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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1923
Page
3
A fragment from a Cherokee city notice states that on Monday morning in February a key individual suffered paralysis but continues to run business activities. The document shows garbled OCR but preserves the core fact of the incident and ongoing operations.
Des Moines dispatch outlines a coming special session to revise the Code issued in 1919. Talks focus on two thirds rule for new business, committee leadership, and whether to proceed with highway and gasoline tax issues amid political infighting.
Storm Lake merchants purchase flags for fronting shops while Marcus High School tops Washta 44 to 0 in football. Quimby stockholders approve an $8500 sale of Farmers Elevator Co to Squire Heathman amid dispute. Vigilantes help capture forger Knute Skeets after he arrives by Chandler truck. Chloroform thefts raise poultry loss complaints across the region.
Henry Bischel Sr. died November 25 1928 in Milwaukee Wisconsin aged 72 years 8 months 25 days. Funeral services were held Thanksgiving day at the Evangelical church in Aurelia conducted by Rev Juergens Remsen and Rev Gilbert Aurelia cemetery interment. Born August 1 1851 at Westphalia Germany he came to the US in 1871 settling in Monee Illinois later moving to Aurelia in 1876. He was a naturalized citizen in 1878 at Cherokee and long active in town affairs including service on the town council school board presidency and support of local churches. He ran a boot and shoe store for over forty years and made shoes by hand in the early days. The community mourns the loss of a prominent citizen.
The deceased left a legacy of high ideals and citizenship and will be remembered by a town stamp of approval. Survived by six children Henry Nelson Canada Mary Wetzler Wisconsin W H Bischel Aurelia Martha Bischel Illinois Anna Fleer Milwaukee Mathilda Rowden Green Mountain Iowa all attended the funeral. Two sons Harry and Arnold and his wife predeceased him.
We express sincere thanks to friends for acts of kindness and expressions of sympathy in our father’s passing and for the beautiful floral offering.
A record crowd at Aurelia watched the local team defeat Alta 19 to 0 on Thanksgiving Day. Attendance reached 892 paid admissions with $396.75 from ticket sales. American Legion boys managed crowd control and tickets on the ground.
Special Aurelia Community Club meeting called for Friday night. Louis M. Johns of Cherokee County Farm Bureau will speak and officers will be elected. All members urged to attend. Luncheon and smoker follow. Also seeking home rendered lard at Carlberg Bros.
Ten year old Aurelia items report Olin C Jones and Jennie E Carlson wed in Cherokee on Thanksgiving Day. Property transfers include A J Nelson acquiring eighty acres at $200 an acre and T G Will selling 120 acres near Galva to Paul Zenke. Mrs. Len Lewis and three children visit from Idaho. E He Simmers announces a December 11 closing sale before moving to town. Henry Myers hosts a farm sale December 10 as family plans to depart for Enid Oklahoma for Roy’s health. Jessie Lockin visits from Cedar Falls. Hansen family mourns father’s death in Leeds. Local drugstore touts Glauber salts copperas and sulphur for dogs at 100 pound price.
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