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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1912
Page
3
Rumor says the Coyote passenger train will run south and back from the city with a 3 PM departure and 8 30 AM return, restoring service on April 1. The move benefits travelers from the north and will be welcomed by the traveling public.
Obituary for Mrs. H. P. Christenson of Alta who died Tuesday morning March 26 after years in Elk township. Mention of Chas Christenson and Ida Weatphal sick with rheumatic fever. Teaching start of Selma Kolpin and a note on Tegsie Misenhelde to be confirmed. Dist No 4 Elk Ext school to close Friday. haying near Elkton. market activity at fifteen dollars per ton. Ian Newcomb recent Sioux visit.
Gilbert McKinnon and Jessie Petlon visited at Heney Prederickeon's near Alta last Sunday. Mr and Mrs Irvin Brewster and baby visited C. W Petlon's home Tuesday afternoon. Mrs Axel Burgason went to Cherokee last week on a pleasure trip and had teeth pulled. Seed time is here and farmers await snow melt and dry ground to work. Last year roads were dry and dusty with automobiles seeding in progress. W C Newcomb shipped stock to Sioux City recently.
Amos W. Dice born July 9 1844 in Stark County Ohio lived in Will County Illinois before moving to this county. He died March 28 1912 in Garvin Minnesota after a nine year bank spell and eight years in hardware business. Services at the Methodist church were led by Rev C E Hoon with Knights of Pythias and Cherokee Lodge 167 members attending. Interment at Pleasant Hill cemetery.
Bids are invited from interested parties for the position of road superintendent in Diamond township for 1912. Trustees reserve the right to accept or reject any or all bids and bids must be received by April 1, 1912.
Congregational Church notes report Ladies Aid meets next Thursday afternoon with Mrs Hines. Bible class and Boya club events planned for Friday evening. Services next Sunday follow usual hours with a Sunday school attendance revival. The evening service features the second address in a series titled The Bluff that Failed. Christian Endeavor to hold a cake sale Saturday afternoon at Garber's store. Endeavorers invited to bring cakes.
In a council and treasurer race W H Bischel ran unopposed and led with 132 votes to Clover 1 and Mummert 2 and Wine 2. For assessor August Bischel led with 127 votes while George Clover received 49 after Clover urged voters not to support him. Total votes 199 with two spoiled. Polls opened at eight and closed at seven with counts finished by nine.
Cherokee County tests show wide yield gaps among seeds. From 67 samples, top five averaged 74 bushels per acre versus 56 for the lowest, with good seed yielding far more value. Imported seed underperformed compared to local farmer seed and seedsmen offerings.
William Galloway of Waterloo sues Lars Bladine formerly Marathon Republic editor now Cedar Falls Record editor for 25000 dollars. The libel suit stems from a Cedar Falls episode during a jubilee for burning a large batch of mail order catalogues.
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