Linen Shower Honoring Mrs. Raymond Rasmussen
Mrs Raymond Rasmussen formerly Thelma Steery of this city was honored at a surprise linen shower Thursday afternoon at the H P Rasmussen home in Petersburg Guests from Petersburg joined hostesses Mrs H P Rasmussen Mrs Melvin Dorr Mrs H Lundahl Mrs Claude Rasmussen and Miss Gladys Stanwix An informal afternoon ended with luncheon Estherville women Mrs Fred Steery and Mrs Lyle Sather attended Also Ace High bridge club leaders met at the home of Mrs Sadie Kaltvedt luncheon followed by bridge with guests Mrs G Vestrem and club members listed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Rasmussen
Thelma Steery
H. P. Rasmussen
Petersburg
Melvin Dorr
H. Lundahl
Claude Rasmussen
Gladys Stanwick
Estherville
Fred Steery
Lyle Sather
Ace High Bridge Club
H. M. Lambert
G. L. Vestrem
Sadie Kaltvedt
Lambert
Mesdames Clyde Sanborn
L. M. Christensen
G. K. Allen
N. R. Elsworth
W. J. Tim
Mrs Con Alt Hosts Bridge Party Saturday Evening
Mrs Con Alt entertained friends Saturday night with two bridge tables and a high score prize won by Mrs George Lyman. A luncheon followed. The American Home Department of the women’s club meets Wednesday September 28 at three at Mrs C E Birney’s home. leaders Mrs M J Groves and Mrs Donald Pro present a short travelogue on homes. Swanson Anniversary Celebration Ends with Lunch and Gifts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Con Alt
George Lyman
Woman’s Club
C. E Birney
M J Groves
Donald Pro
Local residents visit kin and move amid regional news
OCALS H T Nichols of Sibley visited his parents in Estherville Sunday. Lawrence Silberberg and family visited Sioux City. Albert Meyer and family plan to move to Minneapolis. Floyd Gibbons visited from Charles City for a week at the Dunham home. Lewis Bair and son Richard of Linn Grove stayed with Harold Reed family. Kurtz Holmquist and McTavish attended Episcopal church conference in Algona. C E Meadows at University Hospital Iowa City under observation. Curt Louman family moved into the old Matthews apartment on Ninth Street. Louise Nathanson pledged to Sigma Delta Tau at the University of Iowa. Grace Smith of Sioux City stayed with E G Stavros in Sibley over the weekend. Stavros hosted her return to Sioux City. A D Curtiss and Cass Curtiss with Junior were weekend guests of Ben Wiese. Charles Spangler moved to an apartment near Field’s Bakery. W A Morrissey of Utica Illinois and J M Morrissey of Hutchinson Kansas left after visiting J J Morrissey. the Morrissey men are brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Smith
Sioux City
E. G. Stavros
Siblaz
Stavros
Vintage Pattern Shorts and Styles for Teens in 39 Inch Fabrics
Pattern 8198 offers a teen ready outfit with a bolero and pleated skirt in sizes 10 to 16, using 39 inch fabric. Pattern 8279 presents a dirndl style dress with a corset effect and options in dotted Swiss and calico, sizes 12 to 20. Also notes recent local movements and visits by residents to the Cattle Congress and creamery board meetings in Estherville and Mason City.
Days of hardship and care in pioneer Iowa town
The narrative recalls frontier life around Estherville during the Civil War era. Families endure marches to Spirit Lake and Fort Dodge, an epidemic blamed on milling lead, and shared hospitality. Women manage farms, host travelers, and grind cornmeal while men protect the community from Native American threats. Descriptions highlight Dr MacDuff remedies, strong neighborly ties, and Mrs Fancher’s needlework after age 78.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sions
Algona
New Ulm
Indiana
Fort Defiance
Schaads
Estherville
John Goff
Fort Dodge
Blue Earth
Minn
MacDuff
News of Earlier Days from Sept 18 1918
Items from the Vindicator and Republican files note deaths and movements around Emmet county. George Merrill, Cedar Rapids Rock Island superintendent, died at his Cedar Rapids home. Local contracts: Oscar Fagre of Emmetsburg and John Schoilheim of Wilmar, Minnesota, won a tailor shop erection bid. Aug 28 marriage: Donald Baird and Carol Eastman at Pocahontas. War work saw 1,479 Emmet county men register. Residents and visitors tied to Iowa City, Chicago, Camp Dodge, St. Joseph, Terris, and New York. Overviews include moves for lyceum work, Red Cross nursing study, and a town name change proposal Germania to Lakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Merrill
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island Railroad
John Hansen
Oscar Fagre
Emmetsburg
John Schoilheim
Wilmar
Minnesota
Donald Baird
Carol Eastman
Pocahontas
Emmet County
Bernice Stillman
Dolliver
Iowa City
State University
Emma Gaarde
Chicago
Lyceum
Anna Geinitz
Camp Dodge
St. Joseph
Miss
Father Geinitz
Leroy Turner
George Washington
Grace Turner
Elmer Moore
Estherville
Ottosea
Mr. Moore
Robert Penn
Gilbert Voorhies
Selby Broms
San Antonio
Texas
Brooms
New York
Germania
Lakota
L. H. Roudebush
L L Bingham
Tom Thompson
Wm. Weir
Fred Robinson
Ike Coleman
Henry Mahlum
L. C
Doolittle
Chas.Deyton
Voorhies
YMCA
Ft Dodge
Henry Graat
Colfax
John Lilley
Beymer
The Feud at Single Show Ends in Shootout
Dave confronts Sayres and an outlaw at the cabin. He shoots Sayres and the stranger, then battles another gunman. After wrecking the cabin with fire, he and Dorsey escape toward horses and plan to head home, noting the brutal necessity of killing to survive. Continued Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave
Thut
Sayres
Lafe
Pat
Timber North
Sayers
Mary
Dorsey
Dr. Fullerton’s
Estherville Glimpses From 1908 Republican News and Local Events
Selections from 1908 report Republican filings for Sept 16 and trainmaster appointment for Rock Island at Estherville. Notes arrivals of baby girls, a baby boy birth, farmer picnic address by Fran P Woods, and World Opera Company at the Opera House with six teen stars. Other items include judicial nominations, Elkdom initiation, forest fire smoke effect, local theater tours, extreme heat record, hog futures, business succession in Matherville, and city school enrollment rising to 825.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Hanchett
Rock Island Railroad
Estherville
L. Herum
Ed Kirchner
Fran P. Woods
Webster City
Woods
Congress
Opera House
National Opera Company
Mae
L. E. Eldridge
W D Evans
Supreme Court
Des Moines
Coyle
Moore Brothers
Norman Maine
Alex Johnston
Bloomington
Wis
Charles Root
Orleans
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Trousdale Bros. Theatrical Company
Algona
Moga
Myhre
Matherville
L. Jeglum
Huntsington
Theo. Myhre
Madame DeLore Advice Column Promises One Free Question
A newspaper ad offers a psychic reading by Madame De Lore with one free question. It requests full name and birth data for private follow ups at a rate of 25 cents each or five for a dollar, and lists sample Qs about marriage, work, and a missing wristwatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madame de Lore
Humboldt South
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Questions and Answers On Health Life and Work
A reader seeks medical, marital and career guidance. An osteopath may restore left foot use. The girl’s affection is strong and perhaps growing. A 1940 marriage is forecast. A son should find work soon in Cedar Rapids. Another son is unlikely to return home soon, with steady work elsewhere. The Lohrs sold their South Ninth Street residence and will move next spring to Estherville area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Q. R.W.F
Q. R.F
Q. M.S.H
Cedar Rapids
Hatherville
W E Lohr
South Ninth Street
O.E. Meyers
Estherville
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Mrs. Lambert
ACE High Club
Mrs. Con Alt
American Home Dept
Mesdames
W. J. Conner
C. Linus Peterson
C. J. Benson
E. G. Swanson
Keith
C N. Swanson
Famly
Walter Swanson
Donald
Messrs
Leland Jensen
John Person
Berna
Burns
Gardston Hotel
Fern Jackman
Roosevelt Auditorium
Mary McCormick
Lena ,Trauger
Luverne
Ante
H. T. Nichols
Sibley
G. A
G. A. Nichols
Lawrence Silverberg
Albert Meyer
Floyd Gibbons
Charles City
Jay Dunham
Lewis Bair
Richard
Linn Grove
Harold Reed
Clarence Kurtz
Mathilda Holmquist
H. G. McTavish
The
Episcopal Church
C. E. Meadows
University Hospital
Curt Louman
L. E. Matthews
Brees
Louise Nathanson
Sigma Delta Tau Sorority
University of Iowa
A. D. Curtiss
Cass Curtiss
Junior
Hartley
Ben Wiese
Weise
Charles Spangler
E. I. Sandrol
Field’s Bakery
Bertha Gaard
W. A. Morrissey
Utica, Ill
J. M. Morrissey
Hutchinson
Kans
J. J. Morrissey
Wiley Padan
Fernand Cael
Pate Miliza
Rorjus Sewer
Albertina Rasch
Fernand
Johann, Strauss and Theart Poldi
Akel FE
Vienna
N.Y
Johann Strauss
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Toscha Seidel
Sigmund Romberg
Imperial Opera
da Ramberg
Floyd Coon
A. H. Davidson
Gladys Coon
Waterloo
Miss Coon
Telephone Company
Geo. Haar
Geo, Frank
George Swanson
Frank Ahrens
Frank Smith
Superior
Estherville Co-operative Creamery Board of Directors
Iowa State Brand Creamery
Mason City
John Rhodes
Chas, Coon House
A. J. Rhodes
Second Avenue South
Pioneer
V .R. Bert Ammelsburg
Glendale
Calif
Evan Higgins
Fenton
California
Don Brown
Francis Bevard
Ruth Jackson
Shirley Hedrick
Florence Schildknecht
Marjorie Dow
Robert Reed
Russell Smith
L. E. Hedgecock
Hampton
Hedgecock
Pauline Davis
Hoover Factory
H. D. Porter
W. E. Christensen
E. W. Young
G. O. Bushell
J. E. Chapman
Mahlum & Anderson
DeLore
Becky
Q. E.F
Rock Island
Gardner
Locust Street
Town
Zenith
J. H. Zimmerman
Central
Wallingford, Twa
Wallingford
Star Were
Rae Bie
Ane