Alden Times (Newspaper) - March 27, 1924, Alden, Iowa HARDIN MARCH 1924 NUMBER FOUR 1EET10 BE HELD HERE Engelking and Hazel Kreamer Alden High The annual declamatory contest be 1 schools of Hardin coun Tto be lield in Alden next Satur JJj afternoon and evening at the Con Because of the large number of con there being it is nec to Rive part of the program in when those in the hum s will give their remainder of the program will following the afternoon The given in the the decision of the judges will Representatives and of eight schools Iowa Radcliffe The judges will be ProfT a Cedar Falls Principal Fred and Miss Caro line AWen highs representatives are Miss Elba Engelking in the oratorical class and Miss Hazel Kreamer in the The following is the program Glee Oratorical Class The Prince of Engel The Unknown Let Us Have Vocal Evening Love Song Dramatic Class Jean Valjean and tihe rie The Keeper of the Christmas Eve in a Mining Camp Clara A Few Bars in the Key of zel The Little As the Fleet Goes Madam Just dee Humorous Class In a Street When the Honeymoon lia Betty at the Baseball ett The Movie At the Glee OBITUARY OF El Had Lived in this County Many Years Burial in Cemetery Funeral services were held last Sunday from the Methodist church at Radcliffe for Knickerbock mother of Joseph and mention of whose death was made in the Times of last Burial was in the cemetery at that place by the side of her husband and a Sarah Ann Mason was born in La Salle near on February and was married to James Knickerbocker in They lived near Kendall until the spring of 1869 when they moved to Ford coun where they remained until At that time they moved to Jewell and in 1885 on a farm in Rose Grove township where she remained until her death on March She was baptized in 1902 and united with the Lincoln Con church near her She had a patient and helpful ever anxious to do a kindness to even at a On January her husband departed from this as did also AND HOFFMAN QUET FRIDAY EVENING MARRIED HALF CENTURY Senior Class and Teachers Royally Entertained by the Juniors The senior clas and the teachers of the high school were royally enter by the juniors last Friday night The two classes assembled in the south room of the Congregational church before the The hour was set for but on account of bad roads some of the guests were detained and the rest were courteous enough to wait till they When all assembled dinner was an and the banqueters marched to the basement where they found places around a beautifully decorated table and all enjoyed a fine supper mingled with toasts from various Freshman girls were the wait Gould Jones very gracefully took the post of The first toast was given by the president of the junior who extended a greeting of welcome and honor to The second toast AGRICULTURE SCHOOLS Work Has Been Very Successful Dur ing Past Two Years Celebrate the Occasion of the extension A Family Reunion Held Sunday to department of the state teachers col was in Eldora last Friday con ferring with the county dent with reference to the project Last Saturday marked the fiftieth in that is being car of the marriage of m in the rural schools of the md Chris pioneer res thls aer dents of Alden and and on Sunday a family reunion was enjoyed it the parental home in All he with their were present and a sumptuous dinner was The decorations were very attrac ive and around the table were fes one Vernal who died given by the president Of the ary Ten children are still and are Melvin of Oregon Florence Gay Finn of Long California Pearl Fairburn of Bil Montana Lena Rua Bork of Oregon Helen Crete Bork and Emma Hila Stien of La Oregon Gentle Bide of and Gesley and James of She is also survived by wo George Mason of Ma and Joe Mason of Rad and one Albert Fowler of Forty four grandchildren and three great grandchildren also remain to mourn her Relatives from a distance who at tended the funeral were Melvin Oregon Pearl Mon tana and Albert George Ma Iowa Brown of and and Melvin Web ster The poultry lessons that have been studied during the past months have completed and 367 pupils from the upper wrote the examina tion that was given at the completion of the The pupil in each school that received the highest grade in this examination will Ibe given a sitt The L C dll VI CIL v t i i 11 f n i i mg of pure bred chicken loops of while at each 6 l pupils receiving the eggs sign r n nr a l late was a place card adorned with a vellow and on the table was miniature bride and The piece consisted of a large gold ake ornamented with fifty yellow a con tract agreeing to use the information gained in studying the lessons in car ing for the eggs and They also agree to exhibit the chickens they raise at the county candles set m Lessons on potato culture are now Besides the immediate being given in the When MARRIED QUARTER CENTURY Last Thursday was the anniversary of the marriage of and Cox and they were en at a 6 oclock dinner that evening at the home of and The other guests were Angle Jurgensen and and Herrig and daughter Alice and a delightful social time was The friends of and Cox all trust that they may be spared to enjoy many more anniversaries of their El OF SAFETY FIRST George Making Good as Lec turer for Illinois Central lessons of experience are be lne preached by locomotive engineers the Illinois Central system in an rt to reduce the of acci at grade One of these George son 01 Adelia Wheeler of this who js an Alden but now akes his home at a veter of the Minnesota is gain ic wide reputation as to the March issue qf the Central Engineer has been deli ing safety DUNNING AND EVERHART MARRIED Popular Alden Young People Wedded Monday of This Week A very pleasant wedding ceremony took place at the home of and Thomas Dunning in Alden on Monday March at 3 oclock when their Miss Ethel was united an marriage with Walter Perry Caskey of the Congregational church using the ring cer Miss Lucille Foster of Iowa Falls played the wedding march and Miss Mabel also of Iowa a cousin of the acted as brides Roy a brother of the acted as Only the immediate relatives of the contracting parties were in attend ance at the and following congratulations a sumptuous wedding dinner was The newly wed left the same eve ning for Fort Dodge for a short returning to Alden last evening and after April first will be at home to friends in the Lawton property in the east part of The bride has grown to young wo manhood in this immediate locality and has a wide circle of be ing especially popular with the young er and has the respect and es teem of For the past two years she has been employed in the Clinker senior Myrtle she ex pressing the appreciation of the sen iors at this occasion of Tv third was given by Blanche who toasted to the teachers and ex pressed the thoughts of the class when she told them of our appreciation ol their loyalty to us in the past four The final toast was given hy Smiley to the He made us feel proud of ourselves for stay ing by our school life as long as we and also warned us of our obli gation in life and the trials that w will have to as realize our obliga tion more I than we did before Smiley talked to us Friday and we accept Woodrow Wil sons motto to apply to our The road to success is to nothing but God and his final This banquet was what some of us would call a formal affair but some of the boys could not resist asking for the soap when the finger bowl was After this process was through with we promenaded back to the south room upstairs and enjoyed a short We are about through with high school days and we take this oppor to bid the rest of the high school and we wish you suc cess in your after We write farmers mutual insurance on livestock and machin Edwards or civ and various organizations in cUHl 1Cnsi lls and communities Along the adopted as a slogan and In connection witn Wheeler has obtained of the Look n clubs the 111 a These clubs now have membership of about rail in the and K StUtes by the carry on an g that they stop for all rail to and The groom is a son of and Henry Everhart and for the past cou ple of years has been in the employ of the county as highway He is a splendid young man and has a host of friends The writer is pleased to join with the other friends of and Everhart in extending congratulations and hearty well wishes to this worthy MEMBERS ENTEM The Refreshments Greatly Enjoyed by Members and Guests The members of the were royal entertainers at a progressive Five Hundred party Wednesday eve ning of last Besides the mem bers of tine those present were Leslie Homer John Kemp and Dwight The evening began with a general social time until about when the tables were cleared and everybody prepared to receive the sumptuous Contrary to the general belief that serving is for women this was the best as those present can The banquet consisted of three courses topped off by home made ice angel food candy and It was served by two in the person of William Tresemer and Ted A toast was given by Earl Long to the success of the club and the enjoy ment of the John Kemp gave some incidents of college life at Ames which were full of Following the banquet and toasts numbers were drawn for partners and tables for progressive Five This was played until midnight and was enjoyed by Each team kept track of their own won and lost so the winners were never def decided upon to Just a word to tell you that the certainly knows how to enter and we doubt if any cooks cam be In some of them and Henry Wagner and Mary Sharar were seated at the they being neighbors and old tim friends of and Hoffman is a native of Germ being bom in that country in 1850 and will be seventyfour years old his next He came 1 America in 1867 and practically ever since has been a resident of who was prior to her mar riage is a native of this being born in Scott coun ty in Hoffman and Miss were married March 1874 at Allens in Scott and following a years residence in that county moved to Franklin three years later going to They resided there for a year and then returned to Franklin county where they resided until their removal to this county in locat ing on the farm west of Alden which was for years their home For the past twenty years they have in and Hoffman are the par ents of five they being Forest City and Raymond Iowa and Clyde and Ferdinand this There are also ten The aged couple were the recipients of many beautiful they com ng from relatives and from friends and will be highly by Their Alden friends congratulate and Hoffman on having been privileged to travel lifes pathway to ether for so many distinc tion that is accorded to but very few everyone trusts they may be spared for many MUCH REAL HANDS Land Not Being Given Away Even if Times do Seem Hard Just what Sac county land is sell since the slump following the peak prices is interesting informa these Jessons are completed an exam will be given and the pupil in each school receiving the highest grade will be given a peck of certi fied seed These are to be cared for according to directions giv en in the lessons and a sample of the product grown is to be shown at the This is the second year that this work has been given in the schools in this county and it is creating a great deal of interest and is serving as a means of connecting home and school Hardin county is one of eleven counties in the state that is carrying on Ibis project work in agriculture ir the Over four thousand pu pils in these eleven counties wrote the recent poultry precaution at all morning Hiday received word last Fri the death of a nephew which occurred at his home in Manning that FIRE AT THE AWE HOME A fire at the home of Miss Mina Awe home early last Monday morning created some excitement for a short The fire was caused by sparks from the chimney igniting the shin but the blaze was discovered and extinguished before damage of any consequence was LY HALF MONEY Figures Tell Where Taxes Come From and How Distributed Deputy Auditor Haynes furnished us with the following figures which show the resources from the more than million dollars of tax mon ey comes in this also the var ious funds into which the money is distributed MEMBERSHIP OF LOCAL LEGION POST GROWING But There are Good Many Others that Should Become Our attention was called to a mis take in the use of the word broadcast in last weeks The navy con cluded that the word did not look well in print with an ed attached to From all reports in the newspapers there are several things that do not look so well in print that have been enacted by some of the naval higher Golf is a game in which a big pill chases a little What a pity it is that shoes wont stay as noses Next Monday and then a will be our next meeting It was decided at the last regular to make the April 7 meeting a mem The drive that was augmented at the hall March 17 has resulted in placing a large num ber on our roster that were not re corded Come on the water is Some people find their most pleas ant reflections in a At our next meeting we are prom ised a selection from a noted female the title of which is We Have No Banana Colored Stock So We Wear None at We are under the impression that the ef fect will be the Your Legion was attacked and the plan of the enemy is to destroy the Legion The compensation amounts to the shade of a leaf for an elephant as far as the big business is They are only using that means to divide the service men into several organizations that they can be controlled in the Are you who are still in the outer ranks among the class that wish to see the down to It must be concluded from your actions that you if you remain Of it is expected that a few are Petty grievances are on ly the tools of the narrow shouldered The broad ready service man gets into the harness and shows his appreciation for what has already been done for him by the For instance the late state Abner Did any of your family ever make a brilliant marriage Smithers Only my Full many a maidens ear was born to blush unseen and waste its sweet ness neath a puff of A village is a place where a wo man can celebrate her birthday anniversary only The Lytton Star has published a list of farm sales in that vicinity which shows that the average for Taxable Farm Lands Farm Personal Town lots Town Express Sac county land during 1923 was The highest price paid dur i ing the year was The story Telephone Lines follows Everybody admits that Iowa land took a slump from the peak prices but the following which includes all the farm deals in this vi for conclusively that the dirt around these parts is not being given away for a mere song The name of the former number of acres and price per acre is given below August Carl Paul Ida In these nine 1100 acres changed hands and the average price per acre was involving the of These figures are fractions of acres and cents being It should be remembered that these transactions were not made by socalled speculat but by farmers who for the mos live here and know what land in this section will County polls Delinquent tax Total C Tax Tax 412 Hiday Didnt you hear me call you to stop Leland I didnt know it 1 thought it was someone Id run Helen playing with a toy bile what do you call a man who drives an automobile Willard that all depends up on how close he comes to hitting Bring us your Highest cash Miller Ltf The shows the various funds into which tihe money is distributed General state Soldiers bonus County Bridge are better at the culinary art than at playing Five Read Times T County road County road County Insane Bond Court Expense Poor Soldiers relief Animal health school School house County school Incorporations Township funds County rolls Delinquent Carl who has been spend ing the past several months in Chi returned last Tuesday to Alden iand expects to be employed in this vi during the Total Ed Ackerman was a passen ger this morning for Iowa Falls for FORMER IN CALIFORNIA Wood Passed Away Two Weeks Ago at San Jose Albert Wood passed away at her home in San on March The im mediate cause of death was an apop lectic stroke following Florence Brown was born in on March the seventh child of Billings and Emeline Hale At the age of 13 she moved with her to living first in and around Iowa and after her living for thirtytwo years on the farm east of On January she was united in marriage to Albert who with two Fred and La survive All ot her brothers and sisters preceded her in At an early age with the First Baptist church of Iowa Falls and was an earnest Christian during her entire lu 1915 with her moved to California where they have since i Funeral services were held in San Jose on March and the interment was in Oak Hill a couple of days visit with home at that
