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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1930
Page
3
State engineer Fred White notes Iowa has spent 137,5000,000 since 1926 on permanent highway construction. The highway system reportedly funds itself without direct property taxation or higher motor vehicle taxes. Gasoline tax, in place since 1928, is the only new highway revenue.
County Attorney White holds rabbits pedigreed or not are not domestic animals. Storm Lake supervisors have authority to pay damages from the domestic animal fund for rabbits killed by dogs. A claim for chinchilla rabbits ready for the eastern market was denied by the county auditor following the supervisors ruling. Observes 104th birthday of Mamie Gienappe of Hopkins ton. Born in Germany, she arrived in the United States with the Adams presidency era and railroad building in its infancy.
Keokuk County's Sigourney, the county seat, faced a proposed holiday street display by a man in a blindfold driving a car. Mayor Jons objected, declaring such an exhibition unacceptable, warning of potential danger and urging restraint as the town buzzed with shoppers.
Buena Vista county auditor receives a letter from ALA Buckwalter of Hudson requesting a claim form for damages after a native pheasant struck his windshield on Highway 10 near Marathon, risking control. The Storm Lake official considers sending the case to a game warden to seek damages from South Dakota for pheasants killed out of season. Also, Sioux County farmers seek signatures for a petition opposing cattle testing and potential slaughter based on veterinary rulings, with a January 25 deadline, and Rock Valley council proceedings detailing bills, fire and utility reports, and a $4 uniform tax assessment for men 21 to 45.
There are now in operation in Iowa over 250 buses, paying a total annual tax of 304,500 dollars. Of 6,257 total passenger bus route miles, 1,878 are electric or subsidiary lines. Steam roads, mostly via subsidiaries, operate 1,075 miles of bus service, totaling 1,953 miles of electric and steam operated business. Steam roads include Chicago Burlington & Quincy with 2,945 miles, Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul & Pacific with 45 miles, Illinois Central with 96.5 miles, Union Pacific and Chicago & North Western with 726.06 miles, and Charles City Western with 10 miles. Most steam roads, except Illinois Central and Charles City Western, run buses through subsidiaries.
Miss Carolyn Serck of Inwood and Roy Yunker of Rock Valley quietly married at the Lutheran parsonage in Spencer Town Tuesday Oct 29. The couple began housekeeping in Rock Valley early this week with friends extending congratulations. Mrs. Yunker is the Serck daughter. Mr. Yunker has long claimed Rock Valley as home and works at a local implement house.
Sioux Township Farm Bureau Ladies met at Mrs. Otto Coyer’s home with Miss Wilson to learn making attractive house dresses. Pleats for fullness pockets and neckline finishes were shown. Next meeting will be February 13 at Mrs. E. F. Suter’s home.
The Freshman-Sophomore Home Economies Class hosted a luncheon for faculty, the school board and their spouses, parents, and the janitor and his wife. A three-course meal followed with a program at the schoolhouse.
Visiting guests AG and Mrs Simon Aardema were in town last week. Mrs George J Miller learned of her sister in law Ms Howard Baker from Sioux Falls passing Monday. Mrs Dewey hosted Lutheran Aid at her home Thursday. Rowe and Marie Trower of Sioux City visited family over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Ted Nagel welcomed a baby boy born Wednesday morning. Doon boys basketball beat Ashton 26 to something Friday night. Melvin Thompson and Simon Hobson were in Rock Rapids. Mrs Andrew Brower, ill, with tag. Andrew Worstad and Hazel Brower visited Rock Valley.
In Plato Township Mr. and Mrs. John Tank joined Mr. and Mrs. Hans Dierks and others for Sunday dinners at several homes including Wesley Miller Albert Klein and Frank Afiller. Peace Lutheran Church notes list Sunday school at 10 and divine service at 11 in English.
Despite a scare about a disease linked to rabbit dressing, hotels and restaurants continued serving rabbit meat before Thanksgiving. A Des Moines dealer held 2,000 rabbits during the scare, delaying sales briefly, but demand surged afterward. Courtney Produce at Farmington Van Buren county led shipments with 8,500 rabbits sent to Chicago.
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