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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1925
Page
5
Unter High beat Armstrong 23 to 18 in a tense home game. The local quintet opened with sharp shooting and solid defense, led by standout Witte and Lamping. A crowd of 8 spectators watched as the victors maintained control through the first half.
The new Fane association met at the Taym Bureau Office to plan a four day fair this September 8 9 and 10 with home talent entry prizes and daily program changes. Officers include HE Holland president and B G Gunbun director list shows multiple township reps. Stock at ten dollars per share offered to fund the event with emphasis on community cooperation.
The Blue Valley Institute reports 1924 averages for Winnebago farmer income and state farming productivity. It notes 1919 peak purchasing power at 2985 per farm, a town farm around 2900, and per acre values climbing from 14.45 in 1921 to 21.02 in 1928 and about 324 per acre in 1924, crediting improved farming methods from the state college of agriculture as driving profit and efficiency gains in Iowa farms.
Sunday School at 10 with a special class for young men and women led by Mr. Q. A. Pease. Morning worship at 11 features a brief talk for children and choral music. Evening Bible study at 7 30. Daily Bible thoughts cover wisdom, guidance, and virtuous conduct, with reflections on patience, charity, and trust in the Lord.
Oscat Halvorson and trustees will meet Saturday February 17 at 1:80 at the Grant Township schoolhouse to fix road superintendent bids. Bids may be left in the evening with any board member. The board reserves the right to reject any bid. Milbrandt, Chairman.
Sunday school begins at 11 80 A. M. with a new song book being selected. Services at 10 30 A. M. and 7 30 P. M. Sermon Sunday morning titled Christ the Perfect Man from Luke. Ladies Aid meets next Thursday at Mrs Ben gon's parsage. W M U meeting postponed to the second Tuesday in February only. WM Figgh, Pastor.
In Branidin County Tilinofg Coal offers stove coal per ton at $9.00 with pricing and delivery details. The ad promotes coal varieties and invites customers to inquire directly for arrangements and availability.
The Buffalo Center Co-Operative Creamery stockholders will meet in Buffalo Center city hall on Saturday afternoon February 7th at 2 o’clock. The agenda includes election of a board and officers for the ensuing year and any other business that may come before the meeting. Full attendance is desired. (ON PRERIORS, Pres.)
The Institute report cites 7,500 Jowa women involved in dairying and poultry, with more than 500,000 acres under family cultivation statewide. Women operate about 20 percent as tenants or managers, and farms run by women average over 27 thousand dollars in land and buildings value. The findings highlight dairy and poultry as primary woman led ventures and note the income potential from cream and eggs as crucial for households.
A large fire in Rake completely destroyed the Lincoln Elevator and the Weyerhaeuser Lumber coal shed, with about 20,000 bushings burned. The blaze, said to be the town's most destructive, prompted health officials from Ottumwa and others to attend hearings on river pollution as samples and water conditions are studied.
Buffalo Center Iowa held a January meeting led by Mayor Peterson. Attendees approved the reading of reports and minutes with some corrections and approved routine expenditures including payments to attorneys and Interstate Power for city hall utilities.
Junior boys and girls from the Methodist class held a joint party at the parsonage from two to five on Saturday afternoon. Various games amused the children, including bean bag and toothpick activities. Prizes featured vegetables and playful figures like a turnip turtle and potato elephant, with imaginative outcomes and lighthearted contests.
Two Holstein dairy cows owned by Keeler and Hadley Cerro Gordo farms logged official milk and butter production records under Iowa State College supervision. One cow produced 642.4 pounds of milk and 226 pounds of butter in seven days, the other 669.3 pounds milk and 3156 pounds of butter. An examiner’s check tester validated the excess output.
In Buffalo Center on February 19 to 21 a feature film program will screen a Zane Grey western, with potential titles The Border Region Heritage of the Desert or Elders of the Purple Sage. The two hour show blends music comedy dance drama and a big western film. Also notes about Davenport WOC events, public talks, and upcoming social club programs.
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