Livestock Shipments From Rock Valley Station
Weekly report shows 19 carloads of stock shipped from Rock Valley to Sioux City and Chicago. Listed were sheep cattle hogs and wattle with names of shippers including Cleveringh Vander Poel Var Doorn Harmelink Vermulm Walpole Co Cicly Van Eldik Van Ginkle Post and Cecil Smith. Due to hog market congestion the railroad declined more hog cars, and this week Rock Valley received only two hog cars though fifteen were ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Valley
Sioux City
R. Cleveringh
John Vander Poel
G. Harmelink
Dick Bajema
Vermulm
Walpole & Co
T. Ciclly
D. van Eldik
G. van Ginkle
Dick Post
Chicago
Cecil Smith
G.mosterdt
Rock Valley Club Endorses Harding Plan For Highways
At a Friday meeting the Rock Valley Town and Country Club endorsed the Governor Harding Plan for a state wide system of hard surfaced highways. The resolution urges county vote on bonds and allowing boards of supervisors to advertise for bids and contract road improvements with state department approval. Dated Rock Valley Iowa January 17 1919. J C Wiggerman President Leo Sendschulte Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Valley Town and Country Club
Folowig
Greater Iona Association
Sioux County Board of Supervisors
Balkema
Stone
Harding
Boards of Supervisors
Rock Valley
Iowa
J. C. Wiggerman
Leo Sendschulte
Bankers of Sioux County Urged to Explain War Emblem Honor
A letter from Alfred Hazlitt accuses Sioux County bankers of misusing an emblem honoring Gerrit Klay and questions the fairness of wartime tribute. He demands disclosure of dates and intentions and urges sharing credit with the public before a forthcoming period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux County
Gerrit Klay
Military Committee and Defense Council
Klay
Card Of Thanks from Mulder family
We express sincere appreciation to all who assisted during our husband and father's illness and death. We especially thank Miss Jennie Mulder and the Red Cross for their help. The kindness of the whole community will never be forgotten. Mrs. Herman Mulder and Children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Mulder
The
Red Cross
Herman Mulder
Public School Nurse Inspecting Rock Valley System
Miss Countryman of the Red Cross nursing program and the Iowa Tuberculosis Association completed inspections of Rock Valley public schools and nearby academies. The report praises school conditions, notes high school strengths, and describes nurse duties including health education, disease detection, and parent conferences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Countryman
Red Cross
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
St. Mary’s Academy
Rock Valley
Iowa Tuberenosis Association
The
Countryman
Western Union Slashes Night Telegraph Rates
Telegraph rates fall January first with liberal reductions. Night messages from Rock Valley to California drop to four cents per ten words, versus seventy five cents before. Chicago and Illinois points cut from forty to thirty five cents per ten words or less. Night rate messages become cheaper for shorter texts and Night Letter rates stay the same for longer messages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Valley
California
Chicago
Illinois
Town and Country Club Prepares for 1919 Progress in Rock Valley
Newly elected officers presided at the last Friday meeting and forecast a busy year. Club members advocate hard surfaced roads and a sewer system, with a petition to be circulated January 24. Committees for Finance Municipal Affairs Entertainment Good Roads Farm Farmers Membership Club Rooms Industries Civic Improvement Commerce and Trade Press and Publicity were named for 1919 and will meet Friday to discuss cooperative efforts including the proposed Co Operative Opera House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Valley
J. Vander Meide
J. A. Imenga
J. H.kearns
R. ‘Way
Ea R. Shipman
E. 8. Thayer
A. F. Schemmer
H. A. Postma
B. L. Thornburg
Lock
Commerce and Trade
Matt Walpole
W. Jacobs
Opera House
Rock Valley High Declamatory Contest Winners Named
Rock Valley High School held its annual declamatory contest with music by the school orchestra and solos by Miss Daniels and Miss Cox. Winners in dramatic and humorous divisions were announced, with Marie Grossenberg first and Evangeline Ward second in drama, and Imella Bowman first in humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Valley High School
Miss Daniels
Miss Cox
Bertha van Eldik
Florence Mulvey
Evangeline Ward
Marie Wiggerman
Marie Grossenberg
Ard
Imella Bowman
Eleanor Carter
Ethel Loffswold
Lillian P. Stagner
Stagmner
Rock Valley
Hull
Boyden
Sioux Center
Standard Form Changes Adopted by Railroads for Reports
Beginning in the new year the Railroad Administration orders all railway lines to adopt new reporting forms and ticket styles. January reports will follow the federal plan, with gradual changes aimed at simplicity and economy in railroad transportation handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad Administration
Lnes
Increased express rates raise costs across Midwest states
The American Railway Express Companies won approval from the Federal Railway Administration to raise express rates about ten percent starting January 1. The move standardizes interstate rates across states on a zone and square basis, with Iowa seeing the widest change. Notable first class increases include Rock Valley to Chicago from 2.64 to 2.86 per hundred, New York from 4.29 to 4.45, and other cities such as Dubuque Davenport Des Moines Sioux City Sheldon and more adopting higher charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Railway
Federal Railway Administration
Iowa
Rock Valley
Chicago
New York
Dubuque
Davenport
Hog Sale Appreciation and Prices Reach Highs in Iowa
Doherty Bros thank local friends for support at January 17 hog sale. Sunny Side Girl top sow sold to Corwin farms at 660, gilt to J. M. Peery at 500, four gilts from the sow brought 1230, and ten head produced 3500. Bee will publish full buyers list next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Sunny
Doherty Bros
Bee
DeBruin Visits Son in Hawarden
DeBruin traveled to Hawarden at the start of the week to see his son Herman DeBruin who works as a chiropractor there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred DeMay
Eigher
DeBruin
Hawarden
Herman DeBruin
Chirdpractor
Jerry Flynn Dies Suddenly After Stroke in Rock Valley
Jerry Flynn died after a stroke Monday afternoon at about 4:30 in Rock Valley Iowa. He was 56 years old born August 1 1862 in Crawford County Wisconsin and lived in Emmetsburg Estherville and Rock Valley. He leaves wife Katherine Maher five children Mary Katherine Frances died young two sisters and a brother. Funeral services were held at St Marys Church and burial followed at St Marys Cemetery with many friends in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Flynn
Lock
Mr. Flynn
Rock Valley
Crawford County
Wisconsin
Emmetsburg
Iowa
Katherine Maher
Estherville
Mary
Katherine
Frances
Bir
Carroll
Minneapolis
John
South Dakota
Renson
St. Mary’ Church
St. Mary's Cemetery
Card of Thanks from Mrs. Jerry Flynn and Family
Card of thanks expresses gratitude to friends for help and sympathy during bereavement. Mrs. Jerry Flynn and children thank others for kindness that lightened their sorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Flynn
Dogs Chase Sheep. Owners Liable for Damages
TO BOG OWNERS Dogs have been chasing my sheep and owners of such dogs are responsible for them and will be charged $50 damages for further violations. J SIERSMA
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shee
Siersma
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State Bank of
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Rock Valley Toway
F.l.achatz
Town and Country Club
Bank Rock Valley
Hans Moeller
C. A. Walhof
A. F. Schemm
E. S
Thayer Warney A. Sr
Ray Ellis E, Eldredge L. van den B
F. Ellis
HK. J
J. R. Benson
Herman Schmidt
A. Schmidt
Wm. P. Moeller
F. Schmnd l
Large
Martha M. Large
Grace J. Large
Frank A. Large
W. W. Johnson
Ickenbruck
Federal Reserve Bank
A. Walhof
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