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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1929
Page
8
The Iowa State Fair drew a near half million attendees and posted a clear profit around 50,000 dollars. Estimated receipts ran about 375,000 dollars with expenses near 30,000. Improvements will eat into the remainder, but funds should cover next year’s fair if held.
A dog belonging to Thomas Wertz of Knoxville wandered to the B and Q depot in Knoxville and rode the Des Moines train by mistake. Passengers alerted the conductor. the dog was later returned to Knoxville that evening after being fed and watered by staff. The Wertz family did not know where the dog had been that night.
Philman Larsen near Elgin discovers bald eagle nest and captures two eaglets. He turns them over after learning the birds are protected under the Migratory Bird Act. The custodian at Bever Park Cedar Rapids accepts the birds to add to the park collection amid concerns over poultry depredations nearby.
Grinnell glove factory is contracted to furnish 59 468 pairs of gloves for the war department. Work begins immediately with completion target by October 10th. Contract total is $100 000. Soldiers’ uniforms to switch from khaki to blue gray cloth to match new colors.
The U S Bureau reports that during the period under review five percent of redded buildings were destroyed, with Iowa noting fires and a total of 503 unredded structures destroyed. Burned property valued at 87,979 dollars and unredded property valued at 1,060,665 dollars. The chance of redded buildings being destroyed estimated at 1 percent and unredded at 5 percent.
Mrs Mary A Nelson of Hancock Minn sues the National Accident Society for 5000 over a policy taken fourteen days before Mrs Abr St Amour was choked and beaten to death in her Sioux City hotel. A roomer was held but released for lack of evidence. he later became insane and is in a state hospital.
Jake Van Voorst underwent an appendectomy at Hull hospital last Saturday. Mr and Mrs H E Franken left for Holland Michigan to continue studies at Western Seminary, joining Mr and Mrs John Aberson of Hull. Families De Zeeling and Garret de Bey visited Wessilink in Perkins. misses Geraldine and Inez De Gooyer spent Friday in LeMars. Mice Van t Hof teaching in Sioux Center visited Hull. Lena Rensink visited her stepmother Mrs C Ross in Hull Thursday. Wim De Broyn and wife returned from a trip to Pella and Wyke.
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