Subscriptions Push Despite Cold Spell in Boyden
The town endures 15 to 30 below zero over three weeks yet subscriber support remains strong. This week’s paid list includes W. Moret Rev Lumkes Geo Vande Garde and others. all names will be printed next week. Many subscriptions are expired or in arrears. please pay the printer now.
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Boyden
W. Moret
Rev. Lumkes
Geo. Vande Garde
John Reimers
John van Zee
James Hardacre
Herman Schoeneman
W. T. MicConnell
Peter Eich Pioneer of Sheldon Passes Away
Peter Eich a longtime Sheldon area resident died Friday night at a local hospital after two kidney operations. Nearing 78 he was born in the former German Empire and came to America where he married Mary Engles. They farmed near Sheldon and raised eight children: Mrs. Margaret Langenhorst Hospers Mrs. Martha Newmeier Long Beach Miss Katharine Sheldon Frederick Iroquois S D Martin South Dakota William Frank and George Sheldon. The couple later retired to spend their days in Sheldon.
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Peter Eich
Sheldon
Mr. Eich
German Empire
America
Mary Engles
Thome
Country Lord Wanted Phony 24 Vanden Brinks
R Kamminga bought a new four door Ford sedan from Bray Auto Co replacing his Reo touring car. A No 5 Oliver Typewriter with back spacer is offered for 17 50 cash and the Reporter office invites interested parties to call.
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Country Lord
Phony
Vanden Brink’s
R. Kamminga
Reo
Bray Auto Co
Oliver
Local notes and social events from town week
A run of brief items covers sales at the Gift Shop in Sheldon, visits by B A Feldman and J R Hickman, and various relatives sick or traveling. Miss Ethyle Loffswold and Miss Dena Meester visit kin, while Rev J W TeSelle and Floyd Fassett spend weekends away. January clearance sale by John Westerman is highlighted. Hot coffee and lunch served by Manchester Biscuit Co. at a social.
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Sheldon
B. A. Feldman
George
L. Hichman
Ethyle Loffswold
Rock Rapids
J. R. Hickman
500 Club
Dena Meester
Sibley
Jackson
Miss
Prosper
Mesdames
G. A. van Voorst
L. Garthwaite
John Westerman
Manchester Biscuit Co
Sioux Falls
Geo. Dise
Public Auction of Cattle for Holstein Dairy Business
Public sale of 12 milch cows including 6 fresh, 3 heifers, 8 yearling steers and heifers, 4 small calves, and 1 team of mules. Held at the owner’s place 1 mile west and 1 mile south of Boyden on Friday January 25 1924 at 1 30 p m. Terms cash or bankable notes at 8 percent interest. John van Roekel owner Meylink & Wiersma Auds Paul T McCrum Clerk.
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Boyden
John van Roekel
Books for sale: Encyclopaedia Britannica and German volumes
Books offered by Mrs. Jacob Van Houte of Boyden Twp. Includes Encyclopaedia Britannica ninth edition 25 volumes at $10.00 Spur genon Treasury of David seven volumes at $6.00 plus Dr. Herman Friedrich Koehlbrugge Predigion volumes and many German titles. Suitable for old and young at your own price.
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Encyclopaedia Brittannica
Spurgenon
David
Herman Friedr
Koehlbrugge
Jacob van Houte
Boyden
Town
Farmers Co-Operative Invites Annual Shareholders Meeting
Notice for the 16th Annual Shareholders meeting of Farmers Co-Operative Association Boyden Iowa at Town Hall January 29 at 1 30 pm. Secretary H M Scholten to present annual report elect officers and handle other business.
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Farmers Co-Operative Association
Boyden
Iowa
H. M. Scholten
Social rounds and local notices from Alton and area
Miss Johanna Bloemendaal of Alton hosted an over Sunday visit with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Groeters. A party gathered at the Gerrit Van der Bosch home on Tuesday evening. Henry Kamminga bought a new Ford coupe from Bray Auto Co. at Sheldon delivered Monday. The Henry Smit family has moved back to this vicinity to the farm south of Boyden. E Diekever Rudolph Henning Peter Kruse John Vander Maaten Fritz Heitritter and Henry Vagts attended the Grain Dealers Convention at Mason City. The Farmers Co-Operative Association will meet Tuesday Jan 29 at 1 30 p m at the Town Hall.
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Johanna Bloemendaal
Alton
Iowa
Albert Groeters
Gerrit van der Bosch
Henry Kamminga
Bray Auto Co
Sheldon
Vanden Brink's
Henry Smit
Sibley
Boyden
Messrs. E. Diekever
Rudolph Henning
Peter Kruse
John Vander Maaten
Fritz Heitritter
Henry Vagts
Mason City
Farmers Co-Operative Association
Peace Plan Prize Awarded in American Peace Award Vote
The American Peace Award selects Plan 1469 as the best practicable path to disarmament and international cooperation. The Jury hopes adoption leads to a world where the manufacture and sale of war materials is prohibited and nations pursue mutual counsel to avert war. The plan’s details are submitted for a national vote.
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United States
Elihu Root
James Guthrie Harbord
Edward M. Hould
Ellen Fitz Pendleton
Roscoh Pound
William Allen White Brand Whitlock
Permanent Court
Permanent Court of International Justice
Hughes
Harding
League OF Nations
League
Congress
Policy Committee Keeps Authorship Secret Until Referendum
The Policy Committee with Mr. Bok agrees not to reveal the plan's authorship until after the referendum so votes focus on merit. One delegated member, John W. Davis Learned Hand, knows the identity, while Jury of Award members are kept unaware.
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Bok
Jury of
John W. Davis
Notable Figures Named in Treasures List
A fragment lists Nathan L. Miller, Mrs. Gifford Pinchot, Mrs. Ogden Reid, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Henry L. Stimson, Melville E. Stone, Mrs. Frank A. Vanderlip, Cornelius N. Bliss Jr. amid a treasure heading, indicating a collected set of prominent names.
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Nathan L. Miller
Gifford Pinchot
Ogden Reid
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Henry L. Stimson
Melville E, Stone
Frank A. Vanderlip
Cornelius N. Bliss, JR
Treasure
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jacob van Zwol
Peter Edoh
Remington Portable
Matlock
Assembly and Council
Assembly
William H. Johnston
Esther Everett Laph
Vander Maaten & Hofstra
General Blacksmiths
Sioux Furniture Co
P. V. Lynch Jeweler
Becker & Scott’s Drug Store
H.R. Cochran
E. A. James
Optometrist
Jake van Leeuwen
Prop
Lowa
Quaker Oats Company
J. C. Pryde
Mgr. Boyden
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