Aurel ia Consolidated School’s Bold Expansion Hailed
F. G. Scott writes praising the Marathon Buena Vista county effort to consolidate schools. He recalls the initial opposition and the later success of eight town schools and five rural ones, highlighting Alta’s three story pressed brick building and a nine acre site for Aurelia. He urges taxpayers to back bonds for a new Aurelia high school.
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Marathon
Buena Vista
Alta
Aurelia
Dunkard
Iowa
America
U.S. A
Bonda
F. G. Scott
Aurelia Happenings Of Ten Years Ago Ball Wins Two Over Alta
The Aurelia ball team won two games from Alta on July 4. Morning game delayed by rain. seven innings played ending 2 to 0. Afternoon game 6 to 0. F G Scott gave a fine school grounds address after dinner. Fred Kohlhagen built a 60 by 64 foot barn north of town. Mose Mummert sold D Hankens residence to Rudolph Gustafson for 2600. Earl Copeland and wife left for Ingalls Indiana to work in a glass factory. John Murphy bought 240 acres near Arlington SD for 15000. Elmer Dubes and wife honeymoon visit in Arc...
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Aurelia
Alta
F. G. Scott
Fred Kohlhagen
Mose Mummert
D. Hankens
Rudolph A. Gustafson
Earl Copeland
Ingalls
Indiana
Earl
Farms For Sale Tyrrell Land Company Offers Lands
Tyrrell Land Company Sioux Rapids announces 21 improved farms for sale in Buena Vista and Clay counties offered on easy terms. Properties range from 80 to 650 acres each, with two suburban homes also available 20 acres and 650 acres. Interested buyers urged to inquire now.
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Tyrrell Land Company
Sioux Rapida
Buena Vista
Clay Counties
Lightning strikes barn on Radke farm near Hanover
A barn and all machinery on the Albert Radke farm three miles east of Hanover were destroyed by a recent lightning strike. The loss includes equipment and outbuildings, with inspection pending to assess damages.
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Albert Radke
Hanover
Eugene Jimmerson
Washington
Montana
Alta
A. Mahn
Elk Township
Wlhe
Alta Library Association
Anna Peterson
W. C. Ryd‘strom
Marathon
John L. Smith
Eatherville
Gilbert Wooders
P. C. Peterson
Chris Christensen
Christensen
Aurelia Band Disbands After Low Interest At Meeting
A Monday night meeting decided to disband the Aurelia Band for the rest of the season due to lack of interest among members. Despite higher fundraising this year, faithful members end the group. Those who supported the band thank local business leaders as funds will cover only incurred expenses pro rata.
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Aurelia
Methodist Church Notes Rev H C Kephart Pastor
Church notes announce morning worship at eleven and Sunday school at twelve. An ominous scrambled line references Farrow and other fragments from the local religious listing.
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W. A. Parks
H. C. Kephart
Poe
Cherokee county to vote on road aid bonds August 26
Cherokee county will hold a special election Tuesday August 26 to decide on adopting federal and state aid for highway paving and to authorize bond issuance to accelerate road construction. The county board of supervisors set the date to allow public study and discussion, with several landowners supporting the plan as a business investment. Neighboring counties have already voted for hard surfaced roads and more elections are planned.
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Cherokee Times
Cherokee County
County Board of Supervisors
Iowa
Woodbury
Lyon
Clay
Buena Vista
Focal Board
County Seat News from Cherokee Papers
Cherokee County items report George Campbell enlisting in the regular army and heading to Ft. Meade with overseas expected. The Times notes a permanent home for the newspaper and print plant purchase. Local business property deals include George Wall buying the Millard building and nearby properties. Ellon Burch returns from Camp Dodge wounded, Mrs. Samuel Hayes dies at 96, and Margaret Barnes resigns YWCA post to study in New York.
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George Campbell
T. D. Campbell
Ft. Meade
Times
Second Street
Arthur & Berry
A. M. Wilson Company
George Wall
Millard
Alton Groccery
Beebe
Pritchard
Henderson
Democrat
Ellon Burch
Camp Dodge
Free State Fair Trip for Cherokee County Farm Boys
A nine day all expenses paid trip to the Iowa State Fair is offered to each county in the state. One hundred farm boys will form the Boys Camp at the fairgrounds August 2 to 29 under a Y M C A secretary. They may enter the Boys Judging Contest for eight Ames scholarships worth 800.00. Cherokee county’s representative will be chosen in a late July judging contest directed by the farm bureau.
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Cherokee County
Fair Management
Ames
Farm Bureau
Aurelia High to Offer Federal Ag Course
The federal government plans a two year agricultural course at Aurelia High School under the Smith Hughes Act. W. H. Fisherman from Cherokee will lead the agricultural program. Eligibility spans ages 14 to 21 with a 12 day registration window. The district seeks space, possibly rental, as the plan does not add staff and aims to secure half salary funding from Uncle Sam.
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Aurelia High School
Board of Education
Ames
W. H. Fisherman
Agricultural Department
University of Nebraska
Uncle Sam
Smith’ Hughes
Young Man Drowns Crossing Little Sioux River
A 18 year old youth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Pinkerton of the old Sellers farm near Quimby, drowned after fording the Little Sioux River. The horse fell into a hole, the animal and rider disappeared as sheriff Huber joined the search on Thursday and Saturday. River was high and swift. body not recovered by Saturday evening.
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Little Sioux
Quimby
Pinkerton
Old Sellers
Huber
Hail Storm Damages Crops South of Aurelia
A heavy hail storm caused extensive crop damage across a two mile by seven mile strip south of Aurelia on a Wednesday evening. The storm began in Pitcher township and moved through Diamond township with hailstones up to the size of a hen’s egg. Crepe fields escaped wind damage but oats were beaten down and corn stripped, leaving farmers hopeful only for a half crop.
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Aurelia
Pitcher Township
Diamond Township
Unnaturalized Soldiers Urged to Visit Office for Naturalization
To naturalize under the May 9, 1918 act, any honorably discharged soldier or sailor living in this county is requested to call at the office for information. 152 Some good residence properties for sale. Also several good farms. T. B. Parker, jr. tf
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United States
T. B. Parker, Jr
Happenings From Nearby Towns Include Bank Purchase
Holstein Savings Bank buys the Dock Walker corner in Holstein for 10000 to erect a modern bank building. Sioux City men Harry Main and Ben Asbel acquire Geo H Miller’s stock of goods. beer raids, plane crash near Cedar Falls, wool shipments, and a hogze incident also appear in briefs from Holstein Galva Storm Lake Marcus and Storm Lake papers.
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Holstein Advance
Holstein Savings Bank
Holstein
Marcus
Brink
W. C. Rathbun
Fred
Spirit Lake
Rathbun
Storm Lake Register
Harold Carr
F. C. Anderson
Fort Dodge
Cedar Falls
Anderson
Carr
Chicago
Storm Lake
Pilot-Tribune
Walter Herren
Iowa Fleece Growers’ Association
Galva Tribune
Otting
Ida Grove
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Iowa Prairies
Sys
the Sentinel
The
Sentinel
John Murphy
Arlington
South Dakota
Elmer Dubes
Arclington
Mrs
D. Dubes
Methodist Church
Tor. al
Ick
Board of Supervisors
County Seat News
Samuel Hayes
A. J. Minor
Canton
Cherokee
Good Hope Cemetery
Margaret Barnes
New York City
Columbia University
F. J. Carpenter
Sioux City
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