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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1921
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel lists publishing details and rates. Advertising per inch and per line for locals and readers, plus per line cards of thanks. Subscription price is 8250. The notice notes second class matter at the post office in Aurelia, Iowa.
Sheriff Langwin and a posse unearthed a bootlegging operation at the Keiping farm house west of Quimby last Saturday. Four barrels of mash and six empty barrels were found, with a still three quarters of a mile away in a corn field. Jim Akers, tied to the operation, is jailed awaiting a hearing along with Mr and Mrs Keiping and a stepson who are said to be involved.
Reader R A Gustafson sends $2.00 to renew the Sentinel for another year from Lock Wisconsin. He notes a hot dry summer, poor small grain, and a bumper corn crop, and extends greetings to the staff.
At a Friday Community Club meeting talk focused on grading and graveling the Grant Highway from Aurelia to Buena Vista next spring. A petition will be circulated to speed county board and Iowa State Highway Commission action, with Buena Vista County favoring the change for more gravel road mileage.
J C Nelson notes double votes were given on Thursday December 8 on all accounts and payment occurred that day. Contest closes December 10 and readers are urged to help friends participate.
County headlines report Fort Dodge visitors the Filsons, Hazel Jackson at a school dedication in Grand Meadow, and Ellis attending the Chicago livestock show with 16 cattle cars. Margaret Montgomery travels from Laverne to Meriden for a brief visit. a Cherokee Poultry Co. car is attached over an overdraft with Weart and Lysaght supplying feed. Cherokee high beats LeMars 13 to something, while E W Bruce’s hog herd, over 100 head, faces losses from hog cholera. The city hosts the largest Father and Son banquet to date at the Methodist Church, organized by the Y M C A and Ladies Aid in serving.
Mrs Geo F Paffet of Ames visited in D H Carpenter's home and went to Cherokee. Fairview school patrons hosted a pleasant evening with their teachers. Mrs Henry Hinkledey and husband left for California taking a house in Orange for the winter. Farmers circulate petitions to cut county agent and home demonstrator salaries. Orrie Hetrick and Kinnie Clark trapped an opossum near Hetrick farm while Lucy Heywood reports similar captures south of town and more opossums seen locally.
Will Beets leads an agricultural short course starting January 2 for ten weeks with five hours daily, five days a week. Courses in Maple Valley Brooke Rembrandt and Albert City open to farm residents fourteen and older with no special education needed. Sessions cover farm crops animals machinery soil cost accounting and business management with follow up work in spring and summer under guidance of instructors.
The Federated Churches and Baptist group shared a church home with E H Gillet as pastor and Iona Brosius as assistant. Morning service at 10 30. Sunday School at 11 40. Christian Endeavor 6 30. Evening service 7 30. Rev Mr Parsons Y M C A secretary from Des Moines spoke to older boys. Mission meetings held with Mrs Dan Dubes. Hostesses Marguerite and Ruby discuss next Sands Entertaining Angels event.
Mrs Walter Lewis entertained at a library tea Tuesday afternoon with guests Mrs Darby and Mildred Darby, Mr and Mrs J H Boatman and Marion Louise, Miss Mary Whinery, and guests Mrs Frank Jordan, Mrs Glenna Parker, Mrs Lee Robinson, Glora Lockin, and Margaret Howell. Mrs J H Dieterich donated 1.50.
A fragmentary report notes an evening gathering labeled as a juvenile party. It mentions Mesdames A A Dingman and A C Meier as entertaining attendees and reflects a casual, informal social setting with attendees described in scattered phrases.
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