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Clippings from the 1929 Kiron News and Denison Review

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Kiron's 30th Anniversary

Saturday will be a big day for Kiron and community when the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the birth of the town takes place. Preparations have been made to entertain the visitors with ball games and sports and the businessmen have two tons of watermelon with which to treat the crowd.

In the afternoon there will be stunt flying by an aeroplane and rides at the usual rates will be offered for those who wish to fly.

Thirty years ago Saturday, the sale of lots took place and many of the businessmen who engaged in business in the new location had been previously engaged in business at Old Kiron. The change in location was caused by the building of a railroad through this territory. The town site was bought from N. P. Swanson who at that time farmed the land which now is the town of Kiron.

Of the charter members of the town, who took part in the original sale of lots, the following are engaged in business here today; P. A. Peterson, Blacksmith, and the Peterson family was the first family to live here as a family; E. E. Clauson, Furniture, V. E. Michaelson, Implements, G. A. Norelius, General Merchandise, W. J. Sandberg, Cashier of the Kiron State Bank, and H. L. Ward.

All of these men have been continuously engaged in business for the past thirty years and are as active and progressive as they were thirty years ago. They and those who have since come have built a business and social community which is second to none. The community of Kiron, for Kiron is more than a town, is a solid section of town and country that works as a unit in business, church and society, is the envy of the state. In proportion to its population, Kiron does more business, is a better community center and a more progressive class of people than found anywhere bar none.

Where else can you find a town of less than three hundred in population that has a public library, a thriving green house, almost a score of business institutions, and a weekly newspaper that have been loyally and consistently supported for a quarter of a century?

The community realizes these things and in a spirit of pardonable pride and thankfulness will observe this day in the spirit which has made Kiron, Kiron.

Article submitted by Waldo Winquist from his Kiron scrapbook. Article was clipped from the Kiron News of 1929.

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