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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1925
Page
2
Local train northbound at 6 09 a m was held up for nearly noon due to a broken wheel on a freight car. Repair crews fixed the damage and resumed service. Community notes list visiting relatives, social events, and local happenings around Merrill Iowa and nearby towns.
Perry visits Ralph Barkley and relatives join in weekend calls at the Butler home. Andrews, Andersons, and other neighbors motor to Dakota and Riverside for swimming. Bertha Barkley returns from N B T school in Sioux City as many small guests attend Ben Hansen’s birthday party.
A county social roundup notes visits and travels among residents. Vera Bowen leaves for a two week relatives visit in Union Ta. Edwards of Iroquois D.D. visits family. Milam Nicholson markets hogs Thursday. Keoughs vacationing with Nicholson, Kolson, and McKernan in Philadelphia via Hinton. Leone DeMots spends days in Sioux Center at E A Edwards home. Wil family and Ed Ferris head to Sioux Center for relatives. Nolan family hosts and visits LeMars. Nellie Edwards begins two week visit with son Glenn Edwards in Iroquois S D.
Mrs Verne King and family report visitors from Ovens and In a area stopping at Westling DD while Mildred and Bernice assist relatives, as Haag and Mrs Walter Haag host relatives visiting in the vicinity. The fragment notes an extended visit and home plans as the group travels through the region.
Stanton notes report visits by Mr and Mrs A Schrooten and family from Fedora S D to see relatives. A garage fire at the Herman Lang place destroyed the structure with no other damage. Local residents enjoyed Sunday visits and city outings including a show in Sioux City and a pool party in Merrill. News mentions births and illness, threshing progress, and rain hoped for during dry weather. Nature of events spans visits, demonstrations, and family milestones with several names and towns in Iowa and South Dakota.
Mrs James Gainor and son Billy of Springfield I D visit this week with Mr and Mrs Pete Gainor. Visitors include Walter Harvey and Clarence Cowan in Merrill and Joe Bahlke family in Remsen. Many neighbors called on friends in Marcus LeMars Cedar Falls and LeMars in recent days.
Rev and Mrs L C Schroeder plan a summer trip visiting Warrenton and Morsco Falla Missouri returning September. Mr and Mrs H Holland and Mrs A G Ogren visited Sioux City Wednesday. Mrs Alfred Johnson also a Sioux City visitor. Many from Kingsley picnicked at Browns Lake Sunday. Mr and Mrs F Hammer and children and C H Price visited relatives east of Pierson Sunday eve. The Ladies Social Circle of the Con-
The congregational church met last Friday afternoon with Mrs. John Wormley hosting and refreshments served on the lawn. Families and individuals including Southwicks, Campbells, Hastings, Pattison, Williams, Little, Shade, Lehman, Tripp, Yoeman, Coon, Kurtz, and Vining are noted for various visits, travels, and returns from cities like Chicago Sioux City Sioux Falls Rochester and Iowa City, with several members attending summer school or medical visits.
Miss Lucy Kemp returns home after visiting relatives in Remsen. Local residents make trips to Sioux City and Correctionville for business and medical work. A large threshing season yields 20 to 60 bushels per acre for wheat and barley and 1,200 bushels of oats from 20 acres.
Chris Nielsen and family of Marcus visited at the Toval Kloster home Sunday. Threshing is in full swing in this community now. Floyd Miller has been on the sick list the past week, H. C. Anderson and daughters en-
Joyful weekend trip to South Dakota with relatives. Raymond Bogh had tonsils removed on Friday and seeks rheumatism treatment. Miss Pearle Kilzer and brothers Paul Ralph Everett from Walt Hill Nebraska visited J. P. Larson home. Morten Mortensen family shared Sunday evening at Lou Larson. Mortensen brothers sold hogs on Wednesday. John Walaga family and Mr Mrs Lou Larson visited Axel Petersen home Thursday.
The article reports on the Sioux county farm bureau picnic attended by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sorgdrager and family, local threshing with oats and wheat yields, fall plowing by W. J. Reeves, and numerous social visits. It notes community guests, road trips to Sioux City and Leeds, and upcoming Seney Ladies' Aid events with the Gerling family providing music and a play titled Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party.
Mr and Mrs Leo Buck and son Richard of Fonda Iowa visited Remsen over Sunday at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Joe Heints George Kleffer of Sioux City visited relatives in Remsen on Thursday Mrs Id Hoelck and children of Sibley Indiana spent Friday visiting at the John Groth home Mr and Mrs W W Weaver of Chicago came to Remsen Friday to spend time with relatives
A sequence of local items notes Mrs. Anna Kramer hosting a few days at her home, Mr. and Mrs. William Holton planning trips to Vermillion and other South Dakota points, and John Mathieson of Saskatchewan visiting his brother Christ in Remsen. The J P Beck company of Ren sen buys Burg s Dry Goods stock in LeMars for a large sale. Remsen ball team defeats Merrill in a close game, Victor hits a tenth inning home run to seal victory, Niggeling earns wins with four Remsen hits. batteries Niggeling Fideler for Remsen, Williams Hargison for Noorth.
The weekly U S Department of Agriculture review says cooler, favorable weather in the American northwest eased the grain market late in July 2025. Corn outlook remains favorable in key states while oats harvests in Iowa exceed expectations and wheat prices ease but hold a firm undertone. Canadian crops suffer from heat. Manitoba reports rust traces but no widespread damage. Durum stays firm with light supply. hard winter movement is small with mills absorbing receipts. No. 2 red winter prices edge toward export basis as premiums ease.
Rye and wheat led declines while corn and oats showed modest weakness amid expectations of a larger European crop. Receipts remained light and readily absorbed by mills as farmers held back, with flax down at Minneapolis and barley easing in western markets. Ocean freight stayed steady around eight dollars per ton as exporters adjusted to shifting demand.
Omaha announces the big American Legion national convention to be held in October. Changes to the program are noted before the convening, with a distinct item for Tuesday and typewriter ribbons on sale at The Globe Pest.
The tentative program for the convention lists five minute speeches, street fairs, horse racing at Ak-Sar-Ben field, rodeos, and receptions. The schedule includes a Pershing-led parade with 100,000 in line, a massive military display, Akron battles, a Forty-and-Eight parade, and multiple ball and dance events through Friday with extensive exhibits and concerts.
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