Iowa Old Press
Salem Weekly News
Salem, Henry, Iowa
April 13, 1921
Looking Back
25 Years Ago This Week:
Among
the bills allowed by the town council was one by A. W. Fisher for 25 cents for
burying a cat and one from M. L. Packer for $10 for 5 days work as street
commissioner.
The
1250 acre farm of Leonard Farr on Big Cedar a few miles northwest of Sales was
sold for $35,000 to L. M. Mann of Des Moines.
20 Years Ago This Week:
An
orchestra was started—O. H. Tyner 1st violin, Mrs. Tyner and M.
Kirkpatrick 2d violins, Herbert Garretson coronet, Robert Pierce, flute, O. N.
Knight, bass, Bertha Lester, piano.
A
play was given at the G. A. R. Haa, Jedidiah Judkins, J.P. The actors were:
Byron Dawson, Sherman Judy, Tom Judy, Fred Townsend, All Lupton, O. W. L.
Hoggatt, Mrs. S. S. Winland, Florence Bunker, Cliffe Windland, Mrs. G. E. Way.
Music was furnished by George Miller, violin, Lennie Windland, banjo, William
Buggington, banjo, Dennie Cowell, guitar, William Loomis, organist.
Ten Years Ago This Week:
Salem
was without a marshal as one was not thought necessary.
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Mr.
and Mrs. Edwards and the former’s mother, were in Fairfield this week on
account of a serious illness of Mr. Edward’s sister, Mrs. Nora Mullen. The
elder Mrs. Edwards remained to care for her. Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Almond were also
there.
Mrs.
Kate Stockdale and Mrs. Beard of Abbington, Illinois visited the first of the
week with Mrs. Alb____ Byers and Mrs. Cook.
Scott
Watts is assisting for a time at the Farmers Bank.
Superintendent
Hal Graham of White’s Institute has resigned his position there to become
manager of a store located, we understand, at Oskaloosa. The new superintendent,
we are told, is a Mr. Hadley.
A
child was born to Mr. and Mrs. Barney Wordeman Friday, but died Monday. The
funeral will be tomorrow at 2:30 at Houghton.
The
Congregational aid society took in about $100 at their bazaar and lunch
yesterday.
The
high school freshmen enjoyed a wiener roast at the Bond home Tuesday night.
Woman’s
Club met last Thursday. Roll call was answered by quotations on pleasure or
beauty. A paper, “The Town Square—It’s Possibilities for Beauty” was
given by Miss Sue Morrow and a discussion followed.
Wins
Honor: The
Daily Grand Junction Sentinel of Colorado carries under heavy headlines a
lengthy article from which we take the following:
“All
of DeBeque is today doing honor to
Miss Mildred Trueblood, 15-year-old school girl of that city, who was yesterday
awarded second honors in the state-wide spelling contest held in Denver. Not
only her schoolmates but a majority of DeBeque’s grown-ups as well met the
train on which she returned and a celebration has been in progress since.
Schools were closed for the day. Business was suspended. Miss Trueblood had been
presented with a prize of $25 in gold in Denver yesterday and this morning she
was presented with a $20 gold piece by Dr. de Beque”. -----------Miss
Trueblood is the youngest daughter of Theo and Florence Trueblood, formerly of
Salem, who moved to Colorado in 1910.
Submitted by: A.M.W. June 2004