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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1908
Page
7
Local notices recount visits among Hull and Sheldon residents including Miss Mae Stevens and Miss Sheldon from Cherokee. Events include Hull Base Ball Tournament and Carnival on August 12, fair open August 16, and multiple family and travel notes. Advertisement wares for farm land sales in South Dakota and Colorado.
A special train will leave Hull in the morning for Sheldon to accommodate the Sheldon Fair on August 20 and 23. The regular train departs Sheldon at 7 40 p m. Passengers should ask the legal agent for information on rates and other details.
A long notice promotes the Sheldon Fair August 19 20 23 with modern exhibition lines and free attractions. It urges farmers to attend, notes rural mail delivery with money orders up to 10, and records a local wedding while praising agricultural shows and housewife exhibits. A shoe drummer tale is told to end with a humorous note. The editorial urges civic support and lists Joe Morton as secretary for premiums.
The Milwaukee By. Co. has arranged a special train on August 20 and 21 for the Sheldon Fair. Special trains with concessions are rare after the 2 cent rate change, and this gesture reflects well on the railroad’s support. Full schedule details will be announced later.
Henry Tiedemann, hired man for an unnamed employer, collapsed from sunstroke while shocking in a hot July afternoon. He died July 20 at 1:10 p.m. Burial was conducted by Rev. Paul J. Bonge at the German cemetery in Lincoln, with many friends attending. The notice ends with religious exhortation urging readiness for life's hour and faith in Jesus Christ.
Petit jurors were drawn for the September 1908 term of the court and must appear at Orange City on September 21 at 2 PM. A long list of jurors from Orange City Hull Sheldon Hawarden Alton Rock Valley and nearby towns is provided including Henry Eggink T Van der Shesaf M Ver Heut H Beckman John Kraer and many others. This roster names numerous residents such as N Jelgerhuis J H Kidwiler Klaas Drenth A M Braskamp G Lynch Bertus Landhuis D KK Benset Henry Churchyard W B Rombough Merrit Miller P Robinet J M Noethe Nick Hulsi John Boterman Gerrit Van Marel and others.
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