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The Sylvester Family of Plainview, Minnesota*

Rain strands auto ride; Park Sylvester buys land in Warner, Canada

August 13, 1909 - October 1, 1909


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visit to relatives where they will spend a week. They are making the trip in their auto.
Miss Annie Secombe, who has recently returned from an European tour, stopped off here last week on a short visit to her friend and former chum, Mrs. G. F. Sylvester. She formerly resided at Milaca where her and Mrs. Sylvester spent many happy days. It is needless to say that the visit was one of great enjoyment to both ladies.
G. F. Sylvester went to Minneapolis Sunday afternoon where he spent Monday attending to business matters.
August 13, 1909- Misses Nettie Sylvester who has been spending a week with relatives and friends in the Cities, returned home Friday.
August 19, 1909, Thursday- Franklin and Byrl Sylvester went to Oronoco today to stay over Sunday. –Dickman Diary.
August 20, 1909- Franklin Dickman and Byrl Sylvester left Thursday afternoon for Oronoco, where they will enjoy a few days of camp life.
August 23, 1909- Franklin and Byrl came back from Oronoco on the 9 o’clock train. –Dickman Diary.
August 27, 1909- E. L. Sylvester went to Winona Monday evening on a business trip.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Sylvester went to Camp Schmoker Wednesday to enjoy a few days fishing.
Miss Kate Shaughnessey, Mrs. John Dobritz, and Mrs. G. F. Sylvester went to Rochester Wednesday afternoon on a short visit to friends.
September 2, 1909, Thursday- We went to Winona in our Auto. At noon it started to rain. We came home on the train. We had to leave the car. So did Dr. Slocumb, Sylvester, and Woodcock. –Dickman Diary.
September 3, 1909- Mrs. R. W. Chapman, Mrs. E. L. Sylvester and daughter Miss Nettie spent Monday in Winona.
September 4, 1909, Saturday- Franklin, Stricker, Woodcock, Manchester, Sylvester went to Winona on the evening train to get our Autos we left down there on account of rain. –Dickman Diary.
September 10, 1909- Miss Nettie Sylvester left Thursday afternoon for Park Rapids, where she has been engaged as instructor in music in the school of that city.
Mr. and Mrs. Park Sylvester left for St. Paul Monday on a visit to relatives.
Dr. Caldwell of Minneapolis was a guest at the home of E. L. Sylvester several days last week.
Miss Anna Sylvester left Saturday evening for Oberlin, Ohio, to resume her studies in the college at that city. She was accompanied as far as Winona by her father.
Park Sylvester has moved his family into the Rock farm purchased this spring by his father.
Miss Nettie Sylvester, very pleasantly entertained a large company of friends at a musical Saturday evening at the home of her parents on W. Broadway.
Street Fair – Supt. of painting and drawing – Mrs. G. F. Sylvester.
September 17, 1909- Mrs. E. L. Sylvester left Thursday afternoon for Park Rapids, being called there by the illness of her daughter, Miss Nettie.
Herman Schwantz, Herman Hostettler, and Park Sylvester and Will Rock returned from their Canadian trip Tuesday morning. Messrs. Schwantz and Sylvester each purchased a quarter section of land near Lethbridge. They are well pleased with that country and think it an ideal farming country.
September 24, 1909- G. F. Sylvester ran down to Kellogg Wednesday morning taking his wife to meet the early train, making the run in 40 minutes. Mrs. Sylvester spent the day at Lake City in attendance at the Federation of Women’s Club.
October 1, 1909- Mrs. Edwin Sylvester returned Saturday evening from Park Rapids where she was called by the illness of her daughter, Nettie, who is now much improved.


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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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