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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1910
Page
3
Multiple brief items note everyday movements and visits. Guy Roush and Mrs. Guy Roush travel to Sheldon and Sioux City for visits. John Aird and A. C. Colpoys conduct business in Sioux City. Jessie Blackburn travel with spouse. other residents visit relatives, attend church and events, or list real estate sales and vehicle purchases.
LeMars and surrounding towns saw a flurry of Tuesday activity with residents visiting Sioux City Sheldon and Watertown for business and social calls. Local notices mention dances, church activities, racehorse connections, and plans for a pantry sale at St George’s Guild.
C. F. Kaiser of Monona Iowa and Mrs L W Meyers of Clayton sister of Henry Meyers returned to their homes yesterday after a several weeks stay in this vicinity.
Mr and Mrs John Aird and their daughter Miss Mary Aird left this morning for a two months visit in British Columbia where Mr Aird has a brother and numerous relatives in Vancouver Victoria and other cities. They will return by way of Salt Lake City.
Hugh Wells renewed acquaintances with Hagenbeck-Wallace circus players, after a brief prior stint due to band conduct. Nic Wilmes headed to Cherokee Monday to work as Western Union operator, while Roy Healds left LeMars to manage the Cherokee office before moving to Sioux City. A Baptist church musical program thrilled attendees, featuring choir numbers, solos, duets, and a male quartet, with a talk by Samuel Zane Batten. St James Catholic ladies hosted a dinner at Flaugher building for locals and circus visitors, raising about $200 above costs.
The public buildings bill providing a 50000 appropriation for a new LeMars post office passed Congress and was signed by President Taft. The government department overseeing building construction has gathered months of data detailing the need and now has sufficient information to proceed with plans and contracts.
Bowery dance at Ovens on July 4 kicks off a week long engagement by the Landers Carnival Co. on the LeMars circus grounds. paving progress continues with alleys grading nearly complete. Hospital tag day raises about 315 to aid the LeMars Hospital Association. May 1910 death reports from Iowa state institutions list several facilities with counts. Mrs Mabel Eastman leaves for a six week post graduate art course in Chicago.
A. M. Duus misplaced his coat during the evening circus show. While he watched acrobats and riders, the coat fell from the seat and was not noticed until departure. He suspects a blackskin associate may be wearing it now.
The independent Woodbury County Telephone Company has finished its telephone directory. Offices at Sioux City with exchanges at Sergeant Bluff and Salix, listing about 300 subscribers. The Globe-Pont shop produced the directory, offering a better product for less money in Sioux City.
A local notice previews a wrestling card at the Sheldon Opera House Friday evening July 8 featuring Paul Domke of Pipestone Minnesota versus Dummy West of Sheldon with a $250 gate and side bet. The item also notes a cafe price dispute with a farmer and references a public invitation from Bro Piper of the Sheldon Mall.
Mrs Carey entertained the M A N club at her South Main Street home on Friday afternoon. The ladies shared social time and needlework, followed by light refreshments. Miss Dorris Clark hosted the Dickens club on Saturday afternoon on the pretty lawn with a social visit and seasonable refreshments. Miss Alice Schneider and Miss Anna Thurber were noted as club visitors.
William B Otto to A B lists Holbert lot 112 block 7 N P Add LeMars 250 Frank P Schutt to Ernest R Schutt 1 9 int E bitsw gr and W hifser 15 92 46 dot 4 block 13 LeMars 2764 97 John A Rathmann to Peter Koch lots 9 and 10 block 8 Remsen 1600
An OCR fragment notes police on duty for Tuesday and night. Peter Van Heel, with address Struble, faced actions by Marshal Sudmeyer and received a fi 20 tion. Jack Phillips, described as an old offender, was roped in on the offense. A street commissioner is mentioned amid fighting incidents. One person fined $5 and trimmings. Details are incomplete.
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