Iowa Old Press
Sheldon Mail
Sheldon, O'Brien co. Iowa
October 1, 1930
"We have recently started to bake all our own cakes. We are
very much satisfied with the success we are having and would like
to have you give our cakes a trial." THE HOME BAKERY -Brower
& Son , Makers of American Beauty Bread.
Curbstone Comment: "The daily papers are just announcing the
fact that it is in style for girls to color their
fingernails."
Miss Eva Freer, a freshman at Morningside College, is one of the
cornetists in the band there.
The Sheldon Public Schools reopened today, Wednesday, after being
closed for a 10-day period due to infantile paralysis. The rural
school and the Sheldon Public Library also re-opened.
[transcribed by L.Z., October 2006]
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Sheldon Sun
Sheldon, O'Brien co. Iowa
October 8, 1930
No additional cases of infantile paralysis have been reported in
Sheldon since those originally reported a week ago, we are glad
to say. The public schools re-opened today and everything is
running normally again in Sheldon.
Coach Roggen’s Cardinal and Gold gridders defeated Sioux
Falls College Friday 7-0 in a hard fought struggle in Sioux
Falls. Sheldon’s lone touchdown came in the second quarter
when Loafman tossed a left handed pass to Peterson. Miller added
the extra points by a drop kick.
Curbstone Comment: The Philadelphia Athletics won the World
Series from the St. Louis Cardinals by taking today’s game,
7-1…….The series being over, the fans can get down to
work again.
Drs. H. R. Cochran, A. M. Idema and F.W. Nelson attended the
clinics of the Northwestern Iowa dentists at Sioux City Monday
and Tuesday.
Jason DeWaay has remodeled the old K. C. club rooms over Wolff
Bros. store for a new indoor golf course, which will open
Saturday. Price will be 25c a game.
Six Sheldon students have pledged to fraternities and sororities
at Ames: L. S. Koon, J. W. Sterrenberg, W. J. Lynge, Walter
Dieter, Mike Mullin and Laurel Hedeen.
Fire, which broke out Tuesday evening in the basement of the
Sheldon National Bank, resulted in an approximate damage of
$5,000. The fire, which could have been very serious, evidently
had been smoldering for a long time when E. L. Wilson detected
smoke in his place next door.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Morgan sold the Quality Café to Gus Klindt
and Mrs. Fred Tischer, the new owners taking possession Monday.
The Morgans came to Sheldon from Sioux Falls and purchased the
café from Klindt & Miller and have since enjoyed a most
liberal patronage.
[transcribed by L.Z., October 2006]