01 Apr 1910
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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1910
Page
1
The Maurice Times notes J. F. van Gorkom as publisher and state it is issued every Friday. It lists subscription as 1.25 per year paid in advance or 1.50 if unpaid, and mentions mail classification under the 1879 act.
Time table lists GNRR and C and N W Railroad trains with departure and station notes including south east and west routes and daily frequencies. Official directory covers county and city officers and post office regulations with hours, mail closings, and notice that trains exchange nails at the office except certain C and N W lines.
Excerpts from the Maurice Review dated April 1 1898 note Mrs Wm Hensinkveld visiting Greenleafton Minn births a daughter to Mr and Mrs J S Mieras on March 3 1834 in the record. South Sherman items list P W Moir visiting Sioux City D Chapman and H Hawkins shipping sheep from Strudie Jos Walker takes clerk job at Warntjes store Hl Warntjes expands store cellar to hold stock Maurice building starts this season seen as strongest prosperity. T R Parker of LeMars visits Hawkins house Henry Hawkins helps cattle shipment to Sioux City Grace Moir visits LeMars. Livery barn transfer to A A Harrimen by T B Duignan Alvord Duignan in charge. Mary Siege returns from Sioux City to help at home.
In Maurice the municipal election was held in the hall on Monday with 54 ballots cast. Elected officials included Mayor J C Emery and Treasurer J E Mieras. Councilmen named were P H Moran A Benson Wm Mieras F A Mieras and H J Warntjes. Abstracts show Emery 38 Moran 8 Baker 1 Vos and others for various posts with totals led by Mieras and Van Wechel in several offices.
A call to attend a Saturday moving picture show promises entertainment and instruction. The notice also advertises a household goods sale in Maurice Iowa due to a move, describing the items as new and used less than a year, and mentions family movements and health concerns of the Kuhl family. The piece includes a safety reminder about discarding broken glass and a note on penalties for littering and unsafe street debris.
A sample of 2000 yards of fine washable ginghams is offered at 25 cents per yard, reduced from a value of 35 cents. The sale emphasizes a substantial savings for buyers seeking durable fabric.
A brief note promotes Spring Suit fashion claiming superior quality with a claim that 18 suits are available, encouraging readers to consider upgrading wardrobe with the featured line.
Dr Oggel and T Meylink visited Orange City on Wednesday. For sale registered Hereford bulls of serviceable age. Louis H Henrich. A T Swart named mail carrier between the post office and the Great Northern depot. Rev De Spelder invited by Sioux Center High School to preach the class sermon for the graduating class. H De Jonge appointed census enumerator for Maurice and Sherman townships and asks residents to be ready by April 15.
The hot waves drive crowds to city recreation piers and riverfront parks where families seek relief. Police tolerance rises on hot days as benches fill with sleepers and park rules slacken while downtown heat endangers the vulnerable in crowded brick flats.
A scattered overview covers tungsten scratching glass, over 10 000 members in the French Aerial League, California boasting 125 tree species, electric irons for leather finishing, reading aloud as healthful exercise, oiling nails to prevent splitting, oiling files for smooth cutting, and a 1905 baseline for Washington's output at £3 016 667. It notes Italy planning four dreadnoughts and swift cruisers for $52 800 000, wave height relation to wind speed, shellac improved with camphor, Munich gifting a building to the Austrian Alpine Club, and glimpses of Alpine museum arrangements in various states. It ends with references to Chinese writings and character groups.
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