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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1909
Page
4
Local notes recount a Christmas Eve program at the Congregational church with recitations songs and a gift distribution. Family and friends attend gatherings across Akron Mel nominee and surrounding towns with visits from Sioux City Akron and Scotland residents as holiday travel continues amid illness and reunions.
Union Creek news notes a Friday New Year Wake at the Lutheran church starting at 8 o clock with an oyster supper afterward for a fee. social time promised. Also mentions a large crowd at the Ninas festival last Sunday, no service next Sunday, and several local arrivals and travels including Otto Lander from North Dakota and Hugo Wiberg’s return from Oldham. The piece reports on funeral attendance for Mrs. Anna Lindblom Dolph and family updates from nearby residents.
A cheerful note from Richland reports visitors arriving for holidays. Mrs. Hattie Sweet and Mrs. Johnson visit families in Davis and Presno while planning winter stays. The district enjoyed Christmas festivities at school with two decorated trees, gifts for students, a Santa appearance, and a brief program run by Mrs. Hitzemann and Libbie Irvin following a family bereavement.
Special Corre reports a horse loss Friday night attributed to misfortune. Mentions Miss Elsie Greene of LeMars and Floyd Greene with family of Akron in connection to the incident.
A Washington dispatch reports the army engineers board agrees the Big Sioux river is not worth improvement for navigation. Capt. Schulz found navigation above Westfield impractical and no water trade exists. The board approves ending river surveys, likely sealing Big Sioux fate as a navigable waterway for years. Also noted are local society items and obituaries, including Mrs. M. A. Twitchell’s death and community updates.
An engagement notice from northeast of town announces the betrothal of N Ason to Mr and Mrs Arden Pollock on Friday December 24. The fragment notes a northeast location and a family mention, but details are incomplete.
Local items report visits by G W Peck to Sioux City and Johnsons to Kiron, with residents traveling to relatives in Missouri and Rock Valley. The Ladies Culture club organized for literary and musical improvement. A cold snap chilled Akron with 16 to 24 below zero, followed by a thaw. The Register-Tribune notes church Christmas Eve exercises and a coin of misfortune as coal famine fears ease. A prize essay contest by Akron Savings Bank on The First American Flag is announced with prizes. Chic Perkins brings The Leading Lady to the Akron opera house January 10 for a four act story play.
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