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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1929
Page
7
Record office inquiry seeks a reliable used bicycle. For sale two milking strain Short horn bull calves one white and one yean Henry Cole seeks buyers or information for the calves with payment terms to be arranged locally.
Henry Alvestad bought a new Chevrolet sedan. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Sorem on Thursday August 15. Other milestones include births to Mr. and Mrs Herman Hovick and to Mr. and Mrs Leonard Osmundson. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs J Egenes of Renwick and Mr. and Mrs J Rutherford of Minneapolis. A baseball game between Roland’s younger and older players is slated at Erickson Park with no admission. Evan Eliassen and family visited here and later headed to Spring Grove Minnesota where he serves as school superintendent.
Mr and Mrs J C Olson and son Lester visited Clear Lake for a few days with Mrs Olson s family. Mrs Marshall Hanson traveled to Buffalo Center Iowa and Lake Crystal Minnesota. Mrs Agatha Tweet and J C Tweet visited Minneapolis Duluth and Dallas Wisconsin. The Sheldahl and Ada Bartlett from Des Moines called at the Grove home. Margaret Olson trips to Minneapolis after a Donnelly office vacation. P A Olson editor and Raimond de Roulet visited yesterday. E W Olson returned from Minneapolis after visiting five steps. Bert Olson and Harris Twedt of Forest City visited. Christine Twedt accompanied them home. Salem church Ladies Aid luncheon at S H Frederickson cleared 32 33 for parsonage fund. Reuben Herbert and Carroll Jacobson visited Iowa City. Erickson hosting others at dinner. Herman Knudtson and family returned from Forest City and northern Iowa trips. L L Braaten and son Roland of Hayward Minnesota visited en route to Chicago. Grain Belt Threshing crew and families enjoyed a Lake Como picnic celebrating threshing finish.
Mr and Mrs Albert Hanson from Two Harbors Minnesota visited the Carl Tesdall and Mrs K Q Highland homes on Monday and left yesterday for Slater and Des Moines before returning home.
The Donhowe Motor Co recently delivered new Ford vehicles to Mrs. Clara Cole and Herman Johnson southeast of town, and a standard coupe to Herman Tweet.
Relatives here received notice of the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Swasand in Vincent. Mrs Swasand formerly Miss Beatrice Hammersland of this community.
Rev. and Mrs. Theodore Rodsater with daughters Ingeborg and Thora and son Richard returned to their Hills Minnesota home Friday after a brief visit with Dr. and Mrs. E. I. Rosheim.
Mrs Martin Moe entertained sixteen ladies last Thursday afternoon in honor of her sister Miss Lillian Quamn who is returning to Los Angeles Cal this week.
Ole Christopherson reports his daughter Mrs. M P Winters and Mr Winters have returned from Minnesota to Storm Lake where they will both resume teaching this year. Also visiting briefly were Mr and Mrs Hermert Flogstad Miss Dora Flogstad and Oliver Baxter of Mission Texas en route home after visiting relatives at Hazel South Dakota.
Mgr. and Mrs. C. T. Sevde and Mrs. Olaus Hereim of Graettinger visited the Evans Bros. home last week. Miss Anna Hereim of Graettinger accompanied them and stayed for an indefinite period.
Mrs. Thor Thorson and daughter Alvina returned to Blue Earth after visiting the Evans brothers. Miss Betsey Evans and Tom Evans accompanied them for the Blue Earth visit. Beatrice Eliassen, who summered with the Evans family, left for Northfield and then Birmingham to join Birmingham College faculty.
The Bergen Ladies Aid society plans a birthday party next Thursday at the schoolhouse to mark the group’s fiftieth anniversary. Men are invited and donations will go to the organ fund. The Bergen parsonage ice cream social raised 104.60 for the organ fund, with thanks to donors and the orchestra players Florence Quain, Walter Peterson, Merle Johnson, Bervin Johnson, Harold Hegland, and Clarence Erickson.
Mrs C W Pond and her daughter Leota returned from an eight day Yellowstone Park trip as part of the Wallaces Farmer tour from Des Moines. The tour included about 200 people, several stops, and side drives by Chambers of Commerce in northern route cities.
Levi Halverson of Chicago visited Thursday at his mother Mrs Lars Halver and other relatives. He left for Chicago yesterday with his wife and children Leroy Jordan and Lillian who had stayed several weeks, joined by his brother Cariel Halverson who will stay or go there for an indefinite period.
Wier Nelson George Cowan and Arlen Nelson of Des Moines were visitors here Sunday. They returned in the evening with Irwin Nelson who has been visiting at the home of Mr and Mrs 0 G Tweet. Wier Nelson has rented out his business in Des Moines and is moving to Iowa City with his family to operate a meat market.
The Farm Bureau office compiled records and sent brands with each farmer name and address who ordered a tattoo iron in the past 12 months. Those who bought irons elsewhere must notify the Live Stock Commissioner and provide their brand.
Mr and Mrs Oscar E Tweet Mr and Mrs Eli N Nelson and family Mr and Mrs L Shafland Sanford Lydia and John Shafland from this place and Mr and Mrs T O Hegland and family of McCalisburg went to Omaha Neb Saturday for a Sunday Larson family reunion in which the late Mrs S C Hegland belonged.
The Story County Farm Bureau reports a new packer rule requiring all hog creamers applying for the 10 cents per ewt premium to have brands registered. The move aims to curb abuse by non entitled claimants and protect producers who raise and feed hogs. Live Stock Commissioner H. R. Smith says major packers, likely excluding Armour, will continue paying the premium if brands are registered, with Armour possibly reconsidering after registration.
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