Sioux County Court News 1926 Road and court notes
The annual report by County Engineer John Wiers shows 1926 road funding and work in Sioux County. Highlights include 103409.56 spent on bridges and culverts, 60825.03 on county road work, 36597.79 for grading costs, and 22.5 miles finished to standard grade. Accidents included three highway incidents with two men and one boy drowned in last September flood. The county owns numerous vehicles and equipment, with balances on hand totaling 52372.03 and 15157.45. Legal notices include debts, foreclosures, and estate actions with names such as Edwin Axte, J E Davis, Mary Davis, Rothschild Bros Hat Co, and Margaret McCabe, plus probate notices for Eunice J. L. Cooley and other heirs. Marriage licenses issued to residents of Hospers, Hock Valley, Granville, and Rock Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Wiers
Sioux County
Nassau
Grant Township
Fiood
Emmity
Edwin Axte
J. E. Davis
Mary Davis
Boyden
Rothcchild Bros. Hat Co
Kelley & Gehan
Margaret McCabe
Wm. van, Rockel
Rack Valley high school debaters win by 2 to 1 in tough decision
Rock Valley and Rack Valley teams faced off with Rack Valley claiming a 2 to 1 victory over Rock Valley in the Thursday debate. Judges Hutchinson Jacobson and Anderson scored the rounds amid confusion over final marks, with a definite outcome unclear as a deficit of about 1.1 percent may decide the winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiock Valley
Rack Valley
Rena
Elmer Schouten
Eileen McNamara
Sheldon
Melvin VerSteeg
Eva Freer
Gordon Whitmore
HE. Hutchinson
Sioux City
C. C. Jacobson
Canton
Supt
Anderson
Worthing
Rock Valley
Marie Vande Weerd
Frances Smylie
John Wrynia
Perkins Store Robbed In Morning Break-In
Robbers broke into the Perkins store early Wednesday, attempting to steal from Sioux City suspects. Alarm connected to proprietor Van Roekel sounded, Sheriff Syn horst and deputy Dyk sita pursued and caught the suspects at the Million Dollar Corner, with a robber shot in the shoulder during the chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perkins
Fromien
Sioux City
van Roekel
Synhorst
Mr. Dyksita
Highways and Banks Debate Hit House Vote Outcome
A split House weighed state highway reforms and bank measures as members argued over the highway commission structure. Debate centered on creating an independent highway board with appointments by Governor Hammill and whether to separate the commission from existing agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammill
Trey de
Hoi
F Sreschinal Icieiot
Wade
School Notes Highlight Top Students and Visitors
Students achieving no grade below A include Dorothy Dixon and Hilda Millex. Five for the semester are Rena Kosters Rosie Kem Lunetta Schemmer Eileen McNamara Marie Vande Weerd Katie Vander Well Margaret Tuyuman. Rev C Haunt of Red Oak Town visited for a few days with brother John and Gerrit Haupt to see sister Mrs Fred Collenbaugh in Hudl hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Dixon
Hilda Millex
Rena Kosters
Rosie Kem
Lunetta Schemmer
Eileen McNamara
Marie Vande Weerd
Katie Vander Well
Margaret Tuyuman
Rev. C. Haunt
Red Oak
John
Gerrit Haupt
Fred Collenbaugh
Hudl
Special Bank Committee Organized and Active
The joint resolution committee has been duly organized and is actively performing its duties. Senate members include Fulton from Jefferson-Van Buren, Campbell from Ida-Plymouth-Cherokee, and Danting from Mills-Montgomery. House members are Cole from Delaware, Wolfe from Linn, and Hill from Floyd. Senator Campbell serves as chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Fulton
Jefferson-Van Buren
Campbell
Ida-Plymouth-Cherokee
Danting
Mills-Montgomery
House
Cole
Delaware
Wolfe
Linn
Hill
Floyd
Wade
Nebraska committee report and timeline on deposits
A legislative committee, with members Fulton, Daviing, Campbell, Cole, Wolfe, and Hill, began inquiry in Lincoln into the Nebraska law and deposit guaranty. The panel must file its report by February, with bills on deposits held in abeyance until then, and no opinion rendered. It may probe Dakotas conditions as part of its remit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton and
Daviing
Campbell
Cole
Wolfe
Hill
Lincoln
Nebraska
More Than a Majority Essential In Voting Bonds
Guthrie county lawmaker Hopkins urges 65 percent vote for all bond issues, aiming to shield farmers from rural districts pushing bonds. He suggests a statewide bond plan for 100 million dollars, with a tax levy to fund bonds, while Floyd from Floyd proposes a tax-adequate levy to ensure bond maturity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkins
Guthrie County
Floyd
Senate bill seeks three new normal schools in Iowa towns
A bill introduced by Senator Gilchrist Pocahontas Darting Mills Shane seeks establishing three additional normal schools in Iowa within five years. Proposed sites include Red Oak Ottumwa and Storm Lake with sites donated by residents. The measure asks 250000 dollars for each school’s construction and equipment and 200000 dollars annually for support and maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Senate
Gilchrist
Pocahontas
Darting
Mills
Shane
Wapello
Red Oak
Ottumwa
Storm Lake
State Board of Education
Township Trustee Voting Change Proposed by Senator McFarlane
Legislators consider a bill in Black Hawk county townships that would bar city residents from township trustee offices. The measure limits voting to township residents living outside incorporated areas. The note indicates continuation on the last page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McFarlane
Black Hawk County
Smokechaser Life in Idaho Lookout Tower Tales
Lemi Vail, teaching at Orofino Tosho, recalls a summer as a smokechaser in Idaho's Clearwater National Forest. He contrasts Hollywood depictions with real forest fires, explains crown and ground fires, and describes lookout duties, rangers, and the single man’s district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lmi Vail
Lemi Vail
Rock Valley
Orofino
Tosho
National Forest Reserve
Idaho
Department of Agriculture
Austin Ridge
Musselshell Ranger District
Clearwater National Forest
Clearwater Forest
National Forest
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