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Newspaper
Ireton Weekly Ledger
Location
Ireton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1905
Page
8
Local farm households report busy harvest efforts with hogs shipped to markets, corn and potato work, and neighbors visiting from LeMars and Struble. Town residents pass time at the Evansville pool, attend Epworth League, and discuss hog cholera nearby. several trips to Hawarden and Orange City are noted.
Mise Katie Jonuson remains confined to her home for two weeks after a severe illness and complications. A lively gathering at John McGrory’s Friday night featured music from Sebalz and Gros, with dancing and good cheer. Gay Millard begins duties as mail carrier for route No. 16 from LeMars, covering 29 miles and 91 houses. The Wing family narrowly escaped injury when their horse bolted and the buggy toppled, leaving Mrs. Wing and children bruised. Dewey Worcester narrowly escaped serious harm after a wire fence collision while riding the family horse. Ira Farrand narrowly avoided highwaymen while returning home from a visit with Ireton residents. A search for the criminals continues with no trace found. Geo Katze and RK DeGroot thresh barley. humor notes and local chatter persist. The community also notes barley conditions across South Dakota land, with patchy yields.
Harvest reports and family visits mark the week with Sunnyide and early oats near Hawarden. C R Steele works repairs for threshing and tests his machine while Glen Miller sufers a foot injury from a fall.
Numerous brief social items describe visits, business calls, farming tasks, and community happenings. People such as Bert Fritz, Dick Lambe, Byron Whitney, and Louis Winterfield appear with neighbors in Hawarden, Le Mars, Akron, and Ireton. Events include shelling corn, haying, hog shipments, repairs, and illnesses among residents.
Monday visits and calls dot Eagle social life with Mrs DS Dick at L H Lesties and Mrs L H Searles hosting. Otto Heinrich guests North Eagle kin. Miss Flo Searles at W Searles home. neighbors include Grandmas Sauith, Noteboom, and Churchyard relatives. Other tidbits cover life insurers, land prospecting, and gatherings with Alcester friends.
Fragmentary text notes visits by Myra A Swift FS Dak and Engle, mentions Hawarden and a bewitching smile, with uncertain actions and incomplete quotes about returning home and not revealing details.
Center Chapel Fred Meyers delivered core at Al Gray's on Tuesday as Bert Poppen returned home from Chicago Saturday evening. Farm notes report oats being cut with good yields and wheat nearing harvest. Various residents attend church, visits, dances, and relatives in nearby towns are listed.
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