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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
4
Market notes list grains and fodder items with partial OCR text including wheat varieties corn hay and potatoes. The fragment mentions wheat No 1 and No 2, barley, hay delivered, spring chickens butcher stock hens and roosters, Guinea fowl, butter, and new potatoes with unreadable details.
Earl Mohr traveled to Sioux City with Mrs. Milo Mills and Mrs. E. C. F. Mohr. Anna Kidd visited Akron friend Mrs. A. A. Wilson. Mrs. Thos Lias of Akron visits Roger Lias this week. W H Glenny of Waterloo visited Mrs. Glenny recently. Mrs. F J Coyle and children visited Akron relatives. The rain will help corn and late vegetables. Mrs. John Conway is recovering. Mr. Conway back at work. Mrs. Marks from Gayville visits daughters and friends. Mr. and Mrs. E J Scott return from Mapleton after two weeks. Mrs. Chapman and Clara return from Clifton Springs. Mamie and Maggie Roberta return to Sioux City. Dr. W M Bushnell leaves for Cedar Rapids to be with his mother. will meet wife and baby in Iowa City. B H B Van Vleck loses house and grain in fire. granary held 1000 bushels. many entomological specimens destroyed. neighbors aid in saving property.
Miss Ella Olson stopped in Sioux City between trains. Johan X Ericson and family with Mrs Olof Ericson planned a Hawarden visit last Sunday. Lutheran confirmation Sunday at 10 AM. evening services follow. Ladies Aid to hold a sale at the picnic next Tuesday afternoon to buy handy items. Axel Olson from St Paul visited John Johnson and returned Wednesday. Sunday school picnic set for August 18 at P G Wiberg’s. Union Creek vs Big Springs ball game on the program. Mr and Mrs A G Johnson of Akron attended Ladies Aid at Isegren’s last Thursday. Society meets with Mrs Emil Johnson south of Akron next Thursday afternoon. Luther League disbanded due to weather but will meet at Mrs J Fredell’s next Wednesday evening.
Richland Round-ups reports visits and travel notes. Mrs Robt French left for Tabor to visit sister Mrs Hrowton. Jim Burnight of Westfield came through with a new auto. Mr and Mrs W Bennett and Mrs Strong spent Sunday with Will Seward. Mrs Laula Hitzemann of Akron called on her aunt Mrs ELC Sweyer Wednesday. Mrs Fred Squires and her children visited Mrs Bennett. on Saturday she traveled toward her next stop.
A home near Sioux City hosts a three week visit at her Spink area residence. W H H Fate visitslk Point to oversee preparations for the old settlers picnic. William Netz and family travel via Richland to Akron to see Mia. A Richland church Sunday school social is set for Tuesday evening August 12 at 8 o'clock to raise funds for Bible lands maps. ice cream and cake will be served. All are invited.
Master Archie Hofstad is very sick. Miss Annie Bubbs left for Cleveland Ohio. A large crowd attended Oscar Bland temperance lecture. Willie Halverson goes to the Black Hills to locate if the country suits him. Archie and Frank Rochester of Jefferson South Dakota visit Geo Hamilton and relatives. The Y P C U ice cream social was a grand success with a good sum raised. Joseph Oakes repaired and painted the Nora South Dakota store and visited George Davis on return to Chatsworth.
A Friday afternoon fire at B H Van Vleck's Westfield township farm destroyed about seventy five tons of hay along with the barn granary and cattle shed contents. No livestock harmed though a large wheat reserve was burned. Insurance status unknown. Archie Hofstad, three, died after dysentery two weeks prior. funeral set for Saturday.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Ferris on August 6, a son to Mr. and Mrs. EB. J. Ham mer on August 11, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Fred B. Frerichs east of town on August 12, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dirks northeast of town on August 31, and a son to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Oaka near Westfield on August 13.
Want column ad offers a rentable farmland in the southwest quarter of section 22 Westfield township near LeMars Iowa. It presents the property as a profitable investment and invites inquiries to Mary Marcue.
Pedigreed farm notice lists thirty five healthy spring pigs for sale by W. Thorne located southeast of town.
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