Sioux Center Tops Rock Valley In Junior League Debut
The American Legion Junior baseball game at Sioux Center ended 7-3 in favor of Sioux Center. Bergsma hit a homer and a double for Rock Valley, but wild pitching and base running miscues hurt their effort. Joe Achatz starred at second, while Dennis handled backstop duties and Sioux Center drew many walks to secure the win.
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American Legion
Sioux Center
Joe Achatz
Joe
Bergsma
Sioux
Rock ¥Alley
Paved road skating event sparks safety concerns
A roller skate race by two boys on the paved highway at Waverly and Waterloo over a four mile course prompts warnings about new traffic hazards. The report notes the skating activity could create additional risk as coasting on paved roads grows.
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Waverly
Waterloo
Good Will Tours Draw Regional Trade Interest
Business leaders from Des Moines toured the northern wholesale territory while Sioux City interests visited the southern and nearby areas. Omaha promoters crossed into town to engage merchants and communities with bands and festivities including women and children souvenirs, as part of a broad goodwill effort.
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Des Moines
Sioux City
Omaha
Pelicans Gather at Storm Lake and the Lakefront
Dr. H A Pierce of Storm Lake reports about fifty pelicans on the lake appearing recently and enjoying the water. Two birds were found dead on the west shore. Warren Din Fuller pursues the culprits, noting a 70 closed season on pelicans in town and a state rule prohibiting firearms in the state game preserve that includes the lake.
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H. A. Pierce
Storm Lake
Warren Din Fuller
Farmers Lumber Company Holds Annual Meeting
The Framers Lumber Company of Rock Valley held its annual meeting Monday afternoon reviewing the year and electing officers. P. Fitzgerald died Tuesday evening after a six week illness. He was a pioneer Rock Valley resident and funeral services will be at St. Marys Church Friday morning with a fuller report next week.
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Framers Lumber Company of
Rock Valley
P. Fitzgerald
Lissome
Fitzgerald
St. Mary's Church
Sail Population of Des Moines for a Single Month
For May the Des Moines city jail held 76 prisoners, including 43 women. An additional 253 were held for investigation and released without charges. Seventeen eight inmates were jailed for intoxication while 178 transients sought four nights lodging.
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Des Moines
Polk County
Wm. R. Roggman Former Resident Passed Away
Wa R Roggman a former Rock Valley resident died May 10 at his Long Beach California home. Funeral and burial were held there. He grew up locally, farmed here, later ran real estate in town, and owned several farms. He leaves his wife.
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R. Roggman
Rock Valley
Long Beach
California
Mrr. Rogg
Rogeman
Roggman
Tow
Finest train that ever crossed the state caption
A Des Moines man returning from an eastern tour praises western railways and highlights a new Chicago and Northwestern train passing through Iowa. Named Columbine after Colorado’s state flower, the cars feature silver gold and blue colors symbolizing mining and Colorado skies. The train runs Chicago to Denver with sleeping cars named for state flowers and trees.
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Des Moines
Chicago & Northwestern
Towa
Jver
Colorado
Chicago
Denver
The Lone Tree Ice Pond Fades From Use
Charles A. Uacke recalls Dayton Riggs who built Lone Tree’s ice pond north of the railroad to supply year round ice for cooling milk and cream. Now the pond has been felled and replanted as a corn field as electric refrigerators and chemical ice become common and cars enable daily ice delivery.
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Charles A. Uacke
Lone Tree
Dayton Riggs
Carter Lake Emerges as Independent Town in Iowa
East Omaha, once separated by shifting Missouri River paths, underwent a lengthy effort with Iowa and Nebraska joint committees. The result: East Omaha detached from Council Bluffs and incorporated as Carter Lake, Iowa, with Carter Lake Club residents counting in the nearby Omaha area.
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Omaha
East Omaha
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Nebraska
Council Binits
Carter Lake
Carter Lake Club
Kitten Ball Upset Shifts Rock Valley Record
Rock Valley Kattenball team posts a .500 season after beating Hull and losing two hard games to the Hullites. Friday they defeated Doon on the local school grounds, but Monday Doon evened the tally with a ragged win.
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Rock Valley
Hull
Hullites
Doon
Arc Lights Are No More
Once street corners were adorned with arc lights whose flicker kept time with summer swarms of bugs. Those lights faded into memory as years passed, yielding to a uniform incandescent brilliance and ending the era of arc lighting.
Iowa Sol Produces The Best Tomatoes In Iowa
John BL Bruce manager of the Des Moines big canning factory claims Iowa holds the lead in producing best quality vegetables. He notes 2 million products with less acid and that Grimes soil fails for sweet pumpkins, routing packing to Pella with branches at Altoona and Rockwell City. Sweet corn pack travels worldwide.
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John BL Bruce
Ai Urhnes
Des Mun
Iowa
Bruce
Grimes
Pella
Grimes Cannnery
Altoona
Rockwell City
Sweet Com Pack
Pheasant Eggs Sent to Southern Iowa under Warden Albert
W. E. Albert state fish and game warden had 20 000 pheasant eggs shipped to southern Iowa in one week with thousands more earlier. Farmers placed eggs under hens to hatch and rear the birds for release. The aim is to populate southern counties with pheasants like the northern regions.
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Iowa
W. E. Albert
Camp Dodge's Dilapidated Appearance After Military Use
Government seized land at Camp Dodge to train troops overseas and condemned valuable farms. Two brothers rent 2 1 acres at nominal rates and make no soil improvements. Buildings decay while paved roads remain visible. Town National Guard occupies the south end and has improved that section.
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Camp Dodge
National Guard
Brack
Farm income in 1929 shows mixed gains and declines
Figures compiled by John P. Himmel of Iowa State College show 1929 gross income for town farmers rose on bogs beef cattle sheep and three others but fell on calves wool and poultry compared with 1928. Potential earnings were limited by prices, even with higher sales. Brookhart's lecture tour cuts into Washington duties as he campaigns in the South.
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Sy Wees
John P. Himmel
Agricultural Economics Department
Iowa State College
Himmel
Brookhart
Washington
Col
Smith W. Brookhart
Southland
Twenty Years Ago News Items Highlight Local Moves
Marie Grootes returns from Peterson Iowa to teach at a local school. W A Horton and daughter Ethel of Kansas City visit John Jacobs home. Mrs E Baek returns from Columbia Missouri to help care for ill brother. J A Parkinson visits Sioux City in a Buick model with Ford Jack Rabbit timekeeping. Fer and De Jong depart for Adams Nebraska for a three week vacation. RS Thayer comes home from Montana, climate unsettled his nerves. D A McKellar touts new six cylinder Buick agency and car performance. Mr and Mrs Frank Large visit Hartley. Mrs Large stays longer. Mr and Mrs B A Lutz return from Ohio with farm near Marystille awaiting relocation.
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Marie Grootes
Peterson
Iowa
W. A. Horton
Ethel
Kansas City
John Jacobs
Mrs. Horton
Mrs. Jacobs
RS. Thayer
Montana
D. A. McKellar
Frank Large
Hartley
Mrs. Large
Mr. Large
B. A Lutz
Ohio
Marystille
Longest Iowa Viaduct Opens at Logan on Lincoln Highway
About 3000 people attended the formal opening of a 725 foot viaduct over the Boyer River and railroad tracks at Logan Iowa. Part of the Lincoln Highway the span was built by the Iowa Fig commission and railways with aid from the county board of supervisors. It stands 59 feet above the river and marks a major landmark on the western section of the highway.
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Iowa
Logan
Chicago & Northwestern
Illnois Central
Iowa Fig Commission
The
Railways
Board of Supervisors
Weaern
Watch Lost 22 Years Ago Found
Otto F Bartz of Sheldon reports John Sheetz recovered his father’s 21 jewel Waltham watch found while planting corn. The watch was cleaned and a new main spring installed and now runs well as new. Mr Sheetz had lost it in September 1408 and searches failed until Jack’s planter scraped the case revealing the timepiece.
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Otto F. Bartz
Sheldon
John Sheetz
Waltham
Sheets
Ing
Jack
Northeastern Iowa Hopes For A National Park Bill
Northeastern Iowa residents envision a future national park as a bill introduced by Congresswoman Taugen, already passing the House, would include several Iowa counties and be amended to add additional Wisconsin and Minnesota counties. The measure aims to protect regional landscapes and attract federal recognition.
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Congressina Taugen
House
Jewan
Jackson
Dubuque
Clayton
Allamakee
Iowa
Colton
Committee On Public Lands
Til
Grant Craven
la Crosse
Teaseean
Buffalo
Pepin
Pierce
Wis
Houston
Winona
Wabasha
Goodhue
Mims
Iowa Farm Electric Lines Authorized Amid Growth
The Board of Railroad Commissioners reports a record year of electric transmission projects in Iowa. About 3,000 miles of lower voltage lines were approved, nearly double the prior year, plus over 700 miles of higher voltage intercity lines. Total authorization reached 3,749.50 miles versus 2,511.75 previously.
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Iowa
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Commission
Board
Cornstalk Industry Launched at Maizewood Factory
The Dubuque based Maizewood Factory reports ample cornstalk storage to run until next crop, opening a potential market for a previously low value by product. Grundy County shipped the most stalks, Tama County next with 30 cars. New bailer equipment by John Deere is near completion and will be tested at Iowa county fairs this fall.
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Dubuque
Grundy
Tama County
John Deere Company
L. W. Plager
Maizewood Company
Iowa
Referee Land Sale Of 400 Acres In Lions County
A referee sale on Tuesday June 24 at 1 30 p m offers 400 acres of white improved land in Lions County known as the Hubert Remmeride Estate. The sale location is south and 14 miles east of Rock Valley with two sets of improvements. For details contact the referee or attorneys TePaske TePaske Meylink Ramaker DeVries. The land will be sold and no by bidding.
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Lions County
Premisurles
Rock Valley
Hubert Remmeride
Ben J. Meylink
Hall
Towa
Eree
TePaske
Attys
Meylink
Ramaker and DeVries
Notice to Destroy Weeds by Residents in Soux County Iowa
Residents of Soux County Iowa are notified that the Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution at their April meeting requiring all owners or persons in control of real estate to destroy all noxious weeds on the property and adjoining highways. By order of the Board of Supervisors Pred Miller Weed Commissioner Rock Valley Iowa.
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Yaueye Youn
Board of Supervisors
Soux County
Iowa
Miller
Weed Commissioer
Rock Valley
Towa
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Denny
Pelicans
Fred Kock
Fred Miller
Fred A. Bandox
B. C. Suter
Thos. Cullinan
A. J. Fritts
John Tank
Fred de Jong
Edward Miller
Wm. R. Roggman
State Bank OF
Pp. D. van Oosterhout
CG. A. Walhop
Vicw
Rozeboom
J. B. Walhof
Asst
East Omaha Incorporated
Iowa Sol
Dad Kessler Rock Valley
Nuch
Desstroy
First National Bank
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