Will Get Power at Boyden Co Operative Transmission Co Inc Formed
Farmers north of Boyden organize to install an electric line about eleven miles long with eighteen members pledging around 5400 toward a project estimated at 5000 to 6000. The group names officers and directors and plans to complete the line before winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyden
Boyden Co-Operative Transmission Co., Inc
John Rensink
C. H. Kruse
Marie Stange
H. J. Kruse
Geo. Meyners
Herman Heitritter
Wm. Winter
D. Kruse
H. J. van Veldhuizen
F. A. Heitritter
H. S. Dethmers
W. Baetke
C. Reyelts
Joe Stientjes
L W. Moret
Aug, Winter
Peter Kruse
Anna R. Meyn
D Kruse
Paul F McCrum
Sec
Obituary: Mrs. Jan Scholten of Hull Dies After Tumor Op
Mrs. Jan Scholten of Hull dies after Tuesday operation for stomach tumor performed by Dr. Maris. Born in Zutphen Netherlands in 1853, she lived in Boyden with her husband since 1878 and left nine children. Funeral held in Boyden with Rev. P. Jonker officiating and burial in Nassau township cemetery Alton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Scholten
Hull
John Scholten
Maris
Sioux City
Boyden
Zutphen
Netherlands
Alton
P. Jonker
Christian Reformed Church of
Nassau Township
Farmers Fight Back On Highway Power Plan
Citizens living along the highway vow to resist a proposed project. They state they will not stand by while neighbors are left out and plan to have Veen Schoten Bros supply the necessary power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veenschoten Bros
Sells Lighting Plants to Farmers in Northwest Iowa
W J Peters, agent for Western Electric, reports selling a complete Sunshine lighting plant to Lewis Eichmann, two miles east and two miles north of Boyden. Installation soon. Peters notes farmers will readily adopt modern electric plants as electricity becomes a necessity for progress in Northwest Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Peters
Western Electric
Sunshine
Lewis Eichmann
Boyden
Peters
Northwest
Lowa
Local Liberty Loan Subscriptions Lag in 1917 Drive
At the close of the Second Liberty Loan of 1917 the Boyden vicinity subscribed 21,051 dollars, far below its district quota. Sioux County totals reached 922,350 dollars, also under the district goal. Nationally the Second Liberty Loan was oversubscribed by about 2 billion dollars, with over 5 billion in bonds sold and to be issued for delivery through banks.
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Boyden
Sioux County
United States
Coffee Merchant Delays Train By Big Mail Order Biz
Joe Steven, a Boyden merchant, operates a large mail order coffee business. Saturday a westbound train on the I C was held up half an hour at Sheldon as parcels were transferred. Steven says he sells more coffee than any other merchant in the state and ships to southwestern Minnesota and northwestern Iowa to beat the band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyden
Joe Steven
I. C
Sheldon
Steven
Minnesota
Iowa
George
Fuel Board names Sioux county members to fuel commission
Charles Webster federal fuel administrator for Iowa appointed P D Van Oosterhout of Orange City and N Balkema of Sioux Center with Walter W Smith of Hawarden to the Sioux county fuel commission The panel will investigate dealer overcharges report coal shortages and address fuel supply issues B T French of Hawarden was named advisor to several northwest Iowa counties A Hawarden dealer has already complained to the federal government about delays in coal shipments since April hoping the commission can secure results.
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Charles Webster
Iowa
P. D. van Oosterhout
Orange City
N. Balkema
Sioux Center
Walter W. Smith
Hawarden
Sioux County
United Presbyterian Church Services Note
Karl Megdelsen pastor leads Sabbath School at 10 o clock with A A Kuyper superintendent Preaching at 11 a m and 7 30 p m Junior Society meets Sunday afternoon at 2 Missionary Society gathers with Mrs Cooper Thursday afternoon Congregational prayer meeting at the parsonage Thursday evening
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United Presbyterian Church
Karl Megdelsen
A. A. Kuyper
Ternoon
Missionary Society
Moyer Barn Equipment Agency Now Available for Farmers
We announce the agency for the Moyer Barn Equipment with a complete outfit on hand for inspection. This labor saving improvement promises durable use day after day. Illustrations show the equipment, and farmers are urged to visit and examine it personally to be convinced.
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Moyer
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Boy=den Co-Operative Transmission Company, Inc
Jan Scholten
Monroe
South Dakota
J. W. Schultz
Sheldon Lowa
Farmers Co-Op
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