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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1907
Page
5
Milling wheat prices published with figures 97 for coin 48 and 84 for Barey. UOate- ye ELOBS 8 40 appears in the fragmentary market notes. The OCR text is garbled, but the trend notes milled wheat pricing and related coins or units.
Hull and Sheldon news items cover sales, auctions, social visits, farm offers, and trades. Robert Houwen rents rooms, John Schaap buys a residence, and P J Duane markets baked goods and trimmed hats. Local travelers, school notes, church announcements, farm insurance ads, and family visits are chronicled with multiple named residents and nearby towns.
At the bridegroom P. J. DeVries and Miss Christina Bolt wed at the bride’s home in Michigan on Thursday October 3 1807. DeVries a blacksmith partner described as wholesome and protective. Bolt praised as a lovable accomplished lady. They plan to live east of the shop and begin housekeeping, with well wishes from friends for a smooth future.
Sunday evening a neighbor warned Wess Wagner that his barn was on fire. By the time the Wagners reached the scene the barn was a mass of flames with no chance to save anything inside. The cause remains unknown. Wagner estimates losses between 83,000 and 34,000, insured for about 1,409 with Farmers Mutual Insurance of Sioux and Saxon counties. Loss includes 10 horses, corn, oats, hay, harnesses, and equipment.
The article lists pupils across grades praised for good attendance and conduct during the first month, naming many students from Fifth and Sixth Grades as well as High School. It notes top performers in arithmetic, notes several absences or tardies, and mentions a class project on The Village Blacksmith.
A report describes a runaway incident during a Saturday morning sprint involving I F Tlankies' team. In the confusion the lead horse collided with a corner of a shed causing a Sinehdron siding to crack and break, with one horse injured and the other uninjured.
A partial note describes a vehicle crash near a hotel involving a team. It reports no serious injuries and indicates the incident left a machine out of commission while others avoided further damage.
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