Neighbors Report Moves and Local Incidents
Chas Heemstra moved into the Moret property recently bought RK C Bryant will move into Heemstra’s vacated place Two legged pole cat harassed Herman Meyn’s chickens with hundreds harmed Peter Kruse lost canned peaches while visiting Mr and Mrs Erick Hirt received invitation from German yarn firm for fiftieth year celebration Hirt’s father to retire at seventy but stay on payroll F L Starkweather of Lakefield Minn visiting E G Mahoney and family Mrs C De Vries ill with heart trouble A A Kuyper and Anna De Vrica at her bedside Baby girl born to Mr and Mrs C Wynin Ben Kuiper sold hardware store to Chas Heemstra and Chris Rowenhorst Sale includes building stock possession Jan 1 Kuiper considering hardware store in Springfield S D Sheriff Will Wiersma Hull visitor Mrs Will Van Leewen Zenith W D visiting Slothauber home L Schweiger building warehouse for Farmers Co‑op Hull Mayor Ed C Weir court session on assault case C A Eddington v Henry Mackie Attorney C N Sawyer. verdict pending Rev Wesselink called to Sioux Center last week.
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Nin
Ben Kuiper
Chas. Heemstra
Chris Rowenhorst
Mr. Kuiper
Springfield
Local Notes on Visits Births and Events
Illness of his father noted. Jake Riepma traveled to South Dakota last week to buy hogs for sale to local farmers. A baby boy was born Thursday at the M A Mieras home in Remsen. Editor Mieras traveled to St Joseph Missouri on business Wednesday. Several attended Thursday evening at the Henry De Jong home for a player piano demonstration by a Grand Rapids man. The Ladies Aid sets a special sale for November 20. J Schalekamp and family of Middleburg visited H De Jong Wednesday.
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Jake Riepma
South Dakota
M.A. Mieras
Henry de Jone
Grand Rapids
Ladies Aid
J. Schalekamp
Middleburg
H. de Jong
Plymouth Petition Filed for Liquor Sale Consent
A consent petition for liquor sales in Plymouth County, circulated by saloon men for thirty days, was filed last week. The petition reportedly contains about 3704 names. the 3366 signatures needed to carry the measure leave a margin of 338. Canvass of signatures begins November 17 and officials will verify each township list for proper signatures.
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Plymouth County Citizens Union
Real Estate Transfers List Shows Multiple Property Moves
A series of real estate transfers lists numerous parties exchanging parcels in town. McDonald RJ to M McDonald in Hawarden area units, Schade C to C Totta with lot 43 in block 14, Boyden and Wintermante conveyances recorded with sums like 1250 and 4500, plus multiple transfers including Beckman G to W Nyenhuis and Scholten J A to H Rikkers with several lots. Notable buyers include Noteboom P P to Christian Reformed Church and Jansma A to A Jansma sublots, with final notes indicating a church-related transaction and various subdivision references.
Goat House Clock Set For Court House Tower
A new clock will soon adorn the Goat House Tower of the courthouse, with a face on all four sides. It will strike the hour and half hour, marking the meeting this week.
Marriage Licenses Listed for Jacobus and Johanna
Jacobus Eimbertus Weststern age 26 and Johanna Margretha Alders age 20 appear as a marriage license pairing. Tim Bonestrap and Gertie Van Ommen are also noted alongside Joleinaiieenas age 26 in the fragment.
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Johanna Margretha
County Pioneer Wynna Dies After Brief Illness
Wynna, a longtime resident of Rock Valley, died at home on Thursday November 6 after a five day illness from stomach and bowels infection. Born in the Netherlands in 1855, he came to the United States in 1871, lived in Orange City until 1899, and then settled in Rock Valley. He married Lyda Kos ters of Sioux Center in 1878, and they had seven children: Mrs John Remerde, Dick, Frank, Mrs K Landman, Will, John, and Rowena.
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John Remerde
Prank
K. Landman
Will
John
Rowena
Hutchinson Golden Wedding Celebrated in Hawarden
Mr and Mrs John H Hutchinson of Hawarden observed their golden wedding at Judge Hutchinson’s home in Alton on a Friday. The couple, born in Coshocton Ohio, moved with their family to a Poweshiek County farm in the early sixties and wed in Montezuma in 1863 before relocating to Hawarden.
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John H. Hutchinson
Hawarden
Judge Hutchinson
District Court disposes several cases this week
The district court disposed of multiple matters this week. Post vs C and X Ry settled. Milks vs Tan Wrhe yielded an instructed verdict for the defendant. James Newman granted 4 drivetse from Myrtle Newman. Wills of Van t Hoff Poortier Schoone ville Dondelinger Snel admitted to probate. Final reports in estates of Selig Zeutenhorst listed.
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FE. J. Milks
L. Tan Wrhe
James Newman
Myrtle Newman
Jantie van 'T Hoff
Mannes Poortier
Roelof Schooneville
Anna Maria Dondelinger
Gerrit Dorsman
Peter Westra
Balmy Florida Winter Travel Offer From Gulf Coast
H. Houtsma and H. J. Wissink approved. An inviting winter trip offer to balmy Florida and the Gulf Coast promises escape from northern winters. It details attractive round trip fares, a return limit of June 1, 1914, and splendid Chicago connections via the Chicago and North Western Railway.
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Splendid
Chicago
Chicago and North Western Rv
C. A. Cairns
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Royal Baking
Boyden and Vicinity
Moret
RK. C. Bryant
U. P
Mr. Heemstra
Herman Meyn
Hennan
Peter Kruse
Erick Hirt
Germany
F. L. Starkweather
Lakefield
C. de Vries
Aurelia
A. Kuyper
Anna de
Vrica
Mrs. C. Wy
Holl News
B. F. Ward
Tekaimah, Neb
Will Wiersma
Orange City
Hull
Will van Leewen
Zenith W. D
Slothauber
L. Schweiger
Farmers Co-operative Association of
Ed.c. Weir
C. A. Eddington
Henry Mackie
C. N. Sawyer
Mr. Mackie
Honor
Maurice
Rev. Wesselink
Sioux Center
The
Remsen
Mieras
St. Jo
Seph, Mo
Plymouth
Totta
Schhuitz
Bylsma
Wintermante J
Beckman
W Nyenhuis
Wallace Jto
Collenbaugh
Bik
Scott
H Hosperrs
Scholten J A
H Rikkers
Scholten J Ato H Rikkers
Its
Jansma
Christian
Church Carnes Pt Nw
Goat House
Jacobus Eimbertus Weststern
Tim Bonestrap
Gertie van Ommen
Ine
Wynna
Rock Valley
Lyda Kosters
Clochvale Golden Welding
Montezu
John H.H. Hutchinson
Elinor Lizer Hall
CL. Post
Charles Snel
Agatha Selig, Gerrit Zeutenhorst
H. Houtsma and
H. J. Wissink
Florida
Gulf Coast
COBA
Southland
Vites Tou
Gulf
Corn Belt
Nice Grove
Washatock
Lake Wilson
Theodore H. Durst
Col
J. B. Lobden & Son
Audes James Jackson
Barnard Orchestra
Opera House
Barnards
Redpath
Lyceum
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