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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1929
Page
1
Sioux Center News items note visits by Neal Rose and others from Denver, family trips to Sheldon and Sioux City, and a series of social calls. A Civil War veteran, Samuel Warren White, died at 94. his bequest funded a cemetery monument, with Red Oak firm to receive $5 plus twenty years of interest.
The Wynia family reunion drew nearly 300 relatives including aunts uncles cousins and second cousins. They rented Glenwood Springs Park Mtchell G C for a day of 23 amusements boating music and speaking. Rock Valley attendees John Wynia Will Wynia Spencer Roorda and families plus others enjoyed the event and noted good musicians baseball players and speakers.
Ruth and Walter Olson of Hussey and Glad Olson of Des Moines returned home Wednesday after visiting L. Thompson’s family. Rock Valley and Rock Rapids residents were seen shopping and visiting relatives. Vera Johnson of Madison and families from Sioux City and Rock Rapids were noted guests. Mr Eugene Van Citter of Larchwood called Sunday night. Mr Harm Kolbhot and companions attended events in Rocks Valley Saturday. The Ross and Miller families were among county seat shower attendees Thursday. Mr and Mrs Stromanghanders from Fan, SD visited Montie Hodge. Bernice, Emily, Viola Ross, Evelyn Miller, Verlyn Eck and Robert Ross were mentioned residents. Mrs William Crouson and Mr Crouson planned to Marshalltown to supervise a bridge construction later built north of Doon.
A weather and crop bureau study by the Iowa department of agriculture finds Fremont Mills Pottawattamie and Harrison counties in southwest Iowa best suited for making paper products from corn stalks. In these counties 40 to 49 percent of farm land was corn at harvest. Fremont county roads reached 49 percent while Calhoun Greene and Story counties each had 41 percent. Mrs. Stella Hastings visited Linux City Friday and stayed through Sunday at the WV Leonard home.
Hundred Ha trade territory citizens join a Courtesy Club pledging not to park in the main business section until after summer congestion ends. The move aims to add parking space and is praised as good business. Other towns could adopt the idea.
Dora Vanden Brink, 26, died Friday night after starting a kerosene fire in a kitchen stove at her brother in law Ge Vander Huil’s home northeast of Hospers. She poured more kerosene when the stove exploded enveloping her in flames. Neighbors and Vanden Hul rushed to help but she died at Vermeer hospital in Shelton about 10 PM.
Eugene Victor Schacht nine years old son of Mr and Mrs Adolph Schacht of Lester drowned Saturday evening in Mud Creek behind his home. He slipped into a hole about 12 feet deep while helping his father prepare minnows. A companion witnessed the fall and alerted the parents. The body was recovered soon after by three men who had been summoned.
Mrs L Murphy visited Barris Pure over the weekend with relatives from the area. Jean Mackeliay and Veronica Lowery traveled to Spencer for a brief visit and returned Sunday. Fred Wiggermen left Einsville with Schemmer for the Fourth. James Walpoleee opened a Standard Oil station on the east part of Rock Valley. Mrs L R Gartland, Spencer, is in Spencer hospital for an operation and is recovering well. Mr and Mrs B L Thornbure and Bobbie returned Saturday from a five week auto trip covering Huntington Virginia Niagara Falls New York City and points east cruising over 4000 miles.
Promoter of the transportation pageant tied to this year’s state fair should visit William Swarfout’s farm near Barnes City to hire a pioneer automobile. David Sheland of Montezuma recalls buying a Chrysler-Detroiter for 1700 in March 1909 while living in Reynolds, Iowa, and has since driven it reliably. The car lacks a speedometer, so he estimates mileage with limited accuracy.
Arno Gossman of Elkader establishes a wild fowl preserve as a side occupation. The site hosts four species including wild ducks and geese with breeding stock from Kentucky Virginia and Pennsylvania. About one hundred young ducks expected after hatching. The Gossmans plan a Holland Minnesota visit for a short time.
Regulation expanding dairy and breeding cattle imports takes effect after July 4 and enacts bovine tuberculosis controls. It requires Abortion-Free Accredited Herds, a compulsory test pass with a fifteen day window, and health certificates and test data routed to the State Live Stock Sanitary Board and Iowa Department of Agriculture Des Moines.
Meager notes list neighbors leaving Tuesday for Milwaukee hogs and planning a week with relatives in Maquoketa. A party of tourists, travel to Europe, and several residents returning from Ames and Morningside College are noted alongside visits with family near Coggan and Del Rapids.
In a tense extra inning clash at Rock Valley, Sioux Center rallied to beat Rock Valley 11 to 9. An eighth inning error put runners on, Damien scored, and Dr. Mavis delivered a key out and run to break the hold. Rock Valley could not overcome the late surge and fell behind.
Rock Valley fell 11 to 12 last Friday evening as Doon broke through the defense to take the lead early. Rock Valley tied and led at times with Bleed goals while Doon gained momentum finishing ahead 12 to 11.
Sioux Center defeated Rock Valley 20 to 9 in a loosely played kitten ball contest Monday evening. Rock Valley fielded an incomplete lineup as Wiggerman, Auvit, and Johbu Dykstra were unable to play, and Sioux Center pulled away with 15 runs across the fifth and sixth innings after a close start, finishing with the 11 run margin.
The Town State Fox Hunters Association met at Chariton to elect officers and choose the next hunt site. The big hunt is set for September 15 near Chariton, with up to 800 acres of wooded and brushy land and no fences.
Miss Lucile McKeegan leaves Saturday for Chicago with friends then sails from New York on the Columbus July 3 for England. She will visit Ireland Switzerland Italy Austria and return by September. She will not come back to Rock Valley but will teach in Sheboys and will be away to widen her education sponsored to foster better relations between American and German universities. In each country she will be hosted by students at Oxford Heidelberg and other universities.
Fragmentary church bulletin from Christian Refuge Church Parish 5 recounts a morning service at 9 30 with a revival mood and a 2 00 pm regeneration talk by Jeans. It notes a Young Peoples Meeting in the afternoon and invites attendance, community help, and orderly conduct during services.
The Reformed Church notes an English service at 2:00 P.M. with topic forgiveness. At 3:40 P.M. Sabbath school covers story of Hsakii. 7:05 P.M. Young Peoples Society discusses what has made our nation what it is. The pastor will lead. members urged to attend as they are bought with a price to glorify God in their bodies.
Notice from Teters Harness and Shoe Store urges farmers to bring in canvases before the first and ensure a top quality A No. 1 job.
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness, help and sympathy during the death of our son Herbert Vanfler Stor Yow. Your kindness will long be remembered, especially Rev. Gritter and Rev. Donnstra. The Relatives
Fly nets and covers were over shipped by the factory and must be sold at wholesale to avoid freight returns. This offers bargain pricing on long‑standing brand nets, with waterproof options scarce elsewhere. Special low price on Nose Baskets at 25 cents each. N. J. Greiner, Horn Valley Poultry Yards, cash buyers of poultry and eggs.
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