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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1903
Page
1
Never in Estherville has such an opportunity to buy high grade dry goods and garments at low prices. The sale features cloaks furs suits skirts and undergarments with every item marked down. The store closes Wed Thu and Fri to mark down stock and the doors open Saturday November 21 at 8 o clock a m. John Henry & Co of Chicago managers.
The Catholic bazaar, run by church members, will run from November 23 for the week in the Coon block Woodmen Room. Suppers served nightly at 3 and a midnight supper. Entertainment by the Astherville Harp Orchestra. Booths will offer art and fancy goods ideal for Christmas gifts with many items and drawings for valuable prizes. Proceeds fund a new church building as plans push to complete next year. Dr M Wilbur Chase spoke last Monday on Why or The Problem of Life, delivering an eloquent, humorous, well received lecture before a large audience.
Elder D F Snider selected as pastor of the Christian church in the city, with wife and young son to settle by December. Snider, from Oskaloosa, Iowa, has twenty years in pastoral and evangelistic work and represents a wide United States mission effort. The article also includes an unrelated note on osteopathy and a local dry goods ad.
A telegram to County Clerk Tom Meader reports Alice C. Weddle seeking Harry Metheney who shipped with 8300 of her money. Metheney, once a Hubbard barber, left town about six months ago with a poor reputation and is said to have family in Omaha. Letters from him in Oklahoma City were received here last week.
Loy Skenck, once a local figure, was arrested in Pontiac Illinois on an alleged raising orders scam involving school supplies. Authorities say a warrant followed a school board secretary and treasurer's concerns over a seven hundred dollar total. He was nabbed at a depot as he left town, prompting local doubt about the accusation.
A Des Moines letter discusses a brewing state printing scandal alleging Hon. B. Murphy used linotype for state work, violating “hand composition” rules. A typographical vigil is pursuing accountability as state printing accelerates and machines may be blamed. Foster the weather prophet predicts a mild winter with scarce thirst.
A brief lyric fragment notes the arrival of melancholy days and the saddest period of the year, evoking seasonal mood and reflection. The lines frame a somber tone without extending into broader events or names.
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