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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1920
Page
2
A son was born to Mr and Mrs F A Tone of Akron on Thursday May 6 1920. The birth adds a new member to the Tone family and is noted in local announcements.
At an Akron Iowa town council meeting on April 20 1920 a proposed resolution of necessity to install sewers in the town limits was presented. The plan includes ten inch diameter sewer lines on First Street and eight inch lines along multiple streets with assessments on numerous lots across blocks 26 32 21 27 30 28 29 41 72 and others. Final passage set for June 15 1926 with opportunity to be heard.
Damp weather limits attendance while students study spring birds maps and poetry. Grades report perfect six week attendance, handwork with chrysanthemums May Queen canopy costumes, and a May Festival. High School notes illnesses, upcoming program, and Camp Fire hike with 16 girls.
Services for Sunday May 16 Sunday school at 10 a.m. English sermon at 11 a.m. English sermon at 8 p.m. V A Lindeblad is pastor.
Local items cover Atherton’s visit to Sioux City and a proposed Big Sioux river bridge repair between Union and Plymouth counties. Akron hosts a double wrestling match with Sorenson Harms and Emmick Pelty, plus a Hull high school loss to Akron.
Special correspondence reports no service next Sunday at the Lutheran church and a Mission meeting all day Wednesday May 19 with 10:46 a m services, noon dinner, and afternoon sessions including an English evening service. Local weddings, funerals, visits, and social events follow with notes on the Corrigan-Uecker marriage, Engstrom home, and multiple combined family gatherings in Akron and Sioux City.
Mrs Sophia Olson born October 13 1843 in Lystad Vestergotland Sweden came to the United States in 1868 and married Carl Olson December 11 1869. She died aged 76 at Union County South Dakota with seven children and five surviving descendants. Funeral services were at the house and the Big Springs Baptist church conducted by Rev R A Arlander, interment in the church cemetery.
Mrs Alfred Buehre died at the family home east of town on Saturday afternoon May 8 1920 after a brief peritonitis illness. She had just lost her infant son Marvin Herbert a few days earlier. The bereaved husband and child survive. Funeral services were held yesterday at the Preston town Ship Lutheran church conducted by Rev Theo Meyer with interment in the church cemetery.
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