Nearby Towns Headlines Mix Local Events and Legal News
Peterson Patriot reports Mrs. Litz to undergo tumor surgery in Spencer. Marcus News notes Exchange Bank of Marcus to pay 223 percent on approved claims. Galva Tribune mentions Mayor Walters meeting his daughter Ruth returning from Greely. Brooke school head Wayne Virtue settles into Brooke home. Marcus News records Lyric Theatre Marcus closing due to poor support. Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune cites $10,189 damages suit by Russell Despain vs John Lange over an auto crash. LeMars Globe-Post reports threshing rig operator Bill Schut dies after injury at hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storm Lake
LeMars Globe-Post
Bill Schut
Remsen
Sacred Heart Hospital
Statewide effort planned to curb poultry diseases
Iowa will join a national program targeting poultry diseases and parasites to reduce losses and tuberculosis in poultry. Educational forces will cooperate with state and federal veterinarians to help producers improve flock profitability through better management and disease control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
M. G. Thornburg
Alta News Items Preview Fair Edition and Local Changes
The Alta Advertiser reports busy preparations for the annual fair edition to mail August 6. Mrs Verner Poulson had a Caesarean birth of a 74 lb baby boy on July 22. mother and baby are fine. Edgar J Spoop Poulson leased Westside Service Station from John Horstman on Saturday. Mrs John Kirchner and daughter travel to Ft Dodge to join husband and set up law practice with his brother. Nettie Christensen and Alfred Christenson wed June 24 1931 at Baptist parsonage in Clarks Grove Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verner Poulson
Babe
Edgar J. “Spoop” Poulson
Westside
John Horstman
John Kirchner
Ft. Dodge
Kirchners
Kirchner
Baptist Parsonage
Clarks Grove
Minnesota
Nettie Christensen
Brooke Township
Alfred Christenson
Alta
N. C. Berg
Iowa Public Service Co Announces Small Rate Reduction
Iowa Public Service Co officials in Aurelia announced a slight rate cut effective with the August 25 reading. The plan lowers the first 25 KWH by 2 percent, then 1 cent off each KWH on the next 800 KWH after 200 KWH, and 2 cents off per KWH beyond that, covering residential and commercial use up to one HP motors. The change mirrors past cost-sharing statements and aims to reward higher volume customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champion
Iowa Public Service Co
Frank Mack
Storm Lake
Aurelia
Iowa Public Service
Pet Bull Dog Saves Little Child From Hogs
Buster the McKenna family pet bull dog aided by barking alarm, rescued Linus McKenna from hogs in the family yard. The child, 38, suffered facial wounds, torn ear and heavy bruising, received hospital treatment for lockjaw, and is reported to be recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storm Lake
Golden Fiftieth Anniversary of Mr and Mrs Parrott
Ida Ann Baker and Melvin Parrott celebrated fifty years of marriage with a ceremony at their Aurelia Iowa home followed by a dinner and well wishes from relatives and friends. The couple wed July 26 1881 near Dyersville Dubuque county Iowa and later observed the golden anniversary in Aurelia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dyersville
Dubuque County
Iowa
Ida Ann Baker
Melvin Parrott
J. H. Rigsby
M. E. Church
Aurelian
W. H. Welch
Minnesota
Frank Jordan
J. H. Allen
Abbie Wall
Eva
May Tutt
Alta
Chas. Toomer
Frank LaGrange
Nemaha
Albert Keck
Pierson
World's Largest Tire To Draw Crowd In Aurelia
A 12 foot high four foot wide Goodyear tire weighing over a half ton will visit Aurelia on Friday July 31 from 4 15 to 4 30 PM at the Guarantee Oil Co service station. Tread is three inches thick and wear is mainly souvenir damage. The tire is an engineering development with future uses in aviation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodyear
Aurelia
Guarantee Oil Co
Diamond Star 4-H Meeting At Yolzin Home
The Diamond Star 4-H club met at Alice and Ruby Yolzin’s home on Wednesday afternoon July 22. Attendees discussed the upcoming Township Achievement Day at the Diamond Center Church on Friday July 31 at 1:80 o'clock. lemonade served for 5 cents a glass, everyone invited. A very interesting meeting ended with photos and a delicious lunch.
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Diamond Township
Alice
Ruby Yolzin
Diamond Center Shurch
County Seat News from Cherokee Papers
Dr. A J Stuart of Orange City will begin practice Monday after purchasing the equipment and goodwill of the late Dr B D Leeds. In Cherokee hundreds of fish die as river water remains muddy. Senator L J Dickinson of Algona will speak at the Maryhill picnic on Tuesday, August 25. South Second Street near the Little Sioux river is closed during bridge work for detour traffic. John W Stevens, ex county recorder, was jailed Wednesday on a liquor nuisance charge and waived to the grand jury after a preliminary hearing. he posted a $750 bond.
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A. J. Stuart
Orange City
B.D. Leeds
Cherokee
L. J. Dickinson
Algona
Maryhill
South Second Street
Little Sioux
John W. Stevens
Smpress
Grand
John Scott
Stevens
County Board awards major Cherokee county road contracts
The Cherokee County Board of Supervisors awarded large roadwork contracts Monday. Co A Emory of Coon Rapids won 32 miles of new gravel and 27 miles of maintenance gravel at 16 cents per cubic yard, with extra haul allowances and stripping costs. A L Albrecht of Storm Lake secured 13 miles of maintenance gravel shared with Buena Vista county. M T McGuire won two miles of trunk road grading in Diamond Township and one mile of local road grading in Pilot Township at about 10.5 and 12 cents per cubic yard. All work must be finished by November 1.
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Cherokee Times
Cherokee
County Board of Supervisors
Co. A. Emory
Coon Rapids
A. L. Albrecht
Storm Lake
Buena Vista
M. T. McGuire
Diamond Township
Pilot Township
McGuire
Spring Township
Marcus Farmers State Bank Joins Toy Group
Cherokee Times reports Farmers State Bank of Marcus Iowa joins the Toy National Bank organization based in Sioux City. James I Toy completes purchase of controlling interest and is named president. Other Marcus residents named to key posts include M G Evans L D Simons Lee M Woods George J Roesch H J Riemers and K E Knebel.
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Cherokee Times
Farmers State Bank
Marcus la
Toy National Bank
Sioux City
James I. Toy
Toy
Marcus
M. GC. Evans
L. D. Simons
Rebekah Lodge Holds Installation of Officers
The Rebekah lodge held a regular meeting Friday night with installation of officers and observance of birthdays. Refreshments featured watermelon. Installed officers include Grace Buma N G Bersnie Stutz V G Lillie Fierk secretary Hazel Buma treasurer Nellie McCarty R B S to N G Bertha Butterfield L S to N G Mabel Johnson warden Dolva Fassler conductor Rosalie Johnson Chaplin Anna Harrison R S to V G Alma Peterson L S to V G Ella Johnson I S guard Mabel Neville outer guard.
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Rebekah Lodge
Grace Buma
N. G
Bersnice Stutz
V. G
Lillie Fierk
Hazel Buma
Nellie McCarty
Bertha Butterfield
L. S
Mabel Johnson
Dolva Fassler
Rosalie Johnson
Chaplin
Anna Harrison
R. S
Alma Peterson
Two Farms Change Hands at Attractive Prices
Frank Huseman purchased the Geuther Estate farm of 320 acres south of Aurelia for 162.50 an acre and swapped his 80 acre farm southeast of Aurelia on Primary No. 5 at 250 an acre. This marks the highest land price in the area for some time and both farms are well improved and cultivated. Huseman had owned the 80 acre farm for two years and sold it at the same price paid.
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Frank Huseman
Geuther
Aurelia
Huseman
Marathon Doctor Fined for Shooting Song Birds
Dr T J Kelley of Marathon was fined 26 dollars plus 5 75 costs after admitting to killing 40 or 50 birds in the past week, mostly robins. The Fish and Game warden said the shooting aimed to protect his fruit trees and bushes.
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Storm Lake Register
T. J. Kelley
Marathon
Storm Lake
Justice of the Peace
Kelley
Fish and Game
Dan Fuller
Sweet in town after Cherokee show engagement
Geo D. Sweet visited town last Friday after a three day engagement in Cherokee. He said the Sweet show might make a two day stop in Aurelia in the early part of September.
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Geo. D. Sweet
Cherokee
Sweet
Mr. Sweet
Aurelia
Ten Years Ago Spinharney Shop Theft and Local Moves
Merchandise valued at 750 dollars was stolen from the Spinharney Style Shop in Cherokee Sunday night. Rev and Mrs W A Parks and children with George Garber driving left Tuesday for their new Tacoma Washington home. Farrow added a Ford truck to dray for light housing. Merton Pruitt arrived from California to dig California news Aurelia’s five day chautauqua starts July 30.
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Cherokee
W. A. Parks and Children
George Garber
Tacoma
Washington
Farrow
Congregational Church Schedules August Services
Pastor Edwin Trigg announces no services on August 2 and 9. Regular services resume Sunday August 16 at the Congregational Church with Sunday School scheduled.
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Aurelia, JA
Peterson
Robert Litz
Spencer
Marcus News
L. F. Parker
Exchange Bank of Marcus
Galva Tribune
Walters
Wisn
Ruth
Greely
Colorado
Wayne Virtue
Brooke Consolidated School
Brooke
Lyric Theatre
George Elfline
Lehman & Robinson
Sibley
the Crop Money Bank
Farmers National Bank
Aurelia, Iowa
Alta Advertiser
Diamond Star News
County Seat News
Country Club
Owls
Nelson Restaurant
Misty
House
DR. Hess
F. E. Pratt
BANK
TOY Group
Rebekah
Sentinel
Merton Pruitt
Califorever
California
Storm Lee
Chautauqua
R. A. Gustafson
Marie Baumann
Clyde Beeghley
John Baumann
First National Bank
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