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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1917
Page
5
John Kooistra kept three broad sows this spring that produced 27 shoats. He sold over $360.00 worth and still has the three sows and nine shoats remaining. The example highlights a notable summer profit from a modest operation.
Invitations are out announcing the marriage of E. O. Oggel to Miss Lulu Robinson at the American Reformed Church in Orange City. Also noted are visits by Herb Connell and family, Captain Tyrell's planned cattle sales, Sheriff Schaap’s county tour, C. A. Morris new editor of the Boyden Reporter, and various local social and business items including a bakery fire at Sheldon and a move by George Cronk to Sanborn.
A multi specimen auction posted for Tuesday October 23 at 1 30 PM lists eight head of horses a Belgian stallion a buckskin mare two year old geldings and more including 25 head of Polled Durham cattle prize hens pullets roosters and geese plus wagons plow and organ The sale offers one year banking note terms at 8 percent interest Henry Kortekamp proprietor C Van Zyl auction Paul T McCrum clerk
Notice offers a ten cent bundle of old newspapers free to each person who calls for the balance of October. Readily available in unlimited quantities, the papers are available to anyone in need.
Matlock notes from Camp Dodge show John Blumeyer fell ill with acute appendicitis en route and was taken from a train at Ames. He then moved toward recovery with plans to resume drill work soon. Local changes include Kammlade’s property purchase and residents moving to nearby farms as Matlock faces housing shortages.
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