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Newspaper
Spencer News
Location
Spencer, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1914
Page
6
Considerable discussion centers on government ownership of telephones, its efficiency and low cost of service. The Bell System provides similar service on the same accounting, franchise conditions, and wage basis.
Miss Gunnerson closes a successful term at Douglas Center. Ladies Aid gatherings at Mrs. Howard Watsons near Royal. Carl Colby wed Miss Llorence Haker. Ed and Hazel Clapp visit Charley Garrett home. Eddie and Susie Isrooks ill with mumps. Custer Armstead marries Katherine Wilder May 2 at Austin Minn. Return home later in week. Jim Joyle entertains company. Hagerbertson and Rakkan visit south of Linn Grove. Douglas township hosts its annual school picnic. Irene Ikhral, daughter of Storm Lake, visits. J J Davis and Ned Lewis guests at Dan Shvans home near Gillett Grove. Ladies Aid at Frank Magen’s. Sale attended from HH Powell.
Friday school closures noted as Cooney and Miss Steen returned to New York and Sioux Rapids respectively. Residents report travel between Ames Cedar Falls and Minnesota, cyclones viewed in Sanborn, local graduates and synod attendance, and a Lone Tree township picnic planned for June 6 plus ongoing moving picture show crowds.
Harmony residents and relatives visit Salt Lake City Green ville and Correctionville. Families travel to Wichron Water loo Minnesota Storm Lake and Kaunas Mo. Decor Day at the Lakes draws many Harmony people. Local happenings include a school picnic Speer family visits and a new plana owner Lois Speer. Ice cream social attendance reflects the stormy weather.
Greenville notes a W Fr M S ice cream social at A A Seeman home on Wednesday evening. Several townspeople travel for family illness, visits, or shopping in La Crosse, Sioux Falls, Montevideo, Spencer, Everly, Storm Lake, Sioux Rapids, and Sioux Falls. The school picnic Friday was a noted success with a large crowd and enjoyable time.
Willis Eekly enjoyed a short visit from an uncle of Minnesota. Mr. Cook owns a Ford bought Saturday. Geo W Roland did a business strip to Logan township Monday. Amy Walker Perry Morris Blanch Morris and Leonard wbre spent Sunday at Lost Island Lake. Starley Kraft Glendon Roland attended a wrestling match between Jud Thompson and Mr Cayle ab Terris Friday night. Willis Mckley busied Monday lining men to the schoolhouse. Clubfoot Barefoot Smallpox and June Tude went to Terris Friday night to see Tencer foot wrestle. Joe Harper has been breaking his cOll the past few days. Mr. Thompson went south of Des Moines Tuesday for another wrestling match. Willis Kekney attended the Short horn cattle sale of H H Powell & Son of Linn Grove last week.
North Peterson reports Mr and Mrs Alvin Carpenter of Greenville visited the C Linstrum home on Sunday. Miss Anna Kruse and Miss Mary Kruse arrived from Paullina Saturday night. Miles Newman came home last Tuesday after a visit in Monroe Wisconsin.
In Fostoria the Lostoria Ball Club overwhelmed Stony Point Sunday by 10 to 1. A severe storm struck the vicinity last week Thursday causing damage. J I Anderson shows off a new Studebaker Six car. Ole S Oleson recovers from an infected hand.
A local group spent Decoration Day at the lakes while Geo Tjaden rebuilds after a windstorm. Miss Ruth Ewing’s pupils will give a piano recital at Congregational church on Wednesday night June 10 at 8 o'clock. The Iowa State College extension tour resumes June 24 from Spencer with eight farm stops, inviting farmers and businesspeople to ride along. W A Posey, secretary, 213, will provide further details.
517 acre farm in Fairbault county Minnesota 12 miles from Iowa line includes house ice house woodshed barns granary stock sheds sheep shed timber pastures and a fine maple grove about 10 acres surrounding buildings plus 150 acres timber 200 acres under cultivation balance pasture and timber fenced with wood posts and woven wire price 00 S per acre described as a dandy stock and grain farm with corn land Square Deal Realty Co Spencer Iowa contact at 547 West Fourth Street or phone 335 Q2ur also lists a 7 room house with repairs and a nice home option from Square Deal Realty Co Spencer Iowa tf
Notice is hereby given that on the 1st day of June a court appointed the undersigned as Administrator of the Estate of Mardin J Brisbin deceased in Clay County Iowa All persons indebted to the estate must pay the undersigned and those with claims must present them to the court for authentication at a town in west.
A local advertising line proclaims consumers can save money on Goodyear Tires, urging readers to take advantage of the deal. The note implies ongoing promotional pricing and encourages purchase.
Three story brick hotel with slate roof steam heat and 40 furnished rooms priced at 12 000 dollars. Laundry ice house and full furnishings included in a good town in good repair terms possible. Money maker, investigate. Square Deal Realty of Spencer Iowa.
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