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The Sylvester Family of Plainview, Minnesota*

Plainview Bank incorporates; Park Sylvester treated at Mayo Clinic

June 8, 1906 - August 31, 1906


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June 8, 1906- Misses Vera Saxe and Nettie Sylvester returned from Hamline Wednesday night to enjoy their vacation at home with their parents and friends.
The following ladies left for Chatfield Tuesday afternoon to attend the Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the M. E. Church... Mrs. E. L. Sylvester.
Mrs. G. F. Sylvester and Miss Kate Shaughnessy went to St. Paul Tuesday morning to attend a meeting of the Women's Federation Clubs.
June 12, 1906 Tuesday- Emma was over to G. F. Sylvester's to a tea party in the evening. -Dickman Diary.
June 22, 1906- Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Sylvester drove to Kellogg Wednesday morning where they took the train for Lake Minnetonka to attend the meeting of the State Bankers Association. They were accompanied by their daughter, Miss Meta, who will go to Alexandria to spend the summer with her aunt, Mrs. W. P. Dyer.
Misses Mary Bolton, Birdie Sylvester, and Jerry Baldwin returned from Spring Valley Monday afternoon where they had been in attendance at the Epworth League Convention.
June 29, 1906- E. L. Sylvester made a business trip to the Cities the first of the week.
June 30, 1906 Tuesday- Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Sylvester and Emma and I went out to Frank Washburn's to their 25th anniversary. -Dickman Diary.
July 4, 1906 Wednesday- E. L. Sylvester and wife, Edwin and Leona and Emma and I drove to St. Charles. We got back at 12 o'clock in the night. Very nice moon last night. -Dickman Diary.
July 6, 1906- Sylvester Bank to Incorporate
July 13, 1906- The M. E. Sunday School enjoyed a pleasant picnic Thursday afternoon on the E. L. Sylvester's lawn.
July 16, 1906 Monday- Mrs. Burchard, Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Sylvester and Emma and I fixed up the premium list. (NOTE: List was for the Street Fair.) -Dickman Diary.
July 20, 1906- Geo. Dickman, E. L. Sylvester, Andrew French, and Will G. Mack made a business trip to Wabasha Wednesday.
July 27, 1906- E. L. Sylvester and family drove to Minneiska Monday where they spent the day on the Mississippi. They report a most enjoyable time and had the pleasure of visiting the young ladies who were making their home in the house boat on the river.
August 3, 1906- Special State Bank examiner was in the village Wednesday. He inspected the Plainview Bank, Sylvester Brothers Bankers, and delivered to them the state authorities certificate of the Plainview State Bank, empowering them to commence business on August 1, 1906 as a State Bank with a capital of $30,000.
Mrs. E. L. Sylvester and son Park went to Rochester Wednesday afternoon where the latter goes to consult with Dr. Mayo with regard to his eye. In some unaccountable manner he had the misfortune to poison his eye and it was thought best to consult a specialist before more serious complaints set in.
The Plainview State Bank has recently installed a handsome new arc light.
W. G. Mack and G. F. Sylvester came down one day this week, captured 28 fine fish. They are land lubbers no longer. We take off our hats to them. -Wabasha Herald.
August 10, 1906- G. F. Sylvester drove to Kellogg Tuesday afternoon where he took the train for the Cities. He was joined at St. Paul by Mrs. Sylvester and children and together they will go to Milaca and will spend the next few weeks in that vicinity among relatives and old friends.
August 17, 1906- Mrs. E. L. Sylvester spent Monday afternoon in Rochester.
August 24, 1906- G. F. Sylvester and family, who have been enjoying the past two weeks with relatives and friends at Milaca and vicinity, returned home Saturday night.
E. L. Sylvester and family and Mr. and Mrs. Lee T. Meachum drove to Camp Schmoker Saturday night to enjoy a several days outing on the river.
August 31, 1906- The families of E. L. Sylvester and M. A. Grove returned Saturday


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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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