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Newspaper
Correctionville News
Location
Correctionville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1913
Page
1
New rules issued by Ilegilature establish operating ages, speed and passing limits, clearance from hydrants and theaters, mufflers, and emergency vehicle rules. Louis Forbes breaks ground in Logantow Idaho county uncovering a rattlesnake nest that had rested for twelve years on his farm.
On Sunday evening May 18 the fifteen high school seniors gather at the opera house for the annual baccalaureate address. Captain M D Smith will deliver, choosing Or der and Decency as his topic. A large audience from churches, civic groups, and friends is expected. Officers of lodges and organizations are asked to attend in regalia and in body, reporting the number of years required for each group. Emblems should be sent for display. The entire program will be published next week. The school bond election at Castana approving $2500 for building passed nearly unanimously. Geo Waggoner repaired storm damage to telephoto equipment near Anthon Saturday.
Miss Carroll of Sioux City headlined the parlor lecture at Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Schneckroth with readings, songs, and a May Day themed luncheon. Local performers and guests created a May basket menu, iris and blossom decor, and a refined social gathering for P. E. O. ladies.
A long feature on Mothers Day origins and global observance notes carnation wearing worldwide led by Miss Anna Jarvis. It lists a Sunday morning program of readings songs and acrostics focused on mothers along with a Sunday evening sermon and midweek service. Automobiles will convey elderly mothers to the church for the service.
At M B church Sunday services featured the W C T U essay contest with judges Rev M D Bush Rev J A Campbell and Seo A Bailey awarding prizes. First prize went to Wallace Ferris for Natareplies and ship while Florence Munfort won for Alcohol and the Net you system. other students earned honorable mentions in the high school division.
The riddle hints at a hometown figure named Dave Shontz or I B who was known as a good citizen. The poem mentions games like hide and seek, farming details, taxes, and community ties, implying a local cheer for a respected resident and prize winner.
Seven new members were initiated into Woodbury Encampment No 120 LO 0 BF at a Union block ball. The new initiates were M Moran John McClain Fred Rheabottom Paul Robbing Rupert Rowse Floyd Mornan and Will Newton. County auditors report 1325 farms in Wa county with 232954 acres cultivated and 204 acres waste. Last year’s corn crop was about four and a half million bushels, averaging 45 bushels per acre.
Local boosters announce a project to fix the Dan'l Clark road using stockpiled wood and tools. Work is set to begin early in the spring, extending from a site near Teawond to improve travel conditions for the community.
Heavy rain last Friday washed out a bridge near W. B. Chapman. Concrete work halted as wooden forms were carried away by the current. The Chapman cement gang and Wo AL Ward supervised salvage, with rebuilding planned. The Trades and Labor Assembly of Sioux City aims to build a large labor temple with a permanent home for all local labor bodies and a free reading room.
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