Conference of Pastors Here in Bergen Iowa District
The Iowa District Pastoral Conference of the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America will be held at Bergen church November 17 to 19. Sessions include sermons, Bible hours, addresses, and a communion service with public attendance invited. Over a hundred pastors from Iowa and southern territory are expected. Rev. M. O. Sumstad leads local hosting with meals and lodging arranged.
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Iowa
Norwegian Lutheran Church of America
Bergen Church
Texas
M. O. Sumstad
Ladies and Societies
H. C. Holm
Eagle Grove
J. A. M. Hinderlie
Forest City
W. B. Scarvie
Story City
Liddle
Charlotte Cole
C. M. Granskou
John Hoifield
Sullivan
W. B. Searvie
Northeast Ladies Aid
Iowa District Pastoral Conference
OFFICERS HAVE SCHOOL AT NEVADA FOR PEACE OFFICERS
Local attendees at a peace officers school in Nevada last week included Leonard J. Larson Oscar E. Twedt O S Eggland O M Grove Jeffrey M. son and Ed Osmundson Myr Twedt chair of Story County board spoke on Our Co operation Other speakers were former sheriff R W Nebergall W J Cure Ames police chief and Atty C H Hall of Nevada
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School For Peace Officers
Nevada
Leonard J. Larson
Oscar E. Twedt
O. S. Eggland
O. M. Grove
Jeffrey Michaelson
Ed Osmundson
Myr. Twedt
Story County Board of Supervisors
R. W. Nebergall
W. J. Cure
Ames
Atty. C. H. Hall
Remodel Rooms At Story County State Bank
The bank undertakes upstairs remodeling to create additional office space by dividing the large assembly room into several smaller rooms suitable for offices.
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Story County State Bank
Hair cuts reduced in Roland barber shops
Local consensus favors price cuts to align with Nevada and Ames as barber shops in Roland advertise haircuts at 26 cents per style. C A Fagerland Halverson and Humphrey advertise the new rates.
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Roland
Nevada
Ames
C. A. Fagerland, Halverson & Humphrey
Bergen Ladies Aid Dinner and Sale Total
The Bergen Ladies Aid held its annual dinner and sale at the parish house yesterday, raising a total of $196.75 with $75.80 from dinner and $120.95 from the sale of articles.
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Bergen Ladies Aid Society
Club Reorganized With New Officers Named
The Iota Phi Phi club reorganized and met Tuesday evening with Mrs. Andrew Alvestad secretary treasurer and Mrs. E N Waugh president.
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Iota Phi Phi
Andrew Alvestad
Alvestad
E N. Waugh
Brother Died After Hernia Operation In Des Moines
H I Auestad of Slater died at Iowa Lutheran hospital Des Moines Friday morning aged 83 after a strangulated hernia operation. He had long resided in the county's south part. The Bethlehem Lutheran church in Slater held his funeral Sunday afternoon with attendees from here including Mr. and Mrs. C O Highland Mr. and Mrs E O Highland Mrs E O Highland and Ed Highland.
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H. I. Auestad
Slater
K. O. Highland
Iowa Lutheran Hospital
Des Moines
Auestad
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
C. O. Highland
E. O. Highland
Ed Highland
Drake Bets Drake Meets Cyclones In Ames Showdown
Cyclones and Bulldogs prepare for a long standing clash in Ames as Drake seeks to overturn three straight upsets by Iowa State. General admission is 1.50 with reserved seats at 2.00.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Drake University
Cyclones
Bulldogs
Drake
Iowa State
George Veenker
Married at Hans Hauskens place in 1901
Frank Webster of Radcliffe wed Lena Hauskens at the Hans Hauskens place on Thursday. The Howard election passed quietly with 232 votes five of which were Democrats and Prohibitionists. Marion Rankin bought Chris Ullstad's barber shop. The Bank of Huxley was robbed by nitroglycerin with $750 taken. Milford township gains a rural telephone line linking the county infirmary and six farmers. H E Myrah and party left for Water Town to view land. Roland residents attended Ole Olson at the Odeon in Marshalltown.
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Hans Hauskens
Frank Webster
Radcliffe
Lena Hauskens
Howard
Marion Rankin
Chris Ullstad
Bank of Huxley
Milford Township
H. E. Myrah
Tom Thorson
Eli Lura
Henry Stole
O. O. Levi
Watertown
S. C
Roland
Marshalltown
Ole Olson
Odeon
Local deals reshuffle farms and businesses in 1911
O M Anenson sells the canning factory to H C Nessa of Forest City and gains a 140 acre Linn county farm. O T Hanson buys 100 acres once held by A J Severson at Erickson gate. Depot stays open evenings with a lamp added. S T Rasmusen and J O Josendal buy fixtures to open a meat market in the Thompson building. The McCallsburg Tribune is revived with editor Chas H Beach.
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0. M. Anenson
H. C. Nessa
Forest City
Linn County
O. T. Hanson
A. J. Severson
Erickson
J. O. Josendal
Thompson Building
McCallsburg Tribune
Chas
H. Beach
Ro land Community Club Holds November Meeting
The Ro land Community Club met at the schoolhouse with President C A Fagerland presiding. Loren Rosheim’s Syncopators opened the program followed by a business session approving a Christmas street decorative committee led by S A Ericson Jos Hoversten and J O Josendal. Barber price cuts to 25 cents were announced to meet regional competition. Reverend C E Lockinghill of Nevada spoke on his eastern travels before adjournment and a luncheon.
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Roland Community Club
C. A. Fagerland
Rosheim
Loren Rosheim
S. A. Ericson
Jos. Hoversten
J. O. Josendal
A. E. Humphrey
C. E. Lockinghill
Nevada
Mrs Skogerboe Died in Story City at 62
Mrs P N Skogerboe of Story City former resident died at her home Wednesday after long illness aged 62. Funeral held at home and Bethel Lutheran church Story City with burial in Story City cemetery. Survived by husband seven children including Mrs Theodore Frandsen and Mrs Arthur Knudsen of Story City, Mrs Henry Matson Norman Skogerboe of Mylo North Dakota Sherman Skogerboe of Radcliffe and Ernest and Irene at home.
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P. N. Skogerboe
Story City
Bethel Lutheran Church
Theodore Frandson
Arthur Knudson
Henry Matson
Norman Skogerboe
Mylo, N. D
Sherman Skogerboe
Radcliffe
Ernest and
Irene
Legion and 40 and 8 Meet Tonight at School House
The November meeting of the American Legion post is set for this evening in the school house. The Story County Vulture of the 40 and 8 will also gather at the same location. A remark about the cost of fish per pound and gardening effort appears in the edition as a humorous aside from the South Bend News-Times.
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Amican Legion Post
Story County
South Bend
Local paper urged as first subscription choice
A compact call to readers to prioritize supporting their home newspaper over other state papers, noting the local paper costs little per year and should be paid before any external subscriptions.
War Veterans Hold Second Annual Reunion at Waterloo
Veterans of the 1383rd Ambulance Company met for their second annual reunion at the Russell Lamson hotel in Waterloo over the weekend. The unit, organized in Roland in 1917 by Dr. R W Smith, later moved to Waterloo and Camp Cody, New Mexico, and plans Armistice Day reunions each year. Delegates from Roland included C C Helvig Andrew Alvestad Lars J Skromme Arnold L Sevde and Milford Britson with Otis B Anderson of Slater and O R Solem of Nevada also attending.
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1383Rd Ambulance Company
Russell-Lamson Hotel
Waterloo
Roland
R. W. Smith
Massachusetts
Camp Cody
N. Mex
C. C. Helvig
Andrew Alvestad
Lars J. Skromme
Arnold L. Sevde
Milford Britson
Otis B. Anderson
Slater
O. R. Solem
Nevada
Audubon Man Killed in Rock Island Crash Near Adel
Donald Shingledecker 28 of Audubon was killed when his paving truck collided with a Rock Island train near Adel. He worked for John P. Abramson Construction of Des Moines, was engaged to Sadie Sandvig, and had studied medicine at the State University of Iowa. Funeral held in Audubon as Sadie Sandvig traveled from Shipley to learn of the tragedy. Local attendees included E. J. Sandvig, Hazel Omundson, and H. M. Bakka.
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Donald Shingledecker
Audubon
Rock Island
Adel
John P. Abramson Construction Company
Des Moines
Shingledecker
Sadie Sandvig
Sandvig
Arrest Here After Isle City Sheriff and Marshal Escort Suspect
Sheriff J. R. Hattery and Marshal Leonard Larson arrested a man two miles east of town Saturday night after stopping a car containing six gallons of alcohol and other liquor. Leonard Homme, 24, from South Dakota, was taken into custody while another occupant fled through a corn field. In the arrest, Sheriff Hattery injured his arm and remains bandaged.
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J. R. Hattery
Leonard Larson
Leonard Homme
South Dakota
Hattery
Josendal Meat Market plans winter Sunday closures
The meat market will close on Sundays during the winter months. Patrons needing extra meat on Sunday mornings should call J. O. Josendal Iver J. Norem or Amos F. Quam for arrangements.
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J. O. Josendal
Iver J. Norem
Amos F. Quam
Josendal Meat Market
Church Sunday Services and Activities Schedule
The church holds Sunday School and Bible classes at 10, English language service with Holy Communion at 11, sermon on the resurrection from Luke 20 27 40. Guests may announce to the pastor. Prayer meeting Thursday 7 30. Confirmation class Saturday 10. Choir Monday. Ladies Aid hosts Mrs Olson Sanford Olson Julius Wilson Ben Stevens. Annual Ladies Aid sale and dinner on Thanksgiving Day.
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Ladies Aid’ Society
L. M. Olson
Sanford Olson
Julius Wilson
Ben Stevens
Ladies Aid
Sunday School and Bible Classes At Bergen Lutheran
The Bergen Lutheran Church announces Sunday School at 10 o clock with emphasis on parent involvement and regular attendance. Bible classes at 10 o’clock and 11 for Pastor's class and Foreign Mission Sunday follow. Holy Communion and Go To Church Day highlighted. Various church groups meet weekly with a large program including an upcoming pastoral conference.
Iowa corn husking contest draws thousands near Roland
The Story County Home event attracted attendees from across the state. Lee Carey of Laurel Marshall county champion won the Husking contest with E. H. Hendricks of Grundy Center as runner-up. They go to Grundy Center for the national meet. In the women’s division Mrs. Lloyd Halverson husked 521 pounds in 80 minutes and won, living three miles north of Roland on a Radcliffe route.
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Story County
Roland
Lee Carey
Laurel
Marshall County
E. H. Hendricks
Grundy Center
Iowa
Lloyd Halverson
Halverson
Hamilton County
United Ladies Aid Contributes To Beloit Children Home
The Beloit Childrens Home receives a yearly contribution from the United Ladies Aid Society of west of Roland. Members donated new sewing items including five pajamas, eight dresses, 14 tea towels, 60 handkerchiefs and more. Cash gift of $45 accompanied the articles. Officers are President Mrs. Sam Alne and Secretary Mrs. Sherman Larson.
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United Ladies Aid Society
Roland
Beloit Childrens Home
Beloit
Iowa
Sam Alne
Sherman Larson
Collision damages two vehicles at McCallsburg corner
Henry Alvestad’s Chevrolet sedan and S Land Hollland’s light truck were damaged in a Thursday afternoon collision at the South street corner by the S S Boring residence in McCallsburg. No injuries were reported.
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Henry Alvestad
S. Holland
McCallsburg
S. S. Boring
South Street
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H T. Hegland
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L. J. Wicks
W. T. Wierson
John Jondall
Jacob Twedt
Eli Jacobson
B. Kilstoffe
Women’s Missionary Federation
Ellsworth
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Hiram Twedt
Orville Twedt
Priscilla
Margaret Twedt
Sylvia Berge
Edith Rasmusen
Charlotte Hegland
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