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Below you will find an index that I have developed for the first 44 pages of the Sylvester Family of Plainview, Minnesota book compiled by Ron Manzow of the Plainview Area History Center. The book runs approximately 225 pages and I will add more to this as I am able. In the meantime I felt it was important to share what I have transcribed so far so that the public could begin to benefit from this important work on the Sylvester family immediately.

This index is still in very rough format. It will be improved as I have an opportunity to index further portions of the book. I am not the author of this book although I am the compiler of the index. My sole purposes is to make it available in a useful manner to Sylvester family researchers, including myself.

NOTE

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 History Center to help us out. That should be enough."

Note from Howder: The same conditions apply to the Index.

Index Developed by Howder

Achenbach, Mrs.
.....Bicycle race (Wabasha), 15, 16;
Ackerman, H. F., Rev.
.....Alma, WI (waypoint), 36;
.....Camp Schmoker, MN (visit), 36;
.....Camping, 36;
.....Catch-all Club, 37;
.....Minneiska, MN (visit), 36;
.....Twin Cities, MN (visit), 36;
Ackerman, H. F., Mrs.
.....Catch-all Club, 37;
Accidents
.....Horse shot, 32;
.....Wagon, 28;
Adams, A. D., Rev.
.....Funeral (Sylvester, Electa Anna), 29;
.....Organ (Methodist Church), 31;
Agriculture Meeting, State (MN)
.....Bolton, T. G. (attendee), 37, 40;
.....Dickman, George H. (attendee), 37, 40;
.....Minneapolis, 37, 40;
.....St. Paul, MN, 40;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin (attendee), 37, 40;
.....Twin Cities, MN, 40;
Aid Society – see Methodist Episcopal Church / Ladies Aid
Alexandria, MN
.....Dyer, W. P., Mrs. (Sylvester) (resident), 39, 40;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin, Mrs. (Whilt) (visit), 3;
.....Sylvester, Meta (visit), 39, 40;
Allen, Mrs.
.....Tom Thumb wedding, 11;
Allen, Mrs.
.....State Federation of Women’s Clubs (President), 35;
Alma, WI
.....Ackerman, H. F., Rev. (waypoint), 36;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence (waypoint), 36;
Anderson, H. C.
.....General contractor, 19;
Anderson, Rev. & Mrs.
.....Catch-all Club, 23;
Anniversaries
.....Wedding (Washburn, Frank, Mr. & Mrs., 25th), 39;
Askew, Emma – see Askew, Thomas A., Mrs.
Askew, Thomas A.
.....Beaver, MN (visit), 33;
.....Catch-all Club, 23;
.....Pallbearer (Electa Sylvester funeral), 30;
.....Picnic
..........4th of July, 24;
..........Beaver, MN, 33;
.....Pit (Card Game), 30;
Askew, Thomas A., Mrs.
.....Beaver, MN (visit), 33;
.....Catch-all Club, 23;
.....Picnic
..........4th of July, 24;
..........Beaver, MN, 33;
.....Pit (Card Game), 30;
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 22;
Atalissa, IA
.....Stafford, Asa Porter (resident), 5;
Athenian Society
.....Recitation, 5;
Austin, Ethel M. – see Austin, Harry G., Mrs.
Austin, Harry G. (b. Aug. 1866)
.....Pallbearer (Tefft, N. S., Dr.), 34;
Austin, Harry G., Mrs. (b. Apr. 1877)
.....Baby Party, 19;
.....Musician, 40;
.....Travelers Club, 26, 37, 40;
Balcom, Mrs.
.....Travelers Club, 40;
Baldwin, Jerry
.....Epworth League Convention (attendee), 39;
.....Spring Valley, MN (visit), 39;
Balloon Assention, 24;
Bankers Association Convention, State (MN)
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence (attendee), 27, 32, 34, 35, 39;
Baraboo, WI
.....Sylvester, Byrl (visit), 10;
.....Sylvester, E.L. Mrs. (Dillon) (visit), 10;
.....Sylvester, Park (visit), 10;
"Barber of Seville" (Rossini) (song performance), 26;
Barn Dance, 36;
Bates, Hattie
.....Plainview High School Alumni (Secretary), 6;
Beaver, MN
.....Askew, Mr. (visit), 33;
.....Askew, Mrs. (visit), 33;
.....Burchard, Mr. (visit), 33;
.....Burchard, Mrs. (visit), 24, 33;
.....Cornwell, E. R., Mr. & Mrs. (visit), 33;
.....Dickman, Emma (visit), 24;
.....Dickman, George H. (visit), 28;
.....Meachum, Lee, Mrs. (visit), 24;
.....Mosher, Mr. (visit), 28;
.....Picnic, 33;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence (visit), 33;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence, Mrs. (Dillon) (visit), 33;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin (visit), 28;
Beaver Dam, WI
.....Cook, Lida (Wicks) (resident), 22;
"Blue Gray" (theatrical production), 2;
Bicycles
.....For sale, 9;
.....Race, 15, 16;
.....Rides, 2, 3, 7, 15;
Biers, Kate
.....Sunday School chorister, 13;
Births
.....Stafford, Allen Phelps, 3;
.....Stafford, Clara Matilda, 4;
.....Stafford, Frances Mae, 6;
.....Sylvester, Byrl Edwin, 8;
.....Sylvester, Electa Anna, 29;
.....Sylvester, Kathryn S., 17;
.....Sylvester, Marion Frances, 24;
.....Sylvester, Meta, 4;
.....Sylvester, Nettie Hazel, 3;
.....Sylvester, Park Dillon, 5;
Blakely, R. L., Mrs.
.....Rochester, MN (resident), 17;
Bliefus, Lydia
.....Bicycle race (Wabasha), 15, 16;
Board of Education / School Board
.....Bonds (vote), 24;
.....Chairman/President, 14, 20;
.....Clerk, 20, 24, 26;
.....Loan (application), 26;
.....Member/Representative, 14, 19
.....Treasurer, 20;
Bolton, John
.....Organ (Methodist Church), 31;
.....Street Fair (Winona), 24;
.....Singer, 31;
.....Winona, MN (visit), 24;
Bolton, Mary L. (b. July 1874)
.....Epworth League Convention (attendee), 14, 15, 39;
.....Graduation, 7;
.....Hamline University (student), 10;
.....Methodist Church Conference, 28;
.....Plainview visit (while residing elsewhere), 10;
.....Redwood Falls, MN (visit), 28;
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 14, 25;
.....Spring Valley, MN (visit), 39;
.....Travelers Club, 36;
.....Wabasha, MN (waypoint), 10;
.....Winona, MN (visit), 15;
Bolton, Miller T. (b. Oct. 1871)
.....Pallbearer (Electa Sylvester funeral), 30;
.....Pit (Card Game), 30;
.....Sunday School secretary/treasurer, 13;
Bolton, Miller T. Mrs. (b. about 1877)
.....Pit (Card Game), 30;
Bolton, Myrtle L. (Mallory) – see Bolton, Miller T., Mrs.
Bolton, Thomas G. (b. Nov. 1842)
.....Agriculture Meeting, State (attendee), 37, 40;
.....Drug Store, 3;
.....Electric Light Stock Company, 24;
.....Methodist Church
.....Conference, 28;
.....Entertainment Association (President), 28;
.....Minneapolis, MN (visit), 37, 40;
.....Redwood Falls, MN (visit), 28;
.....St. Paul, MN (visit), 40;
.....Street Fair
..........Plainview (president), 20;
..........Winona, MN, 24;
.....Twin Cities, MN (visit), 40;
.....Winona MN (visit), 15, 24;
Boston, MA (New England Conservatory of Music)
.....Davis, Jr., J.H. (moves to), 13;
.....Meachum, Luella (student), 8;
.....Sylvester, Electa Anna (student), 8, 9, 10, 30;
Boyd, Carrie
.....Graduation, 7;
Brattleboro, VT
.....Estey Organ Company (source of Electa Sylvester Memorial Organ), 30;
Brooklyn, NY
.....Southwick, Dick (business trip), 32;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence (business trip), 32;
Buffalo, NY
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence (business trip), 38;
Burchard, Charles D. (b. Dec. 1850)
.....Barn Dance, 36;
.....Beaver, MN (visit), 33;
.....Catch-all Club, 23, 37;
.....Fishing, 32;
.....Pallbearer (Tefft, N. S., Dr.), 34;
.....Picnic
..........4th of July), 24;
..........Beaver, MN, 33;
.....Pit (Card Game), 30;
.....Plainview Township (treasurer), 15;
.....Rheumatism, 21;
.....Singer, 2;
.....Street Fair (Treasurer), 20;
.....Theilman, MN (visit), 32;
Burchard, Charles D., Mrs. (b. Oct. 1856)
.....Barn Dance, 36;
.....Beaver, MN (visit), 24, 33;
.....Catch-all Club, 23, 37;
.....Fishing, 32;
.....Picnic
..........4th of July), 24;
..........Beaver, MN, 33;
.....Pit (Card Game), 30;
.....Public Library Association (Membership Committee), 35;
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 27, 32, 34;
.....Street Fair (Premium list), 39;
.....Theilman, MN (visit), 32;
.....Travelers Club, 29, 34, 35, 37;
Burchard, Salina A. – see Burchard, Charles D., Mrs.
Burchard, Vera, Miss (b. Jan. 1881)
.....Musician, 13;
.....Singer, 19, 20;
Burials
.....Cook, Matilda A. (Sylvester), 22;
.....Sylvester, George Washington, 22;
.....Tefft, N. S., Dr., 34;
Burnham, John, Mr. & Mrs.
.....Catch-all Club, 23;
.....Fishing, 32;
.....Theilman, MN (visit), 32;
Busch, Miss
.....Singer, 31;
Bush, Charles, Mrs.
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 41;
Byron, MN
.....Johnson, L. M., Mrs. (visit), 26;
.....Stafford, Asa Porter (brick purchase), 12;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence, Mrs. (Dillon) (visit), 26;
.....Women Foreign Missionary Society (convention), 26;
California
.....Sylvester, George Franklin (visit), 8;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin, Mrs. (nee Catherine May Whilt) (visit), 8;
Camp Schmoker, MN
.....Ackerman, H. F., Rev. (visit), 36;
.....Gorrell, Etta (visit), 33;
.....Grove, Lillie (visit), 33;
.....Grove, M. A. (visit), 33, 39;
.....Grove, M. A., Mrs. (visit), 33, 39;
.....Meachum, Lee T. (visit), 39;
.....Meachum, Lee T., Mrs. (visit), 39;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence (visit), 27, 33, 36, 39;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence, Mrs. (Dillon), 33;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin (visit), 23, 24;
Camping
.....Ackerman, H. F., Rev., 36;
.....Camp Schmoker, MN, 23, 24, 27, 33, 36, 39;
.....Gorrell, Etta, 33;
.....Grove, Lillie, 33;
.....Grove, M. A., 33, 39;
.....Grove, M. A., Mrs., 33, 39;
.....Oronoco, MN; 18
.....Meachum, Lee T., 39;
.....Meachum, Lee T., Mrs., 39;
.....Sylvester, Electa Anna, 16;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence, 27, 33, 36, 39;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence, Mrs. (Dillon), 18, 33;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin, 23;
Canada
.....Groaby, Canada East (birthplace of Matilda A. Cook), 22;
Canning Company – See Plainview Canning Company
Carley, James A.
.....Wabasha, MN (business trip), 35;
.....Winona, MN (visit), 28;
Carley, James
.....Balloon Assention, 24;
.....Minneiska, MN (visit), 24;
Carley, Mrs.
.....Travelers Club, 37;
Carnivals
.....St. Paul Winter Carnival and Ice Palace, 4;
.....Wabasha, MN, 36;
Carrell, Emmett A. (b. Dec. 1856)
.....Mazeppa, MN (visit), 17;
.....Sunday School Convention (Wabasha Co.) (attendee), 17;
Carroll, Hattie E.
.....Residence (sale), 3;
"Castle of Memory"
.....Theatrical production, 14;
Catch-all Club, 23, 29, 37;
Champine, Louis
.....Fargo, ND (goes to), 1;
.....Plainview Bank (departs), 1;
Champine, Miss
.....Teacher, 21;
Champine, Sibyl
.....Musician, 4;
Chapman, R. W. family.
.....Cyclone, Elgin MN, 1;
.....Plainview (moves to), 1;
Chapman, R. W., Mrs.
.....Minneapolis, MN (visit), 35;
Chatfield, MN
.....Sylvester, Edward Lawrence, Mrs. (visit), 39;
.....Women Foreign Missionary Society (convention), 39;
Chicago, IL
.....Iroquois Theater Fire, 29, 30;
.....Meachum, F.L. (waypoint), 8;
.....Meachum, Luella (waypoint), 8;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence
..........Retrieve Body of Electa Anna Sylvester, 29;
..........Visit, 10;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence, Mrs. (Dillon), 10;
.....Sylvester, Electa Anna
..........Death, 29, 30;
..........Visit, 10, 29;
..........Waypoint, 8;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin (visit), 10;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin, Mrs. (Whilt) (visit), 10;
.....World’s Fair, 10;
Christmas
.....Raffle, 3;
"Chorous Priciosa" (Weber) (song performance), 20;
Church of Christ
.....Musicale, 21;
Cities, The – see Twin Cities, MN
Clark Farm (sale), 10;
Cobb, Dr.
.....Bicycle ride, 2;
Colby, Lula D.
.....Plainview High School (alumnae), 6;
.....Winona [MN] Normal School (student), 6;
Colvin, Mrs.
.....Barn Dance, 36;
Concert
.....John Philip Sousa (in Rochester, MN), 38;
Congregational Church
.....Adams, A. D., Rev., 29, 31;
.....Graduation, 4;
.....Music, 4;
Conventions
.....Plainview Musical Association, 4;
.....Sunday School Convention (Wabasha County)
.....Lake City, MN, 6, 19;
.....Mazeppa, MN, 17
.....Teacher’s Association (St. Paul, MN), 6;
.....Woman's Christian Temperance Union, State Convention (St. Paul, MN), 6;
Cook, Abbie (aka Mrs. Abbie Standish.)
.....Mondovi, WI (resident), 22;
Cook, Emma Josephine (aka Mrs. J. Haessig);
.....Sister of Cook, Matilda A., 22;
Cook, George
.....Brother of Cook, Matilda A., 22;
.....Lincoln, MN (resident), 22;
Cook, John
.....Brother of Cook, Matilda A., 22;
.....Dodge Center, MN (resident), 22;
Cook, Lida (aka Mrs. Lida Wicks)
.....Beaver Dam, WI (resident), 22;
.....Sister of Cook, Matilda A., 22;
Cook, Lucinda (aka Mrs. Lucinda Shaw)
.....Nebraska (resident), 22;
.....Sister of Cook, Matilda A., 22;
Cook, Maria (aka Mrs. Maria Sylvester)
.....Nebraska (resident);
.....Sister of Cook, Matilda A., 22;
Cook, Matilda A. (a.k.a. Mrs. M.A. Sylvester, Mrs. Matilda A. Sylvester, Mrs. G. W. Sylvester, Mrs. George Washington Sylvester)
.....Birthplace (Groaby, Canada East), 22;
.....Burial, 22;
.....Death, 22;
.....Farmington, MN (visit), 7;
.....Foley, MN (visit), 4;
.....Funeral, 22;
.....Ladies Aid Society, 4, 5, 10, 12, 16, 17;
.....Marriage of Child
..........Sylvester, Hattie Alice, 2;
..........Sylvester, Nellie Matilda, 18;
.....Milaca, MN (visit), 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12;
.....Maplewood Park (visit), 16;
.....Marriage to G. W. Sylvester, 22;
.....Mayville, ND (visit), 12;
.....Obituary, 22;
.....Old Settlers
..........Table Committee, 5;
.....Ogden, IA (visit), 15;
.....Plainview (moves to town), 1;
.....Redwood Co., MN (visit), 3;
.....Residence
..........Purchase, 2;
..........Repair, 3;
..........Sylvester/Dyer wedding, 18;
..........Sylvester/Stafford wedding, 2;
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 5;
.....St. Paul, MN
..........Hamline University (visit); 8, 10, 12;
..........Visit, 8;
.....Surviving parent, 9;
.....Twin Cities, MN (i.e., Minneapolis/St. Paul) (visit), 10;
.....W.C.T.U.
..........Day of prayer, 6;
..........Meeting, 2, 4;
..........Minnesota state convention (attendee), 6;
.....Wooodland, Plainview Twp., MN (residence)
Cook, Solomon
.....Brother of Cook, Matilda A., 22;
.....Mondovi, WI (resident), 22;
Cooke, Dr., T. F.
.....Winona, MN (visit), 15;
Cornwell, Adell B. – see Cornwell, Elijah R., Mrs.
Cornwell, Charles C. (b. Aug. 1876)
.....Old Settlers, 15;
.....Singer, 15;
Cornwell, Elijah R., Mr. (b. Sept. 1847) & Mrs. (b. Mar. 1849)
.....Beaver, MN (visit), 33;
.....Catch-all Club, 23, 37;
.....Fishing, 32;
.....Picnic, 33;
.....Theilman, MN (visit), 32;
Cornwell, Francis J. (b. Aug. 1836)
.....Electric Light Stock Company, 24;
.....Fishing (hobby), 21;
Crandall, W. S., Mr.
.....Plainview, MN (visit), 18;
.....Winona, MN (resident), 18;
Crime (larceny – theft of Mrs. G. F. Sylvester’s luggage), 33, 34;
Crokinole
.....Game, 11, 23;
Croquet
.....Game, 12;
Cunningham, Thomas
.....Millville, MN (resident), 33;
.....Plainview, MN (moves to), 33;
.....Purchases Electa Sylvester home, 33;
"Danse Villageouse" (Brunner) (song performance), 20;
Darling, Grace
.....Musician, 4;
Davey, Ethel Mae (Rochester, MN visit), 8;
Davis, Dr.
.....Residence (sale), 2;
Davis, Florence
.....Baby Party, 19;
Davis, Jr., J. H.
.....Board of Education (member), 14;
.....Board of Supervisors (chairman), 14;
.....Boston, MA (moves to)
.....Plainview Bank
..........Purchase, 2;
..........New building, 3;
..........Sale, 13, 14;
Dawley, Edna
.....Plainview High School (alumnae), 6;
.....Plainview visit, 6;
.....Winona [MN] Normal School (student), 6;
Dawson, MN
.....Dyer, Nellie Matilda (Sylvester) (resident), 24, 25, 33;
.....Sylvester, Electa Anna (visit), 24, 25;
Deaths
.....Pope, J. F., 19;
.....Sylvester, Electa Anna, 29;
.....Sylvester, George Washington, 22;
.....Sylvester, Hattie Alice (Mrs. A.P. Stafford), 9;
.....Sylvester, Leon Clare, 9;
.....Sylvester, Matilda A. (Cook), 22;
.....Tefft, N. S., Dr., 34;
.....Williams, Cecelia A. S., 41;
.....Yetter, Mrs. (i.e., Abigail Frances (Sylvester) Yetter), 11;
Declamatory Contest
.....Wabasha, MN, 38;
Decoration Day –see Memorial Day
Delsarte
.....Instruction, 12;
.....Performance, 13;
Detroit Lake, MN
.....Sylvester, Electa Anna (visit), 28;
Deuitz, W.Z.
.........."Geo. Struble 80" (purchase), 12;
Dickman, Emma – see Dickman, George H., Mrs.
Dickman, Alvin
.....Kellogg, MN (visit), 28;
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 24;
.....Wild West Show, 24;
Dickman, Franklin
.....Kellogg, MN (visit), 28;
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 24, 36;
.....Wild West Show, 24;
Dickman, Leona
.....St. Charles, MN (visit), 39;
Dickman, George H.
.....Agriculture Meeting, State (attendee), 37, 40;
.....Balloon Assention, 24;
.....Barn Dance, 36;
.....Beaver, MN (visit), 28;
.....Carnival (Wabasha), 36;
.....Electricity (residence), 24, 25;
.....Fishing, 32;
.....Masquerade Party, 34;
.....Minneapolis
..........Business trip, 27;
..........Visit, 37, 40;
.....Minneiska, MN (visit), 24;
.....Millville, MN (visit), 24;
.....Pallbearer
..........Sylvester, Electa, 30;
..........Tefft, N. S., Dr., 34;
.....Picnic (4th of July), 24;
.....Pit (Card Game), 30;
.....Plainview Industrial Fair Association, 36;
.....St. Charles, MN (visit), 39;
.....St. Paul, MN
..........Business Trip, 27
..........Visit, 40;
.....Stillwater, MN (business trip), 27;
.....Street Fair
..........Plainview
...............Premium list, 39;
...............Vice President, 20;
..........Winona, MN, 24, 36;
.....Tea Party, 28, 29;
.....Theilman, MN (visit), 32;
.....Twin Cities, MN (visit), 40;
.....Valentine Party, 21;
.....Viola, MN (visit), 27;
.....Whist (card game), 34;
.....Wabasha, MN
..........Business Trip, 39;
..........Visit, 36;
.....Winona, MN (visit), 24, 36;
.....Zumbrota, MN (visit), 26;
Dickman, George H., Mrs. (aka Emma Dickman)
.....Barn Dance, 36;
.....Beaver, MN (visit), 24;
.....Carnival (Wabasha), 36;
.....East Indian Creek (visit), 27;
.....Fishing, 32;
.....Masquerade Party, 34;
.....Party (Tea), 25, 26;
.....Pit (Card Game), 30;
.....Quilt making, 35;
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 16, 22, 24, 32;
.....St. Charles, MN (visit), 39;
.....Street Fair
..........Plainview, MN (Premium list), 39;
.....Winona, MN, 24, 36;
.....Tea Party, 28, 33;
.....Theilman, MN (visit), 32;
.....Valentine Party, 21;
.....Wabasha, MN (visit), 36;
.....Whist (card game), 34;
.....Wild West Show, 24;
.....Winona, MN (visit), 24, 36;
Dickman, Vera
.....Piano Recital, 23;
Dillon, Hettie L. (a.k.a. Mrs. Edwin Lawrence Sylvester, Mrs. E.L. Sylvester)
.....Actress, 2;
.....Baraboo, WI (visit), 10;
.....Beaver, MN (visit), 33;
.....Birth of child
..........Byrl Edwin, 8;
..........Meta, 4;
..........Nettie Hazel, 3;
..........Park Dillon, 5;
.....Camp Schmoker (visit), 33;
.....Camping, 18, 33;
.....Carnival (Wabasha), 36;
.....Catch-all Club, 23, 37;
.....Chapman, R.W. (step-father), 1;
.....Chatfield, MN (visit), 39;
.....Chicago, IL (visit), 10;
.....Clerk (Frank S. Murphy’s store), 2, 3;
.....Concert (John Philip Sousa), 38;
.....Crokinole party, 11;
.....Declamatory Contest (audience), 38;
.....Dinner Party
..........Methodist Church officers & teachers, 28;
..........Mrs. Rockwell, 25, 26;
.....Dover, MN (visit), 32;
.....Duluth, MN (visit), 8;
.....Elgin, MN
..........Cyclone, 1;
..........Visit, 4, 5, 7, 27, 32, 34, 41;
.....Epworth League
..........Convention (attendee), 10, 14, 15;
..........Meeting, 15;
..........Reading Circle, 15;
.....G. A. R. Ladies Circle (President), 40;
.....Greenwood Cemetery Association
..........Meeting, 18;
..........Memorial Day / Decoration Day activities, 16;
..........Soliciting Committee (appointment), 17;
..........Treasurer, 14, 15;
.....Illness, 17, 25;
.....Kellogg, MN (waypoint), 27, 37, 38, 39;
.....Ladies Aid of the Methodist Church
..........Meeting, 6, 8, 10, 11, 17, 18, 28, 34, 41;
..........Social, 33;
.....Maplewood Park (visit), 16;
.....Methodist Church Conference, 28;
.....Milaca, MN (visit), 8, 12;
.....Millville, MN (visit), 24;
.....Minneapolis, MN (visit), 35;
.....Minnetonka, MN (visit), 32, 35, 39;
.....Old Settlers
..........Reception Committee, 15;
.....Oronoco, MN (visit), 18;
.....Parties
..........Social (lawn), 33;
..........Tea, 15, 22, 26, 27, 34;
..........Valentine, 21;
.....Picnic (Beaver, MN), 33;
.....Plainview (moves to), 1;
.....Priscillas, 33, 38;
.....Reception for Rev. Gillis, 10;
.....Redwood Falls, MN (visit), 28;
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 6, 10, 14, 17, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 31, 34, 35, 38, 39, 40;
.....St. Charles, MN (visit), 39;
.....St. Louis, MO (visit), 32, 33;
.....St. Paul, MN (visit), 7, 27, 32;
.....Sleigh ride, 13;
.....Street Fair (Winona), 36;
.....Sunday School County Convention, 27;
.....Travelers Club, 32, 34, 35, 37, 40;
.....Twin Cities, MN (visit), 33, 34, 37, 38;
.....Visitors (entertaining), 16;
.....Wabasha, MN (visit), 10, 16, 26, 36, 38;
.....Winona, MN (visit), 15, 28, 36, 37;
.....WCTU meeting, 10;
.....Wild West Show, 24;
.....Women Foreign Missionary Society
..........Convention attendee, 26, 39;
..........Meeting, 27, 32, 33,41;
.....World’s Fair
..........Chicago, 10;
..........St. Louis, 32, 33;
Dodge Center, MN
.....Cook, John (resident), 22;
Donaldson, C. W.
.....Masons (Rose Croix banquet), 41;
.....Winona, MN (visit), 41;
Dorcas Society – see Methodist Church, Dorcas Society
Dover, MN
.....Shumway, F. G., Mrs. (visit), 32;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence, Mrs. (Dillon) (visit), 32;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin, bicycle ride (to), 2;
.....Women Foreign Missionary Society (meeting), 32;
Drysdale, Miss
.....Musician (Guitar), 26;
Duerre, Donald
.....Baby Party, 19;
Dugas, Harry M.
.....Bicycle race (Wabasha), 16;
Duluth, MN
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence (visit), 8;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence, Mrs. (Dillon) (visit), 8;
Dyer, Martha Ellen (Vance)
.....Pipestone, MN (resident), 18;
.....Plainview, MN (visit), 18;
Dyer, Nellie Matilda – see Sylvester, Nellie Matilda
Dyer, S. B., Mr.
.....Pipestone, MN (resident), 18;
.....Plainview, MN (visit), 18;
Dyer, W. P., Mrs. – see Sylvester, Nellie Matilda
Dyer, William Penn (aka Prof. W. P. Dyer)
.....Hamline University, 12, 18;
.....Marriage to Sylvester, Nellie Matilda, 18;
.....Pipestone, MN (visit), 20;
.....Plainview (visit), 12, 15, 19, 20;
.....Slaton, MN (resident), 15, 18, 19, 20;
East Indian Creek, Wabasha Co., MN
.....Dickman, George H. (visit), 27;
.....Meachum, F. L. (visit), 27;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence (visit), 27;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin (visit), 27;
Edwards, Miss
.....Boston, MA (resident), 16;
.....Plainview, MN (visit), 16;
Eggers, J. H.
.....Pallbearer (Electa Sylvester funeral), 30;
.....Pit (Card Game), 30;
Eggers, J. H., Mrs.
.....Pit (Card Game), 30;
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 27;
Electricity
.....Stock Company (to introduce), 24;
.....Wiring (first residences), 24, 25;
Elgin, MN
.....Cyclone, 1;
.....Grove, I. W., Mrs. (visit), 27;
.....Lille, Rubie (visit), 31;
.....Saxe, Vera (visit), 31;
.....Sunday School County Convention, 27;
.....Sylvester, E. L. (visit), 27;
.....Sylvester, E.L., Mrs. (Dillon) (visit), 4, 5, 7, 27, 32, 34, 41;
.....Sylvester, Electa Anna (visit), 13, 15, 22, 27;
.....Sylvester, Meta (visit), 31;
.....Sylvester, Nettie Hazel (visit), 27, 31;
.....Wise, G. W., Rev. (visit), 27;
Elliott, Miss
.....Travelers Club (Vice President), 41;
Epworth League (Van Dyke Chapeter) – see Methodist Episcopal Church, Epworth League
Erding, J. J.
.....Electricity (residence), 24, 25;
.....Street Fair (Winona), 36;
.....Winona (visit), 36;
Erdin, J. J., Mrs.
.....Street Fair (Winona), 36;
.....Winona (visit), 36;
Estey Organ Company of Brattleboro, Vermont
.....Source of Electa Sylvester Memorial Organ, 31;
Evans, Eva M.
.....Woodland School (teacher), 1;
Evans, Mrs.
.....WCTU State Convention (attendee), 6;
Evans, Anna May
.....Musician, 4;
.....Singer, 4;
Eyota, MN
.....James, Miss (resident), 23;
.....Sylvester, Electa Anna (visit), 23;
Fargo, ND
.....Champine, Louis (goes to), 1;
.....Sylvester, Electa Anna (visit), 28;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin, Mrs. (Whilt) (visit), 33, 34;
Farmington, MN
.....Mullen, Etta F. (resident), 8;
.....Sylvester, Electa Anna
.....Relocation 7;
..........Resident 7, 8;
..........Teaching 7, 29, 30;
.....Sylvester, Matilda A. (Cook) (visit), 7;
.....Sylvester, Nellie Matilda (visit), 7;
Farrar, Will
.....Plainview Bank bookkeeper (resignation), 2;
Felton, Hattie
.....Musician, 4;
.....Rochester, MN visit, 8;
Felton, Mary
.....Musician, 4;
Finch, Francis
.....Baby Party, 19;
Fire
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence property, 10;
Fisher Hill, Winona Co., MN
.....Accident (Sylvester, George Franklin), 28;
Fishing
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence, 19;
Fisk, Blake
.....Barn Dance, 36;
"Flossie H" (boat), 36;
Foley, MN
.....Sylvester, George Franklin
..........Move to, 3;
..........Resident, 4;
.....Sylvester, Mrs. G.W. (visit), 4;
Fourth of July celebrations
.....Committee on Grounds, 4;
Frank S. Murphy’s Store
.....Dillon, Hettie (employee), 2;
.....Location, 2;
Freer, Hortence
.....Musician, 3;
Freer, Will
.....Stafford & Freer Hardware Store (sale of interest), 6;
French, Andrew
.....Wabasha, MN (business trip), 39;
French, Amy R.
.....Plainview High School Alumni (Vice President), 6;
.....Travelers Club (president), 26;
French, E. J., Mrs.
.....Travelers Club, 25;
French, George
.....Parade (Grand Marshal), 33;
Fuller, Nellie
.....Baby Party, 19;
Funerals
.....Cook, Matilda A., 22;
.....Sylvester, Abigail Frances (Yetter), 11;
.....Sylvester, Electa Anna, 29, 30;
.....Sylvester, Hattie Alice, 9;
G.A.R. Hall – see Grand Army of the Republic Hall
G.O.P. – see Republican Party
Gage, John
.....Old Settler (vice president), 13;
Gardner, Colby
.....Pit (Card Game), 30;
Gilbert, F. L., Mr.
.....Lumberman, 21;
.....Maundy Thursday Banquet, 38;
.....Winona, MN (visit), 38;
Gillis, Edith
.....Singer, 12;
Gillis, May
.....Singer, 12;
Gillis, William M., Rev.
.....Horn/Stafford wedding, 9,10;
.....Reception, 10;
Gorrell, Etta
.....Camp Schmoker, MN (visit), 33;
.....Camping, 33;
.....Winona, MN (visit), 28;
Gorrell, Nettie
.....Sunday School assistant organist, 13;
.....Epworth League Convention (attendee), 14;
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 14;
.....Winona, MN (visit), 28;
Graduation
.....Congregational Church, 4;
.....Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Hall, 5, 7, 35;
.....Methodist Episcopal Church, 3, 4;
Grand Army of the Republic Hall
.....Demolition, 5;
.....Founding, 2, 5;
.....Graduation, 5, 35;
.....Ladies Circle
.....Meeting, 37, 40;
.....President, 40;
.....Treasurer, 37, 40;
.....Masquerade Party, 34;
.....Musical, 19;
.....Reception for Rev. Gillis, 10;
.....Republican Party Rally, 34;
.....Theatrical production – "Castle of Memory", 14;
.....Travelers Club Banquet, 35;
Grand Old Party – see Republican Party
Great Western Railroad
.....Milaca, MN station (management), 14;
Greenwood Cemetery Association / Ladies Cemetery Association
.....Committees
..........Committee for Furnishing Flowers on Soldiers’ Graves, 14;
..........Soliciting Committee, 17;
.....Memorial Day / Decoration Day activities, 14, 16;
.....Meeting, 14, 17, 18;
.....Treasurer, 14, 15;
Greenwood Prairie Old Settlers' Association – See Old Settlers
Griffith, Rev. & Mrs.
.....Catch-all Club, 37;
Grove, Fannie B. – see Grove, Iley A. Mrs.
Grove, Iley A. (b. Aug. 1871)
.....Organ (Methodist Church), 31;
Grove, Iley A., Mrs. (b. May 1870)
.....Elgin, MN (visit), 27;
.....Epworth League Convention (attendee), 15;
.....Sunday School County Convention, 27;
.....Winona, MN (visit), 15, 16;
.....Women Foreign Missionary Society (convention attendee), 16;
Grove, Lillian I. (b. Dec. 1888)
.....Camp Schmoker, MN (visit), 33;
.....Camping, 33;
.....Junior League (picnic), 27;
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 36;
Grove, Martin A., Mr. (b. May 1845) & Mrs. (b. Dec. 1845)
.....Camp Schmoker, MN (visit), 33, 39;
.....Camping, 33, 39;
Grove, Mary – see Grove, Martin A., Mrs.
Haessig, Lena
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 5;
Hall, George R.
.....4th of July Committee on Grounds, 4;
.....Beaver, MN (visit), 33;
.....Catch-all Club, 37;
.....Old Settlers (secretary), 13;
.....Picnic
..........4th of July, 24;
..........Beaver, MN, 33;
.....Sunday School superintendent, 10;
Hall, George R., Mrs.
.....Beaver, MN (visit), 33;
.....Catch-all Club, 37;
.....Picnic, 33;
.....St. Paul, MN (visit), 6;
.....WCTU State Convention (attendee), 6;
.....Winona, MN (visit), 16;
.....Women Foreign Missionary Society (convention attendee), 16;
Hall, Nellie
.....Epworth League Convention (attendee), 14;
.....Hobby Contest (winner), 21;
.....Musician, 21;
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 14;
.....Singer, 20;
.....Sunday School organist, 13;
Hamline University, St. Paul, MN
.....Bolton, Mary (student), 10;
.....Dyer, Nellie Matilda (Sylvester) (student/graduate), 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18;
.....Dyer, William Penn (student/graduate), 12, 18;
.....Koenig, Emma (student), 11;
.....Saxe, Vera (student), 38, 39, 40, 41;
.....Sylvester, M.A., Mrs. (Cook), (visit), 8, 10, 12;
.....Sylvester, Meta (visit), 37;
.....Sylvester, Nettie Hazel (student), 37, 38, 39, 40, 41;
.....Wahler, Inez (student), 10, 11;
Hammond, G. H.
.....Lake City, MN (resident), 34;
.....Republican candidate for representative, 34;
Hammond, MN
.....Sylvester, George Franklin (business trip), 37;
Herbach, Miss
.....Travelers Club (Secretary), 41;
Holmes, IA
.....Stafford, Allen Phelps (relocation), 17;
.....Stafford, Asa Porter (relocation), 17;
Holzer, Mattie
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 40, 41;
"Homeland, The" (song performance), 31;
Horn, Hulda (marriage to Asa Porter Stafford), 9, 10;
Horn, John, Mr. & Mrs. (Horn/Stafford wedding – parents), 9;
Horn, Merritt
.....Teacher, 23;
Howard, Farewell & Co, Minneapolis, MN
.....Wadleigh, A.P. (employee), 31;
Humphrey, Mrs.
.....Picnic (4th of July), 24;
Hunting
.....Accident (horse shot), 32;
.....Schmidt, Willie, 32;
.....Sylvester, Park, 32;
.....Woodland, Wabasha Co., 32;
Huntley, Mrs.
.....Catch-all Club, 37;
Huntoon, Mabel
.....Piano Recital, 23;
Husby, Ida, Miss
.....Singer, 34;
Husby, Miss
.....Singer, 31;
Huxley, Fred
.....Graduation, 7;
Illness
.....Richardson, Miss, 13;
.....Stafford, Asa Porter, 7;
.....Stafford, Hattie Alice (Sylvester), 3;
.....Sylvester, Electa, 12;
.....Sylvester, E.L., 12, 30;
.....Sylvester, E. L., Mrs. (Dillon), 17, 25;
.....Sylvester/Stafford, Hattie Alice, 3;
.....Sylvester, Nellie Matilda, 17;
.....Sylvester, Park Dillon, 39, 40;
Independent Order of Foresters - Greenwood Prairie Court No. 1888
.....Finance Secretary, 29;
.....Meeting, 29;
.....Treasurer, 29;
"Inquiry, The" (poem: Charles McKay), 29;
James, Miss
.....Eyota, MN (resident), 23;
.....Minneapolis, MN (resident), 31;
.....Organ (Methodist Church), 31;
.....Recitation ("The Old Minstrel"), 23;
.....Singer, 31;
Jenks, M. E.
.....Masons, 40;
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 40;
Johnson, L. M., Mrs.
.....Women Foreign Missionary Society (convention attendee), 26;
Johnson, D. M., Rev.
.....Funeral (Sylvester, Electa Anna), 29;
.....Organ (Methodist Church), 31;
.....Travelers Club (guest), 26;
Johnson, Robert, Mrs.
.....Literary Society, 25;
Jones, John (Sullivan House sale), 11;
Kellogg, MN
.....Dickman, Alvin (visit), 28;
.....Dickman, Franklin (visit), 28;
.....Sylvester, Byrl Edwin (visit), 28;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence (waypoint), 27, 37, 38, 39;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence, Mrs. (waypoint), 27, 37, 38, 39;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin (waypoint), 39;
.....Sylvester, Meta (waypoint), 39;
.....Sylvester, Park Dillon (visit), 28;
King, Miss
.....Winona, MN (visit), 15;
King, W. E., Rev.
.....Funeral (Sylvester, Electa Anna), 29;
.....Organ (Methodist Church), 30, 31;
.....Wedding ceremony, 18;
Koenig, A.
.....Electric Light Stock Company, 24;
.....Pallbearer (Electa Sylvester funeral), 30;
Koenig, Albert, Mrs.
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 40, 41;
Koenig, Emma
.....Hamline University (student), 11;
.....Plainview visit (while residing elsewhere), 11;
Koenig, Lizzie
.....Travel (hobby), 21;
Laack, Mrs. A. G.
.....Organ (Methodist Church), 31;
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 22;
LaCraft, John, Mr. & Mrs.
.....Fishing, 32;
.....Theilman, MN (visit), 32;
Ladies Aid / Ladies Aid Society – see Methodist Episcopal Church
Ladies Cemetery Association – see Greenwood Cemetery Association
Lahey, Mary, Miss
.....Public Library Association (Membership Committee), 35;
.....Travelers Club (President), 41;
Lake City, MN
.....Hammond, G. H. (resident), 34;
.....Sunday School Convention, 6, 19;
.....Sylvester, Electa Anna (visit), 6, 8;
.....Sylvester, Nellie Matilda (visit), 8;
Landon & Burchard Drugstore
.....Raffle, 3;
Landon, Grace (Rochester, MN visit), 8;
Lawton, Charlie
.....Resignation from store, 2;
Lawton, William
.....Park Home (vacates), 5;
Leininger, Frank
.....Street Fair (Winona), 24;
.....Winona, MN (visit), 24;
Leininger, Isaac
.....Street Fair (Winona), 24;
.....Winona, MN (visit), 24;
Leininger, Milton, Mrs.
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 40;
Lewis, C.D.
.....Epworth League Convention (attendee), 14;
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 14;
Lillie, Hessie
.....Singer, 31;
Lillie, Ruby
.....Elgin, MN (visit), 31;
Lincoln, MN
.....Cook, George (resident), 22;
Literary Society
.....Meeting, 25;
"Louva the Pauper" (theatrical production), 4;
"Lustspiel" (song performance), 6;
Lyons, George W., Mr. & Mrs.
.....Catch-all Club, 23;
.....Fishing, 32;
.....Theilman, MN (visit), 32;
Lyons, Miss
.....Travelers Club, 40;
Lyons, S. S.
.....Rochester, MN (business trip), 34, 35;
Lyons, William, Mr.
.....Beaver, MN (visit), 33;
.....Catch-all Club, 37;
.....Picnic, 33;
Lyons, William, Mrs.
.....Beaver, MN (visit), 33;
.....Catch-all Club, 37;
.....Picnic, 33;
.....Women Foreign Missionary Society (convention attendee), 36;
Lyons, Zora, Miss
.....Public Library Association (Membership Committee), 35;
M. E. Church –see Methodist Episcopal Church.
Mack, Will G.
.....Wabasha, MN (business trip), 39;
Madelia, MN
.....Sylvester, Electa (visit), 23;
.....Sylvester, Mabel (resident), 18, 23;
Madison, WI
.....Sylvester, George Franklin, (goes to), 1;
Mahan Sisters
.....Dressmaking parlor, 11;
.....Sullivan House rental, 11;
"Mairmaiden Song, The"
.....song performed, 4;
Mallory, J. W., Mr.
.....Board of Education
..........President, 20;
..........Representative, 19;
Mallory, J. W., Mrs.
.....Women Foreign Missionary Society (convention attendee), 36;
Mallory, Myrtle
.....Epworth League Convention (attendee), 14;
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 14;
Manchester, M. J.
.....Pit (Card Game), 30;
.....St. Louis, MO (visit), 33;
.....World’s Fair, 33;
Manchester, M. J., Mrs.
.....Pit (Card Game), 30;
Maplewood Park
.....Sylvester, Mrs. M. A. (Cook) (visit), 16;
.....Sylvester, E. L., Mrs. (Dillon) (visit), 16;
.....Sylvester, Electa Anna (visit), 16;
.....Sylvester, G. F., Mrs. (Whilt) (visit), 16;
.....Sylvester, Nellie Matilda (visit), 16;
.....Talmade, Dr., (popular orator), 16;
Marriages
.....Dyer, William Penn to Sylvester, Nellie Matilda, 18;
.....Horn, Hulda to Stafford, Asa Porter, 9, 10;
.....Stafford, Asa Porter to Horn, Hulda, 9, 10;
.....Stafford, Asa Porter to Sylvester, Hattie Alice, 2;
.....Sylvester, Hattie Alice to Stafford, Asa Porter, 2;
.....Sylvester, Nellie Matilda to Dyer, William Penn, 18;
Marshall, A. A.
.....Catch-all Club, 37;
.....Fishing, 32;
.....Theilman, MN (visit), 32;
Marshall, A. A., Mrs.
.....Catch-all Club, 37;
.....Fishing, 32;
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 16, 22, 27, 32, 34;
.....Theilman, MN (visit), 32;
Marshall, Abe, Mr. & Mrs.
.....Masquerade Party, 34;
.....Pit (Card Game), 30;
Marshall, Mr. & Mrs.
.....Picnic (4th of July), 24;
Marshall, Charles
.....Singer, 31;
Marshall, Vade
.....Actress, 15;
Masquerade Party
.....Grand Army of the Republic Hall, 34;
Masons/Masonic
.....Grand Lodge (St. Paul, MN), 19, 20, 21;
.....Hall, 13;
.....Lodge (Rochester, MN), 40;
.....Meeting, 17, 20, 21, 36, 40;
.....Rochester, MN, 40;
.....Rose Croix banquet, 41;
.....St. Paul, MN, 19, 20, 21;
.....Social, 13;
.....Winona, MN, 36;
Maundy Thursday – See Methodist Episcopal Church, Maundy Thursday
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
.....Sylvester, Park Dillon (patient), 39, 40;
Mayville, ND
.....Normal School, 10, 11, 29;
.....Sylvester, Electa Anna
..........Resident, 10, 11, 12;
..........Teacher, 29, 30;
..........Visit, 28;
Mazeppa, MN
.....Carrell, E. A. (visit), 17;
.....Sunday School Convention (Wabasha Co.), 17;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin (visit), 17
McCarty Building
.....Decoration Day (Memorial Day) Dinner, 14;
Meachum, Abbie C. – see Meachum, Francis L., Mrs.
Meachum, Alta
.....Musician, 20;
.....Singer, 31;
Meachum, E.
.....Zumbrota, MN (visit), 26;
Meachum, Francis (Frank) L.,
.....Chicago, IL (waypoint), 8;
.....East Indian Creek (visit), 27;
.....Street Fair (Winona), 24;
.....Winona, MN (visit), 24;
Meachum, Francis L., Mrs.
.....Homemaker, 21;
.....Street Fair (Winona), 24;
.....Travelers Club, 40;
.....Winona, MN (visit), 24;
Meachum, Inez M. – see Meachum, Lee T., Mrs.
Meachum, Lee T.
.....Balloon Assention, 24;
.....Camp Schmoker, MN (visit), 39;
.....Camping, 39;
.....Catch-all Club, 37;
.....Minneiska, MN (visit), 24;
.....Picnic (4th of July), 24;
.....Public Library Association (Secretary), 35;
Meachum, Lee T., Mrs.
.....Beaver, MN (visit), 24;
.....Camp Schmoker, MN (visit), 39;
.....Camping, 39;
.....Catch-all Club, 37;
.....Picnic (4th of July), 24;
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 16, 27;
.....Travelers Club, 32, 37, 40;
Meachum, Luella
.....Boston, MA (resident), 8;
.....Chicago, IL (waypoint), 8;
.....New England Conservatory of Music (student), 8;
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 8;
Meachum, Lutie
.....Musician, 3, 4;
Measuring Party, 19;
Memorial Day
.....Ball Game, 35;
.....Dinner, 14, 16;
.....Picnic, 35;
.....Program, 6;
"Merchant of Venice Up-To-Date, The" (Theatrical Production), 41;
Methodist Episcopal Church
.....Alumni banquet, 11, 12;
.....Basket Social, 25;
.....Conference (Annual), 28;
.....Choir, 25;
.....Dorcas Society Meeting, 35;
.....Entertainment Association
..........President, 28;
..........Secretary, 28;
..........Treasurer, 28;
.....Epworth League (Van Dyke Chapter)
..........Anniversary, 41;
..........Convention, 10, 15, 27, 39;
..........Meeting, 15, 16;
..........President, 20;
..........Reading Circle, 15;
..........Treasurer, 16, 20;
.....Electa Sylvester Memorial Organ, 30, 31;
.....Electricity Introduced / Electric Light Social, 25;
.....Entertainment, 2;
.....Funerals, 9, 22, 29;
.....Gillis, W.M., Rev., 9, 10;
.....Graduation, 3, 4;
.....Ladies Aid/Aid Society/Young Ladies Aid
..........Meeting, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 28, 34, 41;
..........Social, 33;
.....League Room, 28;
.....Maundy Thursday Banquet (Winona, MN), 38;
.....Measuring Party, 19;
.....Methodist Society Conference, 15;
.....Organ 30, 31;
.....Rule, Elder, 31;
.....Sunday School
..........County Convention, 17, 19, 27;
..........District President, 19;
..........Officers, 10, 11, 13;
..........Picnic, 12, 17, 39;
.....Women Foreign Missionary Society
..........Convention, 16, 26, 36, 39;
..........Meeting, 27, 32, 33, 41;
"Mignon" (song performance), 19;
Milaca, MN
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence (visit), 8, 12;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence, Mrs. (Dillon) (visit), 8, 12;
.....Sylvester, Electa Anna (visit), 5;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin
..........Resident, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 13;
..........Visit, 14, 15, 16, 22, 32, 36, 39;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin, Mrs. (Whilt)
..........Resident, 8, 11, 13;
..........Visit, 16, 18, 32, 36, 39;
.....Sylvester, M.A. (Cook) (visit), 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12;
.....Sylvester, Nellie Matilda (visit), 5, 6;
Millville, MN
.....Cunningham, Thomas (resident), 33;
Minneapolis, MN
.....Agriculture Meeting, State, 37;
.....Bolton, T. G. (visit), 37, 40;
.....Chapman, R. W., Mrs. (visit), 35;
.....Dickman, George H.
..........Business trip, 27;
..........Visit, 37, 40;
.....Grand Opera, 20;
.....Howard, Farewell & Co, 31;
.....James, Miss (resident), 31;
.....Post, Mr. (resident), 31;
.....Saxe, Vera (student), 40, 41;
.....State University, 24;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence, Mrs. (Dillon) (visit), 35;
.....Sylvester, Electa Anna (visit), 20, 24;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin
..........Business trip, 27;
..........Visit, 23, 24, 37, 40;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin, Mrs. (Whilt) (visit), 23;
.....Sylvester, Nettie Hazel (student), 40, 41;
.....Wadleigh, A. P. (resident), 31;
.....Ward, B. F., Mrs. (resident), 16;
.....Wood, P. C. (business trip), 27;
Minneiska, MN
.....Ackerman, H. F., Rev. (visit), 36;
.....Balloon Assention, 24;
.....Carley, James (visit), 24;
.....Dickman, George H. (visit), 24;
.....Meachum, Lee (visit), 24;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence
..........Business Trip, 33;
..........Visit, 17, 24, 36, 39;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin (waypoint), 36;
Minnetonka, MN
.....Bankers Meeting, State, 35;
.....Lake Minnetonka, 39;
.....State Bankers Association (meeting), 39;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence (visit), 32, 35, 39;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence, Mrs. (Dillon) (visit), 32, 35, 39;
.....Sylvester, Meta (visit), 39;
Millvile, MN
.....Dickman, George H. (visit), 24;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence (visit), 24;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence, Mrs. (visit), 24;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin (visit), 24;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin, Mrs. (Whilt) (visit), 24;
Mondovi, WI
.....Cook, Abbie (Standish) (resident), 22;
.....Cook, Solomon (resident), 22;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin, bicycle ride (to), 3;
Mosher, Mr.
.....Beaver, MN (visit), 28;
Mosher, Prof.
.....Master of Ceremonies, 31;
Mosher, W. J.
.....Methodist Church Entertainment Association (Secretary), 28;
"Mouse Trap" (song performed), 3;
Mullen, Etta F.
.....Plainview Visit, 8;
Municipal Liquor Store on Broadway
.....Site of G.A.R. Hall, 5;
Murdoch, J. W.
.....Bicycle race (Wabasha), 15, 16;
Murphy, Frank S.
.....Plainview visit (residing elsewhere), 8;
.....St. Paul, MN (resident), 8;
.....Store, 2; 3;
Nebraska
.....Cook, Lucinda (Shaw) (resident), 22;
.....Cook, Maria (Sylvester) (resident), 22;
Nelson, Oliver
.....Construction, 11;
Nelson, T. E.
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 41;
New England Conservatory of Music
.....Meachum, Luella (student), 8;
.....Sylvester, Electa Anna (student), 8, 9, 10, 30;
"Now We Must Leave Thee" (song performed), 4;
Oak Park, MN
.....Sylvester, George Franklin (visit), 3, 20, 22, 32;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin, Mrs. (Whilt) (visit), 18, 20, 22, 32;
"Odds With the Enemy" (theatrical production), 5;
Ogden, IA
.....Cook, Matilda (Mrs. Sylvester) (visit), 15;
.....Sylvester, Electa Anna (visit), 15;
"Old Minstrel, The" (recitation), 23;
Old Settlers
.....Entertainment, 15, 34;
.....Meeting, 13, 15, 23, 30, 34;
.....Picnic, 35;
.....President, 13, 23, 30, 34, 35, 37;
.....Reception Committee, 15;
.....Secretary, 13;
.....Table Committee, 5, 7;
.....Treasurer, 6, 13, 15;
.....Vice President, 11, 13;
Old Settlers' Union of the Southeastern Portion of Wabasha County and Vicinity – See Old Settlers
Oliverson, Grace
.....Baby Party, 19;
Oliverson, H. K.
.....Pallbearer (Tefft, N. S., Dr.), 34;
"Oh Starry Flag"
.....Song performed, 6;
Oronoco, MN
.....Camping, 18;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence, Mrs. (Dillon) (visit), 18;
Owatonna, MN
.....Sylvester, Electa Anna (visit), 22;
Pantomimes
....."Swanee River", 13;
Parade
.....Carriage, 33;
.....Grand Marshal, 33;
.....Participants
..........Sylvester, Nettie Hazel, 33;
..........Sylvester, George Franklin, Mrs. (Whilt), 33;
Pegley, G.
.....4th of July Committee on Grounds, 4;
"Peace of God, The" (song performance), 31;
Peyton, Vera
.....Musician, 21;
Picnic
.....4th of July, 24;
.....Beaver, MN, 33;
.....Decoration Day (Memorial Day), 35;
.....Junior League, 27;
.....M.E. Church Society and Sunday School, 12, 17, 39;
.....Old Settlers, 35;
.....Priscillas, 30;
Pine Island, MN
.....Epworth League Convention, 27;
.....Sylvester, Nettie (visit), 27;
Pipestone, MN
.....Dyer, Nellie Matilda (Sylvester) (visit), 15, 17; 20;
.....Dyer, Martha Ellen (Vance) (resident), 18;
.....Dyer, S. B., Mr. (resident), 18;
.....Dyer, William Penn (visit), 20;
.....Sylvester, Nettie Hazel (visit), 20;
Pit (Card Game) Party, 30;
Plainview Band
.....New instruments, 1;
Plainview Bank (pre-1906) / Plainview State Bank (1906 onward)
.....Adding Machine (Burroughs) (purchase), 25;
.....Arc Light (installation(, 39;
.....Bank Examiners, 39;
.....Banker’s Convention, State, 27, 32;
.....Broadway and Washington Street, NW Corner, 1, 3;
.....Burglar Alarm (purchase), 38;
.....Champine, Louis (departs), 1;
.....Farrar, Will (resignation), 2;
.....Incorporation, 39;
.....New building, 3;
.....New safe, 8;
.....Purchase
..........Davis, Jr., J. H., 2;
..........Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence, 13, 14;
..........Sylvester, George Franklin, 13, 14;
.....Sale
..........By Davis, J.H., Jr., 13, 14;
..........By Wording, W.E., Hon., 2
.....State Bank Designation, 39;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence
..........Bookkeeper, 1;
..........Cashier, 2;
..........Joins, 1;
..........Purchases interest, 13;
..........Returns to work (illness), 30;
.....Sylvester, Electa Anna (employee), 30;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin
..........Purchases interest, 13;
Plainview Canning Company
.....Secretary, 37, 40;
.....Stockholders Meeting (annual), 37, 40, 41;
.....Treasurer, 37;
Plainview elected officials
.....Board of Supervisors (chairman), 14;
.....Board of Education / School Board – see separate entry under Board of Education
.....Treasurer
.....Township, 15, 30;
.....Village, 13, 15;
Plainview High School
.....Colby, Lula D. (alumnae), 6;
.....Commencement/Graduation, 19, 35, 41;
.....Dawley, Edna (alumnae), 6;
.....Dedication, 32;
.....Literary Society (entertainment), 3;
.....Physical Culture Class, 33;
.....Sylvester, Electa Anna (alumnae), 6, 30;
.....Theatrical production, 4, 41;
Plainview High School Alumni
.....Banquet, 6, 8, 11, 12;
.....Officers, 6, 8;
Plainview Industrial Fair Association, 36, 40;
Plainview, MN buildings and locations
.....316 W. Broadway/Stafford & Freer Hardware Store, 6, 12;
.....745 W. Broadway/Park Home, 5;
.....Adam’s Property/Foster’s Addition, 6;
.....Block 7 (Lots 7&8), 2, 10;
.....Block 26 (Lots 1&3), 10;
.....Broadway and Lincoln, 20, 33;
.....Broadway and Thompson, 17;
.....Broadway and Washington, NW Corner, (see Plainview Bank entry)
.....Broadway Video (in 2001), 6;
.....Broadway, west end, 2;
.....Church of Christ, 21;
.....Clark Farm, 10;
.....Congregational Church, 4;
.....Frank S. Murphy’s Store, 2; 3;
.....Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Hall, 2, 5, 14, 34, 35;
.....John Koepsell Farm (in 2001), 35;
.....Kellom Building, 2;
.....Landon & Burchard Drugstore, 3;
.....McArthur Stand (old), 2;
.....McCarty Building, 14;
.....Mechanic Street (Stoltz House), 15;
.....Methodist Episcopal Church (see Methodist Episcopal Church entry)
.....Municipal Liquor Store on Broadway (in 2001), 5;
.....Park Home/745 W. Broadway, 5;
.....Plainview High School (see Plainview High School entry)
.....Rink, the, 2;
.....School [House] Hall, 2, 4;
.....Stafford & Freer Hardware Store/316 W. Broadway, 6, 7, 11;
.....State Teacher’s Institute, 3;
.....Stoltz House, 15;
.....Sullivan House, 11;
.....T.G. Bolton Drug Store, 3;
.....Thompson Addition, Lot 1, 33;
.....Thompson Addition, Lots 2&3, 33;
.....Village Hall, 26;
.....Washburn’s Grove; 35;
.....Washington Street, 22;
.....Wedge foundation, 12;
.....Woodland Cemetery, 1;
Plainview Musical Association
.....Convention, 4;
Plainview Street Fair – see Street Fair, Plainview
Plays –see theatrical productions
Portland, OR
.....Sylvester, George Franklin (visit), 36;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin Mrs. (Whilt) (visit), 36;
Post, Mr.
.....Minneapolis, MN (resident), 31;
.....Organ (Methodist Church), 31;
Priscillas, The
.....Meeting, 24, 25, 28, 30, 34, 35, 36, 38, 41;
.....Picnic, 30, 35;
.....Social, 33;
Public Library Association
.....Formation, 35;
.....Membership Committee, 35;
.....President, 35;
.....Secretary, 35;
.....Treasurer, 35;
.....Vice President, 35;
Purvis, Miss
.....Musician, 13;
"Queen Esther"
.....Oratorio, 11;
Quilt Making, 35;
Rattlesnake
.....Encounter by E. L. and G. F. Sylvester, 16;
Raveill, J.W., Rev.
.....Sylvester/Stafford wedding, 2;
Recitations
....."Inquiry, The" (poem: Charles McKay), 29;
....."Old Minstrel, The", 23;
....."Ole Bull’s Christmas", 37;
....."Silent Forces", 7;
.....Untitled, 17, 19;
Redding, Abbie
.....Tea Party, 25, 26;
Redwood Co., MN
.....Stafford, Asa Porter (preparations to move), 3;
.....Stafford, Hattie Alice (Sylvester) illness, 3;
.....Sylvester, Matilda A. (Cook), visit, 3;
Redwood Falls, MN
.....Bolton, Mary (visit), 28;
.....Bolton, T. G. (visit), 28;
.....Methodist Church Conference, 28;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence, Mrs. (Dillon) (visit), 28;
Reich, Albert
.....Winona, MN (visit), 28;
Reifkogel, Mildred
.....Baby Party, 19;
Republican Party
.....Plainview Delegates, 30;
.....Rally, 34;
.....Wabasha Co. Primary Convention, 30;
Richardson, Miss
.....Illness; 13;
.....Teacher, 13;
Richmond, Bernice
.....Baby Party, 19;
Rink, the
.....Description, 2;
.....Performances, 2;
Rochester, MN
.....Askew, Thomas A., Mrs. (visit), 22;
.....Blakely, R. L., Mrs. (resident), 17;
.....Bolton, Mary (visit), 14, 25;
.....Burchard, E. L., Mrs. (visit), 27, 32, 34;
.....Bush, Charles, Mrs. (visit), 41;
.....Davey, Ethel Mae (visit), 8;
.....Dickman, Alvin (visit), 24;
.....Dickman, Franklin (visit), 24, 36;
.....Dickman, G. H., Mrs. (visit), 16, 22, 24, 32;
.....Eggers, J. H., Mrs. (visit), 27;
.....Epworth League Convention, 10, 13;
.....Felton, Hattie (visit), 8;
.....Gorrell, Nettie (visit), 14;
.....Grove, Lillian (visit), 36;
.....Haessig, Lena (visit), 5;
.....Hall, Nellie (visit), 14;
.....Holzer, Mattie (visit), 40, 41;
.....Jenks, M. E. (visit), 40;
.....Koenig, Albert, Mrs. (visit), 40, 41;
.....Laack, Mrs. (visit), 22;
.....Landon, Grace (visit), 8;
.....Leininger, Milton, Mrs. (visit), 40;
.....Lewis, C.D. (visit), 14;
.....Lyons, S. S. (business trip), 34, 35;
.....Mallory, Myrtle (visit), 14;
.....Meachum, Lee T., Mrs. (visit), 16, 27;
.....Meachum, Luella (visit), 8;
.....Marshall, A. A., Mrs. (visit), 16, 22, 27, 32;
.....Masonic Lodge, 40;
.....Mayo Clinic, 39, 40;
.....Nelson, T. A. (visit), 41;
.....Rogers, C.H. (visit), 14;
.....Slocumb, J. A., Mrs. (visit), 25;
.....Slocumb, Mrs. (visit), 32;
.....Sousa, John Philip (concert), 38;
.....St. Mary’s Hospital, 25;
.....Smith, Bessie (visit), 34;
.....Smith, E. E., Dr. (visit), 40;
.....Stanchfield, Mrs. (visit), 20;
.....State Hospital, 41;
.....Swasey, Prof. (resident), 31;
.....Sylvester, Anna Catherine (visit), 38;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence
..........Business Trip, 34, 35;
..........Visit, 11, 17, 25, 41;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence, Mrs. (Dillon) (visit), 6, 10, 14, 17, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 31, 34, 35, 38, 39, 40;
.....Sylvester, Electa Anna (visit), 6, 12, 14, 17, 23, 27;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin
...........Bicycle ride (to), 2;
...........Business Trip, 29, 37;
...........Visit, 40;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin, Mrs. (Whilt) (visit), 16, 20, 22, 25, 27, 32, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41;
.....Sylvester, Hattie Alice (visit), 1;
.....Sylvester, M., Mrs. (Cook) (visit), 5;
.....Sylvester, Meta (visit), 35, 36, 37;
.....Sylvester, Nellie Matilda (visit), 6, 8, 12;
.....Sylvester, Nettie Hazel (visit), 35;
.....Sylvester, Park Dillon (visit), 35, 36, 37, 39, 40;
.....Thompson, J. F., Mrs. (visit), 27;
.....Wild West Show, 24;
.....Williams, Cecelia A. S. (death), 41;
.....Women Foreign Missionary Society (convention), 36;
.....Yetter funeral, 11;
Rockwell, A. F., Mrs.
.....Dinner Party, 25;
Rogers, C.H.
.....Epworth League Convention (attendee), 14;
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 14;
Rose Croix – see Masons, Rose Croix
Rule, Elder
.....Organ (Methodist Church), 31;
"Sad a dgay" (Enckhausen) (song performance), 20;
St. Charles, MN
.....Dickman, George H. (visit), 39;
.....Dickman, George H. Mrs. (visit), 39;
.....Dickman, Leona (visit), 39;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence (visit), 39;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence, Jr. (visit), 39;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence, Mrs. (Dillon) (visit), 39;
St. Joachim’s Catholic Church
.....Convent (Broadway & Lincoln), 20;
St. Joseph, MN
.....Sylvester, George Franklin (resident), 1;
.....Sylvester, Hattie Alice (visit), 1;
St. Louis, MO
.....Manchester, M. J. (visit), 33;
.....Slocumb, J. A. (visit), 32;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence (visit), 32, 33;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence, Mrs. (Dillon) (visit), 32, 33;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin (visit), 32;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin, Mrs. (Whilt) (visit), 32;
.....World’s Fair, 32;
St. Paul, MN
.....Bankers Convention, State, 32;
.....Bolton, T. G. (visit), 40;
.....Dickman, George H.
..........Business Trip, 27;
..........Visit, 40;
.....Dyer, Nellie Matilda (Sylvester) (visit), 8, 18;
.....Dyer, William Penn (visit), 18;
.....Hamline University, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12;
.....Masonic Grand Lodge, 19, 20, 21, 34;
.....Murphy, Frank (resident), 8;
.....Saxe, Theodore (business trip), 26;
.....Shaughnessy, Kate (visit), 39;
.....Stafford, Asa Porter (visit), 3;
.....State Federation of Women’s Clubs (meeting), 39;
.....Stone, Mrs. (resident), 8;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence (visit), 4, 8, 27, 32;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence, Mrs. (Dillon) (visit), 7, 8, 27, 32;
.....Sylvester, Electa Anna
..........Medical treatment, 12;
..........Visit, 6, 7;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin
..........Business Trip, 26, 27, 34;
..........Visit 19, 20, 32, 39, 40;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin, Mrs. (visit), 20, 21, 32, 39;
.....Sylvester, Mrs. (Matilda A. Cook Sylvester) (visit), 8;
.....Sylvester, Nettie Hazel (student), 41, 42;
.....Teachers Association, 6;
.....Winter Carnival and Ice Palace, 4;
.....Woman's Christian Temperance Union state convention, 6;
.....Wood, P. C. (business trip), 27;
Saxe, Mr.
.....Photographer, 19;
Saxe, Theodore
.....St. Paul, MN (business trip), 26;
.....Sunday School assistant superintendent, 13;
Saxe, Vera
.....Elgin, MN (visit), 31;
.....Hamline University (student), 38, 39, 40, 41;
.....Minneapolis, MN (student), 40;
.....Musician, 20;
School
.....Attendance
..........Sylvester, Byrl Edwin, 17;
..........Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence, Jr., 38;
..........Sylvester, Katherine S., 38;
..........Sylvester, Meta, 17;
..........Sylvester, Nettie Hazel, 17;
.....School [House] Hall
..........Class Day exercises, 7;
..........Entertainment, 2, 4;
..........Supper, 2;
.....School House (dedication), 32;
School Board – see Board of Education
Schouweiler, Jesse
.....Baby Party, 19;
Schmidt, Willie
.....Hunting Accident (horse shot), 32;
Schwantz, Ella
.....Pianist, 19;
Schwirtz, Anna
.....Declamatory Contest, 38;
.....Wabasha, MN (visit), 38;
Shaw, Lucinda – see Cook, Lucinda
Shaughnessey, Miss
.....Musician (Guitar), 26;
.....Singer ("Barber of Seville"), 26;
Shaughnessey, Kate
.....Barn Dance, 36;
.....St. Paul, MN (visit), 39;
.....State Federation of Women’s Clubs, 39;
Shumway, F. G., Mrs.
.....Dover, MN (visit), 32;
.....Plainview Canning Company (Secretary), 37;
.....Travelers Club, 34;
.....Women Foreign Missionary Society (meeting), 32;
Shumway, Mr. & Mrs.
.....Pit (Card Game), 30;
"Silent Forces" (recitation performed), 7;
Slayton, MN
.....Dyer, Nellie Matilda (Sylvester)
..........Relocation, 18;
..........Resident, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23;
.....Dyer, William Penn (resident), 15, 18, 20;
.....Sylvester, Electa Anna (visit), 23;
.....Sylvester, Nettie Hazel (visit), 20;
"Sleep Fairest Sleep" (song performed), 2;
Sleigh Ride, 13;
Slocumb, Dr., & Mrs.
.....Catch-all Club, 37;
.....Fishing, 32;
.....Theilman, MN (visit), 32;
Slocumb, J. A.
.....St. Louis, MO (visit), 32;
.....World’s Fair, 32;
Slocomb, J. A., Mrs.
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 25;
.....Travelers Club, 29;
Slocumb, Jesse
.....Baby Party, 19;
Slocumb, Mr.
.....Catch-all Club, 23;
.....Picnic (4th of July), 24;
Slocumb, Mrs.
.....Catch-all Club, 23;
.....Picnic (4th of July), 24;
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 32;
.....Travelers Club, 25;
Songs performed (vocally or instrumentally)
....."Barber of Seville" (Rossini), 26;
....."Chorous Priciosa" (Weber), 20;
....."Danse Villageouse" (Brunner), 20;
....."Homeland, The", 31;
....."Lustspiel", 6;
....."Mairmaiden Song, The", 4;
....."Mignon", 19;
....."Mouse Trap", 3;
....."Now We Must Leave Thee", 4;
....."Oh Starry Flag", 6;
....."Peace of God, The", 31;
....."Sad a dgay" (Enckhausen), 20;
....."Sleep Fairest Sleep", 2;
....."Summer", 41;
....."Vacation Song", 4;
....."Wedding March" (Mendelssohn), 18;
....."Where Morning Light is Beaming", 4;
Sousa, John Philip
.....Concert (Rochester, MN), 38;
Southwick, Dick
.....Brooklyn, NY (business trip), 32;
Smith, August
.....Street Fair (Winona), 24;
.....Winona, MN (visit), 24;
Smith, Bessie
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 34
Smith, E. E., Dr.
.....Maundy Thursday Banquet, 38;
.....Masons
.....Meeting, 40;
..........Rose Croix banquet, 41;
.....Public Library Association (President), 35;
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 40;
.....Winona, MN (visit), 38, 41;
Smith, H. D.
.....Masons (Rose Croix banquet), 41;
.....Maundy Thursday Banquet, 38;
.....Wabasha, MN (business trip), 35;
.....Winona, MN (visit), 38, 41;
Smith, Milton
.....Street Fair (Winona), 24;
.....Winona, MN (visit), 24;
Spring Valley, MN
.....Baldwin, Jerry (visit), 39;
.....Bolton, Mary (visit), 39;
.....Epworth League Convention, 39;
.....Sylvester, Anna Catherine (visit), 39;
Stafford, A.P. –see Stafford, Asa Porter
Stafford, Allen Phelps
.....Birth, 3;
.....Holmes, IA (relocation), 17;
Stafford, Asa Porter
.....Actor, 11;
.....Adam’s Property/Foster’s Addition (purchase/construction/occupation), 6;
.....Atalissa, IA (resident), 5;
.....Birth of child
..........Allen Phelps, 3;
..........Clara Matilda, 4;
..........Frances Mae, 6;
.....Byron, MN (brick purchase), 12;
.....Hardware Store
..........Cellar construction, 11;
..........Brick construction, 12;
.....Holmes, IA (relocation), 17;
.....Illness, 7;
.....Marriage
.....Sylvester, Hattie Alice, 2;
.....Plainview
..........return to, 3, 5;
..........visit (residing elsewhere), 4, 5;
.....Plainview Musical Association (member), 4;
.....Redwood Co., MN (preparations to relocate), 3;
.....Sunday School secretary/treasurer, 10, 11;
.....St. Paul, MN (visit), 3;
.....Singer, 2;
.....Stafford & Freer (purchase of Freer’s interest), 6;
.....Surviving spouse, 9;
.....Wedge foundation (purchase), 12;
.....West Liberty, IA
..........Visit 4;
..........Relocation, 4;
Stafford, Clara Matilda
.....Birth, 4;
Stafford, Frances Mae
.....Actress, 11;
.....Birth, 6;
Stanchfield, Mrs.
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 20;
Standish, Abbie – see Cook, Abbie
State (MN) Bankers Convention – see Bankers Convention, State (MN)
State (MN) Agriculture Meeting – see Agriculture Meeting, State (MN)
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
.....Meeting, 39, 40;
.....President, 35;
.....St. Paul, MN, 39;
.....Winona, MN, 40;
State Teacher’s Institute, Plainview
.....Sylvester, Electa Anna (student), 3;
Steinman, A. C., Mrs.
.....Winona, MN (resident), 16;
.....Plainview, MN (visit), 16;
Stephens, Carl
.....Property purchase, 17;
Stillman, Mrs. R.C.
.....WCTU State Convention (attendee), 6;
Stillwater, MN
.....Dickman, George H. (business trip), 27;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin (business trip), 27;
Stone, Mrs.
.....Residence, 1;
.....Plainview visit (residing elsewhere), 8;
.....St. Paul, MN (resident), 8;
Street Fair
.....Plainview
..........Applications, 24;
..........Premium list, 39;
..........President, 20;
..........Secretary, 20, 24, 33, 35;
..........Street Fair Association Meeting, 35;
..........Superintendent
................Attractions, 32;
................Painting and Drying, 32;
..........Treasurer, 20;
..........Vice President, 20;
.....Winona
...........Awards, 24;
...........Event, 24, 36;
Struble, Geo.
.....The "Geo. Struble 80" (sale), 12;
Sundquist, L., Mr. & Mrs.
.....Masquerade Party, 34;
Suth, Mrs. H.
.....WCTU State Convention (attendee), 6;
Swanbeck family
.....Residence (Broadway & Lincoln), 20;
"Swanee River"
.....Pantomime, 13;
Swasey, Prof.
.....Musician, 31;
.....St. Paul, MN (resident), 31;
"Sweet Girl Graduate, The" (theatrical production), 41;
Sylvester, A. E., Mr. & Mrs.
.....Plainview (visit), 3;
.....Waseca, MN (return), 3;
Sylvester, Anna Catherine (aka Sylvester, "Birdie")
.....Actress, 41;
.....Epworth League Convention (attendee), 39;
.....Musician, 20, 21, 25;
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 38;
.....Singer, 41;
.....Spring Valley, MN (visit), 39;
.....Wedding
..........Flower girl, 18;
Sylvester, Byrl Edwin
.....Baraboo, WI (visit), 10;
.....Birth, 8;
.....Carnival (Wabasha), 36;
.....Kellogg, MN (visit), 28;
.....School (attendance), 17;
.....Twin Cities, MN (visit), 37;
.....Wabasha, MN (visit), 36
Sylvester, Charles Carroll
.....Wedding of son, Winfield, 28;
Sylvester, Ed. –see Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence.
Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence
.....4th of July, Committee on Grounds, 4;
.....Actor, 5;
.....Alma, WI (waypoint), 36;
.....Bachelor, 2;
.....Balloon Assention, 24;
.....Bankers Association Convention, State, 27, 32, 34, 35, 39;
.....Beaver, MN (visit), 33;
.....Birth of child
..........Byrl Edwin, 8;
..........Meta, 4;
..........Nettie Hazel, 3;
..........Park Dillon, 5;
.....Brooklyn, NY (business trip), 32;
.....Buffalo, NY (business trip), 38;
.....Camp Schmoker, MN (visit), 27, 33, 36, 39;
.....Camping, 27, 33, 36, 39;
.....Carnival (Wabasha), 36;
.....Catch-all Club, 23, 37;
.....Chicao, IL (visit), 10;
.....Clark Farm (sale), 10;
.....Crokinole party, 11;
.....Declamatory Contest (audience), 38;
.....Dinner Party
..........Methodist Church officers & teachers, 28;
.....Duluth, MN (visit), 8;
.....East Indian Creek (visit), 27;
.....Electric Light Stock Company, 24;
.....Elgin, MN
..........Cyclone (donation), 1;
..........Visit, 27;
.....Epworth League
..........Meeting, 15;
..........President, 20;
..........Reading Circle, 15;
.....Fire on property, 10;
.....Fishing, 19;
....."Geo. Struble 80" (sale), 12;
.....Horses for sale, 1;
.....Hunting Accident (horse shot), 32;
.....Illness, 12, 30;
.....Independent Order of Foresters (Finance Secretary), 29;
.....Kellogg, MN (waypoint), 27, 37, 38, 39;
.....Methodist Church Entertainment Association (Treasurer), 28;
.....Milaca, MN (visit), 9, 12;
.....Minneiska, MN
..........Business Trip, 33;
..........Visit, 17, 24, 36, 39;
.....Minnetonka, MN (visit), 32, 35, 39;
.....Millville, MN (visit), 24;
.....Old Settlers
..........Reception Committee, 15;
..........Table Committee, 7;
..........Treasurer, 6, 13, 15;
..........Vice president, 11;
.....Pallbearer (Tefft, N. S., Dr.), 34;
.....Park Home (purchase/occupation), 5;
.....Parties
..........Tea, 15, 33;
..........Valentine, 21;
.....Picnic
..........Beaver, MN, 33;
..........Decoration Day (Memorial Day), 35;
..........Sunday School, 39;
.....Plainview band (new instruments), 1;
.....Plainview Bank
..........Bookkeeper, 1;
..........Cashier, 2;
..........Joins, 1;
..........Purchases interest, 13, 14;
..........Returns to Work (illness), 30;
.....Plainview Canning Company
..........Meeting, 37, 40;
..........Secretary, 37, 40;
.....Plainview Village treasurer, 13, 15, 30;
.....Property
..........Improvements
...............Barn (restoration), 18;
...............Electricity, 24, 25;
...............Plumbing, 19;
...............Porch (new), 12;
...............Remodeling, 19;
...............Sidewalk, 12, 22, 33;
..........Sale, 17;
.....Public Library Association (Secretary), 35;
.....Raffle winner, 3;
.....Rattlesnake encounter, 16;
.....Reception for Rev. Gillis, 10;
.....Residence (occupation), 3;
.....Rochester, MN
..........Business Trip, 34, 35;
..........Visit 11, 17, 23, 25, 41;
.....St. Charles, MN (visit), 39;
.....St. Louis, MO (visit), 32, 33;
.....St. Paul
..........Visit, 4, 27, 32;
..........Winter Carnival, 4;
.....Sleigh ride, 13;
.....Street Fair (Winona), 36;
.....Sullivan House purchase, 11;
.....Sunday School
..........Assistant superintendent, 10;
..........Picnic, 12, 17;
..........Superintendent, 11, 13;
.....Tea Party, 28;
.....Twin Cities, MN
..........Business Trip, 39;
..........Visit 33, 34, 36;
.....Village Caucus (treasurer), 12;
.....Wabasha, MN
..........Business Trip, 35, 37, 39;
..........Visit, 10, 16, 26, 36, 38;
.....Winona, MN
..........Business Trip, 38;
..........Visit 15, 17, 28, 35, 36;
.....World’s Fair
..........Chicago, IL, 10;
..........St. Louis, MO, 32, 33;
.....Zumbro River, MN (visit), 19;
Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence, Jr.
.....St. Charles, MN (visit), 39;
.....School (attendance), 38;
Sylvester, E.L. –see Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence.
Sylvester, E.L., Mrs. –see Dillon, Hettie L.
Sylvester, Electa Anna
.....Actress, 2, 4;
.....Artist, 12, 24;
.....Boston, MA (resident), 8;
.....Camping, 16;
.....Cartoons, 21;
.....Chicago, IL
..........Death, 29, 30;
..........Visit, 10;
..........Waypoint, 8;
.....Dawson, MN (visit), 24, 25;
.....Death, 29, 30
.....Delsarte, 12, 13;
.....Detroit Lake, MN (visit), 28;
.....Elgin, MN (visit), 13, 15, 22, 27;
.....Eyota, MN (visit), 23;
.....Fargo, ND (visit), 28;
.....Farmington, MN
..........Relocation, 7;
..........Resident, 7;
..........Teacher, 29, 30;
.....Funeral, 29, 30;
.....House (Estate sale of), 33;
.....Iroquois Theater Fire (death), 29, 30;
.....Lake City, MN (visit), 6, 8;
.....Madelia, MN (visit), 23;
.....Maplewood Park (visit), 16;
.....Mayville, ND
..........Normal School (teacher), 10, 11;
..........Resident, 10, 11, 12;
..........Visit, 28;
.....Minneapolis, MN (visit), 20, 24;
.....Memorial Organ (Methodist Church), 30, 31;
.....Musician and/or Music Teacher, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 15, 18, 19, 20, 23, 25;
.....New England Conservatory of Music (student), 8, 9, 10, 30;
.....Ogden, IA (visit), 15;
.....Owatonna, MN (visit), 22;
.....Picnic (4th of July), 24;
.....Plainview Bank (employment), 30;
.....Plainview High School (alumnae), 6, 30;
.....Plainview Musical Association (member), 4;
.....Plainview High School Alumni
..........Banquet, 6;
..........President, 6;
..........Toastmaster, 8;
.....Plainview visit (while residing elsewhere), 6, 7, 8, 9, 11;
.....Reader/recitation, 3, 5, 29;
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 6, 12, 14, 17, 22, 23, 27;
.....St. Paul, MN
..........Medical Treatment, 12;
..........Visit, 6, 7;
.....Singer, 4, 6, 11, 12, 19, 21, 25;
.....Slayton, MN (visit), 23;
.....State Teacher’s Institute, Plainview (student), 3;
.....Street Fair (Winona, MN) (award), 24;
.....Sunday School Convention, Lake City (attendee), 6;
.....Tea Party, 20;
.....Teacher (substitute), 13, 23;
.....Teacher’s Association, 6;
.....Tracy, MN
..........Visit, 18;
.....Travelers Club, 25, 29;
.....Wabasha, MN
..........Visit, 14;
.....Winona, MN
..........Visit, 10, 20, 23;
..........Winona Normal School (student), 6, 30;
.....Woodland, Wabasha Co., MN (birthplace), 29;
.....Woodland Cemetery (interment), 30;
.....Woodland School (attendance), 1;
.....World’s Fair (visit), 10;
Sylvester, Frank –see Sylvester, George Franklin.
Sylvester, Frank, Mrs. – see Whilt, Catherine May
Sylvester, G. F. – see Sylvester, George Franklin
Sylvester, G. F. Mrs. – see Whilt, Catherine May
Sylvester, G. W., Mrs. – see Cook, Matilda A.
Sylvester, George Franklin (a.k.a. G. F. Sylvester, Frank Sylvester)
.....Accident (horse), 28;
.....Actor, 15;
.....Agriculture Meeting, State (attendee), 37, 40;
.....Barn Dance, 36;
.....Beaver, MN (visit), 28;
.....Bicycle rides, 2, 3;
.....Birth of child
..........Sylvester, Kathryn S., 17;
..........Sylvester, Marion Frances, 24;
.....Board of Education
..........Clerk, 20, 24, 26;
..........Representative, 19;
.....California (visit), 8;
.....Camp Schmoker, MN (visit), 23, 24;
.....Carnival (Wabasha), 36;
.....Catch-all Club, 23, 37;
.....Chicago, IL (visit), 10;
.....East Indian Creek (visit), 27;
.....Electric Light Stock Company, 24;
.....Epworth League (treasurer), 16, 20;
.....Entertaining
..........Musical, 36;
..........Piano Recital, 23;
..........Visitors, 16;
.....Fisher Hill, Winona Co., MN (accident), 28;
.....Fishing, 32;
.....Foley, MN
..........Relocation, 3;
..........Resident, 4;
.....Great Western Railroad (employment), 14;
.....Hammond, MN (business trip), 37;
.....Horse (purchase), 32;
.....House (new) (Broadway & Lincoln), 20;
.....Independent Order of Foresters (Treasurer), 29;
.....Kellogg, MN (waypoint), 39
.....Madison, WI (goes to), 1;
.....Masons
..........Lodge (Rochester, MN), 40;
..........Masonic Grand Lodge (attendee), 19, 20, 21, 34;
..........Rose Croix banquet, 41;
.....Maundy Thursday Banquet, 38;
.....Mazeppa, MN (visit), 17;
.....Milaca, MN
..........Resident, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13;
..........Visit, 14, 15, 16, 22, 32, 36, 39;
.....Minneapolis, MN
..........Business trip, 27;
..........Visit, 23, 24, 37, 40;
.....Minneiska, MN (waypoint), 36;
.....Millville, MN (visit), 24;
.....Old Settlers
..........Meeting, 23, 34;
..........President, 23, 30, 34, 35, 37;
.....Oak Park, MN (visit), 3, 20, 22, 32;
.....Orator, 19;
.....Pallbearer
..........Pope, J. F., 19
..........Tefft, N. S., Dr., 34;
.....Party
..........Hobby, 21;
..........Masquerade, 34;
..........Tea, 25, 29, 39;
.....Picnic (4th of July), 24;
.....Pit (Card Game), 30;
.....Plainview Bank
..........Purchase of interest, 13, 14;
.....Plainview Industrial Fair Association, 36;
.....Plainview visit (while residing elsewhere), 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13;
.....Portland, OR (visit), 36;
.....Property improvements
..........Electricity, 24, 25;
..........Sidewalk, 22, 33;
.....Rattlesnake encounter, 16;
.....Republican Party
..........Plainview Rally Chairman, 34;
..........Wabasha Co. Primary Delegate, 30;
.....Rochester, MN
..........Bicycle ride (to), 2;
..........Business Trip, 29, 37;
..........Visit, 40;
.....St. Joseph, MN (resident), 1;
.....St. Louis, MO (visit), 32;
.....St. Paul, MN
..........Business trip, 26, 34;
..........Visit 19, 20, 21, 32, 39, 40;
.....Stillwater, MN (business trip), 27;
.....Stoltz House (move to), 15;
.....Store employee, 2;
.....Street Fair
..........Plainview
...............Premium list, 39;
...............Secretary, 20, 24, 33;
...............Superintendent (Attractions), 32;
..........Winona, 24;
.....Sunday School Convention (Wabasha Co.)
..........Attendee/delegate, 17, 19;
..........District President, 19;
..........Executive Committee, 17;
.....Surviving parent (Leon), 9;
.....Telegraph operator, 1, 3, 5;
.....Theilman, MN (visit), 32;
.....Twin Cities, MN (visit), 32, 38, 39, 40, 41;
.....Viola, MN (visit), 27;
.....Wabasha, MN (visit), 36;
.....Weaver, MN (waypoint), 19;
.....Winona, MN (visit), 19, 24, 36, 38, 40, 41;
.....World’s Fair (St. Louis) (visit), 32;
.....Zumbrota, MN (visit), 26;
Sylvester, George Washington
.....Burial, 22;
.....Death, 22;
.....Farm, 1;
.....Marriage to Matilda A. Cook, 22;
Sylvester, George Washington, Mrs. – see Cook, Matilda A.
Sylvester, Hattie Alice (a.k.a. Mrs. A.P. Stafford)
.....Birth of child
..........Allen Phelps, 3;
..........Clara Matilda, 4;
..........Frances Mae, 6;
.....Death, 9;
.....Funeral, 9;
.....Illness, 3;
.....Ladies Aid meeting, 7;
.....Marriage (Asa Porter Stafford), 2;
.....Obituary, 9;
.....Plainview
..........return to, 3, 5;
..........visit (residing elsewhere), 5;
.....Plainview Musical Association (member), 4;
.....Reader/recitation, 2;
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 1;
.....St. Joseph, MN (visit), 1;
.....School House Hall, 2;
.....W.C.T.U. meeting, 7;
.....West Liberty, IA (resident), 5;
Sylvester, Kathryn S.
.....Birth, 17;
.....Baby Party, 19;
.....School (attendance), 38;
Sylvester, Leon Clare
.....Death, 9;
.....Milaca, MN (resident), 9;
Sylvester, M. A., Mrs. – see Cook, Matilda A.
Sylvester, Mabel (NOTE probably "Maybelle"C. Sylvester -10, of Charles Carroll Sylvester -9, of Caleb Barker Sylvester-8)
.....Madelia, MN (resident), 18, 23;
.....Plainview, MN (visit), 18, 23;
Sylvester, Maria – see Cook, Maria
Sylvester, Marion Frances
.....Birth, 24;
Sylvester, Matilda A., Mrs. – see Cook, Matilda A.
Sylvester, Meta
.....Actress, 11, 41;
.....Alexandria, MN (visit), 39, 40;
.....Birth, 4;
.....Declamatory Contest, 38;
.....Elgin, MN (visit), 31;
.....Entertaining (friends), 41;
.....Graduation (high school), 41;
.....Hamline University (visit), 37;
.....Junior League (picnic), 27;
.....Kellogg, MN (waypoint), 39;
.....Minnetonka, MN (visit), 39
.....Musician, 20;
.....Recitation, 37;
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 35, 36, 37;
.....School (attendance), 17;
.....Wabasha, MN (visit), 16, 38;
.....Wedding
..........Flower girl, 18;
Sylvester, Mrs., mother of Ed. – see Cook, Matilda A.
Sylvester, Nellie Matilda (aka Nellie Matilda Dyer, Mrs. W. P. Dyer)
.....Actress, 2, 4, 5, 11, 15;
.....Alexandria, MN (resident), 39, 40;
.....Bicycle
..........Race, 16;
..........Rides, 7, 15;
.....Dawson, MN (resident), 24, 25;
.....Graduation, 7;
.....Hamline University, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18;
.....Illness, 17;
.....Farmington, MN (visit), 7;
.....Lake City, MN (visit), 8;
.....Milaca, MN (visit), 5, 6;
.....Maplewood Park (visit), 16;
.....Marriage to Dyer, William Penn, 18;
.....Mayville, ND (visit), 12;
.....Musician, 3, 4, 13;
.....Old Settler’s Day (Table Committee), 7;
.....Pipestone, MN (visit), 15, 18, 20;
.....Plainview Musical Association (member), 4;
.....Plainview visit (while residing elsewhere), 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 22, 33;
.....Reader/recitation, 3, 7, 12, 17, 19, 21;
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 6, 8, 12;
.....St. Paul, MN (visit), 8;
.....Singer, 6, 12, 20;
.....Slaton, MN
..........Relocation, 18;
..........Resident, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23;
.....Tracy, MN
..........School teacher, 17, 18;
.....Wabasha, MN
.....School teacher, 13, 15;
.....Waypoint, 10;
.....Woodland School (attendance), 1;
Sylvester, Nettie Hazel
.....Birth 3;
.....Birthday Party (surprise), 35;
.....Elgin, MN (visit), 27, 31;
.....Entertaining (friends), 37;
.....Epworth League Convention, 27;
.....Graduation (High School), 35;
.....Hamline University (student), 37, 38, 39, 40, 41;
.....Minneapolis, MN (student), 40;
.....Parade (participant), 33;
.....Pine Island, MN (visit), 27
.....Pipestone, MN (visit), 20;
.....Quilt Making, 35;
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 35;
.....St. Paul, MN (student), 41, 42;
.....School (attendance), 17;
.....Singer, 34, 35, 41;
.....Slayton, MN (visit), 20;
.....Twin Cities, MN (resident), 37;
.....Wabasha, MN (visit), 16;
Sylvester, Park Dillon
.....Actor, 11, 41;
.....Baraboo, WI (visit), 10;
.....Birth, 5;
.....Carnival (Wabasha), 36;
.....Declamatory Contest (audience), 38;
.....Entertaining (friends), 38, 40;
.....Hunting Accident (horse shot), 32;
.....Kellogg, MN (visit), 28;
.....Mayo Clinic (patient), 39;
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 35, 36, 37, 39, 40;
.....Twin Cities, MN (visit), 37;
.....Wabasha, MN (visit), 36, 38;
Sylvester, Winfield F.
.....Wedding, 28;
Taber, M.D.
.....Singer, 2;
Talmage, Dr. ("popular orator")
.....Maplewood Park, 16;
Taylor, Dave
.....Home repair work, 3;
Teacher’s Association
.....Convention (St. Paul), 6;
Tea Party, 15; 20;
"Temple of Fame" (musical), 11;
Tennis
.....Game, 11;
T.G. Bolton Drug Store
.....Raffle, 3;
Theatrical productions
....."Blue Gray", 2;
....."Castle of Memory", 14;
....."Louva the Pauper", 4;
....."Odds With the Enemy", 5;
....."Merchant of Venice Up-To-Date, The", 41;
....."Queen Esther", 11;
....."Sweet Girl Graduate, The", 41;
....."Temple of Fame", 11;
....."Tom Thumb Wedding", 11;
....."Under the Laurels", 4;
Theilman, MN
.....Burchard, C. D. (visit), 32;
.....Burchard, C. D., Mrs. (visit), 32;
.....Burnham, John (visit), 32;
.....Burnham, John, Mrs. (visit), 32;
.....Cornwell, E. L. (visit), 32
.....Cornwell, E. L., Mrs. (visit), 32;
.....Dickman, George H. (visit), 32;
.....Dickman, George H., Mrs. (visit), 32;
.....Fishing, 32;
.....LaCraft, John (visit), 32;
.....LaCraft, John, Mrs. (visit), 32;
.....Lyons, George (visit), 32;
.....Lyons, George, Mrs. (visit), 32;
.....Marshall, A. (visit), 32;
.....Marshall, A., Mrs. (visit), 32;
.....Slocumb, Dr. (visit), 32;
.....Slocumb, Dr., Mrs. (visit), 32;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin (visit), 32;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin, Mrs. (Whilt) (visit), 32;
Thompson, J. F.
.....Pit (Card Game), 30;
Thompson, J. F., Mrs.
.....Pit (Card Game), 30;
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 27;
Thompson, T.A., Hon.
.....Park Home (sale), 5;
"Tom Thumb Wedding," (children’s theatrical production), 11;
Tracy, MN
.....Sylvester, Electa Anna (visit), 18;
.....Sylvester, Nellie Matilda (school teacher), 17, 18;
Travelers Club
.....Banquet, 26, 35;
.....Meeting, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41;
.....President, 26, 41;
.....Resolution of Respect, 30;
.....Secretary, 41;
.....Treasurer, 41;
.....Vice President, 41;
Twin Cities, MN (see also individual entries for Minneapolis and St. Paul)
.....Ackerman, H. F., Rev. (visit), 36;
.....Bolton, T. G. (visit), 40;
.....Bankers Convention, State, 34;
.....Dickman, George H. (visit), 40;
.....Sylvester, Byrl Edwin (visit), 37;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence
..........Business Trip, 39;
..........Visit, 34, 36;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence, Mrs. (Dillon) (visit), 33, 34, 37, 38;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin (visit), 32, 38, 39, 40, 41;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin, Mrs. (Whilt) (visit), 15, 32, 38, 41;
.....Sylvester, M. A., Mrs. (Cook) (visit), 10;
.....Sylvester, Nettie Hazel (resident), 37;
.....Sylvester, Park Dillon (visit), 37;
"Under the Laurels" (theatrical production), 4;
Underwood, Lena
.....Plainview High School Alumni (Treasurer), 6;
"Vacation Song" (song performed), 4;
Vandyke, J.A., Prof. & Mrs.
.....Wabasha, MN (resident), 10;
Vandyke, Rose
.....Wabasha, MN (resident), 16;
Vandyke, Ruth
.....Wabasha, MN (resident), 16;
Village Caucus
.....Treasurer, 12;
.....Sylvester, E.L., 12;
Viola, MN
.....Dickman, George H. (visit), 27;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin (visit), 27;
W.C.T.U. –see Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Wabasha, MN
.....Bolton, Mary (waypoint), 10;
.....Carley, James A. (business trip), 35;
.....Carnival, 36;
.....Dickman, George H.
..........Business Trip, 39;
..........Visit, 36;
.....Dickman, George H., Mrs. (visit), 36;
.....French, Andrew (business trip), 39;
.....Mack, Will G. (business trip), 39;
.....Schools, 13, 15;
.....Schwirtz, Anna (visit), 38;
.....Smith, H. D. (business trip), 35;
.....Sylvester, Byrl Edwin (visit), 36;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence
..........Business Trip, 35, 37, 39;
..........Visit, 10, 16, 26, 36, 38;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence Mrs., (Dillon) (visit), 10, 16, 26, 36, 38;
.....Sylvester, Electa Anna (visit), 14;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin (visit), 36;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin, Mrs. (visit), 36;
.....Sylvester, Meta (visit), 16, 38;
.....Sylvester, Nellie Matilda (waypoint), 10;
.....Sylvester, Nettie Hazel (visit), 16;
.....Sylvester, Park Dillon (visit), 36, 38;
.....Vandyke, Rose (resident), 16;
.....Vandyke, Ruth (resident), 16;
.....Wahler, Inez (waypoint), 10;
.....Whilt, Catherine May (visit), 14;
Wadleigh, A.P.
.....Singer, 2;
.....Howard, Farewell & Co (employee), 31;
.....Minneapolis, MN (resident), 31;
Wahler, Inez
.....Graduation, 7;
.....Hamline University (student), 10, 11;
.....Plainview visit (while residing elsewhere), 10, 11;
.....Wabasha, MN (waypoint), 10;
.....Winona, MN (visit), 23;
Walch, Henry (Clark Farm purchase), 10;
Ward, B. F., Mrs.
.....Minneapolis, MN (resident), 16;
.....Plainview visit, 16;
Washburn, Frank, Mr. & Mrs.
.....Wedding Anniversary (25th), 39;
Washburn’s Grove, Wabasha Co., MN
.....Old Settlers Picnic, 35;
Waseca, MN
.....Sylvester, A.E., Mr. & Mrs (return), 3;
Washburn, F.D.
.....Old Settler (president), 13;
Waste, Martha
.....Bicycle race (Wabasha), 15, 16;
Waste, Mrs.
.....Travelers Club, 33;
Waterman, Grace
.....Actress, 15;
WCTU –see Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Weaver, MN
.....Sylvester, George Franklin (waypoint), 19;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin, Mrs. (Whilt) (waypoint), 19;
"Wedding March" (Mendelssohn), (song performance), 18;
Wedding Anniversaries – see Anniversaries
Weddings – see Marriages
Wedge, George N.
.....Dinner, 34;
.....Electricity (residence), 24, 25;
.....Park Home (purchase and restoration), 5;
.....Whist (card game), 34;
Wedge, James R.
.....Public Library Association (Vice President), 35;
Weeden, A. M. Mrs.
.....Public Library Association (Membership Committee), 35;
Weikel, Bernice
.....Baby Party, 19;
Weikel, William
.....Pallbearer (Electa Sylvester funeral), 30;
Weikel, William, Jr.
.....Graduation, 7;
West Liberty, IA
.....Stafford, Asa Porter
..........Visit, 4;
..........Relocation, 4;
.....Stafford, Clara Matilda (birth), 4;
.....Sylvester, Mrs. Matilda A. (Cook) (visit), 4;
"Where Morning Light is Beaming" (song performed), 4;
Whilt, Catherine May (a.k.a. Mrs. Frank Sylvester, Mrs. G. F. Sylvester, Mrs. Kate Sylvester)
.....Alexandria, MN (visit), 3;
.....Artist, 24;
.....Barn Dance, 36;
.....Basket Social, 25;
.....Birth of child
..........Sylvester, Kathryn S., 17;
..........Sylvester, Marion Frances, 24;
.....California (visit), 8;
.....Carnival (Wabasha), 36;
.....Catch-all Club, 23, 37;
.....Chicago, IL (visit), 10;
.....Crime (larceny – theft of Mrs. G. F. Sylvester’s luggage), 33, 34;
.....Dinner Party (Mrs. Rockwell), 25, 26;
.....Dorcas Society Meeting, 35;
.....Entertaining
..........Piano Recital, 23;
..........Travelers Club Banquet, 35;
..........Visitors, 16, 33;
.....Fargo, ND (visit), 33, 34;
.....Fishing, 32;
.....G. A. R. Ladies Circle (Treasurer), 37, 40;
.....Greenwood Cemetery Association
..........Committee for furnishing flowers, 14;
..........Memorial Day / Decoration Day activities, 16;
.....Ladies Aid (meeting), 18, 20, 21, 23, 28;
.....Literary Society, 25;
.....Maplewood Park (visit), 16;
.....Milaca, MN
..........Resident, 8, 9, 13;
..........Visit, 16, 18, 32, 36, 39;
.....Minneapolis (visit), 23;
.....Millville, MN (visit), 24;
.....Musician, 20, 40, 41;
.....Oak Park, MN (visit), 18, 20, 22, 32;
.....Parade (participant), 33;
.....Party
..........Hobby, 21;
..........Tea, 25, 29, 39;
.....Picnic (4th of July), 24;
.....Pit (Card Game), 30;
.....Plainview visit (while residing elsewhere), 5, 8, 10, 11, 13;
.....Portland, OR (visit), 36;
.....Priscillas (meeting), 24, 25, 28, 30, 34, 35, 36, 38, 41;
.....Public Library Association (Membership Committee), 35;
.....Rochester, MN (visit), 16, 20, 22, 25, 27, 32, 37, 38, 40, 41;
.....St. Louis, MO (visit), 32;
.....St. Paul, MN (visit), 20, 32, 39;
.....State Federation of Women’s Clubs (meeting), 39, 40;
.....Street Fair
..........Plainview
...............Premium list, 39;
...............Superintendent (Painting and Drying), 32;
..........Winona
...............Attendance, 24;
...............Award, 24;
.....Surviving parent (Leon), 9;
.....Theilman, MN (visit), 32;
.....Travelers Club
..........Banquet, 26, 35;
..........Meeting, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41;
..........Secretary, 41;
.....Twin Cities (visit), 15, 32, 38, 41;
.....Wabasha, MN (visit) 14, 36;
.....Weaver, MN (waypoint), 19;
.....Winona, MN (visit), 19, 24, 40, 41;
.....Women Foreign Missionary Society (convention attendee), 36;
.....World’s Fair (St. Louis) (visit), 32;
Whist (card game), 34;
Wicks, Lida – see Cook, Lida
Wilcox, Ozias
Wild West Show, 24;
Williams, Cecelia A. S.
.....Death, 41;
.....Rochester, MN (death), 41;
Winona, MN
.....Bankers Convention, State, 35;
.....Bolton, John (visit), 24;
.....Bolton, Mary (visit), 15;
.....Bolton, T. G. (visit), 15, 24;
.....Carley, J. A. (visit), 28;
.....Colby, Lula D. (student), 6;
.....Cooke, Dr., T. F. (visit), 15;
.....Crandall, W. S., Mr. (resident), 18;
.....Dawley, Edna (student), 6;
.....Dickman, George H. (visit), 24, 36;
.....Dickman, George H., Mrs. (visit), 24, 36;
.....Donaldson, C. W. (visit), 41;
.....Epworth League (Convention), 15;
.....Erding, J. J.
.....Erding, J. J., Mrs., 36;
.....Gilbert, F.L. (visit), 38;
.....Gorrell, Etta (visit), 28;
.....Gorrell, Nettie (visit), 28;
.....Grove, I. A., Mrs. (visit), 15, 16;
.....Hall, G. R. Mrs. (visit), 16;
.....King, Miss (visit), 15;
.....Leininger, Frank (visit), 24;
.....Leininger, Isaac (visit), 24;
.....Maundy Thursday Banquet, 38;
.....Methodist Society Conference, 15;
.....Meachum, F. L. (visit), 24;
.....Meachum, F. L., Mrs. (visit), 24;
.....Normal School, 6, 30;
.....Reich, Albert (visit), 28;
.....Rose Croix banquet, 41;
.....Smith, August (visit), 24;
.....Smith, E. E., Dr. (visit), 38, 41;
.....Smith, H. D. (visit), 38, 41;
.....Smith, Milton (visit), 24;
.....State Federation of Women’s Clubs (meeting), 40;
.....Street Fair, 24, 36;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence, Mrs. (Dillon) (visit), 15, 16, 28, 36, 37;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence
..........Business Trip, 38;
..........Visit 15, 17, 28, 35, 36;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin (visit), 19, 24, 36, 38, 40, 41;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin, Mrs. (Whilt) (visit), 19, 24, 40, 41;
.....Sylvester, Electa Anna
..........Student, 6;
..........Visit, 10, 20, 23;
.....Wahler, Inez (visit), 23;
.....Women Foreign Missionary Society (convention attendee), 16;
Wisconsin
.....Marriage of George Washington Sylvester and Matilda A. Cook, 22;
Wise, G. W. Rev.
.....Sunday School County Convention, 27;
.....Elgin, MN (visit), 27;
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
.....MN state convention (St. Paul), 6;
.....Plainview day of prayer, 6;
.....Plainview meeting, 2, 4, 10;
Women Foreign Missionary Society Convention – see Methodist Episcopal Church
Wood, Belle
.....Plainview (visit), 6;
.....Winona [MN] Normal School (student), 6;
Wood, Matt, Mr. & Mrs.
.....Catch-all Club, 23, 37;
Wood, P. C.
.....Board of Education (treasurer), 20;
.....Catch-all Club, 23;
.....Minneapolis (business trip), 27;
.....St. Paul (business trip), 27
.....Zumbrota, MN (visit), 26;
Wood, P. C., Mrs.
.....Catch-all Club, 23;
Woodcock, Mr. & Mrs.
.....Barn Dance, 36;
Woodland Cemetery
.....Gravesites
..........Cook, Matilda A. (Sylvester), 22;
..........Sylvester, Electa Anna, 30;
..........Sylvester, George Washington, 22;
.....Nearby school, 1;
Woodland, Plainview Twp., MN
.....Sylvester, Electa Anna (birthplace), 29;
.....Sylvester, Hattie Alice (birthplace), 9;
.....Sylvester, Matilda A. (residence), 22;
Woodland School
.....Attendance, 1;
.....Evans, Eva M. (teacher), 1;
.....Location, 1;
.....Replacement, 1;
.....Sylvester, Electa Anna (student), 1;
.....Sylvester, Nellie Matilda (student), 1;
Wording, W.E., Hon.
.....Plainview Bank (sale), 2;
World’s Fair
.....Chicago, IL
..........Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence, 10;
..........Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence, Mrs. (Dillon), 10;
..........Sylvester, Electa Anna, 10;
.....St. Louis, MO
..........Manchester, M. J., 33;
..........Slocumb, J. A., 32;
..........Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence, 32, 33;
..........Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence, Mrs. (Dillon), 32, 33;
..........Sylvester, George Franklin, 32;
..........Sylvester, George Franklin, Mrs. (Whilt), 32;
Yetter, Mrs. (i.e., Abigail Frances (Sylvester) Yetter) (death), 11;
Zeisinger, C. E., Mrs.
.....Singer, 31;
Zumbro River, MN
.....Fishing, 19;
.....Sylvester, Edwin Lawrence (visit), 19;
Zumbrota, MN
.....Dickman, George H. (visit), 26;
.....Meachum, E. (visit), 26;
.....School, 26;
.....Sylvester, George Franklin (visit), 26;
.....Wood, P. C. (visit), 26;