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Newspaper
Sioux Valley News
Location
Correctionville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1908
Page
3
Official paper from Woodbury County extols Governor Garst on his 40 day term and the region's farm prosperity. Notes Correctionville and Rippey clubs as active, confident communities and discusses signing guarantees for Correctionville short course aided by Liouxs City.
A town paper notes an International Live Stock exposition in Chicago from November 28 to December 10 urging farmers to attend. It highlights that the farmer’s success hinges on proper training and that the Iowa State Agricultural College will hold a short course at Correctionville February 8 to 13, inviting attendance to gain practical value.
Corractionville furnished the grooms for a double wedding in Sioux City. Leo Peck and Walter Dunbar married Lillie Beckwith and Ova Hanson after a lost license incident. The grooms planned farm and cattle work, while Albert Moon wed Mary Church under dramatic brides’ tale.
The article notes a federal plan for timber cultivation in Iowa, stressing small farm woodlots, pest and fungus management, and woodlot reproduction. It covers stump sprouts, winter cutting benefits, pruning, and painting wounds, with strategies for natural seeding, seeding, planting, thinning, and avoiding erosion while maintaining soil health.
Thrifty and pedigreed Barkshire boars offered for sale. Call A. Welsh for details and availability.
Classified notice offers two single harnesses one double harness and a pay road cart for sale. Includes call to vote for favorite school teacher in The News gold watch subscription contest.
The community mourns the death of Mrs H B Speaker, wife of Mayor Speaker, after a brief illness from cancer of the liver. Funeral held Sunday at the Congregational church with 300 attendees, tributes from city groups, and a prayerful service led by Rev. W E Hansen. Born July 2, 1856 in New York, she and H B Speaker lived in Correctionville for 22 years. Families and friends from nearby towns attended the obsequies and expressed condolences to the bereaved husband.
Classified note advertises No 1 based hay at the lowest market price with contact Sam Foster or phone number 627 for inquiries.
Moville Mail notes depot agent J P Snyder has resigned after a spring appointment and will take over a Mapleton meat market this week. He was praised for courtesy and quick civil responses, despite pay cuts from errors in express charges.
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