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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1903
Page
4
Special correspondence from Union Creek South Dakota outlines wet weather and gnat swarms affecting crops. It notes a forthcoming annual school election on June 16 with two polls open 2 to 4 pm, and mentions travels to Waterloo Cedar Falls and Cedar Falls relatives, plus obituaries and community notices.
Community notes from Akron cover cattle sales in LeMars and weddings, local travels, and a push for electric light development. The town weighs steam power for mills, electric street lighting, and a standpipe with a council committee touring Hawarden for feasibility. Residents are urged to pledge support for a 9000 investment to light 700 incandescent lamps and city lighting.
Seed milling news and local travels include Buckwheat seed destined for Akron Milling Co and John Mi nistrom visiting Yankton. Vermillion summer breaks bring Miss Murel Ross home. Libbie Lake returns from Hawarden. School terms end with Emma Kidd homecoming. Dora and Bertha O’Reilly visit P. X. O’Reilly. Arthur Foote joins wife visiting Ela Farnham. stock shipments to Chicago dairies and a free musical lecture by F. Mead in the Opera House. Mrs Mahlon Gore dies in Orlando, Florida. John Burnight moves to Westfield. Local church service themes announced and a ball game set for June 24 with Plymouth county delegates to LeMars.
Special correspondence reports the death of Cyrus Knapp of Hancock township on June 1 1908 after a ten day illness. Knapp, born 1834 in Harmony New York, lived in Rock county and Winnebago county before joining the M E church and was noted for generosity and sober habits. He left a long record of fair dealing and charitable contributions.
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Ohi rence west of Akron on Monday. The brief birth notice records the new arrival and the location of the family residence.
Do not forget to call on us for any kind of Blacksmithing Wagon and Carriage work Engine and Hoister work Belting Hrasa Gooda Pipe Pipa Fittings Pome Windmills Waterworks Supply note Threshin Machinery full line both new and second hand Rubber-tires put on baggies for delivery and repairs
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