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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1904
Page
5
Names of residents and visitors are listed for Orange City and surrounding towns. People from Sioux City LeMars Hawarden Boyle Vos Vosper Armour Paulina Ashton and more are noted visiting relatives, attending business, or engaging in trades. Various merchants advertise new stock and store openings.
One mile east and five miles north of Orange City a fresh cow is advertised for sale. The column notes local visits, sales, births, deaths, and community events including a large stock sale, church notices, and social gatherings in Orange City and surrounding towns.
Mr Osh escaped serious injury or death in the accident and returned home immediately, where he will be confined for some time.
Four months without rain leaves roads smooth like pavement. Trade is easier and stock stays ample. Farm life improves as winter offers little to dislike. Rail pamphlets claim climates without temperature variation grow wearisome in storms despite Iowa humidity.
Last night merchant R. De Young awoke to noises and found his store entered as a man fled. De Young fired a shot into the marauder as gunfire erupted in the yard. the post was hit and no major goods were reported stolen. The door’s forced opening suggests an experienced burglar.
A. J. Bolks learned by telegraph that he and his wife were killed in Los Angeles, with their four year old child witnessing. Bolks allegedly killed his wife with a pocket knife before slashing his own throat. the couple’s children were in adjacent rooms. The motive cited is a prior insanity episode, and Geo J. Bolks travels to arrange arrangements and recover the children.
County assessors and Auditor Bosyink met to outline plans for the coming year. Changes were few from last year with modest reductions in cattle and hog populations. Attendees included J. Fischback Granville A. Lenderink Orange City J. Smith Matlock VS Kemp Boyden At Erfert Grant W Groeters Sheridan D J Van der Schaaf Lincoln Jacob Kool Rock FV d Nessig Sioux G B Bomgaars Lyon John Van der Maaten Cayet John Kempers Welcome Kenry Meylink Plato Henry Grotenhuis Flos C Van Rooyen Holland John Lypneb Maurica KP Wisse Alton id GC Wier Tull Will Thomas Rock Valley G Hoayink Sioux Center Ti Leary Hawarden K Ver Meer West Branch.
A fragmentary roster lists individuals with partial initials and surnames tied to various towns including Buncombe East Orange Nassau Sherman Reading Washington Logan Chatsworth and Ireton. The text is heavily OCR’d with incomplete data and no clear event or action.
Sioux county's paper contest ends with Clipper Republican winning printing rights over the Hawarden paper. The decision sparks questions about subscribers and the county physician contracting process while editorials reflect on college life and ethics.
Forty single and fifteen double school desks offered for sale at under half price. All in good order, near new condition. Contact Callou or address I 1 . Wawkins, Finit, Lowa for purchase details.
Three young horses were found five and a half miles northwest of Orange City on Sunday morning December 27. The owner may reclaim by proving ownership and paying charges. An assignment notes Rev G M Powies sails to San Juan Porto Rico to oversee English work in that city.
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