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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1916
Page
4
A compact overview of the week’s social notes highlighting movements, meetings, and small events among residents and their networks. Key names and places appear as readable fragments, outlining visits, arrivals, departures, and casual gatherings.
Ackley residents and visitors are mentioned in a string of social notes. Allen Jobns and Nats Ratnsbarger earned wages last Saturday while Mrs. Martin Schneiderman and her young daughter visited from South Dakota to spend time with her mother. Mrs Lucy Knott of Nureka Montana was honored at a surprise party hosted by Mrs N R Knight. Various locals and visitors, including Hays Fouts, Mrs A Homan, John Kugel, Bill Williamson, Mra W T Glmer, and others are noted for shopping, visiting relatives, and upcoming moves. Population growth is hinted as Aledh Saathoif plans to move to Abbott next week.
F E Bliss holds a closing out sale at the Farrington stand in Iowa Falls Iowa featuring lowered prices on machinery implements and vehicles with a bold promotional emphasis on “smashed” deals and limited supply.
A parade of visitors and travelers includes Mrs Burma Aplington and daughter Katie from Greene, Dan Van Gerpan from near Bikton visiting relatives, O Niehuis of Austin Minnesota stopping by, D R Spieker of Montevideo Minnesota calling at the parental home, Wr Ackerman arriving from Earlham, and Miss Vossberg bound for Blue Earth. Other arrivals include Mrs Claus Kndoes of Pine City visiting relatives, Mesdamen Fritz and Emmons returning to Omaha after visiting Asa Stoner and T Z Van Meter homes, and Jack Alberta’s month long treatment trip from Prairie du Chien Wisconsin for rheumatism. Domestic Science staff to present play Mr Bob on March 3. Angeline Roints visiting Eagle Grove. Arend Archda of Blalburg visiting mother and sister. S D Ludeman of Fairmont and John Ludeman of Jeffers Milton visiting, Dena Absbens of Dubuque visiting Roy Zindler, and Mrs Claas De Boer going to Waterloo for a few days to visit daughter Mrs Ross and family.
Grundy Center and Reinbeck items highlight county fair dates set for late August, local marriages and deaths, land sales and court actions. Mentions Peters residence sale at 84 000, Wellsburg water issues, Civil War veteran J T Wilson’s death, and various village officers, church and lodge activities, and school examinations.
List of residents traveling visiting relatives moving farms and homes in Wellsburg and nearby townships. Mentions include J B Hutaman gall stones, Grace Eckholt from Hancock county, Dan’s Hayunga, Heiko Doyen visiting brother in Marshalltown, several moves to Melrose township Dike and Adams counties, visits by J Eagle and J P Cowley aiding meetings, new babies, hospital return, and a classified employment ad seeking salesmen earning over 125 per month.
Dirk Toompson visited Ackley Monday as sickness affects the Toompson family. Despite illness, most farmers remain on their own farms with limited community movement and few changes in residence.
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