Ten and Twenty Years Ago Happenings
A review of recent local recollections notes that ten years ago Fred W Everett and Miss Hilda CG Sansen wed in Storm Lake. The first Cherokee County Girls Congress met in Aurelia with eighty participants. Also listed are the marriage of Marvis Joy Reckoff and Franklin F Smith, and W P Miller moving to a Storm Lake home. Twenty years ago Chas Kannenberg bought the Chas Delp farm for 100 dollars per acre, and many cement sidewalks and crossings were laid in Aurelia.
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Fred W. Everett
Hilda CG. Sansen
Storm’ Lake
Cherokee County
Aurelia
Marvis Joy Reckoff
Franklin F. Smith
Cherokee
W. P. Miller
Storm Lake
Chas
Kannenberg
Chas Delp
Mrs I Wa Peterson AB Leaders
A fragment notes Mrs I Wa Peterson as leading a group in Alberta, with references to local leadership and civic roles. Further context is missing to define the event, organization, or purpose of the leadership.
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I 'Wa
Aurelia Resident Mrs Lewis Dead After Stroke
Mrs O W I Lewis a long time Aurelia resident died suddenly from a stroke Sunday morning at Webster City. She was born around 1850 and lived on a Storm Lake area farm before moving to Aurelia. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Methodist church led by Rev G R Gilbert with burial in Aurelia cemetery. out of town relatives attended.
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Ow. Iy. Lewis
Aurelia
Webster
City
Deva
Dawson
Oklahoma
J ‘Ity
Okla
Storm Lake
Ee City
G. Ri. Gilbert
G. J. Lewis
Fam Ily
Alice
Karges
Luella
Lewis
Nettie
Boynton
Webster City
Melvin’ Kurtz
Fort ‘Dodge
Mrs August Carlberg Celebrates 61st Birthday
Mrs August Carlberg marked her 61st birthday with relatives and friends visiting in the afternoon. They brought baskets of eats and left many gifts as she hosted a cake in three tiers adorned with candles and fern leaves.
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August ‘Carlberg
Carlberg
Aurelia High Grabs Narrow Football Win Over Sioux Rapids
Aurelia High School topped Sioux Rapids 14 12 in a hard fought Friday night game at home. Key plays included Nelson missing a tie kick and Bell and Mac producing several yardage bursts as Aurelia battled back from deficits and held on to win with a goal line stand and late defensive pressure.
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Aurelia
Rapids
McLaughfart
Bell
Mac
Nelson Fa
Sioux Rapids
Nelson
Sir
Yaar
Tony
Furfible
S.R
Petergon
L. A
Belle
Whitney
Sioux
Srowl
S. R
Nass
Ackle
Aurelis
Crow
A. Pas’ 'Rom
Pyn' Yas Wild
Lockin
A. Aegety
Mrs Milton Grigsby Buried in Aurelia Cemetery
The remains of Mrs Milton Grigsby of Binford North Dakota were brought for burial and laid to rest in Aurelia cemetery Tuesday. She died in St Paul while visiting and was accompanied by her husband and brother Monroe Davis. Born February 20 1874 in Jones county near Lowden she was the youngest of seven children.
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Milton Grigsby
Binford
North Dakota
Aurelia
John
Town
Milton
Gertie
Thanks for kindness at burial of wife and mother
The Grigsby family expresses sincere thanks to the IO CF and Relekah edges for acts of kindness during the burial of their wife and mother.
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I. O
C. F
Relekah
M. Grigsby
Cherokee Pioneer Mary Phipps Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Mary Phipps widow of Luther Phipps died Tuesday at 3:60.8 p.m. at her daughter Mrs W Carr home after a long illness. She was a pioneer resident of Cherokee and is survived by two daughters Mrs Carr and Mrs Charles Mase both of Cherokee. She taught early schools at Afton and Pitcher townships and lived on her late husband’s homestead before moving to Cherokee in 1909. They celebrated their golden wedding in 1920.
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Mary Phipps
Luther Phipps
W. Carr
Eccased
Carr
Charles Mase
Afton
Pitcher
Township
Tuther Phipps
Milford
Mill Creek
Peterson Lineman Killed by 6600 Volt Wire
Oct 22 Harry Wilkinson, a lineman for Western Iowa Power, was killed when he touched a live 6600 volt wire while setting up a transformer for X rays. He was a World War II veteran, survived by his widow and four small children.
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Peterson
Harry Wilingon
Western Iowa Power Company
Navy backs experimental canning of new destructive agent
The article notes the navy plans to experiment with a new destructive agent called canned lightning. It mentions Army Colonel Mitchell possessing lightning but not yet canned, indicating a parallel in military interest and readiness.
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Navy
Army
Mitchell
Alta High Defeats Marathon Squad at County Fairground
Alta high school routed the Marathon squad 87 to 0 at the County Fairground last Friday, a striking score reflecting a one-sided game. Mrs. Ella Ritter Thatcher longtime Alta civic figure died Monday evening in Storm Lake, at her daughter’s home. Everett and Mrs. Wilcutt arrived in Alta last Wednesday from their wedding week, visiting relatives in Storm Lake and Alta. The Parent Teacher Association reports 207 members enrolled in the recent drive with more to come. Evelyn Lansen and Mufford Miller wed in Nevada on September 29, and plan to reside there where Miller works in a cafe.
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Alta High School
Ella Ritter Thatcher
Alta Advertiser
Alta
A. E. Harrison
Storm Lake
Everett Wilcutt
Arived
Parent Teacher’s Association
Evelyn Lansen
Chas, Sansen
Mufford Miller
Chas.l. Miller
Nevada
Iowa
Miller
Kingsley Team Visits Friday in Keen Local Football Match
Coach Jones will bring the Kingsley team for a Friday afternoon game on the local field. The locals rely on speed to offset Kingsley’s heavier lineup for a good stiff contest likely to attract Aurelia fans. Will Groff arranged field clearing to keep play dry and safe.
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Jones
Kingsley
Aurelia
Will’ Groff
Death Claims Mrs J H Brummer in Cherokee Home
Sophia Steinke Brummer died at her West Cedar street home at 5 30 PM Monday October 26 She married Johann Heinrich Brummer in August 1859 The Brummers emigrated from Wisconsin to Story County Iowa then settled three miles southeast of Cherokee where two more children Mary and another were born and the farm was established in 1869
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Sophia Steinke Brummer
Cedar Street
Johann’ Heinrich’ Brummer
Herman
Margaret
Henry
America
Plattville
Wis
Story County
Iowa
Cherokee: County
Mary
Sixty Sixth Anniversary Noted in Family Circle
A brief, unusual record marks the sixty sixth marriage in a family circle, noted with reflective look back and a sense of lasting ties across generations.
When Crops are Bad and Obedience Sermons
The Federated Church notes announce Pastor Geo. C. Salford will preach Sunday morning on When Crops are Bad and in the evening on Obedience. Sunday school and Christian Endeavor meet at the usual hours. All are welcome to attend and bring a friend.
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Federated Church Notes
Geo. C. Salford
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Sentinel
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P. Auperin
Sioux Rapide
St. Paul
IRS
Eterson
Aizes
Kleeberger
J. H. Brummer
The
Farmers National Bank
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