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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1916
Page
4
A compact roundup from World’s Busy COR: the Coming and Goingiot, People and Their Friends, and Week’s Review segments. Reading notes summarize social happenings, introductions, and minor community updates with brief mentions of local names and events.
Abbott Grist Ray Johns of Waterloo visited his parents Saturday evening. Mrs Johns and children here the past week. Merle Knight fished at Steamboat Rock Saturday. Haya Fouts of Riceville visited friends and will drive back Monday. Thomas Gimer and Mrs Lou Gimer of New London accompanied him. Jess Johns, Herbert Strahorn and wives with Mrs L Gimer planned Ackley trip Sunday afternoon. Henry Vint transacted business in Ackley Saturday. John Kugel Sr Eldora visitor last Saturday. Minnie Krommings hosted a gentleman friend Saturday. Louis Fischer of Ackley helped son Alvan with farm work Monday. Roads good after recent rains. crops thriving. Weather a touch backward but Iowa heals quick. H H Wolters visiting son and family at Dexter. Martin Lindaman family visited relatives at Ackley Tuesday. Abe Voogh and wife stayed near Hamp ton. Geo Tiedens and wife and R A Voogh and wife moved to Greene last Tuesday. Amon DeBuler Little Cedar spent days with parents. Mrs Ed Cardner Akron arrival for visit. W G Austin and wife took baby to Chicago for medical care. Mrs D Benninga went to German Valley Ill for sister visit. Mr and Mrs Craig returned from Rockwell. W B DeBuler went to Austin Minnesota to visit family and manage farms.
The Aplington team defeated Ardale 14 to 7 in Tuesday’s game. B R Hook traveled to Waterloo Thursday to visit his wife who had surgery there and is recovering well.
Wellsburg and vicinity note births and family news. A son born May 26 to H G Schwager and wife. a baby girl born May 28 to Ben Thorn and wife. Dena Meyer and Tena Lutterman visited Chicago. Leo Kelly and wife visited Earl Graney home. Harm Hayengs to stay in Sibley. Walter Neesan improving in Fairmont rheumatics treatment. Bill Bales home after eight weeks at Deaconess hospital following a pleural abscess surgery.
In Chicago markets on May 31 cattle receipts reached 3,000 with steady tone for native beef steers from 7.50 to 89.85 and westerns 87.40 to 88.60. Calves 8.00 to 310.50. hogs mixed with bulk 80.50 to 89.80. Sheep receipts 13,000 and prices from 3.40 to 89.15 for sheep and 89.76 to 811.70 for lambs. Chicago Produce shows butter at 31 to 36.40 and eggs higher with 24,106 cases noted.
A brief exchange quotes a self satisfied man and a diligent worker about catching up on unfinished work. The Washington Star notes the contrast between procrastination and persistence in daily tasks.
Ruth says music inspires men to her pledgeds Betty suggests playing The Wedding March when Yack calls this evening Boston Tran script
A short reflective note on life as a lengthy school of humanity with sources attributed to M. Barrie. The phrase suggests viewing life’s experiences as education guiding growth and understanding.
The article discusses grasping vast time spans in geology and astronomy. It cites Professor Croll’s paper length illustration and imagines a mile-deep gorge carved by a tiny stream, showing how 4 million years and a million miles challenge human comprehension. It reflects on the enormous durations involved in Earth's history.
Seville centers on outdoor moving picture shows in principal places and gardens. Exhibitors earn mainly from drinks and chair rentals at 2 cents each. Thousands visit nightly, with city life revolving around the screens for about four months, per Commerce Reports.
An old technical tip describes making a permanent cement to seal steam pipe leaks when caulking is impractical. Mix black oxide of manganese with raw linseed oil to form a thick paste, apply to the leak while warming the pipe so the oil is absorbed. Within 24 hours the cement supposedly hardens like iron.
The Rock Island wreck one mile south of Packard has twenty three dead. Butler county coroner J L Scripture has been in Greene two days gathering information as to the cause and expects a coroner's jury to decide within a day or two.
The district court of Hardin County Iowa appointed Ignatius as administrator of the Mary A Pattee estate. Creditors must file claims with authentication. debtors to make payment to the undersigned. Dated May 7, 1419.
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