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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1925
Page
5
Audubon county Iowa 1919 diary notes tell how Mrs Iva Stetzel started with 400 newly hatched chicks without a mother or brooder. She solves feeding and heating challenges with improvised methods before expanding to 800 chicks in a larger house and improved conditions.
The Goodwill Industries of Sioux City thanks Le Mars residents for the strong collection effort, nearly eight tons of material gathered to aid the handicapped and needy. The note invites shipments by freight and offers a year of the Goodwill News to each contributor, with a thanks to local newspapers churches and civic groups.
Arthur Wilson pastor announces revival services at the Free Methodist church corner southwest of the courthouse. Evangeli stic services every evening 7 20 except Saturday with Sunday schedule of Sunday school at 10 a m sermon at 11 and evangelistic service at 7 30 p m. Parishioners invited to attend all services.
The service schedule for the New Year includes a special New Year’s Day service at 8 and a regular Sunday service at 9:30. Pastor J Vollmar leads the English service with a tone of greeting and reflection.
The Plymouth County board plans a meeting with a state financial expert in January to review funds held by county treasurer Andrew Langhout. A new law requires the review to occur within the December window as officials assess the county’s business affairs and plan for a larger, improved facility.
Miller of Akron a noted Plymouth County breeder again led the cattle division at Sioux City selling 19 high grade Herefords averaging 104 pounds. They brought 10.50 per hundredweight for yearlings, raised and fed by Miller and his son.
Mrs James Sickler, deputy clerk of court, financed gift books from local merchants to promote marriage among couples. The books include cooking tips and coupons for store credit, with several marriages reported in Hawarden and nearby towns amid a broader note on Remsen paving finances and 1926 activity forecasts.
The Presbyterian church announces a Sunday school at 10 a.m. and Morning Worship at 11 a.m. Sacramental services and Christiana Endeavor at 6:30 p.m. Evening Worship at 7:30 p.m. A sermon titled Can a Man Get to Heaven? begins the Week of Prayer observed with other Protestant churches. Thursday evening service led by Rev W Belling in the church. All members urged to attend.
Prominent Remsen area farmer and cattle breeder Henry Krogman conducted business in LeMars this week. The trip highlights his ongoing cattle ventures and local trading activity.
A chronology from January to April outlines crimes, weather, market shifts, fires, and civic notes in Plymouth County. Highlights include a $100 reward for Shorty Smith’s killer. multiple murders and indictments. bank failures. road bond debates. sudden corn price fluctuations. farm bureau plans. fires in Kingsley and Merrill. census notes. police actions. and local civic developments such as elections, council actions, and a new convent dedication.
Charles Grimes begins his annual ice harvest at the Grimes sandpit aiming to store 3600 tons in four on site houses and 600 tons outside for spring use. A power saw built at Peck foundry powers the operation, drawing spectators who watch the ice form and water open.
Sac County farm bureau officers and directors adopted resolutions opposing federal labeling standards for corn sugar in foods. They urge the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation to fight the standard and repeal the act to allow corn sugar use without special labels. County agent H. V. Ellis notes that hundreds of thousands of pounds of corn sugar could raise corn prices with rising demand.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hilton and children of Hartford Dakota visited the W. F. Mandelkow home for Christmas, as did Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Mandelkow and their son from Lafayette, Minnesota.
The photograph shows the new owner of the Ford garage, H R Harley, who bought the business from W H Fickey. Harley is a former branch manager of the Nebraska Buick Auto Co. in Sioux City.
The state highway commission now controls the primary road system leaving county supervisors with little say. Earlier a snow fence order at 8.90 per 100 feet faced rejection for high price but later a 1 5¢ lower bid was approved yet undelivered, causing county extra costs before fencing could be used.
A week of prayer will be observed in the city with services at multiple churches led by different pastors. Services start 7 30 pm each evening from Monday at the Baptist church to Sunday at the Hildreth Memorial church, urging all to attend regardless of church or creed.
The January 1 New Year services will be in German at 10 80 with English language preaching. Sunday school begins 9 30 and preaching at 10 80. Annual Congregation meeting set for 2 30 p m. January 7 Ladies Aid Society to meet in church parlors hosted by Mrs Hodam with pastor Theo A Thoma eg.
The county treasurer's office was busy as car owners sought 1926 licenses before a new fine. About six people stood in a long line to obtain licenses for Plymouth County's 6,000 plus vehicles.
Funeral services for Henry P. Roney, pioneer Plymouth County resident and later of Sioux City, who died at Cherokee on Tuesday, were held at 9 AM at the Cathedral of Depth Phany in Sioux City. Interment followed at Calvary Cemetery there. August Borchers of Akron RD 6 transacted business in the county capital today.
The Rebekah lodge holds a pot luck supper in the hall dining room on Tuesday Jan 6 at 6 30 PM. Families should bring sandwiches and a covered dish. District deputy grand president and other officers will install officers and assign committee appointments for the coming term. All members urged to attend.
Preliminary census figures for Plymouth County Iowa have been published from Washington D C dated December 30 1925. The report notes ongoing data compilation and releases forthcoming in the census update from the nation.
Juries drawn for the upcoming district term by district 19 and 26 selections, with jurors chosen to serve the next court session.
The I O O F subordinate lodge and encampment plan joint installation Monday evening January 4 1926 with District Deputy Grand Master M H Rounds and District Deputy Grand Patriarch Wm McKetrick presiding. All officers elect and appointees to be installed and a light lunch served after. Post Office Took In $27000 The LeMars office reports 1925 receipts about the normal level despite Plymouth Milling Co halting a daily income of 7 to 8 dollars.
W H Burkett a Plymouth county farmer found a wallet containing negotiable securities worth about 50000 on a road to Sioux City last week He turned the papers to a city friend who notified the owner No reward was offered and Burkett refused to name the loss owner
Tonight the First Baptist Church hosts a community watch night with a pot luck supper at 6:80 and a varied program through midnight featuring a Young Folks drama of Dickens Christmas Carol. Next Sunday the Lord's Supper will be observed and new members welcomed. Evening service theme is Getting Off On the Wrong Foot. Church school at 10 B Y P U at 6:30 Rev J L Pickett invites all to join and renew New Year resolve.
At Sheldon on Monday the 21st district bar association endorsed B F Butler of Bibley for the vacant Alton judgeship left by William Hutchinson. Butler, 38, a UIowa Law graduate and Bibley lawyer since 1912, previously served as Osaeolo county attorney and wartime law service. Governor Hammill is to appoint.
In Chicago on December 28 William Darling reports Shepherd acquitted of the getup murder of heir Billy McClintock returns to court over the estate The defense hinges on two wills by the late heir amid disputes with cousins and the fiancé Miss Isabelle Pope who allegedly faced undue influence claims tied to the $8000 annuity provision
The LeMars business men met Tuesday at the Commercial Club to review the year's results and outline plans for clubrooms. They discussed a Saturday bargain day and the use of radio, with KWKW broadcasting details of the promotion.
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