27 Jan 1911
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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1911
Page
1
Aurelia Sentinel of FICIL Paper in Cherokee County publishes Fridays. Local ads cost 1 cent per line, display ads 10 cents per inch, yearly subscriptions $100 in advance. Outside county rate is $1.25 per year, contact options listed.
Sickness kept several freshmen and others away from school including John Mummert Olga Johnson and Ed Johnson the janitor. A visiting inspiration prompted a muses inspired poem about a dog. Exams finish first semester and preparations for next start. Students donate for supplementary books and a new dictionary replaces the old. Miss Cora Lackin filled in for Miss Larson briefly.
The Aurelia Gun Club formed in October 1910 with eighteen members to promote game protection and shotgun use. Membership rose to twenty eight and dues total two dollars. The club reports 105 dollars raised and 114.50 spent, leaving a 7.50 debt, planning shoots on the first and third Wednesday.
The item lists several visits and travel notes with names like Lewis Porter, Mrs Sheridan, Kadle, and Van Patten. It mentions travel through Diamond and Haleview, plus a Sunday visit to the Hiorry home and a Holstein gathering with two cups of tach Jogded observed.
Illinois Central advances Mardi Gras excursions from Chicago to New Orleans February 23 to 28 with ornate cars and Florida connections via Jacksonville and steamship links from Port Tampa or Knights Key. Also promotes Cuba folders and Panama/Vicksburg tourist literature with deluxe sleeping cars on The Seminole Limited and routes to Hot Springs.
For sale two Orpington cockerels from breeder J F Sellers based in Aurelia. Contact via phone number provided in the listing for price and availability.
Public sale announced for Saturday January 21 at 1 PM in the northeast Aurelia home. Items include parlor and bedroom sets, dining room table and chairs, rugs, stoves, kitchen furniture, tools, phono graph, wheelbarrow, mower, harnesses, washing machine, and more. Cash under 310 he. over that amount on approved notes at 8 percent. Settlements required day of sale. R A Gustafson Prop. Clerk Albert Johnson.
August Fick, 45, father of seven, was taken to Cherokee asylum last week after an episode tied to religious questioning. The Buena Vista Vidette notes he believed a minister hypnotised him.
Timely Thoughts notes revival meetings at the Methodist church run through Sunday night with services nightly and Sunday morning preaching at nine o'clock. The Young People’s meeting is led by Dr. Chipperfield at 6 30 p m and he also preaches Sunday night at 7 30 p m. Quarterly Conference is scheduled for Monday at 10 00 a m with announcements for next week to follow.
Community items recount visits and travels of residents Stella Haight and Johnny Booth. R W Merrill away with relatives. corn sheller duty by Chris Olson and Wim Haight Jr. a social dance at Aurelia hosted by the Luckin hotel. ice hauling by Uncle Orin Covell. mock political chatter about a Glendale race. various anecdotes on local families, a marriage intrigue, and a rough tale of Loyd Tilton’s zoo of feats.
A garbled notice discusses public works and park plans across multiple towns. It mentions Audrebhie levee project and a proposed park to improve local credit. The text references civic duties and local officials in a fragmentary fashion.
Jobo Modine left Saturday afternoon for a trip visiting City Yankton 8 0 Defmount 8 2 Sioux Balls and From herve to Onn Chem to Bloomfield Selanska, planning to see friends and relatives at each stop before a roughly three week return. Mas ROML Dayoof LeMirs visited Lovet the home of her daughter from Thursday evening to Tuesday morning. Ch Bdeebergen stands reenviioriner from his knees.
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