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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1898
Page
3
Fragmentary notes reveal announcements and rumors about the Republican nomination for Clerk of the District Court in Sioux County. Five candidates are reported, with plans for county conventions and debates as the election approaches.
A scattered excerpt covers the saying the rolling stone gathers no moss and praises the role of active effort in progress. It notes a new Canadian postal card depicting flags and world unity, and remarks on journalism honesty and the value of letters home to soldiers. It also references Trans Mississippi stamp illustrations and frontier imagery.
The article lists stamps showing an emigrant wagon scene a prospector and two mules a cattle stamp and a harvest scene plus local notices that Jas Chisholm returned from Chicago Will Beers visited Wanton and C W Carter arrived from Spirit.
A collage of short items includes Hoes building a barn near Doon, Nora Mulverhill visiting Sioux Center, business bustle in South Dakota, Brehms and Awiebel family notes, and a push to boost Rock Valley’s stature in the Big Four counties. It mentions Miss Lizzie Poppe assisting in her father’s store, garden lawns, a Holland church picnic plan, Bosco the snake entertainer, Clint Hoppock’s recovery, Harry Simenama’s Chicago trip, two Italians with a bear, Mrs. John McKellar hosting a tea, and various market rates and Fourth of July excursion details.
Rand McNally & Co. issues a 16 map atlas with Cuba, the Philippines, the West Indies, North America, and Europe. Each map measures 21 by 14 inches and costs 25 cents at the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul Railway depot agent. The atlas promises reliable, up to date maps for tracking current events.
The schedule lists a series of exhibition trips for the season spanning cities from San Francisco to Cincinnati. It notes venues from Nashville to Davenport and Rock Island with dates in June through September and mentions the TransmissippiExposition in Omaha with season presence. Local agents can provide details.
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