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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1901
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a Hudson Line freight and passenger timetable with references to daily service between Chicago and Sioux Falls. Mentions agent W. Jacobs and times around 10:00 am and 2:15 pm.
Town chatter and ads fill June week with farm loans, store notices, and visiting names. Mentions include Eldredge ad, Tan Bun coverage of local field, Shannon Brothers styles, Rock Valley electric lights debate, and Prof Kratz lecture at the opera house. Names cited include Fred Blatherwick, McKellar, C W Jacobs, Louis Peterson, Father Desmond, Col J K P Thompson, and Mrs Green.
A sweep of community items covers carpet in stock and cheap Post weekly sales by Dan Bayne, new portieres from P McKellar & Son, Yeomen meetings, Giffen's Entertainers at the opera house, a commencement address by Prof Kratz, Railroad Restaurant in Sheldon, and recent marriages and relocations. It also notes a resting room idea at stores, church presbytery meetings in Rock Valley with pastor changes, and upcoming sermons and assemblies across the U P church network.
The notice lists multiple city travel dates and discounted fares for round trip and second class settlers tickets on the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific Railway. Sample points include Evarts Clear Lake San Francisco St Paul Kansas City Detroit Milwaukee Chicago Louisville Buffalo Lincoln Dubuque with monthly sale on the first and third Tuesdays and 21 day home seekers rates to many western and northern points. For full rates and routes contact agent C W Jacobs CO M and St P Ry.
Canton defeated Rock Valley by a wide margin as Canton’s full grown players dominated a team of 12 to 16 year olds. The crowd at local diamond Saturday saw a game marred by age disparity with Canton scoring 100004200 and Rock Valley 000001400 for a final score of 7 to 5.
The Rock township caucus met Tuesday per notice. Delegates named include C. W. Carter, C. J. Fink, C. M. Elder, C. W. Kent, O. G. Reiniger, G. L. Hurd, Fr. J. Huizenga, I. H. Large, R. Klay and alternates such as W. G. Bunting, J. Kool, J. J. Large, F. Large, John McKellar, A. A. Roberts, B. E. Thayer, W. J. Skewis, John Veldboom. Township committee named A. A. Roberts, C. W. Kent, C. J. Fink.
Notice to all Rock Valley Camp No 2249 members that at the next regular meeting May 28 the new by laws will be passed upon and all are requested to be present JA Ganziano Clerk Also listed sale notice for a two year old registered thoroughbred bull
Commencement Day program includes salutatory and orations by Norris, Mulvey, Mathews, Kessler, and Knapp, with Grace Morton and George Tripp in valedictory. Music interludes, free admission to program, 25 cent door fee for diplomas after Superintendent Kratz delivers “What Manner of Man.”
The annual summer school in Sioux county will convene in Hull on June 24 and close July 26, the Friday before the Institute opens. It aims to review common branches and offer advanced study for first grade teacher eligibility. County exams follow at session end. address principals A. R. Cuass or W. H. Crank in Hull or Rock Valley for details.
A Scientific American note recounts ants examining a wasp carcass after its death. One ant records size and flesh quality, while another struggles with gusts to move a wing toward its hill. The insect plans, stores, and shields its precious resources for winter.
Electric train lighting has moved beyond experiments and seems set to replace oil and gas in passenger cars. It offers safety since no flammable fuel is used in wrecks. Battery-fed dynamos powered by the axle prove cheap, with Austria showing lighting costs lower than oil, gas, or candles.
Notice claims a real estate levy under a writ of execution issued by the District Court of Bronx County as authorized by Iowa Central Building and Loan Association against Patrick and Mary Fitzgerald. The property described includes the east fifty feet of the west two hundred fifty feet of the south half of block six of Auditor's survey in section 21, township 97 north, range 46 west, with sale set for June 22, 1001 at the Orange City courthouse door.
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