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The Sylvester Family of Plainview, Minnesota*

Marion Sylvester born; Balloon ride; first Plainview homes wired for electricity

May 5, 1902 - October 24, 1902


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May 5, 1902 Monday- Callers were Mrs. Geo. Hall, Mrs. Marshall, Mrs. Ed. Sylvester. -Dickman Diary.
May 9, 1902 Friday- Mrs. F. Sylvester was here today. -Dickman Diary.
May 15, 1902 Thursday- Visitors Mrs. F. Sylvester, Mrs. H. K. Oliverson. -Dickman Diary.
May 30, 1902- The Priscillas will meet with Mrs. G. F. Sylvester Tuesday afternoon. Important business. A full attendance is desired.
June 7, 1902- Miss Electa Sylvester went to Minneapolis Wednesday to attend the commencement exercises at the State University.
June 12, 1902 Thursday- We all went to Minneiska and others that went were Ed. Sylvester and family, Lee Meachum, James Carley. They had a balloon assention and was a perfect success. We had a fine time and got home at 10 o'clock. -Dickman Diary.
June 13, 1902- Born to Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Sylvester on Wednesday June 11, a daughter (NOTE: Marion.)
Miss Electa Sylvester returned from Minneapolis Monday.
July 4, 1902 Friday- We had a picnic dinner on our lawn. Those present Burchard's, Slocumb's, L. Meachum's, Mrs. Humphrey and children, Mr. Hall, Askew's, Marshall's, Electa Sylvester, and F. Sylvester's -Dickman Diary.
July 18, 1902 Friday- We held electric light meeting in the evening and Mr. F. J. Cornwell, T. G. Bolton, A. Koenig and Sylvester Brothers agreed to form a stock company. -Dickman Diary.
July 22, 1902- Emma and Mrs. F. Sylvester went calling today. - Dickman Diary.
August 1, 1902- Emma and Mrs. F. Sylvester went calling today. - Dickman Diary.
August 8, 1902- The following are among the campers at Camp Schmoker... G. F. Sylvester and family...
August 9, 1902 Saturday- Emma, Franklin, and Alvin and Mrs. E. L. Sylvester and her two boys went over to Rochester to take in the Wild Shows of the West. -Dickman Diary.
August 22, 1902- Applications for entries at the Street Fair should be made early to the secretary G. F. Sylvester. Quite a number have already been made but there is sure to be a rush the last few days. Attend to it now.
August 24, 1902- Emma, Mrs. Burchard, Mrs. Sylvester and Mrs. Lee Meachum went to Beaver this afternoon. -Dickman Diary.
September 5, 1902- The secretary is busy these days with applications for entries in the various classes. They are coming from all over the county and outside the county. Send in our applications early and save confusion at the last.
G. F. Sylvester took the morning train for Minneapolis Thursday.
September 9, 1902 Tuesday- Emma and I and Mr. and Mrs. F. Sylvester went to the Winona Street Fair. -Dickman Diary.
September 12, 1902- Messrs G. F. Sylvester, G. H. Dickman, F. L. Meachum and wives and Mesdames Aug. Smith, Milton Smith, Frank Leininger, and Isaac Leininger, T. G. Bolton, John Bolton took in the Street Fair at Winona Tuesday.
September 26, 1902- Street fair awards- China painting Electa Sylvester, Water color painting Electa Sylvester, Drawing in black and white- Electa Sylvester, Flowers: fern -Mrs. G. F. Sylvester, Fancy embroidered sofa pillow -Mrs. G. F. Sylvester.
October 5, 1902 Sunday- In the afternoon Frank Sylvester's, Ed Sylvester's and our family all drove to Millville. -Dickman Diary.
October 11, 1902 Saturday- Mrs. E. L. Sylvester was over here in the forenoon. -Dickman Diary.
October 17, 1902- Miss Electa Sylvester left Monday for Dawson, Minnesota to visit her sister Mrs. W. P. Dyer, expecting to be absent 2 or 3 weeks.
October 24, 1902- The electricians have placed wires in the following residences during


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* SOURCE: Manzow, Ron (compiler), "The Sylvester Family of Plainview, Minnesota - a collection of information taken from the Plainview News, other newspapers, letters, and diaries beginning in 1884": Plainview Area History Center, 40 4th St. S.W., Plainview, MN 55964. Compiled in 2001.

NOTE: from Ron Manzow, December 2001: "Feel free to reproduce the pages for anyone who wants a copy. It was compiled to be shared... All I ask is that they consider sending a check to the [Plainview Area] History Center to help us out. That should be enough."


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