Happenings Across Nearby Towns and Tragedies
Peterson Patriot reports Dr. Van Ness and Prof. Kephart visiting Cher okee for an appendectomy with Kephart recovering. Calumet sees seven robberies with safes blown at two sites including bank and post office. little loot secured. Newell Mirror notes a boy, Charles Piercy, killed by a punch at a schoolhouse during a dispute between Myron Avery and Charles. Fairview school board votes to extend building west by 40 feet at an estimated cost of 4000 dollars with plans by Steele and Hilgers of Sioux City Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune covers Charles A. Shearon of Sioux City pleading guilty to illegal liquor transport after a fatal car-train crash near Storm Lake Alta. fined about 368 dollars. Also. Andrew Johnson, 78, killed by a falling tree while supervising timber work seven miles north of Peterson.
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Peterson
Thos. I. Kephart
Dr. van Ness
Cherokee
Calumet
Newell Mirror
Charles Piercy
Herb Piercy
Myron Avery
Charles
Myron
Peterson Patriot
Fairview School Board
Steele & Hilgers
Sioux City
Storm’ Lake
Pilot-Tribune
Chas. A. Shearon
Sioux’ City
D F. Coyle
Humboldt
Shearon
Storm Lake
Alta
Syre Gkoge
Storm ‘Lake
Andrew Johnson
Lockin Heads North for McClusky Land Syndicate Business
H. H. Lockin left Wednesday morning for McClusky in North Dakota to pursue a business matter connected with the syndicate holding large land ownership.
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H. H. Lockin
McClusky
North Dakota
Frank Waddell's Hereford steers set market record at Chicago
Frank Waddell shipped nine car loads twenty head of prime Hereford steers to Chicago last Saturday night. On Monday they sold for 14.85 a hundredweight, topping all sales by 20 to 25 cents. Steers averaged 1395 pounds in Chicago yards and 1482 pounds in Aurelia. Waddell bought them last fall in Sioux City where they placed third at the live stock show and fed them six months. The sale in Chicago was through Baker and Heiney.
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Frank Waddell
Chicago
Chicago Dailey Drovers Journal
Aurelia
Waddell
Sioux City
Baker and Heiney Commission
Route consolidation and local events in Alta
Washington consolidates routes 1 and 3 effective April 16 1929 with route 3 assigned to Carrier J Bell. Alta hospital fundraising includes a $500 donation from James F Toy of The First Trust and Savings Bank of Alta. Masons and Eastern Star dedicate a new temple banquet room with 200 attendees. Sioux City firm W E Buell and Co meets Alta City Council to plan heat mains relocation on Main Street and to hire Buell for the project plan.
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Washington, D. C
J. Bell
Alta Hospital
James F. Toy
First Trust and Savings Bank of
Alta
Masonic Fraternity
Eastern Star
Temple
W. “E. Buell
W. E. Buell ,and Co
Sioux City
Main Street
Buell
Mineral Feeds and Stock Tonics To Require Labeling
Amended laws passed by the General Assembly require labeling of all feeds and liquid stock tonics with more than five percent minerals. Exemptions for liquid stock tonics are removed, aligning labeling with other tonics or remedies. The changes aim to inform buyers, promote fair competition, and help farmers choose purchases more discriminately.
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General Assembly
Cherokee County Farm Bureau Plans Club Leader and Poultry Work
The Cherokee County Farm Bureau board decided to hire a club leader for girls during the summer and consider a training agent funded by the federal government. Miss Helen Melton may return, with John G. Niles handling poultry culling in July. A new daughter arrived for Sir Frank J. Kohn. County poultry clubs expect growth, with 55 members last year and expect 1929 enrollments to exceed that count. The annual picnic will feature M S Winder of the American Farm Bureau Federation as speaker on July 4.
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Cherokee County Farm Bureau
Helen Melton
Cherokee County
County Farm Bureau
L. C. Gifford
W. E. Simonsen
G. A. Ellis
John G. Niles
Hobard
Oklahoma
Niles
Farm Bureau
Frank J. Kohn
Sioux Valley Hospital
Poultry Club
Frank Kohn
M. S. Winder
American Farm Bureau Federation
Mr. Winder
State Farm Bureau
Larson Bros store becomes Larson Store sole ownership
C. O. Larson has purchased the half interest of his brother A. W. Larson in the Larson Bros store at Aurelia and is now sole owner. The Sentinel notes a policy change as dissolution details appear. The brothers ran the store for eight years and the business will remain an asset to the town under C. O. Larson. The retiring partner is undecided on future plans and will stay in the store temporarily.
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A. W. Larson
Larson Bros
Aurelia
Larson
the Sentinel
Larson Brothers
C. O. Larson
Alta Man’s Run of Bad Luck With New Autos
Frank Dalziel of Alta has suffered two major mishaps with new cars in two years. A collision last year wrecked a new car at a crossroad, and a strong wind toppled a tree on a Buckingham farm near Alta, crushing the top of a new sedan.
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Alta
Frank Dalziel
Buckingham Farm
Founding Agreement for Farmers National Bank in Aurelia
The 1884 agreement shows Alex Fraser O B Yocum and J T McCall each contributed 4000 dollars to start a bank in Aurelia with 12000 dollars capital. Yocum later moved to Galva Illinois and died there. McCall pursued banking trades then livestock and land ventures before dying in Havana Cuba. Fraser remained in Aurelia. his wife survived.
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Farmers National Bank
Alex Fraser
O. B. Yocum
J. T. McCall
Aurelia
C. E. Yocum
Arthur Fraser
Yocum
Galva
Ilinois
Chicago
A. B. Daniels
Livestock Commission
Cuba
Havana
Juniors Stage Successful Show and Vaudeville
The Junior Class show at the Community Theatre last week drew strong crowds across two nights. It featured vaudeville stunts, a shadow feature Cannibal Love Affair, Turnipville Station Agent, America’s Octave of Style Notes, and the film Sporting Goods with Richard Dix. The event cost the Juniors much but should yield a tidy profit to help fund the annual Senior banquet.
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Turnipville
America
Aurelia School Board Re-signs Most Teachers for Next Year
The Aurelia schools will open next fall with nearly all current teachers aboard after board actions. C. E. Day remains superintendent and most faculty members were reappointed. two teachers, Miss Troug and Miss Headley, will not return. The district lauds the strong corps and looks forward to continuity.
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Aurelia
C. E. Day
Day
Alice Troug
Headley
William Philpott Outpaced in Sheldon Declamation Contest
William Philpott failed to win in the northwest Iowa district declamatory contest at Sheldon on Tuesday evening. His humorous reading placed well but the field was strong. A Bronson boy won the humorous class, a girl from Anthon won the oratorical class, and a Plover contestant won the dramatic class, eliminating Cherokee county's representatives from advancing to the final state contest.
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William Philpott
Northwest Iowa
Sheldon
William
Bronson
Anthon
Cherokee County
Legislative Letter from Des Moines on Iowa budget and taxes
Des Moines, Iowa April 11 1929 It notes the 43d General Assembly may extend beyond April 12 with clocks set to twelve while work continues. The piece discusses appropriations totaling about 32 000 000 and unresolved road bills and budget items. It questions campaign expense scandal and notes efforts to raise revenue without increasing the millage tax, including consideration of a state income tax and various tax proposals and sifting committee actions.
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G. L. Caswell
Des Moines
Iowa
General Assembly
House
Senate
Ways and Means
Baird
Council Bluffs
Brookins
State Tax Commissioner
Cherokees Presbyterian Conference Sets Historic Attendance
The Young People conference of the Sioux City Presbytery at Memorial church in Cherokee drew the largest crowd in northwest Iowa Presbyterian history. Also planned is a speculative lodge meeting to discuss a new Cherokee temple, while a May wedding near Cherokee united Mildred Clow and Wilson A. Perry. The county bridge program for the year totals 35 703 dollars for 115 culverts, with a 15 percent cut from Engineer Rubey’s estimate. Court assignments and grand jury proceedings were underway as judges convened to review cases.
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Young People’s Conference
Sioux City
Cherokee
Mildred
Wilson A. Perry
John Perry
Gaza
Rubey
Legion Hosts Home Talent Play at Community Building
The American Legion Post presents a two night home talent play at the Community building on Thursday and Friday evenings April 18 and 19 at 8 30. Admission is 15c for children and 40c for adults. An orchestra will play before and between acts. The Sentinel advertises the full cast and synopsis.
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American Legion Post
the Sentinel
Looking Back Into the Past Ten Years Ago
A banquet honors returned soldiers sailors and nurses planned by the Methodist church. A Red Cross fund question is raised over seventeen thousand dollars and its sanctioned use.
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Methodist Church
County Corn Judging Contest Set For April 17
Aurelia will host the county corn judging contest open to all county high schools. The event takes place Wednesday April 17 at the school building with teams of 11 members plus one alternate. White and yellow corn compete in single ear and five class divisions. Scoring totals 60 percent placement and 40 percent reasons. The winning team receives a silver trophy. Aurelia high school teams have won the past two years and one earlier contest, totaling three victories.
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Aurelia
Aurelia High School
Sale Starts April 12 At Aurelia Stock Clearance
A local notice from F Ei Rule announces a stock clearance sale in Aurelia starting April 12 offering very goods at rock bottom prices. Proceeds support the seller's remaining inventory and local distribution.
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Aurelia
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Alta Advertiser
Farmers National
Sentinel
Dorans
County Seat News
Legion
R Cross
The
Red Cross
Louisa Luetkeman
Frank T. Mohrer
Arlington
South Dakota
Spring Township
O. G. Jones
France
Lloyd Myers
Jones
Victor Mading
Afton
L. F. Cave
I. T. Brewster
Owens & Waddell
B. Butterfield
Schroeder
John Jordan
Dr. Eddy
Edwin M. Erickson
Stella M. Brown
Estaerville
Ih Bride
National Bank
First National Bank
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