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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1930
Page
5
Market quotations from local dealers at eight this morning cover grain and animal products. Corn No 8 shelled oats No 3 white butter creamery eggs No 1 No 2 poultry prices list heavy hens over 4 lbs light hens leghorns stags cocks ducks and geese with discounted rates for exceptionally thin diseased or full crop poultry.
The church under Pastor M. O. Sumstad schedules Confirmation class next Saturday at 10, Sunday School at 10, Bible Classes at 10, and Boy Scout meetings Thursdays at the school. Palm Sunday English service at 11 with sermon Crown Him Lord of All, choir and vocal solos. Norwegian service Monday at 8 with Jesus in Gethsemane meditation.
The Holy Week schedule lists Rev T Thornham as speaker with Anthem by the Women's Chorus and various Holy Communion services on Holy Thursday and Good Friday at East Church. Choir and Ladies Aid activities are noted, with multiple meetings and rehearsals through April. The Young People's Social gathers on April 23.
The Northeast Ladies Aid meets this afternoon at the church parlors with Mrs. K. J. Héli as hostess. A Lenten service in Norwegian at 8 PM features a message titled Frelse for alle. Confirmation class, Helping Hand society, Sunday School, and Bible classes are scheduled. Rev. Tjornham will speak Thursday at 8 PM during Holy Week joint meetings with Bergen church. Friday 11 AM Norwegian language Communion.
Home agent C A Fagerland promotes cleaning services with hats cleaned and blocked for 75 cents and suits for 50 cents. Wagon delivery available Tuesdays and Fridays by the Waterloo Laundry Co. Read the Roland Record ads.
G A Cole bought Olavus O Dondowe's Chalmers Detroit touring car for use in his livery and pleasure. A K Helvig returned from Mylo North Dakota with a team of gray ponies for his children. The 1909 1910 lecture course closed with Geo W Thompson on The Trial of Jesus from a Legal Standpoint. O J Tweet builds a barn near town for his son J O Tweet to reside. O M Anenson bought a six cylinder 50 horsepower Mitchell touring car in Webster City. Torvald Gaard returned home after ten years away in the U S Navy. Carpenters are erecting a belfry for Trinity church on Main Street. T S Erickson sold 81 acres in Warren township for 2500 to the Nels Nelson estate.
Thirty years ago the town council held its regular session electing J. H. Jondall as mayor Ed R. Grove as recorder John J. Stokka as treasurer M. Rod as assessor Ben Swenson and H. Jandall as councilmen The group were sworn in and began their terms Irene Harndon died at age 22 in Milford township from appendicitis Her parents were Mr and Mrs John P Harndon John Quam bought the O A Guam farm in Section 1 A local class of twelve will extend study by a year with six delaying graduation Dr Rice drives a new team of black geldings purchased from Mike Erickson Elias Wide bought land from Mike Erickson between Salem and the Eide restaurant for a new restaurant building
The report lists cows including Ethel owned by Mr Brandt with 1584 pounds milk and 82.4 fat, Mond owned by Theo Lund with 2226 milk and 73.5 fat, Lady owned by C J Holland with 1609 milk and 70.8 fat, and Daisy owned by K P Tei with 1817 milk and 69 fat. Of 292 cows in milk, 92 produced over 40 pounds and 37 over 50 pounds of fat for the month amid silage feeding among 14 of 26 members.
The Story No. 1 Cow Testing Association reports 338 cows from 26 herds tested in March, averaging 842 pounds of milk and 30.3 pounds of fat with 13 herds at 30 pounds fat or more. Four herds topped 40 pounds fat, led by Carl H. Brandt and Brandt Bros. Lizzie the famed Brandt Holstein leads with 1681 pounds milk and 71.8 pounds fat for March.
An Iowa Story County bank cashier Eli N. Nelson swears to a financial statement truthfully. The oath is sworn April 8 1930 before Notary Public Lewis Levi with directors N E Waugh Oscar E B Tweet and E B Christian attesting.
Florence Quam teaches at Shady Lawn School where Jeanette Henderson won fourth in county spelling. Miss Quam took students to Kamrar for the contest. twenty earned evening spelling. Absences due to illness, seventh grade preparing for May County exams. Easter baskets and posters by lower grades. Gladys Cole visited last Thursday. Exams held Thursday and Friday.
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