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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1909
Page
5
The best County Fair in Iowa promises a clean, family friendly program with varied events. The schedule lists entertainment each day from Wednesday to Friday, including trotting races and pacing events, plus prize details and entries for attractions.
The tournament runs daily at 4 PM featuring fast teams from the state. Thursday’s matchups include Marathon versus Newhele for a purse of 50. Phese Cos also compete for money and glory. The event aims to crown the county fair champions with top attractions and strong performances from notable teams and acts.
Last Saturday Mloring suffered a leg fracture and torn ligaments after being run against a fence while roping a cow. The accident occurred near the Ducominum site, about a quarter mile away. He will miss work for the season and is hoped to recover quickly.
Gaoot Turnwall recovered his mare this week in Aravian town after a stranger tried to dispose of it. The town marshal noticed the suspect near the mare and townspeople split before the thief escaped. Sheri Parker, Mr. Purnwall, and Frank Davis testified ownership at a Monday hearing. Turnwall incurred about $50 in expenses but is pleased with the recovery.
James WH a pioneer farmer of Silver township died at his home in Fohelock on Saturday afternoon from Brights disease. He was born in Scotland and came to the county in 1860. He is survived by five children. Funeral services were held at the Silver cemetery with a large turnout from Cherokee.
Government suspends several rural routes in Iowa over road conditions. One Mossena route has been discontinued for three months and will not reopen unless wood roads are provided and maintained. Officials demand a pledge to keep roads in good repair.
Twenty one years ago Frank Krisbie will hereafter be a resident of Cherokee having purchased the coal business of A A Terrill at that place. A Washta and Aurelia baseball game ended with Aurelia 2 Washta 0 and the Washta club showed talent but failed to best the Aurelia nine. Freight agents of the Northwestern roads met in Chicago at the start of the month to decide upon new measures.
Critics denounce advance in coal transport rates as excessive and profiteering charging that railroads seek to bear the public with higher costs. Protests accuse carriers and supporters of attacking common interests while the public endures renewed economic strain.
In Cherokee County, a drunken man staggered along the main business street causing a scene. Mayor Molyneux, finding the city marshal at lunch, arrested the man and placed him in jail, promising to inform him of the reason once he sobered up.
A stranger named Dohm Petty from Storm Lake Iowa fell severely ill on a Friday morning train and died Saturday night at City Hospital LeMars. He worked gathering scrap for a Dakotas area and was taken to Grand Rapids Furniture Store undertaker rooms for burial. A youth from Storm Lake escorted his body home for internment.
A light verse from Lippincott's notes Abs and Baker George plan a fortnight but he insists on seven days only. The joke hinges on the pun that seven days make one weak.
A Pittsburg Press quip notes the hardship of Stone Age people trying to turn over a new leaf, humorously depicting prehistoric life and change.
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