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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1914
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel announces display advertising rates and a yearly subscription price of 100 dollars in advance. The note also humorously questions local business clubs and teases tariff talk while joking about tennis balls and a publisher's Buick roadster.
S S Bradford of Storm Lake has decided to seek the Republican nomination for the state senate. He will oppose J H Allen of Pocahontas who has represented the Buena Vista Pocahontas Humboldt district for the past two terms. E K Winne of Humboldt was the predecessor and Buena Vista county has not held the seat for a generation.
The Washta Journal editor declares he will not burn the midnight oil to fill columns. He notes readers differ widely on many questions and that presenting new ideas may provoke strong reactions from the audience.
C. C. Cannon of Paullina, representative for O'Brien county, was courted by Sioux City Democrats to run against Geo. C. Scott in the Eleventh district. He concluded that current glory suffices and will remain in his state legislative post if re elected, leaving the congressional sacrifice to another.
Fonda Journal argues state capitol extension raises tax bills only slightly. It disputes claims that the project drives taxes, noting farm valuations rose while the tax rate stayed constant. The paper says publicity stems from election-year politics and will be corrected.
A garbled note reports a dispute involving John Caboth and Ralph Sterling with a business caller Chas Hotz in Sioux City last week. Also mentions a birth for Mr Ny on Thursday March 1 17 a girl named Bea
Seed potatoes and new garments arrive at Garber's while Lewis' adds onion sets and garden seeds. Glee club coming Friday night. Arbor Day proclaimed for April 24 by Gov. Clarke. FS visits and local errands listed, with social notes on Lulu Girard and Mrs. Turner.
Hazel Hench took a vacation from teaching due to an ear abscess while Mrs. Chas Gustafson returns to work after heart trouble. The Center schoolhouse box social raised over 56 dollars with winners supporting Woman Suffrage. Visitors from Whiting and news of Wells digging, a store rumor, and Adolph Westensee warming up a new Reo for the Galva Auto Company are included.
In Silver Township seasonal chores like cleaning, papering and painting take precedence while sickness increases. Colds and coughs run through many homes with no serious condition seen, though Mrs. D C Thompson is under a physician’s care. Mrs Frank Minor and daughter Ruby from Cherokee visited last week, stayed with Mrs Walter Johnson, then returned to Cherokee.
Ten years ago Mr and Mrs Bert Wilson planned a trip to Wolverton Minnesota. Local residents joined exams for rural mail routes in Cherokee with Harry Lockin M Hines Alfred Frank Chris Colby among the applicants. C J Snyder operates a Cleghorn drug store after forming a partnership with Walrath of Cherokee. Henry Brummer lost a fat steer during loading at Cherokee. George H Luges successor at Farmers and Merchants bank named J A Johnson after April 1. Attorneys won a continuance in the murder case of Harry Hartman and Florence Porter with a venue change planned. Lloyd Wilson sold half his barber shop to Henry Ellerbrook. business renamed Wilson and Ellerbrook. The new band performed its first street concert with fifteen members. Dieterich Honsbruch faced a hospital operation and his wife learned of his condition as he died earlier.
A Friday caucus at the town hall names the slate for Alta's coming election with C. J. Hetrick as mayor and F. N. Sipe G. A. Benson Claus Lindlief Lars Larson and A. H. Stivers as councilmen N. A. Christensen as assessor and Roy Wilkinson as treasurer No other ticket is filed and the election is expected to be a tame affair Also notes on local garage work by Max Schuelke with Frank White and health updates on Rev Robert Burnip John Castle Miss Jessie Olson and the death of C. G. Carlson in Sweden plus plans for a three day auto institute at Aurelia
A Boston clubman back from New York City discussed his trip as a friend joked about having a policeman in his pocket. The clubman paused, then quipped it is easy to spot grafters, implying many may be in pockets during a week in the city.
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