Happenings in Nearby Towns and Local Deals
Peterson Patriot reports Jack Sutton sold his lunch room in the Gaskins building to Peter Christensen of Plover who is already in possession. Linn Grove-John Otten was seriously injured when his car was struck and overturned. the driver fled the scene. Farmers Grain & Elevator Co. of Linn Grove bought the Linn Grove elevator from Western Grain of Minneapolis. No. 10 highway work and bridge repairs began, led by Harry Noel. The LeMars farm strike shows little change. livestock slow, milk and eggs ample, buyers active. Newell schools led county prize money at Alta fair with $22.40. Storm Lake schools $18.55, Alta $18. Storm Lake farmers meet at Chautauqua Park to discuss Farm Holiday participation. 15-20 township heads in Buena Vista county attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson Patriot
Jack Sutton
Gaskins Building
Peter Christensen
Plover
Christensen
Linn Grove
John Otten
Otten
Farmers Grain & Elevator Company
Western Grain Company of
Minneapolis
Harry Noel
Noel
LeMars Sentinel
Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune
Newell
Alta
A. E. Harrison
Storm Lake
Congregational Church Service and Wedding Stationery Note
Edwin Trigg pastor leads church school at 10 00 a m and morning worship at 11 00 a m weddings stationery advertised in Sentinel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sentinel
Alta News Items From Alta Advertiser
Miss Lillian Larson left for Loveland Colorado to teach next year. Mr and Mrs Wm Zeilman returned to Lake View from an Omaha hospital after eye surgery. Miss Minnie Anderson returns from Columbia University to teach at Storm Lake this fall. Miss Elizabeth Herron sails to Cincinnati for a Student teacher Fellowship at University of Cincinnati. Altaires face liquor charges and are jailed at Storm Lake. Buena Vista banks hold funds tied up in two closed banks with state guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Larson
Loveland
Colorado
Wm. Zeilman
Lake View
Omaha
Zeilman
Minnie Anderson
New York
Columbia University
Storm Lake
Elizabeth Herron
DA. Herron
Farmers State Bank
Rembrandt
Aurelia All-Stars Win Three More Games
The Aurelia All-Stars extended their unbeaten run with a 10 to 0 win over Green Gables of Cherokee. Matzdorff and Grienke teamed for the victory while the Cubs fell 7 to 1 in a forfeit-tinged game. The All-Stars then beat the Cubs 6 to 8 in Galva with Grapenthen and Rapp directing the battery, and the Cubs defeated Hanover 11 to 7 with Evans and Matzdorff sharing pitching duties.
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Green Gables
Cherokee
Matzdorff
Grienke
Battery
Aurelia
Cubs
Rapp
Fred Kaskey
Evans
Galva
Galva Bya
Grapenthen and Rapp
Hanover
Seventy Rural Schools to Open This Fall
Cherokee Times reports seventy rural schools will open in the county this fall under county superintendent Miss Lulu Rose Orr. Most start dates are Monday August 29 or September 5 with expected overall attendance near 800. A preliminary meeting on Saturday September 3 will present supplies and the year’s plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee Times
Lulu Rose Orr
Orr
Pickets Desert Cherokee Roads After Shootings
Unrest grows around Cherokee Iowa as farm holiday picketers on county roads were shot at late Tuesday night. Fourteen picketers wounded lightly while authorities deny knowledge of the attack. Officials warn of reprisals and a large influx of sympathizers threatening the city, with vigilantes and armed guards at the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee County
Cherokee
Art Tilton
Sioux City
Turner
Iowa
Court House
Buena Vista College Announces Football Schedule
Buena Vista College opens fall term September 12 with first football practice under Coach Casey. Eight weeks remain until the opener Augustana College at Sioux Falls on September 24. Returning players include Johnston, Johnson, Walters, Nitzke, Couch, Hobson, Davis, Thayer, Bates, Downing, Sweet, Edson, Millard, and Johnson. Schedule lists games at Storm Lake, Crete, Indianola, Pella, Tarkio, and Storm Lake with a Homecoming noted October 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buena Vista College
Casey
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Augustana College
Tom Johnston
Clarinda
Eric Johnson
Meriden
Arthur Walters
New Hampton
Julian Nitzke
Varina
Bill Couch
Marathon
Oliver Hobson
Adair
Cecil Davis
Gilmore City
del Thayer
Deer Trail
Colorado
William Bates
Aurelia
Ted Downing
Ute
Harald Sweet
Storm Lake
Bruce Edson
Wayne Millard
Fonda
George Johnson
Estelline
Clay County Fair Ad Campaign Draws Wide Reach
Advertisements spanning four weeks in 103 newspapers within a 100 mile radius of Spencer promote the clay county fair scheduled September 20 to 24. The campaigns boast extensive programs and exhibits rivaling state fairs and emphasize convenience for attendees. Also reported is a Holstein fire at the Vohs home near Holstein, discovered after 10:30 pm with origin unknown and the house unsalvageable.
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Iowa
Holstein
Herbert Vohs
Vohs
Henry A. Clausen
Cherokee County Seeks 40000 Tax Cut For Next Year
Cherokee county officials and a reform committee urged a $40,000 reduction in the next year’s county levy by eliminating the 44 mills road construction tax. They argued an emergency relief exists as gas tax funds and a year end balance offset the burden. Maintenance stays fixed. Action scheduled Sept 6. A separate vote favored 10 to 25 percent cuts in operating costs of Iowa schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee Times
Cherokee County Committee
Board of Supervisors
Frank Kohn
Justin Barry
A. D. Bushtow
R. C. McKenney
Cleghorn
Fred Ritchie
Marcus
Lew McDonald
N. M. Nelson
Iowa
Clayton Will and Audys Coombs Married Monday
Clayton Will and Audys E Coombs surprised relatives by announcing their marriage at Elk Point South Dakota on August 29 They were attended by Ivan Decker and Olive Coombs The couple are well known in Aurelia area with Will a football and track standout and Coombs a high school band member They will live with Will's mother and Clayton will help run the farm
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton R. Will
Audys E. Coombs
Elk Point
South Dakota
Ivan Decker
Olive Coombs
Ray Will
Aurelia
Zoma Coombs
Clayton
Change Time of Recital for Mrs Waddell’s Pupils
The piano recital for Mrs. O C Waddell’s pupils moves from evening to 3 PM on Friday September 2 at the M E church. Participants include Lois Dieterich Eleanor Liming Lenard Liming Anna Paulson Irene Paulson Georgia Robar Virginia Daarlberg Gladys Larson Jeanne Anderson Bonnie Mummert Phyllis Jordan Mariann Jordan Aurelia Schroeder Phyllis Holderness Marian Will Philip Deloris Peterson Margaret Johnson Mary Margueritte Haight Dean Haight and Leora Grieme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. C. Waddell
M. E. Church
Lois Dieterich
Eleanor and
Lenard Liming
Anna
Irene Paulson
Georgia Robar
Virginia Daarlberg
Gladys Larson
Jeanne Anderson
Bonnie Mummert
Phyllis
Mariann Jordan
Aurelia Schroeder
Phyllis Holderness
Methodist Church Notes With W H Welch Pastor
Morning service and Sunday school at ten with preaching at eleven on Mappy Homes. Epworth League meets at seven with a playlet Your Flag and My Flag. Evening sermon What think ye of Christ.
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Epworth League
World Service Band
Cherokee County court files include $92000 damage claim
Among 41 cases filed before last Friday the September term of Cherokee district court lists Elizabeth Bevelhimer v city of Cherokee seeking 92000 in damages for a sidewalk ice fall on Sixth street south of Maple. Sheriff Tilton reports recapture of suspects in a jail escape. car found abandoned near Sioux City. County fair awards include dairy cattle and 4-H judging honors. A church wedding in Cherokee, and county plans to convert four refrigerator cars into cottages for indigent families are noted. Road improvement bids sought for 55 miles of regraveling before season end.
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Cherokee District Court
Elizabeth Bevelhimer
Cherokee
Sixth Street
Maple Street
Sherif Art Tilton
Charles A Wildner
Ray Maton
Louie Ou
William Rankin
Ernest C. Nelson
Valley City
N. D
Mable Myrtle Hansson
Albert Bert Hanson
Swedish Lutheran Church
County Board of Supervisors
Linois Central Railroad Company
Cherokee County
Ef. W. Dunn
Afton Farm Bureau Holds Evening Meeting
Afton township Farm Bureau members gathered at the Henry Pingle farm home Thursday evening. The Aurelia high school band performed, Mrs. Glenn Loucks led the program, with recitations by Bobby Melton Marion Anderson and Jeannie Melton. Mr Burns of Loomis Co Cherokee readings and a talk on cooperative marketing by a Storm Lake representative followed. Women served refreshments.
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Afton Township
Henry Pingle
Aurelia
Glenn Loucks
Bobiby Melton
Marion Anderson
Jeannie Melton
Burns
Loomis & Co
Cherokee
Storm Lake Organization
Looking Back Into the Past Ten Years in Watertown area
Notes from a page of local happenings recount Ten Years Ago events in Watertown and nearby towns. The itemized list mentions business openings, engagements, marriages, relocations, and minor town news including a jewelry store vacancy, a new store on Main Street, and property transactions among residents like Miss Helen Bong and Mr Gitvenee Uicitns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aygo Hidi
Carroll
Watertown
South Dakota
O. A. Roger Jewelry
Helen Bong
Gitvenee Uicitns
Gierekee
L. B. Milk
Los Angeles
Catolina
J. al. Wood
Aiauna
Ueaf
Kise Nelson
Puue
Spencer
Paulson Brothers
Sweetly
Apo
Earl Kludas Farm Home Destroyed by Fire
The Earl Kludas farm home on Primary No. 5 between were and Cherokee was destroyed in a storm related blaze early Sunday morning. Neighbors removed belongings from the first floor while smoke and flames spread to the porch. the second floor and basement were lost. Insurance coverage totaling 2.6 thousand dollars with Maple Valley Mutual Insurance Association provided partial coverage.
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Earl Kudas
Were
Cherokee
Maple Valley Mutual Insurance Association
Notice of cash terms for grinding feed starting September
Commencing September 1 our terms for grinding feed will be strictly cash. Prices as usual. 5 and 10. 11 Fraser Eterator. Watch your subscription date.
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Fraser Eterator
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alta Advertiser
Aurelia All-Stars
Farmers National Bank
Aurelia, Iowa
Desert Cherokee Roads
Clay County Fair
Clayton Will and
Audys Coombs
Methodist Church
W. H. Welch
Afton Farm Bureau
Earl Kludas
First National Bank
Segoea
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