25 Aug 1899
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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1899
Page
1
Summary of local happenings includes Lennon saloonkeeper fined under liquor law with half remitted by justice, and various calls on community figures. Residents and visitors such as DeBooy, Vande Steeg, Lohs, and Sluis attended events. St. Cloud MN trips, horse sales, political drift, and social gatherings noted.
Community notices report Boydel's Bee Buzzes act set up behind the saloon as a new tent venture. Walter Van der Wall and family move to Tail Wednesday for work at Schoeman Bros. lumber yard. Various local movements include ministers traveling for church events and several residents visiting Sheldon and Sioux Falls area.
The notice invites all to attend the fair on September 20 21 and 22 praising past value and promising better entertainment each day. It invites free admission for all children under 15 and urges families to visit for day trips or longer stays.
The First Annual Rock Valley District Fair and Race meet runs September 11 to 13 in Rock Valley Sp with 2900 in prizes. Monday features bail game bicycle races and farm contests. Tuesday named Women’s Day includes speed contests and free admission for all school children under fourteen. Wednesday closes with fast racing and other amusements. Exhibits promise to be large and include livestock. Secretary S A Marcus invites entries and premium lists. A traveling man reported church invitations amid other remarks at a Webster City church gathering.
Weather in August stayed hot and dry then cooled with showers aiding early corn maturity and threshing progress. Late planted corn needs more rain. pasturage shortens due to drought though August is better than usual. Local notes mention a Republican convention address, Pan-American exposition director salary, and Rock Valley fair events.
An essay excerpt recalls an editor punished by authorities in a South American setting, chained between two Jaguars while reading his paper as guards taunt him. The scene blends danger with satire on press freedom and public figures, then shifts to reflections on the word million and modern finance in the New York Times.
Mrs M Yurn offers latest ladies shirt patterns at ten cents each with cut to order service. Customers choose from cheap pattern styles and receive tailored fits through mail or local shop pickup.
Merchants offer pensions to married women who buy tea for five consecutive weeks. Each eligible purchaser receives a weekly pension of $2.00 administered in care of the death of a head of household. The article notes health considerations and ongoing benefits.
Local notice announces the Grand Harvest Home Carnival in Chamberlain S D on September 2 3 and 4 with trotting running and chariot races a ball game a sham massacre a Witzsimmons prize fight and grand display of fruit and grain. The 0 Mi and St P Ry will run a special train from Rock Valley to Chamberlain on Sunday the 3rd with return options and three extra coaches. Tickets allow return same day or next days on regular trains.
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