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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1934
Page
10
Local residents report hospital updates, anniversaries and social events. Mayor Murphy recovers from illness while Legion Auxiliary plans a January meeting at the Hospers High School. Notable visits include Wyffles family from Cihent Minn and Dr Scanlan families from Algona Sheldon and Rock Valley.
Mr and Mrs Chas P Moeller and son Charles spent Sunday afternoon in the Hindler home. Robert Ver Malm and Miss Gertrude Hovkstra spent Thursday evening in the Chris Dekker home. Mr and Mrs Suim Wiseisds and daughter were Thursday evening visitors in the Wij Wintertot home. Mr and Mrs Hocman Dierks Mr and Mrs Gayer and family were Sunday dinner guests in the Fred Gayer home. Mr and Mrs Chris Dekker and daughter Dorothy were visitors in the parental Tofia Van Beek home near Orange City Sunday. Miss Gertrude Fook ie was a caller in the Way Verli house. Mrs Minnie Schuldt and Mr Arthur Gayer were Sunday evening visitors in the Edwin Miller home. Friday evening a surprise party was held in the Gayer Bros home in honor of Arthur and Chastraver itr. The evening was spent pleasantly and all reported a fine time. Mr Peter Weilenga and family were Friday evening visitors at near Ansons Moeller and family and Mrs F Dierks and family of Slanr ioe Thursday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Sama Van Otterler near Alvord were Sunday evening supper guests in the Edward Vi area.
Mrs Emmi Tarrell died January 14 1934 at the home of her daughter Mrs A H Moser in Vermillion South Dakota after a week of illness. She was 76 and suffered a stroke that left partial paralysis but her mind remained clear at times. She is survived by three children and numerous grandchildren. Born December 11 1857 in Bullsbues Iowa she married Thomas F H Wills in 1878 and lived near Iverson later Tretan and Ganistota South Dakota. burial was in Treton cemetery after services at Ireton and Vermillion. Her death closes a life of Christian faith and devotion to family neighbors and friends.
Walter Hynes and Ruisch announced Alton shifts from Le Mars to Rock Valley district headquarters now in Rock Valley. The move affects service zones including Little Sioux, North Riverside, Sioux Center, Doon, and surrounding towns, with implications for local patrons and district administration.
Biaesins of Manchester and Mary Caleyn hosted a farm sale near Manchester featuring two buggies, a baby carriage, and a horse drawn taminty. Demand was light with the baby buggy selling for ten dine and the horse drawn item at 94.50. Farm produce and cattle brought low prices overall.
County Recorder Hay Yousling of Wa Grove Iowa notes that 1900s filings showed about 140 chattel mortgages and double that real estate deeds. Thirteen years later chattel mortgages reached tenfold plus, while deeds fell to about half. The year 1920 recorded the largest fee payments in the office’s history.
A mixed sale notice lists a 3200 pound Loate-Ray gelding, a roan two-year-old short horn bull, a 2 room house with 28 acres near the creamery, and various services and businesses including a harness shop, shoe repair, and farm loan services. Also included is a district court notice in Sioux County Iowa about D W Bates as Receiver seeking authority to compromise the debt of WB Van Cinkel. hearing February 2 in Orange City on the matter.
A closing out sale is set for Saturday the 27th at 2:00 PM. Items include farm machinery such as a wagon with a 36 inch box a steel truck and rack a deer fig owner a cultivator and row cultivators an 18 foot steel drag a Hayes corn planter wire and harness sets a No 70 De Laval separator and other gear. Owners listed are Bart Reynders and J Mestink with Agt G Roreboout as clerk.
Public sale one and one half miles east and four miles north of Rock Valley begins at 12 20 sharp on Tuesday February 6 1934 featuring heavy horses cattle three milk cows three calves twenty Broad Soys and 112 Stock Pigs a trailer wagon and two rows of pullets with farm tools hay corn seed corn and seed. Ter rtins Alfalfa hay 60 bushels corn and 27 bushels seed corn good line of farm machinery. van Ginkel owner First National Bank Siooy Center Clerk Bes J Meslink Avet
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