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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1931
Page
1
The Sioux County board of supervisors reorganized with H. B. Wesselink elected from Rock Valley as the new fifth district member and R. Kamminga named chairman. Committees are listed by district, with other appointments to county offices, plus District Court setup under Judge C. W. Pitts and a slate of ten new cases filed, and 195 marriage licenses issued in 1930 with nine in 1931 so far.
The 4-H Girls Club gathered at Mrs. Heitritter’s home on Saturday January 10 for a baking demonstration and first music memory lesson. The next meeting is set for February 7 at Elsie Hundt’s home. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kooiman and Mr. and Mrs. George Fuhr. Fancy stationery is advertised at Hilton Bros Drug Store.
This partial report lists towns such as Alton Boyden Granville Hawarden Hospers Maurice Orange City Rock Valley Sioux Center and Sioux County totals 1363.51. It notes 40 percent sent to the State Tuberculosis Association and 60 percent for county health work as Sioux County exceeds five percent per capita.
The Boyden Butter Boys at the creamery led the state contest held at Ames with the top scores. Rich Nank tgeboren earned 94.75, Jerry Notting 94.5, and B Scholten 94.25. Wm. Wargowsky of Boyden scored 92, demonstrating strong butterfat and buttermaking quality. The results support high prices paid by the A and P company for Boyden butter.
The Gerrit Jansma family residence near Boyden was gutted by a Monday morning fire that started in the attic. The hired man alerted help but the Boyden fire department arrived too late to save the structure. Furniture on the lower floor was saved. the house, owned by John Moret, and its contents were insured.
The Fritz Sohl sale will take place on Thursday February 11 featuring his herd of registered Thoroughbred Brown Swiss cattle and farm machinery. Complete details will be printed next week in the Reporte with large readable bills for the real auction sale.
The Sioux county board of supervisors elected R. Kamminga of Boyden as chairman for the coming year at their first meeting. F. B. Wesselink of Garfield township joined the board from the fifth district, replacing Jacob Gorzeman of Hull. Wesselink succeeds a long-serving member, Lye, who had chaired the board for many years. Wm. Rons of Sioux Center remains a third district member with one year left. Peter De Vries will take office next year.
Bride elect Miss Katherine Lafranze received several showers. A surprise shower occurred at the Collander home on Friday January Sth. A Lutheran League gathering followed at the Lafranze home. She wed Mr. Herman Hollander Thursday at 2:30 PM at St John Lutheran. Complete wedding details to appear next week. The Horns moved into the former Kooiman residence.
Theodore De Hoogh writes from Lynden Washington about the death of D. J. De Hoogh and John Vande Kamp. The Lynden Tribune editorial lauds them as respected community leaders and progressive farmers who actively supported American civic movements and the advancement of their land in Whatcom County.
Sioux County Chapter of the Red Cross received word from headquarters that the quota for relief for drought victims and unemployed in Sioux County is 600 dollars. The amount comes from the county Red Cross treasury and no canvass will be conducted locally.
The YVirst Reformed church observes its annual prayer week with a prayer meeting Friday evening at 7 30 at the church.
A large Christmas day gathering at Mayor L. M. Donai’s home drew over 50 attendees including grandchildren. The event featured a speech by the mayor and a large Christmas dinner. Anne Ver Doorn Sr and Jr with Ismery Ver Doorn drove home to Hollandale Minnesota in a reconditioned Dodge sedan after a tire blowout wreck.
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