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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1907
Page
4
Fragments indicate a party plan with names like Robert Crigipen Arthur Loffswold and mentions of Belgium France Holland Switzerland. Eleven will start with possible others and a mailing list keeps in touch with absent members.
Odd Fellows announce a Memorial Service at Exo Hall on Sunday June 16 with music and addresses followed by appropriate observances. A separate family reunion celebrated Mrs Van Woudenberg’s 55th birthday with twenty two attendees. The Bee reports on local weddings and notes. A Women’s Missionary meeting is set at Mrs B Walrath’s home next Thursday at 2 20 PM. Rev A W Hakes travels to Colorado with his mother to join a land sight. Willis Long and sister Mabel visited from Santom ip yesterday.
Prominent feature of the reunion will be the veterans drum corps marching across the United States. The corps is slated to appear in the centennial events, marking a notable attraction for attendees.
A brief society snippet lists Lutha Eldredge Widow Alice Fitegerald Lena Norris Attia Heisig Josephine Bauman Emma Oakland and Miss Evelyn Elis a 1 to Katie with Mrs Burton's maid referenced in passing. reflects household and social circle chatter typical of the era.
Ernest Helwald becomes sole heir to the Countess of Falkenbron but must choose the ugliest of Ambrose's seven daughters. Two plays staged by a class of sixteen featured the seven sisters and their suitors with praise for acting, the school year’s end notes, and a piano and quartet performance. Local crowd praised the young cast and the graduating exercises, while Wesselink of Carmel drew attention as a potential sheriff candidate.
In a mass meeting on Decoration day May 30 1907 Rock Valley and vicinity adopt regulations for annual memorial services. Pastors handle Sabbath services while the city council plans appropriate public exercises each April to honor fallen heroes and oversee grave and building decoration.
Government irrigated lands open at Billings with a 16 June to 25 June window for land office applications. Described as highly productive along major rail lines, the Huntly Project promises a 40 acre farm with favorable terms. An excursion on June 18 offers a preview of Holland settlement and Yellowstone Park. Information via R. W. Workman, 410 Manhattan Buildings, St. Paul. Another residence listing and business site advertised with easy terms.
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