Rock Valley Bee: Rev. George A. Roberts A Plow Pioneer
The Rock Valley Bee highlights Rev. George A. Roberts of Marathon Iowa who worked years in Hiro to teach natives farming with plows. He reports progress as natives shift from sticks to plows and now produce larger crops, reflecting his native state roots and past football fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Roberts
Lowa
Hiro
Fieré
Hat Stone
Rev
Roberts
Anes and Gras
Beas
Nine Foot Channel Surveys Planned by Wildlife School
McGregor based survey by Col Wilbur Willing of the army department outlines the nine foot channel proposal under the navigation act. It envisions dams and locks at sixteen points from Hastings Minnesota to Keokuk Iowa, with eight structures between Hastings and Prairie du Chien and others between Prairie du Chien and Quincy. An additional rock may be added near Keokuk as part of the present system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Wild Life School
McGregor
Wilbur Willing
Army Department
Hastings
Minn
Keokuk
Iowa
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Red Wing
Winona
Alma
le Crosse
Fountain City
Genoa
Lynxville
Praise du
Senator Brackhart Visits Tama Indians
Senator Smith W. Brackhart visited the Meskwaki Indians on the Tama reservation, meeting with Meskwaki leaders who welcomed him with talks of friendship and progress. He toured tribal lands, spoke of aid to Indigenous people, and shared lasting memories of the encounter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Youns Brat
Tama Reservation
C. M. Redards
Toledo
Smith W. Brookhart
Father
Washington
Senator Brackhart
Registration Tags Collected At Fayette County Fair
A survey recorded automobile registration tags on a single day at the Fayette County Fair Grounds in West Union. States represented include Alabama? (No), Altona, Colorado, Washington, Missouri, Indiana, West Virginia, Minnesota, New Jersey, Ohio, North Carolina, Texas, Nebraska, Wisconsin, and Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County Fair
West Union
Altona
Colorado
Washington
Missouri
Indiana
West Virginia
Minnesota
Jersey
Ohio
North Carolin
Texas
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Iowa
Summer Resorters at Iowa Lakes Area Census Data
A mid August survey among Summer Resorters in the West Okehoji Spirit Lake and surrounding lakes region reports 7 716 persons living in the area with 2400 automobiles and 1 055 houses within the lakes circle. The canvass covered the connecting lakes and towns around Spirit Lake and Fast Okehoji.
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West Okehoji
Spirit Lake
Okehoji
Stolen Watch Returned After Eight Years Case
Os Bailey of Waukon Iowa recounts a theft six years ago when he left home in the evening and the watch and eight dollars in cash were stolen from his old clothes in the house. He never heard from the stolen items, a note with the thief arrived by mail postmarked Hanlin Audubon County Iowa. The watch is damaged but repairable with a small stone.
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OS. Bailey
Waukon
Iowa
Wat Schaal
Ile
Hanlin
Audubon Couity
Police Dog Killed After Long Quest in Pocahontas County
A German police dog blamed for destroying livestock in Pocahontas County was tracked through cornfields by a posse of farmers and town residents. The animal, described as 5 ft. 9 in. long and weighing about 150 pounds, was shot after a lengthy pursuit, ending nearly two months of destruction estimated at $2000. Local residents celebrated the capture of the feared animal.
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Pocahontas County
Stonlit
Evergreen Grove
Brran Allen
Pocahontas
Stoulil Grove
Cornfield
Wesley £ Ek
James Dadg Jr
Dee
Widen
R. AL
Freeburg
New
Mexican Girl a Genius in Belmond Club Work
In Belmond Iowa a Mexican girl named Senerata Martha Cameroon, daughter of a sugar beet worker, impresses with weaving pillow covers on a crude loom and intricate freestyle fancy work. She crafts doll furniture from cardboard and toothpicks, weaves straw ribbons into wicker-like pieces, paints in cold and silver, and has completed several quilts and crocheting items.
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Belmond
Iowa
Senerata
Martha Cameroon
Martha
Water theft trials and small town life notes
Local notes describe Phil guarding his water supply against theft while neighbors cope with cold, coal shortages, and shifting work: outdoor band concerts and night shifts. a humorous tale of a hotel guest named O Toole and a window fall. scarecrow weather as Jack Frost nears. Rock Valley adds two mini golf courses and a new course between a gas station and a garage.
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Rock Valley
Bill
Owen
Louis Dall
Standard Oil
Optimistic Thought Popular Sovereignty Theme
A brief reflection on popular sovereignty and its enduring link to power and governance. The piece emphasizes optimism about collective self-rule and the fountain of power arising from united citizen action and thoughtful leadership.
Sioux County School Notes Distinctive Page Updates
Sioux County notes report Lincoln No 1 hosting a late September meeting for teachers requiring certs by Oct 1 and urging sure certificates. Hawarden High dominates Beresford 44 0 while Orange City struggles. institute set for Sept 29 30 at Orange City High. Notables include Supt Morford Treton and Dr. Parker Drake University. Orange City Dramatic Club to perform New Brooms. institute details and attendance urged for all Sioux County teachers and boards.
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Hawarden High Stheol
Beresford
Hawarden
la Champoushin
Orange City
Cleghorn
Orange Ci
Morford
Treton
Filmert
Sio Center
Bw Sones
Alton
Siony Center
Institute For
Sioux County
Ma. D. Port
Prin
Technical High School
Owvaha
Arthur Bennet
Des Moines
Jessie M. Parker
Aliss Tene Hireh
Drake Cuive
Henry Te Paske
Sions Center
Hilkena
Joe Whiting
Tucle Joe
Arnding
Columbia University
Miss Hirsh
Uncle Joe
Devil
Art Beachers
Porter
Baes
Tayior College
Chas. H. Tye
Institute
OAML
Tye
Sioux Center News Items of Local Visits and Travel
Miss Hilda Janson of Shelton visited Sioux Center friends on the fifth day of the week. Mr. and Mrs. John Boerink and Antoinette Vander Ploeg drove to Le Mars Sunday. Miss Eda Kroon underwent an appendicitis operation on Wednesday. Elizabeth and Bernice Borewan left for Ames to enroll at Long State College on Monday. Garret Vander Kamp drove to Steen Minnesota on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. E. Haze were visitors in Sioux City Friday. Roy, George, Henry and John De Boer and family spent Saturday at the Spencer Fair. The Dick Wissink family of Hull were Sioux Center visitors Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. L. Vander Berg, who visited the A. Van Beek home at Westfel, North Dakota, returned Saturday. A. Van Reekhaare and son Willie motored to Marion South Dakota this week.
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Sioux. Center
Hilda Janson
Shelton
Friends
Sioux Center
John Boerink
Antoinette ‘Vander Ploeg
le Mars
Eda Kroon
Elizabeth
Bernice “Borewan
Ames
Long State College
Garret Vander Kamp
Steen
Minn
E. Haze
Sioux City
Messers Roy
George
Henry
John de Boer
Spencer Fair
Dick Wissink
Hull
Siow Center
Specks Squids Reach Rock Valley Nine Years Ago
Fragmented lines recount a character named Speck with odd remarks about returning home. The dialogue mentions chicken statistics and a roost, with Aunt Caro reacting to the notion of coming home, suggesting a minor, quirky scene from a local piece.
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Rock Valley
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Siqux County
Lincoln
Small Tone Newspaper
Caroline
Capoi
Diz
Yar
Home Bakery
Acgme Dray
John Vander Poel
Viick Hast Hayden
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