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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1911
Page
5
Notice from the LeGrand post office regarding second class matter status and subscription handling. It states subscriptions will continue until a definite order is received to discontinue and arrears are paid in full. Advertising rates will be made known on application and all advertisements remain until ordered out unless arranged otherwise.
From our special correspondent a series of brief social items. entries mention Elias Olson relatives, Mr and Mrs Wilbur Dobson welcoming a son, Lars Thompson repairing waterworks, Mrs C E Howard aiding her mother, and various visits and callers including Mrs Rebecca O Neal, Mrs Comey Leech, Mrs Weitzell, and Maude and Hazel McNatrana.
Special correspondent Miss Reha Pierce stays with sister Mrs. Lewis Mertka. John Ebner and crew called to Chelsea to clear wreck. Mrs. J. J Stewart and children attend Decoration day services in Lamoille. Edward Vokoun spends summer with uncle in Belle Plaine. Dolese Bros. received shipment of thirteen horses for quarry use. Peter Lunde enlarging house with east ell by Joseph Wolf and Thomas Gummert. Community members attend Pleasant Cemetery Decoration day. an ice cream social for Rev. G. A. Deshler of LeGrand held at schoolhouse hosted by Minnie Anderson and friends including Mable Lunde, Ada Johnson, Emily Vokoun, Gertrude Lundy, Annie Pollock, Reba Johnson.
The text notes a Quarry social event organized by Rev Deshler and Miss Anderson. Attendees report they cleared sixteen dollars and twenty five cents, presented to Rev Deshler. The ice cream room was decorated with plants and flowers, and the young ladies are praised for their first venture. The community thanks Rev Deshler for his involvement.
Local notes report visits by D L Floden E L Gondon and T L Floden. Assorted arrivals include Olson, May Olson, Gladys Twweedt, and Kate Ireland. A hospital transfer after a work accident and an appendicitis case are noted along with school hiring and church events. An automobile meat wagon begins seasonal trips. Train schedules shift mail times and postmaster meals cited.
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