Boyden area notes and incidents from local week
Lymon Timmers suffered a left hand injury when a pitch fork pierced it during farm work near the John Van Roekel hog shed. Lizzie Janssen celebrated her 17th birthday with a party at Lubert Janssen’s home. John De Jong and Erich Hirt are building a new house on the Kooi ker farm south of Boyden. Boyden high school faculty hosted theater goers at the Lyric in Sheldon. Local leaders discussed the Atlantic Pacific Yellowstone Hiway at a Sheldon Commercial Club meeting with Mr. Olson of Canton presenting work done. Sioux Falls has pledged 38 thousand dollars over five years if the trail goes through the region. other North Iowa Pike towns are fundraising too. Hazel Veenschoten narrowly escaped injury when a china closet toppled onto her Saturday. she sustained only scratches and some broken dishes.
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Lymon Timmers
John van Roekel
Dr. Kuyper
A. Vanden Brink
Jacob van Zaal
Sheldon Commercial Club Rooms
Atlantic
Pacific
Yellowstone
Olson
Canton
S.D
Sioux Falls
S. D
Hazel Veenschoten
Sioux County Leads Nation In Poland China Hog Production
Sioux county is renowned for producing more Poland China hogs than any similar area. For twenty years breeders nationwide have sourced their breeding stock here. The county ships more hogs than any district of equal size, and the hogs are typically big type blacks seen by traders as a signature from Sioux county.
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Sioux County
Soo County
Painters Finish First Interior Repaint of Sioux County Court House
This week painters complete a $4600 interior repaint of the Sioux County Court House marking the first refresh since construction. The project brings a notable improvement to the building’s interior appearance.
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Sioux County Court House
Court House
Marriage Licenses Granted for Kuyper Prins Couple
Hendrik Kuyper aged 67 of Doon and Dena Prins aged 67 of Hull obtained marriage licenses. The pairing marks a local union with records filed in the county clerk’s office.
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Hendrik Kuyper
Doon
Dena Prins
Hull
African visitors amid native band music traditions
The article describes prominent visitors in Africa being greeted by a native band scene. A large zylophone with many wooden keys, players striking wood pieces for high notes and bass tones, and oil tins serving as drums are noted. Bamboo pipes and gourds create flutes and other instruments, sometimes forming a makeshift piano while the musician taps hollow fruits for percussive tones.
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Africa
Savage
Elias Howe Inventor of Sewing Machine
Elias Howe born Spencer Massachusetts July 9 1819 died Brooklyn New York October 8 1867. He learned farming mills and school before becoming a machinist and inventor of a sewing machine with a patent issued September 10 1846. He spent time in England and Boston facing poverty lawsuits and later licensing deals that yielded a fortune. He served as a private in the Civil War and received the Legion of Honor cross and other medals.
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Elias Howe
Spencer
Mass
Brooklyn
N. Y
United States
England
Boston
17Th
Connecticut Volunteers
Reunion photo of D. J. and John Scholten families in Sioux County
Des Moines Register July 8 1928 shows a large reunion picture of the Scholten families from Sioux County. The image captures one of the county’s biggest family groups and notes many members still reside in the area.
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Des Moines Register
D. J
John Scholten
Sioux County
Angel Food Cake Orders For Home Bakery
Home Bakery invites customers to place orders for angel food cake. Customers are encouraged to specify size and pickup times. The bakery emphasizes fresh, homemade quality and convenient service.
Reward Offered for Liquor Arrest at Far mers Co-op Creamery
Signage at the Far mers Co op Creamery offers a $100 reward for the arrest and conviction of anyone carrying intoxicating liquor on the premises, posted last Monday.
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Farmers Co-op. Creamery
Bonds purchased for Orange City school house project
The $60,000 bond issue for the new school house at Orange City was bought by the George M. Bechtel Company at a premium of $665. The bonds carry 5 percent interest.
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Orange City
George M. Bechtel Company
Tattooed Birth Certificates in Fiji and Samoa Describe Ancient Practice
The article notes widespread tattooing in Fiji and Samoa where birth dates are tattooed on the body or hand of a mother, or even on the child. In some islands children begin head to toe markings by age twelve, creating durable, legible records as the body grows.
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Fiji
Samoa
Tree marriages and widow rites in Indian customs
The piece describes unusual marriage practices in India where men wed trees to satisfy polygamy rules or poverty. In Punjab a third wife is symbolically a tree, making a later real marriage a fourth. Some regions wed a man to a widow at night under a mango tree to avert widowhood curses, with the tree or widow acting as the husband in law and custom.
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India
Punjab
Shaving in Ancient Rome and Biblical References
A brief note credits Scipio with daily Roman shaving, while acknowledging shaving's much older roots seen in Bible verses Numbers 6 5 9 Leviticus 21 5.
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Scipio
Church barn moved to northwest property by J Van Leeuwen
A section of the church barn recently bought by Mr. J. Van Leeuwen was relocated Saturday to his lot in the town’s northwest area. The task was done by J. H. Dykstra using his Oil Pull tractor.
Sioux County March Term Admits No Juvenile Docket
The March term of Sioux county court records show no juvenile cases filed or heard. The docket lists only adult criminal matters and standard civil disclosures during the session.
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Sioux County
Dykstra A Singer Rep Calls at Boyden Last Week
John Dykstra of Orange City appeared as a caller at Boyden last Friday representing the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
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John Dykstra
Orange City
Boyden
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Bank Cashier Takes Two Week Vacation
Steve Van Den Brink, cashier of Farmers Savings Bank, is on a two week vacation starting Monday and they left Tuesday for the lakes.
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Steve van den Brink
Farmers Savings Bank
Lakes
Capel Township Upgrades Eight Miles Of Highway
Trustees hire Schloetje and Dean of Boyden to grade and road prepare eight miles in Capel township this season. The firm brings a large grader and tractor, chosen to avoid heavy machinery purchases now.
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Capel Township
Schloetje & Dean
Boyden
The Longest Living Animal Tortoises Through History
Historian Frederic A. Lucas notes three tortoises with the greatest ages recorded. An Aldabra Island tortoise seen at St. Helena witnessed Napoleon more than a century ago, while another from Mauritius was at least 150 years old and later tied to a 1810 treaty. A separate tortoise, part of Rothschild collections, died around age 150 to 200 and weighed about 560 pounds.
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Frederic A. Lucas
Aldabra Islands
St. Helena
Mr. Lucas
Napoleon
Mauritius
Seychelles
England
Rothschild
Tring
Grade School News Highlights From Last Week
Miss Huisenfeldt the nurse visited last week with most of the Blue birds and Robins mothers present. John Dorenbos celebrated a birthday as Miss De Metz and Miss Van Rukel assisted. John made an Indian picture and some children crafted from permaplast. Lois Paulson helped well, trying to stay in her chair as the class learned a song about a bout.
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Miss Huisenfeldt
Bluebird
Robin
John Dorenbos
Third and Fourth Grade Spelling Winners and Progress Chart
Every pupil in the Third Grade had 100 in spelling Friday. The Fourth Grade had a Spelling contest and Lois won it. The Fourth Grade made a rating of Good again on the class progress Chart in Arithmetic. Francis and Simon both had a birthday, Tuesday, March 1. LaVonne R is back in school after a week's absence.
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Lois
Francis
Simon
LaVonne R
Reading test scores highlight top performers
In the weekly readers last week many students scored very high. The highest scores were achieved by Billy Clarence Elizabeth H. Wava Katherine Betty V. Ruth. A list of students with an a in their six weeks spelling tests includes Donald Billy Clarence Lois Helen Marie Elizabeth Dorothy Joan Esther Katherine Betty Joy John Eugene and Dwight.
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Billy
Clarence
Elizabeth H
Wava
Katherine
Betty V
Ruth
Donald
Lois
Helen
Marie
Elizabeth
Dorothy
Joan
Esther
Betty
Joy
John
Eugene
Dwight
Birthday surprise for Mr Gorzeman and school notices
On Friday we celebrated Mr Gorzeman's birthday with a surprise party and a delicious lunch prepared by the girls. Eleanor Sulie and Harriet De Valois earned school representation for the county spelling contest in Orange City on Saturday, March 12 after spelling tests. Our boys faced Hull Junior High. the second team lost 7-2 while the first team won 10-6. Perfect attendance and spelling award recipients include Elmer, Warren, Jake, Kenneth, Wayne, Lacey, Harriet Van Der Maaten, Maxine, Dorothy, and Esther Wegter.
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Mr. Gorzeman
Eleanor Sulie
Harriet de Valois
Orange City
Hull
Elmer
Warren
Jake
Kenneth
Wayne
Lacey
Harriet van der Maaten
Maxine
Dorothy
Esther Wegter
Jefferson Heads New Year Cheese Cut for 1802
Thomas Jefferson presided over the ceremonial cutting of a 1,235-pound cheese crafted by his supporters at Cheshire Massachusetts. The dairy product was transported by sled to Hudson New York and then shipped by boat to Washington D C for display.
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Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Cheshire
Mass
Hudson
N. Y
Washington, D.C
First Radio Distress Call From British Lightship
The first radio distress call was sent in 1899 from the British lightship R. F. Matthews marking an early milestone in maritime signaling.
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R. F. Matthews
When Animals Had a Third Eye
Ancient animals related to huge saurians developed a third eye to see behind without turning their necks. The spare eye disappeared with large beasts like the sphenodon and their descendants, except during babyhood.
Smit Declares Highway Patrolman Good Scout
Mr and Mrs Dowie Smit and Julia Smit motored to Sioux City on business and pleasure. On the return trip a fuel pump failure stalled their car a few miles north of Hinton. A patrolman arrived and towed them back to Hinton for repairs. Dowie says patrol men aren’t bad fellows after all.
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Dowie Smit
Julia Smit
Sioux City
Hinton
Dowie
Chamber of Commerce rep urges budget balance
A U S Chamber of Commerce speaker spoke on Tuesday urging budget balance and cuts to relief without specifics. He disliked Roosevelt’s 40 hour week and urged magazine subscriptions, while praising industrial workers as mere parts on the factory line.
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United States Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt
Alcazar Name Origin From Arabic Words
The name Alcazar comes from two Arabic words al qaer meaning the castle or fortress. Its introduction into Western languages followed the Moorish occupation of Spain.
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Alcazar
al Qaer
Spain
Gallant Knave On The Roadside Courtesy
A Sioux Center anecdote recounts a Boyden truck driver who stopped to let a woman driver pass. He explained he assumed a woman might misjudge the road, so he chose safety, showing courteous restraint.
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Boyden
Hermine Bergsma
Sioux Center
Rensink Family Visits Blumeyers Sunday Evening
Mr and Mrs Henry Rensink and their children visited Mr and Mrs Ed Blumeyer Sunday evening at their home.
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Henry Rensink
Ed Blumeyer
Boyden Post Office Publication Friday Morning Notice
Public notice indicates the publication is distributed weekly every Friday morning and is stamped as second class matter at the Boyden post office.
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Boyden
Reporter Subscriptions Open Accounts and Payment Receipts
Subscriptions remain in force until official notice is certified to the U S Postal department or to us. Receipts are issued for all payments and should be kept on file. If your mailing date line is incorrect please notify the Reporter at once.
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U. S. Postal Department
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Lubert Janssen
Lizzie
Peoples Co-op
Messrs
John de Jong
Erich Hirt
William Kooiker
Boyden High School
Lyric
Sheldon
E. A. Idema
Swyter
Phon
George, Iowa
Probak Junior Blades
Probak Jr
Smit
Lal
America
Gustav Stegeman
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