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Newspaper
Ireton Weekly Ledger
Location
Ireton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1904
Page
1
Ireton people flood Yankton to register for Rosebud land, hoping to win from a pool of about one hundred entrants. A party of locals reports long lines, orderly queues, and deputies managing entry as citizens, clergymen, lawyers, and bankers seek homesteads.
Sunday visits and dances fill the week with residents named from Alcester Rock Valley Center township and nearby towns. The Teutheran Missionary picnic is planned at Will Kircher’s Sunday July 17 with many local families invited. Community events include a Stortz Band dance at Kircher’s with a long list of attendees and haying season bustle across the area.
Sunday churchgoers include Miss Minnie Blant and John McCrory at Mt Joy while Mrs Call Karr visits Mitch Karr. Uncle Call Karr hosts Hazel Karr. O C Thompson calls on sister Mrs Schild. Chris Colman and family visit Eagle relatives. Schild family returns from Benton county with six gallons gooseberries.
Mire H Wing and children visited near Hawarden on Monday. F Coon and family were guests at Thomas White's home Sunday. D Savage visited Mrs Evans's home early in the week. Mrs Fred Wing spent Monday with Mrs James O Meara. Mr and Mrs Fred Worcester were at their son Charley’s Sunday. Mamie Bartlett of Ireton stayed a few days with her uncle Geo Bartlett. A number around Evansville registered for Rosebud claims. Local residents named include Herb Worcester, Victor Worcester, Will Buehby, Pat Marron, Joe Martin, Martin Nannings, Geo White, C F Coon, Sam Savage, Clifton Maust, who traveled from Ireton last Thursday and returned Friday.
Ba Olaon hired to Scott Karr through the haying season Hank DeWeverd builds a new barn northeast of town Henry Stoltzs helps R.8. Miller with hay. Jas Taylor rests as private [Retr] visits in Nebraska Emil Auine’s voice charms the cows at George Brown’s Some boys went fishing Friday resulting in turtle soup Miss Kate Van Dilpen returns home to Boyden Swan Swanson glad as Denmark arrival of family Monday Social at J. Q. Miller’s Tuesday poorly attended due to game-time. Taylor Randall Karr and R. J. Miller at Yankton selecting land on the Rossbud Wesver Karr John McCrory travel from other woods parts.
Simon Vander Seaaf marketed hogs in Ireton Saturday. M Gray and family visited Sunday in Eagle township. Geo Heideman dedicated his new barn Saturday with a dance. Mr and Mrs Don Wheeler visited Sunday with H Thomas and family. Mr and Mrs N Westra visited Sunday with Bruce Houston and family. The missionary society of Mr Joy meets this Thursday with Mrs J A Lemonde. C Kollman and family of Merrill visited at the parental home during the past week. Rev A A Randall of Le Mars expects to preach at the Chapel next Sunday. Everybody invited to attend. Mr and Mrs CB Houston returned from their visit in North Dakota last Thursday evening. They report the Center Chaps colony well and prosperous. Mr and Mrs Vander Platt went to Sioux Center Friday evening to hear their pastor preach who used to be their minister in Holland. It had been forty years since they had seen each other.
Cozy Corner reports folks in Hawarden on a corn plowing Saturday with Cotts at Hawarden, Roy Buskirk seen on Hawarden streets, and Miss Della Bushby visiting her teacher Miss Anna Clifford in Hawarden.
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