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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1929
Page
11
A fragmented want ad column lists items for sale and farm stock including furniture such as a sideboard kitchen cabinet sewing machine dining room set chairs and other articles. It notes contact details at multiple addresses in Iowa with items like Poland China bears Holstein cows winter apples and spring boars for sale along with prices and seller names.
Mrs. C. B. Johnson met friends in Marshalltown while visitors from Forest City came over Sunday. A baby named Eugene Clarence was born to Clarence Hovade on October 19. Harriette Lura visited Bertha Lura in Ames. Forest City residents Oliver and Herbert Cole visited here Sunday. Walter McGee of Gisodell and Albert Twedt with James Werkin from Hector Minn. visited this week. Albert Christian of Elmore Minn visited his mother Julia Christian. Oscar Twedt traveled to Rochester Minn to see Mrs Tweet. Mabel Thorson, former local teacher now in Radcliffe, visited friends Sunday.
S. Rogenes of Crystal Lake visited Sunday at his son’s home. E. L. Anderson returned from a Minneapolis trip. Obed Pederson, a student at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls, spent the weekend at home. Several residents, including Mrs. Anna Fatland Huxley and Miss Esther Rod Arcadia, returned or visited relatives in Des Moines and nearby communities.
Andrew Axelton from Graettinger visits the Selts at their home this week while attending the church festival. He formerly worked as a blacksmith in Roland for many years.
Atty and Mrs. C. A. Smedal and Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Salem and families of Nevada were among the visitors here Sunday.
Christian Risdal came back from Newhall Iowa on Saturday after months spent with his children there.
OQ. S. Mathison and Mr. Kirkpatrick of Crystal Lake visited Sunday at the home of S. Mathison’s brother Mr. and Mrs. BE. H. Mathison.
Miss Theresa Evenson, a teacher in Council Bluffs, spent the weekend at her mother Mrs. John Evenson’s home.
Mrs. Julia Englebert of Conroy visited her daughter and family. Rebecca Johnson returned from a visit with her son in Marshalltown. Invitations are issued for the July wedding of Ella Erickson and Marion Peterson at Bergen church. Kanawha residents Garfield Halverson and family visited the Halverson and Wicks homes. A. C. Magnussen and son Max toured Marshalltown then Garwin on business. Charlesworth Samp son Levi traveled to Kiester Minnesota for a brief visit. Belmond’s Mrs. George Johnson and Marshalltown residents visited the Ferkin home. Henderson and Rasmussen of Story City visited O. S. Boyd’s home. Raleigh Carter with family and Allen Haitt of Moravia visited Lloyd Carter’s home.
Herbert Jacobson and Irwin Rosheim, students at Luther College Decorah, spent Saturday night at their homes here and returned Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Idso and family and Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Idso of Ferguson were guests Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ferkin.
Carroll, nine, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Quamn, fractured a bone in his arm last Thursday when he fell from a pony. Mr. and Mrs. Otis B. Anderson and their son from Slater visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Anderson, and Mr. and Mrs. Nels B. Anderson and daughter of Clarion.
Mrs J E Britson entertained many ladies at a Monday luncheon honoring her sister Mrs Walter Wagner of Belle Plaine who recently wed. Visitors from Forest City Cedar Rapids Bemidji Story City Ames McCallsburg and Huxley joined locals for the social event and family greetings during a weekend of visits.
Mr and Mrs Dan Risdal with Letha and Cornelius Risdal of Newhall Iowa visited the Risdal and Lewis Ellingson homes over Sunday and attended the dedication of the new church.
Mrs. Walter Wagner came back to her Belle Plaine home yesterday following a short stay with her sister Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Britson. Miss Hazel Omundson returned last Wednesday from Iowa City where she visited friends after attending the homecoming the previous Saturday.
L Shafland has a new double corn crib under construction on his farm three miles south of McCalsburg with Ole Hanson overseeing the work.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Smedal and daughter Georgia of Ottumwa visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Highland this week while attending meetings at Bergen church.
Lawrence Omundson a salesman for the Iowa Packing Co in Des Moines spent Sunday at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Lewis Omundson in a family visit during the weekend.
Mrs H J Skarshaug and Joel Sandren visited Ogden for a week’s end. Skarshaug hosted Bessie Eggland a teacher in Ogden schools. The Thompson family traveled to Napierville Illinois to see Golden Thompson a Seminary student. R C Sutton family from Des Moines and Bertha Durland of Marshalltown joined at the Risdal homes for Sunday dedication services.
Mr and Mrs In L Braaten Rev and Mrs Chas Fritz and Miss Gusta Braaten of Hayward Minn and Mr and Mrs W D Farnsworth and children of Waterloo were guests Sunday at Mrs A J Olson's home. Mr and Mrs Levi Halverson and family of Chicago visited the Halverson home for a few days before returning home.
Rev and Mrs G Smedal traveled from Minneapolis on Saturday to attend the dedication festival and visit their daughter Mr and Mrs C Q Highland. They returned home today. Mrs Bertha Quinsland of Eagle Grove arrived Friday for a few days with her sister Mrs Milo Halverson. Roy Taylor of Eagle Grove visited Sunday and returned home in the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul F Pederson hosted visitors including Atty B L Wick, Dick Koehler, Hileen and Lew Johnson of Cedar Rapids, Julia Englebert of Conroy, E K Martens family, P W Martens, Albert Tweet and sons Curtis and James Ferkin of Hector Minn, Vernon Steffen and infant, H A Steffen of Grundy Center, O R Solem Marilyn Ruth Ann Nevada, Corinne Tweet Iowa State Teachers College, at M O Ferkin home Sunday.
A neat appeal from C C Fagerland Barber Shop offers a mobile wagon stop for dry cleaning. Suits cleaned and pressed for 50 cents, dresses from 1.00, overcoats 1.00 and up with Tuesday and Friday pick up.
At a Monday fore noon meeting the Bergen congregation authorized its executive committee to advertise bids for the old church building. The sale allows keeping the church if used for that purpose. otherwise the buyer must raze the structure and salvage usable materials.
The Quam families received word that David Nitter died at 2 30 AM in Doran Minnesota. No cause given. He was a half brother of John Ed L Ee and W W Quam of this place and visited relatives here two years ago. Born at Norway UL June 8 1861 he was about 68 years old. None of his relatives could attend the funeral.
Lewis Hill Halleland, 69, died at his Forest City home Sunday night after a paralytic stroke. Funeral Tuesday at Immanuel church with Rev. J. A. M. Hinderlie officiating. Survived by his widow two sons Eric of Marshalltown and Rudd and a daughter Mrs C J Maben. He formerly lived in Story City and farmed in Winnebago county before moving to Forest City last year.
The annual Duroc Jersey boar sale at Lars Hougland near McCallsburg drew many buyers. Thirty boars sold at an average $38 with a top $62 paid by C. E. Kruger of Baxter. Dan Jacobson of Gilbert paid $53 for the second high and Elmer Bence of Collins $50 for the third. Mrs Hougland also sold 300 chickens for $320.75. Cols. C O Highland and R D McCord were the auctioneers.
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