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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1904
Page
8
District No 2 attendance noted as strong despite gaps. Residents attend school, church picnics, and social calls across Ruth, Mudlake, Ratherville, Estherville, and High Lake. Local farming, weather, and crop efforts discussed with injuries, births, and a few deaths noted amid community events.
Frisco System offers round trip homeseeker tickets from Kangay City to Texas and Oklahoma destinations, plus some Louisiana options, at 1 fare plus 2 dollars, with twenty one day limits and top overs allowed. Regular homeseekers tickets also available monthly to Texas Oklahoma and Indian Territory, plus Missouri Arkansas Louisiana and Southeast, at 1 fare plus 2 dollars. Write J C Levitini for details. Sept 24.
In Emmet County farmers press for a comprehensive drainage plan driven by state lake bed law. The Swan Lake east end drainage project could reclaim about 3000 acres via a southern ditch toward Juck Creek, with state approval needed. Meanwhile the Center Swan Lake district is being reestablished to resume unfinished work as residents push for a southern drainage ditch from Beebalake toward Soldier Creek.
Residents and landowners in Emmet county push for ditching to Soldier creek and a new drainage district. Proposals extend to Four Mile and Cheever lakes via School Section creek into the Des Moines river, under the lake bed law, with petitions before the governor and executive council. If approved, large districts will reclaim swampy lands, boosting property values and altering local climate.
Notice records Estherville Iowa city action ordering permanent sidewalks four to five feet wide along many streets including West Main Des Moines Lincoln East Howard and East Lincoln. Property owners must build within twenty days or city crew will and charge costs to owner through tax lien. Mayor Mack J Groves signs resolution dated Sept 1904 with contract bids to follow.
The page lists an Iowa crop bulletin for the week ending Sept 12 noting normal heat and sunshine, light rainfall, favorable corn progress, potential frost risk, and signs of near maturity with required immunity to frost by Oct 1. It also mentions hay cutting, potato harvest, late apples maturing, and local ads for sales agents, piano tuning, legal services, and low-cost rail fares to St Louis plus a line about farm loans and watch sales.
Dr Potterf, president of the staff of physicians at the Boston Medical Institute, conducts a state advertising tour offering free consultations and examinations. He claims cures for deafness, catarrh, nervous and heart diseases, paralysis, rheumatism, and many other ailments using electricity and new methods. The notice urges people to visit the Orleans Hotel in Estherville Iowa on Tuesday September 20, with office hours at 2 pm, and warns against lengthy stories and unaccompanied married women.
Nickel Plate Road announces three daily trains from Ft. Wayne Findlay Cleveland Erie Buffalo New York and Boston with standard equipment. Dining car meals on American club plan priced from 50c to 1.00 per meal plus a la carte and mid day luncheon 50c. Eastern terminals near Oceana steamship docks. no excess fare. General Agent John Y. Calahan 113 Adams St Room 298 Chicago Ill. Depot at La Salle and Van Buren Sta Beot 40.
The Estherville Jewelry and Music Co announces a ticket free drawing for a vase on display. Visit Jay Johnston & Co between 8 and 9 pm on listed dates in September and October to receive tickets without purchasing items. Eight tickets possible if you attend all dates. additional tickets with 25 cent purchases of cheat music.
Notice to B YH Downanees Epwith H DOWNIBLE and others that a tax deed sale of parcel identified on the original plat was made by the county treasurer, with certificate now held by W A Ladd. Redemption expires ninety days after notice.
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