The Independent from Hawarden, Iowa • Page 1

tOtA, THtfftSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1935 I WORT PLAN Work to be Awarded oft Basis of Sfze of Family to Be Maintained and Need for the Work Regulations for the carrying on of farther work relief projects in Sioux county this winter were laid down in Des Moines last Thursday and Friday representatives of the federal and state relief agencies at a conference With four members of the Sioux county board of supervisors, Kamminga of Boyden, H. Sedgwick of Hawarden, DeVries of Orange City and Moss of Hull. Under the work relief set-up the county will be obliged to meet 50 per cent of the pay roll total while the state and federal relief agencies will pay the other 50 per cent. The projects In this county will all under the supervision of an engineer, who ijrfll be sent here by the federal relief Engineer Whitney, who has been doing similar work in Plymouth county since the Arst of last April, has been assigned to duty temporarily in Sioux county to get projects underway until another engineer can be detailed here. Engineer Whitney has already taken up his duties in the county.

The federal and state agencies will also select and send to the county experienced social worker to be paid fey the county. It will be her duty -to investigate every applicant for work relief and upon her "will-devolve the responsibility, for issuance of work at ftfe LeMafB of teHars, a former resident of this vicrafty, died at his home in LtMars Monday morning following 6 Hftgeringf caused fcy internal malady. It was the second iii tfee fatnfly withitt a week, his son, John Lnbberi, having passed away Christmas Day. Mr, had been in failing health for some time and was ia a hospital in Sidux City several weeks. He was brought to his home in LeMars last Wednesday and passed away Monday mornfrig.

Funeral services will be held at St. Lutheran church at i o'clock this afternoon with Rev. 3. 3. Vollmar, pastor of the.

LeMars church, and Rev. P. Meske of Akron, in charge. Interment will be made in the Grant cemetery in Plymouth county. Philip Lubben was born in Germany April II, 1861, and so was past 73 years of age.

When a youth he came to America and worked on a farm in Jones county, Iowa, fie came to Le- Mars with his brother, Albert Lubben, CLAIMS AGED WOMAN MRS. MAttt COOK PASSfflJ AWAY HERE SATURDAY NtGltf Was 80 Years of Age and Had Lived In Hawarden Nearly 40 Funeral tteld Monday COMPLETING OFFICE BUILDING Fflf If ANNIVERSARY -cards. After her investigation has been no workers may be assigned: to projects except upon presentation of cards. Pending her investigation projects'to'be comm in the eighties and for seven years they engaged in farming in Plymouth eounty. When young man he was married to Marie Henrich.

The family came to Sioux county in 1905, locating on a farm four miles south of Hawarden, in Logan township. About fifteen years ago he retired and moved to Le- Mars and has made his home in that city ever since. He leaves to mourn his death his wife, two sons, Henry ben, who lives on the home farm, and George of LeMars; four daughters, Mrs. John Rankin of LeMara; Mrs. August Meske of Akron; Mrs, Will Barinsky of Oolome, and Mrs.

August Osterthun of Chatsworth. Mr. Lubben was well liked by all who knew him. He possessed a jovial and kind disposition. He was a devoted husband and father and as a neighbor was loyal and dependable.

His many friends in this vicinity will learn with segret of his passing. ABM FRACTURED IN cases "which have already been Investigated by the latter, and other applications will be investigated just as rapidly as possible. Three additional people, one man and two women, are also to be employed in the county relief office at Orange City as clerks and stenographers, these persons to be paid by the and federal agencies. L. L.

Kenny of Hawarden was put to work Wednesday as a member of the office force. Work cards will be issued to applicants and work relief awarded on the frasls of the size of the family to be maintained and the need for the work. The wage scale has been set at 30 per man will be permitted to work more than 24 hours per week, the number of hours of work available to each applicant being varied according to the rating as determined by the social worker. The Sioux county board of supervisors has decided that the first projects to be undertaken will foe road graveling work and have designated 50 miles of road in the county for graveling. Of this amount approximately 13 miles are in the townships represented on the board by Supervisor H.

Sedgwick of Hawarden, The roads designated for graveling in this district are as follows: Logan at the Mrs. Coulter farm, southeast of accident late Monday afternoon while wokjng around a hay baler on the Jack Weiland place, just southwest of town. was engaged in blocking on the machine and in some manner got his left arm under the press as the pressure was applied. Both bones in the forearm were fractured and the pressure was so great that it caused the bursting of a large vein in the upper arm. He was immediately taken to the Hawarden hospital where his injury was given attention.

Although suffering severely from the shock he was able to be taken to his home that evening. Mrs, Mary Cook, for nearly forty years a resident of this City, died at her home here late Saturday night at the advanced age of 80 years, Hcf death was due mainly to infirmities incident to her advanced years. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Barnard Funeral Home with Rev. T. H.

Harding, pastor of the Associated church, in charge, and interment was made in Grace Hill cemetery. Mrs. Cook was the daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Henry Kenyon and was born in Wisconsin, but.spent most of her life in Iowa. Her husband, Chester Cook, preceded her in death many years ago.

Although she had resided in Hawarden for nearly forty years she was little known outside of the immediate neighborhood where she resided. Her neighbors always found her friendly and helpful. She was al-r ways busy at some task and made many quilts which she sold. She also invariably raised a large garden and sold vegetables. Children were fond of visiting her and she always treated and with the utmoat consideration.

Although she lived alone during the greater part of her residence here, a part of her home; has. been occasionally occupied by other people. She was one of family of ten children, and ia believed id be survived by one sister and two brothers but their whereabouts are unknown. Neighbors looked after her welfare during her final illness. Tit.

F. F. Noli Already Occupying New Quarters In Steffen Building Carpenters painters are busily engaged this week putting the finish- Ing touches on the interior of the new one-story office building which Dr. D. N.

Steffen has been erecting just west of The Independent office the past two or three months. The building contains one large reception room and two suites of office (rooms, one to be used by Dr. Steffen for his dental practice and the other fey Dr. F. F.

Null for his medical prac- Dr. Null moved his office furniture and equipment into the new building Monday and Dr. Steffen hopes to occupy his new offices by the latter part of the week. The suite to ibe used by Dr. Null contains a small private consultation room and back of this two rooms for examination and laboratory purposes.

These rooms are most conveniently arranged and provide splendid quarters. Dr. Steffen will have two operating rooms fully equipped, both with north windows, besides a smaller room for lavoratory and work bench. The large reception room will be used jointly by both doctors. The building is of frame construction, 26x45 feet in size, with a red tile toot exposure of the Spanish type, coated with white stucco, with the front of brick.

The enameling of the prick front has not yet been undertaken. The very latest type of insulating material has been used in the construction of the office building and it is NUMBER 46 MARRIED AT ROCKWfeLt CfTY AND G. VENARD CELE- BRATE GOLDEN WEDDING Their Six Children and Other With Them for the New- Year's Day Event Mr. and Mrs. George L.

Venard, provided with a modern ventilating System, hot air heating plant and lighting system which should prove a model for comfort and convenience. It is a real worthwhile contribution to Hawarden's business district. long time residents of this community, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on New Year's Day, surrounded by their six children and their families, and other relatives and friends. An anniversary dinner was served at the Lilley Hotel at one o'clock where the appointments were in keeping with the occasion, with gold candles and gold and white chrysanthemums adorning the festive board. Twenty-six members of the family were present at this function.

In addition to the honored couple these included their three sons and their wives and their three daughters and the husbands of two of them, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Venard of Tracy, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Venard of Hawarden, Mrs.

HaroW King of Seattle, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Greene of Sioux City, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Venard of Des Moines and Mr.

and Mrs, Earl Slife of Hawarden; several of their HOME WEDDING LAST FRIDAY Miss Hawarden, and extending south for a distance of 3 miles, Logan and Washington Townships- Beginning at the Mrs. D. Coulter farm and extending east 2 miles, one mile in each township, Washington Township Beginning at the Bultman school house and ex- Found Baby Dead in Bed Betty Lou, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Walter Schuette, was found dead in bed about 11 o'clock Wednesday morning by Mrs. Schuette.

The baby would have been two weeks old Saturday and seemed to be in perfect health and her death came as a great shock to the family. It is believed that she died from a cerebral hemorrhage. The home is under quarantine for scarlet fever, all of the other children having ill with the disease. The little form was laid to rest in the Ireton cemetery and Rev. H.

W. Krieger of Ireton conducted a brief service at the grave, Besides her parents she is survived by five sisters and brothers, Beverly Ann, Junior, Miss Ruby McAtee and Mr. Fordia Clifton Married Dec, 23rd Miss Ruby McAtee, a former music teacher in the Hawarden public schools, and Mr, Fordis Clifton of Sutherland were married at the home of the bride's Uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. George C.

Cleveland, in Cedar Falls, Sunday, Dec. 23rd. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gunnink of Rock Valley attended the couple.

The bride wore a gown of ashes of roses taffeta and the matron of honor wore a gown of green crepe. Following the ceremony a dinner was served to twelve guests. The bride, who is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D.

McAtee of Cedar Rapids, is a graduate of Iowa State Teachers College with a B. A. degree in music. She was formerly employed as a music instructor in the Hawarden schools but for the past three years she has served in that capacity in the Rock Valley schools. Mr.

Clifton is a graduate of the University of Iowa and at present is receiver for the state banking department. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Clifton of Sutherland, They will make their home in Cedar Falls. Fern Green Becomes Bride of Mr.

Lloyd Holland A quiet home wedding, was solemn- at high noon last Friday at the TO PLAY ORANGE CITY FRIDAY Orville, Lois and LaVonne. tending south for a distance of 2 miles. Eagle at Primary No. 10, a mile east of the Perry Creek Road, and extending north for 3 miles. Center at Primary No, 10, east of the Henry Franke farrn, and extending north 3 miles.

The county will Jure all trucks used In gravel hauling and the drivers will ibe paid 30 cents per hour. Daughter Born at Hospital nine-pound daughter was born to Mr, and Mrs, Perry Emmert at the 'hospital early Sunday tedy 1m Louise Elizabeth. TJW Out Today home aboij yoof jfire, Death Follows Long Illness Mrs. Hustad passed away Wednesday at the home of her son, Fred Hustad, southwest of Akron, after a long illness. Mrs.

Hustad, whose former home was in Nebraska, suffered a broken hip five years ago and at that time she came to make her home with her son near Akron. She has been an invalid since her hip was fractured, She was past 80 years of age. Her re- mjiins were brought to Hawarden and funeral services will be held at the Ross Funeral Home Friday afternoon. Burial will be made in a cemetery about ten miles north of Sioux City. Part of 2nd Payment Checks Arrive The Sioux county corn-hog committee Monday received a of the checks from Washington for the second comJhog payment.

According to a Washington dJispatch the second payment checks forwarded to Sioux county at this time amounted to $96,550.04. Checks for contract signers in a number tiie townships of the county were not included among those receiv- ia numerous Checks for many sign- Will is anticipated Play First Basketball Game of the New Year Here On Friday evening of this week the Flying Dutchmen of Orange City will meet the Hawarden high school basket tossers in the first home game of the year. That the contest will be hard fought needs no amplification as the rivalry existing between these two communities dates back to the stealing of the court house one time located in Calliope. Orange City won the district championship last year and with several lettermen 'back is again making a strong bid for first place honors. Coach Johnson's cage quint has a record of two victories and onb defeat, having won from Hudson 28 to 19, Alton 23 to 20 and lost to the fighting Sioux of Sioux Center 23 to 25.

The contest will be a double-header with the opening game being called promptly at 7:30. On Tuesday evening of next week the Alcester team will be met on the local court. crating. The ceremony-was attended by the immediate members of the family and the bride's Miss Esther Squier. The young couple left that day for Fedora, S.

to visit with his parents. The bride, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Green, was born and raised in this community. She is a graduate of the Hawarden high school and she also attended the South Dakota State Normal at Madison.

She also attended Mound's Midway School of Nursing in St. Paul for a year and a half but was compelled to give up this work because of her health. She has always been active in church and Sunday school activities in the local Baptist church. For the past few years she hks been engaged in teaching and at present is engaged as a teacher in a rural school several miles southeast of Hawarden where she will continue her work until her contract expires two months hence. She has many friends here who will wish her every happiness in her new home.

The young man is a resident of Fedora where he received his education, being a graduate of the high school at that place. He is engaged in farming in that vi- grandchildren including Betty Greene, Harold and Earl Slife Raymond and Paul Venard and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Venard; and the following other out of town relatives: Mr. and Mrs.

Johnson of Laurens, Iowa; Mrs, Nannie Spratt and daughter, Miss Blanche Spratt, and Mrs. Martha Venard of Sioux City. Informal open house was held from 4 o'clock in the afternoon until 8 o'clock in the evening at the Venard home at which light refreshments were served to more than one hundred neigihbori.iajd happy cinity and his bride will join him there in making her home. MORE BOYS ENLISTED IN CCC Sudden Change in Temperature The mild weather which greeted the new year and become even balmy on Wednesday was suddenly caught in ft draught late Wednesday night when a howling wind startejl iblowinjr from the northwest continued, for several hours. The temnerjitijre dropped rapidly registered zero early this morning.

Six Hawarden Youths Included in Group Leaving Today Fifteen Sioux county boys are in Sioux City today for final physical examination prior to being accepted for service in the Civilian Conservation Corps. Six of these are Hawarden boys, Wayne White, Everett Carr, John Timmer, John McCormick, Louis Sohmitz and Andrew Boon.e. If accepted, they will be sent to a CCC camp in Arkansas. Other boys in the county selected by the board of supervisors for this quota include John Meier and Bernard Goodmanson of Ireton; Arie Gerritsen, Paul Bauman and Cornie Vander Weerd of Rock Valley; Russell Brake of Sioux Center; Lambert Top of Orange City; Henry DeVries of Hospers; and Henry Sloiihouber of Alton. An important announcement relative to CCC enlistments has recently been made which permits boys who have aJready served in these units and have honorable discharges to 'be placed on the eligibility list for the call.

occasion. One of the enjoyable features of the day was contributed by Rev. James J. Davies of Sioux City, former pastor of the Methodist church in Hawarden, who in his New Year morning radio talk over Station KSCJ dedicated a 'beautiful poem, "The Golden Wedding," to Mr. and Mrs.

Venard. Both Mr. and Mrs. Venard are natives of Iowa. Mrs.

Venard, who before her marriage was Bertha Bell, was born in Davenport May 29, 1865, while Mr, Venard was born in Muscatine county, Aug. 7, 1860. They were married at Wilton Junction, Iowa, on New Year's Day, 1885. For the first four years following their marriage they lived in Nebraska and then moved to a farm near Aurelia, Iowa, where they lived until coming to this community thirty-four years ago, when they purchased a farm three miles north of Hawarden which they actively operated for a number of years and which they still own. For the past twenty-two years they have lived in Hawarden.

They have long been members of the Methodist church and have been active in the work of that organization. Both continue to enjoy very Mias Mildred Walter, of Mr. Lawrence Smith Wednesday at high ttoon in Henry O. Walters home in City, Iowa, the marriage of Miss M3- dred Walters, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Henry O.

Walters, aud Mr. Lawrence Smith of Hawarden took place. W. Yettw of Fulterton, an uncle of the groom, performed ceremony. Miss Irene Ridge of Moines and Mr.

GeraM Smith of Hawarden were the attendants, Harold Asmusson of Sioux City, accompanied by Mrs. Dewitt sang "At Dawning" before the ceremony and Mrs. Asmusson then played the wedding march, The bride wore a white satin gown and carried a bouquet of tea and baby breath. The bridesmaid wore a tourqtioise blue dress and carried a bouquet of tea roses and snapdragons. The groom wore a dark gray suit and the best matt wore a black suit, At one o'clock a luncheon was served to the fifty-four guests.

The bride is quite well known here, having visited in this city. She is A graduate of Morningside College, being a member of the class of '32. While at Morningside she was affiliated with the Pieria Society. The bridegroom, the youngest son of Mr. and W.

J. Smith of this city, has grown to young manhood here, attending the Hawarden schools and graduated from the local high school. Later entered Morningside College from which Institution he was graduated with the same class as his bride. While in high school he took an active part in athletics and was one of Hawarden's football players. He was also of the stellar players on the Morningside football team while attending college.

He is a member of the Alpha Tau Delta Fraternity. He employed as athletic coach in the Rock Valley schools, this being ids second year at that place 'and it is the young couple will make their home. After the wedding they left on a trip to Des haa many arid Mrs. A. Yetter of Fullerton, W.

J. Smith, Gerald Smith, Mr. and Mrs, E. F. Smith and daughter Maxlne and Mr.

and Mrs. Howard Hodoway of Hawarden; Mr. and Mrs. W. W.

Walters of Poca- Wontas; Dr. and Mrs. Ernest Walters Albert City; Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Walters and Mr.

and Mrs. L. G. Walters of Glidden; Miss Irene Ridge of Des Moines; Mrs. Harold Asmuason of Sioux City and Mr.

and Mrs, Rupert Ridge of Swea City. MARRIED HERE LAST FRIDAY Miss Esther Weatre and Mr. Merle Carpenter Joined in Wedlock Miss Esther Westre of Ireton and Mr. Merle Carpenter were quietly excellent health. Mr, Venard served for many years as a member of the Buncombe township school board, was township clerk for fourteen years and after moving to Hawarden served as city assessor for four years.

In 1921 he was elected state representative from Sioux county and was re-elected four successive times before he voluntarily retired from the office. It now seems likely that the Civilian Conservation Corps is to Ibe very greatly expended within the next fey months tand it is expected that Sioux county will be permitted to furnish a large quota of boys before the end of January. THE MAYOR AND HIS BRIDE "TAKEN FOR A RIDE" Mayor and Mrs. Clayton B. Thompson were the victims of a kidnaping plot New Year's were not held for ransom.

Inveigled into car by plotters, they were whisked to the city fire station where a large group of desperate characters lay in waiting. They were seized there, loaded onto Hawarden's big new fire truck and while the siren shrieked and the hoodlums shouted they were taken on "seeing Hawarden" tour. They enjoyed the ride. married at the Baptist parsonage in Hawarden last Friday, Rev. Clyde Clark officiating.

The bride is the only daughter of Mr, and Mrs. N. 0, Westre, prominent farmers of Reading township, who reside near Ireton. Most of her life has been spent in that vicinity but a brief period of her life was spent in Hawarden when her parents resided in this city. She attended the rural schools and later the Ireton high school from which she is a graduate.

She has been helpful at the farm home. Her fine character and pleasing personality has won her many friends. The bridegroom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. A.

B. Carpenter, who reside northwest of Hawarden. All of his life has been spent in this vicinity. He has been employed on various farms in the Ireton vicinity and has proven a trustworthy employee. The young couple has not fully decided where they will make their home.

The Independent joins the many friends of these people in etxending congratulations. FORMEEJ HAWARDEN GIRL WEDS Recovering Serious Albert KJeinhans, who has 'been receiving treaatment at Rochester, for several a serious ailment, is reported much better. However, it will fee some time yet before he, will be to return home. His brother, Benny Kleinhans, with WTO, Miss Esther Heady, Married Nov. 1st at Okmulgee, Okla.

Word has been received of the marriage of Miss Esther Heady, a former Hawarden girl, and Mr. Greer Nichols, which occurred Nov. 1st at Okmulgee, Okla. The bride is a daughter of Mrs. C.

W. Heady and lived in this city when her father served as pastor of the Baptist church here. She attended the Hawarden schools, being a member of the Junior class of the local high school when her parents moved to Bloomfidd, Jowf. She finished high school Bloomfield after which she attended Stephens College at Columbia, from which institution she is a graduate. For the past several years she has been employed as 9, teacher in the public (schools in.