Iowa Old Press

Akron Register newspaper
Dated August 11, 1904

The Hawarden Chronicle emptied itself of some green matter last week,
which it spewed over the farmer.  Among other things it hints that the
farmer sends his children to schools furnished by townspeople, drives on
roads worked exclusively by the same lot, attends their churches, uses
their hitching posts, etc.  Ignoring the rotten innuendoes cast at
farmers in general, in the article, we would like to have the smart
aleck editor tell its half dozen readers where these town people get
their bread and butter.  How long would the town stand if there were no
farmers?  Just point out one enterprise in town that can exist in town
without the farmer.  Also stroll out in the country when the roads and
bridges are being worked and see how many city dudes are holding the
plow and scrapers or are leveling the grade.  You will find these
fellows in town figuring how to get their living out of the farm,
without much manual labor.  If the editor would exhort the town people
to make it an object to the farmer to patronize them instead of slurring
him, the big department stores would soon be forgotten. It is this kind
of dirty flings from brainless editors that drive farmers to the cities
to trade.

Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Johnson and two boys from Alcester visited at the A.
W. Johnson's Sunday.

Will Hoscher lost a valuable cow by lightning Monday night.  As he
carried insurance the loss will be paid.

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Arronson and daughter, of Hawarden, visited here
Monday at A. W. Johnson's.

S. W. Harker was at Paullina, Iowa, Wednesday inspecting the town and
country.

Lester Bennett sent word from Chatsworth Tuesday that a nine-pound war
hair boy arrived that morning and would probably be on hand to play ball
with the Missourians in Smith's pasture next Sunday.  Lester will
probably rent a larger farm  next year, as he has solved the hired man
problem and can laugh at strikes and labor troubles.

Richland and Chatsworth played ball in Smith's pasture Sunday afternoon.
The team from Richland got the most runs, but we have not the figures at
hand.

Missouri walloped the Union Creek ball club in Manning's pasture Sunday
fifteen to ten.  Some of the Union Creek players went to see their best
girl Saturday night and they were in poor trim for playing.  When the
Creek players are in shape the score runs up into the hundred on each
side.

J. F. Waterbury lost three cattle and six hogs by lightening Monday
night.

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Altogether the most alarming storm of the season, we have heard of now
particular damage being done.

Rufus Cilley and family, accompanied by Mrs. Angeline Wheeler, attended
the birthday given Mrs. Clark, of Akron, Tuesday.

The McCaull-Webster Co., has secured the services of J. P. McEwen, of
Minnesota, as manger of the elevator here.

Mrs. Clarence Bordwell and Miss Edith Barber spent Sunday at the home of
the former's parents at Ethan, S.D.

Mrs. Clara Jeffries, an old-time resident of Westfield, has been
stopping at the home of Mrs. Wheeler the past week and visiting old
friends and renewing acquaintances.

Mr. and Mrs. Grove Lily departed Thursday for an extended visit in
Massachusetts, their former home.

ADAVILLE ITEMS:  (Special Correspondence)

Adie and Waldo Hilliker, of Akron, were over-Sunday visitors with
friends here.

Mabel Fletcher returned home after a weeks visit in LeMars.

A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Fletcher, Friday, August 5.

The new lamps at the U. B. church give good satisfaction.

The Ladies Aid society met with Mrs. Robert Taylor Thursday of this
week.

Mrs. Taylor was the guest of Mrs. John Fletcher Sunday.

Basil Kenaston of Akron is visiting his aunt, Mrs. Hugh Kanago, for a
few days.

Mabel Fletcher and Ada Chew are visiting in Onawa with the former's
sister, Mrs. H. Courtright.

Mrs. Lampton Morehead and children and her mother, Mrs. Sophia Stinton,
went to Struble Wednesday for a few days
visit with Josiah Stinton and family.

Warren King and family who moved down to Kansas from here last spring,
are expected back here as the high water took most of his crops and one
of the children has the ague and will live on Andrew Wilson's farm.  No
place like Iowa.

LeMars Sentinel, Friday, August 19, 1904

SENEY
Special Correspondence

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Demaray received word last Sunday that their son,
Earnest, who has been in the Yukon and Klondike region for about seven
years, was married on the twelfth of July to Miss Electa Harris, of Cal.

Little Midge Becker, of Sioux City, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. O. C.
Haviland this week.

Willie Jeffers entertained a number of his friends at an informal party
last Friday afternoon.  Mrs. Jeffers was assisted in the entertaining
and serving of lunch by Miss Bernice Gleason, after which the young
people returned home well pleased with their afternoon's entertainment.

Pearl Kennedy returned to his home at Burlington, Kansas the first of
last week after spending several weeks at this place.

Quite a number of our people attended the carnival in Struble last
Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Redmon and family, of Merrill, visited at the home of
Alfred Demaray last Sunday.

There will be no evening service in the M. E. church next Sunday on
account of the camp meeting which is in progress at LeMars.

Mrs. Dan McArthur and son Miles, of Sheldon, visited at the home of Mrs.
E. March the first of the week.

Miss Lela (sic--Lelia) Osborne invited a number of her friends to her
pleasant home last Tuesday afternoon to help celebrate her birthday.
About sixteen little girls were in attendance.  Toward the close of the
afternoon Mrs. Osborne served delicious refreshments to the little
folks.

Otto Becker returned to Seney last Tuesday after spending some time in
Minnesota acting as night operator.

Mr. and Mrs. Watson Kennedy returned home the middle of last week after
visiting for several weeks with Mr. Kennedy's parents at Benson, Minn.

John Alderson attended the carnival at Merrill last Monday.

Mrs. Lymon (sic--Lyman) Britton received a dispatch last Tuesday morning
stating that her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Harry Britton, had died at her
home in Spencer on Monday morning.  Mrs. Britton went to LeMars to take
the noon train in order to be present at the funeral.

UNION:  (Special Correspondence)

Dick Eyres and David Yarnell spent Sunday at the home of the former in
LeMars.

Over twenty children and young people are taking instrumental music lessons
from Miss Pearl Clarke.

Wheat threshed from the stock averages from ten to twelve bushels per acre,
barley, twenty-five, and oats forty or more.

C. H. Kehrberg, of LeMars, and J. A. Kehrberg, of Sanborn, visited their
brother, F. W. Kehrberg on Monday making the trip in an automobile from
LeMars.

Charles Kellner, of Kingsley, was a business visitor here on Wednesday.

John Carpenter visited over Sunday with his family at the home of his
parents.

Mr. F. W. Kehrberg was tendered a surprise party on Friday evening in honor
of her birthday.  Her daughter, Mrs. A. Blecker and family, of Merrill,
drove over to attend the party.

Harry Sigler is helping his father stack grain near Akron.

Featherstone, Lindsay and Blewett threshed for Mr. Echen on Thursday and
Friday.

Mrs. Steele entertained relatives from O'Brien county this week.

Rev. J. W. Robb has written that he will be home to fill his pulpit Sunday,
August 28.  His resignation takes effect on September 1.

Rev. W. A. Richards conducted commission services at Mt. Hope on Sunday and
a collection was taken for the mission cause.

CHURCHVILLE:  (Special Correspondence)

Mr. and Mrs. H. Kallas, of Perry Creek, visited at the home of L. Danne on
Sunday last.

The W.M.S. gave a missionary program at the Emmanuel church on Sunday
evening.  A large number of people from LeMars and Melbourne attended.

Mr. J. Lippke is preparing to have a large new house built on his farm.

Miss Minnie Koenig, who has been spending several months with her sister,
Mrs. Chas. Wendel at Audubon, visited relatives over Sunday here.  She has
accepted a position as teacher in the Orphan's Home in Flat Rock, Ohio, and
will leave the first of September to assume her duties there.

Akron Register newspaper
Dated August 25, 1904

ADAVILLE ITEMS:  (Special Correspondence)

Adaville will have a picnic in Fred Fletcher's grove Wednesday, August
31.  Remember the date and come.

Will Fletcher and daughter-in-law, of Reinbeck, Iowa, and Mr. and Mrs.
Elijah Stinton, of Morrison, Illinois, are visiting relatives here.

A few have finished stacking and are now busy plowing.

Nettie Fletcher returned home on Wednesday from Onawa, where she has
spent the last two months with her sister, Mrs. H. Courtright.

Mrs. Ed. Stinton and children spent Saturday and Sunday in Akron.

Those who took the excursion to Duluth Thursday were Chas. Sr., and Hugo
Kanago, Ed. Stinton, Chas. Kanago, Jr., Miss Rose Montagnue, and Mr. and
Mrs. Frank.

Miss Grace Potter, of LeMars, is a guest at the Tindall home.

Come to the picnic, Aug. 31.  A program is being prepared to include
singing, address by Revs Chew and Moore, baseball, potato sack and foot
races, etc.  Everybody come.  Don't miss a good time.

Mrs. Maude and children, of Burbank, S.D., visited Mrs. Tindall the past
week.

CEMETERY ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
The interest shown in the annual meeting of the Cemetery Association was
very encouraging.  The following officers were elected for the year
1904-1905:
Pres. - Mrs. A. N. Williams
V. Pres. - M. A. Biddlecome
Sec. - Miss Avis Williams
Treas. - Mrs. E. B. Frank
Board of Directors - Mrs. Geo. W. Raish, M. A. Muhs, F. W. Burnett
Advisory Board - Dr. H. H. Cilley, B. F. Wintersteen, R. B. Ogden