Local notes from Sioux City and Akron and surrounding area
Visits by Misa Misa Hdith and Roy Barber to Sioux City and other travel around Omaha and LeMars are noted. Local business ads promote lawn mowers, paints, planters, Rambler and Ford autos. Funeral for Ulysses Fate’s child and several local mishaps and racing links are mentioned alongside social visits and farm services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Hdith
Roy Barber
Sioux City
Harry Glark
Omaha
Coral Maxson
H. D. Mohr
Mound City
Cobb
Fred Peterson
Sioux Falls
Miss Bya
Rock Rapide
Gene Frank
German Lutheran Joint Senate of Iowa
Manson
M.F. Kuborn
LeMars
Gil Kirstein
Ade Smith
Chicago
E. H. Hultgren
Farmers’ Grain Co
Hans Willer
Rosa & Brady
Lawrence Barfeind
A. J. Tresler
Stickney
Gale
Goodwin,& Clark
Goodwin & Clark
Rambler
Ford Automobiles
Maxwell
Iowa
W. J. Hilliker
James Fate
Richland
Spencer
Fate
No Work for Jury as LeMars May Term Opens
Fifty jurors were drawn for the LeMars district court May term but no case was ready for trial that week and all jurors were excused. Judge Oliver taxed costs to Mulvhill in the Beaufla case, Mulvhill alleging injuries from a saloon incident. Mulvhill was found contributory negligent for buying drinks for Calhoun. Dr A H Jaitram's $2500 contagion-tending suit against Plymouth County was dismissed without prejudice, possibly to be renewed later. The Akron Milling case seeking $22,000 for flood damages to Big Sioux River farmers was postponed to allow petition amendments. original action named individual firm members instead of the Akron Milling company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeMarsa
Oliver
Rd. Mulvhill
Hugene Beaufla
Mulvhill
Beaus
Beaufils
Thomas Calhoun
Calhoun
A. H. Jaitram
Plymouth County
Akron Milling Company
Big Sioux
Akron
Akron’ Milling Company
Maxwell beats Reo in 700 mile race claims disproof
A reader disputes a Thin paper report that a four cylinder Maxwell won the 700 mile race with the Reo. The writer states the Maxwell was two cylinder and led from the start finishing well ahead. Fire destroys farm buildings near Miller North Dakota, Goopwin Casny Albert Tripp victim loses barn granary hay grain stock but saves house with help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reo
Maxwell
Goopwin & Casny
Albert Tripp
Miller
Chas. Tripp
LeMars Sentinel
Notice for bids on Akron Public School heating system
Sealed proposals for installing a heating and ventilating system at Akron IA public school building including labor and material will be received by N.S. Moore secretary of the school board until 8 p m June 8 1908. Plans and specifications must accompany bids with a 200 certified check. Bond for faithful performance required. Right to reject bids reserved. Dated May 14 1908. F N.S. Moone Secretary School Board Independent District of Akron Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Iowa
N.S. Moore
F N.S. Moone
Independent District of
Ten Years Ago From the Akron Tribune
Ten years ago from Akron Tribune files notes a Johnson township pioneer Isaac Jeffers dies May 10 1898 from stomach abscess. A daughter born to Chas Boden Sioux Valley May 19 1898. Mrs Henrichs dies May 16 1898 near Akron aged 53 from dropsy. Central telephone office switchboard damaged by severe electrical storm. H A Sunday farm home in Weastfield struck by lightning and burned. family away. Joseph A Peters dies May 12 1898 in Akron from gastritis age 45. former jeweler at B F Wintersteen store prominent socially. Remains interred at Leon Iowa. Carl Julitz sent to county poor farm. once Akron character, mentally sharp but hindered by infirmities and liquor. released from suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Jeffers
Johnson Township
Chas. Boden
Sioux Valley Township
Henrichs
Peter Neuman
Akron
Central
H. A. Sunday
Weastfield
Lightnig
Joseph A. Peters
B. F. Wintersteen
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E. Douglass
Southeast
L. J. Conger
Officern-Baker
Wooton
Ofte Paons
Ons Gney Building
Buconsson
B.A
A.W. Peterson
Osteopathist
Ofice
Adams
F. A. Seemand
Jackson Sts
Sioux ‘City
Agency
Nolen’s Laundry OF
Siour City
Ervin's
Johnnie Johnson
S.C. Orsdley
Sammis,& Bradley
Attorneys “At Laws
First Neth Bank
Owa
Clark- Cilley
First National Bank
Agnes & Agnes Real Estate
Insurance
S.A. Waterbury
Rose Arendt
Homer Hillebrand
Pittsburg
Homer
S Bie
Art
Princeton University
Flandreau
Wm. Hecker
He Adams
Maxwell-Reo Auto Race
Akron Tribune
Carl Julitz
Carl
Wendt’s Corner Store
Percales
Madras
Cheviots
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