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Tax Levy of 21.10 MillsTo Take Ettectgles to Play ron in GameHawardenional Struggle Between' Rival tb»\\ Clubs to Spotlight This kfe Program on the Diamond .vhat traditionally is one of the features of the baseball season, den will encounter Akron under Tawarden floodlights SundaySwimming Pool “Safe, Sanitary”I year the two teams played five with Akron taking the .odd tilt, y night the Eagles will he trying n the score with Akron for thisi an - important Border-Nitfe . gue game here last night,'the : les lost 10 to 7 to give Yankton . t place in loop standings. Ha-den now is behind both Ver-ion and Elk Point. *ki or row night Hawarden will tra-Spencer for a return encounter the team which Hawarden de-[ here recently.t Wednesday night the Eagles e hosts to the strong aggrega-rom Rock Valley. The Eagles will to Vermillion Thursday, JulyDue to baseball trips, the summer recreation program's 3 o'clock bus service to the north swimming pool will bc^discontinued on Fridays only, Director Aaron Linn announced today.%All other trips—twice each afternoon—will continue as scheduled, Mr. Linn said.Contrary to rumors, iMr, Linn said he had been informed by local physicians that there is no infantile paralysis in or near Hawarden and that the north pit is both safe and sanitary.Charles Keehn,Pioneer of Iowa,Dies at Age 79With September Bills from City*Hawarden ToVParticipate In Auto CaravanResidents From Here, Sioux City And Other Towns to Hear Explanation of Ft. RandaH Damtheencounter had won -10 and lost five en-to last night's s ers.igsley overcame the 'Eagles on fawurden diamond, 6 to 1, last ly. The exceptionally strong vis-team never was in danger of be-efeated.it Thursday the Eagles “boosted league standing by whipping ford, 12 to 9, at Befesford.’V •: superior pitching of Thayne en, former Hawarden mounds-w»s too much for the Eagles last y when Ireton invaded the local to rap'out a 3 to 1 victory.□dson Ritesild Mondayiry Services Held for Privatest Class Who Died in New inea; Was First to Go Overscaniveside services were held for Rodney Madson in Grace Hill tery at 2:30 Monday afternoon. Theodore A. 'Mansen was in of the service and members of Oakes post of the American Le-porformed the military rites/;. Madson’s body arrived from South Pacific last Friday after-Funeral Services To Be Held At 2;30 This Afternoon In Baptist Church of Ha*rarden(Continued on back page):yeles to Be flectorized At rk SaturdayResidents of the Hawarden vicinity will join a caravan of automobiles frcm Sioux City on July 22 with the Ft. Randall dam project at Pickstown, •S. D., as the destination.As the caravan proceeds through Elk Point and Vermillion, S. D., it will pick up other cars. The purpose of the trip is to give persons in this area an opportunity to get acquainted with the Ft. Randall project.The Hawardeii Chamlber of Commerce will form a local caravan that will meet the Sioux City unit of the Pickstown caravan at the junction of Highway 77 and Highway 50 east ofVermillion. To make connections, tho local caravan must be at the junction by 9*a. m. on July 22.Anyone in the Hawarden territory interested in joining the group may contact Harry Lankhorst, president of the Chamber of Commerce, or Charles McAfanaman, secretary. If anyone desires to take a car or would like to ride with someone else, he should notify the Chamber before July 22.The local caravan will form at the new parking lot, one block west of McCue’s pool hall, at 7*15 a. m. on Thursday, July 22. It will he necessary to take a lunch. Cold drinks will beserved at Pickstown.•Some of the highlights of the day will be an explanation of the purpose of the project Iby Gen. Lewis A. Pick. George 0. Evans, area engineer 1 in charge of construction, will have a large map from which he can explain in detail the size of the dam itself.Congressman Karl Mundt of South Dakota will also give a short address. Other dignataries present will be Gov. Val Peterson of Nebraska; Gov. Mick-elson of South Dakota, and Sen. Hugh Butler of Nebraska, Loud speaker systems will he set up so that comments bv these men can he heard.Chas. Keehn, 79, a pioneer of Plymouth county and a resident of Sioux county for 53 years, died at his farm home four miles north of Hawarden about 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon.W^ile Mr. Keehn had been in frail health for some time, he had been in Hawarden Monday afternoon. While here he suffered a heart attack at the Ward Lumber company office. He was removed to his home in an ambulance.Funeral services will be held this afternoon at the Baptist church at 2:30 with Rev. Leon Nelson in charge. Burial will be in Hawarden.Charles Keehn, son of Joseph and Catherine Mockler Keehn, was born at Freeport, 111., August 11, 1868, and was the third child of seven.When a youth of 13 he came west with his parents, locating at Le Mars. He came to this vicinity 53 years ago and for 13 years he lived southeast of Hawarden. In 1908 he moved onto a farm four miles north of Hawarden where he had lived for 40 years.In 1897 he married Miss Mary Ford of Galena, III., and to this union were bom three sons. She died January 10, 1917.He married Mrs. Faith Gillen of Hawarden December 3, 1918.Survivors include his widow; three sons, Ray, Robert and Lee Keehn, of this vicinity; a sister and 'brother, Miss Mary and John ICeehn of Hawarden; seven grandchildren and- three great grandchildren. Thomas, Joe, Katherine and Henry Keehn, three brothers and a sister, preceded him in death.Higher Cost of Operation Plus Necessity to Pay Off Light Plant Bonds Cited for Action By CouncilA 12Yj per cent increase in^muni-cipal electric and water rates was voted at a special meeting of the Hawarden city council Monday night.The increased rates will go into effect during the August meter readings and will first show up on bills to be paid September 1.Higher cost of fuel oil, which is up about 300 per cent since 1943 and has almost doubled since the start of 1945, and the increased cost of labor, which 3s approximately 50 per cent more than it was in 1945, were cited as reasons for the jump in prices. Freight rates on oil are up 20 per cent. Repair and maintenance coste are higher.Plant Profits DownThe city is obligated to pay off $11,000 plus interest anually in light plant bonds. Monday night City Clerk Elmer Bricson produced figures to show that in the last nine months the light plant has had a profit of leas than $1,000. However, there are sufficient bond retirement funds on hand to take care of the payment due September 1.Losses of $400 for October, November and December and $136 for January, February and March were reported. The next three months of April, May and June showed a profit of $1,527/It m the second time in two years that the city has increased the rates for water and electricity- In September, 1946, another council increased the rates 10 per cent, and predict od that they would have to go higher unless costs of operation declined sharp- tly. • ~TThe new electric and water rates 25. per cent higher than thoseCars SmashedareNear AlcesterJoe Otis, W. I{. Roberts, Alfred Nncve Narrowly Miss Serious Injuries In Collision MondayIditional luminous tape to reflect-n vv'fi rHr'nSchool CensusQIiaxa/cJoe Otis of Hawarden and two Alcester men miraculously escaped serious injuric^ in an accident which d recked two automobiles on highway 40 north of Alcester early Mpnday afternoon.The accident occurred when the car carrying W. B. “Bid” Roberts and Alfred Naeve started to cross the highway in front of the Otis auto.The front end and left side of tho new Buick convertible driven by Otis was crushed. The other car, a Ford, rolled over three times; the front axel was b^nt together and the top was pulled off.The three men received care at the Hawarden hospital and Mr. Otis and Mr. Roberts were dismissed after bo-prior to September, 1946. The minimum water rate now is $1.25 for 1,900 cubic feet and 12.6 cents per additional 1CKJ cubic feet.► Only the smallest Hawarden electricity consumer will not be affected by the new ordinance which is published elsewhere in this issue of the Independent. The minimum monthly rate charged for lighting remains at $1.10, but the number of kilowatts allowed waa cut from 20 to 17.6. The first 100 KWH will be charged at 6.25 cents each, the next 200 at 5 centsand eiII over 300 at 3.75 cents.Five dollars is the minimum for current used for residential light, heat and, or refrigeration at a rate of 6.25 cents for the first 15 kilowatt hours end 2.5 cents for each additional kilowatt.Negotiating Evcrist ContractWater heating rates now are 1.25 cents with a minimum of $1.25. A more graduated scale for electrical power begins at 6,25 cents for the first 100 kilowatts and ranges down to 1.56 cents for all over 30,000. Bloc-
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Hawarden Independent
Hawarden, Iowa, US
Thu, Jul 15, 1948
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