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The Alton Democrat from Alton, Iowa • Page 7

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THE ALTON la. DEMOCRAT, FRIDAY JAN. 8, 1932 STRUBLE (Special Cnnespondence) John Aahlfs trnced cattle to Soo City entertained at the W. F. Baack home able rain fell in Eock Valley Monday The evening was i nesday the rain turned playing cards and during recess continued throughout Mrs.

Baack served 'Thursday the sidewalk I Orange City Thursdav. pete with relatives at-Hog--! PhH ffiaton. Her bnsiness mac, who has been there: the past four took a rapid- descent to 10 de- Snow fell which was Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lammers vis- out by a strong north wind pif.

ited relatives at Orange City one day about Mr. and Mrs. Ray Smith and! soa of were -Bandar guests at the Jesse Peebles home. The Alters yonng folks attended a party, at the John Molzen home near Wednesday. Helena Weis and -daughter Helen of Granville were holiday guests at the H.

Wiggs and Henry Giese iomes. came home with her for IT; IMC uuiiie witii net. Gar(Jing b0v week Miss Winnie Vastenhout was a vis- Saturday was alitor last week at the Hugo Van Bins- clear sharp- day while Sunday was. bergen home. heavily clouded with a of snow in the.

air. and afteniooa snow again be- I gan to fall. The children and young Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Dykshorn drove Orange Tuesday for a visit and Mrs. Herbert De Jong spent two a two morning but the children seem to be ready to get back to stadies after- i Christmas vaca- two weeks vacation. and Mrs. Husby-and chfl-j TM- tnbtored to Omaha Wednesday to I Miss Doris Deegan, teacher in.Ko. funeral of their relative, Grant gave a program attend Mr.

J. L. Weber. Mr. and McDougall and daughter: Joan were dinner guests on and Christmas p-irty to her pupils with their paruits as guests.

An exchange of gifts wus followed by lunch. New Years day at the Frank Wells Deegan enjoyed a ten. day vaca- ionie near Otreton. Mr. and Frances Neimmers and son Clayton and Miss Rose Long of Hon.

Mr. and Henry Mueller presided at dinner as LeMars motored to Struble Sunday guests Mr. and Mrs. Fred and evening and visited Ixnjr hoine. in- the Frank daughters, Mr.

and Mrs. Emil Muel- and Mrs. Henry Baack Jr. and children and Mrs." Amelia Schnltz and family worn dinner guests New Years day home of Mrs. Helena Mr.

and Mrs. Prank Long have received the sad news, of the death last weet -Mr; Fred of Pasa. CaL Mrs. Chapman was a sister of Mri toiig. -IS year old son of Mr.

and Mrs. Soim Aahlfs had and adenoids removed Monday at the hospital. in Dr. Seeoy of Sioux City performed the operation. Relatives have received word of the birth of a son to Mr.

and Mrs. George, iong of Mission Hill, S. D. Tlus is the first boy in the family and are. elated over the arri- Miss Hennrieh who spent the holidays with her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Lou Hennrieh, returned to Spen-' cer the last of the Miss Hennlich is instructor in the high school at that place. Mr. and-Mrs. Jesse Peebles entertained 'few intimate friends at a Watch Night party Thursday evening.

to LeMars (Svecial Fred Brantsen drove Monday. Marion Dykshorn made a business trip" to Sioux City Monday. with! Xew Years afternoon at the William Brantsen home. Members of the Joe Kleia family were released from small pox quarantine last week. Mr: and Mrs.

Herbert De Jong' spent New Years afternoon at the Wm. Brantsen Mr. and Mrs. Jake Attena of Hock Rapids were visitors Saturday at the Wessel Eenkhoru home. Mr.

and Mrs. Will Brantsen euter- tained Mr. awl Mrs. John SnelSer and sons at their home Tuesday. anot Mrs.

Henry Van Eoekel spent New Tears evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Kaak. Mr. and T.

Den Herder and children were guests Tuesday even- days last week at the home -of her his mother, Mrs; Charles Scott Miss Hazel Hedeen was hostess to brother JSTeal and family in Eagle! Charles Estlock and daughter Cel-'the members of the Et Been clnb in township. jista of Wilson, visited at home last week. A covered lun- Kas celebrated her birthday Youngers home last week. ieheon was served and a social even- Wednesday at the home of her daugh- Mr. and Mrs.

Wm. Johnson spent iug enjoyed by aiL J. Draayer. All the children 1 Sunday in the A. S.

Mnlhern home. I Alfonsis Davis and sister, Stella, oJ and grandchildren were there to wish i Mrs. Fred Marsehall of George was Miiineajwlis. spent. the week her happy birthday.

i a guest of ber autst and eonsia in ths-fenrt in the home of Mrs. Jess Mr, and Mrs. Dick Van Maanea andjGeo. J. Blosham home last week.

and family; also Mrs. Slary aughter Henrietta of Rock Valley Mrs. L. Fairbanks spent spent Xew Tears day at the home of and the week eud with her son, Frank-; Mrs. Van Maanen's sister and fain- Hy.

Mr; ansl ilrs. Wm. Dykshorn. Those who were Christmas dinner of Rock Valley Mrs. L.

Fairbanks spent Christmas! Mulhern of this city. Jif Charles Rider and lin Fairbanks and family at Ray and wife, all of Frazel, Mirt- nesota. were week ead guests in the from i Earl Freer home. CUaries Rider is a Dick De Groot" and win. Brantseii ing at the Henry.

Van Roeke! home. Alice" Kleia and Eilnert Heynen guests at the Ora Grau home were Miss Emma Grau and children of Sock Valley, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Gran of Ireton, Dean Grau and wife of Sioux City, D. L.

Mitchell and family and the Roger Grau family. SHELDON NEWS Miss Anna "Cardin returned Sioux Falls after spending a week's i brother of Mrs. Freer. vacation with her aunt, Miss Nettle! Misses Hazel Hedeeii ant! Emma Cardin. i Peterson returned from Graettinger Mr.

and Mrs. Clarence Eosma and being snests of Mr. and Mrs. daughter Betty of George were guests! Carl Peterson over the week. Mrs.

in the home of Miss Clara Smith last: Peterson and Miss Emma Peterson Tuesday. lore sisters. Miss Dorothy Sewavd" of Sibley I Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thcis and dau- i spent the week end as a truest of Mrs.

sMor Loota spent Wednesday eveu- Charles French in the Mrs. P. B. Pet- ing in the home of Mrs. R.

j. Sulli- iers home. van and family. Frederick Jr. aceom- Miss Pauline Longfellow of Fort them home after spending sev- Dodge is spending a few days here, jeral days visiting his cousin, Sylves- (Specfal Correspondence) Mr.

and Mrs. Ewalt Heiden andithesuest of Miss "Helen Brackuey ami jter Sullivan. children-spent Sunday at the H. O.I other friends. led and three daughters, Miss Viola motored Sheldon Monday.

Mueller of Sioux City, Misses Emma, John Riiisc-h of Orange City was a were visitors at the T. Tan Holland week eud in the come of her Heitritter home. Miss Marie Storm of LeMars spent Satolla McGinn of Waterloo business caller here Tuesday. jhome near Rock Valley Sunday even-i mother. Mrs.

H. Storm. Mr. and Mrs. Eugena and Hr.

and Mrs. Vemon Ellerbroek son John were visitors Tuesday Mr. and'Mrs. Brantsen and family and Mrs. R.

J. Sullivan and and sou returned Monday from Paynes- Esther and Wilina Mueller. Mr. and Mrs. H.

(7. John! Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brantseu Popken and Mrs; Fred Olt- mann, Mr. and Mrs.

Dick Frerichs and George and Tjavonhei "and' Mrs. Greta Mueller and daughters Phyllis and Deloris guests in. the Dirck Wilms home -in LeMars Saturday; -the occasion being anni-' versary. Mr. and Mrs.

O. R. Brown came; his sister. Mary McGinn, left Sunday from Des Homes to spend a few days evening for Sioux City to spend a vrith tatter's parents, Mr. and! short time in the home of Mr.

and George Holmes. Mrs. John McGinn of that eitr. John McGinti is the father of both'Satolla and Mary McGinn. ROCK VALLEY (Special Correspondence) Torch Bearers of First'Re- formed church 'held a meeting i church basement eveiing.

The following new ofBcers -were elected: Mrs. Allen Bonthuis, president; Dorothy Bonthuis, Kate Vander secretary; Helen Vander Laan, Jennie Sneller I Susie Vander Laan, pianists. John Vauder Pldeg met with-an accident while going to visit S-'Wierda, Mrs. Vander Ploeg's son--at-Steen, served car went mto the Vander and Mrs; W. Hunter of Wood-1 oe ward, visited several days the past week ia the Dick Frerichs home.

They, are spending the holidays with hep -parents other relatives at -Brunsville. Mr. and 7 Mrs. W. H.

Trafton, daughter Lucille and Albert Trafton, Mi-, and Mrs, Stinger and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Trafton and daughter spent Christmas in the Jastram home Ursulla. Manning left Sunday it Rock Kapids afternoon to'resume 'her studies in Mr. and Mrs.

Martin Nanninga of Columbus college at'Sioux--Falls. Sioux Falls and Mrs. Frank Wells The special were callers at the Alec: McDongall church Sunday was follb-ws: "More Loye to Thee" iung by-ilrs. Henry the morniag service, iM an'd "Makef-iMe Charles Lang enter- song by. Geoige Barnard, author of the Old Bugged Cross, was sung Sunday afternoon, on their way at the A.

'LeMars: ing badly bruised but no bones were broken. He is getting along Misses Irene and- Mary Tuynnian and Hilda Miller left- Sunday afternoon after spending their holiday vacation at their parental' homes', Mitchell, S. to resume their duties Ui the public schools of that city as taincd at. dinner Ohristnias as their guests Mr. and Mrs.

Herbert takings and son AMred of Sioux Falls, Mr. and Mike Lang, Mr. and Mrs. Lou Husby and Russell and Opal Husby. Mr.

and Mrs. John Braaks, Miss Catherine Braaks of Ireton, John and Miss Anna Dannebring of McNally, Mr. and Mrs. Art Dobbert, Mr. and Mrs.

Chas. Lang and Mr. and Mrs. iou Husby and children were dinner Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Mike Lang. (Too Late tor Last Week): Mr. and Mrs. Ray Southwicti spent Xmas with relatives at Eingsley. Alberta Null of LeMars spent several days last week with her cousin, Joan McDougall.

Mabel and Billy MeDougall are spending this week at the H. G. Barkl home in SiousrCity. a duet by Misses' Lelia and Elsie Dearborn at. the evening services.

Both songs vcere well delivered and weE accepted. Mr, and Mrs. Gerrit Vugteveen and children Elaine and Rodney returned home Saturday evening after a week's visit with relatives at Milaea and Pease, Minn. They report it: dry and dusty in that vicinity and that they did not run into snow until down at Wilmer where telephone, telegraph and electric lines were all out of commission, then the rest of the. way was snow.

Several Kew Tears Eve.parties were held here Thursday evening. Some parties were small mostly family affairs while some were rather large. At one of these parties the lunch or rather part of it.was stolen right'out of the kitchen and the owners did not discover the loss until they were Bernard Buckley, who is a student' about to serve the lunch and -were at Ames, is spending the holidays in the Buckley home here. Mrs. Emtt Mueller accompanied Mr.

and Mrs. Lorenz Bertram of Ireton to -Sioux City Wednesday. Miss Alice. Mandelko is enjoying a two weeks, vacation from her duties as teacher in the Craig schools. Rev.

J. B. Greleman and Miss Callista Ahmann war-i guests at the J. H. Ahmann home in Remsen, Christinas.

Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Wiggs, who spent the past five weeks with relatives at Turin, have retained to Chester McDougaU Strnble. -Mr. and.

Mrs. and family were guests Christmas at the home of Mrs. James McDougall in LeMars. Mr. and Mrs.

C. F. Nanninga and Maggie Mae of McNally were -visitors in the Alec McDougall home Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs.

Dick Frerichs and La- wnne and George were Christmas eve guests at the George Frerichs borne in LeMars. Mr. and Mrs. P. J.

Moran, daughters Misses Marie and Helen, were guests in the Hugh Dealy home in Sioux City, Cbristmas. Mrs. Nellie Edwards left Thursday for Sioux Falls where she will spend the with her sons Maurice, Henry, Glenn, and famSlies. The -W. F.

Baack, Henrv Baack Jr. and Grant Han.stein families were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Baaek Sr. in Craig on Christmas day.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wells of Irston were callers at the Alec McDougall home Monday en route to LeMars Mrs. McDougall accompanying them. Mrs.

John Harms, daughter Joyce and Lois'Dickman of Brunsville visited in the Dick Frerichs home Wednesday and attended tbe Christmas program. Mr. and Mrs. E. Becker and family wore 6 o'clock dinner guests at the Henry Becker home when they entertained at a family dinner Xmas day in LeMars.

Miss Irene N'oble departed Sunday evening to resume her school work at Grand Island baring spent a week's vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Noble.

A small company of friends were left with coffee and cake. The thieves are thought to be known and deserve punishment the same as any thief. The whistle was blown at the passing of the old year to welcome the new. Some shots were also fired. The B.

L. company suffered their first burglary -when thieves broke-a window through which they gained entrance into the garage Tuesday night. The company load their trucks at night for the next day's delivery. The tobacco taken amounted to about The robbers tried to enter the main building but failed or the loot would have been larger. The loot was found in a stolen car in Logan Park cemetery Thursday noon in Slavs City but as yet no trace of the robbers has been found.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Van Sloten who have been spending the holiday vacation at the home of. the tatter's parents, Mr.

end Mrs. A. Vander -Bok, returned to Pease, where Hr. Van Sioten is principal of the Christian school. Mrs.

Mary Walpole, who has been visiting her daughter in Chicago returned home Saturday morning. Prof, and Mrs. Leslie Walpole and son Buddie left the first of the weak for Villisca, where the former is the superintendent of the public school. Dr. Luke Norris of Pomeroy spent New Tears day at the home of his mother, Mrs.

Julia Norris and other relatives. Miss Helen Walpole who teaches at Rowan, returned Sunday after spending a few days visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Walpole. Miss Margaret McNamara who is teaching in the public schools of Watertown, S.

Di, returned after spending Her holiday vacation at the home of her mother, Mrs. M. MeXamara. Miss La Vina Manning departed Sunday for Paullina -where she teaches in the public schools. William De Vries who is attending tbe Nettleton commercial college at Sioux Falls, returned tbe first of the week to resume studies.

Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Houlton and family of Ireton visited at the Ray Woolridge home Sunday.

Having sold our farm we will sell at Public Auction on the farm 2 miles south of Hospers, and 1 mile west and 4 miles north of Granville the following described property 011 SALE STARTS AT 12:30 FafmMachinery gine; corn grader; pump jack; 1 seed corn rack; two set hay slings; 1 hay fork; 1 steel wheel barrow; 1 steel Two sets harness; one truck withj Io cart si barrels; 3 galvan- i ized water tanks; 3 hog troughs; All Good Work Horses. 21 HOGS 21 Twenty brood sows; 1 Duroc Jersey boar. hay rack; one wagon with triple box; one New Idea manure spreader; one McCormick-Deering corn planter; 1 10-ft. John Deere disc, all as good as new; 9-ft. Sterling disc; 1 McCormick Deering side delivery rake; 1 Sterling seeder with grass seeder attachment; 1 40-ft.

Sterling elevator with horse power and derrick and ISfoot spout; 1 6-ft. Deering binder; one 16-inch John Deere sulky plow; one Deering hay rake; one 16-in. walking plow; 1 Ideal Giant mower; 2 single row Tower cultivators; 1 Boss harrow, with cart; 1 McCormick- D. hand corn sheller, good as new; 1 bob sled; 1 cutter; 1 grindstone; fanning mill; 2 h. p.

Hercules gas en- hog fountain with lamp; hog oiler; four 8-ft. chicken boxes; one gas and one kerosene barrel; DeLaval cream separator; sweep "grinder; hog chute; one lawn mower. HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES Three iron beds with mattresses; one 75-lb. ice box; one kitchen table and five chairs; one buffet; a few chairs and rockers; 2 stoves, one cook stove, one laundry stove. 1200 BUSHELS OF CORN 1000 BUSHELS OATS Ten ton alfalfa hay; one load slough hay; one stack straw.

ONE SHEEP 13 CATTLE 13 Eight milk cows; 4 spring- calves; one 2-year-old roan Shorthorn bulL Chickens 100 WHITE ROCK yearling hens. 100 WHITE ROCK PULLETS. Two Dozen Roosters, White Rock. desiring credit must see the clerk before the sale Rudolph Oosterhuis, Owner and wSday consider- Kamaker and De Vries, Aucts. Hospers Savings Bank, Clerk..

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