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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1920
Page
2
A discussion warns against partial school construction and cites Rolfe's situation where a high school was built first, leaving two inadequate buildings. The essay argues a full modern school building should be planned to avoid repeated redevelopment and wasted bonds.
Morning service at 10 30 church school at 11 45 Christian Endeavor 7 00 and evening service at 8 00. Next Sunday morning the sermon is The Reign of Law and in the evening Improving the Breed. We invite friends and neighbors to join in worship in the freedom of truth and the spirit of Jesus.
Rail laying crews of the Illinois Central reach Cherokee with main line rails laid through the city. County Engineer Bates’s assistant H Hu Hughes resigns for a Sioux City firm. Water supply plans for the Cherokee state hospital target 60 000 to 80 000 dollars. Floyd Hamilton seeks GOP state representative nomination. D J Gilchrist opposes Lew McDonald for county attorney. Local bail insurer T B Parker advertises full loss coverage.
J H Boatman of Hudson will head the school staff for the coming year and most other instructors are re elected. New teachers include W H Fiehman in agriculture and manual training. Miss Leta Carnes domestic science and Miss Harriet Sage penmanship and music. Miss Pearl Waddell comes from Aurelia to teach grades four and five. Principal, English, and second and third grade positions remain to be filled. A toast program accompanied by entertainment followed the meeting.
Township trustees warn residents against dumping rubbish in the ditch near No 9 School. Violators face a twenty five dollar fine. Also advertisement for apricots peaches raspberries red cherries and apples in gallon cans at Lewis store with offers to buy by the gallon and re can to save money.
A humorous dialect note claims those opposing the new schoolhouse will face Saint Peter at the gates. The piece jokes that dissenters may be denied entry to heaven and used only as firewood for the devil.
Otto Johnson began a large new barn last week. A Morton nephew died Monday night at the Morton home of walking typhoid fever. A son born Saturday to Mr and Mrs Zoma Coombs. Frisbie couple returned from the Sunny South. The Rev Gillette’s infant died Sunday. Chas Beers has been playing well with the Packers this week. Sioux City won three of four from Topeka with Beers at second base. The M E parsonage is raised with a new furnace and remodeling planned. Elizabeth Grashoff and Roy Chandler of Spirit Lake married at the Congregational parsonage and will move to Spirit Lake Farm.
The Methodist church will hear Rev G R Gilbert speak on The Wings of the Seraphim next Sunday morning. It explores unused abilities for usefulness with a preparing prayer. J B Trimble of Sioux City will speak Sunday evening and the Lord's Supper will be administered.
If you have premises to dispose of place a want ad in The Sentinel. Second hand furniture farming tools and equipment sell well. It costs 6 cents a line to inform buyers and a sale is reported every week.
Peter Strom Jr underwent an appendectomy in Cherokee Sunday morning. Rev N J Lundahl shipped household goods to Swift Current Sask and will preach for the last time in Alta next Sunday. Alta ex soldiers organize an American Legion post with another meeting planned. Oscar and Alfred Wallengren and Oscar Johnson sail to Sweden from New York, land in England, then join Mr and Mrs Symington and Robert Whyte. Iowa Democratic state committee names candidates for June primaries. FE Cameron of Alta named for lieutenant governor. Privat Fred W Smith of Co H 26th Infantry killed in action in the Meuse Argonne offensive on November 6 1918. his mother Christina Smith receives a citation from First Division headquarters.
Property owners and tenants are ordered to remove rubbish garbage and ashes from streets and alleys immediately. If not removed within one week from this notice the debris will be removed and costs charged to adjoining properties. By order of street and alley committee. T. B. Parker mayor.
A brief notice from H. Pitcher announces pasture available for cattle for the season, with a stated price of 4:2. The fragment suggests land use and livestock grazing arrangements for the upcoming period.
The Galva Tribune notes the high school baseball game against Holstein ended 12 to 6 in favor of Holstein. Storm Lake Register reports banker C. L. Ward of Linn Grove and Buena Vista county resident died at his home at 82 after a period of illness. Cherokee Democrat covers a new American Legion post formed at Cleghorn in honor of Adrian Olson with ~20 members and projected 40. Storm Lake Pilot Tribune notes the city council approved purchasing an American LaFrance pumping truck for 11 800, expected to protect valuable property. Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune previews Sweet Shows season opening May 10 with three plays: Kick In, It Pays to Advertise, Molly Bawn. Peterson Patriot confirms J A Wilson of Aberdeen SC becomes Wisconsin Lumber Yard manager on May 20. retiring manager S R Graham leaves after nearly 20 years.
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