Local and Personal Notices From Buffalo Center Area
Local items include sales of a 1920 Ford Coupe for 76 dollars and offers to bring hides and furs for high prices. Community notices mention a play at M W A hall, a dinner hosted by the Dorenbush family, and a farewell for Mrs Trontvet. A court case in Algona sentenced Bill Tulp to three months and a fine for illegal alcohol, linked to prior Lakota arrest. Walter Yahnke visited relatives on his way home, and various shop offers promise discounts before Christmas.
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Grant Township
M. W. A. Hall
Woden
Iowa
John Dorenbush
Lakota
Algona
Bill Tulp
Thompson
Bill
Algoma
Winnebago County
Swenson
Hovey
Twenty Years Ago News Roundup From Mankato Area
Miss Bernice Galagan returns to Mankato Commercial College with her brother Ben who will study shorthand and typewriting. Gus Steinhoff has a contract to build a 32 by 40 barn for Fred Westendorf, starting soon. A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs John W Smith on December 5 near the Uncle Tommy Gibson place. Mrs Henry Huma and daughter travel to Mediapolis Iowa to visit her brother. O I Anderson leaves for Denmark with health reasons. Mrs Anderson’s mother is over eighty-five. Len Johnston improves from appendicitis and plans hospital surgery in Iowa City tonight. M McDermott returns from Denver, Colorado with wife and son after two months away for health reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Galagan
Mankato Commercial College
Mankato
Minn
Ben
Gus Steinhoff
Fred Westendorf
John
W. Smith
Tommy Gibson
Henry Hum
Mediapolis
Iowa
I. Anderson
Denmark
Local resident improves after allergy climate setback
The narrative notes that during the initial two weeks the climate worsened asthma but over the last ten days preceding Mr. McDermott’s departure she improved and remains on the mend, with friends glad to hear the good news. She will stay there until at least next spring.
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Mr. McDermott
Candy boom lifts corn price via syrup use
The piece explains how rising demand for chocolate bars boosts corn prices through increased corn syrup usage. It notes a Chicago firm producing a billion confections yearly and Cedar Rapids shipments to Baby Ruth, detailing 20 million pounds of syrup annually and the need for 12,500 acres of corn at 40 bushels per acre to meet that output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Baby Ruth Candy Company
Otto ¥. Schnering
Iowa Buttermakers Win National Banner in Minneapolis
Iowa buttermakers swept all gold medals and captured the national banner at the National Buttermakers Association meeting in Minneapolis, per information from the Town Department of Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Buttermakers
National
Iowa Leads Buttermakers In Recent Championship Streak
Over seven years Towa buttermakers claimed five néfondt banners while Minnesota dominated before 1920. Iowa claimed 1921 and 1925 wins, Minnesota won 1920 and 1922, Iowa triumphed 1923 and 1924. Towan Floyd L. Sires and F. P. Gernaud tied for grand sweepstakes. Fred Rucker of Fenton won the fresh butter gold, and R. C. Wilson of Hawkeye won cold storage gold, giving Iowa nine gold medals and the overall crown.
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Towa
Minnesota
Iowa
Floyd L. Sires
Elgin
F. P. Gernaud
Volga City
Fred Rucker
Fenton
Hawkeye
Preacher Meets Pastor in Emmetsburg Reunion Story
Rev. C. B. Mitchell son of late Bennett Mitchell, Emmetsburg pioneer pastor, visited Emmetsburg with Attorney Dan Kelley. The two recalled childhood days, shared jokes, and noted Mitchell’s 26 years in the ministry and brief Renwick newspaper work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Mitchell
MBH
Armstrong
Emmetsburg
Dan Kelley
Hirmietsburg
Bennett Mitchell
C. B. Mitchell
Renwick
Mr. Kelly
Kim
Metsburg Democrat
Also Mentioned on This Page
Buffalo Genter Tribune
M. Carman
Buffalo Center “Post Office
R.,t. DeVries
Buffalo Center
Forest City Produce Company
Steinberg
Samuel Schuler
Man Kopp
Midwest Lumber Co
Fanny Gruss
M. A. Johnson
Pritchard & Winter
Ole Freite
Ilness
Chris’ Hansen
Walter Yahnke
Garden City
Dows and
Klemme
Hiel
Sarah Trontvet
Lake Mills
Newport
Oregon
Salem Lutheran Church
Nelson
Klondike
Grate
K. H. Elman Plumbing and Heating
Arkwright
Chrismas Ba
Woc
Crescent
C. E. Hanchett
Crescent Macaro and Cracker’ Co
Davenport
Pioneer Radio Entetainers
Graham
Hillsdale
White King
Toy Town
T. A. Wilson CO
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