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Newspaper
Ireton Weekly Ledger
Location
Ireton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1906
Page
5
A long list of residents traveling to nearby towns on business or visiting relatives. Names include A Sulser to Goodland Kansas Morrison to Orange City Eggers to Jasper Minnesota Weis to Sioux City Pryor to Sioux City, and many more with dates cited in the week.
Miss Minnie Thompson visits with Royal Troutwan family in Hawarden. Jno Meyer of Carlinville Illinois visits Ben DeVries sons in Germantown. Mr and Mrs Buxton of Wisconsin guests of Mrs Byrne in Treton. Mrs Beteworth and daughter from Denver stay with relatives. Fred Shield family and Minnie Thompson tour LeMars. Seth Allen comes from Maurie for G A meeting. Mrs Allen joins. Ab invitation for ship launch at First Presbyterian on Oct 26 at 6. Tickets sold at reduced rates. Karr rents most of north half section farm. L A Finiseker to use forty acres. Scott and Kidwiler visit Monroe SD. two weeks bank work. Rev B H Pryor and wife en route to Pasadena. Mrs Pryor health improving. Mr and Mrs E R Parker visiting. planning clothing store at Estelline.
Rural readers urged to report their route to the Ledger to reduce delivery confusion and save staff effort. Maust sells 160 acres south of town to ex Johnson of LeMars for 295 per acre and 80 acres to Chan Pineger for 885 per acre as he plans to move to northern California with his family. One hundred and twenty senior tickets were sold for the Treton lecture course with a record 142 tickets bought after extending sales due to country shortages.
Shipped goods will go next week to secure a bestion for his store. The Ledger noted cooperation of the Christian Hadeaver society with the ladies missionary society to refinish the First Presbyterian church interior. Division foremen from Northwestern toured Tams City for mutual discussion and benefit. Kary purchased 14 acres two miles north of Mawarden at 254 per acre. Irwin reports rising Kansas land values after a Leyte trip with Banit. Rev J B Youel received a unanimous permanent call at First Presbyterian Hawarden. Kettler filed a search warrant in Mayor Wlothe's court over missing orchestra bells from Clifton Remedy Co.
Letter from Satterlee in the southeast North Dakers region reports 40 acres farmed, about 5000 bushels of oats, 360 of spellz, 1300 of flax, 2400 bushels of wheat at 24 bushels per acre, and ripe corn. Also notes Bilder renting farm to son-in-law F N Orbees, purchase of McKeever property, Vorhees family plans, and local baseball season wrap with Ireton Lutian Creek and Struble showings plus Ledger subscription updates.
The First Presbyterian church will have no services for the next two Sundays due to repairs. A business meeting of the M E church board and stewards occurs at the parsonage Saturday evening. Regular services resume next Sunday at usual hours. A farewell reception honored Rev. and Mrs. T H Pryor at the Sherman residence with speeches, music, a cut glass berry dish, and an Ireton souvenir spoon. Resolutions of respect were read and adopted.
Lost on road between Treton and Maurice a ladies band bag containing mileage. Finder to leave at Ledger office for reward. Also lost a satchel between Rob Stewart's and Treton with similar instruction to leave at Black's store. Wanted information on Francisco Hilton's address formerly Ireton. Harvey Spalding & Sons Washington DC.
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