Iowa
Old Press
Larchwood Leader
Larchwood, Lyon Co. Iowa
December 14, 1916
Hay for Sale - One of thet Leader's subscribers has between 20
and 25 tons of good hay for sale and if you can use some of this
hay we will be pleased to furnish the name of the subscriber.
Fresh roasted peanuts, 10 cents a pound at Kuhl's. Get our price
on flour and sugar before you buy. We can save you some money at
Kuhl's.
Miss Madge Crelly has been seriously ill for a few days, but at
this writing is reported as considerably improved.
Watches, jewelry, cut glass, books, games, American dolls and
toys have not advanced in price. You can buy them at the old
price at Getman's Drug Store.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Twanket and daughter, Kathryn, returned the
first of the week from an extended visit with relatives in
northeastern Nebraska and Sioux City, Iowa.
Wilbert Zangger is slowly recovering from an attack of peumonia.
Miss Esther has also been ill with the grip the past week and Mr.
and Mrs. G. Zangger have been pretty busy caring for the
invalids.
Reporter: Joe McKee, northwest of town, has been having a run of
cholera in his herd of swine, and has lost seventy head out of
one hundred that he had on the place a month ago. The animals
weighed from 150 to 200 pounds each, and his loss is close to
$1,500. A number of the hogs were vaccinated but the remedy was
not applied until too late to save them.
[transcribed by D.J., July 2007]