08 Feb 1883
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Newspaper
Sioux Valley News
Location
Correctionville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1883
Page
1
A jumble of notices, sales, auctions, and ads from Correctionville and nearby towns. Mentions horses for sale including mares and geldings, wagons, and farm goods. Also references grocery ads, coal suppliers, hair work, flour, barbed wire, and local business promotions with names like Speelman, Frazer, Gons & Hose, and Sargent. Several residents’ updates and deaths noted, plus weather and seasonal references.
The item lists farm for sale in Union township and Miller township with prices, stage line changes, timber and lumber trade notes, a Union township fundraising supper, local political chatter, a death and kitchenware sale, an assignment of stock by D W Moffatt, and various town news including fires, road expansion, and community remarks. It mentions Dr Weeks, Arment, W Weatherly, and correctionville Sioux City expansion details.
Marshall Lavam filed complaints with Mayor Bibs against several youths for disorderly conduct. One was fined. others plead not guilty with a trial set. The arrest relied on an ordinance read without suspension vote and the prisoners were released. Jack Lindsay paid debts to boys to avoid further issues. A separate assault case against the same defendant ended with a verdict of three dollars damages and cost, after a lengthy jury process.
The town council enacts a peace keeping ordinance forbidding large assemblies and disruptive conduct within Correctionsville. Violators face fines up to one hundred dollars or up to thirty days in jail. Published February 6 1883.
Fragmentary obituary style verses recall a family loss with four daughters, grieving a dear mother and guiding refrain toward faith. The poem laments Florence and Bertha among others, hints at a funeral and belief in Jesus, with sorrow and consolation woven through brief lines.
Poem memorial for May Hogne dated February 7 1683. The verse laments her loss and faith while recalling Sabbath school ties and urging workers in God’s field. It envisions a reunion with angels and sisters in heaven. Signed Opessa F Brows.
The Quorn field notes heavy snow with 1 to 15 feet drifts blocking roads between Quorn and Lemars. Mail carrier Chas. Cameroon out with diphtheria. Mr. Dean covers his route. Sleds stuck on routes as travelers turn back. Town business and preparations for spring push activity.
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