Local notes from Boyden and vicinity
Albert Smit succumbed to an fever this week and bought a 1914 Overland. W W Brady sold the Boyden Reporter to Frank Carrier of Summit. D Ralph Kuiper of Springfield sold his stock in the implement store to Van der Maaten Bros. School board president signed contracts with Principal Rombaugh and Miss Lawson for next year. Van Diepen sold his land to C De Valois for 165 an acre. Elmer Miller and mother plan a Canada visit. Rev J W Kots of Steen Minn was here last week. Gerrit Brink visited Orange City. Van der Beek went to Holland Minn. Henry Warentjes visited Doon. Born to Geo Van Roekel a son on March 26. Albert Van Pelt and son Wall of Orange City were here. Gerrit Wabeke returned to Hatfield Minn.
Fragmentary Phrase Inserts From Old English Font
Unclear OCR reads a few phrases about church, lettuce sowing, and something moving quickly. Hard to extract coherent event or names. Likely a damaged page fragment offering no identifiable people or organizations.
Town Election Results Vote 268 as Slikkerveer Repeats Mayor
The town elected a mayor treasurer assessor and five councilmen for a two year term. Mayor Slikkerveer secured a sixth term while G L Van de Steeg was reelected treasurer and A Lenderink became assessor after long service. Council members Van Eizeega De Cook Van Pelt Van der Meide and Klein won.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slikkerveer
van Eizeega
de Cook
van Pelt
van der Meide
Klein
Chess notation fragment listing player moves and prizes
A compact fragment lists players such as Van Diepen S and De Valois with related moves, pairings, and prize amounts like 15200 and 5040. Other names include Wassink A, Prins, Quinn A, E Smith, Gates E H and Van den Brink, with column headers sw ne and dates 97 46. The snippet resembles a historical tournament ledger with earnings and game results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audirr
Quinn A
E Smith
Cost of Manual Training in Public Schools
A Sheldon Mail item reports on the 1912 13 costs for Domestic Science and Manual Training departments. It notes 80 students in Domestic Science with $133.75 year costs for materials, averaging $14 86 per month and four and three tenths cents per cooking pupil per lesson. Manual Training has 107 boys with materials costing 18 8 cents per pupil monthly, and equipment costs around $700 for Manual Training and $600 for Domestic Science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morningside
State Board
Farm Cost Accounting System for Farmers
The department has published A System of Farm Cost Accounting a bulletin aimed at farmers nationwide. It requires no prior bookkeeping knowledge and helps estimate annual profits or losses. The system has been tested for three years in New York by fifty three farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Workforce Ads Offer Sales Roles With Weekly Pay
Advertised positions by W. & W. Mle Co offer salesmen $30 to $70 per week with no experience required. Applicants are instructed to mail or postal get information.
Real estate transfers list shows multiple property dealings
A historic real estate transfers column lists numerous pairs and parcels with dates and sums, including Dykstra A to R Kooi for ptene 33 96 47 and Willemsen W to S Van Diepen nsw 35 97 44 for 812400, among others, reflecting a busy transfer ledger.
Alfalfa Contest Promises Sioux County Farmers Big Yields
A Sioux County contest offered by Northwestern State Bank of Orange City encourages farmers to plant at least five acres of alfalfa in 1914. Entrants must register by July 1 1914 and be bank customers. Prizes awarded for the best alfalfa stands in 1915, judged around June 1 1915, with potential guidance from Iowa State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux County
Northwestern State Bank of
Orange City
Iowa State College
Becaus Alfalfa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boyden and Vicinity
Albert Smit
W. W. Brady
Den
Frank Carrier
Ralph Kuiper
Springfield
Rombaugh
Miss Lawson
van Diepen
C. de Valois
Elmer Miller
Canada
Maurice
J. W. Kots
Steen Minn
Gerrit Brink
van der Beek
Holland, Minn
Henry Warentjes
Doon
Geo. van Roekel
Albert van Pelt
Gerrit Wabeke
Hatfield Minn
Treas
Urer
G.L. van de Steer
Ladies Aid
A. Lenderink
Citizens
C. de Bey
G. L. van de Steeg
J. J. van Eizenga
R. Be Cook
Anneal Ge
J.P. Kleine
C. Hosperg
Prories
H. Slikkerveer
Eee
A. van der Meeide
van Pelte
J. W. Muilenbure
J. de Vries J. Cambier
J. Behrend
C de Valois
Wassink A
H Prins Pt
Gates
van den Brink
Gates E
van den Brink &Ne
Pesson
Sheldon Mail
EFARM
Postal
W.& W. Mle Co
Dykstra
R Kooi Ptene
Heemstra J
Finley P Ato J Smith
TL. Co
Hawarden
Brown
RC Brown Mint
Daly J Hetakto
Dyk
Dyk C Lto
Schuiteman E Se
Wilson
Smithe
Wilson J
D Kooikers
Worley DC
J S Wilson
Henningfela
Pietenpol
Reekers
de Vries
Pisterpol
E de Vries
Reekes
Ter Horst
J Reekers
Morgan W Ato A
Udliman
International Harvester Company of America
Sioux City
Youtfi
Iti
Lian
Ac Nini
Didly
Morningside Summer School
E. A. Brown
Sioux City, Iowa
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