Iowa Old Press
Maurice Times, Maurice, Iowa.
April 5, 1917
Doctor Oggel was a visitor in Sioux City Wednesday.
Messrs and Mesdames Wm., J.E., and Ralph Mieras went to Orange City
Tueday to attend the funeral of Mrs. John Brolsma. The deceased was a niece
of Wm. and J.E. Mieras.
Mrs. H.C. Kuhl of Odebolt arrived here Wednesday to visit at the homes
of her brothers Wm. and J.E. Mieras and other relatives.
Maurice Times, April 19, 1917
Mrs. S. Ridderbos and Mrs. J.E. Mieras and daughter Bernice were
visiting relatives in Orange City Wednesday.
Mrs. M. Mieras of North Yakima, who arrived in Sioux County a few days
ago, was visiting at the H.M. Mensink home Wednesday.
Dr. Oggel was sick with tonsilitis a few days this week.
Every age and nearly every community has its problem and generally-
problems. The average village newspaper is too often a problem to the
publisher and to the town. With the drift towards the city and most people
about as much interested in Chicago as the community in which they live it
is no wonder that the local paper feels the effect.
The Maurice Times is to be continued indefinitely.
Owing to the ill health, Miss Mary Pereboom, who bought the paper last
fall, was obliged to sell. Miss Pereboom did a good business and overworked
during the winter and will not be able to work for some time.
Mr. J.E. Mieras, the former owner, is too busy as a postmaster and
telephone manager to publish a paper, so it fell to G.A. Tyler of Struble to
be- right tackle- in the newspaper game at Maurice. Mr. Mieras has been
publishing the paper since Miss Pereboom was taken sick.
Mr. Mieras has been in business in Maurice since 1890 when he began
clerking for VanBeynum & Mensink where he worked for six years.
After attending school for some time he became postmaster January 1898
which office he has held up to the present time and no doubt will hold it
for some time unless Germany can whip the stars and stripes off the American
flag in the very near future.
He was in business with Mr. DeJong, both in furniture and electric
lights. Five years ago he began publishing the Maurice Times. Last November
he sold the plant to Miss Pereboom, but his influence in the town and
community will still be a factor to be reckoned with and always for a better
government, a cleaner citizenship, and stronger churches.
Maurice Times, April 26, 1917
Mr. and Mrs. M.A. Mieras, of Pauline, were entertained at the John M.
Mieras' home Sunday, making the trip by auto.
Johannes Mieras was an Orange City passenger Thursday.
One of Ralph Mieras horses, which he uses on the mail route, was sick
this week.