Sigax County Court House News Notes
Sigax County Court notes reveal Schoetemar charged with second degree murder waived arraignment to plead guilty and await January term. Judgments include G. W. Pitts against E. Scholtener for 5822.65. Carl Wissink secondarily liable. Martin Company against J. A. Sorgdrager for 310.68. Hawkins v. Younie breach of contract damages set at 200 plus costs. Justice of the Peace lacking authority. Bevierham Moermond et al win injunction upheld with provisions on keeping chickens and premises access for repairs by March 1 1026. M. H. Sorenson vs J H Beekman for 26.02. Kings Bank of Fan Diepen uly case dismissed. Morgan divorce from Mazella Morgan granted for cruel treatment. custody of two sons awarded.
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Erne Schoetemar
Berke Hawkins
Raymond- Younie
Younié
Hawkins
Justice of the Peace
Hawarden
Younie
Beviham Moermond
Arthur B. Miller
Plaintiff Shows Defendant’s Dances and Conduct Endangering Health
Plaintiff offered evidence that the defendant attended dances alone and with other men, that she abandoned her husband and children, and that this conduct undermined the plaintiff’s health.
Fatal Hawarden shooting murder rocks Iowa town
Hawarden, Iowa, widow Alma Lilie Gass, 22, was shot by ex husband Harold Craig, 35, after returning from a moving picture and then killed himself. Inquest found death by gunshot. Craig died by self inflicted wound. Gass survived by her mother and sister. body sent to Scottsburg, Indiana for her father.
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Alma Lilie
Hawarden
Harold Craig
Newton
Gass
Craig
Fred
Scatsburg
Indiana
Annual Bazaar At Methodist Church Parlor Sale
The ladies of the Methodist Church will hold their annual bazaar in the church parlors on Wednesday December 2 in the afternoon and evening. Donations and dongle requested.
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the Methodist Church
Card of Thanks for E. Bakker and Family
A note of gratitude from Mrs E Bakker and children to friends and neighbors who offered condolences and support during the death of a beloved husband and father.
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E. Bakker
Memorial tree planting honors Juliette Low in Iowa City
Iowa City Girl Scouts planted fourteen memorial trees in the city park on Juliette Low’s birthday. The trees were presented to the city and accepted by Mayor J. J. Caryell after Miss Marion, troop teacher, made the formal presentation.
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Iowa City
Juliette Low
Girl Scouts Organization
United States
Girl Scouts
J. J. Car‘yell
Marion
Pioneer Passes in Rock Valley Area at Forty Years
Mrs Anna Christina Schmidt longtime Rock Valley vicinity resident died at home Saturday evening November 21 after a lengthy illness of natural causes She was born in Schleswig Holstein Germany September ASB came to the United States with her parents in 1857 The Schmidt family lived on farms near Bellune and Sioux County before settling northwest of Rock Valley in 1885 Surviving are eight children and several sisters including Catherine Fredericksen and Mary Steier She had many friends and was honored in the community
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Anna Christena Schmidt
Rock Valey
Davenport
Iowa
Sabaula
Viet
Anther
Johm
Henry Schmt
Rock Valley Vicinity
Ca “Hudson
Dak
Anna Feverheim
Emelia Wittrock
Chris E. Schmidt
Canistota
S.D
Herman Schmidt
Rock Valley
Ewa
Catherine Fredericksen
Mary Steiée
Oral
Gard of Thanks For Kindness After Mother's Death
The children and grandchildren express sincere thanks to neighbors and friends for kindnesses during the loss of their mother Mrs Anna C Schmidt Especially the choir's services and the floral offerings Your sympathy will be remembered
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Anna C. Schmidt
Childran
Sugar beet crop eyed for larger acreage in Iowa
Sugar beet growers in northern Iowa plan to plant more land next year after a record yield this season. Yields run about thirteen tons per acre with prices around 5.59 dollars per ton. Analysts anticipate wholesale sugar prices in October through December will influence grower bonuses as today’s price is at a record low.
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Iowa
Public School Notes Declamatory Contest Winners Named
The annual home declamatory contest was held in the opera house on Friday night November 20. Winners include Oratorical Immigrant Speaks by Hilda Miter Dramatic The Triumph of Innocence by Alice Dieters and Humorous Jane by Clara Bergman. Debating topics and material requests for the ownership question are discussed as students prepare for future competition. The football season closes with a game against Dan ig Held. operetta report to follow next week.
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Hilda Miter
Alice Dieters
Jane
Clara Bergman
Wineners
Mngle
Sioxx
My, Mann
Verti
Note to Professor Smylie About Ear Length
A mother writes a satirical note to Professor Smylie regarding her youngest son. She jokes that the professor pulled his left ear until it lengthened and asks him to pull the right ear for a while, signed as the mother’s request.
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Smylie
State News And Comments From Eight Years Of Land Bank
The Medersl From Land Bank has operated eight years in Omaha with activity in ka, South Dakota. Foreclosures total two, one for tax inability. Fayette county farm bureau votes $300 reward for arrest of chicken thieves, funded by two $2 checks per member, effective after 300 signatures. Department of Agriculture warns on labeled Sorghum with glued labels claiming producer names. State crop estimates place Iowa corn yield at 477,000,000 bushels, some claim 508,000,000. J A Tracy reports 283 town dwellings and 408 farm dwelling losses to fire this year, totaling 1,311,250 dollars. spontaneous combustion and oily rags cited as major causes.
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Medersl
Land Bank
Omaha
South Dakota
Farm Bureau of
Fayette County
Department of Agriculture
Gover Ent Staticians
Lewa
Dante Pierce
J. A. Tracy
Ehenaran
Lightning Rods Urged After Barn and Elevator Losses
Mr Tracy emphasizes lightning rods after 79 farm barns, valued at 187000 dollars, were struck without protection. Elevators suffered 380000 dollars in losses for the same reason, all without rods. Insurance firms often overlook the rods, despite their proven efficiency.
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Tracy
Let’s Get Together Civic Pride Boosts Community Growth
Citizens urged to support local merchants and share prosperity to strengthen the town. Emphasizes buy local, divide trade among residents, and mutual benefit for lower costs as the community grows through collective effort.
Trials of a Homesteader in the Postwar West
After the Civil War Charles H Morrill and his young wife trek west by covered wagon to Iowa. They face household ruin water leaks and debt as crops fail and they endure homemade garments before cows, goats, and a partial sale of land shift their fortunes toward eventual success.
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Charles H. Morrill
Towa
Morrill
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G. W. Pitts
E. & Scholtener
Carl Wissink
Martin Company
J. A. “Sorgdrager
Bynes Fraiz
M.H. Sorenson
JH Beekman
Kings Bank of Fan Diepen Uly
Harry L. Morgan
Mazella
Morgan
University of Town
University
Plymouth Rock
the State BaNk of
Owa
Public
Danig
Ais v HM
Joss
Albertus
Janet
Gus
A. M. Schutz
Chiropractic
Roch, Vailes
FEM
PIRST
National Bank
Rock Valley, Iowa
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