Early Files
100 years ago
November 26, 1925
What two young men claimed was only a joke, appeared otherwise to the authorities and was a costly affair for the boys at a hearing in Mayor Sabin’s court. The newly married Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sime were visiting at the C.B. Harmon home in Silver Lake Township. Their...
100 years ago
November 19, 1925
August Luth, living northeast of Northwood, had the largest yield of corn on a field of any size that we have heard about this year. One 20-acre piece of yellow dent corn made a good strong 85 bushel average of sound corn.
Miss Truly Seuser and Elmer Sime were...
100 years ago
November 12, 1925
A Golden Wedding Anniversary is a rather unusual occurrence in a community, but to pass fifty years of married life together in the town in which they were married is even more rare. Such is the record of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. H. Walker of Northwood. Mr. and Mrs....
100 years ago
November 5, 1925
The new Legion club rooms in the basement of the old high school building are rapidly being put in shape for use. The basement has been remodeled to suit the needs of the Legion and of the ladies of the Auxiliary who will also make use of these quarters. The rooms...
100 years ago
October 29, 1925
The beautiful October weather for which Iowa is famous is far from holding true this year, as the month to date has been one of the most disagreeable of the entire year, and the coldest October on record. Snow fell Sunday and Monday nights, ranging from three to...
100 years ago
October 22, 1925
If the weather permits it is expected one of the largest crowds seen in Northwood for some time will be here next Thursday when a combination street sale and Booster Bargain day will be held.
The population of Northwood received a healthy boost last Sunday night...
100 years ago
October 15, 1925
T.T. Ramsey and son Theodore, of near Joice, were in Northwood Tuesday, the latter being called for grand jury duty. The elder Mr. Ramsey does not get to Northwood very often but enjoys the visits when he is able to make them. He is one of the early settlers of Worth...
100 years ago
October 8, 1925
The snow of Wednesday was one of the earliest to be experienced at this place and it is to be hoped that it was only a false alarm, as October 7 is rather early for winter to begin.
That the town of Grafton is on the map of Iowa to stay has once more been...
100 years ago
October 1, 1925
One way that we can help support the football team is in the matter of transportation of the players to their out of town games, which will be four number this year. The coach desires to take as many as possible of the eligible men to each game away from home and this...
100 years ago
September 24, 1925
There is information, pleasure, and health in auto touring—it is an eye-opener for young and old- but especially have the youngsters benefited from the minimum of trouble which one may tune up the family flivver and adventure forth upon the open road.
It is here-...