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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1930
Page
7
Washington Star notes the huge gold dredges scar California’s north, creating 50 to 80 foot high piles of cobblestones that ruin farms and orchards. Despite high initial cost, operation is cheap and the recovered gold is lucrative. crushed stone from the piles could supply cement needs for years.
A barrister sends a clever and insoluble puzzle about fees and payment in two stages. A promises four barristers fees, half now and half on first case win. B, taught and called to the bar, does nothing for two years. A reasons that suing for the instalment and winning would force payment, while if T loses the first case, he pays nothing. B sees two outcomes: if A wins, B loses his first case and need not pay. if A loses, the court’s judgment means no payment. No clear solution emerges.
A portly man engaged to sing after a diner at a large restaurant erupts in anger when his name is omitted from the menu. A staffer jokes that the misprint puts his name as Jelly, prompting the signer to demand an explanation about the mistake.
The article notes lingering French rural beliefs in witches werewolves and evil ages despite reforms. Sacred trees host midnight dances by maidens echoing Druidic rites while healers remain common. animals are revered and superstition cases appear before courts.
Maud Rex Allen explains how the dragon concept in Japan stems from early Chinese imagination. He describes a serpentine creature with deer horns, horse head, red worm eyes, carp scales, cow ears, tiger paws, eagle claws, flame-like shoulder and hip appendages, and varying numbers of claws on feet.
Harringby tries to listen at a political meeting while an infant cries. He asks the mother if the baby is christened, then jokes that if not named Good Idea, it should be to honor the notion that the plan should be carried out.
An employer who supports all efforts to improve industry gathers workers to present plans for bettering conditions. He asks for ideas placed in a box, promising to consider them. A later note reads in garbled words “Make the rubber badia e your show,” reflecting a damaged OCR fragment.
An Essex Iowa report notes spring activity for oil prospecting in the southwest. Central Oil and Gas controls leases on 5000 acres near Essex with plans to drill soon. Additional leases are being sought and 22000 acres near Thurman are under lease. Three Pennsylvania brothers hold leases near Malvern in Mills county.
Iowa farm statistics reveal 213000 passenger cars 24000 trucks 43000 tractors among 282000 motor driven vehicles on 213 439 farms. State road mileage 1624.5 miles if paved and consolidated would form five lane highways from Dubuque to Marshalltown.
Workmen digging on a main Sheldon street uncovered the town’s first public well brick casing struck by Otto B. Bartz. A wooden pump raised the water, and the brick curbing was made by Bartz and others who are still living. The well dates back about fifty years before any formal water system.
A car load of Independence horses was shipped east, including a team of red roan geldings bought by Thomas Rhodes for sd00. The pair weighed 4220 pounds with a 20 pound difference. ages noted as three and four years. Raised by Oscar Roseberry near Walker in Linn county, Rhodes ships to Tully New York near Syracuse.
Mr and Mrs A B Clark display a gigantic cactus in Essherville Emmet county The plant measures 16 inches in diameter weighs 200 pounds and bears over 1000 blooms and buds The cactus has belonged to the Clark family for 26 years
Rail schedule lists Passenger No 4 daily 3 42 AM to Spencer Des Moines Mason City Marquette Savanna Clinton. Passenger No 22 the 4 Sioux Flyer daily 5 16 PM Sheldon Spencer Des Moines Mason City Madison Milwaukee Chicago. Way freight No 98 10 10 AM Tue Thu Sat to Sanborn. Westward Passenger No 01 the Sioux Flyer 8 53 AM daily Canton Sioux Falls Mitchell and North Black Hills. Passenger No 3 daily Local to Mitchell and points north. No connections for Sioux Falls. Tickets and baggage check recommended afternoon prior to travel. Way Freight Mon Wed Fri Local to Canton 6 30 AM. Coupons sold through to you.
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