Postmaster Appointment for L. M. Black Noted
Telegram from Washington last Friday notified L. M. Black of his appointment as postmaster at Trajan. General satisfaction surrounds the choice, with Black hailed as the logical, experienced choice who previously served as postmaster under Arthur and King. Deputy Mamie Johnston remains in her role during the transition.
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Black
L.M. Black
Lot Bones
Washington
Trajan
Senate
Byron Paéblea
Ben Iumén
Mamie Johnston
H. Carr
Arthur
King
Hania
Dittmer Case Settled with Final Report and Prefered Claims
Dealy the assignee in the J F Dittmer bankruptcy has filed his final report. General creditors receive 39.3 percent while prefered claims are paid in full. General claims total about 14040,0. prefered claims amount to 11998. Total liabilities stood at 20087. Farmers Loan Trust Gustav Dittmer and others secured prefered status. James Bobham Chenhall’s obituary notes birth near Mineral Point Wisconsin October 21 1858 and his family details.
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Win
Dealy
J F. Dittmer
Dittmer
Farmers Loan & Trust, Co
Gustav Dittmer
James Bobham Chenhall
Mineral Point
Wia
Sioux County
Minnie Walker
Mervyn
James LeRoy
John Walker
Mr. Chenball
Ireton
Helea
Stephen Chenball
Win. Simona
Marcus
Parkinson
Washta
Washta, Mra. &. Walker, of Ireton Mra Thomas, of Springfield, S. D
Itehcock
Hewarden
Isady
District Court Notes From January Term At Ireton
The January term opened Monday with Judge Gaynor on the bench and a grand jury selecting Ret. French of Hawarden as foreman. The court probes alleged forged paper by S. H. Carr, with witnesses subpoenaed including D. G. Johnson and others. Carr has been indicted and seeks bond. McKeever bankruptcy likely to clear this session. The court may approve sales and discharge the assignees, else the case may wait until spring. An injunction by W. W. Vai Allen against Treton on telephone poles is docketed, and a damage suit by OC N. Bartlett against Mayor F. W. Mari enau is set. C. N. Bartlett faces two counts in criminal cases. Probate may admit the will of Das Chenhall and name an administrator.
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Ireton
Gaynor
Carr
McKeever
W. Vai
Treton
N. Bartlett
Bartlett
C. N. Bartlett
Das
Chenhall
Roll of Honor and Subscriptions Paid
Following is a list of the Ledger's friends who have paid their subscriptions since the last issue. Names include Mrs Bele Spiers Los Angeles Cal John Vander Hamm day Peebles Henry Tornelle CL Kidwifer Onno Croon Le Mars W T Morrison D O Savage Fred Worcester EW Black Miss Florence Beck Sioux City C H Worcester Wm Deily W R Wheeler.
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the Ledger
Bele Spiers
Los Angeles
Cal
John Vander Hamm
Day Peebles
Henry Tornelle
Kidwifer
Onno Croon
le Mars
T Morrison
Savage Fred Worcester
Florence Beck
Sioux City
C. H. Worcester
Wm. Deily
W. R. Wheeler
ANOTHER OLD SETTLER DIES IN SIOUX COUNTY
C H Vlotho, 80, longtime Ireton resident, dies of erysipelas at his cottage. He will be buried at St. John's cemetery after services at St. Paul's Lutheran in Treton conducted in German and English. Born 1824 in Germany, he served in the Prussian army, immigrated in 1851, and leaves five children. A Corn Belt Meat Producers Association meeting in Ireton is announced for January 21, 1905.
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C. H. Vlotho
St. Paul's
Lutheran Church i
Treton
St. John’s Cemetery
Ireton
Hugo Grimw
D. Nanffer
Viotho
Fle
F. Viotho
Vioths
Carl Heinrich Ludwig _ Viothe
Spenge Kreis Herford
Westphalen
Germany
Barlie
Anna Maria
Isebein Walkenhorst
Guttenburg
Clayton County
Toma
Sioux County
Mia
Cathrine
Darling
Pasadena
Calif
Messia
Henry
Fred
John Vlothe
Mrs. Darling
Corn Belt Meat Producers Association of
Iowa
D. Montgomery
W.R. Winders
Fish Seiners Fined for Off Season Haul at Hawarden Court
John Schumacher of Chatsworth faced Justice King's court and was fined 660 dollars for possessing fresh fish out of season. The case involved Rose of Akron and two Smith brothers in a plan to open a long ice channel and net fish, with hauls reported heavy including 1000 pounds, after which fish were peddled locally.
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John Schumacher
Chatsworth
Justice King’s Court of
Hawarden
Schumacher
Rose
Akron
Smith
Dakota
Hearly
Property Transfers in Week Ending December 6 1903
Assignee Dealy transfers parcels to H and W Dittmer and J Linnan with several plots listed by section and township. Transactions include Dealy to Linnan and to Vander Berg and Werkman with various acreages and prices. Names such as Hoven and Coto G DeMots and others appear in several deeds across multiple lots and ranges.
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Dittmer
van der Aarde
Mitchell
Peters
JR Mitchell
Bader C & EP
Stoftenburg
RW Sager
Farmers Should Post Up for Assessor’s Rounds
A 1904 farm assessment guide urges farmers to post answers to official questions on acres harvested and produced, stock numbers, dairy output, fruit, and road-haul data. The list aims to speed valuation, reduce assessor time, and improve state statistics for live stock, produce, and farm operations.
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Gan
Parsons
Bering
Altes
Also Mentioned on This Page
L. M. Black
Ledger
C. H. L. Vlotho
Meeting of Meat Producers Association
Peetty Sioux County Farm Homes
Janson
Ria
Music By
The
Lreton Juvenile
Sioux
Fim
Wollrine
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