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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1911
Page
3
The Aurelia High School Alumni Association held its annual banquet after commencement for new graduates Bess Olds and Marie Barman. A festive program featured toasts by Hon. BF Faville and Prof A K Beik, plus a Ladies Quartet, class yells, and humorous remarks.
A thoughtful quip contrasts costs of life and death with absurd prices. It notes shaving the living at 15 cents versus burial at $5, a Kersey coat at 25 versus wooden at a joke price, and grave toil versus embalmer fees. The speaker remarks there are many things left to value in this world despite high prices.
Local notes recount Dick Hunter losing a valuable horse, the Weimer cream station accident with sulphuric acid gas, and a warning to Dell about handling bottles. Rev Bean’s graduation speech, M W A and Royal Neighbors memorial, M E church services, Woodmen event, children’s exercises, and Grandma Eddy’s 90th birthday highlight community life in Larrabee.
Renowned marksman Rush Razee will perform a series of mirror and multi‑shot stunts at the Gun Club grounds on the afternoon of June 14, 1911. Using pistols and revolvers, he will execute shots in varied positions and with mirrors, attracting sport shooters from coast to coast.
May transfers filed with Cherokee County Recorder list 35 transfers totaling 295 88000 in consideration. Property includes Aurelia Marcus and Aurelia gaps in lot parcels 240 acres Julius Jordan 160 acres Marcus area and several family trades among Dick and Loucks families. Last year May saw 14 transfers totaling 261 51490.
Ladies Aid meets with Mrs Mummert next Thursday afternoon. The Pastor continues sermons on the 23rd Psalm. Sunday worship invites all. bright singing and short address. The C E meeting next Sunday led by Clyde Mummert. Union service at the Methodist church next Sunday morning. Children’s day address postponed one week. Sunday school at usual hour then dismissed early for union meeting. Boys club meets Friday evening at 7 30.
Last Thursday evening the Methodist church hosted commencement exercises awarding diplomas to Miss Bess Olds and Miss Marie Baumann. F F Faville of Storm Lake delivered the address, with musical interludes by Leela Gay, Margaret Laockin, and Grace Lewis, while the Parrott brothers and Prof Berk closed the program.
A Children's Day program is set for Sunday evening at the Diamond M E church on June 11. Local residents Mrs. Geo Anderson and Harold were in Cherokee over the weekend. Visitors include Miss Lilly Peterson and others from nearby towns. several residents traveled to Sioux City and Windom for visits.
Reverend Earl Toon invites hosts for Epworth League visitors at the Epworth League convention June 20 and 21. Memorial services for Odd Fellows follow the regular sermon, open to all, at 10:15 a.m. Sunday. Sunday school at 9:00 a.m. Epworth League and gospel at 7:00 and 8:00 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday evenings urges faithful attendance despite warm weather.
Glad binds to June as sweet carols rise. Garden voices sing her praise in a lyrical pageant.
Keep strawberries cool until use or sale and avoid picking wet berries. Dig up and burn infected plants to stop red rust in blackberries. Muzzle horses when plowing and pad white trees, outer harrow edges, and avoid grain in young orchards. Stir soil biweekly to August, apply manure after rain, and combat pear or cherry leaf slugs with dry dust or sprays.
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