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HlttMttti INDEPENDENT VOLUME LXil HAWARDEN, SlOUX ijtKWA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1939 10 PAGES NUMBER 35 10 START SOON ON GASjYSTEM LAYING OF MAINS TO BEGIN IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS Contractors Expect to Employ an Average of About 75 Local Men for a Period of Six Weeks ATTRACTIVE HOME WEDDING Work is scheduled to start very soon probably not later than next Monday on the construction of the local gas distribution system for the Hawarden Natural Gas Company. The distribution system -will be installed by Midland Constructors, of Chicago. Mr. 0, I. Peugh, who is to serve as superintendent on the installation project, arrived in Hawarden the first of the week and is busy getting details lined up in preparation for laying the gas lines.

The Keniston warehouse has been leased for storage of material and to serve as headquarters for the installation operations. The distribution system is designed to cover practically all parts of the city. Three sizes of gas pipe will be used in the system, four, three and two inches in diameter. The first carload of pipe has arrived, consisting of 318 joints of varying diameter, 40 feet in length, or an equivalent of nearly 24 miles of pipe. Wrought iron pipe is to be used and all pipe will be painted with a hot coating of enamel before it is laid.

The paint for the job has also arrived. The ditches, which are to be dug by hand, will be from 30 to 30 inches in depth. A hydraulic pipe driver will be utilized to drive the pipu underneath paved streets and other places where it would be inconvenient to make excavations. In addition to Mr. Peugh, the construction superintendent, eight or nine other experienced men will be brought to Hawarden by the construction company to serve as foreman and in other key positions.

Some of these men have families and are already finding tem- Miss Imogene Hatton and Mr. John Lankhorst Wed Tuesday Night The wedding of Miss Imogene Reed Hatton, daughter of Mrs. Blanche Roeper of Sioux City, and Mr. John Lankhorst, son of Mr. and Mrs.

H. J. Lankhorst of Hawarden, was solemnized Tuesday evening at eight o'clock in the tatikhorst home. Rev. T.

H. Harding performed the ceremony in the presence of the immediate relatives and a few friends. Miss Geraldine Lankhorst, the groom's sister, and Jacob Lankhorst, the groom's brother, attended the couple. Preceding the ceremony Miss Edythe Riecke sang "Beloved, It Is Morn." To the strains of Franz Lange's "Flower Song," played by Mrs. Arol pe.s,^ the bridal party took their places, with the bride entering on the arm of her father, Mr.

Albert E. Hatton, before the fireplace which was flariked by baskets of pink and white chrysanthemums and premier roses. Ivy and ferns entertwined the candelabra on the mantel. Alpine rose taffeta was worn by the bride. It was fashioned on princess lines, leg o' mutton sleeves, and a tightly fitted bodice with back fullness.

She wore a corsage of violet sweet peas at the sweethart neckline and a heart locket, a gift of the groom. Violet taffeta with wide girdle ending in a bustle was worn by the bridesmaid. A corsage of rose sweet peas was fastened at the waistline. After a wedding trip the couple will live at ioi7 Avenue L. The bride's traveling ensemble was of queen blue with brown accessories.

The bride has lived in Hawarden since early childhood and is a graduate of the Hawarden high school. For the past few years, until i-ecent weeks, she has been employed as cashier at the Sioux Theatre. The groom is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. II.

J. Lankhorst. He also has lived in Harden since boyhood and is a gmdu- ate of the Hawarden high school. Since finishing school he has been associated witH his father and brother in the retail grocery and meat business of Lankhorst Sons. THREE INJURED IN AUTO CRASH FREAK ACCIDENT SATURDAY ON PERRY CREEK ROAD local labor.

Mr. Rough estimates that there will be work for about 75 men on the average during the construction period. At times this number may be increased considerably while at other times it may drop below that figure. He estimates that it will require approximately six weeks to complete the installation of the distribution system and have it ready to turn over to the gas company. Just when work will be commenced on the gas main connecting Hawarden with the huge pipe line west of Alcester is not definitely known as yet.

This extension will be made by the Northern Natural Gas Company of Omaha. This company has made application to the Iowa State Commerce Commission for authority to construct that part of its line which will lie in Iowa outside the corporate limits of Hawarden and presumably is obtaining similar au- rom the Dakota authorities, Golf Club Held Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the Hawarden Golf Club was held at the club house last Friday evening. The meeting started off with an oyster supper after which 'the business session was held. A. J.

Pasewalk, retiring president, and Earl Smith, retiring secretary, rendered their reports covering the year's business, indicating as usual at the end of the season that the club's treasury is badly depleted but still solvent. The officers and other retiring members of the board of directors, Roy R. Reimers, 0. A. Bader and H.

J. Lund, were given a vote of thanks by the club members. New directors for 1940 were chosen as follows: A. Earl Ross, Glaus W. Lage, John Klay, G.

F. Wahl and Chet. Schoeneman. These directors will choose their own officers. Following the business meeting the of the evening was spent socially.

Damage Suit Settled Out of Court The damage suit of of Rock Rapids against Lyle Wheeler of Hawarden and others, was settled out of court October 10th, the defendant agreeing to pay the plaintiff $3,500. The accident in which Mr. Kingsbury was injured occurred north of Inwood about fifteen months ago. Mr. Wheeler waa hauling gravel for a road construction company when the crash occurred.

Mr. Kingsbury was injured and for weeks lay in a hospital and for months following was but gradually grew better BO that he now hardly fhows any markf of the accident. Liability, insurance was carried on the truck by Mr. Wheeler. COTHEtS NCTWATCH FOR LE MARS Bulldogs Won an Easy 16 to 0 Victory Last Thursday Night The LeMars Bulldogs experienced little difficulty in topping the Hawar- deft Comets in the football skirmish played here last Thursday night.

This was the first victory in five starts for the Bulldogs but with several of Hawarden's regulars benched, Coach Carey's eleven slashed their way to a well earned 16 to 0 victory. As indicated by the unusual number of injuries, both teams fought hard, but the Comets, still very weak in carrying out their blocking assignments, were no match for the spirited but oft defeated Bulldogs. LeMars automatically scored a safety early in the first quarter when a Hawarden back recovered a Bulldog fumble behind the Comet goal and illegally tossed a short forward. The btKei l4" points were" "made" e'i of a well-executed running and forward passing attack. It was the ninth Bulldog victory in the last ten meetings of these two elevens.

The final home game of the season will be played 'here Friday night. Led by their 210 pound senior fullback, Berwin Zander, the Canton C. Hawks, like the Comets, will be making a bid for their second victory of the year. Canton opened the season with a 6 to 6 tie with Elk Point, won from Parker and then on successive week ends finished behind Centerville and Madison. Since 1906 these two schools have met 17 times.

The Comets have won ten contests, the C. Hawks four and three games 'have resulted in ties. This year the two teams appear evenly matched so an exciting game is expected. New Member on Welfare Board Chas. Sedgwick of Hawarden was named a member of the social welfare board at the meeting of the board of supervisors October 10th to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of R.

Kamminga as a member of the 'board. The other members of the board are Supervisor P. E. De Vries of Orange City and Mrs. Catherine Scanlon of Rock Valley.

Celebrated 78th Birthday Ed. Whittington was 78 years young on Tuesday, October 17th, but his son, Harley Whittington and family, and daughter, Mrs. Guy Hodgson and family, concluded that it would be more convenient to celebrate the occasion on Sunday, so a 'big birthday dinner was held on that day at the Whittington home for members of the family. The day was greatly enjoyed. A Woman Driver Who Knew the and Adhered to Them Was the Innocent Cause of It All Three young men, Lloyd Keehn aftd Harold Heldt of Hawarden and W.

L. Alexander of Sioux City, were painfully bruised and injured in an automobile collision which occurred on the Perry Creek road, one mile south of the intersection with the LeMarfc- Akron highway, about 10:30 Saturday morning. Keehn and Heldt. were on their way to Sioux City after some machinery repairs and were riding in the Heldt Ford pick-up. As they approached the intersection from the north.

Alexander driving a 1937 Dodge coupe, belonging to the Sioux Sign Company of Sioux City by whom he is employed, was approaching from the south. At the same time a car driven by Mrs. Cheater Phillips, who resides in the vicinity of the scene of the accident, was approaching on the side road from the east. Mistrusting that the woman driver would fail to observe the stop sign Alexander suddenly applied his brakes, causing them to lock, and his car skidded across to the west side of the road directly in the path of the Heldt pick-up and the collision was inevitable. Heldt car smashed squarely into the middle of the car driven by Alexander nnd the impact was sufficient to wreck both cai-s badly.

Mrs. Phillips, however, is a careful driver and observed the rules of the road by bringing her car to a stop before venturing onto the main highway and thus did not figure in the accident other than being the innocent cause of it all. 'Lloyd Keehn was apparently the JOSt young men ai Hawarden hospital at once by Gilbert Cain, who came along the highway immediately after the crash. Keehn suffered a head injury and severe body bruises and remained at tfye hospital until Monday afternoon when he was taken home. Harold Heldt suffered painful bruises about his head and neck and both his legs were skinned up but X-ray pictures disclosed no fractures and he did not remain at the hospital.

Alexander was taken to the LeMars hospital following the accident but his injuries also were found to be of a minor nature and he was, released from the hospital there Monday. Best Sioux County Results Obtained This Year Near Sioux Center lowans were amazed a couple of weeks ago when records of corn test plots near Keota, in Keokuk county, revealed that a plot there had yielded 157 bushels per acre. Sioux county cannot approach that this the harvesting of test plots recently in this cwinty revealed that in one of the three plots planted under the supervision of the Sioux County Farm Bureau, there were yields from numerous varieties of seed at a rate of well in excess of 100 bushels per acre. The yield test plots were planted under the supervision of the Farm Bureau with the cooperation of interested farmers and seed corn salesmen. Fifty- varieties of hybrid and open pollinated corn were planted in three randomized plots located on the Morris Kluter farm, 1J miles north of Ireton; the Elmer Den Herder farm, one- half mile south of Sioux Center, and the George Boerhave farm, one mile north and 3J miles east of Boyden.

Each variety was planted in five replications per plot. Four of the replications were harvested while the fifth was left standing for observation on field day. The results were based on average figures of the four replications harvested. Corrections were made for missing hills. All corn was taken from the salesman's supply that he had on hand last spring except the groups marked "sample." These were secured directly from the various seed companies.

By far the largest average yields were obtained on Plot No, 2, located on the Elmer Den Herder farm, south of Sioux Center. This plot was planted on May llth and harvested on October 5th. Of the 39 varieties of seed obtained from local dealers for this plot, 17 resulted in yields in excess of 100 bushels to the acre. The heaviest of these yields was 114.12 bushels to the acre and they ranged down to 85.92 bushels per acre. The variety of seed which produced the highest yield was Federal S.

C. 222. In this same plot there were 11 commercial samples, which yielded from 117.53, bushels to BUYS SIOUX TOWNSHIP FARM resulF Tar me Peter Dorhout of Ireton Pays $110 for Well Improved Quarter Peter Dorhout, a successful young wBo Kas been operating a farm north of 'Ireton in Center township, owned by R. A. Zimmerman of Ireton, has completed an arrangement whereby he becomes the owner of the southeast quarter of section 18, in Sioux township, between Hudson and Inwood.

This was known as the old Harmelink farm and was owned by the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company. It is considered one of the best farms in that part of Sioux county and has an excellent set of improvements that are in first class condition. The reported purchase price was $110 per acre and possession is to be given March 1st. Mr. Dorhout expects to move onto the place in the spring and make it his nome.

Dave De Vries has been the tenant on the place. The Zimmerman place will be occupied and operated by the two brothers of Mr. Dorhout. Improving Hospital Grounds A retaining wall is being constructed along the west side of the Community Hospital grounds. It is being constructed as an N.Y.A.

project with E. C. Waterman as foreman. A concrete wall about 2J feet high was first constructed and this is being faced with blocks of Sioux Falls granite. It is not only a very decorative improvement but will fulfill a highly utilata- rian purpose, permitting a smooth even terracing of the grounds on the west side of the hospital.

Daughter Born in Sioux City A daughter was born Monday, October 2nd, to Mr. and Mrs. Milton Toft in Sioux City. Mrs. Toft was formerly Miss Millie Trudeau of Hawarden and Mr.

Toft is also a former resident of this vicinity. BIG YIELD FROM TEST PLOTS ARMSTRONG IS AAA CHAIRMAN variety among these commercial samples which produced the highest yield was Thompson 45. Plot No. 3, located on the George Boerhave farm, northeast of Boyden, produced the second highest yields of the three test plots. This plot was planted on "May 13th and harvested on October 6th.

On this plot there were three samples out of the 39 varieties provided by local dealers which produced in excess of 100 bushels to the acre. The highest yielding sample produced at the rate of 101.81 bushels per acre and they ranged down to 72.5 bushels for an open pollinated variety. The banner for highest production from seed from local dealers in this plot went to a hybrid variety known as Iowa 939. The highest yield from the 11 commercial samples on this plot was 102.22 bushels from a variety of seed known as Steckly 14. The lowest yield among the 11 commercial samples on this plot was 80.24 bushels.

The poore'st average returns from the three test plots was from Plot No. 1, located on the Morris Kluter farm, north of Ireton. This plot was planted on May 12th and was harvested on October 4th. The best yield from the 39 varieties of seed provided by local dealers on this plot was 87.93 bushels, produced from a sample of Federal No. 11, while the poorest yield from the 39 varieties was 52.62 bushels.

A commercial sample on this plot, Thompson 45, produced the highest of any of the 11 commercial samples even 100 bushels to the acre, while the low yield among the commercial samples was 59.20 bushels. In addition to the yield tests a wide variety of other information was obtained in these test plots regarding the various types of seed, such as the average number of staks to hills, the percentage of stalks which were lodged, the percentage of ears found on the ground and the percentage oi moisture content, all of which provide a comprehensive study in determining the most suitable seed for varying conditions. Promoted to First Trick Operator H. C. Janvrin has been named firsl trick operator at the North Western depot, filling the vacancy caused by the transfer of H.

J. Lund, who is now agent at Comfrey, Minn. Mr. Janvrin has worked the second shift from 4:00 p. m.

until midnight for the past couple of years but he now works from 8:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m. Submitted to Operation Evelyn, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs Tony Visser, submitted to an operation for appendicitis at the Hawarden hospital Saturday. WILL HEAD COUNTY COMMITTEE DURING THE COMING YEAR UNION COUNTY FARMERS ELECT Wesley Miller and Russell Patrick Will Serve as the Other Regular Members of the Committee Jack A. Armstrong of Hawarden was elected chairman of the Sioux County Agricultural Conservation committee at the county convention leld in Orange City last Thursday. He las served as the third regular mem- 3ers of the committee for the past ihree years and now succeeds Peter E. Vermeer of Orange City as chairman.

Mr. Vermeer has served as chairman ever since the organization the AAA in Sioux coiinty. The delegates from twenty-two townships at this convention also reelected Wesley F. Miller of Rock Valey as vice chairman for 1940. Russell A.

Patrick of Hawarden, who has served as the first alternate member of the committee for the past two or three years, was elected as the third regular member. Mr. Vermeer was chosen as the first alternate member and Cornelius Koole of Sheldon was re-elected as the second alternate member of the committee. Matt Schon Jr. of Hawarden was re-appointed to serve as secretary- treasurer for the coming year.

During the past two weeks elections have been held in all the townships in the county for the purpose of selecting township committees of three members each to administer the 1940 farm program. The committcemen elected in the various townships are listed below. In each case, the first named man is the township chairman: Buncombe Jack A. Armstrong, Will S. Gregg, Lee A.

Keehn. Vander Slaten, Edward Oolbekkink, Henry De Groot Jr. J. Opdahl, John A. Klumb, Peter Bonnema.

East Hanson, Joseph A. Schilmoeller, Joseph Schlichte. Floyd Gcrrit Hofmeyer, Mathia.s H. Schmidt, John Fonkert. F.

Miller, Rochus Schelling, Carl J. Tank. Koole, Hiram J. Erfert, Charles E. Kimmel.

J. Beyer, Louis J. Vander Schaaf, Ben E. Vander Zwaag, Lincoln Teunis R. Klay, Bert Kroon, Angelo S.

Quinn. J. McCarthy, Harold J. Shoemaker, George F. Johnson.

Hoffs, Engelbert C. Gesink, Roy Vos. W. Jansen, John M. Pottebaum, Paul Van Arb.

Winterfeld, Ted J. Feekes, Emil P. Jacobsen. Poll, Fred J. Vander Hamm, Morris H.

Kluter. Klay, John Haupt. Settlers Arthur Amundson, Raymond B. Brown, Henry Franken. Sheridan Henry Schloetje, Hein Vreeman, Peter M.

Kruse. Daniel F. Buckley, Neal De Pree, Henry Vogelaar. J. Schmidt, Sam J.

Kooima, Emory F. Suter. Washington Russell A. Patrick, John R. Karr, Evert Brunsting.

Welcome George Vande Garde, Chris H. Gesink, Henry D. Wesselink. West Branch Peter E. Vermeer, Jake J.

Vande Brake, Eibert R. Fikse, Choose Township Committecmen and Members of County Committee Ralph C. Smith of Burbank was reelected chairman of the Union County Agricultural Conservation committee for 1940 at a meeting of delegates held at Elk Point on Wednesday of last week. Wm. H.

Miller of Hawarden was chosen vke chairman, and James J. Gill of Elk Point, third member. Dur- ng the past year Mr. Gill has served as vice chairman and Mr. Miller as third member.

Alternates selected were Valmore R. Allard and Leonard W. Peterson, both of Jefferson. They succeed Earl R. Pike of Elk Point and O.

E. Sandvall of Aleester, After meeting of delegates had adjourned, the members of the committee se- efted Smith of Elk Point to serve as secretary-treasurer. Following is a complete list of the township committees who will admin- ster the farm program in 1940. First isted is chairman, then vice chairman, third member and alternates: Alcester Township Osmond T. Twedt, A.

Lind, A. L. Newell and O. Gckman and V. Larson.

Big Springs J. Hammerstrom, Kenneth M. Ludwig, Theron Beck and Conrad Johnson and Larson. Brule-Richland Townships Pie Lawrence, K. C.

Strong, Algert DeBuhr and John Clifford and Albert Johnson. Civil Bend R. Allard, E. R. Pike, L.

E. Wilcox and E. Hall and Lawrence Brown. Elk Point Donnelly, Earl Ericson, W. E.

Schulz and A. Kougl nnd Vincent Chaussee. Emmet M. O'Connor, W. Ray Anderson, Orville Larson and O.

Johnson and II. P. Larson. Jefferson-Big Sioux Townships Carl E. Fornia, P.

J. Karpcn, A. R. Maloncy and C. R.

Massey and Emil Chicoine. Prairie Laxvleas, Leo Schuering, Earl Peterson and J. O'Connor and L. J. Stcadman.

Sioux Valley J. Aalfs, H. B. Smith, Wm. Manning and Rollo J.

Baker and Lewis Bly. (n i "Snfler, 1i, Ind Harold Miller and Lewis Satter. Virginia Bergdale, J. C. Dawson, J.

M. Miller and Elmer Swanson and W. H. Miller. Attended Anniversary Observance Mr.

and Mrs. Henry Visser were at Doon last Wednesday attending the 45th wedding anniversary observance of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. Visser.

There are 12 children in the family and all but one was present at the family gathering. Mr. and Mrs. Visser have lived at Doon for over 30 years and Mr. Visser was in the harness business for years but he has now retired from active business.

Suffers Severe Blood Infection Ralph Gregg was a severe sufferer from blood poisoning in one hand for a few days during the past week. It is believed that while working around a cess pool at his home, his hand became infected through a small scratch which he had sustained a week or so earlier. The blood poisoning developed very rapidly but prompt medical attention soon had it in check and he is able to be around again npw. Welcome a Baby Daughter A daughter was born last Thursday to Mr. and Mrs.

Lloyd Millikan. HUSKING CONTEST AT HUDSON South Dakota State Event Will be Held Next Wednesday, Oct. 25th The South Dakota State Corn Husking contest will be held at Hudson next Wednesday, October 25th, and preparations are in progress this week to handle the big crowd which is anticipated. The contest will be held in the Adolph Torkelson field of bybrid corn, adjoining Hudson on the west. The high winds of the past weeks which blew a great deal of corn from the stalks did not do as much damage in this field as in others as the stalks are sturdy and the rain last week took considerable of the dryness out of the ears have blown off.

The county husking events are 'being held throughout South Dakota this week and the champions will participate in the state contest at Hudson next Wednesday. Hudson is expecting a crowd of from ten to fifteen thousand to witness the contest. The contest is being sponsored by The Farmer of St. Paul and its editor, W. H.

Kircher, will be at Hudson to assist in running the contest. He will be assisted by officei-s of various organizations and other Hudson men. All are invited to attend the contest on October 25th which will get underway promptly at 11:30 a. m. Had Tip of Finger Cut OP Lee Aldrich, 5-yeai'-old son of Mr.

and Mrs. Tony Aldrich, had the misfortune of having the tip of his index finger on his right hand cut off just above the first joint Monday when he and his brother were playing in the basement of the home of their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Muller. Lee put his finger into a cream separator in the basement and the other little boy turned the machine and the finger end was clipped off.

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