Aurelia School Bond Question Highlighted by Board
The Aurelia Sentinel reports on the school board’s late night session with the architect and attorney detailing the new school house question. The article notes legality of the bond issue and possible earlier bids to avoid higher costs, urging district residents to decide the fate of a new building. Also covered are local moves, a Galva Community club formation, and a marriage of Mary V. Dieterich and Charles L. Menefee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. G. Scott
Aurelia
Menefee-Dieterich
Mary V. Dieterich
Charles L. Menefee
Cherokee
Turner
G. M. Dieterich
J. W. Menefee
Larrabee
The
Sentinel
Not Good-Diplomatic. Good husband impression idea
Columbus Ohio Journal reflects on marriage ideals, joking that a husband’s embrace may shrink with time while intent remains strong. The item uses a light, reflective tone typical of the era’s social commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Death of Winfred Patten in Quimby after hospital transfer
Winfred Patten, taken from Sioux Valley hospital to his Quimby home, died last night at 7. The funeral is expected Sunday. The boy was shot through the lung while playing with a neighbor, and though initial hopes were high, severe blood loss and a severe chest wound led to the fatal outcome over the past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfred Patten
Sioux Valley
Quimby
Wintercat Gleaned From Our Exchange Happenings
Collated notes from neighboring towns report Walter Patridge of Alt and Irene Nogel of Storm Lake wed at the Storm Lake Baptist parsonage on February 16. Mechanic H T Bullin of Storm Lake died in a Sioux City hospital after surgery. Marcus experienced a fire destroying the Ban croft & Mason meat market and near loss at the Tutt hardware building. Senator Geo F Coburn seeks re election after filing in Des Moines. The MecCormack house fire between here and Sutherland destroyed the structure but neighbors saved most furnishings. Hugo Lorenzen and Ida Michaelsen married in Sioux City after leaving Holstein. The Standard Mercantile stock was sold to Union Jobber Co Kansas City, closing out stock. Marathon defeated Peterson 32 to 22 in a basketball game. Storm Lake High School debate team won its third straight victory defeating Fonda on compulsory military training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Patridge
Alt
Irene Nogel
Storm Lake
Baptist
H. T. Bullin
Sioux City
Marcus
Bancroft & Mason
Tutt
Geo. F. Coburn
Tilden Township
Des Moines
Peterson
C. F. MecCormack
Here
Sutherland
Holstein Advance
Hugo Lorenzen
Correctionville
Ida Michaelsen
For Sale and Lost Items in Aurelia Local Ads
A mix of farm sale notices lists hay, horses, cattle, purebred roosters, furniture, and a lost blue silk handbag. Bremer, Reckoff, Lindsay, and Peterson advertise horses, calves, cows, and Hereford bulls with contact details and farm locations around Aurelia Alta Iowa. Mapledale Farm promotes Shorthorn cattle listings led by Gainford Star 648600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Bremer
John Porter
Alta
Iowa
A. B. Lindsay
Aurelia
Aleo
Dubes & Obleon
Oscar Peterson
Gainford Star
Gainford
Mapledale
Cherokee Pavers and Local Notes Shape Friday Night Basketball
Cherokee defeated Alta by 15 to 10 in a reported close game. The week brought business deals and obituaries, including Timea Wingert buying half of Cherokee Sheet Metalworks from S. M. Houck and the death notices of Dr. George W. Eshelman and Christopher T. Bryant. Mrs. Melissa Layton, Cherokee’s first woman married, also died at 77.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.D Wingert
Cherokee Sheet Metalworks
S. M. Houck
George W. Eshelman
West
Cedar Street
Melissa Layton
Cherokee
Alta News Items Chronicle Local Births Deaths and Updates
Births include a daughter to Mr and Mrs Swan Lund on February 17 and a son to Mr and Mrs Charles Coombs on February 12. Notices report Mrs Henry F Reeder hosting the Five Hundred club, a death of Mrs H C Hanson from flu, John Whalen aged 101 dying near the Sac county line, Helen Fagerholm's appendicitis operation, and Nellie Bjorklund's death at her home southwest of Alta on February 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swan Lund
Charles Coombs
Henry F. Reeder
John Whalen
Sac County
Nellie Bjorklund
Alta
Local notices and appointments from the Cherokee Times and Sentinel
The report notes an 85 year old man admitted for surgery, Shorty’s winter illness, a broken Lino type supply issue, the marriage of Robert Carlon to Mable Wahlstrom in Sioux City, A N Barnard purchasing the White restaurant with March 1 takeover, Mr White and family possibly returning to Fonda, the Meriden implement dealer L Wixon succumbing to pneumonia after influenza, and a nod to Sentinel ads driving business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Carlaon
Mable Wahlstrom
Sioux City
J. A. Wahlstrom
A. N. Barnard
M. &. Hanson
France
White
Fonda
Cherokee Times
L. Wixon
Meriden
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Plymouth
Congregational Church
New Plymouth
G. J. Lewis
George Garber
J. C. Nelson Drug Store
Orchestra Music
Aurelia Sentinel E. C. Lighter
Galva Tribune
Galva Community Club
B «Ll
Ed Shaw
Harry Dieterich
Floyd Parrott
Balaton
Minnesota
George
S. F. Mann
Dunn Place
C. E. Balluff
Egan
Illinois
Balluff
Bert Siglin
George Iverson
F. B. Dyslin
Dyelin
P. F. Parrott
Slayton
Ford Car
Fordson Tractor
Motor Inn Corporation
Aurelia Cherokee
Wintercat
Standard Mercantile
Harry Main
Ben Asbell
Kansas City
Union Jobber Co
Peterson Patriot
Marathon
Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune
Storm Lake High School
Helmer Paulson
R. H. Dieterich
L. H. Parker
Emmett Reckoff
Gust Kruse
Allen
Clay Dawson
Drawer B
August Johnson
Fraser Farm
Bradley
Keith
Lewis’ Clothing
H. S. & M. Clothes
County Seat News
Democrat
Motor Inn Co
Cherokee Electric Company
James Curran
Montrose
S. D
Democrat Today
Christopher T. Bryant
H. C. Hanson
Helen Fagerholm
O. J. Ellis
Shorty
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