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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1922
Page
5
A summary of the Iowa law lets farm owners register their farm name with lands description at the county recorder for protection within the county. A $1 fee applies to registration and 25 cents to cancel. The certificate lists name and land description and a sale of the entire farm transfers the name with the title.
The Buffalo Center Iowa town council met in adjourned session with Mayor F J Raddie presiding. Ordinance 45 passed on third reading with unanimous ayes. Ordinance 46 read in second reading. council adjourned to July 8 due to holiday. Clerk Henry Glorfeld filed ordinance and published in Buffalo Center Tribune.
A patriotic reflection on Independence Day praising liberty as a cherished inheritance from forefathers. It honors the heroes of 1776 and the enduring memory of freedom, urging Americans to salute their achievements with devotion and gratitude.
The American Legion promotes its 14 points for World War I veterans and urges recruitment during MacNider Week starting June 28. lust members, such as George Westergard and Claude Clargsen, signed up, with Harry Shortenhans arriving recently and Harold Becker visiting. Members are urged to recruit one new member by July 5.
An array of Civil War and World War I histories bound for collectors includes works on the 406 Telegraph Battalion and the Motor Transport Corps History with donors from Philadelphia Greenville and New York. Local scenes note Mrs Myer and family visiting Estherville and preparations for Crystl Lake Fourth of July festivities featuring a clown and Negro attire to draw attention.
J C Koppen, agent at the Rock Island depot, leaves Tuesday by auto for Ruthven Iowa to wed Miss Mabel Hughes this week. The couple plan a southern California honeymoon for at least two weeks with visits to principal cities en route. They will return to housekeeping in the northwest park home Koppen prepared, greeted by Buffalo Center friends.
An Iowa unit of the National Siberian Veterans Association formed in Des Moines with Ben H. Nixon elected commander and PF W Morrasy adjutant and treasurer. The group, honoring veterans who served in Siberia during WWI, plans future meetings and aims to recruit about 200 local men. The national fee is $1 and state fee 25 cents.
Wrigley explains advertising keeps his business moving likening it to an engine. A Laurens poultry and egg plant west of Chicago ships nationwide with a $1000 weekly payroll and cold storage for 20 carloads. In Villisca a 5 year old was attacked by a rooster injuring her eye and jaw, spur broken between teeth.
Forest Secor formerly of Forest City aided in a Minneapolis arrest of counterfeit bonds ring. He, as suburban bank president, had opportunity to buy bonds at 25 percent discount learned they were stolen in New York and Chicago. He helped undercover government, secret service, and detectives when a dealer delivered 90 000 in bonds. Several suspects were arrested, but main organizers escaped. Forest stood to receive 20000 for his role.
In a wartime mystery two bodies delivered to Sioux City were misidentified. Corporal Redden’s grave held a different soldier, while Private Louis B. H. O’Dell of Brooklyn was later confirmed and exhumed for relocation. Government agents traced the remains and clarified the records.
A fire caused by an oil stove explosion on the Samelson farm seven miles west of Buffalo Center destroyed the house in minutes. Mrs Sleeper escaped with her baby, Mr Sleeper saved three pieces of furniture, and neighbors helped save nearby buildings. The couple, insured for 1000 dollars, lost most belongings but await rebuilding with no rent living arrangements yet settled.
A three story brick campus building in Pella, Marion County, once Central University of Iowa, was destroyed by fire. Established 1853, the institution was the first college west of the Mississippi. it later became Central College and later Des Moines University under different denominations. The Des Moines Elmwood school and other notes follow, including local band fundraising in Nodaway township, Page County, for a rural farmers band organized by George W. Landers to perform at the state fair.
The Farmers Elevator Co of Buffalo Center held its annual meeting at the Legion hall. Directors were re elected except J H Grothaus replaced by Jens Jensen. Nanne Frevichs named vice president with Frank Grimes successor and Fred Valinke treasurer. The company shows a net profit of 4485.68 on 192,921.92 gross, handling 378,371 bushels of grain and 43 cars of coal. A 5 percent dividend and bonuses for farmers delivering grain were approved. Capital stock rises from 2000 to 50000. manager Thiele re elected and praised for strong local leadership.
The editorial urges a square deal in publishing, praising honesty over praise. It notes few express thanks, encourages readers to show appreciation, and stresses politeness as essential for youths taught at home.
The passage urges focusing on who benefits and what results from community efforts. It emphasizes answering essential questions before action and striving for civic building while going beyond motives to prioritize concrete outcomes for the community.
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