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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1930
Page
3
A July 14 notice compiles local events from Meriden Marcus Storm Lake Washta and Cherokee including a July 12 birth at Sioux Valley hospital and a 1500 chicken shipment from Hans Kruse farm plus theft of 150 young chickens near Washta.
A Wednesday forenoon fire destroyed the Margaret Gilchrist farm home near Diamond Center, tenanted by W H Hutchinson, with six rooms in a one and a half story structure. The cause was a gas stove explosion. house and contents insured for 800 and 300 respectively with Maple Valley Mutual. Reconstruction plans call for a two story foundation to be started at once by Stutz Bros with Albert Grashoff in charge of carpentry.
Voters in Aurelia will decide in a special election on selling the town electric light and transmission line to the Iowa Public Service Co for 22000 dollars and granting a 25 year operating franchise. They will also vote on establishing a park commission to allow council authority to levy a park tax and improve the town park.
A public notice warns readers who ignore road signs against unsafe driving. It urges drivers to follow signals, stay to the right when turning, and not exceed legal speeds. The message emphasizes safety for children and calls for cooperation with law enforcement.
Members from Aurelia and Afton churches with families gathered at Carl Ehrhardt home in Afton township for a Sunday afternoon kitten ball game. The final score favored Aurelia 82 to 4. One player, Gus, noted the game’s offbeat moments and line changes.
Elwin Lindlief announces the American Legion theatre in Alta will close due to hot weather and lack of patrons, with plans to reopen in early fall. The community also notes new church leadership and local life events including a fatal illness, a car accident, and a fox farming venture near Peterson.
Primary highway No 5 will enter Cherokee via the ridge route from the northeast per a special press dispute. Emma K Whitmore's will leaves 20000 to Sioux Valley hospital Cherokee and other bequests to relatives and friends. Cherokee plans a Knights of Pythias pieme next year decided at Emmetsburg district meeting. J E Wirth named president and W C Dailey secretary treasurer of the picnic association. Cherokee farmers file 17 harvest help applications. C G Turner appeals to Sioux City federal agency for workers. Decorative street lights being installed replacing four globe units with single globes.
The Electric Light Committee warns that all outstanding accounts must be paid by the 25th to avoid service discontinuation.
A military funeral was held Monday for Lloyd Ty Scott in Nokomis township honoring his service with Company M 2nd Iowa Infantry and his World War efforts. The ceremony featured an American flag draped casket, local clergy tributes, and pallbearers from Company M and the Legion, with burial at Aurelia cemetery and a large funeral attendance. Scott, born September 17 1889, died July 12 1930 at age 40, leaving a wife Vera Leone Dailey and three children, plus parents and ten siblings.
Expresses sincere thanks from Mrs. Vera Scott and children and Mr. and Mrs. I G Scott to friends relatives and fraternal orders for kindness during illness and death of their loved one.
Services next Sunday morning at St Pauls Lutheran Church will be conducted by Rev O Braunschweig in the American language as Pastor E F Webking is on vacation. Sunday School will follow the morning service at 9 o clock.
The semi annual meeting of the First National Bank directors was held Thursday evening with a chicken dinner at the Lockin Hotel. Attendees included Jas I Toy and Carlton Toy of Sioux City, W E H Bischel and others from the local area, and Otto J Johnson of Alta. The program continued with business sessions at the bank and at First Trust and Savings in Allla and Security Trust and Savings in Storm Lake. Family plans include Mrs R A Gustafson and daughter leaving for a lakeshore cottage in Wisconsin. A church group then prepared for a three week trip to the Black Hills Yellowstone Park and Salt Lake City with a ridge route via Denver.
Buena Vista county board deeded four miles of road west of Alta to the Cherokee county line. Mrs. Michael Kenson, Cherokee county settler, dies at 98 in Acton township. Mrs. Grace Meier and children move in with her parents. Mrs Geo Mr. Dieterich dies after cancer operation at Sioux Valley hospital. Bert Waddell buys grain shocking machine for oats. David Watts returns home from Battle Creek after Bible College in Kimberlin Heights Tennessee. Storm Lake plant to pack beans with 75 to 100 workers for three weeks starting Tuesday. 106 acres of beans to be canned.
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