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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1897
Page
38
Local items celebrate upcoming Confederate Spy show on December 10 with ads for Brown’s cabinet photos and a new stock of paper. Community notes mention visits from Spencer and Mitchell, a new bridge in Girfield, skating, sleighing, and holiday trade plans as subscribers, merchants, and veterans prepare for winter.
About a dozen couples of young married people attended an evening Thanksgiving gathering hosted by Mr and Mrs Jahn J Large Gimes. Enjoyment included crokonote dowineys fishing pwazles and clothespins games with dainty refreshments. the evening was enjoyed by all present.
J P Orcutt and Abbie E Miller were married Wednesday evening November 24 at the Catholic parsonage by Rev J Phelan. Both are well known in Rock Valley. Orcutt is described as a conservative, successful businessman. the bride as a kind and upright woman beloved by friends. Best wishes were offered for happiness.
Last winter John Dillon drew a packed house and satisfaction. He brings a new play titled Jolly Uncle Jolly with him for Friday December 17. Dillon stars as Hiram Joy Wuele Jolly, famed for eccentricity and good humor, with an entirely new company of well known artists. A large ticket sale is anticipated and the popular comedian will again attract a big audience and oysters will be served.
On Friday evening December 10 a five act play titled The Confederate Spy will be performed by home talent for the benefit of the Sons of Veter ans. The war drama promises thrilling scenes and realistic combat. Admission is 15, 25, and 35 cents and proceeds support the organization’s good work.
Sioux County boards split of Settlers and a new thirty six section township named Sioux will be created from the fractional part. The division aims to ease travel to polls and to access trustees and school officers. Political divisions influenced support and opposition as residents debated the plan.
A fragmentary note refers to several gays and grinders and mentions second hand powers from koe in a terse unclear line. No coherent event or identifiable entities are established.
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