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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1916
Page
12
The record shows an entry dated 2002 with post office designation and internal notation, indicating serial classification matter handled at the local post office. No additional names, dates, or concrete events are readable in the fragment.
Local residents made rounds visiting nearby towns on various errands. Mae Moir and Miss Jennie DeJong traveled for business and hosting. Peter Var Poersein planned a trip to De Mars. Benny Meyers and Will Saver connected with Sioux City and Sioux City events. M A Spergon audited Trans Miss Elevator and visited Correctionville. Henry Vanie Brake and Chas Swift joined weekend travel to Le Mars and Orange City.
The text provides a garbled OCR fragment listing multiple names such as Marion Har and others, with scattered surnames and unclear places. It reads like a damaged notice or survey of individuals, but lacks coherent actions, dates, or clear notice context to determine a specific event or deadline.
Local market prices and furnishings by Marmners Thea. Notes on Friday stock and wheat prices. Social mention of Mrs Overton Miss Hunne shopping Hawarden. Visits of Chas Mieras from Sioux City and Jake Bouma from Montana, plus Crowley and Vander Brate gatherings. Death of infant son of Mr. and Mrs Bern Den Gude. funeral held Monday.
Local notes from Ireton report Matilda Bruns assisting at the Black and Hagzard store during the holiday rush. Mare residents Mr and Mrs FE Busch and children visit Hawarden kin. Raymond Cox and son travel to Missouri for holidays. Others: Haima Steindorf to Sioux City, Mrs Wittruch and children home in Carroll, Emery Cox to Greene, Mrs Hartje returns from care in Council Bluffs, Mae Moir visits from Maurice, Kathrine Peitz and daughter Hawarden visitors, Warren Cox in Storm Lake for a phone meeting.
Repair shop ad copy notes clocks jewelry and watchwork needed. Mentions Hiab and Van Chife as possible vendors or names in a fragmented, unclear listing.
A fire destroyed a farm and its machinery on the Jud Rolfes place south of Jara. A vehicle struck a telephone pole and breached a barbed wire fence, entering a field. Injuries noted. details unclear as names were not released.
A garbled excerpt discusses bee populations and symmetry of natural forms. It mentions Western cities, balsam fir, forest service notes, and timber, with scattered references to Canada and the United States. The passage is incoherent and difficult to parse for specifics.
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