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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1914
Page
5
On Friday around ten o'clock on North Sixth Street a wagon team plunged into an open water main after hitting a passing automobile. Miss Ona Stanhope was bruised while Lloyd Walker freed one horse. the first horse died instantly. Walker seeks one hundred ten dollars for damages.
The thirty second annual session of the Grand Chapter of Town, Order of Eastern Star, will be held in Waterloo October 28 and 29. About 1000 delegates and visitors are expected at the Waterloo theater. A reception for grand officers is planned Monday evening, October 26, with the convention starting Wednesday. The order’s work will be exemplified by the grand officers.
Large congregations greet Rabbath as Rev Case emphasizes the church as the people's church. Epworth League discusses A Saloonless Nation with a full room. Ladies Aid plans a Wednesday supper. Pastor called away Tuesday for baby Mabel Evans' funeral. Obituary: John Spencer Childe of York dies aged 31. Five Childs heirs listed. York civic life noted. Local ads mention L. M. Christensen specials and Rock Island layoffs indicate unsettled employment.
Iowa's principal grain crops are valued at 1914 357,819,300 dollars and 1913 307,960,760 dollars. The 1912 value stood at 268,317,400 dollars, with this year's increase over 1912 at 89,501,900 dollars.
A Jolly group of Royal Neighbors from the Emptown area attended a convention in Armstrong on Thursday October 15. About sixty delegates represented various camps. The gathering featured a luncheon, officer elections, and adoption ceremonies. Next convention slated for Kathervilla. Local society reports included a dinner at M E Church and social events with notable attendees from Emmet and Hunting-ton Camps.
A 1894 extract notes Co W Crim in Spirit Lake court on Tuesday. Lizzie Montgomery visits Kilnworth relatives. A. O. Peterson delegates attend grand lodge in Burlington. Births announced a girl to C I Haynes. Mrs W W Lewis visits sister Mrs Karn ing. Water mains being laid and power house work progresses. Cards planned at W Foote’s home. Gievu Letchford visited by Dr Wilcox and Merrill. Baptist Ladies Aid to meet. Co A Nancolas and Conductor Croaby kill two wild geese near Ryan Lake. N H White to wed Mary Howe at James Howe residence. Rohde brothers sell Armstrong elevator to O Neal of Thompson. Rohde go to Chicago for grain business.
The Great Iowa idea will be presented to every pupil in Iowa through a plan coordinated by the Greater Iowa Association. State officials and county superintendents will appoint teachers to explain the movement, with content tailored for both high and elementary grades, reaching all public and private schools statewide. Local leaders and boosters promote widespread student engagement in the Greater Iowa movement.
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