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The Sylvester Family of Plainview, Minnesota*

Park Sylvester supervises road work; G.F. Sylvester buys a radio

May 19, 1922 - August 18, 1922


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afternoon.
E. L. Sylvester can doubtless claim the first catch of Pike of any Plainview fisherman, for on Monday he landed a nice one at Pugh’s Point with "Jakie" Eggers daredevil bait.
E. L. Sylvester went to Wabasha Friday afternoon.
May 26, 1922- Mrs. J. P. Caldwell Jr. and two sons Phaon Jr. and Chester Byrl arrived from St. Paul Sunday to spend the next 2 weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Sylvester.
Mrs. Edwin L. Sylvester spent last Thursday in Lake City making final arrangements for the First District Convention Auxiliary of the American Legion to be held there June 4-5-6.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Schwanbeck, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Sylvester and Mrs. I. W. Finch, drove to Winona Sunday evening to the Central Methodist Church to attend the last of the services of organ programs by the Quartet and Arthur P. Thompson, an artist on a wonderful instrument.
June 2, 1922- Legion Convention at Lake City to be great event… Mrs. E. L. Sylvester…
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Sylvester attended the Schuman – Heinck concert in Rochester last Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Jones accompanied them.
June 9, 1922- Park Sylvester, who has been supervising road work near McGreger, Iowa, for the past few months has completed his work and returned home last week. He has again taken work with the Ploof road crew.
June 23, 1922- Edwin L. Sylvester spent a few days at home this week, returning to Minneapolis where he will take the summer course at the University.
Miss Marion Sylvester returned home from Evanston, Ill. where she has been attending school, Tuesday morning for the summer vacation.
June 30, 1922- Mrs. Meta Holmes and son of Minneapolis spent last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Sylvester.
July 7, 1922- Miss Katherine Sylvester, accompanied by her friend Miss Eleanor Frye and parents came over from Rochester Sunday and spent the day at the G. F. Sylvester home. Miss Katherine is having a vacation from her duties in Chicago and will spend most of the time with the Frey’s on an auto trip through northern Wisconsin.
July 14, 1922- Edwin Sylvester Jr. came down from Minneapolis and spent Sunday with his parents, driving his Ford back Sunday.
July 21, 1922- Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Sylvester and Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Manchester attended the Bankers excursion from Winona to LaCrosse on Tuesday evening.
Miss Katherine Sylvester is spending a few days at her home this week. Miss Florence Frey of Rochester is her guest.
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Sylvester, Mr. and Mrs. Reed Milles, and Miss Florence Frey attended the Bankers excursion from Winona to LaCrosse Tuesday evening.
G. F. Sylvester has installed a new and larger radio instrument on Wednesday morning, listening in on Minneapolis markets, reports on the strike situation and other important news matters, getting it perfectly clear. He states that the new instrument certainly works fine and he is highly pleased with the results and expects to take much enjoyment with his new apparatus.
The Misses Marion Sylvester, Ella Bolton, and Elizabeth Mack went to Winona on the excursion out of Wabasha last Thursday to visit Miss Lucy Duerre at the state teachers college. They all returned Friday evening.
August 4, 1922- G. F. Sylvester and family drove to Rochester Sunday evening to attend the band concert.
August 11, 1922- The Misses Marion Sylvester, Ella Bolton, and Elizabeth Mack went to West Newton Tuesday afternoon for a swim, returning early in the evening.
August 18, 1922- George F. Sylvester reported that he caught Atlanta, Georgia


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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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