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LX MAWAftDEN, SIOUX COUNTY, I0WA, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1935 10 PAGES NUMBER 7 HENRY I. TRUMP DIED SATURDAY 1VAS CIVIL WAR VETERAN AND REACHED AGE OP 88 YEARS Came to Calliope Over 50 Yeats Ago and Operated Store in Hawarden for About 30 Years H. Trump, Civil War veteran and pioneer Hawarden resident and business man, passed away at his home in this city shortly after 6 o'clock Saturday evening-. Mr. Trump had been in gradually failing: health for a considerable number of years and in recent months his frail body grew steadily weaker although the immediate Illness which resulted in his death was of but three weeks' duration.

Funeral services were held at the Associated church at 2 o'clock Monday with Rev, T. H. Harding-, the pastor, In ,5 embers of the Masonic lodge, of which Mr Trump lhad long been an honored member, and the firing squad of the American Legion, attended the funeral service In a body. The Masons, with- Past Master T. J.

Reeves in charge, conducted the Masonic burial service while the American'Legion firing squad fired the salute to the dead. Taps were by Millard Troxcll. Hawarden's two remaining Civil War veterans, John Huyck and W. H. Smith, were also able to attend the funeral of their departed comrade.

The Hawarden "business houses were closed during the funeral hour. Henry Isaac Trump Was born at Akron, Ohio, Jan. 1, 1847, so was past 88 years of age. He came to reside in -eastern Iowa in 1856 where he grew to young manhood. In 1864 he enlisted in the 10th Kansas Cavalry and served for some time after the close of the Civil War.

Most of his army service spent in expeditions against 'the" ENTERING DISTRICT CONTEST High School Musical Groups Competing at LeMars This Week The Hawarden high school music groups who won a superior rating at Sioux Gity are competing in the district contest being held at LeMars on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week. The program and schools that compete in the events with Hawarden contestants are as follows: Thursday Morning Girls Small Vocal Groups Alta, Early, George, Hawarden, Hull, Le- Mars, Milford, Onawa, Orange City, Rock Rapids, Sac City, Sibley, Sioux Center, Storm Lake, Spirit Lake, Sutherland, Whiting. Thursday Afternoon Mixed Small Vocal Groups Hawarden, Hull, Ida Grove, Lake Park, Larrabee, LeMars, Rock Rapids, Sac City, Sioux Center. Girls Glee Hawarden, Ida Grove, LeMars, Mapleton, Odebolt, Rock Rapids, Sac City, Sibley, Sioux Center, Spirit Lake, Storm Lake. DEATH OF MISS AMANDA LARSON PASSED AWAY SUNDAY EVENING AT HER HOME IN HAWARDEN Boys Glee den, Ida Grove, LeMars, Rock Rapids, Sac City, fiioux Center.

Mixed Chorus Hawarden, Ida Grove, Mapleton, Marcus, Rock Rapids, Sac City, Sioux Center. Friday Afternoon Boys Small Vocal Group Hawarden, Hull, Ida Grove, Linn Grove, Sac City, Sioux Center, Sutherland. Piano Solo Hawarden, Ida Grove, Mapleton, Orange City, Primghar, Quimby, Sibley, Sioux City East, Spirit Lake, Storm Lake. Was Past 67 Years of Age and Lived in This Community Over 50 Years- Funeral Held Wednesday COLLECTOR MEETS DEATH CATTLE START ON TRIP HOME in the Black JSills. He first Came to Calliope in 1883 and engaged in business.

He also served at different times as town treasurer, assessor and of Calliope. In the 90's he took a homestead in South Dakota, returning to Hawardeh in 1902. That same year his wife, Grace Canan Trump, passed away. Shortly thereafter his wife's, niece, Miss Luella Canan, came to Hawarden to make a Ihome for him and continued to look after his welfare and assist in operating his business until her death on Jan. 23rd of this year.

After his return from South Dakota Mr. Trump operated a feed store in Hawarden for IB few years and then opened a variety store which he has continued to operate for about thirty years. After the death of his niece two months ago, his nephew, Lyman A. Trump and wife, of Sioux City, came to Hawarden to reside with him and look after his'busi- jjess affairs and he is now in charge of the store. Mr.

Trump 'Boots" Gregg Moving Big Herd of Herefords Back to Pierre "Boots" Gregg of Pierre, S. who drove his herd of 775 Herefords here last to winter them because of the feed shortage in Dakota, rounded up the herd last week and is now ready to start on the Homeward next weeVwill'start on 1 the 250-mile trek. The cattle will be driven-back the same as they were driven down here but the return trip will be slower due to the fact that there are about 100 young calves in the herd. Mr. Gregg and his family spent the winter here so that he would be able to look after the purchasing of the feed for the stock and to supervise the feeding throughout the winter months.

Even though the expense in wintering a herd in this way is heavy, Mr. Gregg expects to realize a profit of a good many thousand dollars because of the advance in the price of live stock since last fall. Miss Amanda Larson, a resident of this community for more than fifty years, passed away at her home in this city at 7:20 'Sunday evening following a lingering illnesa. Although she had been failing in health for several years she was-bedfasthut a week preceding her death. Funeral services were held at 1:30 Wednesday afternoon at the Ross Funeral Home and at the Big Springs Baptist church at 2:30 with Rev.

Rudolph Dahlquist, pastor of the Big Springs Baptist church, in charge. Interment was made in the family plot in the East Big Springs cemetery. Amanda Larson was born in Notorp, Bodena Socken, Narke, Sweden, Oct. 22, 1867, and passed away in Hawarden March 31, 1935, at the age of 67 years, 5 months and 9 days. She grew to young womanhood in her native country, coming to America with her parents when she was 16 years of age.

The family came to Union county, S. locating on a farm just east of the Big Springs Baptist church. She lived on this farm until 1918 when she and her brother, the late Aaron Larson, came to Hawarden and since then she has made her home continuously in this city. She professed her faith in 1889 and the following year she was baptized and joined the Baptist church in Big Springs of which she remained member until she was called by death. Miss Larson had 'been in poor health for several years and was confined to her home most of the time for a long period of time, Since Tom E.

Brown Instantly Killed Near Maurice Monday Night Tom E. Brown, special tax collector who has been working in Sioux county the past year, was instantly killed about midnight Monday night when the automobile in which he was riding crashed into a parked truck on highway 75, a mile south of Maurice. Mr. Brown was reported to have suffered a crushed skull and chest, William Baker, driver of the automobile, escaped with minor injuries. The two men were returning to Orange City from LeMars when the accident occurred.

The truck belonged to Harry Harmelink of Hospers and had run out of gasoline. Mr. Brown held a contract with the Sioux county board of supervisors for collecting taxes on unreported monies and credits and Mr. Baker has been his assistant. He was formerly an employee in the office of the state auditor.

It was expected that a coroner's inquest would be held. Mr. Brown was 62 years of age and his home was at Lanesboro, Iowa. He had formed a considerable acquaintance in Sioux county as a result of his work here the past year. WORK LAGGING FARBEHIND MUCH SLOWER PROGHESS THAN USUAL IN LEGISLATURE Likelihood of a Special Session in 1936 Looms as an Unwelcome but Distinct Probability FORM COUNTY ORGANIZATION last July, her brother, E.

A. Lar. son, has.lived with her most of the time but the loss of Aaron was a great blow to her and her health failed rapidly since that time. She is survived by one brother, E. A.

Larson of Hawarden, and a number of nieces and nephews. Independent Merchants of County Send Lobbyists to Des Moines Between 80 and 100 independent retailers of feioux county attended a countywide meeting at Sioux Center Tuesday night and formed a county organization with N. Balkema of Sioux Center selected as president, and Mr. Vande Steeg of Orange City as secretary and treasurer. Matters pertaining to the interests of independent merchants were discussed and it was decided to send a delegation of ten merchants to Des Moines the following day to urge passage of the chain store tax regulatory measure which is now before the legislature.

(jr. Burket and Carl Olsen were named an the Hawarden members of and they for. menVho attended thq Sioux Center meeting included Carl Olsen, W. H. Wilkinson, Wm.

P. Henkels, L. H. Field, H. J.

Lankhorst, G. F. Burket and F. I. Jenkins.

(Special I.P.A. Correspondence) Dea Moines, April session of the General Assembly is in a jam. With 440 bills for acts introduced in the House and about 335 in the Senate, the total number is about 450 less than has been the case in other sessions in recent years. However, a lot of so- called "big stuff" has appeared in this session and this has been approached hesitatingly, especially by the Senate. Probably political effects and prospects figure in the manner of handling such propositions as well as the results.

Another thing is apparent to observers of this session, and this is especially true in the outsanding leaders have developed in either body who can command enough following to either back or oppose pending legislation successfully. Able men, and men who would make good leaders in such a body, have either hesitated to take command or they have not been well enough supported when they have tried to properly influence legislation. Two Months' Work Ahead Depressing as the news may be to people, and especially business interests, it will require a special session of this General Assembly if all the big matters now pending are taken care of before the next general election. With three regular 'and special sessions of the General Assembly in the past two years, a special session CROWD GOT VALUE RECEIVED Boxing Show Here Last Thursday Produced Some Good Matches Aside from the scheduled six-round heavyweight main event, which proved to be somewhat of a fiasco, the boxing program presented at the City Auditorium last Thursday evening provided good entertainment for devotees of the sport as they could desire. There was variety in the bill which provided some fast, clever and scientific boxing BS well as some of the old-fashioned "knock 'em down and drag 'em out" kind.

The scientific matches elicited the jyreatest praise from the fight connoisseurs who appreciate the fine points of the game while the blood spilling bouts were enthusiastically acclaimed by those less versed in fighting technique. The last scheduled fight on the card Was the one which brought the greatest disappointment. This was the heavyweight match between Lawrence St. Onge of Sioux City, at 172 pounds, and Battling Sorrell of Jefferson, at 170. It was scheduled for a six-round go but while the gladiators were doing little more than feel each other out with a few love taps in the first, St.

Onge suddenly struck out with a go-Jar plexus blow which caused Sorrell to double up like a jack-knife and sink to the canvas in pain and Referee Burke counted him out then and there. It was anti-climax to an evening's sport which had delighted the fans. The first number on the card was a three-round bout between Dell Olsen of Sioux City and Paul Woods of Jefferson. While Olsen forced the fighting most of the way it was little more than a sparring match and a decidedly amateurish exhibition all the way. The next match was between Norman Knutson of Hawarden and Dell Perkins of Sioux City, both fighting at 147 pounds.

Knutson waded right in at the outset striving vigorously to land a haymaker and it developed into a wicked fight with blood flowing freely as a result of the vicious swings of both Brute strength and ability "to take it" held the edge over sfon will a 'record of. five MRS. GERRIT VREEMAN IS DEAD WON SPELLING CHAMPIONSHIP was a man of strict business and personal integrity and merited the esteem in which he was held by a wide circle of friends and business acquaintances. He was a member of the Presbyterian church and was a charter member of Dale lodge, A. A.

this lodge having been organized in Calliope in the 80's. Ha was also a charter member of the local G. A. R. post.

A number of years ago Ihe served 1 as a member of the Ha- ivarden city council. His nephew, L. A. Trump, now residing in this city, is his nearest living Relative, Mrs. Wayne Coster, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. L. A. Trump, was here from Sioux City to attend the funeral. Seven Accepted for CCC 'Seven Hawarden young men have been accepted for service in the Citizens Conservation Corps, subject to passing the required physical examination for entrance, They are now awaiting orders for appearance for their physical examination prior to being sent to Des Moines to begin their preliminary training.

Three of the seven, Wayne Oilman, Norman Knutson and Howard Knapp, have had previous service in CCC camps. The other four accepted are Will Elmitt, William Hill, Ralph Rossum and a son of Mr, and Mrs. Martin Larson. More Wednesday Bargains Hawarden merchants are again advertising special bargain offerings in this issue of The Independent which be available on Wednesday, April JO, and Wednesday, April 17. Residents of the Hawarden trade territory will find it to their advantage to form the habit of shopping in Hawarden on Wednesdays.

The stores here are now well stocked with seasonable spring jaerohandise and shopping in Hawarden can be wade pleasurable as well as profitable undertaking, Store Room Greatly Enlarged Brown Brown have leased the store room in the Dalton block, recently occupied by the Clark hardware store and have torn out the which formerly separated this room from their store and are now utilizing the entire 75-foot frontage of the Dalton block for their combination stock of groceries and Gamble store merchandise. The additional store room gives them a vastly improved opportunity for the display of their Gamble store merchandise. Quinton Miller Won Union County Contest Two Years in a Row Quinton Miller, 13-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Miller and an 8th grade pupil in the Williams school, Dist.

No. 32, won the Union county spelling championship at the county contest held at Elk Point Saturday. That there was little of the accidental in his achievement is probably beat attested by the fact that he also won the county spelling championship last year. He will now be the Union county representative in the Tri-State contest to be held in Sioux Falls late this month. Mrs.

Beatrice O'Connor of Hawarden is the teacher of the Williams school. Congratulations are extended to both Quinton and his teacher. pre- Return Froin Arkansas Camps A number of Hawarden young men have been serving in COG camps Arkansas the past winter arrived during the past week, having completed their period of enlistment Lemonds, Louis Schnuta and John Tinuner cawe from Fojrdyce, Lawrence Anderson and Leonard Peterson from Hamburg, and Willtem Hawkins and picky Jansma frpnj Corners, Ark. Had "Hard Luck" Day Everett Hamilton claims Tuesday as his "hard luck" day and as a result will be unable to do any field work for about a month. As he started to the field to do some disking he drove into a post, breaking the disc.

He came to town to have the disc repaired and after returning home he noticed that the hitch on the machine was sprung so while using 'a crowbar to ifix it he slipped 1 and in the fall he cracked a bone in his right leg just above the ankle. Home Talent Play Pleases The comedy, "Deacon Dubbs," sented by Washington township young people at the Auditorium Tuesday evening drew a good sized audience in spite of numerous other local activities that evening. The young people who presented the play were all former students in the school in Dist. No. 5 in that township and their portrayal of the many humorous characters in the sketch provided an entertainment which won high praise for the youthful actors.

The play was presented under the direction of Miss Etha Ryan, who taught this school several years ago when all the young people taking part were among her pupils. Miss Ryan is again teaching this school this year. The play was presented Chatsworth Wednesday night. Former Eagle Township Woman Passed Away March 22nd Mrs. Gerrit Vreeman of Sioux Center, who formerly lived on a farm in Eagle townshhip, passed away at her home Friday morning, March 22nd.

Funeral services were held at the Second Christian Reformed church in Sibux Center with Rev, Vander Werf of Orange City in charge. Mr, Vreeman, who has been seriously ill for some time, was unable to attend the services. Christina Kosters was -born in Sioux county April 24, 1883, so was about 52 years old at the time of her death. She had been in poor health for some time and recently the family moved from the farm to Sioux Center. She is survived by her husband and ten children.

She also leaves four brothers and three sisters to mourn her death. Some Snow the Past Week About 3 inches of snow fell here during the early morning hours Saturday. It was of the heavy, wet variety and provided considerable moisture, most of it disappearing before nightfall Saturday evening. Then Sunday snow fell again steadily for several hours but melted almost as fast as it fell, and again Monday afternoon additional snow fell but it, too, disappeared rapidly. The weather for the most part has continued quite cool the past week, with temperatures at freezing or slightly below each night.

Warmer weather seems an immediate prospect, however. sessions in five years, and many regard that as considerable of a luxury in a time of depression. Investigations of the liquor commission, of gasoline and other tax refunds and of the anticipatory warrants, has taken a number of members of both House and Senate away from their usual activities and this has contributed in some measure to the delays of business of the session. Days of controversy over the county official salaries bill and more days on the basic science propositions, are now to be followed by strenuous controversy over the highway patrol bills and the regulations of motor trucks, both as safety measures and for more public revenue. New beer laws and control of dance halls are still to be enacted.

The big bill of the committee on departmental affairs establishing purchasing agents, and the ponderous proposition of the state planning board committee, creating a state department of public welfare which would consolidate 12 present departments and amend some 135 sections of the present laws, are not to be handled lightly nor in a hurry. No appropriation bills have yet been handled. These may well consume two weeks' time. The governor's welfare program has not been touched, and that will be controversial. All of the above points to either a special session or to a lengthening the present session through the montl of in this matter must be second round when Knutson scored a knock-out It was a great fight while it lasted.

Knutson also obtained a knock-out in his match with George Imbrock here three weeks earlier. The three-round match between Phil Montgomery of Sioux City and Jackie James of Vermillion, both fighting at 145 pounds, was just as classy an exhibition of the manly art as anyone could wish to witness, Both fighters were in excellent trim and condition and were surely a well-matched pair with the Vermillion lad having perhaps a shade the better of the argument and the boxing crown for the evening would not be misplaced if deposited upon his brow. The four-round bout between Eddie Reynolds of LeMars and Terry Griffith of Sioux City was a gruelling affair. Griffith was the more experienced boxr er but Reynolds exhibited a courage and stamina that won the plaudits of the crowd. Twice during the fight Reynolds went to the canvas, the last time for a count of nine before he was able to pull himself together but he finished the fight on his feet.

It was a real exhibition of gameness. Tommie Sacco Bud Purcell of in Entertained Last Thursday Charles Horton and Mrs. Jack Dreier entertained a number of ladies at the home of Mrs. Horton last Thursday evening. Fojilowing a few hours at bridge the hostesses served delicious refreshments.

Buying Milk for School Children Two Oakes Post of the American Legion started Monday to provide milk each school day for fifty undernourished grade school children in then public schools. Each of the fifty children selected is receiving a half-pint each day. The Legion expects to continue this distribution of milk for a period of four weeks. Proceeds from the charity ball held the past winter are being used for the purchase of the milk. Will Open New Store Saturday Roy Reamers is preparing to open bis Coast to Coast store Saturday in the building recently vacated by D.

SUiott's jewelry store. Change in Liquor Store Personnel The personnel of the Hawarden state liquor store has been reduced from three to two men. H. L. Dalton, who has been manager of the store since it was opened last September, 'has been succeeded in this capacity by Charles Horton, who has served as cashier since the store was opened.

The change was made last Thursday. Jack Dreier, who has served as stock clerk since the opening of the store, retains his position as assistant in the store. A number of the smaller stores throughout the state are now being operated by two men only. Suffered Broken Arm Tuesday Patty, small daughter of Mr. and B.

£. Ingalls, suffered a fracture of her right arm at the elbow Tuesday afternoon when she fell from her tricycle. taken into consideration the question of compensation to members of th legislature who find Des Moines somewhat attractive when they are paic $10 per day and regard the city as no so attractive if they have to pay for the privilege of staying here severa weeks at a time. Sifting Committees Come Next The next important legislative move will be the appointment of sifting committees in both House and Senate to take over all of the bills on both calendars and report out such matters as they think advisable. It would seem that the General Assembly would find some more practical way of cleaning up the rubbish of a session than through sifting committees of nine members with complete authority to do the sifting.

committees make their own rules whereby three members can stop action on any bill and it is seldom they may not find excuses for three or more of the committee to 'be absent from a meeting. How well the professional "fixers" know it! The fourth and fifth "beer law" has now been drafted and will be presented this week as a substitute for some of the other propositions to control the sale 'and service of beer in this state. (Turn to Page Two) of Sioux City and Vermillion fought three rounds in a rather uninteresting battle. Purcell had much the longer reach and was a regular "dancing dervish" when it came to fancy footwork. He put up a better defensive fight than did Sacco who was inclined to wade in and take his punishment.

One of the main events, a six-round contest between Jack Harding of Beresford and Kid Newman of Merrill, was well worth the money. The two men were evenly matched as to weight, both between 140 and 145 pounds. Newman is the older and more experienced fighter but Harding the more aggressive. This was the second appearance for both in the ring here although the first time they had been matched against each other. It resulted in a real fight with both men standing up and taking it.

Both found favor with the fans and added to their popularity here in this encounter. Will Beautify Creek Bank The Hawarden Park Board is pre- Jaring to beautify the banks of Dry Creek extending north from the bridge near the public library. They have ordered about 600 young trees which are to be set out along the creek bank. These young trees will consist largely Chinese elm and black locust. It is sxpected to utilize work relief labor in letting out the trees.

Car Repair Men Return to Work Five men, Oscar Longinaker, Robert ohnson, Verne Nelson, John Koob and 'hos. McCarthy, went back to work in tie car repair department in the local Western railroad yards Monday morning..