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Newspaper
Reporter
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1897
Page
5
Saturday sale offers deep discounts on ladies shirt waists with prices slashed from 75c to 50c and 60c to 8c and more. High demand trimmed hats and culinary goods also advertised at cost or below, urging quick purchases before stock runs out.
Mrs. J Jongewaard was at Orange City Monday. Several residents travel to Sheldon for camp meeting and Bearisford for events. A mixed batch of local visits, sales notices, and small-town tales fill the page, including bids, ice cream praise, and a wedding.
Miss Mattie Gillin arrives from Waterloo. Theo Bannister injures right leg in wagon accident. Death of Mrs John Spurr prompts telegram to Ashton relatives. Doon hosts district Sunday School association with officers listed. Doon I O F installs officers. Olaf Olson likely treasurer candidate at Republican convention July 20. Doon baseball team lost 24 to 3 at Hudson. Thresher firm J J Heisig Co secures Advance agency with repair services available in Rock Valley.
A wire fence extended a few rods south and a half mile southeast of town caused at least six incidents on July 3. Pilgrims returning home collided with the wire, horses were cut, and Bal lard's livery team ran away, throwing occupants and wrecking the buggy.
A. O. Johnson sells to J. P. Johnson the northwest quarter of section 11 in township 96 range 47 for 2800 dollars. James estate transfers the property to F S and I W Tewksberry in section 32 township 07 range 46 for 5 dollars. C Cooper transfers to J H Leavitt the northwest quarter of section 23 township 94 range 48 for 200 dollars.
A new threshing engine parts and equipment inquiry invites readers to contact Fred J. Heisig & Co. at their Harkins store office in Rock Valley Iowa for threshers engines horsepower separators band cutters feeders and other items in the thresher line.
The attorney general sues ex secretary of state McFarland's bondsmen for the amount they are liable for, estimated in the thousands, with $5 000 recoverable from bondsmen. McFarland may owe part personally. Suit also notes Spalding and others involved in the pharmacy fund theft.
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