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The Sylvester Family of Plainview, Minnesota*

State agricultural meeting; Byrl Sylvester plays basketball

December 29, 1911 - February 2, 1912


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Saturday to spend the holiday vacation with her parents.
Ladies of G. A. R. Circle annual election- Treas.- Mrs. G. F. Sylvester, Chaplain- Mrs. E. L. Sylvester.
December 29, 1911- Eastern Star Lodge- W. P. –E. L. Sylvester.
Mrs. and Mrs. R. J. R. Baker are guests at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Sylvester during the holidays.
December 31, 1911, Sunday- In the evening G. F. Sylvester’s, E. L. Sylvester’s, Saxe’s family and Prof. Ewling were here and stayed up to see in the new year. –Dickman Diary.

1912

January 2, 1912, Tuesday- Emma and I was to a supper at Geo. Hall’s. Those present Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Sylvester, E. L. Sylvester’s, La Craft’s, Miss Trisler, Mrs. Humphrey, Emma and I. –Dickman Diary.
January 5, 1912- Miss Nettie Sylvester, who has been enjoying a portion of the holidays at home, departed Saturday for Marquette, Michigan.
Travelers, January 8, Library.
"Isabel of Castile"- Mrs. G. F. Sylvester.
January 12, 1912- G. F. Sylvester and T. G. Bolton went to St. Paul Wednesday morning to attend the State Agricultural meeting.
Basketball- Sylvester secured a free throw etc., B. Sylvester R. F., Score 10-17.
January 16, 1912, Tuesday- Vera and Leona waited on tables at E. L. Sylvester’s for the Travelers. –Dickman Diary.
January 19, 1912- Travelers 6 o’clock dinner- Mrs. E. L. Sylvester, January 16.
Address of welcome- Mrs. G. F. Sylvester.
Instrumental Trio- Mesdames Sylvester, Austin, Bush.
Piano Duet, "Spanish Dances," Mrs. Sylvester, Mrs. Austin.
Mrs. R. J. Holmes and little son of St. Paul arrived Friday night on a visit to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Sylvester
Travelers- Library, January 22
Chapter XVI, "Toledo," Mrs. E. L. Sylvester.
January 21, 1912, Sunday- In the evening we was all invited to G. F. Sylvester’s for supper. Sapey’s and E. L. Sylvester’s were there too. –Dickman Diary.
January 26, 1912- The Ladies Foreign Missionary Society of the M. E. Church will meet with Mrs. G. F. Sylvester next Friday.
February 2, 1912- Basketball game- Byrl writeup.
Field goals- Sylvester 10.
Free throw Sylvester 1, Score 43 to 9
… Sylvester started the score with a basket and Timm followed with two more in rapid succession. Kellogg then scored two free throws and Budde was successful in landing each time, Sylvester failed at a trial. From then on the locals put their team work to fine use piling up the score at a rapid rate. Sylvester shot a basket, Timm took two, Sylvester two, Mack two, then Kellogg broke away and Budde secured the first basket of the half. Sylvester followed this with two more and the half ended after Askew threw another. Score 28 to 4.
In the second half Askew, who had been playing sub for V. Smith, was relieved, but after a few minutes play, Smith, who had been suffering from an injured knee was relieved by Erding. The locals did not attempt to run up the score from this on but non-the-less did good work. Sylvester shot a basket and missed one free throw. Kellogg secured two free throws, Timm shot a basket and Mack followed with another. A double foul netted Kellogg another score and they followed up with a field basket. Erding shot a basket, Sylvester secured his first and only free throw and then shot two more


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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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