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Battle Creek Times, June 12, 1902

Butter ..   16 cents

Eggs….. 12 cents

Potatoes   $1.20

Wheat  62 cents

Corn     52 cents

Oats   41 cents

Barley  41 cents

Hogs  $6.50  @ 6.85

Cattle  $3.50 @ 6.50

Frank Strock arrived from South Dakota Wednesday.

J. C. Walters, county attorney, was in town today on business.

Gus Gulck and Miss Sophia Gulck were Ida Grove callers Tuesday.

H.H. Coffin, assistant at the North-Western Depot, visited Sunday at Sac City.

Wm. Warnock returned Tuesday from a weeks business trip in South Dakota.

Henry Jones arrived home from Iowa City Monday, his school term being completed.

Mrs. Iddings, of Mapleton, visited Sat. and Sun. with her son, John Iddings.

Miss Anna Manson left Wed. evening for a visit with relatives at Nashville, Michigan.

J.S. Peffer and Miss Retta Reeder were at Mapleton Wed. taking in the Pan-American show.

Mr. And Mrs. Fred A. Brown of Sioux City, visited at the M.E. Parsonage last week Friday and Sat.

L. L. Warnock returned Monday to Gedds, South Dakota, to look after the interests of his large stock ranch.

Chalker Jones, who is traveling on the road for the H.C. Wheeler Bridge Material Co., is at home this week on a visit.

H. A. Hendricks and Chris Dall were in Sioux City this week as delegates to the Iowa State Sunday School Association.

The Rev. Brown will preach at Pleasant Hill next Sunday, June 15, at 2:30 pm, and each alternate Sunday until October 1.

J. C. Preston went to Sioux City Monday to be in attendance at the meeting of the Iowa State Sunday School Association.

Mrs. O.A. Hoyt, who has been visiting the past week at the home of .A. Barrick, returned today to her home at Estelline.

J.A. Keenan left Wednesday for a business trip at Marshalltown and also South Dakota.  Mrs. Keenan accompanied him.

Ramond and James Kelley arrived Tuesday from Colo for a visit with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J.O. Crawford.

Miss Mabel Harvey came up from Danbury Tuesday evening to visit a few days with the Misses Leonards south of town.

C.J. Carlson is adding a $100 improvement to his residence property in South Battle Creek.  Charley Rogers is doing the work.

Fred Jensen and mother came up from Mapleton Tuesday and drove from this place to Holstein.  They returned to Mapleton yesterday.

Homer Keith who was running a restaurant at Cushing last winter has bought an interest in one of the restaurants at Ida Grove.

The next stated communication of Perseverance Lodge, 446, A.F. & A.M., will occur Monday evening, June 16^th.   Work on third degree—J.T. Montgomery, secretary.

A merry-go-round arrived in town Wednesday and has started up operations to gather in a few nickels.  The small children will have a merry time for the next three weeks.

P.W. Wiggert, dealer and manufacture of Marble and Granite monuments would ask for a chance to figure on anything wanted in his line.  Write me for prices at Ida grove or come and see me.

Mrs. E.P. Keith went to Ida Grove Saturday to take care of her father who is very ill at the present time.

Rev. J.A. Edwards of Holstein called on Rev. Brown Monday as he passed through town on his way to Danbury.

J. E. Spoils (sp) large single crib was blown to smithereens last Wednesday evening, the barn and double crib also suffering damage to some extent.

Mrs. Seeman, who has been visiting the past three weeks at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gulck, returned to her home in Denison last Saturday.

Guy Brown, son of Rev. and Mrs. Brown, arrived Saturday evening from Sioux City where he has been attending school, to spend the vacation with his parents.

Miss Fannie Rogers went to Sac City Saturday evening to attend commencement exercises of the Sac City High School which were held Monday evening.

There will be an ice cream social under the auspices of the Women’s Foreign Missionary Society at the home of Prof. Manson, Friday evening, June 20.  Come everyone and enjoy a good time.

The wind storm Wednesday evening caused much damage by blowing down barns and other small buildings out in the country.  In town it blew out the large plate glass front of Keenan Bros. Hardware store.

Mr. and Mrs. Rev. W. H. McKeen left Wednesday evening for a visit with relatives in Canada.  They will go from her to Boston by rail and thence to Canada via the steamer line.  It will make a nice trip for the Rev. and wife and one which they well deserve.

At a meeting of the town council Tues. evening, Henry Jones was appointed street commissioner, which appointment was made necessary by the resignation of Nick Hanson.  Henry is an industrious and popular young man and will no doubt make Battle Creek a good street commissioner.

About thirty tickets were sold at the Battle Creek depot Sunday for the excursion to Lake View.  The day was an excellent one and the crowd enjoyed the excursion immensely, barring a few accidents caused by falling out of boats into the lake.  But the unfortunate ones in all probability needed a bath anyway.

The town of Anthon will hold its first annual tournament of the Anthon gun club on Tuesday, June 17.  In speaking of the affair the Pres. Says “Some of the best marksmen of northwest Iowa will be here, and we predict an interesting time for spectators as well as those that take part in the program.”

Iddings and Iddings received their new soda fountain last Friday and they hustled around and got the fountain running order the same evening.  The boys have been having a good run of the fountain and the only objection one can find is that he don’t know which eye to wink in order to obtain his favorite flavor.  But time will fix that little difficulty.

We wish to announce that our new soda fountain is in place and that we are now ready to serve the delicious delicacy known as ice cream soda.  Saturday, June 14, will be considered our opening day and we extend a cordial invitation to all to come in and try it.  The ladies will be served free and every lady who registers will be entitled to a chance on a pound of fine chocolates.—Iddings & Iddings, druggists.

Notice:  I am now prepared to do washing on short notice at my house on First Street.  Give me a trial.   Mrs. Ella Shipley.

Word was received in Battle Creek Sat. morning of the death of Dr. LeDuc, which occurred at Breda, Iowa.  Mr. LeDuc was well-known in Battle Creek, having at one time taken charge of Dr. C. E. Conn’s practice during one of his vacation trips, and his sudden death is a sorrowful blow.

The Old Settlers Picnic

The meeting of the vice presidents of the Old Settlers Association of Ida County called for yesterday afternoon in the Williams opera house was well attended, and the matter of this year’s meeting was thoroughly discussed.  Those present were:   Dr. G. E. Moorehead, Ed Bender, Jas. C. Preston, H. H. Land, Bruce Miller, Thos. Crain, J. L. Bleakly, and Jas. F. Wilkinson. 

The meeting was called to fix the date of the next meeting and also to elect a president to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late editor of this paper, and on motion of Mr. Lund, Dr. Moorehead was elected to act as president until the annual meeting, which was set for Tuesday, Aug. 19.

The following committees were then elected:

On grounds and log cabin:  John L. Bleakly,  Ed Bender, J.F. Wilkinson.

President of the Day:  Dr. Moorehead

Committee on speakers:  Dr. Moorehead, John Bleakly, Jas. F. Wilkinson.

Committee on program:  Ed Bender, John Bleakly, Dr. Moorehead, Jas. Wilkinson, J.C. Preston.

The matter of purchasing grounds for a permanent annual picnic purpose will be given consideration at the next meeting and this, in our opinion, would be a splendid plan as the association is growing larger each year.  At a small taxation ech year on the members, this could be accomplished and insure the old settlers a perpetual property which it certainly should have—Pioneer.

Lost:  Two head of cattle on May 2^nd.  Finder please return or notify the undersigned and receive a liberal reward.  Gustane Shau.