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The Sylvester Family of Plainview, Minnesota*

Cold storage plant built on Edwin Sylvester's property

June 21, 1907 - September 27, 1907


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attending school and taking instruction in voice culture under the best directors, is desirous of securing a class in vocal music. She would be pleased to have parties desiring to learn her plan and methods call at her home on W. Broadway.

June 21, 1907- Hospital benefit program.
4. Vocal - Miss Sylvester
8. Reading - Meta Sylvester
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Sylvester and son Byrl, left for Winona yesterday afternoon to attend the district convention of the Banker's Association to be held in that city Friday and Saturday.
June 28, 1907- Misses Nettie and Meta Sylvester and Park Sylvester went to Lake City Wednesday morning to attend the County Sunday School convention as delegates from the Methodist church. They were driven to Kellogg by their brother Byrl and from there took the train to Lake City. Mrs. J. A. LaCraft accompanied them as far as Reeds (NOTE: Reeds Landing, a small town north of Wabasha) where she goes to visit her parents.
The following delegates attended the Epworth League Convention at Chatfield: Misses Anna Sylvester... all report a most profitable meeting and a very pleasant time.
July 12, 1907- Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Sylvester left Monday afternoon for St. Paul to attend a meeting of the State Bankers Association.
July 24, 1907 Wednesday- Frank Sylvester and I drove to St. Charles to see the carnival. -Dickman Diary.
July 26, 1907- G. F. Sylvester, William Guthrie and families, and Geo. H. Dickman drove to St. Charles Wednesday and took in the carnival. They were well pleased with the show and entertainments.
The family of E. L. Sylvester left Saturday morning for Camp Schmoker to enjoy their annual outing. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Sylvester left in the evening.
August 1, 1907- Frank Sylvester and I went to Spring Valley and met by Zumbrota and Kasson in fair to get attractions for our fair. -Dickman Diary.
August 2, 1907- Mrs. G. F. Sylvester and family who have been spending a few days at Camp Schmoker, returned home Monday. They had delightful weather and enjoyed the outing immensely.
G. F. Sylvester and family leave today for Alexandria on a visit to his sister and family.
August 30, 1907- G. F. Sylvester and family who have been spending the past 10 days at Alexandria, returned home Monday afternoon. They had a delightful time and speak highly of that city and the pretty lakes surrounding it.
September 6, 1907- E. L. Sylvester and son Park and Byrl drove to Kellogg Saturday afternoon and from there left for St. Paul to spend a few days at the fair.
Mrs. E. L. Sylvester and son Edwin left Wednesday night on a several weeks visit to relatives in N. Y. state. They were accompanied as far as Eyota by Mr. Sylvester.
September 27, 1907- H. C. Anderson is erecting a large cold storage plant on E. L. Sylvester's property adjoining the Northwestern tracks. The structure is to be 40 by 100 feet and will have a capacity of 500 tons. This is something that has been needed in Plainview for some time and should be valuable to produce raisers. (NOTE: With


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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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