Local Births and Visits Highlight Community News
Born to Mr and Mrs Tom Van Holland Thursday a giel a Roelofs left Monday for s Iowa for a weeks visit with Archie Reaner Miss Florence Olson Sac City and Misses Helen and Snella wood were guests at the D J Scanlan home Mr and Mrs M DeBlank and son Will DeBlank of Volga were week end visitors My and Mrs A Gelderman and son of Fairview SD were New Years guests at the home of Mr and Mrs A G VanderMeer Mrs Gelderman and Mrs VanderMeer are Sisters
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Tom van Holland
Roelofs
Iowa
Archie Reaner
Sheldon
C. W. Jacobs
M. DeBlank
Will DeBlank
Volga
Florence Olson
Sac City
Towa
Helen
Snellawood
D. J. Scanlan
Mrs. A. Gelderman and Son
Fairview
8. D
A. G. VanderMeer
Mrs. Gelderman
Mrs. VanderMeer
Rock Valley News Notes Busy Holiday Scene and Local Events
Students and teachers return from holiday vacation as Rock Valley hosts sales and social visits. Local families welcome guests from Sioux Falls and Doon. Ice harvest begins with good quality blocks despite thawing weather and rough roads. A scuffle over using the fire siren ends with S J Beamer injured and the siren retired for New Year’s Eve.
Death of Mrs. A. Flitch from Doon Doon
Mrs Andrew Flitch former resident northeast of Rock Valley died at her home in Doon on Friday December 24 aged seventy years eleven months and two days. She was born in Switzerland January 22 1856 came to the United States in 1869 grew to womanhood near Monticello and married March 18 1875. The Flitch family lived on a farm near Monticello then between Rock Valley and Doon until 1919 when they retired to Doon. Survived by two daughters Miss Anna Flitch and Mrs W E Klein both of Doon one sister Mrs Henry Gayan of Rock Rapids and one brother in Sioux Falls two grandchildren Elsie and Clarence Klein. Funeral at Congregational Church Doon Monday December 27 with many friends in attendance.
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Soners
Winner
S. D
Margerret Hellstern
Jeff Mon
Mankato
Minn
Ins
Yunker
Figin
Iowa
Sioux Falls
Aliss Ethel Jacobs
Stony Falls
Wid
John W. Jacobs
BH. W. Jacobs
Little Son
Chancellor
Rock Valley
Alberta Hellstein
Sioux City
Florence Schafer
Spirit Lake
Wn. Mulveys
Henry Verner Jeff
Furday
Fox Estherville
Iowa City
State University
Margaret Wagner
Alton
Rock Valley Friends
St. Lor
Wm. PF Riehier
Burlington
Wis
Omah
Fred
John Bunning
Boonings
South Dakota
South
Doon
Angel
Dale Losswold Humboldt
Gertrude
John Klay
Rock Rapids
Bertha
Nick Jacobsma
Inwood
Alberdena
Albert
Elsie Kemper
Jacob Van't- Bul
Conrad
Montana
Harsevoort
First Reformed Church
Douwstra
Doon Press
Josephine Bauman
S. H. C. Bauman
Minneapolis
C. J. Ressler
W. B. Richay
Carroll
Richter
Omaha
Vander Bok
Jake Kooima
City
J. W. Vanbaar
VanLaar
U. S
B. W. Collenbaugh
Ra Rapids
Hull Hospital
Mike TeVelirup
Kimberly
Idaho
Sioux Center
Jett
Tr Te Veltrup
Marshall Korthals
S.J. Beamer
Sire
Andrew Flitch
Flitch
Switzerland
Monticello
Death of Mrs John Bunnins at Doon Home
Mrs John Bunning died at 9 45 PM Friday at her Doon area home after a ten day illness from dropsy. She was 64 years 7 months 20 days old, born April 4 1862 in Veendam Netherlands. She immigrated to America in 1890 with her father and sisters, settling in Rock Valley. On March 2, she...
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John Bunnins
John Bunning
Doon
Anna Kemper
Veendam
Netherlands
America
Rock Valley
Tuberculosis Meeting at Orange City
Farmers committee plans a protest meeting against compulsory TB testing at Orange City High School Auditorium Saturday January 8 at 1 PM Special speakers discuss Combatting Bovine Tuberculosis Shall It be Compulsory and Is it Practical to Maintain a County Agent County Nurse and Home Demonstrator The panel urges all voters to attend and share views on repealing the current law
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Orange City
Committee of Farmers |Aw
Praheak
Alumni Reception Brings 1927 Class Into Association
On December 29 seventy five Rock Valley High School graduates gathered in the C D A rooms for the Annual Alumni Reception. F T McGill welcomed the 1927 class into the Alumni Association while Lunetta Schemmer gave the response. The program featured Astrid Lundgren violin Mercedes Seymour reading Inna Walpole solo and community singing. The crowd enjoyed 500 and gaming and Bogaard Bros served a fine lunch.
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Rock Valley High School
C. D. of A
F. T. McGill
Lunetta Schemmer
Astrid Lundgren
Mercedes Seymour
Inna Walpole
PLATO PICKINGS Hawarden residents dine and visit
Ab. Ben Koehler and Mr. Win Dierks spent Tuesday night at Fred C. Dierks Me Lyle Schroeder of Belmond visited at Ed Miler's home. Ernest Miller and children joined Walter Moore family for Sunday, with numerous relatives hosting New Year dinner at Edwin A. Miller’s. Joe Peters to hold an auction. Ruth and Inez Miller spent Saturday at home. watch for weekend ads next week.
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Ben Koehler
Win. Dierks
Hawarden
Fred C. Dierks
Lyle Schroeder
Belmond
Tow
Ed Miler
Ernest Miller
Walter Moore
John Tank
Emilie
Catherine
John Miller
Clara
Hilda
Arthur
Harold
Fred Dierks
Esther
Fred Bauder
Reinhart Dierks
Albert Klein
Edwin A.’ . Miller
Joe Peters
Ruth
Inez Miller
Sunday Lutheran service canceled in Plato Township
Grandparents Mr and Mrs John Tark of Rock Valley visited Rev J Dachsteiner and family along with Mr and Mrs Theodore Winherfeld and children. F Dierks and daughter Esther were guests. No service will be held at the Lutheran Church of Plato Township Sunday Jan 9 due to Rev Dachsteiner's absence visiting a sick friend in Rochester Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tark
Rock Valley
Theodore Winherfeld
J. Dachsteiner
Local Social Notes From Center and Eagle Townships
Center and Eagle Township residents share visits and travels with Rock Valley Stony City and Hawarden trips. Local students Henry Nyhof and Trennie Kneubel resume duties at Central College and Orange City Academy after holidays. A family sale planned near Hawarden and farm equipment sales expected. a jolly New Year watch party at J F Hops home involved about sixty youths with music games and luncheon. Palm Bureau Ladies group met at Mrs Day to discuss supervision by J R Karr.
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John Vander Muellen
Rock Valley
Floyd Taylor
Stony City
Alec McDougal
Joan
Frank Wells
Hollis Karr
Sioux City
Henry Nyhof
Central College
Pella
Trennie Kneubel
Orange City Academy
T. Knuebel
Louise Klave
Rudolph, Sr
Hawarden
E. Gandy
Fiam Vander Hamm
Ganidys
Jake Harmson
Michigan
Hudson
M. D
J. F
Palm Bureau
Des Moines Area Social Notes and Obituary Highlights
IKETCH NEWS and Miss Edua ry from Des spent the hali. Death of Mr. William Alister follows extended family visits across Iowa. Aly and Mrs. Baker hosted relatives, Blanche McCrory left for Iowa City, and John Pri of Lebanon mourns. Hawarden funeral for John Vander Hamm notes Lutheran rites and burial at St. John’s. Residents resume duties, travel to Grinnell and Tarkio for studies. New Years gatherings at Jake Linderman home.
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Eduary
Des
Hali
William Alister
Centerville
Jake Morrison
Peterson
Iowa
Aly
Baker
Marcus
W. Watts
Blanche McCrory
Iowa City
William Vander Hamm
Hawarden Hospital
John R. Johnson
E. E. Gandy
John
Elmer
Clarence
Ireton
Eagle Township
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Noeffer
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Roelofs & Vander Bok
Owa
Rock Valley Bee
A. L. Halstead
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EPORT
Rhea
UR Dollar
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Plato
Center & Eagle Twp News
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