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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1923
Page
1
In a special election in Sheldon last Friday, 1417 votes were cast with 817 No, 587 Yes, and 13 spoiled ballots, yielding a 280 vote majority against Sunday shows. The council will likely pass an ordinance closing Sunday movie screenings. Also notes include local visits and a price on cookies at People’s Co-Op.
A large crowd attended the American Legion performance Mrs. Tubbs of Shantytown at the town hall last Friday with gross receipts about 115 dollars. The cast received praise and a piano duet by Gerrit Kuyper and Cora Van Leeuwen followed by a solo from Mr. C Koole. Proceeds benefit the Monster Post and Legion Auxiliary.
For sale two properties in Boyden one in the east part of town a modern house and one on West Railroad street. Written by W J Peters White Lake South Dakota 22-tf.
Mrs Sophia Beckmann nee Meyn born December 7 1845 in Bent wisch Germany died June 19 aged 77 years 6 months 12 days funeral held at the local Lutheran church him Rev Goeringer the remains buried beside her husband in the Lutheran cemetery Hull Also noted are local notices including sales offers ice cream orders and farm matters and the death of William Sohl aged 55 years 9 months 4 days with funeral at St John s Lutheran church Hull
The North Iowa Pike west of Sheldon will begin graveling in about three weeks if weather allows. Contractor Mr. West has three weeks of work at Ireton with good weather, then proceeds to Sheldon. Gravel sourced from a pit west of Sheldon. loading contract ready. The 1 mile west of Sheldon remains outside the current contract due to the Illinois Central bridge project and road grading.
Arie Grooters and Myrtle DeValois attended summer school in Storm Lake with their parents during the Fourth. Mrs. E. G. Mahoney and children and Mr. Arthur Van Dyke left for Marshalltown for a short visit. Dorothy Rensink celebrated her birthday with a party. A contract for an overhead crossing over Illinois Central tracks on Primary Road No. 19 east of Boyden has been let, and gravel-pit stripping has begun. Excess dirt will widen the grade one mile west of Sheldon, improving a previously narrow roadway.
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