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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1934
Page
14
Births, anniversaries, and visits populate a Rock Valley week. Highlights include a newborn daughter to Mr and Mrs Clyde Newhouse, local dignitaries and families gathering for weddings and birthdays, jurors summoned for Orange City, and community events from 500 games to a Plato school basket social.
Mr and Mrs Chas P Moeller and son Carles spent Sunday afternoon in the Hans Moeller home. Robert Ver Malm and Miss Gertrude Hoekstra spent Thursday evening in the Chris Dekker home. Mrs Minnie Schuldt and Wm and Arthur Gayer were Sunday evening visitors in the Edwin Miller home. An surprise party was held in the Gayer Bros home in honor of Arthur and Chas Gayer Jr. Other visits include John Wissink, Wim Winterfeld, Fred Gayer, John Van Beek near Orange City, and Sam Van Otterloo of near Alvord with Edward.
Mrs Emma Tarrell died at her daughter Mrs A H Moser s Vermillion South Dakota on Sunday January 14 1934 after a week long illness A stroke left her partly paralzyed yet her mind remained clear at times She lived a Christian life reared in a Christian home and was devoted to her family She was born December 11 1857 in Shullsburg Wisconsin She married Thomas R Wills in 1878 later moved to Treton and Canistota South Dakota Then married Samuel Tarrell in 1916 and spent winters with her daughter in Vermillion She leaves five children Clyde C Wab Irton Elsea Moser Vermillion Ernest of Dallas and Vem of Reedsville plus five stepchildren and many grandchildren and great grandchild Funeral services were held at the home in Ireton and at the S E church with burial in Pleasant Hill cemetery Ireton
Walter Hynes manager of Rock Valley announces Alton is moved from Le Mars to Rock Valley with headquarters shifting from Le Mars to Rocky Valley Alton is linked to Speck Van Nimwegen Gerrit Hale a longtime Valley fixture The transfer follows Alton being the sole Le Mars town in the north district and expands Rock Valley coverage to Little Sioux North Riverside Hull Sioux Center Maurice Doon and nearby spots in Lyon and Dakota counties
County Recorder Ray Yousling of Ida Grove Iowa notes 1920 had about 150 chattel mortgages and double real estate deeds. Thirteen years later chattel mortgages rose tenfold while deeds grew modestly. 1920 also set a record for fees collected in the recorder’s office.
Lost Gelding 1300 lbs with sale ticket in tail last seen near Doon. Contact Chris Nelson. For Sale Roan two year old bull S Bolkema three miles west fourteen south of Rock Valley. For Rent House and 25 acres south of creamery. Inquire A. E. Kueline 402 Dayton Ave St Paul Minn. Rawleigh selling opportunity in Sioux County through Wm Bergsma Rock Valley IA. Several small ads: house for sale in country, harness and shoe service, Rawleigh route info, modern Rock Valley rental, crazy crystal sale.
D. W. Bates as Receiver seeks authority to compromise a debt of 1036.00 plus 161.38 interest owed by E. Van Ginkel to the Trust. Hearing set for February 1, 1934 at 2:00 PM in Orange City Court House. failure to appear may result in default and approval of the compromise.
Closing out sale scheduled for Saturday January 27 at 2 00 PM one half mile south of Rock Valley. Auction lists includes team of ten year old heavy mules fourteen cattle six milch cows six yearlings two calves one sows one pig twelve dozen hens farm machinery including wagon with 36 inch box steel truck and rack Deering mower disc cultivator single row cultivator new 18 foot steel drag corn planter with wire harness nets rake De Laval cream separator and other items auctioneer Ben Meylink owner Bart Reynders auditor C Rozeboom clerk
A public sale begins Tuesday February 6 1934 at 12 30 PM located six and a half miles east and four miles north of Rock Valley. Items include five good heavy horses a head of cattle five milk cows and three calves twenty brood sows eleven stock pigs all cholera immune ten dozen White Rock pallets ten tons baled alfalfa bay 600 bushels corn and 17 bushels seed corn along with a good line of farm machinery. Wm. Van Ginkel owner First National Bank Bion Center clerk Ben Ju Meylink auctioneer.
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