Obituary Notes and Local Social Roundup
Grandma Beckman dies at home of Mral Van Noort after years of invalidism. Local notices mention new worm powder ads, visits by Fannie DeBoer and Mrs Hipsman to Sheldon, travel of Frank Schoeneman and Hawarden trips, a new heir at Mellama home, fern sales, and numerous social visits across Sioux Center Hospers and surrounding towns. The piece notes car travel improvements, a 52nd birthday gathering for Henry Brunsting, and a large teachers institute in Orange City with many locals attending.
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Grandma Beckman
Mral ‘van Noort
Sheldon
Schoeneman
Frank
Alvin
Mrs. Reimann
Lyon County Fourth Annual Fair at Rock Rapids
Lyon county schedules its Fourth Annual Fair to be held at Rock Rapids Iowa on August 3 and September 1 2 3 1909 with events planned across multiple days and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyon County
Rock Rapids
Iowa
43rd G A R Encampment at Salt Lake City 1903
The 43rd National Encampment of the G A R will be held in Salt Lake City Utah from August 9 to 14 1903. Tickets via the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway offer low round trip fares good for 30 days with sale August 5 to 31. Inquiries to F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago.
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G. A. BR
Salt Lake City
Utah
Omaha
Kansas City
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Railway
F. A. Miller
Chicago
Market Report Milling Wheat Corn and Hogs Prices
Milling wheat 1 18 at 1.18 . corn 58 . oats 36 . hogs 740. Notes show mixed grains and hogs trading, with unclear units and potential typographical errors.
Interstate Live Stock Fair Sets September Week
Sioux City prepares for the Interstate Live Stock Fair during the week of September 20 with a stronger program. Dan Patch and Minor Heir, pacing stars, are billed for a premier race, a key draw that may boost attendance and foster cooperation with the South Dakota State Fair organizers. Extended notes report visitors from Sioux City area and family visits while updating on local health concerns.
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Sioux City
South Dakota
Huron
Local notes on repairs and events around Rock Rapids
Juline Sneger Jr returns from Anthon Iowa and exterior work is painted by Weir and Beckman with George Schweiger assisting. Ferd Schroeder plans time off for farm work while a city scale project is paused after a disturbance led by Robert Miller. Cal Shimp learns from Henry Niellens dorp in Odessa Minnesota of recent cyclone losses to his buildings. National pastime star Lovera will visit Sioux City during the fair week to watch battles with Des Moines and Lincoln teams at Mizzou Park. Lyon County Fair and Agricultural Association events planned August 31 to September 8 in Rock Rapids, with Mr Watson and Mr Roach promoting the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F’ Ferd Schroeder
Robert Miller
Lovera
Sioux City
Des Moines
Lincoln
Mizzou Park
E. C. Rosch
Geo. W. Watson
Rock Rapida
Lyon County Fair and Agricultural Association
Mgr
Roach
the &S
Watson
Lena Coleman-Bishop named reception head for encampment
Mrs Lena Coleman-Bishop serves as post department treasurer of the W C T U Iowa member chosen to lead the reception committee for the National Encampment at Salt Lake City Utah August 9 to 14. Her record of service to the society in Iowa is noted and anticipated to place Iowa high in the reception class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Coleman-Bishop
W. R.C
Iown
Salt
Tova
Coleman
Towa
Eldass
Local Visits Highlight Weekend Happenings Across Town
Mra E B R Boa visited Boyden last Saturday. Board of Trade Building No 2 coated with palat. H Maris and family traveled from Boyden Sunday to see relatives. Glavenée Hecker from LeMars visited W A Coad horns. Early oats and barley harvests are underway. Limburg funeral held in Orange City Tuesday. Tames Putnam recovered from appendicitis visited town. Henry Lutyens and Mr Watson from Rock Rapids car moved between towns Tuesday.
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Henry Lutyens
Boyden
Mr. Watson
Rock Rapids
Mitchell
Mayor Henry Closer to Recovery with Crutch and Cane
The mayor has recovered enough to move about with one crutch and a cane. Doctors expect that continued hot and fine weather could allow him to discard the remaining crutch soon. The public shares hope for full restoration.
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Henry
iJack
Kenneth Wilson's Surprise Birthday Party Report
Kenneth Wilson celebrated his birthday with a surprise party organized by about two dozen young friends last Monday. The group gathered at his home in the evening, shared various eats, and enjoyed a memorable celebration anticipated to occur again in the future.
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Kenneth Wilson
Close Call Near Ken’ Hits Man In Abdomen
A gun with a discharged hammer misfired near Ken’s roadside area injuring a man in the leg and abdomen. He received aid in Hull then Perkins and Sioux City, with doctors reporting no serious injuries and the danger now regarded as limited.
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Dr. Beach
Ken
Hire
Hull
Carl
Perkins
Sioux City
Kenneth i
Second-hand cook stove offered. local notices and visits listed
A fragmentary rural column notes an advert for a second-hand cook stove at the Index office. It records visits, sickness recoveries, and family news from Taweed to Orange City, including Mrs Stefan, Minnie Defema, and the Brown family, plus a price remark on land near Bigelow Minnesota and a dance at M. L. Hogan’s.
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Isles
Low Fare Tickets West and Northwest by Milwaukee & St Paul
Low Fare tickets from stations on the Milwaukee and St Paul Railway to Seattle Tacoma Spokane Portland Victoria Vancouver San Francisco Los Angeles Denver Salt Lake City and many western points on sale daily through September 20 Return tickets valid through October 31 Free sample schedules and full fare route information available from A. Miller General Pass Agent Chicago 2325
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Northwest
Chicago
Milwaukee & ST. Paul
Seattle
Tacoma
Spokane
Portland
Victoria
Vancouver
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Denver
Salt Lake City
Ticketi Zed
Sinp
FL A. Miller
Local notices and train tragedy reported in Hull area
The item cites a collision on Passenger train No. 1 near Hull injuring Ingel Henderson of Rock Valley as the train hit him while fast moving through a curve. The report notes rough injuries and suggests the man may have dozed on approach. Also includes notices on property, calves, and a buggy lap robe lost between Perkins and Van Puijkeren's with local contact.
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Ingel Henderson
Rock Valley
Ingel
Hull
Linen markings reveal names in old laundry log
A poem reflects a sequence where clothing items are repeatedly mismarked with initials C R B, RB A J, M S E, B M O, and 8 G S Angeline, causing the narrator to lament inability to wear items tied to those names. The piece centers on mistaken ownership and personal longing.
Notice in Probate for Wrox It May Concerns
Notice to you and ten others to appear at the Courthouse in France City Sioax County Iowa on the ith day of Searl ALDL at 2 o clock PM to attend probate of a will said to be the last Will and Testament of the deceased.
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France City
Sioax County
Iowa
Searl Aldl
Sioux County Farms For Sale With New Buildings and Low Prices
Farm listings in Sioux County offer multiple parcels near town with new buildings, good land, and school access. Prices range from 58 to 165 dollars per acre, with sizes from 40 to 420 acres, including several with buildings and improvements. Agent L. E. Smith promotes easy terms and small payments.
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Bargina
Sioux Co
Choice Land
Sioux County
Rock Valley
I Arces
L. E. Smith
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Nyteyer’s
Fannie DeBoer
Hipsman
Frank and
Alvin Schoeneman Werp
Hawarden
Busness
A. W. DeFonge
Sioux Cennter
Miller
Little Son
Ray
Bigelow
Minnesota
O. DeRoos
Sioux Center
Nymeyer
George Hagenah
Eddy
Schapp
Fannie DeBodr
Hospers
George Tinsley
Hannibal, Missour
J. W. Tinsley
Mr. Tinsley
Reimann
Oklahoma
Mir
David Hilton
Hette
John
Mayer
Hilton
Mias Hattié Burnell
Hall
MéeCrum
Rayden
Henry Brunsting
Eace
C. Stevens
Spencer
Teachers’ Institute
Orange City
CHL, Mil
St. P. Railway
Nymeyer’s
Shimp
Beola ‘Shaffer
Dan Patch
van Steanbergen Oph
McCormick Neuraldte
Suit Jawe Eiry
Juline Sneger, Jr
Anthon
Weir & Beckman
Atere
George Schweiger
Cal Shimp
Henry Niellensdorp
Odessa
Warrey
Peter. Brower
Trom
Nytheyer
Lee
Chicks
van Houten
Royden
A.W. DeJonge
Reybu
J. G. Smith
Presbyterian Church
Ugdal
Shimp & Sons Lumber Yard
E. W. Baumgartner
Mra
E. BR. Boa
Board of Trade
H. Maris
Glavenée Hecker
LeMars
W. A. Coad Horns
C.J. Schaan
5. R. Bos
Green
Limburg
Tames Putnam
A. & Worn
Gro. W. Watson
Filiss Mmma
Taweed
Elliott
Calvin Hook
Nemeyer
Mins
Birn
Roos
Apes
Stefan
Een Winewerg
Shekton
Mica Minnie Defema
Doon
Ebheldun
Tone Whem Ap Taper
Gyatt
Marshall VerSlain
Wael
Miiaie
Bern
M. L. Hogan
Eas Combal
Heathooper
Mist Katie Fawyer
Charles
Yale
Sietara
Merioud
Saya
Vale
Chas
Charles Gay
George Brown
Grandfather Brown
Alice
Alhambra
California
Mrs. Brown
Inwood
Mr. Jensen
Western Farm Lands
Nevada
Sault ‘Lake City
Ala
Putnam
Dakota
Businesa
N. DeRuyter
Biliman
Beuna Viats College
Thehingar
Ling
A. A. Roasard
Weetra, Sr
Joe Jackson
John van Slooten
Perkina
G. van Puijkeren
A. Mulder
RB. A. J
Angeline
Revere Laxneay
Ivy Tava
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