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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1917
Page
9
Rev. E. T. McNally will report at Ft. Snelling Minneapolis for training in the offices reserve. John VanGorkum has attended eebnl at Holland Michigan and will report for service at Columbus Ohio.
The notice explains rising paper stock costs and a new war tax affecting newspapers and food prices. Readers are urged to renew subscriptions at $1.50 promptly as notices will be sent. Also mentions a farm visit near Orange City to view the Doherty residence, described as a village-like home.
The Sioux County Sunday School Convention convenes in Maurice Iowa on Monday and Tuesday May 28 29 1917 led by Rev. R D Domwstra President and C E Johnson Secretary Treasurer Nawarden Iowa registration and program details are listed for participants and local churches.
Program notes list speakers and times for a two day event led by Walter Hutton and Rev. A Haverkamp with sessions on Sabbath school relations to church home nation and the church. Additional devotional services and business meetings are indicated with locations Iowa towns Hull Orange City Hawarden Sioux Center Maurice Lion City and B20 referenced.
Mrs. James Duven and family join Mrs. Wa Becker and daughter Amy along with Mrs. Watha Beyerrs and child in a local notice fragment detailing households and kin. The text is incomplete but marks multiple families linked to a single notice.
Local brief lists residents and visitors with several sick lists and outings. Names include James Kool James Daven Jaxe Riepma Mrs Frank Popma Henry DeJong Gerrit Roghair Kittie DeKraay Oliver Helma Jessamine Mieras Marie Rugenboom Henry VanPeursem John Brower L. F. Woodard Rudolph VanPelt John Schuller Hoekstra and a May 10 birth to Dick and Mrs Schuller. A band concert is announced for Saturday evening.
Residents report Saturday shopping by Mrs. Win DeJong and Mrs. Geo Van Peursem in LeMars. Local cyclists Wan Gorkom and Clif ford Heusinkveld attended the circus. A dance on the 10th drew fifty couples, with the next set for the 81st of May.
William Weis, formerly of Strub le now of Volin South Dakota, was severely injured when a car crash near Tony Tamupen’s farm caused the vehicle to veer and throw occupants from the auto. He suffered a fractured skull, broken ribs, and a broken shoulder and was taken to a hospital in LeMars.
Local shoppers offer ladies dresses and children’s garments at $1 to $1.25 and 50 cents to $1 respectively. Residents and visitors travel by auto to Merrill Stony Point Sioux City LeMars and LeMars. Notables include Lotte Linnan arriving from Loare city to farm work, Rev. Jacoby Poppen D D visiting, obituaries for Mrs Katheryn Ostermann forthcoming, and several residents socializing with friends and relatives in nearby towns.
Wednesday last John Linnan supervisor of Maurice district and G A Tyler of the Times toured the Sioux County Poor Farm with Mrs Sternburg and their 28 inmates. The article praises the farm’s management, cleanliness, self lighting plant, elevator, dumb waiter, fire safety, and provisions.
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