Happenings in Nearby Towns Report Local Events
Storm Lake reports D. D. Tuttle named adjutant of Schaeffer Post No. 115 replacing Don C. White who resigned to run for county attorney. Galva and Storm Lake items note a Galva marriage, a pig litter record, a cemetery liquor find, and Democratic backing for Alfred E. Smith. Izaak Walton crow hunt dates set with captains Bill Snyder and Irish Gibbons announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storm Lake
D. D. Tuttle
Schaeffer
Don C. White
Galva Tribune
Clara Gummow
Cecil Brown
Galva
Sioux City
W. R. Gummow
Ross Brown
Peterson Patriot
Izaak Walton League
Heywood
Bill Synder
Gibbons
Iowa Creamery Butter Production Rises in 1927
Final figures from the Iowa Department of Agriculture show 1927 butter production in creameries surpassing 185 million pounds, an increase of about 13 million pounds from 1926, with higher prices boosting farmer receipts by roughly 8.5 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Orchestras to headline Saturday night entertainments in Aurelia
The Business Men's Association and Legion dance committee plan eight to nine PM Saturday programs this summer featuring top road orchestras replacing bands. The Iowa Blues DeLuxe will open eight dates, with other ensembles to follow. singing and novelty numbers will accompany the music. Free Wednesday moving pictures at the American theatre will also run. openings likely soon after Decoration Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business Men’s Association
Aurelia
Business Men
Legion Dance Committee
Iowa Blues DeLuxe Orchestra
American Theatre
J. C. Eding
Contract Let For New Town Well
The town council let the contract for a new town well to C. Rasmussen & Sons of Sioux City. The ten inch hole will be drilled to about 300 feet at $7.92 per foot and the eight inch hole to the same depth at $7.07 per foot. The contract covers drilling and casing with no gamble on striking water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Rasmussen & Sons
Sioux City
Wolf Bounty Paid for Year Sees Promising Wolf Cubs
Cherokee Times reports H. J. Filer collected 42 dollars for a wolf and eight cubs after digging ten feet at four point two dollars per foot. Auditor Dailey foresees county gain from scalps while noting potential future wolves. Joe St. John followed with 46 dollars for an old wolf and nine cubs after trailing via snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee Times
H. J. Filer
Dailey
Joe St. John
Local for sale listing yields quick interest in items
A simple local for sale listing drew attention from neighbors and collectors. The item described appears in early notes with a brief description and price. Buyers contacted the seller, arranging a viewing and possible purchase.
Damage to Iowa fruit crops shows regional variance
Reports to Iowa Horticultural Society indicate cold weather caused spotty injury to fruit prospects. Southwestern Iowa suffered the most, but many buds survive for a fair crop. Southeastern Iowa spared serious damage, central Iowa little, and grapes and small fruits seem healthy. Northern Iowa unafflicted due to dormancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. Herick
Iowa Horticultural Society
Iowa
Mr. Herrick
Seed corn dusts not cure-all say Iowa agronomists
L. C. Burnett of the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station warns farmers that dusts like Bayer Dust, Improved Semesan Jr., and Merko do not revive dead seed or control pests. Experiments show they mainly address dry rot in corn and help in poor weather. frosted seed or germination below ninety percent means treatment is not worth it, and ear tests or new seed are advised.
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Iowa
L. C. Burnett
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Ames
Altho
Bayer
Semesan Jr
Merko
Futhermore
Infant Donna Ruth Ohlson Remembered After Tragic Illness
Donna Ruth Ohlson died at about nine months old on April 11 1928 after a brief illness. She left her father Lloyd Ohlson and mother, two brothers Filmore and Sherwood, a sister Charline, and many relatives. Funeral services were conducted by Rev McKinney and Rev Cook with a house service at 2 pm and a church service at 2 30 pm at Good Hope cemetery.
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Donna Ruth
Lloyd Ohlson
Filmore
Sherwood
Charline
Rev. McKinney
Mt. Olive
Cook
Good Hope
Evelyn Touner
Phyllis Dubes
Family visit during move from Minnesota to Texas
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Person and their daughter visited Tuesday and stayed overnight at the home of Mr. F. E. Person's brother C. W. Person. They were traveling from Redwood Falls Minnesota en route to Texas to establish residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Person
Mr. Person
C. W. Person
Redwood Falls
Minnesota
Texan
Pioneer 4-H girl writes home from Ames Homemakers Course
Miss Ona Mongan president of The League of The Four Leaf Clover at Afton township reports eight weeks into the three months Homemakers Course at Ames. She lists studies in Handicraft house furnishing crambs garment construction meat planning and notes joy at scholarship win and radio talk on the first Saturday in May inspiring 4-H work across counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis
Ona Mongan
League of the Four Leaf Clover
Afton Township
Ames
Congregational Church Service Schedule and Sermon Titles
Pastor Edwin Trigg leads morning service at 10 30 with The Sham Of The Real and an evening talk at 8 about The Open Door. Christian Endeavor meets at 7.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Edwin Trigg
Christian Endeavor Society
Triangular Meet Here Tuesday with Local Schools
Aurelia hosts a triangular track meet Tuesday with Meriden, Larrabee, and Aurelia. Weather delayed the event from Friday. athletes like Buma and Peterson expected to compete as conditions improve. Also announced is a county meet in Aurelia on Saturday May 5 with Larrabee Cleghorn Meriden Quimby Washta and Aurelia plus possible Marcus entries.
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Meriden
Larrabee
Aurelia
Cromer
Buma
Herbert Peterson
Quimby
Larribee
Cleghorn
Alta Young Man Killed in Automobile Accident
Dayton Holmes of Alta, 23, died at Correctionville Sunday night from injuries after a coupe driven by Harold Drier of Alta plunged into a ditch. Drier and Forrest Schilling, the third rider, escaped with minor injuries as they were en route to Sioux City on a road east of Correctionville.
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Dayton Holmes
Alta
Correctionville
Harold Drier
Drier
Forrest Schilling
Sioux City
Library Receives Donated Books From Mrs Whitney
Donated titles include The Maid of Maiden Lane by Amelia Barr The Tysons by Mary Sinclair The Quickening by F Lynde The Shorrods by G B Mc Cutchen Paid in Full by J W Harding A Stumbling Block by Justus Miller Forman Raffles by E W Hormung The Finding of Lets Wafe by Alfred Clark Julian Home by F W Farrar Alice for Short by Wm DeMorgan Harts and Masks by Harold Macegrath The Daughter of Anderson Crow by George Barr McCutchen and A Great Love by Clara Louise Burnham plus social usage volumes One more batch features Tish by Mary Roberts Rinehart Wild Geese by Martha Ostenso and A Lost Lady by Willa Cather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Whitney
Maiden Lane
Amelia E. Barr
the Tysons
Mary Sinclair
F. Lynde
G. B. McCutchen
J. W. Harding
Justus Miller Forman
Raffles
E. W. Hormung
Catos Vagabonds Return To This Territory
Cato and his Vagabonds, famed in Cincinnati at Swiss Gardens, plan a twelve day Iowa tour including Peterson on Friday night April 20 at Legion Hall, after which they return to eastern territory for summer.
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Cato
Cincinnati
Swiss Gardens
Towa
Peterson
Iowa
Legion Hall
Looking Back Into the Past Ten Years Ago
J C Lockin announces candidacy for state representative in Cherokee county. L P Nelson named assistant state fish and game warden by Governor Harding. Red Cross sale in Diamond township raises 3000 dollars. B Butterfield becomes sole Idle Hour theatre manager after H E Johnson's death. L Kelyan sells home near Congregational church to S A Nystedt who moves in May 1. City scales to be discontinued. Hog market slightly lower at 5.00 to 5.15. O H Brooks joins Garber and Mummert store staff. C Knudzen appointed city marshal and gas and water supervisor and street commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Lockin
Cherokee County
L. P. Nelson
Aurelia
Ben
Harding
Red Cross
Diamond Township
B. Butterfield
Idle Hour Theatre
H. E. Johnson
O. H. Brooks
Garber & Mummert
C. Knudzen
Bridge Club Closes Season At Kiernan Home
The Bridge club held its last meeting of the season Monday evening at the E. S. Kiernan home with Mrs. Kiernan and Mesdames K. C. Dageer Lloyd Scott and C. W. Person as hostesses. An eight o'clock dinner was served and then bridge was played, with L. E B. Christensen having high score.
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J.c.nelson
Marcus
Amherst Cemetery
LeMars Sentinel
Democratic Party
Plymouth County
Alfred E. Smith
New York
United States
Des Moines
First National Bank
C. Rasmussen & Sons of
Donna Ruth Ohlson
Service
Aurelia, IA
Library Notes
Sentinel
L. Kelyan
S. A. Nystedt
Farmers National Bank
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