Aurelia Women Produce Surgical Dressings For War Effort
The Aurelia Surgical Dressing Station opened with registered Red Cross workers and produced 240 compresses in one afternoon. Volunteers, including Mesdames Bates and Chamberlin, plus several others, worked in a well lit room equipped with tables and cupboards. The station seeks additional supplies and will remain open Tuesday and Saturday afternoons and Tuesday evenings for youth workers to contribute.
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Red Cross
Mesdames EB. G. Bates
Zelda Chamberlin
Regina Braasch
Oscar Royer
D. Hankena
Nancy Sweet
E. A. Harris
Webb Waddell
W. E. Peterson
Geo. Garber
Joshua Shank
Geo. Wharton
Missea Edith Marsh
Jensie’ Lockin
Edna Gearke
Cora Lockin
Ellen Johnson
Cherokee County Surgical Dressings
Aurelia
Annual Meeting Notice for Peoples Co-Operative Telephone Co
The Peoples Co-Operative Telephone Co plans its annual meeting at Idle Hour theater on Saturday February 9 1918 at 1 o'clock to elect officers and conduct annual business. Secretary A L McKinnon notes the special for Saturday and Monday highlighting a local ad.
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Peoples Co-Operative Telephone Co
A. L. McKinnon
Local News From Alta Highlights Weddings And Military Band
Alta residents report Sadie Otto's surgery at Alta hospital performed by Dr. F C Leytze of Sioux City. Great Lakes Naval band under John M Sousa tours for third Liberty Loan with Hubert Larsen Don Castle and others in the city. Red Cross auctions led by E B Rutledge in Aurelia and Fairview. Mrs Don Castle leaves for Chicago to join husband in naval band. Myrtle Carver and Cedric Taylor wed in Sioux City. Mr and Mrs Taylor plan to stay in Alta. Elizabeth Paterson marries Dr Roy V Barrick in Des Moines. Paterson was from North Konawanda New York and nurse trained at Des Moines General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie Otto
J. Otto
Alta Hospital
F.C. Leytze
Sioux City
B. R. Hatch
Gasmire
Marathon Iowa
Great Lakes
E. B. Rutledge
Red Cross
Aurelia
Fairview
Myrtle Carver
Cedric Taylor
Taylor
Mr. Taylor
Mrs. Taylor
Alta
Elizabeth Paterson
Roy V. Barrick
Des Moines
North Konawanda
New York
Des Moines General Hospital
Barrick
Harness Your Savings at J. S. Mummert Repairs
Local ad urges readers to oil and repair harnesses now to avoid rush. J. S. Mummert promotes steady service and cost savings with early maintenance and affordable parts.
Last Lyceum Course on Electricity by Harry T. Starnes
The Aurelia lyceum’s final program Friday evening at the M E church features Harry T. Starnes presenting Wonders of Electricity. He demonstrates chemical and mechanical power generation, magnetism, wireless activity, X rays, and a miniature thunderstorm using a full set of electrical equipment. He urges audience to attend and secure a single Lyceum Course ticket.
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Aurelia Lyceum
M. E. Church
Harry T. Starnes
Starnes
Tessa
Union Services Arranged By Aurelia Churches
The fuel administrator's request leads Aurelia churches to hold union services. Next Sunday February 10 at the M E church, then the following Sunday at the Congregational church. Schedule includes 10:00 Congregational Sunday school, 11:00 union preaching with Rev Parks, 12:00 M E Sunday school, 7:30 union preaching with Rev Young. Epworth League and Christian Endeavor to meet. The War Savings Stamp meeting features speaker G R Wharton.
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Churches of
Aurelia
M. E
Congregational
Parks
G. R. Wharton
Union
Rev. Young
Epworth League
Christian Endeavor Societies
Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund Receipts
Donated this week E G Bates previously reported total to date Spanageas big special for Saturday and Monday last chance to buy work shirts for 60 cents after Monday 90 cents at Harris the people who save
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Harris
OUR Boys IN
France
E.G. Bates
War Savings Stamp Committees Named in Aurelia Area
Executive committee outlines plans to sell 43320 in War and Thrift stamps across Aurelia Pitcher Afton Diamond and part of Spring townships. Publicity meetings at churches delayed with a union session planned at the Methodist church. Committees cover publicity school lodge women church soliciting and township groups including Aurelia Pitcher Afton Aurelia Town and Spring Township.
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Aurelia
Pitcher
Aften
Diamond
First National Bank
Methodist
E. C. Lighter
W. H. Bischel
A. J. Whinery
W. H. Reever
A. H. Eddy
D. C. Jones
H. A. Mahn
Chas. Isackson
W. J. Rubbernus
George McClain
E. A. Harria
J Robar
Wm. Reckoff
Frank Waddell
Zelda Chamberlin
Geo. T. Anderson
A. H. Loucks
Chas. Lawwell
Harry M. Burns
A. J. Maltby
Earl Fraser
J. D. Hesse
J. S. Coppoe
Diamond Township
W. F. Hickey
Frank Webb
F. O. Peterson
Frank Bedke
Algy Lindsay
Burl Porter
E. F. Gearke
W. F. Keister
Ben Packard
Gust Peterson
Art Hickey
Will Glawe
Afton
O. C. Jones
Henry Kolpin
Fred Blake
W. A. Kludas
George Garber
G. R. Wharton
August Nelson
Fred Kohlhagen
B. Paulson
George Brooks
John Mummert
Dan Hankena
Spring Township
Fred Tigges
Nick Ament
Ed Roggon
C. H. Schnell
Ed Golnitz
Will Reubsam
Obituary Mrs. F. P. Wasson Dies in Magna Utah
Mrs. F. P. Wasson died January 23 at her Magna home from blood poisoning. Born 1868 in Aurelia Iowa, she was 49 years four months and twenty four days. Survived by husband, daughter, mother and several Iowa siblings. Funeral services and interment occurred in Magna after a Lady Maccabee funeral observance and Congregational minister conducted the service in Salt Lake City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. P. Wasson
Magna
Utah
Wasson
Utah Copper Mines
Aurelia
Iowa
Maccabee Lodge
Congregational Church
Matilda Coomba
W. G. Whitney
Bert Waddell
C. A. Parker
Roy Whitney
Chas. Coombs
Zoma Coombes
Lady Maccabee
Salt Lake City
Magna Cemetery
Chance to Help Sick Soldier at Camp Dodge
Community plea from Aurelia urging residents to donate preserves jellies and similar delicasies for sick and convalescent soldiers at Camp Dodge Iowa. Contributions can be mailed to M Mummert chairman or left at Garber or Lewis stores for packing and forwarding at no cost to recipients.
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Aurelia
General Hospital
Camp Dodge
Iowa
Garber
Lewis
M. Mummert
Get 100 Per Cent Pure Seed Corn Display Notice
Seed corn tester announces uniform kernel condition for ideal crop results. Advertisement promises full crop potential and urges interested buyers to visit Biachel's hardware to view the display.
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Biachel
County Seat News Highlights From Cherokee Papers Times
Cherokee suffers a close loss to Sheldon 17 to 14. January births total 31 in county records. Church of Christ votes to extend Rev W Dow Crewdson’s call. Superintendent F W J Hoban is discharged and returns to lead city schools. Mrs Thomas Henderson, widow of a Sioux City attorney, died in Granger Illinois wreck. Parole granted for E P Hesganius, formerly jailed for murder. Rev James A Smith named to lead Congregational church in Cherokee beginning April 1. County income tax interviews draw crowds at the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon
Court House
Cherokee County
Church of Christ
W. Dow Crewdson
Thos. G. Henderson
Granger
Illinois
Chicago Limited
Illinois Central
Thomas G. Henderson
Sioux City
E. P. Hesganius
State Board
New State Farm
Woodward
Iowa
Congregational Church
James A. Smith
Sioux Rapids
Two Local Marriages Highlight Aurelia Ten Years Ago
Ten years ago Aurelia saw a wedding as Wilbur J. Sweet wed Maude E. Mummert at the Mummert home of her parents Mr and Mrs J S Mummert. Movement included George Mummert moving from the Roger farm to a north Aurelia farm and Mrs Stief with children relocating from Hetland South Dakota. Farmers Charley conducted on Hetland farm. Local prices placed corn at 46 to 48 cents oats 45 to 56 cents wheat 85 to 90 cents butter 20 cents eggs 20 cents. Swedish residents of Pilot Pitcher Diamond and Silver townships formed the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Bethania church with 42 communicants and 30 children totaling 72 members.
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George Mummert
Roger
Aurelia
Wilbur J. Sweet
Maude E. Mummert
J. S. Mummert
Pilot, Pitcher, Diamond and Silver
M. E. Good Hope Church
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Bethania Church
Public Sale Dates in This Vicinity List
Public sales dates announced for local bidders with entries for A. H. Eddy February 11 and multiple others including W. P. Cawaon February 15 Mrs Bridgett Pruitt Johnson February 18 H. H. Lockin February 21 Anderson Bros February 21 A L Neville Duroc Jersey swine February 26 EK Georke Duroc Jersey swine February 27 Also ad offers two cans of pears for 35 cents at Harris and auto repair services from J S Mummert with a full Ford parts line.
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A. H. Eddy
W. P. Cawaon
Bridgett Pruitt-Johnson
H. H. Lockin
Anderson Bros
A. L. Neville
Duroc Jersey
EK. F. Georke
Swine
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wisconsin Lumber Co
Bernard Paulson
Aurella
Harrin
Ford
Union Church
Choice Lumber
the Farmers Elevator Co. Lumber Dept
County Seat News
F. W. Johansen
Cherokee City Schools
Reontinuze
The
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