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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1905
Page
2
Subscription price listed at 81.50 per year in advance and a weekly Friday edition. Publication entered as second class mail matter at Aurelia post office. Office located in the Lehow Hotel. Advertising rates noted at 18 cents per inch for display and local notices. Special yearly contract rates apply.
Local tidbits cover residents and visitors including Mrs L Pingel's ill teen, A d Whinery in Sioux City, August Twick in carpentry there, Fred Plogman and Mr Sehlonts in town, and various social happenings. Entries mention Andrew Johnson's butter and groceries, new gingham stock, Wilbur Reaves visiting Barnum Minnesota, Miss Mary Maaloueyt in Cherokee, the Whitney couple returning from New York, and multiple travels to Fonda Arlington and Pilot Township. A large land purchase by Rock Rapids businessmen in South Dakota and an upcoming Methodist conference in Sheldon are noted, plus local sales, editor challenges, and a painting fine for a Rockwell City youth. End with Hanford's ice cream at Bundy's.
The Pawnee Bill's Wild West and Far East Exhibition announces its Cherokee visit on August 16. The ad copy minimizes grand adjectives, noting the show has toured America for twenty years and claims genuine touring status with a substantial historical brand. Pawnee Bill is described as one of the wealthiest figures in American entertainment, serving as president of the Arkansas Valley National Bank and owning extensive real estate in Pawnee, Oklahoma Territory. He travels with the troupe, often appearing in the saddle at performances.
Delegates to Grand Lodge K of P visit Davenport. Alcola Central offers free transport to Chicago meeting Oct 18 for stockholders. Students from Auretia attend a teachers institute in Storm Lake. Rider Hanson Nelson injures leg after bicycle fall and will miss work. Stella Pruden to give a vocal recital at RB Rutherford’s home with accompanist J A Bundy. Storm Lake defeats Cherokee in Alta with side bet and gate split. Inez Whinery of Ida Grove performs at MOE church. Editorial on table etiquette and corn eating. D Goodrich buys Frager meat market. Fraser gains control of Alta elevator and nearby land deals total near $40,000. Olive Wolverton hosts a women’s gathering with dinner and flowers. Horse worth $1,500 shows at Interstate Live Stock Fair. eight Draft Horses from Swift & Co. to appear in Sioux City shows. heavy emphasis on elite draft stock and arrangements by Swift, Wirick, and related parties.
Mrs Ollne Johnson died at her daughter Mrs Andrew Dallums home in Aurelia on Sunday afternoon August 6 1905 aged eighty eight. Born in Thranden Norway she came to Aurelia in 188? from Norway. She lived with her daughter Itney and was a member of the Lutheran and Aurelia Scandinavian Lutheran church. Rev Helmers conducted funeral services at the church Monday forenoon. Interment was at the Aurelia cemetery. She selected her tonal song used at her mothers funeral about sixty years ago.
Reports indicate Union Pacific plans to lease the western lines of the Winona Central road effective September 1, with a 99 year lease term and guaranteed dividends for Central stockholders. The merger would involve the Chicago Sioux City Sioux Falls Onawa branches and paint Union Pacific on stock after September 1. High officials and recent branch visits add weight to the merger speculation.
Annual financial report for Mensant HI Cemetery Anspulation of Aurelia covering Aug 1901 to Aug 1905. Notes rally of trustees and public. forty delinquent members in payment of dues. Details list donations, expenses for dinner and labor, repairs, hydrant, and miscellaneous charges.
Maple Lodge No 405 of Aurelia Iowa dated August 10 1905 records heartfelt sympathy for the death of Mrs Walter Napler. The lodge extends condolence to the widow and children and to other relatives with copies to the Aurelia Sentinel for publication. Signed by the Grand Master and other lodge officers.
Notice that Harry A Strouse requests a permit to buy sell and keep intoxicating liquor. Filed in Cherokee county district court. Hearing on September 8 1905 at Cherokee Iowa. Applicant via attorney Watty Strouar W C Stiereat. Town State Fair dates noted August 25 to September.
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