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Newspaper
Pocahontas County Sun
Location
Laurens, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1915
Page
7
John Sieh and family visited Mrs. Sieh's parents, Mrs. and Mrs. Nels Swan, during the Fourth. Sheriff M. M. Noah and wife from Pocahontas were guests at the E. W. Tool home and attended the Pickerel Lake celebration on Monday.
C O Davis spent days in Des Moines on business last week. Mrs W S King and daughter from Sioux City visit her sister Mrs W J Allen and family. Miss Bertha Warren of Des Moines visits at the W J Allen home. she is Mrs Allen's niece. Lloyd Bellinger, from Clarion, called to tend corn stored on the farm formerly owned in Sherman township. Mrs H L Bruett and children go to the Lakes for a month at their cottage. uncle Chas Bruett from Winterset accompanied them.
H. L. Bruett reports fitting out a group of customers with new Ford cars in time for Independence Day. The buyers listed include E. H. Southworth, Joe Blondis, Sam Rule, Harvey Baldwin, and Elmer Larson, reflecting a push of modern autos for holiday travel.
Ayrshire voters approved a new consolidated district by 47 to 17 in town, and 51 to 40 in the rural area. The measure includes the last two thirds of Silver Lake township. Nearby communities report celebrations and visits as residents travel for Fourth of July events. Sioux Rapids drew a large crowd for celebrations and beat Peterson 1 to 0 in a local ball game.
J W Morgan and family left yesterday for Des Moines to join the Shriner special heading to Minneapolis then Seattle for large Shriner events. From Seattle they travel to San Francisco Los Angeles and Azusa for a month with Mrs Morgan's sister. They plan homeward via Salt Lake and Denver. Pickere Lake celebration drew a huge crowd with Sen Kenyon's brief speech pleasing attendees. Storm Lake County Attorney Mack introduced him. Sioux Rapids beat Lake Park 14 0 in the afternoon game, the fore noon contest 4 0. Manager Smith of the park oversaw a busy program and was praised for the event.
The First National Bank of Laurens Iowa lists assets and liabilities with details on loans, discounts, overdrafts and securities. Included are capital stock, surplus, profits, deposits, and notes outstanding as of June 2 1915 and a sworn cashier’s statement verified July 1 1918 by W A McNee and Notary Nora V Lynet.
Short notes report feed ground activity at the Mill with Polled Durham bulls for sale by J. G. Hinn H L Ryan and J T Ferguson. Several visitors call on residents including Mrs Laura McCombs from Eagle Grove Mrs Nellie Dutoit from near Hot Springs and Mrs Carrie Sedam with her daughter visiting Will Larson and cousins Mr and Mrs Wray. A Laurens resident A L Gall offers a residence for sale with possession September 1. Other visits include Mr and Mrs Irving Eells Ida Grove and Mrs Jessie Lawson Eells and trip details of the Roewe family from Boulder Colorado stranded by mud in Nebraska.
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