Ben Rensink Fatally Injured In Tractor Accident Near Boyden
Ben Rensink son of Mr and Mrs John Rensink was found conscious in a field four miles east and one mile north of Boyden with his body badly mutilated after being dragged by a trailing plow from a tractor. He died at Cram hospital Sheldon at 1 30 AM Thursday. The accident occurred Wednesday about 2 PM and no witness is known. Also noted is a marriage on August 26 between Eleanor Marie Braun and Henry W Mary in Hull Iowa with reception at the Braun home. They plan to live in Sheldon after October 1.
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Rensink
Cram
Sheldon
Corn Survives Frost, Peters Reports Early Harvest Near Sheldon
Chas Peters of a northwest Sheldon farm shows two ears of corn as proof that frost has not damaged his crop. He farms 300 acres with about 60 bushels per acre expected. The unusual early arrival of frost-free corn surprises local observers.
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Sheldon
Mr. Peters
Orange City Sees Boom in Buildings and Hotels
A thriving year brings a $50,000 hotel by W. W. Beach of Sioux City and a 40 room two story brick hotel. Cambier Bros plan a $35,000 motor mart clad in brick. J. A. Brink Jr to add an $8,000 plumbing shop. Sioux Furniture Co to replace Betten hotel with a modern store. 35 to 40 new residences join the growth along the paved main street.
B and T Club Hosts Picnic Dinner for Departing Guests
The B and T Club and husbands hosted a dinner at W R Smith home last Thursday honoring Mr. and Mrs. W R Smith bound for Mitchell South Dakota and Mr. and Mrs. O C Blessing and Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit Van Steenbergen who moved to Sherden. Guests included many couples, gifts of silverware and cut glass were presented, and the evening featured visiting and Progressive Whist.
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B. and T. Club
W. R. Smith
Mitchell, S
Red Cross Patrol to Issue Victory Buttons at Sioux County Fair
An Omaha Recruiting Staion officer will be at the Home Service Booth at Sioux County Fairgrounds on Sept 4 and 5 to issue Victory Buttons to honorably discharged U S Army personnel. Bring your original discharge certificate. Also notes attendance at the Iowa State Fair by Mr Dean and others.
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Sioux County Fairgrounds
U. S. Army
A. M. Oggel
Home Service
Sioux County
Chapter
Red Cross
Eight from Here to Attend Central College
Boyden will send eight students to Central College in Pella Iowa this season seven boys and one girl. Those planning to leave next Monday include Henry Kamminga Ben Scholten Ralph Vander Pol Joe Stientjes Reuben De Valois John DeVelder Leonard Rensink and Christina Scholten. The school opens September 10 Rev Jacob Heemstra and wife will also depart soon as he is a faculty member.
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Boyden
Central College
Pella
Henry Kamminga
Ben Scholten
Ralph
Rev
Heemstra
Daylight Law Repealed After Presidential Veto
The Senate and House enacted repeal of the daylight law over the president's veto after a two-thirds vote. The measure, twice vetoed, becomes effective when clocks are turned back at the end of October, giving farmers relief from the prior hindrance.
Supervisors Let Contract For Moving 165 000 Yards of Dirt
County supervisors awarded the grading contract for state road preparation to pave sections from Orange City to Hawarden and Maurice to Sioux Center. The Phelan Shirley Co of Omaha won at 48.9 cents per cubic yard, up 10 cents from last year, with work to begin April 1 1920.
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Hawarden
Maurice
Sioux Center
Phelan-Shirley Co
Omaha
Local Notices and Social Updates
Notices include debts to Vander Maaten and Jansen settle at Boyden Bank. Visitors R. C. Bryant and Willis Wilkins in Sioux City last Tuesday. Mrs. Steve Vanden Brink in Sheldon for dental work last Friday. Ford car rear light lost along Boyden Sheldon road two weeks ago. Anne Verdoorn children ill with chicken pox last week, improving now. Garard Megchelson and relatives from Keokuk visited Rev. Megchelson’s home. C. F. Sarset family to move to Spencer October 1, touring sales for Noves-Cutler Drug Co. Mrs. A. Van Roekel’s 61st birthday celebrated with family last Friday.
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Ben Rensink
Mrs
John Rensink
Ben
Braun
Mary
Eleanor Marie Braun
Henry W. Mary
Mar
Ents
Fred Braun
Near
Hull
Iowa
Ger
Man Lutheran Church
Groom
Wm. Mary
Sanborn
Fifth Street
Chas. Peters
Don Sun
Hart Schaffner O
Marx Clothes Fee
Hart Schaffner & Marx
The
White House Clothing Co
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Sheldon, Iowa
Orange City
W. W
Beach
Sioux
van Oosterhout & Kolyn
Cambier Bros
J. A. Brink, Jr
de Cook and Brink
Sioux Furniture Co
Tel
Ilome
Bergen
Sherdden
Mr. and
S. C. Green
C. F. Sarset
O. C. Blessing
J. A. Stutzman
Tion
A. Dean
George Dean
Carl Tott
Albert Grooters
Des Moines
Sink and
Miss Christina Scholten
Jacob Heemstra
Senate
House
Levermore
Vander Maaten & Jan
Sen
Boyden Bank
R. C. Bryant and
Willis Wilkins
Sioux City
Steve G. Vanden Brink
den-Sheldon Road
Ford Car
E. G. Mahoney
Anne Verdoorn
Mr. Garard Megchelson
Karl Megchelson
John
Megchelson
Keokuk
C. F. Sarset Family
Spencer
Ber
Sarset
Noves-Cutler Drug Co
St. Paul
Minn
Sar
van Roekpl
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