Estherville News Briefs Highlight Local Wins and Happenings
Twenty years ago Estherville high school football beat Superior 11 to 0 as larger visiting players surprised by their strength. Also noted are rail expansion plans from Albert Lea to Minneapolis, engineer Chauncey Fox’s death, visits by Jay Dunham, Miss Mable Knapp’s Minneapolis trip, Robert Montgomery taking over Huntington lumber yard, Eastern Star events, a double wedding at the Hudson home, and newlyweds moving into North Fourth street homes.
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Estherville High School
Superior
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Albert Lea
Minn
Minneapolis and
St. Paul
Chauncey Fox
Rock Island
Estherville
Sioux Falls
B. C. R. & N. Railway
Jay Dunham
Jay
Mack Collins
Germania
Mable Knapp
Minneapolis
Robert Montgomery
Montgomery, Sandres & Kirby
Huntington
W. H. Foote
Oskaloosa
Order of Eastern ‘Star
F. E. Allen
F. H. Morrison
Chas. ‘A. Dayton
Maud Hudson
R. Dale Seevers
Jessie Hudson
Hudson
Rev
F. W. Ginn
M. E. Church
North Fourth Street
Political Outlook for County Attorney Crim and Local Leaders
Thirty years ago C W Crim was the Republican hopeful for county attorney and is praised as a steady worker in the party. Rev A A Wilcox is highlighted for a remarkable corn achievement grown on sod with four ears measuring 46% inches and weighing 5 pounds. Other notes mention moves, travels, and a wedding anniversary, plus local building plans for F E Allens branch bank.
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C.W. Crim
M. W. Atwood
A. A. Wilcox
E. W. Knight
Henry Allen
8Th Street
Knight
Elworth
Nellie Dawson
Chicago
Conservatory of Music
A. D. Rose
J. J. Reardon
Estherville
Emmetsburg
Reardon
Water Works
Minnesota Creamery Winners At Martin County Fair
Names and scores of butter makers from southern Minnesota creameries highlighted at the Martin County Fair. Winners include H. H. Lundahl Welcome 94 percent Roy Register Dunnell 94 percent Jim McAdams Northrop 94 percent John Neitzel Lakefield 93 percent Theodore Winter Tenhassen 93 percent Arthur Lundahl Alpha 92 percent Otto Schmidt Truman 92 percent W. J. Beck East Chain 92 percent Burgan Dr. Windom 92 percent S Boe Petersbur Creamery Jackson 92 percent A J Esse Triumph 91 percent Charlie Reppien Jackson 91 percent A G Quist Blue Earth 91 percent Hiner Nelson Fairmont Ice Cream Co 91 percent A H Burkey Jackson Belmont creamery 91 percent.
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Martin County
Co-operative Creameries
Minnesota
H. H. Lundahl
Welcome
Roy Register
Dunnell
Jim McAdams
Northrop
John Neitzel
Lakefield
Theodore Winter
Tenhassen
Arthur Lundahl
Alpha
Otto Schmidt
Truman
W. J. Beck
East Chain
Pendent Burgan Dr
Hiner Nelson
Fairmont Ice. Cream Co
A. H. Burkey
Jackson
Belmont Creamery
Gerled
Hidden Refinement Behind a Station Family
At Gerled, the Finns’ home near the intersection of two railroads reveals culture and quiet wealth. Mrs. Finn, an artist, preserves heirlooms and hears confessions of travelers, offering glimpses into joys, woes, gratitude, and humanity beyond the station’s dull exterior.
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Gerled
Finn
Mrs. Finn
Senate
Swea City
Hereld
Birth Reports From Armstrong and Surrounding Townships
Sept 27 Edna Geraldine Sabin daughter of Clark P and Edna H Smith Sabin Armstrong. Sept 12 Glenn Cargill son of Lewis H and Cecil A Curtis Cargill Armstrong Grove Township. Sept . Annabell May Benton daughter of Claude E and Carrie B Griese Benton Town Lake Township. Aug 13 Agnes May Moore daughter of Juhl J and Cora E Kehoe Moore Armstrong. Aug 8 Cecil Harold Johnson son of Randolph and Florence E Tibbits Johnson Armstrong. Sept 13 Verdell Lorene Larsen daughter of Marion S and Bertha Hansen Larsen Denmark Two. Sept 20 Helen Iline Andreasen daughter of Oscar S and Caroline Sorensen Andreasen Ringsted.
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Edna Geraldine Sabin
Clark P
Edna H. Smith Sabin
Armstrong
Glenn Cargill
Lewis H
Cecil A. Curtis Cargill
Armstrong Grove Township
Annabell May Benton
Claude E
Carrie B. Griese Benton
Town Lake Township
Agnes May Moore
Juhl J
Cora E. Kehoe Moore
Cecil Harold Johnson
Randolph
Florence E. Tibbits Johnson
Verdell Lorene Larsen
Marion S
Bertha Hansen Larsen
Denmark
Helen Iline Andreasen
Oscar S
Caroline Sorensen Andreasen
Ringsted
Polo survivor of Napoleon’s armies claims 132 years
An English paper reports a Polo man living to 132, saying he is the sole survivor of Napoleon’s campaigns. The tale includes rumors he remains nearby, waiting for what may be an unfinished claim.
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Polo
Napoleon
National Convention Attention at New Orleans
The text urges keeping watch on the National Convention in New Orleans from the 11th to 14th and promises the American Legion Weekly will cover its legislation and activities. It calls ex service men to join the Legion and emphasizes loyalty, unity, and sustaining the paper for the nation’s good and veterans’ rights.
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New Orleans
American Legion Weekly
the Legion
Buddy
The
American Legion
Legion
Prayer of National Chaplain EB A Blackman for good citizenship
A national chaplain leads a call to all soldiers and citizens to live by duty and moral courage. The prayer emphasizes understanding duties to country and fellow men, enduring service beyond war, and strengthening community, state, and nation with upright citizenship.
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EB. A. Blackman
Legion
Monday Night Festivities At The Post
Notices announce weekly Monday night events this winter at our Post. Each week promises activities and community fun, with a lighthearted reminder that missing one means missing some enjoyment.
Strikes and Business Signal Bright Economic Signs
Department of Labor finds July 1922 stronger than July 1921 despite rail and coal strikes. Railways loaded 200000 more cars. crop prospects foresee 3 billion bushel corn, 93.1 million tons hay, 40 million bushels potatoes. Bank clearings up 9.3 percent. steel production up to 2487104 tons from 803376. Wages rise with industrial activity, encouraging big business and liberal purchases. Strikes have not halted revival momentum.
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Department of Labor
U .S
Who Is It The Deflation Policy Blame Debate
The Sioux City Journal reports Nebraska senatorial candidates debate who bears blame for deflation. Democrats blame Harding, Republicans push that deflation began in 1920 before Harding took office. The Omaha Bee corroborates deflation started early 1920. The Federal Reserve Board remains a Wilson administration creation with appointees by Wilson, and no Harding policy change.
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Nebraska
Federal Reserve Board
Wilson
Harding
Omaha Bee
Federal Reserve System
Sioux City. Journal
Its Work Well Done Quote Reflection
A brief, period style quotation credits Robert Louis Stevenson on cheerful work and its lasting impact, noting that each brave heart leaves a hopeful impulse beyond it and strengthens mankind’s tradition.
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Robert Loula Stevenson
Reincarnation poem for Rock Island Lines workers
Edna Ruppert dedicates a commemorative poem honoring Rock Island Lines employees who died and served. At seventy stations a tree is planted to immortalize the fallen, spanning fourteen states and celebrating equal recognition across roles from engineers to clerks. The piece posits life after death through a railroad jubilee parable with references to devotion, sacrifice, and enduring virtue.
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Edna Julia Ruppert
Rock Island
Paradise
David Hanks
John Levins
France
Com
R. L L
Ringsted elevator bursts spilling corn
Last Thursday night the Ringsted Farmers Elevator plant on the southwest corner ruptured a four foot long hole in its bin cover from grain pressure. Over a thousand bushels of corn poured out in a yellow stream onto the sidetrack and blocked traffic. Workers hauled and dumped the grain, incurring loss and extra labor.
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Ringsted Farmers
Elevator Company
Corg
Bee queen quality matters for hive profits says apiarist
State apiarist at Iowa State College explains that a poor queen costs about 18 dollars per hive, while a good queen can boost returns. Septembers’ delay can be offset by spring placement, and Paddock has finished the year ending 1921 report with many bee-keeping insights. He offers to mail copies to interested readers and notes that bee-raisers should consider business education at Mankato Commercial College.
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Bedock
Iowate College
Paddock
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Mae McVen
Coop Queen Valuam
Mankato Commercial College
Mankato
Hansen’s
Sanitary Milk Depot
Keith
Nau Brothers
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