Grover Cleveland Dies at 71 in Princeton Home
Grover Cleveland, the only living ex president, died at his Princeton New Jersey home on Wednesday morning from heart failure after long illness. He was seventy one last March and recently served as a trustee for a New York insurance firm. He was praised for honesty firmness and courage, and history may rate him highly for his steadfastness.
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Stand by party line in 1920s campaign urged by Inwood Herald
The Inwood Herald urges voters to back the party platform rather than individuals, condemning backsliding and “two wrongs” as poor politics. It notes past crossovers by Republicans and warns against retaliatory behavior by Progressives, advocating straight-ticket voting unless the platform radically fails.
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Iowa Republican convention renominates judges at Waterloo
The Waterloo gathering renominated Judges S. M. Weaver and Scott M. Ladd amid a progressive tilt led by Cummins allies who filled seven of eleven state committee seats. Robert Healy served as permanent chairman. The platform backed Roosevelt Taft and Sherman and pledged party support for the full ticket. Gov. Cummins attended and spoke briefly urging reform measures.
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Decline of George Courier Signals Local Newspaper Struggle
The article describes the collapse of the George Courier, noting its last issue and the paper's financial woes. It discusses printing costs, quality standards, and the community’s response, including plans to continue reporting local news from Sioux City as the Courier office is sold. It emphasizes loyalty of subscribers and advertisers and the difficulty of sustaining a small newspaper.
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Frequent Local Social Roundup From Langhout to Inwood
Correspondents report visits from Sioux Gigs to Langhout family homes, with notes on local residents, health trips, and small celebrations. A Saturday town fight leads to jail sentences. several residents travel for land viewing, wool buying, and family visits as communities share updates.
Boyden Budget Items and Local Visit Highlights
Several residents stopped in at Sheldon and Matlock on business and pleasure trips including John Miller Olive Cooper and Alice Cooper Jake Van Diepen Geo Ebsen and Ed Lanning. Locals noted a family with seven girls and John Versteeg becoming assistant or ler at Farmers Savings Bank. G N Sawyer surveyed farms while Gutch Reformed Church held a Sunday School picnic in Rowenhorst grove south of town.
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Town News Briefs and Incidents Chronicle
Moving into east town, John Renaink’s house and Mrs Morat to occupy rooms above the harness shop on 23 Boon. Mike Wagner and Bert Connell fished at the lakes with poor luck due to high water. Minter and wife returned from Minnesota with a good time. Meabes hosted a late social with a grand crowd and elegant evening. Chester Shaffer provided music. Bettie Bradshaw home from school. Bodum of George spent Sunday with her. Smit visited Rock Valley and friends. Stuteman and Connner shipped five hogs to Chicago. Hagenbeck Wallace show passed through en route to Sioux Falls. Robert Schoeneman of Hull visited on business. A. A. man shot hand while loading cartridges. Dr. Druet treated him. A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ax Willard last Sunday. Will Johnsen of Newkirk on business. Pearl Work and Paul McCrum at Shelden Thursday evening. Dr. S. E. Gannon left for New York then England before returning home. Wr. Elwood laying a cement walk before Dr. Brinks. John Miller and Miss Svaie Van Diepen at Matlock for a pleasure trip.
Locals share visits and ads in small town minutes
Local residents visit kin and guests include Miss Gertude McCarty of Shaldon and Miss Anna Evens of Rock Valley. The Index office reports new postcard lines and magazine ads for $2.80. Events note mill work, cement factory roles, and a Hull girl in Sioux City asks for a shirt waist, prompting a clerks joke about boats.
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Rock Valley Community Notes Prompted by Visits and Travel
Rock Valley items report local and visiting residents. Tom Helaten was summoned to Dubuque by his sister's death. August Relander visits his son Fred Relander and family. Miss Anna Evans arrived for a weekend visit with friends. Mr and Mrs John Jacobs plan an extended trip to the Dakotas and Wisconsin. Rev R E Lackey preached at the Presbyterian church in Ireton Sunday. The merry go round arrived for the Fourth celebration and preparations are complete. Miss Elizabeth Sandschuttle visited friends in Rock Rapids last week.
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Blomer Girls Trim Local Ball Tossers In Town Visit
Yeanght notes the bloomers arrival in town on Saturday with Maud Goldie Geraldine and the rest, beating local players 2 to 0 amid a street concert by a nine piece band. The girls, not favored for beauty contests, played solid ball and behaved in a gentlemanly manner.
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Obituary for 18 year old Dora DeGroot Wiktsna
Early Thursday morning June 25 the Lord took Dora DeGroot Wiktsna aged 18. The family mourns yet finds comfort in her faith that death is a passage to a new life.
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Card of Thanks for Alice DeGroot
We thank relatives, neighbors, friends and doctors for the vigil and help during our daughter Alice's illness. It was her own request that we thank all of you and heartily approved by her parents Mr and Mrs J P DeGroot.
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