Public works, politics, and a Sioux county building
A rambled column notes on public works value versus waste, a joke about France’s Nommandy boat filled with gold, then shifts to local matters. Young Democrats meeting in Hawarden features Mayor Clayton Thompson, wife Mrs. Thompson and Fouts Republicans. PWA official Mr Beckner visits Sioux County cities to discuss a proposed public building with ample auditorium and Uncle Sam funding.
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Hawarden
Clayton
Beckner
PWA
Sioux County
Orange City
Uncle Sam
TE Rock Valley
Fragmented 1849 sale ad and political jabber in a rural notice
A mixed page item recounts a Hawarden meeting where a local chairman spoke on national issues and criticized the administration. It then quotes a Rockwelller associate’s quip and details an August 1849 Oregon Territory sale ad listing livestock tools and even enslaved people for sale, with terms and location, followed by church notices and a short exhortation.
Farmers Lumber Co Holds Annual Stockholders Meeting
The Farmers Lumber Co annual meeting was held at the old Opera House in Rock Valley on Monday June 10. Reports show fair business last year. Officers elected: Fred Koch president Edwin MG ident TE C. Snier. Directors elected: B i M. Doherty Tom Cullinan Ehner Milley John Tank Fred Bander Tom Keoima.
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Farmers Lumber Co
Opera
Rock Valley
Fred Koch
Edawin Mgident
TE. C. Snier
B. i M. Doherty
Tom Cullinan
Ehner Milley
John Tank
Fred Bander
Tom Keoima
Softball Week Results Highlight Inwood Rout
Inwood beat Rock Valley 9 to 1 after a 4th inning hitting spree. Doon defeated Rock Valley 2 to 0 as Nick Keersbergen belted five home runs and Chris Jacobs allowed walks while fanning 14. Smith’s team beat Rosters 9 to 1. Rock Valley hosts Sioux Center Yellow Jackets, with Rock Valley Inds facing Hull Kid in the prelim.
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Inwood
Doon
Rock Valley
Rock Vailey
Nick Keersbergen
Chris Jacobs
Iminors
Smith
Bloody Butchers
Sioux Center
Yellow Jackets
Inds
Hull Kid
Edith Houlton Weds Henry Landhuis in Rock Valley
Edith Houlton daughter of Ma and Mrs G L Houlton of Ireton married Henry C Landhuis of Rock Valley in a yellow crepe and lace ring ceremony on June 6 at Rock Valley. The couple, attended by Ray Woolridge and Tone Houston, planned a Lake Minnesota honeymoon before settling in Rock Valley.
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G. L. Houlton
Ireton
Edith
Henry C. Landhuis
Rock Valley
Thetown
Ouple
Ray Woolridge
Lake Region
Minnesota
Tone Houston
Highway 18 Detour Around Rock Valley Causes Change
Detour directs traffic away from the public square on Highway 18. Vehicles now travel north over bridges then west to rejoin No 18 west of Rock Valley due to bridge construction. A small bridge near town was wrecked last Thursday morning.
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Rock Valley
Resitar 18
Squirrel House Built by Elkader Man
Wm H O'Brien of Elkader Iowa finishes a unique two story miniature concrete squirrel house. A tame squirrel already uses it as a residence and the design features a stairway and a lower floor with embedded concrete feet windows and lighting. The structure is rimmed with empty whisky bottles collected around town.
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Wm. H. O’brien
Elkader
Town
O'Brien
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