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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1923
Page
5
A fire at the De Bruin Meat Market early Wednesday damaged the building slightly and forced repair work. Fire officials say no staff or fuel were stored on site, though over 800 pounds of cured meat and some fat were ruined, with insurance covering the building and stock. A car was seen fleeing east just before the blaze was reported.
Mary Kathryn McSweeney Weadmeier and Mathew F Beckman wed at Immaculate Conception Church in Cherokee with Father Masterson officiating. The bride wore white silk crepe with Spanish lace, carried white roses, and husband-to-be is owner of Vesta Battery Service. Guests included relatives from Rock Valley and Cherokee. after a wedding breakfast, the couple planned an extended honeymoon and will reside in Cherokee.
Local brief recounts Mrs McKeegan and Laverne Relander visiting relatives in Iowa and Madison Wisconsin, plus a shoes sale at Peters Show Store. Community events include The Third Alarm at the Orpheum, a Rock Valley baseball game, and remarks on church preaching by Terpstra and Rev Bard.
A westbound Northwestern passenger train struck an Alton Orange City bus near Alton injuring three people. Bus driver H S Boland of Orange City and passengers Mamie Sekalten of Inwood and Mrs John Sas of Orange City were taken to Orange City hospital. The bus was destroyed and the accident stunned the local community.
Atty Olin Reiniger Jr departs Hawarden to join his family in Auburn Alabama due to his father in law’s illness Mrs Reiniger, an only child, feels obliged to stay with her father health concerns prevent future plans Reiniger opened a Hawarden law office last fall but must relocate temporarily to care for relatives Local friends regret his departure from Hiewardin Hewarden Independent
John Miller and his children return home from Meridi after several months away. Robert Corwharty arrives home from Iowa where he finished a four year course at Stine College. Provision Market opens Sunday mornings with various prices. Relatives plan a visit to Winpon and Wisconsin locations. The Olea Concert Kone performs at Grouthy Center with a town program.
Two years of Bailey running Swift & Co.'s Des Moines cold storage warehouse. Workers dress in heavy fur and wool for subfreezing temperatures as thermometers fail to read. Separately, a highway appropriation totals 1 401 915.16 for Iowa in 1922 under C Beones, state highway commissioner, with supervision by Thomas Wd of New Foshick County.
A local letter recounts a deadly incident on a river ford near a Idaho township. Mr and Mrs Kruse and Miss Peterson were swept away when a wagon fell through a hidden deep hole in the ford. Rescue efforts involved volunteers, horses, and boats as the community searched the river in hope of recovering the victims and the wagon.
A partial handwritten note describes a river crossing plan and the need to move along a main road. It mentions Miss Peterson, a suitcase and gloves, and references Cora Winterfeld Wrase and the writer’s parents, with unclear closing remarks.
The American Legion organized committees are arranging entertainment for the Rock Valley Fourth of July event. A booster trip through the surrounding area is planned, with a modest program and future funding announcements expected next week. A Sioux Center drill incident delayed work, but progress resumed with the derrick and drill pipe recovered by May 28.
Stockholders of the Farmers Lumber Co elected officers at a Monday meeting. The board of directors was reorganized with Doherty as President and McKeegan as Vice President. Pritts was named Treasurer, and Doherty expressed plans to maintain dividends while thanking attendees for support.
Bend of Directors of Rock Valley gratitude is extended to the retiring president for long service. The message commends faithful contributions to the welfare of the company and the board, wishing the individual well after many years of leadership.
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