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Newspaper
Sioux Valley News
Location
Correctionville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1907
Page
3
Correspondente reports a string of Saturday and Sunday incidents and social visits in Correctionville and Rutland. Mentions Joseph Bernard transacting business, visits with relatives, a school term closing, hospital recoveries, birthday gifts, and plans for spring teaching duties and local events amid weather delays.
Midway closes Friday June 14 as Muss Minnie Marten visits Anthon. Jake Etler sells two horses to Baker of Ida Grove on Wednesday. Ewin Brodersen will give a danus at the Midway ball Saturday June 15. Earl Schever and Miss Werton wed at Ida Grove Monday. friends extend congratulations. One Midway boy can take in threw dances in one wack, work.
Hans Peterson hosted a dance for friends on Saturday night with a very pleasant evening and morning. Peter Paulsen was driving to Ida Grove when a horse grew sick on the road and he left the article at Eli Bears for three days while dealing with the horse. He had previously sold a horse to Mr Dakar of Ida Grove and was transporting another horse.
At a St Patrick’s Day dinner W. Yourke Gochran recounted a tale of an Irishman discussing the obituary of Baring Gould, recently printed by mistake while Gould was still alive. The humor centers on a misprinted death notice and the ensuing embarrassment.
Notice details an administration of the estate of LG Richardson deceased in Woodbury County Iowa. Creditors must present claims by a stated date. failure to do so may allow the administrator to proceed. Names include A B Wallins as attorney for the administrator. Public notices appeared June 13 20 27 1907.
A promotional note invites readers to subscribe to Have you ever seen a Sunset a monthly magazine of the West featuring short stories and personal viewpoints. It advertises the book Road of a Thousand Wonders with 126 Western views and offers a free four-column insert. Subscriptions are $1.50 per year through local newsdealer.
A mixed log of local items reports Mrs L A Petit visiting Correctionville, a hay rack accident injuring Frank Hichardson, and Louis Fideler blinded in a peculiar window-stunt accident. It notes injunctions against ten saloons near Sioux City, a postal puzzle at the post office, a horse drag runaway near Morrills, Carroll gossip, Ida Grove school appointment, dog poisonings at Castana, and Jay Wigton dying from a tooth extraction.
A fragmented civic exhortation urging residents to foster town prosperity through pride, cooperation, and spending at home. It emphasizes belief in the town’s superiority, support for public institutions, harmonious civic action, and positive, constructive discourse about local progress, concluding with a note from Fr. W.
A study of early 20th century temperance writings cites Rudyard Kipling’s shift to prohibition after witnessing two girls in drink and quotes Bishop Fitzgerald on church-led battles against the saloon. It notes Rev Silas Swallow’s call for church political activism and a 1907 Dubuque association resolution praising the W C T U and urging cooperation to curb liquor trade. It also mentions bans on mailing certain books deemed to promote liquor use.
Illinois Central offers broad excursion rates for travel across the country this summer. Tickets to cities such as Boston Albany Montreal Portland Buffalo Niagara Falls Saratoga Springs Philadelphia and other destinations with various day and season options. Includes events like Jamestown Exposition Norfolk Firemen’s Tournament and G A R encampment with special fares plus stopover opportunities.
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