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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1916
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR describes railroad crossings near Rock Island and adjacent lines with a focus on a motor car incident and a 6:04 AM alert. Mentions passenger cars and a timetable or crossing warning. Lacks full names, dates, or clear outcomes.
Local notes report Merry Christmas greetings from Ackley's merchants and next week's World paper plans. Several residents are named with illnesses travel and events, including Mrs. J. D. Shuger, Miss Mildred Butts, and Mrs. Geo Roosevelt. The December Ackley Brotherhood meeting, school graduates, local trips to Waterloo and Eldora, and moves to Iowa Falls are noted along with community prep for Christmas and charitable efforts for Porto Rico.
A brief Ackley items column notes Mrs. George Yokum's children have recovered from chickenpox. It also mentions deaths, marriages, travel, and local business activity with multiple local names and places such as Eldora Ackley and Alexander. The passage references a court session in Grundy Center and community events including a one-cent sale at Roth Drug Store and Christmas displays at Carstens Brothers hardware.
Mrs B Blom was at Hampton last Tuesday. Miss Ruth Althouse visited Water loo yesterday. Miss Ethel Thompson returned home from ajvialt at Hampton yesterday afternoon. Mrs WT S Rath and daughter Marion were at Waterloo last Saturday. Mr and Mrs Philip Homan went to Wesley last Saturday to visit their two daughters. R B Hadley and wife were Sunday visitors at Union at the McClain home. Mrs Frank Hanig and daughter Henristta went to Rockwell last Friday and stayed over Sunday. Antoinette Scheidemann of Claire Iowa is in town visiting the Center girls and Tena Blatt speller. Laura Kramer returned Monday from Waterloo visit and at the Kulp home. Mr Goots and wife of Freeport Illinois are visiting the Roegner home and Wellsburg relatives. Mr and Mrs Kerssen left for Hartley last Tuesday to visit their daughter Coorden and holiday plans. Carl and Mrs Fradden went to Dubuque Sunday to remain at Frudden parents and handle Lumber Co business.
The Bismarck serves pork sandwiches, homemade chili and pico, pure milk oyster stews, and high grade coffee. It invites patrons to the big batting contest between the north and south sides at the baseball parlor next Monday evening for excitement.
Local merchants announce extended evening hours next week to assist Christmas shoppers and will close only on Christmas and New Year’s Day. The list includes Heppelmeier and Schreimeyer W.4H, Gortorne and Son, Diemer and Co, Martin Groves, and several others. Also noted are visits by F J McGreevy and auctioneer Krene DeBerg, plus community events and obituaries.
Walter L Haehlen aged 23, disabled by infantile paralysis, runs a popular grocery at 1318 Des Moines Street in Des Moines after moving from Cedar Rapids with his pastor father Rev Haehlen. He self-operates his store, reaches high shelves with an iron device, canvasses for household goods, and earns loyal customers through courtesy and quality.
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