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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1897
Page
5
The sale offers items saved from a recent fire at the private fire, with goods kept in Dr. Coad's building north of Patterson. Harrimoeton & Hurprreran handle the arrangements.
Public sale of H. van Wouden postponed to next Mayday with details about attendance. Church program at Cong church outlines music and papers by local speakers. Obituary notes Mrs. W. A. Eckles of Denver, formerly Lulu Greatrax, a Hull Academy graduate. Election notice for Liu town officials in 1897. Various local items include shoe stock, caucus call for school directors, eye and ear specialist from Des Moines, spring goods, and real estate listing for four acres with house and outbuildings.
Notice to qualified electors of the Independent School District of Hull Sioux County Iowa. Annual Meeting and election of three directors to be held in Hull Council room on the second Monday of March 1897 at 12 o'clock M. A. B. Steffen, Secretary. Also includes financial statement of receipts and expenditures ending February 15 1897 detailing balances and receipts for School House Fund Teachers Fund Contingent Fund and Library Fund with proposed budgets for the coming year.
The firm Boomer Brun purchases the furniture business of J W Still in Hull. The new partners Oscar and actor member Wi Af Bouter plan up to date styles and cash sales. They will run rapid deliveries from a connected wagon and aim for fair prices to win local patronage. Mr Still will remain in Hull as a citizen. future business plans are undisclosed.
Orange City and surrounding towns report farm sales, dress goods arrivals at Beckman Rowe, public sale set by A D Mooy, and various social events. Residents travel to Hudson and Hull, while local churches and lodges plan meetings and lectures as spring approaches.
Civic Club notes emphasize value of retaining the present corps of teachers to keep Sioux County schools high ranked. Readers urged to ask candidates about defense of current staff before school director elections. Meeting Wednesday 7 30 with Miss Minnie Millan reading and Mothers Hour, discussion and program.
The piece details Spain's grandee ranks as the aristocracy, noting the rare investiture ritual known as slimoshada. It recounts a 14th or 15th century Madrid ceremony described by the New York Tribune, with steps from heralds and sponsors to the king’s throne, kneeling candids, and the ceremonial removal of hats as grandees enter the hall.
The St Louis Republic reports Idehs's Island Wonder a floating island on Henry Lake Idaho. The 300 foot isle rises and sails across 40 square miles of water aided by willow and pine “sails” trees. Locals call it the most wonderful sight in the Rocky Mountains.
A strange bed coin puzzle confuses Una residents as Tackleton and others discuss accepting it. Attempts to pass the coin fail with clerks, chemists, and vendors, leaving the group puzzled about its value and legitimacy.
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