Fire devastates eighty acre site in unclear report
A brief notice reports a disastrous fire affecting eighty acres with scant details. The fragment references a postmaster A A Dingman and a postal matter but leaves the incident specifics unclear.
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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1925
Page
3
A brief notice reports a disastrous fire affecting eighty acres with scant details. The fragment references a postmaster A A Dingman and a postal matter but leaves the incident specifics unclear.
A church bulletin fragment notes a sermon titled God’s Cure for the Blues. Members are urged to bring eggs butter cream and lard for cash or trade at Home Grocery GES, with payments in cash for cream and eggs.
Fragmentary slate lists Otto Plaute Otto Plautz Grace Plautz and Mrs Will with hints of silk drapery at Larsons, suggesting a local business or community note from the Swisher Laurens office.
The Cherokee Times reports a Thursday meeting of the school board where teachers were elected and will decide acceptance by Monday. Meanwhile Miss Letha Dailey and others escaped a Drake University sorority house fire after smoke alarms at 5 am. An Iowa high school declamatory contest will be broadcast from Atlantic on April 10. Farm Bureau women of Pit t plan a township meeting to discuss club naming and flower choices, with April 14 as an important date.
A list of potential jurors assembled for the April trial across towns including Aurelia Cherokee Meriden Washta Larrabee and Aurelia. Names include Quimby Bushion Smiller Holstein Kchild Oscar Lenz Lowery Meyers Sexton Shoop Smith Stanford Stoner Volker Warburton Weaver Weis Wiese Wogan and Zwick with notes directing readers to seek advertising assistance.
Peterson Patriot reports Mrs. Walter Meyer was operated on for appendicitis at Sioux Valley hospital and is recovering at home. Her husband Mr. Meyer says she is doing very nicely after surgery. George Sweet plans two tent shows this year with L. D. Sweet as advance man and the George D. Sweet show launching around May 8 in Storm Lake.
A series of services begins at 8 p m on Tuesday and Wednesday in the Congregational church and the last two nights at the Methodist church. Speakers include Rev Ralston of Diamond Center Rev Gilbert and Rev Holden of Storm Lake and Rev Saf ford. Evangelical Lutheran church to have resident pastor Rev E H Wehking arrives April 1 with wife and child. he is son of Rev H Wehking.
School dismissed today and Friday to allow faculty to attend the Northwest Iowa teachers convention in Sioux City. Larson’s advertises many new shoes for the whole family.
The sermon Sunday morning titled The Temptation of Jesus and the evening message The Language of the Soul. Services shift to eight o'clock and the young people meet at seven. A union passion week continues with joint services at the Congregational and Methodist churches on alternate nights. Speakers include Rev. Ralston, Rev. Gilbert, Rev. Holder, and Rev. Safford with a Madrigal Club concert from Morning Side College in Cherokee Friday night and a silver offering.
Chief Justice F F Faville of Des Moines will deliver the commencement address May 21 as twenty eight graduates receive diplomas. P Rigdon sells his Alta barber shop to Leslie Molgaard after forty four years since arriving from Manchester. First Methodist church to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary April 24 to 26. Community Commercial club discussed the upcoming events at Monday’s meeting.
Ames Abe comments that constant sunshine makes a cloudy day feel festive while monthly cloudy days feel routine. He says discussions about weather do no harm and worrying is useless, advising readers not to strain over things beyond control. Subscribe for Sioux City papers at The Sentinel office.
Ten Years Ago the remains of Mrs C D Neville were brought here from Corning for burial and services held this morning Mrs Emory Roger died at her Aurelia home after a week illness survived by husband and seven children Hans Nelson Sr early Cherokees settler died at Aurelia Grandpa Gabriel father of Mrs Francis Peters died at Peters home near Mt Olive aged 93 Twenty Years Ago James McKinnon died at his Afton township home from a strong heart Louis Riedesel and Miss Mary Stienekke married at the Methodist parsonage They will live at Cathay N D Henry Jones 82 died of apoplexy near Aurelia Jas H Green died at his Aurelia home from consumption
Extension horticulturists in Iowa push potato crop demonstration work for next season. Emphasis on good seed and proper cultural and harvesting methods. Counties require at least two sign ups. five to eight cooperators preferred. Pay $1.25 per bushel or $6 per lot. Directed under extension with home grown and northern seed samples. Cooperators apply through county agent. seed reserved by letter or wire.
A quotation from The Triumph of Gallio depicts Winnie as a flirtatious girl who seeks simple pleasures, rides the tram with a companion, and values being petted and cared for enough to hurry home by eleven to avoid trouble.
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