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The Sylvester Family of Plainview, Minnesota*

Park Sylvester moves to Warner, Canada; Edwin Sylvester's garage burns

May 23, 1913 - August 1, 1913


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of Minnesota Medical department and also of the Northwestern Hospital of Minneapolis. Dr. Caldwell has been practicing his profession at Coleraine for the past three years and will have charge of the hospital at Marble for the Hill Mines now being operated by the U. S. Steel Corporation.
Dr. and Mrs. Caldwell left directly after the ceremony for the East and will be at home at Coleraine, Minnesota after July 1, 1913.
The out of town guests who were present at the wedding were: Mrs. Paul Carroll of Des Moines, Ia., Mrs. R. J. Baker of Moline Ill., Miss Flora Retallic of Marquette, Michigan, Mill Ella Bason of Escanaba, Michigan, Mrs. B. C. Ferris of 1446 N. Minnehaha, St. Paul, Mrs. J. P. Caldwell of St. Paul, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Holmes of St. Paul, Mr. Kenneth Caldwell of St. Paul and Mrs. C. I. Humphrey of St. Paul.
Among those who were in attendance at the Sylvester Caldwell wedding who departed Thursday noon were Byrl Sylvester and Kenneth Caldwell for St. Paul, Miss Flora Retallic for Marquette, Michigan, and Miss Ella Bason for Escanaba, Michigan.
Miss Nettie Sylvester went to Eyota Saturday afternoon where she met her sister, Mrs. R. J. Holmes and son of St. Paul, who will spend a few days at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Sylvester.
Thomas Askew and Byrl Sylvester came down from Minneapolis Friday night the former remained over Sunday while the latter spent the greater part of the week here.
Mrs. E. L. Sylvester will give a paper on "Special Work" at the Winona District Women’s Foreign Missions Society held at Rochester May 22 & 23.
May 23, 1913- Park Sylvester loaded a car of effects and on Wednesday evening left for St. Charles where the car will be complete with stock and farm machinery and then shipped to Warner, Canada where he will join his family and make his future home.
Mrs. R. J. R. Baker, who has been spending several days at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Sylvester departed for her home at Moline, Ill. last Thursday. She was accompanied to Winona by her mother.
G. F. Sylvester and S. S. Lyons went to Rochester Monday to attend to Woodmen Convention to be held in that city.
May 30, 1913- Mrs. R. J. Holmes who has been spending the past few weeks at the home of her parents, departed for her home at St. Paul Monday afternoon. She was accompanied by her mother, Mrs. E. L. Sylvester who will go from there to Coleraine to spend a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Caldwell.
June 13, 1913- Byrl Sylvester and Tom Askew who have been attending the State University returned home last week for the summer vacation.
Byrl Sylvester, who has been enjoying several days at home, returned to Minneapolis Sunday evening to resume work at the University.
June 27, 1913- G. F. Sylvester drove to Kellogg Tuesday where Mrs. Sylvester and daughters Katherine and Marion took the train for St. Paul to spend a few days with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Sylvester, Rev. J. R. Jeffrey and Mrs. Buss autoed to Lake City Thursday to attend the Chautauqua and will remain until Saturday.
July 11, 1913- Structure at E. L. Sylvester place gutted by fire early Sunday night. $750 damage, insurance $350. 2 autos removed. (NOTE: it was a garage.)
E. L. Sylvester made a business trip to Wabasha Monday.
July 18, 1913- G. F. Sylvester and family autoed to Winona Monday where Miss Katherine took the train for Rock Island, Ill. on a visit to her sister, Mrs. Baker.
July 25, 1913- Mrs. G. F. Sylvester and daughter Marion, went to Rochester Thursday morning to spend the day.
August 1, 1913- Byrl Sylvester, who has been attending school at the Cities for the past two months, returned home Friday evening to remain until the fall term opens in September.


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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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