05 Jan 1912
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1912
Page
1
H J Bowen proprietor announces new depot location shifting town square departures. Hack runs listed: 7 55 p m for No 29 due 8 18 am, 9 25, 3 05, 3 27 p m for No 30, with speeds noted and numbers 18 43 947 and 495. Schedule details reflect updated daily times and routes.
Saturday Eve Jan 6 features a High School basketball clash Toledo vs LeGrand. Local notes mention fresh candies at Van Horn's, a Grinnell trip on business, a new daughter born to Tra M Gaunt, poultry sales, a red yearling heifer stray, county board reorganization with N Keen as chairman, and nursery stock sales. Prairie chickens, a large livery waiting room upgrade, and a mail carrier’s big game piece add to the rounded community snapshot.
The 1904 LeGrand Friends Academy class held its fifth mid winter reunion with Miss Bertha Louise Hammond as hostess. Attendees included Bertha Hammond Lottie Sanders C. E. Hoover O. W. Johnson with spouses, along with Marshalltown and Greenleaf residents. The gathering doubled as a wedding reception for C H Hoover and a surprise party for others. The event featured oyster stew at Van Horns and notes on ongoing class correspondence. Weather and ads fill the remainder of the issue as well as local sales and farm notices. The region experienced heavy snowfall and winter conditions with drifting roads and impassable sections following a Christmas snowfall.
College Mews President E A Watkins will preach at the Christian church Sunday morning. Miss Effie Brackney and Messrs Scott and Moore remain for the year as students return to campus. A new catalogue supplement with student rules is issued. Heating plant installation signals a LeGrand Toledo High Schools game to raise funds. Postmaster reports record postal receipts, indicating town activity.
An up-to-date drug store is needed a dealer in agricultural implements will find a warm welcome an automobile garage would do a rushing business from the start a photographer has made wood in LeGrand and would do 80 Lewin.
W. R. Lippincott of Dillon undertakes a business trip abroad to attend to Strat Durstag duties and related obligations. He heads to oversee key operations and meet partners during the assignment.
Mrs Adella Smith Creger born December 9 1853 died December 29 1911 at 1219 Center Street Des Moines Iowa at 48 years 20 days funeral at Truro Church January 1 1912 sermon by Rev D W Thompson John 14 1 3 interment Truro Cemetery. Thomas Houck aged 75 died at Soldiers Home Hospital December 18 1911 treated since December 17 entry Knox County Ohio native enlisted 1862 in Company E 32 Iowa Infantry death due to valvular heart disease survived by widow Sarah May Street two daughters Mrs Glark Fetters and Mrs Mattie Osborne and son Clarence Houck.
Special Correspondent Frank Frund reports visits and greetings across Belle Plaine Marshalltown Waterloo LeGrand Traer and Highland. Families including Banks Frandl Paxson Weitzell Howard and Buchanan share New Year and holiday time with relatives and friends.
The LeGrand town council enacts rules requiring that no stove pipe or metallic chimney flue pass through a roof, window, or house side without council permission. Violations are misdemeanors with fines up to 100 dollars or up to thirty days in jail. The measure takes effect after passage and publication as required by law.
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