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Newspaper
Ireton Weekly Ledger
Location
Ireton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1905
Page
8
Local residents share visits and guest events featuring Miss Elsia Hicks and Miss Cora Vander Gen. Moves include Liz Edkins to South Dakota and Alvin Hensinkveld seeking a Jamestown location. Anniversaries for Mr and Mrs Daven and Mr and Mrs Mensink marked. community activities, dances, and school meeting loyalties noted.
Ge o Brown delivered hay in Treton on Monday. Joe Gamble visited Hawarden Thursday. D Fullerton assists Frank Taylor this week. Wm Taylor collected oats from the GL Houston place Friday. DB Gamble elected director in district No 1. Wim Taylor hauled oats from GL Houston place Friday. Earl Wells rushed the school team around Friday. Adr Swanson resumed work at CR Steele's after a week. Mies Weaver closed a successful term of school Friday in district No 1. Judson Wheeler on sick list but around again. Randall and Jim shelled for A S Ratt Monday and for John DeWeerd Tuesday. Mrs Win Grown went out for a ride that week. Weather remains unsettled.
Ada 50 Hae Gaia life of a bachelor Savin Foe will be at home to his many friends anytime RB DeGroot and Fred Katz went to Sioux City Wednesday to see the former's wife who is in the hospital. Swanson will say Mara to Montgomery's. Elmer Campbell, Raymond Steele and Elmer Wright have quit school for spring work. RJ Miller returned home from Sioux City Friday for a visit. DeGroot had two cows sick last week. Joe and Hugh Irwin, Wells and Steele butchered their summer stock using the engine for hot water. Lions Center butcher wagon in this vicinity buying stock. Wem Taylor and DeGroot sold him cattle to be delivered Saturday. Center township organizing to join Corn Belt Meat Producers Association. James Taylor lost a horse Thursday night. Wilt Donley treated the horse. no medicine helped. D A Wheeler woke to find three fat cattle in his supply tank. neighbors helped remove them and all were OK. His telephone line projected high costs for ten years.
E Riles starts a bugsy shed and Herron Bros will farm Kilburg farm this year. Ole Erickson was in Ltaten Saturday on business. E H Lester of Ireton builds a kitchen for Julius Moray. Della Bushby visited with Mertie Denis Sunday afternoon. Rudolph Clave moves family north of Hawarden. Steve Patrick visited or at Dick Fisher's home Sunday. Jake Turner and Mr Dick moved onto Joseph Mitchell farm. Lewis Oliff Jr and wife welcomed callers at Chris Ricks home Sunday. Ray Summers returned from Santiago Cal where he spent winter. John Dee of Akron closed a term of school in New Preston township Friday. Helen Sterling of Sioux City closed her third term at Manst schoolhouse Saturday. Ernest Fritz went to Sioux City Wednesday aiming to sun Wagon for Pelletier Dry Goods Co. Florence Morey Charley Morey and Thomas Hatton attended an entertainment at John Math schoolhouse Friday.
In Evansville Mrs Baack’s sister Miss Meta Shulz wed Albert Winterfeld at the Basck home two and one half miles east of Evansville. The bride, well known locally, and groom from Grant township will reside on the Winterfeld homestead via Great township.
The program prompted lively debate with strong arguments on both sides. Judges Louis Vander Hamm CH Worcester and Miss Evalyn Stillman scored one vote for the affirmative and two for the negative. Montgomery praised the society and its talent, noting positive outcomes from such groups.
Miss Meta Schulz and Mr Alban Winterfield wed on Tuesday March 7 1995 at 4 pm at the home of Henry Baack 30 miles northwest of Struble The ceremony was by Rev C D Nueffer with bridesmaids and groomsmen present A reception followed with a feast and social evening The couple will reside in a farm home six miles west of Struble Other local notices mention Byron Whitney visiting Rock Valley and Major Martin Suter being honored with a party at the Suter home west of Rock Valley
Route specials from Chicago via Union Pacific and North-Western Line apply March 1 to May 15 1905. Excursions daily with Pullman sleeping car at 37 00 for double berth from Chicago to Pacific Coast. Through cars with no changes and dining car service. Tickets from agents Chicago and North Western Railway.
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