Council Proceedings In East Des Moines Street Foot Bridge Request
The August 3 1936 council session in Easterville Iowa records transfers to the General Fund from Park City Hall Street and Electric Light funds including a 106381 Street Fund to General Fund and 2000 Electric Light Fund to General Fund. A petition with 84 names sought a river foot bridge linking East and West Des Moines streets. no action taken. Bills for Electric Light Fund and Gas Works Fund paid, listing numerous labor, drayage, supplies, and freight items along with stamps, meters, and office help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Eatherville
Iowa
Ehlers
Stockdale
Ewen
Sweet
Fisher
McMillan
Park Fund
General Fund
Electric Light Fund
State Comptroller
Des Moines
West Des Moines
Frank Rodger Plumbing Co
Pupplies
Neeke
Russell Peterson
Wm. Dick
Melvin Hackett
Joe N. Peterson
W. E. Baker
David George
Labor
J. H. Thietje
Drayage
N. K. Brown
Engineer Services
Bachessean Teers
Geo. W. Shadle
Express
Carolyn Osmundsen
Mrs. B. Collins
Reading
CTS
Weeveennee
Vera Lesher
Leona Brawford
Andrew S. Sunde
Handeland
Eugene
Jerry Weis
L. Anderson
Northern Lumber Co
Mater- Fae
Sagheiel
Estherville Drug Co
Home Oil Co
Estherville Daily News
Melia
Lakin the Cleaner
Henaman Motor Co
N. W. Bell Telephone Co
Estherville Hardware
Hn Lucas & Co., Inc
Channon Co
Northwest Warehousing Co
Electric Supply Co
Warren Electric Co
Westinghouse Electric Supply Co
League of Iows
Worthington Pub. & Machinery Corp
Mater Electric & Mfg. Co., Inc
Coecevene Gas Works Fund
B. Collins
Leona Crawford
Seree
Andrew Sunde
J. D. Edwards
Deep Rock Oil Corp
Clara E. Kennedy
Noan
J. H. McKay & Son
Tee Ae
Home Oil Company
United Collieries Inc
Franklin County Coal Corp
Estherville City Expenditures and Public Works Funds
A lengthy list of city payments and fund allocations for Estherville includes labor wages for numerous workers, drayage, repairs, and supplies across funds such as general, improvement, swimming pool, grading, sanitation sewer, construction, cemetery, and garbage disposal. Notable line items cover labor by Wm. Dick, Melvin Hackett, Joe N. Peterson, and C. J. Hennick. contract work by Lippert Bros.. and purchases from Estherville Drug Co., Estherville Laundry, John Lucas & Co., and Home Oil Co. The record concludes with an official adjournment and certification by City Clerk GEO. W. SHADLE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eevseezeres
League of Iowa
UCS Vevessveye
Water Works Fund
Russell Peterson
Wm. Dick
Melvin Hackett
Joe N. Peterson
W. E. Baker
J. H. McKay & Son
Jerry Wegs
League of Iowa Municipalities
UCS
General Fund
Frank Rodger Plumbing Co
David George
Labor
Adolph Peterson
L. E. Mathews
L. E. White
C. A. Knutson
T. E. Beian
N. K. Brown
Alare
Ceu Aies
Donald Miller
Merton Mason
Merle
Moller
C. .H. Danielson
Emlet
Twite
Fred Ellis
Leonard Carlson
C. R. Kurtz
Ed Rost
C. F. Stevens
N. W. Bell Telephone Co
Aay Ae Improvement Fund
John Lucas & Co., Inc
Joe N. Petergon
Estherville Drug Co
Estherville Laundry Co
Home Oil Co
Sanitay Sewer Fund
K. Brown
J. I. Holcomb Mfg. Co
Estherville Oil Co
Cement Products Co
Cochran-Sargent Co
Pittsburgh Equitable Meter
PICS
Estherville Grocer Co
Troiler
V.ge
F. J. Campisano
John Rhodes
H. O. Brown
M. E. Huckaba
Lawrence Dickinson
Huckaba
Estherville Hardware
McKesson-Churchill ‘Drug ‘Co
Cemetery Fund
Vic
Asavesssy
C. J. Hennick
F. J. Ehlers
C. L. Anderson
QO. L. Anderson
Dana
C. E. Murtagh
Sam Wood
C. E. Youmans
Chas
Waldron
W. H. Dickinson
Estherville Top & Glass Shop
W. C. Redman, Sons & Co
Nick Oberweis
Barn Struck by Lightning on Peterson Farm
Armstrong Ia Sept 3 The barn on the Carl Peterson farm was struck by lightning last Wednesday night and was completely destroyed before aid could reach the scene.
Indian relic stone ax found near Armstrong farm
An interesting Indian relic, a stone ax, was found by Andy Burt Sr. on a farm occupied by his son in law, Niel Helmers, one day last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Burt Sr
Niel Helmers
Reunion among the Class of ’33 in Esathville area
The graduating class of 1933 held a Thursday reunion with picnic supper and theatre party. Several could not attend due to heavy rain. Many local residents traveled for visits, trips, and family gatherings across Iowa, Minnesota, and nearby states, with numerous mentions of relatives and social events.
Emmetsburg Marshal Hurt in Pursuit Collision
Charles Stedman, longtime Estherville native and Emmetsburg marshal, was seriously injured Sunday when he stepped from a moving car during a traffic stop on highway 18. He suffered a fractured arm skull injuries and body bruises and was unconscious for a period after the fall. Ed Hilton accompanied him. the pursuing speeder halted and aided Stedman. The suspect's name was not released by officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Stedman
Emmetsburg
Stedman
Estherville
Ed Hilton
Hilton
Special Attractions at Interlaken Park Season Finale
The final free entertainment at Interlaken Park rises next Sunday September 6 with afternoon and evening concerts by the Armstrong Town band. In the evening Jack Mills and his orchestra perform in the dance pavilion at no extra charge. Labor Day Monday September 7 features a chance to win a Chevrolet car at a special dance with Mills modern band and Hunts Old Time band. Afterward roller skating runs Wednesdays Fridays and Sundays with dancing on Thursdays and Sundays until cold weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interlaken Park
Armstrong Town Band
Jack Mills
Jack. Mills
Hunts
Emmetsburg Resident Scot Ormsby Critical in Iowa City
A. Scot Ormsby, prominent Emmetsburg resident and Palo Alto county figure, lies in critical condition at an Iowa City hospital after weeks of treatment following surgery. Friends were advised Tuesday that his condition worsened after a period of apparent recovery. Mrs. Ormsby remains with him as their son Dick travels from California to join him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmetsburg
Scott Ormsby
Palo Alto County
Iowa City
Ormsby
Social Miss Viola Weir of Alpha Honored
Miss Viola Weir daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Weir of Alpha will be married to Howard Rankin of Minneapolis soon. Yesterday afternoon she was honored at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs J D Weir in Alpha with relatives and neighbors attending. A cake guessing contest crowned Miss Elizabeth West as winner and Emmy Lou Weir delivered gifts in a doll buggy. Guests included many Weir family members and Alpha Windom Minn residents. The gathering ended with a two course lunch and floral decor highlighting the Weir home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minn
H. A. Kingston
Lois Jane Myers
Kingsted
Hans Wiuff
Fred
Ben Cannon
Greenville
Charles
Missouri
Arkansas
Lee Beardsley
Marilyn
Cedar Rapids
S. B. Knutson
Minneapolis
Brainerd
Bobby Wilson
Halfa
C. L. Eaton
Iowa City
Mr. Eaton
Cecil Baldwin
Rockford
Ill
Mr. Baldwin
Art Baldwin
R. E. Gabriel
L. A. Horswell
Corrine Miller
Fairmont
Vistors
B.G. Miller
Corrine
Ben
Fred Cannon
Winnebago
Cornelius Cannon
K. K
A. Whitlow
R. R. Irwin
Kansas
Eleanor Irwin
Newton Irwin
Manhattan
Kan
Robert Irwin
Topeka
Alice Burns
Hiawatha
Harry Burns
Cora Pruells
Ceylon
Wayne Richmond
Walter Richmond
Mildred Larson
John Thorson
Armstrong
A. R. Wilson
Oxford
Wilson
Central States Electric Company
Ed McQuirk
John McMullen
Lake Park
A. C. Bringle
George Bauer
Wathington
Helen Miner
Forrest Tow
Parker Dunham
Dunham
Willa Rae Aday
Dea Moines
Harley Prentice
Viola Weir
Henry Weir
Alpha
Howard Rankin
J. D. Weir
Elmer Chambers
Ed Sorum
Ruby Henamian
Miss Weir
Emmy Lou Weir
Windom
Elizabeth West
Weir
Fisherman Carl Mickelson Joins Leech Lake Trip
The report notes Carl Mickelson and his son Wilbur traveling to Leech Lake for a fishing trip. Visitors from Grand Rapids, Michigan include Mr. and Mrs. Lou Scharfenberg and Henry Scharfenberg. Jay Howard and family returned from Des Moines after a state fair. A nurse’s training program is mentioned at Broa lawns hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Mickelson
Wilbur
Leech Lake
Lou Scharfenberg
Grand Rapids, Mich
Henry Scharfenberg
Jay Howard
Shen
Des Oines
Féz
Des Moines
Broa Lawns Hospital
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Council Proceedings
Hitler
Geo
W. Shadle
New York
Germany
Carin de Vries
Norwalk
Calif
Adolf Hitler
L. F. Hoffman
E. Lincoln St
Max McMillin
Lincoln
Estherville, Sons
T. C. Mann
Ostheopathic Physicians
Sanborn
L. W. Loving, MD
Emmet County
State Bank
A. I. Reed
Nan’s
Ringsted, Iowa
Armstrong Items
Verlaine Johnson
Rodman
K. A. Knutson
Frank J. Gibbons
Fred Knowles
Morris, Minn
Nelson Bardo
Blatte
S. D
Blow
Mras
Deborah Dilger
Waterloo
Phyllis Beck
Frank Steiner
Donald
Mary Ellen
John Mixell
H. M. Irmiter
States
Donald Lee Sharp
Chris Nielsen
Seneca
Ted Neugent
Marshalltown
Dunwood Blekfield
Francis
Virginia Horswell
St. Paul
White Bear Lake
Raymond Peterson
Kenneth
Chas. Wilson
Bobby
Forest City
Anna Anderson
Fred Lacore
Everett Larson
Los Angeles
Carl Odin
Albert Lea
Odin
Wesley Peterson
Gridley
Herman Fandel
Whittemore
Thomas Miller
Alva Burt
George Simpson
South Dakota
John Hintz
Alice
Mr. Flintz
John F. Hintz
Kimball
Lola Lubbert
Platte
Rochester
Mr. Hintz
Lubbert
C. F. Nielsen
Jim McIntyre
Dallas
Texas
Lyle House
Linda Lou
Chicago
House
Daisy Felkey
Bancroft
Henry Tordoff
Alden
Wm. Tordoff
Joe
Homepey
George
Bernard
Bernice
Mary Jane Beleau
Marrmont
Vindigator
Vindicator and Publican Co
G. A. Nichols
Adelaide Nichols
W. E. Deming
BiLly Ross
Billy
Pene Na
Mike
Fcosareaany Cao Cara
Croman Een Ae
Chas. Stedman
Marshall
A. Scot Ormsby
Critically Ill
Geo. Weir
Dunnell
Gene Weir
Lynn Weir
John Weir
David Weir
Paul Weir
Herbert Weir
Effie Weir
Annie Rosburg
Edna and
Vera
Ed Maniece
Everett Logue
Emil Leo
Ivadelle
Albert Irwin
Margaret Maniece
Vrmr. and
MRS. Sweet Entertain Club
William Sweet
Orleans
C. E. Zeimer
T. O. Thompson
H. D. Hinsch
J. M. Cummings
N. M. Wolding
Peter Tornell
Charles Barber
The
Sweets
Jay Dunham
H. O. Sillge
Forrest Gibbons
John Mickelson
Nebr
Narry Carey
Hoot Gibson
Tom Tyler Margaret Callahan
Henry B. Walthall
Pathe News
Cnazin
Eet
le Cra
San Francisco
FT al
Guernsey
Inquire Vindicator and Republican Co
Vindicator
Republican
Cement’ Products Co
Ina Cator
Republic
Cal
Arnolds Park
Lake Okoboji
Frenchy Graffolier
Denver
Colo
Rita RL
Gir
Eddie Cantor
Jgtaes
Branda
Uae
Ive Cole’s
Gite Giariden
Fies
Optite
Atock
Dion
Coats
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