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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1909
Page
5
A Hull based roundup lists visits from Florence Mackieras and Mrs Charley Gibson to relatives in Reel Valley and Orange City. updates include Putnam transacting business in Sioux City, orange City trips, a large Retail Merchants Picnic, Rebekah installations, a family reunion at Reimann home, and a special Methodist church program for children with a foreign costumes exhibit.
The Rock Valley Bee recalls grasshopper invasions in Sioux County noting that 33 years ago last Tuesday crops were destroyed across the area and vegetation was decimated. It also mentions a 1873 swarm on July 24 that mowed crops in swarms from the north, a memory etched by those who experienced it.
Fragmentary market notes show wheat around 1.10 dollars and hogs trading near 64 cents. Values are incomplete and entities unclear due to OCR damage.
Residents and visitors head to nearby towns this week with trips to Sheldon Sioux City and Denver noted. Highlights include Sam Bellesfield Henry Litjens Rev Ballard and the Gorzeman Beekman crowd, plus Mrs Nieging and Lucile Rowe visiting Sheldon.
Fair attendees and locals report events around the Fourth Annual Fair in Rock Rapids Iowa with residents Emma VanNalert William DeBoer Brouwer and families visiting relatives in Sioux City and Sioux Center. Lena Huibregtse travels to Stozih Lake for a few recreation days while others plan trips to Rock Valley and Clear Lake. Harry Miersma suffers poisoning in his right hand and cannot work.
Mr and Mrs J G Winter of Sioux Center visited at John Mutbregtes home over the weekend. Everett Huizenga, formerly at the depot, now of Springfield, attended Follrichs. Interstate Fair at Sioux City will feature heavy machinery displays and gasoline engines. The Farmers and Drovers Journal notes premiums for carload fat cattle and dressed beef at the fair, with top prizes of 300 and 139 dollars respectively.
Includes visits and departures in Hull with Miss Mary Newell from Sioux Falls, Mrs. Gronewold’s birthday surprise, Byron Still appointed principal of the Rolf School, BE Ward enroute to South Dakota, Lenna Coleman-Bishop to Deer Lodge Montana, and Teter Var’s accident injuring his forearm with recovery ahead.
Railway promotes a new North Pacific Coast guide for trips to Seattle Tacoma Spokane Portland Victoria Vancouver and more. The book lists routes stopovers and round trip fares from Chicago to multiple Pacific Northwest points with return validity through October 31.
The prospectus touts eight thousand dollars value and premium attractions at the Jerome fair. It promises more races, larger premiums, diverse features, better accommodations, and a full schedule of music by the Falls Military Band. Officials A S Wenn and H Watson urge attendance with no gambling and fair pricing.
Sanborn records show Bya Coleman visiting on Saturday and Sunday. Mulder, a prominent citizen, received visitors at Hall. Jon DeGrost and others noted. Mrs. Winch and Miss Templin travel to Spirit Lake for visits. several area residents, including Mondelle and Kip, are mentioned in weekly inter social notes.
A man on a bike loses control while moving east on First and north on Staple then west on Seegrid and south on Elm. He crashes into a timber shed near Seliseneman Bros, causes a small stir, but no injuries or major damage are reported as he explains the stunt as an exhibition.
Last week Saturday the Sioux City Daily News announced a large popularity prize contest in a city under 75 000. More than 5500 in prizes awaits winners with Oct 2 deadline, including two cars a Cadillac 30 7 valued at 1600 down and a Maxwell Runabout at 630, seven Werner pianos 300 each seven 100 diamond rings seven college scholarships and seven 25 gold watches. Frank R. Wilson of Sioux City bought The News and added a half page of market reports and other improvements.
The Sheldon Fair runs August 24 to 27 with liberal premiums across all departments. Exhibits should show grain as threshed, with prizes of 20, 15, 10 and amounts for first to fourth place. A special barley prize aims to improve local barley quality, and entries go to J. W. Maus, Secretary, Sheldon, Iowa.
Iowa Day at the Alaska-Yukon- Pacific Exposition in Seattle August 12 with low round trip fares via Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. Return by October 2 with stop-overs allowed. Descriptive folder and complete rail and sleeping car fare details available from F A Milker General Passenger Agent Chicago.
Notice to Wroom Tt Alay Coxceux and others to appear at the Orange City Court House in Sioux County Iowa on the Wth day of Senn A D 18 at 2 o clock P M to attend the probate of an instrument purporting to be the last Will and Testament
Rock Valley visitor F red DeMay was on business Saturday while Miss Myrtle Warren stayed several days at Boyden this week. Sheldon callers included Mr J C and Miss Marguerite Wilson. Three calves were taken up. owners may recover by proving property and paying damages and notice costs. John Van Slooten.
Numerous farms in Sioux County listed with sizes from 80 to 529 acres. Prices range from 73 to 170 per acre. Properties include good land, buildings, pasture, schoolhouses, and near town or Rock Valley. Agent L. E. Smith offers easy terms and small payments.
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