Mrs Jane Corwin Passes Away at 95 in Rock Valley vicinity
Mrs Jane Corwin nee Sarah Jane Corwin died at her son H M Corwin home last week aged 95 years 3 months 12 days due to old age. Born February 24 1833 in Pennsylvania she moved to Wauconda Illinois at age eight then married Isade Corwin October 28 1853. They lived in Waterloo Sioux County and northeast of Rock Valley most of her life. Mother of seven with two infant deaths she supported Methodist church work and leaves H M Corwin Elmer Fred Jenny and Claude Ward plus twenty grandchildren and nineteen great grandchildren. Funeral at home northeast of Rock Valley Saturday with burial at Valley View Cemetery. Acknowledgments from Mr and Mrs H M Corwin family and Mrs Charles Jenny and Mrs Claude Ward.
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Sarah Jane Corwin
Med Church Notes Rev Donwstra Sermon and Members Joined
Rev. Ed Donwstra pastor at Med Church delivers a 9 30 a m Holland service on the topic The Lord Seest Thou This We. Young People's society led by Janet Donwstra reviews The Church s Responsibility for Recreation. New members include Chas Hengst family from Rock Rapids Iowa and Mr and Mrs Albert Vander Meer of Hull Iowa along with J Wittebraod Harriet De Zeeuw Bernice Smits Elsie Ver Doorn Hester Van Eldik and Dena Bonthuis who joined by confession. The message ends with a biblical blessing and prayer for persecutors.
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Donwstra
A. M. Holland Service
Janet
Jetter Chas
Hengst
Rock Rapids
Towa
Albert “Vander. Meer
Hull
Lowa
J. ‘Wittebraod
Harriet de Zeeuw
Bernice Smits
Elsie Ver Doorn
Hsther van
Eldik
Dena Bonthuis
Jon
Matt
Wells Couple to Be Deported From Sheldon
Sheldon couple Mr and Mrs Harlan Wells await emigrant officials who will deport them to Canada. Wells is said to be a Canadian citizen and Mrs Wells Austrian. they came to the United States to Sheldon without papers and have lived on the Clee McClellan property east of the cemetery for about two years.
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Sheldon
Harlan ‘Wells
Canada
Wells
Austria
United States
Clee McClellan
Bert Vanden Berg Leaves For Bigelow Minnesota
Bert Vanden Berg and his family departed Thursday morning heading to Bigelow Minnesota.
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Bert Vanden Berg
Bigelow
Minn
Rock Valley Iowa June 6 1928 council proceedings
The Rock Valley Town Council held a regular session June 6 1928 in the Town Hall with Mayor Wes Murphy presiding. Bills were approved and salaries listed. reports from treasurer and weighmaster accepted. clerical actions included canceling a Dow Chemical order and authorizing water meter purchases. The council discussed hiring a civil engineer for surveying Tripp Avenue and potential meter readings quarterly.
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Rock’ Valley
Iowa
Rock Valley
Wes Murphy
H. Vugtevee
A. Gartland
G. W. Jacobs
Steve Vander
Fred Miller
Gartland
Miller
Jacobs
Griland
Dirk van Eldik
J. A. Weimer
James McElroy
Rock Valley Bee
A. R. Ve Inimber Co
Moise
Pub. Ser.Co
Pub. Ser
Pub. Ser. Co
Acme
B. J. Schermer
Ed Hellstein
A. F. Schemmer
Delko Steck
Leo Aurit
Gerrit’ Kersbergen
Dick Postma
W. Vander Well
Wn. Hellstern
John Dykstra
Detmer Hubbling
Jake Vande Weerd
John Wynia
H. J. Long
John Kersbergen
Wn. Scanlan
Herman van de-Weerd
L. de Vries
John van Hunnik
Bernard Walhog
J. Greiner
Henry Greiner
Wank Greiner
Greiner Bros
J. Beumer
A.W. Kessler
Vugtereen
Midland Dow * Chemical Company
Dow Blake
Vander Weil
Crowners
Vagteveen
Mutual Insurance Company Holds Annual Meeting in Rock Valley
Mutual Insurance Company meets another mutual in Rock Valley at the Opera House Tuesday afternoon. Reports show a prosperous year. officers elected include Henry Becker of Le Mars as president and Wm Oldenburg of Roth Rapids as secretary, with directors E F P Klein, Henry Moeller, and others. Martin Moeller elected treasurer. Next year’s meeting planned for Le Mars.
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German Farmers Mutual Insurance Company of
Sioux
Lyon
Plymouth Counties
Rock Valley
Opera House
Rock Rapids
le Mars
Henry ¥. Becker
Wm. Oldenburg
Roth Rapids
Seer
Folz ‘Towing
E. FP. Klein
Henry’ E. Moeller
van der Hamm
Henry F. Becker
Wim
Mammen
Herman Frerichs
Fred’ Haewele
Nick Kroger
John Roll
Martin T. Moeller
Community Notes from Plato Township and Surroundings
Sunday gatherings filled with neighbors visiting homes from the John Tank and P C Dierks households to Bretthauer and Miller families. A United Community Meeting drew a large crowd with a program by Clara Milley Martha Gayer and Leo Grossenberg.
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Chas. Gayer
Bertha
Walter
Moore
Arlene
Fred Gayer
Louisa
Anna
Esther
Dorothy
Marcea
Robert
John Tank
Edwin A. Miller
Daughers
Ruth
Ineg
Wilma Moeller
P. C. Dierks
George Alirendt
Vernon
Kenneth
T Rev
United Community Meeting
Clara Milley
Martha Gayer
Leo Grossenberg
Edscin A. Miller
David Johnson
F.C Dierks
Theodore Winterfelt
Julius
Edwin
Wall Winterfeld
Wilbur Delbert
Fred Winterfeld
August Winter_ ifeld
F.C. Dierks
Will Winterfeld
Linden visitors trek 2500 miles to Noteboom home
Frank Mulder and Al Sturman from Linden Washington arrived Wednesday to visit Mr and Mrs Arie Noteboom. Mulder is Mrs Noteboom's brother. They traveled by auto covering 2500 miles in six days. EL J Evans headed from Sioux City to Rock Valley to load household goods and move to Humboldt Iowa with his family. Earl Hayden hunted the woods on his trek.
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Frank Mulder
al Sturman
Linden
Washington
Arie Noteboom
Mx Mulder
Noteboom
EL. J. Evans
Rock Valley
Sioux City
Humboldt
Iowa
Earl Hayden
Twenty years ago market and social notes in Iowa town
News items from Market report era recount arrivals and departures for Ames, Monmouth, and Sioux City. Local figures such as Rev. Huizenga and De Jongh move to churches. D. E. Grispen sells a farm for 85 dollars per acre. students graduate and travel for commencements. property values noted between 50 and 60 dollars per acre. several visits and family events are recorded in a compact town chronicle.
Farmers Sell Corn In Guthrie Center May Shipment
Grundy County farmers shipped 40 cars of corn from Guthrie Center in May. The crop quality improved from last year after winter and spring, moving from low grade to No 2 or No 3. Prices ranged from 90 to 96 cents per bushel.
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Grundy County
Guthrie Center
Rock Valley Falls 3-0 to Hanford Eskimos in Fast Game
Rock Valley lost a 3 to 0 decision to the Hanford Eskimos at the local ball park. Hanford, likely the region’s fastest team, scattered ten hits off Joe Lotz and capitalized on two Rock Valley errors in the seventh inning. Balentine pitched well for Hanford while Lotz remains Rock Valley’s pitcher for the season as schedules include dates with Alton Stock Yards Elks Club Sioux Falls and other teams through July.
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Rock Valley
Hanford Eskimos
Hanford Eskimo
Stock Yards
Hanford
Joe Lotz
Balentine
Harfords
Sun
Alton
Elks Club
Sioux Falls
Rock Valley Defeats Kari-Keen 11-3 in Baseball
Rock Valley overwhelmed Kari-Keen of Sioux City at the local park Sunday in an 11 to 3 win. O Schlefeldt fired a dominant pitching performance with 16 strikeouts, 2 walks, and 3 hits allowed, as Rock Valley built four, one, three, and three runs across innings one, two, six, and seven.
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Rock Valley
Sioux City
Couners
O. Sehlefeldt
O. Schlefeldt
Kari-Reen
KITTEN BALL TEAM DEFEATS HULL IN NINE INNING THRILLER
The Married Mens Kitten Ball team defeated Hull 10 to 9 after a tight game with Rock Valley taking an early lead. In the ninth inning Hull closed the gap but Rock Valley’s defense preserved the win. Each team holds one win in the series and next meeting will decide supremacy. Mrs Joe Peters and son Gerrit visited at Bigelow Minnesota on Sunday.
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HULL
Rock Valley
Rock Valley Chautauqua Set for July Start
The Rock Valley Chautauqua, contracted for last year, will begin July 15. A five day event with two programs daily features music lectures and two plays per day. A prepared program will be distributed soon and expected turnout should exceed last year’s.
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Rock Valley
Rock Valley H. E. Church Announces Children's Day Plan
Pastor Lyman Focht invites attendance for Sunday School at 10:00, Children's Day program at 11:00, and the 3:00 sermon. He will depart for a vacation June 15 visiting Ohio and Indiana, returning July 6.
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Ohio
Indiana
Rock Valley
Lyman F. Focht
Outlay for filling stations in Ames by G L Caswell
G L Caswell of Ames and former state senator figures the cost of filling stations in Iowa. He estimates $3000 for land and building plus equipment and $200 monthly per station for two employees at $25 weekly. He believes total investments will run into the millions.
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G. L. Caswell
Ames
State Senate
Iowa
King's Herald Band Organizes Women's Missionary Society
On a Thursday afternoon in the basement of the Methods building the King's Herald Band organized the senior Women's Foreign Missionary Society. Officers elected include President Francis Wynna First Vice President Dorothy Brandsma Second Vice President Helen Roorda Recording Secretary Mary Elizabeth Focht Corresponding Secretary Irene Roorda Treasurer Gladyce Vander Poel Leader Hazel Dearborn. Next meeting set for July watch for date. All children from school age to fourteen invited. dues twenty five cents a year payable to the treasurer or leader.
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King’s Herald
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
Offeces
Francis Wynna
Dorothy Brandsma
Helen Roorda
Mary Elizabeth Focht
Irene Roorda
Gladyce Vander Poel
Hazel Dearborn
Binder Canvas Repair Offer at Greiner Harness Store
Mr Farmer receives an urgent call to inspect and repair binder canvases. The Greiner Harness Store promises complete repairs or replacements, selling binder slats nails and canvas web, with a claim to lowest prices and honest merchandise. The note urges customers to bring canvases in now to avoid backlog.
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Greiner Harness Store
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Rozeboom
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Council Proceedings
Mutual Insurance Company
Plato
Tar Thayer
Inez
McKean
Monmouth
John Moore
J. Vitzthum
Isaac Hoeven
Dolliver
John Huizenga
Archer
Town
Senator Dolliver
J A. Brande
Minneapolis
W. J. McLean
Ben Schemmer
de Jongh
Pella
Neb
Reformed Church of
Nina
Leonard
Inwood
Miss Williams
Tabor
R. Huizenga
Chicago
Rush Medical School
Ruth Renshaw
D.L. Renshaw
H. M. Corwin
Little
R. M. Schutz
Chiropractor
R. V
Flatford
Brown
Tennessee Rats
Storm Lake
Harardén
Hudson
Kari
Joe Peters
Gerrit
Bigelow, Minn
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