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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1929
Page
8
John Ver Wey died suddenly at his Rock Valley home at 2:30 am Thursday after stomach troubles. He was 66 years old and had worked as a foreman, described as quiet and industrious. He married October 26 to Hattie De Great and leaves a surviving spouse and relatives.
A fragmented note from Kansas City Clarinda references a person once titled editor and banker who never attended school. The text hints at a life of achievements and mentions Mitchell, publishing work, and authorship, but details are unclear due to the damaged OCR.
Sweep the banks in newest alga.
Hudson sponsored a community Chautauga featuring a musical revue on Friday, a one act comedy with a Black and White Minstrel Show on Saturday, and speeches by George W. Nash of Yankton College and Senator Mangus Johnson of Minnesota Sunday. The event drew strong local turnout and praise for Hudson’s initiative.
Cities Service Company purchased the holdings of Big Four Oil Company, headquartered at Sheldon, and assumed possession Friday. The deal includes lease or purchase options for four service stations at Sheldon, Greenville, Grove and Montgomery, with additional stations at Sanhorn, Primghar, Ev iy, Montgomery, Greenville, Webb, Lilyn Grove, Sioux Rapids, and Doon. The Big Four, organized by eleven Sheldon men eleven years ago, grew into a major northwest Iowa independent oil firm.
Town council of Rock Valley Iowa invites bids to build cement sidewalks on both sides of Tripp Avenue from Gault Street to Mitchell Street. Specs call four inches thick four feet wide with mix of one part cement to five parts sand. Bids due 6 PM September 10, 1920, in Town Hall. The town reserves right to reject any or all bids.
Rock Valley joins 42 applications for the Sioux City Tribune Class B baseball tournament with a $1,000 prize. Sept 12 to 15 coincide with Hospitality Week as Sioux City retailers host customers. Drawings Sept 7 will select teams: Orange City Alton Rock Valley Plymouth County All-Stars Thurston Ponca Newcastle Bancroft. Rock Valley fans urged to declare identity and hometown for drawing power.
In Poweshick county, workers used 850 pounds of dynamite to create a four foot deep by ten foot wide ditch along 70 rods of road. Mrs. McMurray of Bro 3 witnessed the blasting which moved seven hundred cubic yards of dirt in under a minute, costing $228.
Fr Jr. Moffet recalls a 1909 hitching rack controversy in Qldora echoed across Iowa communities. J H Merrick, then street commissioner, ordered a force to remove posts and preserve the chain for reuse. Critics warned of injunctive action, yet the posts were removed and the city headquarters stored the chain. The street widening later changed queries from hitching to parking cars.
The Ladies Aid society of the Christian church in Minburs Dallas county has provided noon meals weekly for thirty years. This year threshing crews were fed alongside locals, with 1,130 threshers and 460 women and children served over thirteen days. After expenses, the church budget gained 565 in proceeds.
Doonjand area notes show visitors from Oregon and Sioux Falls. Public School opens with J Van derbrink as superintendent and staff including Lois Miller, James Larson, Sylvia Arends, Frieda Lademan, Mina Scholten, Edythe Visser. Grace Scholten to Denver for college, Teresa Sehultz to Sioux City to teach next year. Al Schollen of Omaha visits. Andrew Kloorstad and Hazel in Rock Valley. Dr. E J Bild buys a Chevrolet sedan from Kersbergen Auto Co. local residents and travelers cited.
Christian School of Rock Valley held a rally day in the city park Monday. A large crowd attended the sale with proceeds over 700 dollars to help defray school expenses. Livestock items especially goats and pigs were offered. three busses transport students and a new principal, D Grassman, leads teachers Miss Marie Doeksen Miss Van Dyke and Miss Hubers.
The Peace Lutheran Church of Plato Township invites members and friends to a two-service mission festival on September 5 with English and German services at 10:00 AM and 2:30 PM. Rev. A Schempp and Rev. B H Jahr will speak. dinner follows in the church basement. Pastor A G Bretthauer extends a cordial welcome.
Mr. and Mrs. F. J Heisig will observe their fiftieth wedding anniversary on Tuesday September 10 and be at home to friends from 2 39 to 4 30 PM and 7 06 to 9 00 PM. They invite friends to their home to celebrate the occasion.
B F Elis travels to Greely Col to be at brother Dr Bury Ells bedside. Several locals return from Iowa visits with family and health updates. Fishing strong on Rock, catfish weigh nearly a hundred pounds. Local jewelers attend Omaha convention.
Eldora Iowa resident Sherm Needhim notes frequent tropical fruit deliveries from Pacific coast and bananas in 52 car trains move toward Minneapolis. Yet vast Iowa grain and livestock trains also speed toward major market centers to feed local needs and export abroad.
Rock Valley and Fairview bands present a joint concert at Rock Valley public school grounds on Thursday evening September 12. Crowds from last year are expected and children’s entertainment will be provided on the playground with lighting. Refreshment stands will be available. Remember the date and place. It promises to be semi concert.
A Farmers Union association meeting will be held at the Opera House in Rock Valley Monday evening at 3 00 o clock. The public is invited. Officers and delegates to State and County conventions will be elected. State President Milo Reno will speak at Sioux Center Thursday Sept 12 at 1 00 o clock.
The Rock Valley public school opened Monday for the year's work with bright prospects. All teachers were in place to begin, enrollment started with 42 students in the first morning, and seven new teachers joined the staff as the term commenced.
Fred W. Hil of Hamburg, Fre mont County, describes how southwestern towns strip blue grass seed. Rane and Benton used ten stripping machines to gather seed from about 500 acres, shipping over 4000 bushels. Two machines run at once with a purpose built main frame. harvest lasts about nine days and does not harm the grass for other uses.
Sheriff Gregsen and GC C Phelps of Poweshiek County organize county wide vigilance. They provide every telephone operator with the local vigilante group list plus home numbers and addresses. Operators must alert others if a robbery occurs and share details to locate the bandits.
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