CATTLE AT STATE FAIR REPORTED IN INTERIM NOTES
A fragmentary entry lists cattle at a state fair with names and descriptors such as Shadow Lawn Comet Shadow Standard Noble Villager Stamp Lady Stam ford Laford Lady Violet Linty Laura Devergail Queen and dates including the 9th 12th 15th 22nd 24th. The legible items point to a livestock exhibit schedule or catalog notes.
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Cena State
Stamford
Laford
Violet
Linty
Laura
Training Camp Letter From Fort Des Moines Describes Daily Routine
A soldier writes from Fort Des Moines describing one week in training on a busy schedule. He notes early meals and commands, drills in arms and formation, health talks, and citizenship lessons. He mentions illness in one company, a baseball team in each platoon, mail routines, a medical hospital with 20 sick, and a Sunday church visit.
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Tve
Réviere
Capt
Hunt
McCauley
Sergert Merz
Doral
Trish
Scotty
Mit
Oope
Polo Grounds
Des Moines
Wilhelm Honsbruch Pioneer Resident Dies at 74
Wilhelm Honsbruch, long time resident of Aurelia Iowa, died Monday at age 74 after forty six years on the same farm He was born in Germany on December 6 1850 and came to this country with a large family He leaves four children Lena wife of Wilhelm Ruebsam Henry John and Wilhelm nine grandchildren and one great grandchild Funeral services were held at 1 30 at the house and 9 00 at the Lutheran church with German and English services and interment in Eik township cemetery
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Wilhelm Honsbuch
Wm. Ruebsam
Honsbruch
Germany
Aurelia
Iowa
Bondix
Heyond
Lena
Wilhelm Ruebsam
Henry
John
Wilhelm
Mr. Honsbruch
WH. Wehking
Hanover
Eik Township
Cherokee County to receive June gasoline tax share
State Treasurer Ray Be Johnson announced Cherokee County will receive 2868.97 from the June gasoline tax receipts. The primary road fund will get 140072.20, while the administration account is charged with just over 10,000.
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Cherokee County
Ray Be ‘Johnson
HAPPENINGS IN NEIGHBORING TOWNS COLLECTED
Local notes from Washta Storm Lake Marcus and nearby areas record land sale price per acre 180 to Elmer C Conley and cash terms. Marriage of Dorothy McCabe and Clarence Willardson in Cherokee. New Lane Moore lumber manager Georg W Anderson relocates family to Tibbetts house. Storm Lake plant expansion aims to can 3 000 000 cans of corn this August 20. Abandoned Methodist church north of Alta sold to C W Johns for 450 with bids opened at Farmers State bank. building to be moved for corn crib construction. John Rae to manage county recorder's office until school opens. George Steig noted as a longtime Storm Lake resident and stockman dies. Tenant John Watterson suffers heavy losses from fire destroying farm buildings near Sutherland.
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Washta
Dorothy McCabe
William McCabe
Clarence Willardson
Washta Motor. Co
Cherokee
Peterson
Georg W. Anderson
Lane- Moore Lumber Company
Andy McIntosh
Schaller
Tibbetts House
Tigges
Storm Lake
Alta
Elk Township
C.W. Johns
Galva
Farmers State Bank
Johns
Storm ‘Lake Pilot
Tribune
John Rae
County Recorder
Storm, Lake Register
Geo. Steig
Buena Vista County
Swallum Hospital
Cherokee Times
John Watterson
Tennant
Henry Kaiser
Sutherland
Aurelia Crowds Pack Saturday Night Concerts
Large crowds gathered in Aurelia Saturday nights to hear the Aurelia band led by A A Dingtian. Businessmen report rising activity across all trades and the town regains its standing as a key trading center with good stock levels and fair prices.
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Aurelia
Aurelia Band
A. A. Dingtian
Methodist Church Notes with Pastor G R Gilbert
The pastor returns from vacation to lead the final weeks of the conference year. Next Sunday morning theme is God in a Drop of Water and in the evening The Four Beasts Before the Throne. Attend services to gain refining uplifting religious influence.
Aurelia Schools Announce Start Date and New Faculty
The Aurelia consolidated schools will open for the fall term Monday August 31 with seven new teachers joining the faculty. The updated list includes Pomeroy’s Phyllis E Gutz as high school principal Myrtle Tennant of Triodola Ta senior high E Wolfe Titanka Iowa Tae Young Webster City Iowa Edith Wright Britt Iowa and Jona Bell King in multiple grade positions as well as several returning staff led by Superintendent Day.
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Aurelia Consolidated
Board of Education
Day
Mr. Day
Elsie ‘Adamson
Dorothy Campbell
Irene Christiane
Gena Hoaglum
Lela
Webster City
Iowa
Edith Wright
Britt
Jona Bell King
St Pauls Lutheran Church Services and Schedule
St Pauls Lutheran Church invites Sunday school at 10 o clock and German language services at 10 45 with Pastor E F Webking. No service next week due to pastor leaving for a Synod meeting. Also ad for a good outing shoe at Kleebergers priced at 1 90.
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Synod
Kleebergers
Happenings from Ten and Twenty Years Ago
Ten years ago CG W Gilman pioneer settler died in Los Angeles on July 22 Ward Dawson returned from Cedar Rapids and headed to Spencer for bank work S A Perry early Afton township settler died Webster City Catton visited Aurelia Lumber added 20 by 64 feet Ten years ago Goodrich buys Fraser meat market Alta Mrs Oline Johnson dies in Aurelia hogs five to five twenty five wheat forty to seventy five oats twenty to four cents butter sixteen cents potatoes twenty six cents
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Los Angeles
California
Ward Dawson
Cedar Rapids
Spencer
S. A. Perry
Afton
Webster City
C. D
Marcus News: Moving pictures shows continue Sunday nights
The proposed ordinance to halt their operation failed to pass at the third reading on Saturday night, allowing Marcus cinema shows to keep operating on Sundays.
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Marcus News
Moving Pictures
Marcus
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