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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1907
Page
5
The bulletin lists prices for Wheat 51 67e, Corn 28 ele, Oats 24 306, Barley 36 42e, Potatoes 40c, Hog 650 6.65, Butter 20 25, Eggs 20e, Cattle 2.50 4.05. This snapshot reflects commodity values across grains dairy and livestock.
List of residents and visitors in Orange City area including Henry Dykstra, Mabel Holks, Mea Hospers, and many others. March tax payments urged to avoid penalties. Birthdays, marriages, sales, and business calls noted along with several hospital and sickness updates.
The two day stock sale by Peter Monow netted about ten thousand dollars with cattle averaging 140 and hogs over 100 each. J W Schultz acted as auctioneer as buyers from Trinda Wisconsin Missouri Kansas Nebraska Minnesota and South Dakota participated. Van Den Berg Rozenboom and A Heematra were leading buyers in the county.
The Alton Democrat warns of a clothing graft scam where two smooth grafters sell bundles of clothing for 50 to 150 dollars. Purchasers receive shoddy items and misrepresented goods, with merchants noting the same money buys better quality elsewhere.
Anademy News lists Friday evening events for the literary society including Singing Autobiography by Mr Van Zinte Music by C Kuyper Budget by Mr Pennings Reading by Mica Ruth Ds Kraif Oration by Will Muyskeng Extemporary speeches led by Hazal Scott and Current Events by Floresce Van de Steed.
The Bolks residence reports a morning sermon by G De Jong and an afternoon sermon by Rev Stapelkamp at the First Reformed church. Rev and Mrs Riepma of Hospers plan a three month Europe trip via Montreal and Quebec with a student filling in for Rev Riepma.
Transfers of parcels including Eddy Wo Hte Land LR Smith lot 4 block 14 Boyden $1 750 and other entries for Ames Hawarden Granville and Granville properties plus sales to W Saunders and J Hens. Auction notices for Trnmeseekers tickets and land investments promoted by The North Western Line and Day County Land Company with a taken up bog notice northwest of Orange City A Husens owner to claim by identification and charges.
Wormhoudt elder statesman of Pella dies after two week illness at his home. He helped build the town and recently led Citizens' National Bank as president. Also noted are a child’s death from appendicitis, a teacher hosting pupils, a convalescing baby, a factory fire at Buerkens, and family travel for funeral attendance.
A public sale is set at the Frank Conner farm one mile east of Boyden on Monday February 23 at 10 am. Items include a head of horses 40 cattle 64 hogs 15 dozen chickens 1000 bushels cork two De Laval cream separators and various farm machinery with free lunch at noon. Barrel barred cockers noting egg settings offered by John Bosyink. Auctioneers C Wax orb clerk W H W Eppy.
A Western club adopts strawberry emblem while carpet stories spread ahead of cleaning season. Wisconsin rumor of 35,000 hidden under a carpet sparks talk, yet the public fixates on reform debates as workers contend with the industrial struggle and charity's blind spots.
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