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June 30, 1921
RANDOLPH — At an early hour Tuesday, about 1:30 from what we can hear, fire was discovered in the Slaughter Grain Co. elevator at Sholes.
The first alarms were given by A. E. McDowell and Mrs. Landberg who happened to see the blaze from their homes at about the same time. An alarm was given, telephones used, and the population of Sholes and from the country for some four miles out were soon gathered at the scene.
The fire started in the elevator and was too far along for the chemical engine of the village to do any good and it was not used, but was ready to help save a nearby elevator. The wind was in the east and the fire caught a grain car on the track close to the elevator and then the depot a few feet further on.
Agent C. A. Stewart entered the burning depot through a window on the north and secured his cash book, freight receipt book and two abstract books. All other records, all tickets and two small consignments of freight were burned. A coal house and four tons of coal owned by the railway were also burned.
In the elevator was 200 bushels of corn, and this with the gasoline engine and corn tester were the only articles of value it contained. The building is now a heap of ashes, the loss partly covered by insurance.
This elevator, was the first one built at Sholes and was erected by E. W. Closson, passing through various hands to its present owners, the Slaughter Grain Co. The elevator may not be rebuilt as there is another one also operated by the Slaughter people.
The grain car that was burned was empty, only the steel frame work and running gear being left.
In their desire for aid and in the fear that a change in the might endanger the business street, Randolph central was notified and asked for the fire department. It came to nothing. Randolph couldn’t help a particle with its department as there is no water supply at Sholes. Wise heads were in control and no needless efforts were made to attempt to control a big fire plainly beyond their power to fight, but watchful eyes kept close tab on flying embers that none set other fires. These flying embers were carried nearly a mile to the west.
June 30, 1921
RANDOLPH — The Cedar County Nursing Activities committee will meet at the public library in Randolph on July 6, at 3 p.m.
Very important business — whether our county takes up the course “Home Care of the Sick and Household Sanitation” with a trained instructor to be paid out of our county Red Cross funds — is to come up for consideration. All those interested in the public health of the communities in Cedar county are very earnestly requested to be present at this meeting. Our county chairman, Miss Emma Schwerin, of Hartington, will be present and prepared to speak informally upon our children’s need for higher ideals and better health conditions in both town and rural communities. The executive committee desires to take a deciding vote upon this matter at this time.
June 30, 1921
RANDOLPH — J. H. Massie and Herman Kaiser examined a number of oats fields on Monday and found that from which they took samples, that the crop was standing the hot weather in good shape.
We hear that other fields are showing the effects of the draught and the oats are heading out light and chaffy, and the prospect is anything but promising. There is a difference in oats this year as in every year. The long, dry hot spell has not helped them any.
June 30, 1921
RANDOLPH — Tuesday was the banner hot day it seemed to us. It was over 100 in the shade and that is plenty, especially with no rain for over two weeks.
