Local shop notes and family visits in Aurelia
A scattered Aurelia column notes shopping at Garber's and Lewis' drugstore. It records Mrs. Gustafson visiting Alta and several residents traveling to Rockford Illinois Sioux Falls Huron and Chicago for events and visits. Community business moves include Rapp Brothers dissolution and new cashier Miss Sadie Georke at Garber's.
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L. C. McWilliams
Sioux Falls
Huron
South Dakota
Sentinel Ada
Illinois
Aurelia Lumber Co
Concord
Lewis
Peoples Store
Frank Dyslin
Maxie
Sioux City
J. C. Nelson
Arlington
Chester Holden
Monument
Aurelia
Young Men’s Business Association
Moore
Kleeberger & Dingman’s
Off to College Aurelia sends many students away
Miss Florence Russell left for Ames to attend Iowa State College. Roy Hill and Neil Whitney went to Iowa City for State University studies in electrical and civil engineering. Floyd Parrott resumed studies at Northwestern University Chicago. Oran Parrott goes to Iowa City for dentistry. Archie Nelson visits Iowa City for law at State University. David Watts departs for Kimberlin Heights Tennessee to enter Christian Church College for ministry.
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Aurelia
Florence Russell
Ames
Iowa State College
Roy Hill
Neil Whitney
Iowa City
The
State University
Roy
Neil
Floyd Parrott
Northwestern University
Chicago
Oran Parrott
Archie Nelson
David Watts
Kimberlin Heights
Tennessee
Christian Church College
Surplus of teachers in county prompts job hunt
The county superintendent says rural schools are fully staffed while twenty five to thirty qualified young ladies remain without positions. A large number of outside applications suggests other counties also hire well. Higher wages in rural schools blamed for the surplus. C Case of Larrabee Miss Watcoe of Morrisville Mi ffett of Adrian ra oa
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Cherokee Times
C. Case
Larrabee
Watcoe
Morrisville
Miffett
Adrian
Weather Crop Bulletin Reports Mild Week and Strong Corn prospects
Cool cloudy and wet conditions dominated the week with average temperatures about five degrees below normal. Rainfall ranged from copious to excessive, reviving pastures and aiding fall plowing and winter wheat and rye seeding progress. Late potatoes and some late corn benefit from rains, while most corn remains dry and frost risk unlikely. Based on 9,324,000 acres the state may yield about 320,000,000 bushels of corn. September 1 reports show oats 33 bushels per acre, winter wheat 22, spring wheat 15, barley 26, rye 19, timothy seed 4.2, with final returns implying 165,000,000 oats, 11,000,000 winter wheat, 4,000,000 spring wheat, 11,000,000 barley, and 1,300,000 rye.
Burglars Loot Marathon Postoffice Safe
Burglars blew the Marathon Louisiana postoffice safe last night. They entered via the republican printing office in the rear and used tools from a local blacksmith. About 926 dollars in cash and 75 dollars in stamps were taken. Investigators have no clues to the burglars.
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Marathon
Postoffice
Republic Printing Office
Yeggs
Ten Years Ago Injuries And Local Changes In Aurelia
Ten years ago C DeVries suffered a partial finger loss while oiling a gas engine at the elevator after an oil can ignited causing an explosion. George Wharton left for Chicago to attend a pharmacy school. Frost caused no damage as corn matured. Wm Lehman joined First National Bank in Aurelia as assistant cashier. A large barn on the Buckham farm burned with 150 tons of hay. Supervisor Mummert arranged for a new iron bridge over the Maple river west of town planned for this fall.
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Mankato Commercial College
Mankato
Minn
Roy Leonard
Wilford Diercks
McCook
Nebraska
Wei
Kleeberger & Dingman
Wade Brown
Sim Striker
Sentinel Office
J. T. Malden
Manson
C. R. Kleeberger
Ethel Ogg
Alta High School
Aurelia
KE. G. Bates
Pred Crepps
Shaw
Arlington
South Dakota
Leon
Jena P. Hansen
W. C. Newcomb
Correctionville
Siegfred Neustedt
Sanborn
Julius Jordan
Philip Fassler
A. G. Connell
Chicago
Kenneth Schaefer
C. DeVries
George Wharton
Lehman of
Remeen
First National Bank
Whinery
F. N. Buckingham
Buena Vista County
Mummert
Maple River
Body found in river cut to pieces sewn in gag
Morning paper reports a body recovered from the river this morning cut up and sewn in a bag or gag. Circumstances appear to exclude self harm. The note cites the London Telegraph as the source of the fragmentary quotation.
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London Telegraph
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Aurelia, Iowa
Eaco
Garber’s
Farmers National Bank
R. A. Gustafson
Alta
Mackinansa
Robinson's
R. T. Chipperfield
M. E.church
Wm. Mulvaney
Itt Judical District
Kleeberger & Man
Male Dick
M. Dick
French
Chapman
Cherokee
Will Groff
Sheldon
A. W. Kludas
Pitcher, Afton
Spring Townships
Rapp Brothers
Edgar Rapp
Albert Rapp
George Booth
Art Ewoldt
Des Moines
Wichita
Nelson’s Drug Store
G. B. Scott’s
Melvin Royer
Fonda
Husking Mittens
Red Front
Nelson’s
Dick LaPage
L. P. Nelson
G. J. Lewis
Henry Taylor
Ray Owens
Peoples
John Murphy
J. Q. Simmers
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Eri. H. Simmers
H. A. Georke
Elizabeth
Freeport
J. C. Dowding
Frank Wall
Louie
Albion
Auto
F. Parrott
J. C. Lockin
Morningside College
Will
D. A. Mummert
John Perry
J. S. Mummert
D. C. Nichols
Butler
Oklahoma
H. F. Reeder
Quincy
Iinois
Nichols
Gem City College
George Garber
Sadie Georke
Hamilton-Brown
Irving Oleson
O. D. Waddell
Nellie Fritz
St. Paul
Minnesota
Glenwood
Wisconsin
P. J. Sandberg
Newell
German Evangelical Church
Ladies Aid Society
M. E. Church
Busines
M. Mummert
A. L. Belew
Morningside
W. C. Marsh
Mitchell
South
Dakota
Arizona
Calina Brothers
Wilbur Sweet
West
Salt Lake City
Will Simmers
Rock River
Denver
Colorado Springs
G. J. Lewin
G. B. Scott
Verna Howell
Hamilton
J.C. Nelson
Quimby
Washta
Chas, Johnson
Maxwell Dealers
Jones
Iowa
Finder
W. R. Rotingen
Ed Rice
Monarch Range
A. L. Bele
Bell Land
Pete Son
Lows
Aurelia Frida
Sentinel of and
Henry Clayton
Fairchild Brothers
Sentinel
W. R. Robinson
Hanfords
E. Wall
Wisconsin Lumber Co
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