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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1908
Page
4
Local notes report visitors from Akron and Marcus Iowa and Missouri. Residents like Mrs Bogenker Rev Ratcliffe Mr and Mrs Clift and Blanch Beaulieu make short trips. Mrs Spaulding suffers grippe. A blacksmith shop is torn down as a new store building is set to rise.
Union Creek News reports the Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs Hilder Johnson next Thursday afternoon. Easter services at the Lutheran Church are 10 30 a m and 7 00 p m. Miss Selma Anderson returns from visiting the Sellbergs in Sioux City. Carl W Carlson travels to Hot Springs Ark for treatment. John Sellberg recovering but relapsed. Easter song service praised for solos by Miss Thekla Hanson and Rev Nel Boy. Maxwell car new in neighborhood, owner P Shoulberg. April shower at Joe Johnson's necktie party. no one mentioned the Sunday suit. Miss Olga Archson of Sioux City and Gunard Fredell of Arthur IA visit Fredell home for Easter. Gundhild Fredell visits from Sioux City. brief calls at Sellberg and Fredel homes.
John Welch wag in Elk Point Monday and John Welch wag in Elk Point Monday. John and Aug Anidéyao were Sunday visitors ate. targon's ndle and Sever Abraham shipped a car of fat cattle to Sioux City. Tuesday Miss Mary Christenson of Flyville visited in our neighborhood the thrat of the week. Mr and Mrs E W Clark and family spent Sunday afternoon at the Geo Davis home. The surprise party on Miss Josie Gardner last Thursday evening was enjoyable. Mr and Mrs Joseph Gardner and daughter Mrs Hols Goodroad visited Sunday at Wilson Heagley s. A Gustafson Davis John Anderson edi Kipmme and Peter Abraham Alcester visitors Puegday Mr and Mrs Biance Beeler of Greenfield and Mr and Mrs H A Beeler of Akron were Sunday visitors at Wallace Beeler s. The little daughter of Peter Abraham, ill with lung fever, is reported out of danger. Dr Koch of Akron attended her. M M Talbott of Akron is expecting to move his portable saw mill over
The Batchelders of Elk Point concluded a visit by week’s end and returned to their flat. Annie Crawford, Pleasant Hill schoolteacher, spent a week at her Elk Point home and attended a teachers’ meeting while away.
T Jauron purchased a team of work horses Saturday Frad Gronemeyer was a Chatsworth business caller Monday John Majerius was a LeMars business caller one day last week Louis Meether and family attended Easter services at LeMars Sunday John Barinsky and folks were Sunday guests at the Wm Barinsky home Gert Renken and family spent Easter with home folks in Grant township John Schmidt lost a fine cow by mireing down in old Indian Creeks mud John Bolton is contemplating to build a one new barn in the near future Henry Schwiesow was a visitor at the Materius home last Sunday New Bank Miss Dugan who teaches Preston Center school returned from Sioux City last Tuesday where she spent Easter vacation with home folks
W S Bennett and wife shopped in Elk Point last Friday. Ladies Aid met with Mrs Blanchard on Thursday for a pleasant afternoon. Rain Thursday night arrived, craps looking fine. Choir met at W S Bennett home last Monday to practice for the pre social. Regular church services Sunday morning and Rev Brown of Sioux Falls will preach Sunday evening. All invited.
Fred Myers died peacefully at home in Akron Town on Monday April 20 1908 after years of lung trouble He was born June 11 1838 in Yorkshire England Worked in stone quarries for forty five years Married Caroline Binns in October 1862 They had six daughters and two sons Surviving: Mrs I Knudson Miss Mary James of Akron Mrs Alicea Fulton near Grindstone SD Two brothers and two sisters in England Funeral held in Riverside Cemetery Baptist church pastor Rev J L Ayrault Card of Thanks from Muns F Myers and children
A reader warns farmers about advance binding twine agents selling at low prices with inferior product. He promotes his own policy of selling best grades at lowest prices without advance soliciting and payment until goods are seen. Akron's Pioneer Implement Dealer 8S. A. Waterbury also notes it will resume practice and says Dr Kerr and he will practice together, focusing on office work and town calls.
Local weather mixed with sun and showers and crop conditions ahead of last year. Carl Mann's brother arrived from Mondamin Iowa. The Sunshine Washing Machine promoted by H D Mohr. A daylight fire drill at the public school impressed students. Council meeting notes include river water extension, tax changes, and Swanson resignation from Klauer Swanson Co. The district court ruled against A Baker in a town of Akron case. Dr P A Lillie ill with pneumonia but improving. Easter attire noted and a realization drill praised. A list of fixtures offered by Goodwin Clark and a widow’s pension bill moving toward May 4 enactment.
Reported elopement last week of Henry Dirkson and his neighbor Sebastian Lenschen's wife sent a German neighborhood northeast of town into turmoil. They allegedly boarded a northbound train Friday to parts unknown. Dirkson, tied to 800 insurance money from a burned barn, is father to three. Lenschen’s wife also has three. The spouses are sisters. The abandoned husbands seek the missing couple.
About 60 to 70 Ida County farmers who bought the so called economy cream separators from Sears Roebuck Co have been notified by the United States Circuit Court of Appeals that the machines infringe an earlier patent and must not be used The court granted an injunction and ordered Sears Roebuck to disclose buyers the notices now reach purchasers warning not to operate the devices The dispute stems from a rival Vermont Dream Separator claiming infringement and theft of its design.
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