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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1916
Page
1
The Town and Country Club held a Friday evening meeting to appoint committees to survey member sentiment on next year’s dues and potentially assume Chautauqua duties during winter months. A December 1st meeting will decide, with Senator Balkema and Representative Stone to speak on pending legislation and local needs.
It is reported that Wm Roggman a longtime city resident and Warren hotel boarder married in Sanborn Monday just before leaving for California The bride's name is not confirmed but the match is welcomed The Bee promises further details later
The Chicken Pie Supper raised more than ninety dollars helping the high school fund. Over 20 people were served between 5 and 7 PM with little waiting, indicating efficient and experienced helpers. Contributions came from many who had no children in the school. Sale lunches available at Jo Vander Velden's Cafe.
An excerpt laments rising print paper costs from 3 to 8 cents per pound and jokes about editors leaving town or swallowing contents of a drugstore. It argues subscribers should not storm the office or blame taxes for potential paper stoppage.
A car abandoned by the roadside was towed to Boyden and awaits an owner after being left by auto thieves. Nearby, farmer Dick Wormeyer reports a colt found dead in his pasture from a suspected gunshot, believed to be the work of hunters.
A list of petit jurors for the January 1917 term of the District Court in Sioux County Iowa is announced. Jurors are ordered to appear for duty at Orange City on the Sunday of January 1917. Names include P. Visser Paul Diedrich L. Schroeder A. Hunsaker N. Westegard B. Naverhaus P A Skogman Pater Hansen Jr Gerrit Fikse Will Kirkpatrick An Muilenburg Wm VanPeurse John Albertus William Moetler Westra E F Tripp L VanPelt R B Brown Con Kuyper and others from towns such as Orange City Hawarden Granville Sioux Center Sheldon Inwood Alton Hull.
Obituary notes B B Messer a Hartley resident for thirty years dies at home on November 21 at age eighty eight. Also mentions Barnet Schneider dies suddenly at his farm of thirty nine years, and Wm Henkels involved in a car crash near Hawarden Alton. A Sioux County bootlegging case leads to a $25 fine. Nearby wolf hunting details and a record corn yield by Joe Breidinger are reported.
The Presidents Thanksgiving Day proclamation credits Almighty God for blessings of peace and prosperity in the country, countering claims that Woodrow Wilson and administration policies are sole sources of these gains. The piece notes the shift in attribution seen in political rhetoric and newspapers.
Grand jurors are ordered to appear for duty at the Court House in Orange City Iowa on January 2 1917 at 2 o'clock Listed jurors include H A Heitritter P Borden James Thomas Rock Valley Henry Moun Sioux Center J B Meyers Hall J Vander Hamim Treton ig E Wells Chatsworth James Krani Orange City Charles Haas Inwood Martin Streit J alton George DeJong Orange C Ralph Boeyink ALO Johnson.
Ted Handy and family of Hawar den visited Sunday with Rock Valley relatives and friends. Miss Alberta Cummings arrived home Friday from a two months visit with her sister in Chicago. For Sale five Shorthorn Durham bulls from 9 to 12 months old. G. Veldboom left Monday for a two week visit in Wisconsin and Michigan. John Casmeyer and Miss Nellie Ver Hoef of Boyden were Sunday guests at the Ver Hoef home. A force of men work on the new bridge near the creamery. east road closed at the Benson corner for several weeks. bridge will be a fine improvement to the street.
A bank statement detailing assets including cash, securities, and furniture, with figures for capital stock, surplus, and profits. It lists deposits from individuals and banks, notes collectibles, and liabilities, signed by the bank cashier and dated November 1818, with official attestations from directors and a notary.
Nirs Anna VanSiert and their children left Monday for Passaic New Jersey after spending the summer at the N DeBoer residence. Will Hiens, who worked near Rock Valley during the season, returned Monday to Cleveland Ohio. John Ver Meulen arrived recently from Dakota where he had been lying on a lane and plans to return in about two months near the Montena line. The next lecture in the course will be held at the Opera House next Monday December 4 featuring Robert L Kemple. Reserved seats are available at Corner Drug Store.
Farmers urged to take advantage of a trial offer for the Western Dream Separator promising savings of 25 to 30 dollars per machine. Limited-time opportunity advertised by Vervurg and Bruusting, successors to G Veldbocma, inviting inquiries on their hog wash and other goods at reasonable prices.
An Atlantic coast fisherman predicts a mild winter after noting a large shad catch. He links the abundance to a hoped springlike season and believes an open winter could ease coal, clothing, and food costs.
Notice offers Nuntskon Oil for harness care claiming no heat damage and no burn. It cites usage by Mr. Duntaze and Mr. Joe Etter as endorsements and urges customers to bring harnesses and racks for testing. The ad presents Greiner Harness Store as the contact and promises best harness oil.
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