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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1897
Page
5
On Saturday last at the Congregational parsonage in Doon Rev. Brandt officiated the marriage of Mr. John Winkler and Miss Lida Wagner. Friends extend best wishes for their future happiness.
Citizens stayed in town on the 3rd while many went to Rock Valley for a ball game and races. Tom Mackie won the mens foot race and $4, Will Codd and Chag Putnam won boys race prizes, Holt led the Valley to a 23 to 8 victory over Hull scoring $25. Some Hull blunders kept a shutout from happening.
At the Sheldon reunion last week Co E. boys were presented two cakes by Miss Wilson and Miss Conger of Des Moines. The visitors had met the unit at Manhattan Beach last August and later at Co E. headquarters. They thanked the soldiers for their attentions and hoped to meet them at the next annual camp.
Central Station Iowa reports average daily temps near and above normal with unusually humid conditions. Rain fell in showers though portions of the south remained drier. wetness hindered corn cultivation while potatoes, flax, and garden crops prospered. Spring wheat looks healthy with no rust damage. oats and barley improving. irrigation shows mixed results across districts. Crop service notes corn 74, winter wheat 61, spring wheat 55, oats 58, barley 1, rye 87, flax 58, potatoes 82, sorghum 5, apples 3, plums 72, grapes 0. Acreage up 18 percent. Lincoln township Republicans caucus July 1 at 6:30 to select nine delegates for Grange City convention July 2. The call emphasizes GOP progress and opposes the opposing party. A rumor of Mayor Rolks’ death to deter celebration spread in Orange City but proved unfounded.
The Orange City Herald reports Mayor Solis officiated at Otto Blessing of Hull and Miss Mattia Stegman of Boyden’s marriage this morning. Community friends extend congratulations while noting Otto’s standing as a favored Sioux County young man and a playful note on other girls’ dreams.
Community notices from Hull cover farm prices, local visits, camp meetings, school and church activities, ball games, business moves, and upcoming events. Mentions include trips to Sioux City, Orange City games, a GA encampment, and a county institute start in Orange City.
4A P Jensen and his brother Nels traveled in South Dakota to inspect land holdings. A rainstorm halted them near Ariesian, where a Norwegian farmer generously hosted the visitors. The brothers, fluent in Norwegian, were mistaken for missionaries and urged to stay over.
The report covers July activities with excursions to Rock Valley for a Hull versus Valley game and ticket sales to Clear Lake resuming May 10. It notes Spirit Lake Chautauqua tickets, a pending tariff bill decision, a potential Republican bid in Lyon Obren district, Sawyer’s county surveyor candidacy, and a wave of strikes as the nation’s labor unrest grows.
A humorous tale recounts visitors in Artesian learning the town bans alcohol, while a Des Moines convention nominates a Democratic ticket led by John Cligget with I. Mallory W. Babb Peter A. Dey and J. B. Navepiler highlighted as state officials candidates.
A critique denounces reformers like Altgeld and Tillman for appealing to base prejudices and promoting anarchistic ideas. The author warns that such figures threaten republican governance and urges citizens to oppose both religious and political radicalism. The piece ends with a note on a local letter and an ad for wallpaper at Deads Drug Store.
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