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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1924
Page
5
The Boyden Independent School District holds its annual school election next Monday March 10 at Town Hall. Polls run 1 pm to 6 pm. One director and one treasurer will be chosen with R Smit for director and S G Vanden Brink for treasurer on the ballot. No opposition expected. citizens urged to vote.
H J Wargowsky of the Creamery attended a Sheldon section seven Butter makers meeting with a banquet afterward. A fiery cross was burned near Sheldon and rumors say a Ku Klux Klan organization operates there since January 1. Copies of the Iowa Klan paper were sold on Sheldon streets the night of the cross.
Local notices report a town election upcoming March 31 with one Mayor one Treasurer one Assessor and five Councilmen. Other items include church services led by Rev J M Lumkes and Rev J D Grull, business ads, farm moves, a pool hall petition pending, and community updates from Sioux County bankers and farmers.
John Von Roekel adds three Holstein cattle from John Grooters two milch cows and a young bull boosting his dairy operation toward leading status. The purchase signals growth as he builds a mix of pure bred and high grade cattle.
The E. C. Dykstra sale on February 27 raised about 1700 dollars with Van Zyl and Son as auctioneers and Paul T. McCrum as clerk. The Dykstra family now reside in Boyden at the Balster property. The Boyden High School Lecture Course featured Alladin the magician with assistants Georges Van Diepen and Velma Henning. the crowd enjoyed his act. Next lecture to be announced. R. C. Buren arrived in Boyden to take charge of the Smith-Howelson Lumber Co. in which he bought an interest. Buren, a former local worker 13 years ago, is returning to the area with many friends pleased by the move. An announcement regarding the lumber business is included.
A Universal production presents Herbert Rawlison in The Victor along with a two reel comedy. Saturday night admission starts at 10 cents for children 5 to 12 and 25 cents for adults. See this Universal it's a good one.
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