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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1908
Page
5
Fragmented text cites Warren Knibkes and multiple locations such as Indéx strap for grave or “Ve lephone” office. Mentions indecipherable events, possible dates, and cryptic references to Doles, Muenden, Orava City, and Oostanink with vague actions and proofs.
Fragmentary OCR reads a pad note mentioning Garotie 1 Hib Bpsolel and a moon date, followed by a directive about Gabedeliis and a prohibited mien. The readable text is limited and lacks clear events or identifiable entities.
A digest of Hull community happenings includes visits by local residents, upcoming sales of Shorthorn cattle, and advertising for land in Colorado. Reports cover medical news from Mayo Clinic, a silver wedding celebration, a carpentry and curb project, and notices of family moves to Sioux City plus a plan to combine newspapers with a discount offer.
In a spring prospectus J W De Roos, agent for the Jewell Nursery Co. of Orange City Iowa, urges readers to respond by letter or phrase to consider buying trees this season.
Sunday forenoon Hull residents learned Jake VerSluia shot away his right hand while hunting at John Sullivan farm. He reportedly tried to climb a fence with the cocked gun, it discharged, injuring his palm. Amputation performed at Rock Valley. he returns home improving. VerSluia is a hard working family man with dependents.
Henry Maanden of Maanden aims for Knoxville after a whisky fueled spree ends with a drunken ride through Boyden. He crashes the team at the barn, is jailed, and faces altered penalties before a Knoxville term replaces the original sentence. He is described as a good worker if he overcomes the drink curse.
The Index reports Hendrik Gnatad aiding Sticemaker Stevens with cleanup, Bos returns from the Netherlands, a basket social planned in Lincol Township led by Miss Kathryn Dora, Hewy Prins Arie Van Rees depart for due county to farm, Kate Layton arrives as Hotel Lincoln proprietor with staff, and the paper predicts Elath will gain top hotel status between Sheldon Canton and Mason City.
Messrs Godwin Sherwood and Mc Cutcheon delivered the Sioux County Atlas this week after last year’s update work. The volume includes township maps showing every farm, school district, schoolhouse, and public road with splendid county state national world maps. It also records pioneer's days history, plus farm views and portraits of past and present residents. It is highly worth the asking price.
Notice to the public prohibits selling or giving intoxicating liquors to Jacob Versluins and warns that any saloon drugstore or private person selling or procuring liquor for him will be prosecuted. Dated the ith day of February 1908 Mars. Jacob Versluins his wife Arie Versluis Jorn Deprics.
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