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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1925
Page
1
Sioux County gains a new state park six miles northwest of Hawarden after a Treasurer of State check clears purchase of about 90 acres from John Feikema for 10 000 dollars. Also notes local visits and ads for tires and repainting services.
Harry Wittenbogaard pleads guilty to liquor law violation and gets six months in jail. Other cases include judgments for the Light & Power Co. against Orange City, multiple divorces and guardianships, bank notes judgments, discharges on nuisance and transcript cases, and bootlegging fines. Community notes mention a sale and Women’s Citizenship Club meeting.
Farmers formed a new Egg and Poultry Association at Town Hall with 25 members. A board of directors was elected: Case Veen Joe Rensink C A De Valois Geo Meyners and Jake Westra. Jake Westra named president and H G Vanden Brink secretary.
Former Spirit Lake resident Ella Hutchinson Sharp died March 8 1925 in Fond du Lac Wisconsin after a weeklong illness from a stroke. She was born January 2 1855 at Mechanicsville Iowa and was married twice to L Walbridge and Geo B Sharp. She leaves a daughter Mrs L L Lowry Fond du Lac Wis a son O B Walbridge Chicago Ill two stepchildren and several grandchildren. Burial followed services at Donovan Undertaking Parlors with interment in Lakeview cemetery.
The public will note changes in postal charges from April 15 with postcards demanding a 2 cent stamp, merchant circulars priced at 13 cents per 2 ounces, and newspapers seeing about a 20 percent rise. Books and seed items stay at 1 cent per 2 ounces up to 8 pounds. Local notices mention Miss Nelle De Valois returning from Hope College and community sewing clubs organized by the Farm Bureau with Mrs. Herman Heitritter in charge. The ad section promotes early potatoes and beverages at Vand en Brink's.
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