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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1909
Page
5
A long item dense with names notes the start of the Nineteen-Day Sale at G P Fiandling, its strong day drawing farmers from afar, and mentions related travel by Nymeyer Elizabeth Berthe, Paul Bunge, Ed Workmen, and Mrs Doeksen among others. The piece reports harvest weather, arrivals, and a local funeral for D Landman, with community chatter on Iowa Worm Powder sales and local visits.
Milling wheat 122 Corn 60 Barley 56 Oats 40 Horse 40. The fragment notes grain and feed prices with unit prices likely in cents or pence per bushel or per hundredweight. No clear date or location is provided.
Mrs Rev Smith returns from visit and over one hundred dollars in sales in June at Nymeyer’s. Notable travel includes Hugh May from Storm Lake and C J Schaap family visiting Sioux Center. Local notices cover real estate, arrivals, farm work, and minor incidents around Hull and Orange City with multiple residents traveling to Sioux City and Chadron for medical care and sales.
Low fare tickets from stations on this railway to Seattle Tacoma Spokane Portland Victoria Vancouver San Francisco Los Angeles Canvas Salt Lake City and dozens of other points went on sale daily until September 30. Tickets good to return until October 31. Stop overs and choice of routes. Complete information regarding train service railroad and sleeping car fares routes and descriptive folders free. FLOAL Mr Gen's Pass Agent Chicago.
A baptism record in 1859 notes a German Lutheran family’s emigration to America and settlement near Gueridan Town. The obituary describes a man’s cancer and death after a long illness, leaving a wife and five children, and praises his character and faith. Additional items include local real estate, agricultural notices, and community exchanges in Hull Iowa and surrounding areas.
The Normal Institute will be held in the High School building at Orange City from July 19 to 27 inclusive. The faculty includes Profs T. May, M. Eliott, J. Youel, Lettie Keerl, Josephine Miller, C. F. Garnett and G. E. Wallace. For information contact Supt. Fuller of Orange City.
By May 1 the state held a best cow contest with seven entries from We counties. The top milkers were Jessica of Gallands Guernsey 904 pounds milk 74.45 butterfat. Natira of Queen Alcatra Holstein 1850 pounds milk 72.08 butterfat. Inka Tritomia Alcatra Holstein 1501 pounds milk 64.22 butterfat. Jersey grade Jersey 1224 pounds milk 62.90 butterfat. Sherman H Jersey 1025 pounds milk 58.96 butterfat. Grace Yeksa Guernsey 1125 pounds milk 61.20 butterfat. Texstow wins monthly $25 prize from Wimball's Dairy Partner. If records fall WLW Maren offers $30.04. Report aims to improve contest coverage.
Numerous farms ranging from 40 to 499 acres offered near town and Rock Valley with good land and improvements. Prices from 36 to 160 per acre with terms and schoolhouses on some properties. Contact L. E. Smith for details and financing.
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