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The Sylvester Family of Plainview, Minnesota*

Lots of auto rides -- still unusual enough to elicit press coverage

October 15, 1909 - December 17, 1909


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Mrs. R. Holmes arrived from St. Paul Tuesday evening on a visit to her parents.
October 15, 1909- Travelers Oct. 25, Mrs. G. F. Sylvester.
Mrs. R. Holmes, who has been spending some time at the home of her parents, returned to St. Paul Thursday. She was accompanied as far as Rochester by her mother, Mrs. E. L. Sylvester.
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Sylvester, Mesdames Bush, Austin, and Klaveter enjoyed a trip to Rochester Friday afternoon in the former’s auto.
Mrs. E. L. Sylvester very pleasantly entertained a company of friends last Friday in honor of her daughter, Mrs. R. J. Holmes, who has been a guest at the parental home for the past several weeks.
October 17, 1909, Sunday- In the afternoon callers were Mr. and Mrs. G. Sylvester, Mr. and Mrs. F. Petrich, Mrs. M. Dickman, Mrs. Posz and daughter. –Dickman Diary.
October 22, 1909- Mrs. E. L. Sylvester spent Monday in Rochester.
October 24, 1909, Sunday- After dinner Frank Sylvester and family, Mr. Troutman and Mrs. Buswell and our family took an Auto ride to Potsdam, Hammond, Lake City, Reads, Wabasha, Kellogg, home. We had supper at Wabasha. –Dickman Diary.
October 29, 1909- Byrl Sylvester and Alvin Dickman left for St. Paul yesterday to spend a few days with friends and to attend the football game at Minneapolis.
Messrs. and Mesdames G. F. Sylvester and H. G. Austin went to Rochester last Thursday evening to attend the play put on by the Elks Lodge making the trip in the former’s auto.
Travelers November 8- Mrs. Burchard
Special Topic "Dresden Chinaware" Mrs. E. L. Sylvester.
E. L. Sylvester made a business trip to the Cities Saturday at the same time paying a visit to his daughter, Mrs. R. J. Holmes at St. Paul and Miss Nettie at Park Rapids, returning home Monday.
The families of G. F. Sylvester and G. H. Dickman enjoyed an auto trip to Lake City and Wabasha Sunday and report the roads in very good contidion.
Ben Rohweder, Ed. Sylvester, Franklin and I took the Auto and went to Weaver hunting ducks. We stayed over night in a tent. –Dickman Diary.
October 31, 1909, Sunday- Alvin and Byrl are up to the Cities. –Dickman Diary.
November 5, 1909- G. H. Dickman, E. L. Sylvester, B. E. Rohweder, and Franklin Dickman spent Friday night at the river and brought back a few ducks.
Perfect in third grade spelling- Marion Sylvester- School News.
November 12, 1909- Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Sylvester entertained a company of friends at a very enjoyable function at their home last Thursday afternoon and evening in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Lee T. Meachum who left Monday afternoon for California. At 6 o’clock an elaborate course dinner was served by the hostess to which ample justice was accorded to all. As the company departed for their home, all expressed their regrets for the departure of Mr. and Mrs. Meachum from our midst.
Perfect 3rd grade speller- Marion Sylvester- School News.
November 26, 1909- Travelers December 6- Mrs. G. F. Sylvester.
Music Miss Carhart, Mrs. G. F. Sylvester, Mrs. J. A. Slocumb.
December 3, 1909- A. E. Kennedy marries Waseca Lady
Miss Nettie Sylvester returned Monday from Park Rapids, where she has been instructor of music in the school of that city since the beginning of the school year. She was obliged to give up the position owing to poor health.
December 17, 1909- Travelers at Mrs. C. D. Burchard- 6 o’clock tea
Piano duet- Mrs. Austin and Mrs. G. F. Sylvester.
Mrs. P. D. Sylvester left Thursday morning for St. Paul and a visit to relatives.


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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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