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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1903
Page
5
Local readers can look forward to the Gus Sun American Minstrels at the opera house on October 27. The troupe, renowned from Maine to California, promises new costumes, scenery and effects. A strong, varied program aims to please all ages and tastes.
A farmer announces a public sale at his farm on Friday Oct 30 1903 nine miles west of Armstrong along Telephone Road featuring 4 head of horses 2 black mares aged 18 and 9 a bay horse and a sorrel horse 2 milch cows aged 17 and 18 with calf plus livestock a brood sow seven shoats 50 pounds each and farm machinery a list including cultivators plows harrow mowers binders wagons and tools plus tenant corn and hay 40 acres of corn and 2 tons hay household goods and furniture sale starts at 1 pm cash for sums up to 10 and credit notes at 8 percent for larger sums A H Supputa Prop PF Rhodes Clerk J A Spoor Auct
A mixed sampler reports better corn quality versus last year, a 76 to 0 loss for the Tows at Minneapolis, rising milk prices in Waterloo, a Sumner saloon closure, and local layoff for Roy Blakey. It notes droughty seasons for canning and a $2,500 jewelry theft. Community events include an opera house show, a Chicago-bound sales, a Sunday school world gathering, and a Sioux City IOOF encampment program with parades and speeches. The Armstrong and Lake Park items cover ditching, logging from Lake Park, and rail earnings declines at M&St.L. with crop impacts and regional shifts in freight.
Terri Tribune reports weddings expected in winter despite coal and potato price increases. John Lilley plans to buy a home in the city while Claude Martin joins Sam Warner farm. Dam breach at Gar Take widens water flow. Local farming notes cover potato crop failures and wheat yields. Cedar Rapids reports the death of Joseph Hud Godfrey, aged 71, with funeral info. Spirit Lake notes dismiss false claims about 1894 silver dollars and world’s fair trips.
A dance will be held at Fireman's hall Friday evening under L A Mcaffee and Roy Lucas with music by Austin's harp orchestra. The Ladies League of the Presbyterian church plans a basement bazar featuring fancy articles, home made candies and canned fruits. C B Marshall has leased 220 Second Avenue West for a laundry focusing on family work.
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