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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1909
Page
5
Local items report on trades and services from Hawarden to Akron, noting plumbing, lumber, and meat markets, plus visits by residents to Sioux City and Des Moines conventions. Community updates include church events, real estate changes, schooling, farm deals, and a large note on a Chicago debt collection firm pursuing local accounts.
Charles Heischière of Minneapolis ordered a full investigation into the death of his brother at Sargent's Lake near the city. State's Attorney Stickney joined the probe, with autopsy and post mortem possible to settle questions. Coroner Elliott presided at an inquest that returned an accidental drowning verdict.
Heavy rains and cloudbursts along the Big Sioux last week pushed water to near record levels by Sunday night, washing out grade areas NW of town and the lower bridge approaches. The flood damages hundreds of acres of crops in the Big Sioux bottoms, with estimated losses mounting. Local officials consider straightening the river channel and will gather lawyers to plan possible legislation. Plymouth county supervisors have bought a large United States flag to be raised at the LaMars courthouse on Monday, July 5.
Shoes offered for men women boys and girls feature new shapes in patent dull and tan leathers. Customers can match colors with many options available from 10c to 50c per pair.
On Wednesday evening July 7 from 8 30 to 12 00 you may take a world journey for 25 cents. Trains depart the downtown depot at March's Drug Store every fifteen minutes, offering scenes of Orient, Arctic, Tropics and exotic entertainments with refreshments and music before returning home under the Stars and Bars. Miss Gladys Morse visited friends in the Point last week.
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