The Alton Democrat from Alton, Iowa • Page 2

PAGE 2 THE ALTON. IOWA DEMOCRAT THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1954 The Alton Democrat bas been oae of tie newspapers of Sioox Coimty, ozie of the largest aad ridiest OTimtles is Iff Pabiished weeMy at Alton, Sioux County, Iowa. M. L. Bowers, and pubUsher.

Subscription rate, by mail, $3.00, payable dvance. SAVE OUR SOIL! Earth in Ait-on arid Sioux County History ACTUAL FACTS YOU BJ The Ffies Of 'She Dcraoarst is most vajiiabk part Here farniers need r.o: c-cscerr. msch with item? of fooc foujid the die: of a fanners do many other places. Irt Iowa, especialiy. Sioirs -O 'iinty, these- food item? are nierely by-products cf tie fertility which produces feed for the be5t Ijvest-ock 10 YEARS AGO Bernard Braskamp of D.

cousins of the bride, were the ofSciating ministers On Sept. 30 Rose Homan and John Van Deden were married St. Mary's chxuch, attended by Olive Homan and George were killed in a Homan. of Osxaha 203. Charles Lyons returned home A jsrifts of eesoline two years service in the cards being" issued, U- S.

Navy, receiving dis- Cadet n-orse Audrey Van JJoe- kei elected president of the fressman class of cadet nurses 1 Thought Gems 4 Friwidship Friendship casosMt exist except among good Pure humanity, ftjeatehip, home, the interchange of love, bring to earth a foretaste of heaven. Baker Eddy fattened anywhere. As one'farmer i-'Ut- it, this pork and beef territory'. rot Kenneth Schwartz and lilade- line Holten were married at Oyens Sept. 27 15 YEARS AGO (1939) Alton's annual hobo play day brought out a great crowd of youngsters.

Dr. Daniel Poling of Philadelphia and Gov. George Wilson were to speak to the cairis- tian Endeavor convention at "Let those other people Jive on navy beans and and take steak and ham any day." Yet, udthout the kind of topsoil located here, none of these things would be true. long aj? this area has its dirt, it's sitting on top of the World, but what happens when the dirt is gone UnlesE oil or uranium is found here, itll be sunk. The Flovd VaJlev Watershed has pub- 1 Orange City, lished an interesting "little folder which broaches the fol- i Penning died at lowing question: ilarian Konz and Robert mar have the title to vour farm, BUT can vou i were married at st destroyed a cattle barn, noid the iand hog bouse and straw pile on the is a vrhich gathers, momentum with i Lehrman farm v.es*.

of Carnes. its progress, like a falling stone. For a iong time can Roman Verschoor oi be retarded far.mirig techniques, but as more land goes under cultivation the danger and unless farminjr technioues change erosion get out of control, and this could happen quite suddenh'. On the island of Kyushu. Japan, -oil conservation projects centuries old were destroyed during- World War not by American raids, hut fcy Japanese the.m..?elves was to a locker in Heichle and Ivlatr.ildt -A-'fTi wed Ho5- 20 AGO charge on Sept.

20. He had visited many famous ports and on one trip sailed the Black Sea with the Red Cross ship, Lake Elizabeth, carrying suRplies to the Russians and Jacob Van Veldhuizen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Van Veldhuizen of Newkirk.

died of the effects of gas poisoning received on the firing line in France he had with the 'American army. 40 YEARS AGO (1914) A baby boy gladdened the Jos, List home near Granville. Terry's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" showed in Alton and pleased a large crovi'd. "The band alone was worth the price of admission and there was nothing cheap about the show." Edward M. Goebel and Anna 51 Strong were siarried at Si.

Jo5 -eph5 church in LeSIars, many fr-jm Alton attended. Frank; Homan. well kncvn Altc'n TTiSTi. died 27. Kr-jif sr.d John were st Or- He is our friend who loves more than admires us, and would aid us in our great vi-ork.

Ellery Channing A true friend is the gift of God, and he only who made hearts can unite them. South. It Seems To Us-(By Floyd Hiver Is the house that shelters a friend. Waldo Emerson Friendship must be accompanied with virtue, and always lodged in great and generous minds. Trapp Sioux Coimty Coort House News Items Some of the boys were talking one night about Alton's age, figuring it was about time for the town to celebrate its diamond anniversary.

But the fact is the community did not incorporate as the town of Alton until a special election was held on March 3,1883, and the returns filed in the office of the clerk of courts on March 8,1883. According to that the town not be officially 75 old until March 8, 1958. Before incorporating, the office here was known as East Orange. The settlement is, in fact, considerably over 75 years of age at the present time. In an article by Wilfred W.

Beach, first white child bom in Alton, published in the golden anniversary issue of The Alton Democrat on May 1, 1931, Mr. Beach says there were several other houses here when his father, Alex Beach, was given charge of the railroad depot here in 1872 and moved his family, consisting of his wife and daughter Edna, to the new settlement of East Orange, from Windom, Minn. During the '70s the Beach brothers built up a considerable lumber, grain and hardware business and the Hawkeye Roller Mills, operated by Savage Johnson, were a going concern until the mill was destroyed by fire in 1886. A new mill was erected, however, the following year. The grasshopper scourges of the '70s that destroyed the crops of farmers and the gardens of townspeople caused a good many of the earliest settlers to leave and the Beach brothers, who had expanded too rapidly "on a gj shoestring" were forced to take bankruptcy- because 4 45 AGO grovnng on hilkides- and greater laid destitute not only Ms their; O'jisiE.

A of for Chisajo to i -A-or2d'3 fair. A iror who needed lumber food-producing areas. large portions of that island are about three times a year by floods -vhieh away whole villages in their tides, but also rain with their violence and frequency all attempts to regain con-, se 23 Se. trol of rain water. Where wooded land and terraces had cierer-nga horse on ihej once drank in the welcome now steep ravines aidj List, left for and costs against D.

the water in its destructive sweep to the sea. become nurst at Crei-lsger 'oi tiie s-od '-oiefc-S Floods are always a danger signal. When floods as restart occurring regularlv, it's a sign that is get- 1 Grs-nviiie nvi. He A Albert ting out of control. The damage caused by the flood.s' downstream may be a more important consideration! than up.stream loss of land and water taken from the; viewpoint of emergency preventative mea.sures, but taken from a long range viewpoint upstream, damage is more important.

Wlien the Army Corps of Engineers builds flood sen ftt the Peter irci 'oeTTr-ak yon at Two arrsed or.e, Slarriage licenses were issued to the following persons: James Edward Henderschott, 39, a.id Phyllis Mary Wagner, So. faOih of A-odre -iV Miedema, 22. 22, both of i hundreds who owed them were unable to pay. interesting histoiy dates 29. 1 back to the time when it was called East Orange prior Ronald Merle Cramer, to 1883.

Hi-dson. S.D.. and Geraldenej T. Joanne Fbck. 17, Hawarden.

in 16bl, however, the Chicago Northwestern built -0U3 Kock Kock, of guardian set in Iteile ilitcheH was awarded j-id-gment in the ssm of $420.83 Dd inters and costs against D. SEtcheU. court approved the final Georgn Jr. Peter Van earlv died at r-Ce-A-kirk. KT.

DOm 25 AGO Ori--. Tne county r.irred bank chs-e i to re sett-er. Jlrs. Trsldron. Clerr.

I -rfHe wjs to irnsn or; rheir I PojKna, Executor was I stock in a new flour miU, driving through the countrv to nsicnarged ana estate closed. Tne estate of John Den Besi te. late of Orange City, was val- egistt -T for hO'Seiteada at control dams it builds them extra large becau.se men of order to insure downstream areas future flood protec- cornered on farm -n 1 1 bv Reuben and tion the dams are built wide and high. -Tnny, but 'ne refused Vj ad- An expensive plan for a series of 28 dams on Ployd I mit the' robbery, when river subsidiaries has been approved and will be present- Bri ed to Congress for appropriations in the future unless rest Frontey. since been the soil conservation program of terracing i rainfall control is utilized by farmers along the Floyd minister.

While the and its subsidiaries within the next few years. These dams would provide plea.sant recreation sites car and the Center men for residents of Sioux Countv, as quite a few of them i p'-'''- 11 1 ill. -u i. Mi. 1 TT Frolkey snot him- would be located here Uwo between Alton and Hospers, one near Orange City, and one'near Carnes), but their presence in an area as rich and fertile as this one strikes an ominous note in their construction.

Congressman Hoeven has assured farmers of this vicinity that money will be appropriated in the future for the inauguration of soil practices. Farmers of the area do well to consult with conservation experts who can help them hold their precious soil as well as the rainfall which helps it operate efficiently. self. 30 YEARS AGO YEARS AGO Ho-speri. Albert iJargueri-te were A son arrh'ed at the Her.drTk Toering htwrA northweK of Kor- perx and a tfce Bernard 'j at Alton.

Gertrude Theten retimed fro.Ti a in St. and Fsn'da. of Granville to Engels of Sheldon. ued at about and -jf cash, a note, U. S.

bonds and tracts of land in Orange City. The will of decedent a life estate to his after which the estate goe-s to his five children. Tfee Petit Jury was notified net 1o for duty this Sep-' tember term of Court. The estate of William VanDen Berge, late of Games, was val- aed at S5225.09 and con- ssts of acres of land and personal property valued at about S22.5.00. Estate goes to a brother and various nieces and neph- 55 YEARS AGO A son wss to Mr.

Mrs, Barney Brunamann. and Sioux County Stock Shinments 01 i Well Done, I.P.S. This week Alton residents become the recipients of a new public gas. The merits of natural gas have been widely recognized, and this section of the country is not many years behind much more thickly populated metropolitan areas in receiving its benefits. The Iowa Public Service company, which has furnished Alton with electricity for many years, is to be congratulated for adopting this new public service and bringing it to our town with such dispatch.

To leaders of the Iowa Public Service company goes a hearty hand and "Well done!" from the Alton public they serve. A Sad Loss Alton's sympathy this week went to relatives of the late who died Sunday. Mr. Periot was an "old time" Alton dweller whose reputation for honesty and a wholesome manner of living made him 'greatly respected by all of associates. Mrs.

Math died Alton. The St. Louis Cardinals d.e- featftd Alton 4-2 a 10 innins game. Miss Jean E. Kilburg.

a former Alton married to James M. Larkins Washington, D.C. Mr. and Mrs. Van were parents of a son.

Daniel F. Steck, candidate for U.S. Senator, and A. Sykcs, car. didate for 31 th DLstrict cong- res.sman, to tour Sioux County.

Btrt Bolluyt arjd Susan Schreur were married at 3rlaur- ice. ton- 42 steers, 1,047, $25.25. John Bitexidmgl IJollis M. Nobles, Hawarden, 418, 35 YEARS AGO (1919) Floyd Post, the only American Legion post in the county at that time, planning a benefit dance to help finance club rooTns for the Post, which had 37 members. Kass and Oscar Henrich were wedded Oct.

2nid it St. Mary's church. The bride wore a suit of taupe chlCfon velvet and hat to match and her "bridesmaid, Miss Josephine Henrich, wore a blue tricotine suit. Geo. Henrich was best man.

Douwe IDe Boer and Anna Rouwenhorst were married Oct. 2 at the home of the bride north of Orange Citv. Rev. Otto Braskamp of China and Bev. Ed Will Eraskarnp and Gerrit Vgnden Burg Hull "via the bicycle route." Tne home of Mr.

ar.d 74rs. John Remacle of Floyd township 'orightened by Ihe birth of a little daughter. Schroeder arid daughter Miss Nelle returned from a visit to the Ornaiia exposition. Henry Te Grotenhuis of kirk and Katie Mulder of Alton married at Newkirk. At the home of Mr.

and Mrs. W. S. Slagie occurred the wedding of Ralph Hinman of Prirn- ghar and Harriet Hill of Alton, Rev. J.

C. Ablctt oaidating. The Alton Shakespeare club rnet at the Congregational parsonage. Mrs. Mathias Even, nee Hintgen, passed on at her home in Alton.

She survived by her husband and ten children. 60 YEARS AGO (1894) Miss Frances Kass of Granville was visiting Alton friends. Alton was a brass band. Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Sauer were rejoicing over the arrival of a baby Three carloads of pipe Jpr, Jpie Alton waterworks egmtsai wmsir, ed. Rev. Father Bruae trom Haverhill to 'becojjae pas-. at'lhe was appointed its east and west line through here and the town began i to boom -with new settlers arri on neariy every train. smouni of The grasshopper plagues were over and land began to boom in price.

Pitts Kessey moved here from Decorah in 1882 and established banking and law offices. In 1885 the Slagie Co. was incorporated. When the Hawkeye Roller Mills burned do'viTi again Mr. Kessey got busy and sold stock in a new flour mill, driving through the country to visit interested farmers who were still, at that time, growing considerable wheat.

The Alton Milling makers of Daisy patent flour, became a thriving concern with L. D. Piatt as manager. Many citizens, who became well known in later years, first came to Alton to work in the mill or for the mill. John Meyer came to Alton in August, 1877, to teach the first school.

In 1880 he and his brother -in -law, John Gleysteen, bought the boot and shoe business of Will Plumb and Mr. Meyer became the town's second postmaster, Mr. Plumb being the first one. Alex Beach was the first mayor and later, in 1881, went to the state legislature. At the election to incorporate held on March 3,1883, a total of 76 citizens voted of which number 46 voted yes and 30 no.

An account of this election, with the list of voters, is the first entry in Alton's franchise book. But it is obvious that a great (Jeal of water had already passed under the bridge before this election to incorporate was finally held. A traveling man who has been around these parts a long time told us of an incident that happened when Bob Holm was in his glory here as the manager of the Alton baseball team, one of the finest teams the town has ever put in the field. It seems that Matty Even had been hired to play third base for Alvord whose pitcher was the famous Handchu, an emery ball After Matty had suited up and was ready to take the field the manager called him over and said: "We don't want you to play We want you to pitch." Alvord wanted to save Handchu for a big game they were playing the next day. Naturally, Matty didn't care to pitch for the money he was getting as a third baseman but the Alvoi-d manager said they would make it right after the game and Bob Holm told Matty that was fair enough.

Our memory is so miserable we aren't sure of the opposing team but think it was Luverne, Minn. They had hired George Pipgras, the famous New York Yankee pitcher, to hurl the game for them. Alvord won the game by the score of 2 to 1. Oh another occasion Matty pitched a game for Alvord which they lost by that same score. Matty got three of Alvord's four hits.

After the game a bystander was heard to remark: a little better pitching we'd have won tlie Bob Holm lit into him with both feet.and if you'd ever on the wrong side cif argijttient with Bob imiist haye ielt after Bob with, him. Carl Homan, Alton, 369 lambs wt, 112, S20.75. Henry Keunen and Son, Al- Ed Vander Hoef, Hawarden, 13 heifers, 886. S24.00. Top 17 steers, S25.00 Henry Hospers, 42 steers, wt.

1,047, S25.25. Ed Ekykshom. Ireton, 27 steers, wt. 1,242, 326.50, Top for Wednesday. Dave Kuiken, Maurice, 49 steers, ivt.

1,002. S23.50. tor of the Catholic church of Alton, Father Peschong having been -appointed to another church. The Alton Brick Co. was organized' at Alton by Jacob Korteweg, N.

Vander Linden, secretary, Peter Druger, manager, Albert Druger, ass't. Louisa Langenhorst was teaching the Malget school near Granville. 65 TEARS AGO (1889) A daughter arrived at the Henry Mlnten home south of Alton. Adam Wilper of Alton leH for Europe to viMt hiaold home and see the Parte fSlR Didier of GranVfile ire-,.