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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1938
Page
3
A regional column blends notes on the Clay County Fair attendance figures for several years, weather impacts, and local political sniping. It cites 189,970 and other year totals, remarks on heavy rain, mosquitos, and a Maryland native's Iowa eligibility. The piece quotes rail labor disputes, Babson, and Whitney on railroad finance and reform.
Mrs R H Green dies after two day illness at age 79 in Estherville where she lived since 1920. lifelong Methodist member active in church work. funeral 2:00 home 2:30 church with Rev Fred Ortmeyer officiating and mixed quartet providing music. pallbearers John Lilley George Robb John Smith Fred Robinson Walter Schultz Chas Bixby. survived by husband four sisters two brothers. born Maquoketa 1865 married 1895.
Representatives from the Hoover factory are quartering at Mahlin anderson furniture store in Estherville. They demonstrate Hoover sweepers and offer to clean a rug or piece of furniture for free during their campaign. The dealers Mah lum & Anderson are authorized Hoover sweepers distributors.
The big Challenge Sale at the Penney store opened yesterday and runs through the week. It features items of every description at unheard of values for households. Read the sale bill or consult today's Vindicator page ad for bargain details and to stock up.
Lloyd Carr was arrested for stealing county attorney Harry Coffie s Ford. The vehicle parked on North Sixth Street Thursday night was found Friday near a drawbridge east of Spirit Lake. Carr confessed to the crime and returned a gun found in the car. He was on parole from Eldora reformatory, admitted for larceny in 1086. Mr and Mrs Maurice Houts welcomed their fourth child, a baby girl.
The text suggests upcoming congression al battle over railroads focusing on overcapitalization labor issues and possible government management as a major part of the bankruptcy discussion, with references to key figures and factions stirring the debate.
The Aug report shows Emmet county with three blind recipients totaling $61.47 at an average of 20.49. statewide 147 applications. 36 approved, 21 denied as ineligible, 5 disposed of, 85 pending. Across the state 1204 continued cases, 36 new. Total pensions and burial aid: $27,930.71 and $300.
Jerry Wegs relocates his tire and battery station from South Seventh Street to the former Woodling Repair Shop building on Fhat Avenue South. Harold Wooding, Woodling Repair Shop proprietor, is undecided about his next site with several locations under consideration.
Sevitt Amdahl appeared before Judge Heald at Spirit Lake and pleaded guilty to resisting execution of process. He received a 30 day county jail sentence after an Armstrong arrest on September 16 for intoxication. Officer Beilharz attempted the arrest and Amdahl resisted, leading to the charges.
Floyd Freed was fined 100 dollars and costs in justice of the peace Gertrude Nipher's court but could not pay, resulting in a thirty day jail sentence. The charge stemmed from an alleged Sunday morning attack in the Bus therville area, filed by Elmer Osberg, with visitors from Rockwell City at the Fox family home.
The piece reflects on pioneer days, recalling visits to Darkey Thompson’s sod house near Cheever lake and the Bixby family on East Chain lake. It notes social norms, hospitality, and the presence of educated locals like Dora Bixby, plus stories of W. H. Brown, a mysterious traveler, and the later lives of Frank Davey and family, ending with Davey’s death around age 80.
Hon. J. Manece announced that the State Board of Conservation approved his plan to widen the existing road into the ravine at Fort Defiance State Park. A turnaround sufficient for car parking will be built, following a March petition signed by about four hundred residents. Manece inspected the site before sending the recommendation for final approval.
Government intermediate landing field four miles south of Ringsted will be surveyed by November with construction of a new 109 acre airport planned for spring. It will feature four runways and a triangular layout with expansion provisions. Mid Continent Airlines expect day and night service once complete.
Mr. and Mrs. G R Connelly traveled to Victor Iowa to attend the funeral of Mrs. Connelly's half brother Nata Ross who died suddenly at his California home. Funeral services were held on Sunday. Ross was also a half brother of Mrs. Bessie Hollenbeck of town.
Emmet county chairman John C. Lilley outlines a county bicycle division plan dividing communities into battalions with sponsors adult advisors and a local bicycle court. Members pay ten cents for a license plate, pledge to obey traffic rules, ride safely, and elect a captain judge prosecuting and defense attorneys with jurors.
The Estherville Lutheran church choir joined a festival at Fairmont high school auditorium directed by F Mel ius Christiansen of St Olaf College Northfield. D P M Glasoe of St Olaf and president of the International choral union spoke on public school music’s improved quality and value. Accompanists from Estherville included Miss Frances Smith and Miss Berna Wangon with several congregation members.
Rev R W Boade pastor of Bethany Lutheran in Armstrong and Swen City preached his farewell on Sunday to leave for Big Fork North Dakota to lead three Norwegian Lutheran congregations. He was a well known figure in Estherville and attended by many local families. A surprise dinner followed the service with nearly all circuit pastors and their families in attendance.
D. Edwards sues James Kirk for 10000 as he seeks damages for his son Miles 14 killed and Maurice injured after Kirk allegedly failed to signal before turning in front of the Edwards motorcycle on North Sixth Street near Second Avenue South. Attorneys Wm S Johnston and G Baymer for plaintiff. Case set for November term.
Work has begun on a 16 by 26 foot building to serve as offices for the division storekeeper and round house foreman. The project replaces multiple smaller structures and includes minor changes at the roundhouse. Completion is expected in a week to ten days.
A warm spell lifted temperatures to the high eighties and low nineties with Friday reaching 91 and yesterday’s high at 87. Official readings list daily highs and lows from Sept. 21 to Sept. 27 with precipitation amounts ranging from trace to .87 inches.
Mrs. E B Fancher of Lincoln Neb recalls early Estherville life from 1863 memory to 1869, describing a growing frontier town. She shares names of pioneer families, a hotel called The Tavern, the first store, a schoolhouse used as a store, and social life including ballroom dances. She traveled widely and preserves Civil War memories, noting forts near Spirit Lake and Fort Defiance, and the Indians threat that shaped the community.
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