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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1898
Page
7
The Sioux County Bee from Rock Valley Iowa announces its editor and proprietor. The notice identifies ownership and publication leadership for the county paper.
Local items cover daily life: meetings, travel, visitors, and small events. Notables include Tom Kent and Hull claims, Doon and Doon attendees, church notes, school term start, a tea, a rag bee, and a Doon crowd. Also mentions farm lands for sale, a revival, and community commerce.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians, a Catholic benevolent society, promotes friendship unity and Christian charity among Irish members. Rock Valley hosts a thriving division with about thirty members established five years ago and led by P.4. Hanlon as County President. Meetings occur monthly around the fifteenth.
Farmers feed Holt as Pat Murray of Boyden and John Gralwin of Sheldon visit town. Manus Steinberg travels to Sioux City. Fred Beckman slowly recovers from illness. Death shocks Hall as Hon G L Mavilson dies after decades of service. community mourns his loss.
Local notes list residents traveling to Turley and Monroe Wisconsin visits, teas and musicales, and a planned new opera house in Hudson. Names include F B Cable and Mrs M Cable, Mr and Mrs Bennett, Miss Reby Jones, Q H Parkin, W Thorps, and Mrs Helmer. A public school delsarte entertainment is announced for Congregational church with proceeds to Willard Temple. Knapp’s Pharmacy advertises vapor products.
To friends and neighbors who rendered such kind aid during the illness and death of our infant daughter, we extend heartfelt thanks and appreciation for support and sympathy shown to our family.
The State Bank of Hull loses a pioneer who came to Sioux County in the early seventies. He leaves an invalid wife and two daughters to mourn his untimely death. Relatives are not yet arrived and interment details remain unsettled. The community sustains a social religious and political loss. Funeral services planned for Friday at 2 p.m. in the local home area.
Rev J M Acheson took his first order of Light Arabua eggs to the depot Saturday for Brakeman Philipa of Sanborn nicknamed Old Hev. A H Jackson family departure drew a large send off as friends wished God speed. School election resulted in Dr J A Greathes for one year A Dean for five MM Moret for three as treasurer Law Lowery and W McQuant named nominees Hon John Morris ran as an independent and nearly won by seven votes.
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