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The Sylvester Family of Plainview, Minnesota*

Frank Sylvester's 400 mile auto trip; Katherine Sylvester's Halloween Party

August 18, 1911 - December 22, 1911


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time with her parents.
E. L. Sylvester and family left Friday night by way of Lake City for St. Paul on a few days visit to their daughter, Mrs. Holmes.
August 18, 1911- G. F. Sylvester and family started Tuesday morning on an extended auto trip to Peoria, Ill. where they will visit their daughter, Mrs. Baker.
August 25, 1911- Mrs. R. J. Holmes and little son of St. Paul have been guests of her parents, MR. and Mrs. E. L. Sylvester the past week.
A card from G. F. Sylvester who last week made an auto trip to Peoria, Ill. a distance of over 400 miles, reports that they had a fine trip, finding the roads good and meeting with no accident.
September 1, 1911- Second Auto tour article.
Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Sylvester left Wednesday evening for Des Moines, Iowa on a visit to her sister, Mrs. Paul Carroll. Mr. Sylvester expected to spend a week there while his wife remains sometime longer.
G. F. Sylvester and family who has been enjoying a delightful auto trip to Peoria and other points in Ill. returned home Monday.
September 8, 1911- Park Sylvester returned Tuesday from his visit to Des Moines, Iowa.
Mrs. E. L. Sylvester left Wednesday morning for St. Paul on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. R. J. Holmes.
The Ladies Foreign Missionary Society of the M. E. Church met with Mrs. Mallory. Election of officers, Recording Secretary- Mrs. G. F. Sylvester, Correspondence Secretary- Mrs. E. L. Sylvester.
October 13, 1911- Travelers at G. F. Sylvester, October 23.
"Chapter IV"- Mrs. G. F. Sylvester.
"Spanish Dance", Moskowske- Mrs. G. F. Sylvester.
October 27, 1911- The Priscillas will meet with Mrs. E. L. Sylvester next week.
November 3, 1911- Miss Katherine Sylvester entertained a company of 30 friends at a Halloween Party Tuesday evening. To say that the young people had a delightful time would hardly express their feelings.
E. L. Sylvester leaves today for the northern part of the state on a hunting trip. He will be accompanied as far as St. Paul by his son Byrl, who will attend the Minnesota-Wisconsin football game.
November 10, 1911- Travelers Club, November 20, Mrs. Finch.
"Chapter VII"- Mrs. E. L. Sylvester.
Music Selected- Katherine Sylvester.
The Ladies Aid will meet next Friday with Mrs. E. L. Sylvester.
The Ladies Circle will meet with Mrs. E. L. Sylvester Tuesday afternoon.
November 24, 1911- E. L. Sylvester and Curtis Slawson returned Saturday from their trip to the northern part of the state where they have been hunting big game. They have had a fine time and were very successful, bringing back two fine deer.
November 30, 1911, Thursday- In the evening we had a bowling party of 14 men and after the bowling the ladies gave a lunch at our house. 28 in all. Bowlers: Burchard, Dickman, Slocumb, Marshall, Woodcock, Carley, LaCraft, Dr. Smith, Ed. Sylvester, G. F. Sylvester, Rohweder, Wad Miller, Posz, and Manchester. –Dickman Diary.
December 8, 1911- E. L. Sylvester and William Lawton went to Wabasha Thursday to attend to business matters in the probate court.
December 14, 1911, Thursday- We had another bowling party tonight. 14 bowlers. The ladies served a lunch for us at E. L. Sylvester’s. –Dickman Diary.
December 15, 1911- Travelers, December 18- Library.
Guitar Trio- "Sebastapal"- Mrs. Sylvester, Mrs. Nunamaker, Miss Carhart.
December 22, 1911- Miss Nettie Sylvester of Marquette, Michigan returned home


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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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