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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1910
Page
4
Local notes highlight preparations for the August 24 festival with plans for out of town visits and entertainment. Merchants promote goods while painting and improvements brighten town streets. The Maurice Studio advertises postcards and photos as residents attend visits and play ball events.
Wheat at .96 and No 2 Northern at 1.00 oats .30 to .31 barley .56 to .60 corn .52 to .53 butter 290 and 2aE eggs 12. Mr and Mrs Hasselman of Pella visited. Picnic at county farm canceled. John Vanden Brink and H Tim of Mitchell were guests. Cement walk laid in front of drug-store. Summer dress goods sale 20 cent value now 10 cents per yard.
The article advises dunking lamp chimneys briefly in water causes writing. It suggests a safer method: hold them near steam from a kettle, then polish with a soft cloth. For wood floors mix boiled oil and turpentine with cider vinegar and wipe to leave a shine.
Neely Noble, aged 83, a prominent Morrow county farmer and stock dealer, died August 8 1910 at the home of his son in Pittsburg Pennsylvania. He was born September 1 1226 in Stark county and lived in Washington township near Mt Gilead. Noble served on the infirmary board in years past and his farm north of Mt Gilead is now partly owned by James D Armstrong.
Notice in probate requires all to appear at the Orange City court in Sioux County Iowa on September 18 1910 at 2 pm to show cause why the will of William Pease deceased should not be admitted to probate. Clerk Olin G Reiniger
Bids will be received by the undersigned up to noon on August 25 for the construction of a cement sidewalk along the west of Lot 1 in Block 6 Maurice Town, built according to specifications on file in the Clerk's office.
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