Iowa
Old Press
Inwood Herald
Inwood, Lyon County, Iowa
February 4, 1892
A Pleasant Event
The Oddfellows' wives, sisters and sweethearts combined in a most
pleasant surprise on the lodge last Saturday night. About nine
o'clock there was an alarm at the door, and the guard notified
the lodge that ladies were outside demanding admittance. The
lodge closed as quickly as possible and the doors opened when the
ladies filed into the hall, each carrying a basket filled with
delicious eatables. The surprise was a complete one and proved to
us that women can keep a secret if they make up their minds to
it. An hour and a half was spent delightfully, when the merry
party dispersed. The ladies have a hearty invitation to repeat
the event when they choose.
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Inwood Herald
Inwood, Lyon County, Iowa
February 11, 1892
Rockhill—Bohnson
At the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. Bohnson,
Centennial twp., by Rev. Smith, Sunday, Feb. 7, 1892, Oscar
Rockhill and Miss Hulda Bohnson. Mr. Rockhill has been teaching
school in Centennial for two years past and we learn that he is
an excellent young man. Miss Bohnson is a charming young lady and
will make the happy groom a model wife. Mr. Rockhill and wife
will go to Marshall county to engage in farming. The HERALD
extends its best with congratulations.
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Inwood Herald
Inwood, Lyon County, Iowa
February 18, 1892
The New Elevator
At the meeting last Saturday afternoon regarding the erection of
a farmers' elevator in Inwood, the following named gentlemen were
appointed to solicit shares; B. Bahnson, P. Bahnson, Henry
Ahders, Wm. Stoefen, J.J. Hamann and J. Hanson.
The committee is composed of good responsible men and when they
get to work, we believe they will make the project win. An
elevator here would make a great improvement in the grain market.
Of course we don't mean to say that an elevator would advance the
price of grain, but it will save a great deal of time and labor
that is necessary when marketing grain in the common flat house.
We are living in a progressive age. The farmer of today, with his
improved machinery, farms a large acreage of land with
comparative ease. He cuts his grain, teeming with the richness of
the soil, and soon has it in readiness for the market. But the
question which bothers the farmer most seems to be just when to
place his grain upon the market to receive the largest returns
for it. Man at the best is only an ordinary being, created
without the power of looking into the future regarding such
matters. But by a close observance of the sales and receipts at
the grain centers, and the supply and demand of and for
agricultural products the farmer will generally sell to a good
advantage. A good home market is a blessing to any country,
precinct or town. Inwood has a fairly good market as far as
prices are concerned, but perhaps it might be made better in that
respect. There is one thing certain however, the flat house is
gradually going out of date. It is way behind the times in this
age of progress and must be replaced by something that will
afford the farmer a quick and easy way to unload his grain; in
the busy seasons, time is money to every farmer, so if you steal
his time you are stealing his money. The HERALD heartily endorses
the action of the farmers in this matter and hopes the enterprise
will meet with the success it deserves. One word about shares.
Shares will be sold at $25 each, and the committee wish to raise
$5.000. The estimated cost of the elevator will be $3,000, which
will leave $2,000 in the treasury to commence business with. Five
thousand dollars will set the wheel rolling nicely and every
farmer interes ted in market reform ought to put his shoulder to
the wheel and roll her along. There will be another meeting held
in the school house, in Inwood, on Monday, Feb. 29, 1892, at 1
o'clock p.m.
[all above submitted by R.Z., Nov. 2003]