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Newspaper

Creston Weekly Advertiser

Location

Creston, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 06, 1921

Page

8

Local Business Cards and Real Estate Touts in Creston

A mixed page shows dentists with X ray services in Creston, tradesmen offering furniture repairs plumbing and heating, shoe repair and metal work, plus ads for new homes photos in Hickey’s window. Also pitched oil lease shares in Oklahoma and Ford cars on a monthly plan at 217 North Maple Street.

Chris Jessen North Elm Street Creston Plumbing & Heating Co J. H .Snair Ben T. G. Snair Chas Sarris Reckner F. M. Davis Bower's Jewelry Creston Hickey L. D. Rivenburg Wendel Jewelry Purnace Creston Cornice Works Oklahoma Geo. W. Bilbo Ford Ford Carage North Maple Street

Radiator Repair Shop Promises Full Fixes

Radiator repair service advertises complete fixing capabilities with soldering of all kinds. Roy Rhodes at 119 North Pine Street guarantees all work. Willard Battery Station tear room likely nearby.

Roy Rhodes North Pine Street Willard Battery Station

Knights of Columbus Dance Opens Season in January

Knights of Columbus invite all members and families to the first big complimentary dance of the season on Thursday January 6 1921. This event is not their Hard Time dance and aims to welcome everyone in a cordial gathering.

Knights of Columbus

Creston vs Lenox Irving Ridg Friday Basketball

Local notices cover a Creston vs Lenox Irving Ridge game at 7 30 p m Friday plus community updates on residents visiting relatives in St Joseph Mo and Mrs Ross Coomnes returning home The Harshaw family welcomes a baby girl at Greater Community hospital James Brown and daughter Alice plan a six month western tour A F Girard opens a feed store on South Elm St and Mrs O W Leach from Greenfield visits with daughter in Imogene Ia The Leachs relocate from Greenfield to Imogene and a New Year account with Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank notes January deposits start earning interest from January 1

Ross Coomnes St. Joseph Missouri Chas. Harshaw Greater Community Hospital O. W. Leach Greenfield F. E. Leach Greenfield Farms Imogene Iowa Farmers and Merchants Saving’s Bank Irving Bldg Earl Moreland Orient Creston John Metz Gertrude Cook Little Son

Local residents visit Creston for business and news

A stream of visitors and movers between Creston and nearby towns is recorded. Several residents including Mr. and Mrs. Tiler, Mrs. Phelan, Mrs. Wright, Miss Overholt, and Mrs. Knee are noted for trips, visits, or duties in towns such as Clarinda, Red Oak, Griswold, Bedford, Conway, Kent, Greenfield, Corning, Lenox, and Omaha. Hog shipments from Creston are reported with multiple carloads moving to markets.

Frank Collings Clarinda Iowa Jas, DeWitt Red Oak Iowa R. M. Davis Griswold Creston D. W. Harney Bedford P. J. Phelan Conway Harvey Wright Kent M. B. Overholt Greenfield Lacia Reed Adair County F. C. Barrow Tipton Missouri D. J. Crance Des Moines W. W. Kentner Afton W. Lingle Osceola C. FE. Stranathan Omaha G. R. Faurote Ontenelle Hazel Petrie Arispe

Fire Damage Slight In North Vine Street Blaze

A small roof fire at 406 North Vine Street was reported this afternoon at 2:15 PM. Firefighters extinguished the flames with little damage to the home owned by John Benson and occupied by the Edwards family.

North Vine Street John Benson Edwards

Reinforcing Inside of Silo With Wood Hoops

In high wind areas reinforcing the interior of a stove silo protects it as insurance. Narrow weather boarding is nailed to the staves to form hoops four to five thicknesses thick. Boards are 8 by 10 feet and may be soaked to bend easier.

Capacity of Cow's Stomach for Pasture Grass

The bulky nature of pasture grass limits a cow's feed capacity. the stomach cannot hold enough grass to supply maximum milk production, so part of the ration should be more concentrated. Pasture provides succulent nutritious grasses for grazing.

SPECIAL COLUMN: FOR SALE ITEMS AND LAND KNOWHOW

Classified notices list Clover seed clean and weed free with phone 603, dry wood at $8 per ton with phone 21, furniture via Weaver's Transfer and Storage, two 300 pound 1% four year old Duroc Jersey hogs with pedigrees and a service male on site at 1201 North Sim W M Sexsmith phone 1061 1-3, and a special Landology number on 1921 clover land facts in Marinette County Wisconsin with free home or investment land guide from Skidmore Reihle Land Co 402 Skidmore-Riehle Bldg Marinette Wis.

North Sim W. M. Sexsmith Landology Marinette County Wisconsin Skidmore-Reihle Land Co Skidmore-Riehle Bldg Marinette, Wise

Wanted employment on farm by married man

Wanted employment on a farm by a married man. Phone contact provided.

Special rates on choice city loans and local notices

W N Patt and Constable A J Van Donselar return home on No 3 from Lorimer business trip. Mrs Pearl Packingham of Prescott and sister Mrs Elmer Lobb left Creston for Omaha after treatment at Unity Hospital. Charles Case of Lagomarcino Grape injured starting a truck by crank. Advalen Lacey on vacation from Woolworths with Francis Carpenter in St Joseph Missouri. Mrs W H Pelton of Council Bluffs Iowa remains in critical condition. Ray Smith, Creston Company C veteran, underwent surgery in Omaha and is recovering well with expected full use of his arm.

W. N. Patt A. J. van Donselar Lorimer Pearl Packingham Prescott Elmer Lobb Creston Unity Hospital Omaha Charles Case Lagomarcino-Grape Company Advalen Lacey Woolworth Francis Carpenter St Joseph Missouri W. H. Pelton Council Bluffs Iowa Pelton Ray Smith Creston Company C Nebraska

Neck bones at Strance's Meat Market seven cents

A brief classified style line notes neck bones priced at seven cents at Strance's Meat Market, indicating a local grocery offer.

Strance’s

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