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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1929
Page
9
A Rock Valley business men meeting in the town hall elected a new booster club for the year and kept one advisory member from the old group. The club handles over $2,000 annually. FL Pxman was named advisory member. New officers include 1. S. Large as President and Paul Pember as Secretary.
The Steck hardware store in Sibley was burglarized Tuesday night, yielding about $200 in cash and checks and $300 in merchandise. Footprints suggest a large intruder, doors pried and a panel broken to gain entry. the safe was unlocked, and knives, silverware, clocks and other items were taken. No suspects or getaway details were confirmed.
The Daughters of the American Revolution chapter of Town City will place a granite memorial boulder at Herbert C Hoover's birthplace in West Branch Cedar county. A bronze tablet will bear inscription and Mrs Jennie Scellers consented to the use of the homestead. The memorial aims for dedication on August 10 Hoover's birthday.
Steek and Walpole have sold the Pioneer Dray line to Richard Sneller of Sioux Center. Sneller will take over February first and may move here later. Jake Vander Weerd will run the dray business with Steck and Walpole remaining in Rock Valley duties split between outside work and collections.
James Quinlan attended the Jones Thoroughbred Duroc Jersey sale in Sheldon but reported the event did not go well. Multiple townsfolk are noted in brief visits and illnesses, including Frank Mener, seven, with pneumonia in critical condition, while others travel to attend services, visit relatives, or seek work in nearby states.
A giant walnut tree at the farm home of R C Jackson north of Glenwood Mills county was sold for 100 dollars. The aging tree has produced walnuts for at least three generations and will be converted into lumber.
The first grade works on a circus project with jointed animals and clay figures while clown dolls are crafted. Busy Bee class reads Thought Test Readers as perfect six weeks spelling honors are listed for Halsie Kergberg, Gertrude Vander Weerd, and Catherine Ver Doorn. Several students maintained perfect attendance and punctuality across grades, with Vander Linden and Roorda achieving 100 percent spelling. seniors prepared for class contests and a school operetta Pegey and the Pirate was chosen for high school performance under Miss Grace Reynolds. The Normal Training class begins a rural music course, while declamatory contestants practice for upcoming preliminary contests with posters to follow.
The Commun ity Oil Company stockholders met in the Rock Valley Opera House Monday afternoon for the annual meeting. Reports of the year’s work were read, officers and directors reelected, and the year’s business deemed very prosperous. Re-elected officers include F. T. McGill as President Fred A. Miller as Vice President Fred Miller as Treasurer E C Suter as Secretary and directors Fred 4 Klein John Harmelink Alex Yunker James Thomas Tom Cullinan.
A home gathering hosted by Mrs. James Thomas raised support for the South Dakota Children's Home in Sioux Falls. Donations included 57 pairs of stockings and mittens sent to the home, with a grateful note from A D Stuckeman praising the generosity and inviting participants to visit and spread the word. The event was tied to a January 24 broadcast on WNAX Yankton at 6:45 pm featuring Sunshine Club musical numbers.
P G Anderson state motor vehicle department special agent based in Spencer says all cars and trucks must display 1929 plates by February 1 or face fines up to 100 dollars plus costs. Offenders may be taken before mayor or justice. securing plates and proper fastening does not exempt owners.
Elizabeth Grazier Palner, born in Ohio and brought to Marion County as a child in 1848, spent 80 years there. She taught country school, married Albert Palner, who died years ago, and died during the holiday week after a life largely confined to Marion County with few travels, recalling early Des Moines River steamboat service to Fort Des Moines.
Dena Vander Sanden narrates a cross country journey in a 1922 Dodge Sedan from New York to California. She details routes through Montreal Detroit Chicago Sioux City Rock Valley Mitchell Groely Colorado the Black Hills and Santa Fe, noting challenges like weather repairs and gas stops. California offers work and opportunity, and she plans another trip next year with a repaired car and lasting memories.
Reform Church notes from Rev R Douwstra outline morning service honoring the Lord's Name at 10:30 AM in Holland with a sermon on praise and faith. A Holland service follows at 3:10 PM focusing on the value of the house of the Sign. Sabbath School studies explore The Holy Spirit and charitable service.
Ice harvest began last Friday in Rock Valley with trucks hauling and storing ice for summer use. Despite a mild December, January's subzero temperatures brought thick ice, now fourteen inches, of high quality. Ice is cut from the first gravel pit west of town under the supervision of Mr. Bonthuis.
Helen the pet bear kept behind a Leon restaurant pen was sold to Henry Wield of Shenandoah. While attempting to crate for shipment she became so unruly that she had to be shot. The bear, once tame, had escaped and climbed trees before this final incident.
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