Gasoline Price at Local Office
At 55 cents per gallon, at the office of C. F. Horton and N. Mead, rear of Burgess and Smith's.
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1906
Page
5
At 55 cents per gallon, at the office of C. F. Horton and N. Mead, rear of Burgess and Smith's.
J J Aalfs Auctioneer presents a slate of sales around Akron including Keech Hamm Combination Sale on February 15 near Akron, Alfred Frager and John Talles large sales southeast of Akron, Geo Pelow sale northwest of Akron, Ed Nelson near Big Springs and David Nelson near Big Springs selling stock and machinery. high grade stock by J Willer with dates to be announced. call Akron Savings Bank or Register-Tribune Office for details.
In the local scene the harness shop doors separate from the hardware department as the German Lutheran church nears completion with interior finishing and the 2000 pound bell to be hung. Weather silence persists though groundhog prognosticators like G. W. Oaks or Fred Larkin may offer spring timing.
A local feature spotlights Miller’s Big Candy bar, celebrating its popular appeal and nostalgic appeal to shoppers. The piece notes lingering crowd interest, regional brand loyalty, and the store’s shelves stocked with the sweet treat during a busy season.
Miss Mabel Bennett travelled to Hawarden on Saturday to see The Royal Slave. Mrs. Ella DunVan, now visiting from New York, returned to see her child Edgar DunVan in care of John Westover. Several locals relocate for business and new homes, including Smith shop deals by Ed Woods and W. Glenn, and plans by Albert Wallin to move to Colorado. Community visits, meetings, and health updates fill the week as residents plan moves, gatherings, and possible future meetings.
Westfield opened Monday with strong attendance and thirty pupils enrolled in each department. A minstrel show and free dance drew crowds for two evenings. Seven carloads of cattle were shipped Saturday from the station, four from Riverview ranch and three from Mass farm. Mrs. B. I. Hemphill hosted her sister Mrs. Prouty of Lawton Iowa. Birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Jenkins was omitted previously. Mrs. A. M. Wheeler visited Sioux City between trains. Mrs. Alice Fulton and daughter returned from Akron to near Millnerville. Lee Waddington moved his family onto a farm east of town, after living in town a year. Bert Hoffman moved into the former Waddington home. A Sioux City horse sale drew interest from local dealers. George Main and K. H. Spaulding attended the gate in the city. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Eastwood went to Charley Boden’s home where a niece was ill and died. Miss Enen Boden is a pupil here. Mass and Ned Spaulding returned from Chicago. Mrs. Battraw lies seriously ill with slim hopes of recovery on the south side of town.
At the Akron Iowa Domestic Building and Loan association board meeting a new savings series starts January 1906. The notice urges regular weekly deposits of 26c 50c 1$ or 2$ to build independence and thrift for youth, with a call to self reliance and better citizenship.
A son and a daughter were born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Carlson near Garland on Wednesday January 10, 1906.
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