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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1915
Page
1
In Cherokee county rates are listed for yearly advance payments and out of county prices. foreign rates shown. The column mocks bragging about hometown pride and jokes about national defense funding while urging prepayment and noting readers may owe nothing. The piece blends logic with satirical lines about Mexicana and fed headlines.
A town remembers a man who once spoke well of neighbors friends church society and local business leaders before he died leaving a legacy of communal regard and reflection for the community.
A terse exchange urges action as a public spirited man is urged to begin a task. The fragment hints at an orderly call to start work or a civic duty, though details remain unclear.
The Cherokee Times issued its first edition under new manager Justin Barry last Thursday. The editor plans to install a linotype and upgrade to a modern printing setup, aiming to strengthen the paper as a leading publication in the region.
A humorous proposal asks each state governor to name its greatest living Americana to hang a portrait in the Panama-Pacific exposition hall of fame. The writer jokes about governors naming themselves and seeks lighthearted guidance.
A very large crowd estimated around five hundred attended the Mission Festival at the German Lutheran church last Sunday. The German Lutheran school opened Monday. Anna Matzdorf began a full term at Brooke No. 9 on Monday with enrollment of 28. Martha Bischel opened school in Elk No. 3 on Monday. A large crowd attended the bowery dance at Bill Felton's. the next dance is scheduled for Friday, September 17 at the same place. A good shower occurred Tuesday night.
Notice that an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of Ferdinand Weiland, deceased, was produced opened read and filed. The court fixed September 20 1915 for hearing proof with clerk F J Carpenter signing and sealing the document.
Mt Olive reports include Al Sawvill and son Jay visiting from McGregor Iowa and other locals sharing church and social events. Miss Clara Ohlson begins fifth grade duties in Cherokee, while Tony Fedderson tours South Dakota and Ray Peters buys a Ford in Aurelia. The parsonage foundation work finishes as neighbors travel to Hinton and Good Hope services conclude Rev Hall’s tenure.
Mrs Pete Sylvester of Sioux Rapids visited with daughter Mrs Lew Hayes last week. Ernest Kolpin attended the Des Moines fair. Reckoff family attended the Galva picnic. Will Meyers family visited Frank Scott home. Mary Booth was ill. Zoe Scott returned to Alta. Lulu Foust went to Cherokee. Newcomb families visited Des Moines fair and Elmer Johnson. Haight and Newcomb families attended Galva picnic. Weather delays threshing. Molik Ditching Co left for two weeks to work at Truesdale. Schools resumed after summer break. Bowker teaches Haight school, Branquin at LeMars Waters school, Valorence Scott home school. Mrs Victor Adolphson of Nokemie township buried at Elk. she was a pioneer resident and leaves husband and five children. son Frank of Kansas not located at burial.
Ernest Newman owns a new Overland car. Miss Mary Vant visits relatives near Aurelia. Will Grieme and brother Herman were Storm Lake callers on Sunday. Minnie Peters entertained friends Sunday. Mission festival attendance noted at Afton township. Carl Buman of Storm Lake visited relatives Sunday. Misa Paula Schmidt leaves Friday for Des Moines to attend Highland Park College with her father Prof J Schmidt. Edward Whalen Jr. returns Monday from Minnesota trip. Fred Schulze and Fred Sievert travel to Minnesota Tuesday.
District financial ledger shows capital stock paid in and surplus fund zero. Undivided profits 2871.12 with 848.63 tax reserves. current expenses and taxes paid 1009.18. Circulating notes 25000. Describes deposits, certificates of deposit and time deposits totalling 325659.45 with signatures of directors J.M. Whitney Moses Mumme and W.P. Milter dated September 6, 1915.
A discouraged farmer avoids planting as prices swing between loss and no crop. He jokes seven hundred dollars an acre will sell, and a neighboring golf group buys his hundred acres for cash, letting him move to town and prosper by lending at high rates. Some people are born lucky.
On Washington coast near Copalis a sea otter hunt ends in tragedy. Two young Indians shoot an otter, launch in a gulf boat, which breaks up. One man swims ashore. Wag drowns. Tribes wait days for body, calling to sea for the drowned hunter.
The article notes that prehistoric fishes are identical to modern fish due to constant water, and contrasts the rising money value of fish with dwindling game. It argues game sales once outpaced fish, yet fish now dominates value, as seen in the San Francisco exposition exhibits. It predicts hunting will be restricted to private preserves in the future.
The article recalls historic Dutch floods that overwhelmed dikes and caused massive loss of life. It cites 13th century breaks near the Ems with about 80 000 lives, 1421 Meuse floods drowning 100 000 and 1570 North Sea incursions swallowing another 100 000.
An anxious mother writes a note describing a distressed infant and the confusion over prescriptions that may trouble the doctor or chemist more than the ordinary drug store proprietor. The piece hints at nerve strain and the care of a young baby in a parish setting.
C Kew a Chinese dentist of Shanghai visiting Seattle for health travels to the Pacific coast, travels to Chicago by train to obtain prized carnations for his garden. He will sail back to Shanghai Tuesday, noting he would travel far for flowers and enjoyed the trip as a broader experience. He called Chicago surprisingly girty, and the journey satisfied his floral quest.
While strolling in his garden Luther Burbank was approached by an officious acquaintance asking about his experiments. He replied he was crossing an eggplant and milkweed and quipped that the result would be custard pie.
A brief for sale column notes a legal in our for sale item about books. The speaker contrasts past reading with present habits and suggests people pretend to read while not.
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