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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1919
Page
4
Notice to patrons and friends indebted to me asking immediate settlement of all bills. I wish to have accounts paid up before starting in on the new year. Joe Steven
Mrs J H Dykstra was a caller at Sheldon Saturday. Friends and neighbors gathered last Thursday to honor Mr. and Mrs G Vanden Brink on moving to their new home near Sheldon. Attendees included H Schol ten C A De Boer John Verdoorn Hilton and Jeanette den Hartog Thayer Hoogshhagen John Dorenbosch Jake den Hartog and Henry Smit. The ladies served lunch and the group wished them happiness in their new residence.
The January term of the Sioux District Court opened with Judge Hutchinson presiding. Influenza delays set trial dates, but several cases are listed for possible trial this term, including Van Sixkle Adm vs Dolittle and Ray vs Bloemendahl among others. Marriage licenses issued to multiple individuals. Jacob Gorzeman elected chairman of the Board of Supervisors. News notes on county meetings, road problems, and Farm Bureau attendance. Dr. and Mrs. Wm. Maris of Sioux Center plan a trip to St. Louis.
The first county board meeting of 1919 elected Jacob Gorzeman chairman for the year. Officials also announced newspaper subscribers in the county with the Democratic, Independent, and Herald leading. the Chronicle displaced the Herald after a contest over a listed subscriber, and the Holland paper Volksvriend was dropped from official publications, with a preference for American language papers.
The community notes influenza affects the Mahoney Stegenga Brady and Mlazgar families while neighbors visit and relocate. Weddings, hog sales, discharges from camp, and local visits to Boyden Sheldon Sanborn Rock Valley and other towns are recorded along with a mumps hospital stay for Steve Vanden Brink.
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