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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1911
Page
4
Local column reports visitors and moves among Ashton LeMars and Rock Valley residents. People return home from Grinnell Ames Des Moines and Wisconsin while others depart for Milwaukee Prescott and Grand Rapids. Rock Valley schools reopen with 300 students and staff assignments listed.
Sioux City residents Mr and Mrs Springer spent Sunday in Soux Center. Rev Welmers preached at the First Reformers Church. Norman Mulder of Doon visited friends. Dick Wissink and family of Orange City visited Sunday. Orton Bros. show came to town last Thursday but drew a large crowd yet proved a farce and disappointing.
President Elder Gillies called in Hull Wednesday afternoon. Post cards priced at 10 cents a dozen at the Index office while supplies last. Ethel and Myrtle Warren were seen at A Boyden on Wednesday afternoon. Fall opening at the Hull Millinery Store set for September 14 and 15. Van Steenbergen Bros. display shows Moore’s fountain pens in stock.
Local items report visits from M Greates of Rock Valley and Des Moines travellers. Typhoid cases at Sheldon and Brown in critical condition. Various residents ill with rheumatism stomach troubles and hospital care. A dance with Clemmens orchestra impresses attendees. Auto accident causes damage with no injuries. Numerous school and church correspondences plus market notices and upcoming events in Hull and Doon communities.
Local items recount Lavinus DeRuyter visiting Sioux City relatives and ongoing Holiness Association camp meetings. Notes mention farm losses from a storm, family moves and trips to Iowa City and Prairie View, college plans, a sick student, and Doon beating Sioux Center in baseball with an overthrow aiding Doon in the first inning.
Fall arrivals are described including fall suits coats skirts waists and dresses. Mrs. A Schweiger invites customers to visit and she will be pleased to show items whether or not a purchase is made.
A courting pair and a boy named Willie face a comical moment over a single lemon. The girl asks for lemonade but waters her glass, and Willie pours water into his sister’s glass squeezing the lemon there. Five minutes later Willie is seen drinking lemonade outside while the couple inside drink water and wonder if their courage held.
A historical bank statement from Sioux County Iowa shows assets including cash on hand and securities, plus liabilities listing capital stock deposits and other deposits. Signed by Waka Reiter, President, and Jon Mayer, Cashier, before Notary Be. H. Sterene on September 3.
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