewage pipes will be connected this week as Cr. Ford, PWA engineer, inspects and accepts the project. Ford was appointed after a civil service exam and oversees North Dakota territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrington
N. D
PWA
Cr. Ford
Ford
North Dakota
Corn Seals Reseal 5,816 Cribs for 6.795 Million Bushels
Des Moines Nov. 14 Ray Murray state secretary of agriculture says 5,816 cribs of corn totaling 6,795,090 bushels were resealed on Nov 1. Figures exclude corn sealed under old warehouse certificates and those filed with the secretary. Total resealed plus financed independently of the CCC is about ten million bushels. No new corn will be eligible for sealing until after December 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Ray Murray
Secretary of Agriculture
Commodity Credit Corporation
Milford to Move Drug Store to Old Bank Building
J. Hi Heng of Milford has purchased the stock of a Nashua drug store and will move it soon into the old bank building north of Milford's post office. He plans to hire a registered pharmacist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Hi Heng
Milford
Nashua
Local Women on Program at Legion Auxiliary Meeting
Estherville women Mrs. Wilbur Thorndyke and Mrs. Ernest Smith spoke at Ft. Dodge on district convention topics for the American Legion auxiliary. Smith highlighted junior activities and membership while Thorndyke presented A Model Unit. The event ran all day with a joint evening banquet, with many local delegates attending.
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Estherville
Wilbur Thorndyke
Ernest Smith
American Legion Auxiliary
Ft. Dodge
C. J. Mathieson
Art Williamson
Fred Ehlers
Irving Ellerston
Dale Primer
Harry Jones
C. W. Brink
Fire crews tackle blaze at C Jones home
Russell Peterson and fellow volunteers battled a basement fire at the Charles Jones residence on North Fourth Street. A basket of kindling near the furnace caught, creating smoke until water doused the flames to a charred state. Volunteers arrived early, assisting before the engine arrived, keeping the situation under control. Later, a small roof fire at R J Ridley on North Third Avenue caused minor damage after chimney sparks ignited shingles. lack of a long ladder hindered wetting the seat of the fire.
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Russell “Peterson
Charles Jones
North Fourth Street
Peterson
R. J. Ridley
North Third Avenue
Catholic Church Bazaar Planned for Nov 19 20
St Patrick's Catholic Church announces its annual bazaar at the Orleans hotel on Monday and Tuesday next week. A chicken dinner runs 5:30 to 7:30 each day, with corn games, other concessions, and a dance both evenings. Music by the Knights of Rhythm Orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Orleans
Father Savage
Knights of Rythm
Sam Warner Celebrates 82nd Birthday in United States
Sam Warner, born in Garrett county Maryland, reached his 82nd birthday on June 4 this year. He taught on a farm near Estherville Iowa, raised fine stock and poultry, exhibited at state fairs, and later faced reverses leading to residence at the county farm. His Bavarian-born father immigrated to the US. Sam values his aged naturalization papers from 1849.
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Brother
Prof
Donovan
Swan
Iowa
Mankato
Ferdinand
Jennie
Opera
Mr. Morrison
Cupid
Miss Morse
Tivoli
le Seuer River
Sam Warner
Garrett County
Maryland
Waterloo
Emmet County
Estherville
Poland
Lowa
Minnesota
Bavaria
Germany
Summerset
Pennsyyvania
Sam
Warner
Grade School Exhibit Winners Named at City Hall
Miss Marie Sorum, county superintendent, announced prize winners for Emmet county school exhibits held during National Education Week at city hall. About 5000 exhibits were viewed by hundreds. Judges included Mrs. T. C. Mann, Aretha Whitcomb, and Leila Sconberg. Four premium lists cover Estherville graded and rural schools, high schools, and a free for all group. Ninety dollars of the 115 total prizes were donated by the Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Sorum
Emmet
T. C. Mann
Columbia University
Aretha Whitcomb
Estherville
Leila Sconberg
Art
University of Minnesota
City Hell Auditorium
Keller Trial In District Court Over Liquor Possession
William Keller faces district court trial this afternoon on illegal liquor possession charges. He was arrested after a raid at his home on Saturday night September 29 by Sheriff Frederickson and city officers L L Jones Ed Case and Merle Moeller who reported finding a gallon can two thirds full and three bottles of alcohol. Judge George A Heald of Spencer presides with W S Johnston defending Keller and County Attorney William Bale for the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Keller
W Rakl
Frederickson
L .L Jones
Ed Case
Merle Moeller
George A. Heald
Spencer
W. S. Johnston
Keller
William Bale
Six changes in Jackson County offices reported
The Pilot notes six new faces and incumbents retained in Jackson County Minnesota starting next year. C H Peterson of Heron Lake wins county auditor against W J Buckeye, H C Musegades of Alpha defeats C F Magnussen for sheriff, and L C Cirhan of Jackson takes county superintendent of schools from B T Klevberg. Warren P Adams defeats E H Nicholas for county attorney to succeed F B Kalash, while Geo B Pett erson treasurer J S Fiddes clerk of court and Theo Drahot a register of deeds are returned with large majorities.
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Jackson County
Minn
C. H. Peterson
Heron Lake
W. J. Buckeye
H. C. Musegades
Alpha
C. F. Magnussen
L. C. Cirhan
Jackson
B. T. Klevberg
Warren P. Adams
E. H. Nicholas
F. B. Kalash
Lakefield
B. E. Grettum
Geo. B. Petterson
J. S. Fiddes
Register of Deeds
Theo Drahota
November Naval Enlistment Quota From Des Moines
Information from Lt Cmdr W L Taylor shows fifty two Tewans to be enlisted at Des Moines main station on November 12 13 14 and 16. Enlistees come from seven substation districts and surrounding area and will be sent to San Diego for twelve weeks of recruit training before further instruction or assignment to Fleet ships.
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W. L. Taylor
Iowa
Des Moines
San Diego
Enduring Need for Adequate Old Age Pensions
Voices argue that existing pensions are insufficient and must be raised to ease hardship for those nearing the end of their working years. The discussion frames pensions as essential evidence of societal duty toward aging citizens and seeks policy changes.
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Julius Andersons
Cueven
BBC
Light & Leghorn
Eva 0. Morrison
A. B. Chapin
Little Symphony
ODD Fellows
Rebekahs
Odd Fellow
Rebekah
Shelter ‘House
Fort ‘Defiance State Park
Great Lakes
Palo Alto
Clay
Dickinson
Junior High
Tive Operette
Roosevelt Auditorium
Irvin Lande
Dale Knutson
Glen Groth
Betty Lou Reed
Vivian Oulman
Betty Palmer
John Ruffe
Barbara Smith
Jane Stockdale
Rosemary Ewen
Beverly Sharpen
Arleng Sorensen
Pat Kelly
Dean Osmundsen
George Rugtiv
Richard Dawson
Eburg
Sandwich, Ill
Mark Dolan
Winona
St. Mary’s School
3Rd Ave
13Th Street
Pean Eens
Cenenet
Ae Weeee
Eeheeeree
Eee
Carrington, N. D
Washington
Rudolf Hecht
New Orleans
Bankera Ase'’n
New A. B. A
White House
Roosevelt
All-Americs
C. Jones
Catholic Church
County Sept
Jeanete Huntley
Halfa
Lucile Mason
Kathryn Rhineheart
Dolliver
Darlene Boyster
Donald Strube
Duane Staber
Wallingford
Lavonne Thorson
Kathryn Rhinehart
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