18 Dec 1919
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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1919
Page
1
Van Diegen Bros successors to Carl Tott announce acquiring the Overland Automobile agency. They promote the Overland 4 with new springs and style as a hit in the middle west and aim for many sales this coming year, urging readers to see the ad for details.
Alma Stegemann and Hermann Krusewere wed Sunday at 3:00 PM in a private ceremony at the Stegemann home, conducted by Rev. Wm Baetke. The couple will reside on the Henry Reyelts farm near Boyden after a short wedding trip to Iowa and South Dakota with visits to relatives.
About 400 000 striking coal miners won a 14 percent raise and a three person committee chosen by the President to study the coal situation within 60 days. Fuel restrictions remain and normal Midwest supply will take weeks. Citizens urged to conserve coal while awaiting further relief. Ben J. Meylink, auctioneer, notes dates for payments and notices from various local names.
All stores and business places in Boyden will close all day on Christmas and New Years Day except possibly the City Restaurant and Home Bakery. Shop now while holiday stock is complete as only five days remain until Christmas.
A closing out sale for Case Gorzeman announced on the farm just north of Boyden will be held Tuesday December 30 with all items to the highest bidder. The Gorzeman family plans to move to Washington after the sale. Stove and furnace wood also listed for sale by Andrew Belling of Sheldon.
The Newkirk vote 60 to 40 with three spoiled ballots approves a consolidation of 24 1 2 sections in Sioux County. Farmers led the rural move without outside influence, aiming for a businesslike operation. The new school will cost more to operate but not burden taxpayers excessively.
William Grooters resumes auctioneering after two years of illness. A lifelong breeder and stock judge, he earned trust in Boyden and surrounding areas, bringing a proven record in farming, stock raising and land sales to his new bidding career.
Sioux county farm bureau membership tops 1,600 as the state federation receives over 9 600 for organizing work. Two organizers continue in the county while township meetings at Welcome and Hull prepare deeper township chapters and a county bureau director will be elected.
Jay Benson of Matlock was taken to the state hospital for the insane at Cherokee for the third time. He carried an automatic revolver and believed himself a secret service agent, becoming dangerous. His illness flared while serving in the national army at Camp Pike Ark and he was paroled a year ago.
Matt McCabe Jr and his father operate a fine hog herd in Wheeler Sioux area. George Winch of George praises two hundred head of stock hogs in prime condition, thriving and likely to fetch a neat sum at marketing time. Matt, like his father, is a skilled stockman and farmer.
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