Rock Island Celebration Marked by Tree Planting and Monument
The Rock Island celebrating its seventieth anniversary in Estherville on October 10 featured a memorial tree planted near the depot for Patrick Howe, a bronze monument, and a detailed program. Officials, chamber leaders, and Howe family members attended, with speeches, a dedication by Miss Howe, a banquet, and a Iowa-focused history of the Rock Island system by H M Brown. The event underscored the railroad’s impact on Estherville and its broader growth from 1852 to 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island Railroad Company
Estherville
Rock Island Depot
Lincoln Street
Patrick Howe
H. BE. Allen
Rock Island
John W. Peters
W. S. Williams
W. H. Biedermanin
Chamber of Commerce
Howe
Verne. Noble
Bessie Howe
Rock Island Lines
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Miss Howe
H. E. Allen
Presbyterian Church
Davenport
Chicago
Detroit
H. M. Brown
Pittsburg
Rock Island Company
First Killing Frost Hits Sunday Night
The first killing frost of the season arrived Sunday night October 8. It was welcomed by hay fever sufferers. W R Robert Corrie returned to the Davenport sanitorium Monday evening after a week there with his wife. He appears greatly improved and friends hope for lasting recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Corrie
Davenport
Lucky accident on Sunday afternoon
On Sunday afternoon thirteen year old Frank Heinsohn was run over by a Buick driven by Mrs Annah Webster at the Lincoln street Gardston Hotel corner. The boy on a bicycle turned south after a collision with another turning car. The Buick clipped the rear wheel, tossing him under the vehicle. both legs were crushed but no bone injuries occurred. The bicycle was severely damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Heinsohn
F. W. Heinsohn
Annah Webster
Heinsohn
Lincoln Street
Gardston Hotel
Stoakes Couple Move to Miles City Montana
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Stoakes depart Wednesday for Miles City Montana to establish their future home He has secured a banking position and previous work suggests rapid advancement in his new locale Both are described as pleasant and likely to enrich social life in Miles City
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Stoakes
Miles City
Montana
Stoakes
Graettinger
Estherville backs fall musical program for season
Twenty eight Estherville business and professional men back a fall and winter lecture and entertainment series to be staged at the Methodist Episcopal church after Evangelist McConnell's sermon. Season tickets cost 1.50 for adults and 75 cents for school age children. single tickets are 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children. Local papers praise past performances and urge wide public support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Corning Union-Republican
Tabor Beacon
Albia News
Zedselers
Albia Union
Zedeler Quintette
Albia
Methodist Episcopal Church
Evangelist McConnell
Mrs Finneland and child depart for Norway
Nesand's residents face an indefinite stay abroad likely a year or two. Mrs. Wm. Ritch travels to Iowa City on Monday to remain a few weeks for hospital treatments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nesand’s
Wm. Ritch
Iowa City
Rock Island to Expand Estherville Shops with 11500 Investment
The Rock Island railroad orders new equipment for Estherville shops totaling 11500, including an air compressor, a 24 inch by 10 foot lathe, a band sewing machine, a motor driven grinder and a pipe bending machine. Part已 shipped, rest due within thirty days, boosting city investment and likely adding mechanics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island Railroad Company
Estherville
Rock Island Road
Rock Island
Gronstal Family Gather for Over Sunday
The Gronstal children came home to stay with their ailing mother Mrs. K. Gronstal. Chris Lawrence and Carl, plus Miss Wilma, remain at home. George of Sioux City Bernt of Des Moines Knut of Omaha and Joe and Dewey of Dolliver joined Saturday and left Sunday. This marked the first family gathering in fifteen years.
Football telephone service thrills Estherville crowd
The Emmetsburg Estherville football game report details a new telephone service run under Vincent Maloney with Art Bringle facilitating a red lamp display. Messages of every play were relayed to the office by Percy Pullen, drawing a capacity crowd. The system, first of its kind in this city, will cover the Algona game next, providing live play updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmetsburg
Estherville
Vindicator
Republican
Vincent Maloney
Art Bringle
Maloney
Percy Pullen
Algona
Rev J W LaGrone Returns to Estherville Charge
Friends of Rev J W LaGrone pastor of the Estherville Methodist church will be pleased that he was reassigned to the charge for another year at the Fort Dodge conference. A list of Algona district appointments includes Estherville with LaGrone, plus many neighboring towns and pastors in the district.
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LaGrone
Fort Dodge
Algona
Estherville
J. J. Bushnell
W. J. Todd
Armstrong
N. L. Hotchkiss
Belmond
Alexander
W. A. Wilkinson
Brit
Laverne
W. C.webb
Ottosen
Arnold
Harry Webb
Renwick
R. E. Cook
Rowan
Harold Tomkinson
Swaledale
J. E. Pritchard
Swea City
A. G. Headdle
Thompson
J. Oliver
Thornton
E. Redmann
Titonka
G. M. Squires
Wesley
Emil Hermann
West Bend
L. E. Wardle
Wooden
L. H. Mayne
Ben Gibson Speaks in Estherville
Ben Gibson Iowa State's attorney spoke in Estherville on a Monday evening but switched from a political address to a general talk on law abiding citizenship. He compared profiteers to common thieves and urged laws to punish profiteers as robbers, noting the church setting was inappropriate for a political speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Gibson
Iowa
Estherville
Methodist Church
McConnell
Mr. Gibson
Ray Shoemaker Passes Attorney at Law Exam
Ray Shoemaker court reporter for Judge N J Lee in Des Moines recently passed the attorney at law examinations for both district and supreme court. He will delay active practice, continue as court reporter, and has won strong commendations from Emmet county bar and other county seats. Resolutions praising him are published in the Vindicator and Republican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Shoemaker
N. J. Lee
Des Moines
District
Supreme Court
Emmet
Vindicator
Republican
Fire Bug Convicted Of Fires Near Graettinger
Thirteen year old Johnnie Harris confessed to setting fires at Jorgen Anderson barn and other sites near Graettinger Wallingford and Eldora reform school. He admitted false alarm at Ben Reeves home and theft, pled guilty before Justice of the Peace Charley Jensen and was sentenced to years at the Boys Reformatory Eldora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andersons
H. Bergeson
Wallingford
Peter Miller
Graettinger
Charley Jensen
Justice of the Peace
Boys’ Reformatory
Eldora
Miss Ida Davis Dies at Home in Boise
Word arrived this week of the death of Miss Ida Davis in Boise Idaho two weeks ago. She taught primary children in Armstrong and here for nearly a quarter century and served as County Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1912 to 1918. Her life of public and private service inspired many former students and colleagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Davis
Boise
Idaho
Miss Davis
Armstrong
Deborah
Chicago
Davis
Pure Bred Pigs Selling Well This Fall
Breeders report strong fall sales of pure bred pigs by private treaty with buyers like Walter Schultz and John Graff leading to a sense of returning prosperity. Schultz sold more this year than ever. Graff sent a full pen to the Clay County Fair and could have sold more. Burt and Jones advertise an Allis Chalmers tractor for sale trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Schultz
Wisconsin
John’ Graff
Clay County
Near Fatal Shot Fired At Couple On Spirit Lake Road
On a Spirit Lake road Sunday evening a shotgun fired from an unseen car wounded Miss Mary Liddle in the head area and slightly hit Russell Stevenson in the neck as the Ford coupe passed. The assailants fled, with no plate taken, as Sheriff Nivison investigates scant clues for suspects and the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spirit Lake Road
Russell Stevenson
Mary Liddle
Appointment of Mrs. B. M. Coon as Assistant Attorney General
A telegram from Washington announces that Mrs. B. M. Coon has been appointed Assistant Attorney General. The salary is not stated, but believed to exceed three thousand dollars annually. The Coon family plans to move to Washington, D. C., causing local friends to regret their departure yet pride in the appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. M. Coon
Washington, D. C
Coure
Washington
Coon
Vindicator and Republican Adds New Plant Equipment
The Vindicator and Republican reports major upgrades adding nearly one thousand dollars in new material and equipment including a casting box, melting pot, Miller saw equipment, a large proofing press, a mailing machine, modern faced type, and more. The paper claims to be among the most complete, with full service and fast mat production for advertisers, at no extra cost, serving Estherville and northwest Iowa. First Trust and Savings Bank, F. H. Rhodes president, notes lock box rental for bonds and papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vindicator
Republican
Miller
Iowa
Meyer-Both
Estherville
Times
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pat Howe
Mrs. K. Stoakes
Miles City, Mont
Gronstal
J. W. Lagrone
Johnnie Harris
Allis Chalmers
Burt & Jones
Atorney B. M. Coon
U. S
Spencer Shrine
Spencer
E. Birney
S. G. Ewen
Fred. Jones
Ed. Stockdale
Romaine Sondrol
Carl Johnson
Chas. Powell
Wm. Johnston
F. R. Taylor
Dell Blake
C. C. Gravatt
George Booth
Chris Anderson
H. C. Brees
McMillan
Paul Graves
Graver
Vv. R
V. and R
First Trust and Savings Bank
F. H. Rhodes
Stef
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