Postville chick hatchery planned near Mar one
Alfred Meyer will start a new hatchery at Postville around March first with two incubators each holding 32 000 eggs. The piece notes Iowa’s November weather as advertising after a rattlesnake emerged in Jefferson township on Thanksgiving day.
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Postville
Alfred Meyer
Iowa
Jefferson Township
F. J. Davis & Son
Reynold
Strong
Wadena
Henry Steltzmiller
Figin
S. O. Jenings
Jim Neylon
Elkader
Cade
Osli
Deniaon
Oss
Garner Signal
Joe Burns
Carroll
Burns
Baptist Church Notes for December Holiday Programs
Baptist Church announces a German service at 10 a.m. and Sunday school at 11 a.m. A Christmas program by the B Y P A is set for 6 p.m. on December 18. Activities include a December 21 meeting at Brainard, December 22 prayer meeting, junior choir rehearsal at 9 p.m., and a December 28 Christmas program with children’s gifts. Committees urged to complete festival assignments. You are invited to attend.
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Brainard
Elects Officers At Regular Meeting December 14
At the regular meeting held Wednesday evening December 14, officers were elected for the coming year. Worthy Matron Mrs. Nelle Schari and Worthy Patron Em Bauder head the slate along with Matron Mrs Florence Klingman, Secretary Mrs Tille Harison, Treasurer Mrs Jennie Mosby, Conductress Mrs Myrtle Kohler, Associate Conductress Miss Ernestine Schori. Remaining officers to be appointed by the new Worthy Matron.
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Nelle Schari
Em Bauder
Florence Klingman
Tille Harison
Jennie Mosby
Myrtle Kohler
Asso
Ernestine Schori
Elgin Cow Testing Association Reorganization Meeting
The Elgin Cow Testing Association will hold its annual election and reorganization meeting on Tuesday evening December 21 at 8 o clock in the Elgin bakery. A lunch will be served and County Agent Lodwick is expected to speak. Current and new members are invited to attend.
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Elgin Cow Testing Association
Elgin Bakery
Lodwick
Cor mm
Reed Returns From Oklahoma Visit
L. W. Reed arrived home Tuesday evening from Ralston Oklahoma where he spent two weeks with his aged mother Mrs Emeline Reed. He notes his mother is much better after a three week illness and she was near her usual health at departure. Mrs Reed a former local resident, is ninety two years old and in good health.
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L. W. Reed
Ralston
Okla
Emeline Reed
Homemaker Courses Open to All Iowa State Women
Iowa State College offers special three month non collegiate homemaker courses for women aged 17 and over. Courses run year round in four terms with entry possible at quarter starts. Over 60 women enrolled this fall with expectations of more after Christmas. Subjects include food selection and service, home management, clothing, remodeling, home planning, furnishings, handicraft, child care, and practical farming topics like beekeeping poultry keeping dairying and small fruit and garden projects to boost the family income.
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Iowa State College
Evans Taken to Decorah Hospital for X rays
N W Evans was driven to Decorah hospital yesterday afternoon to have X ray pictures of his leg and possibly undergo surgery. He has been homebound for about a week as friends hope his condition is not serious and he may return soon. A toast to the young and older girls followed by a note of humor appears, and a junior class play is scheduled for Friday night.
Win at International for Rothitsbergers Shorthorns
Rothitsberger and son Otis returned from Chicago where they exhibited six Shorthorn cattle at the International. They earned two third prizes amid keen competition with stock from around the world. Their best steer, a junior yearling weighing 1,150 pounds, placed third in open class and sold for 221.38 dollars at 19 14 cents per pound. Another steer weighed about 1,150 pounds but did not prize, at 18 1-2 cents per pound. Two 950-pound steers fetched 18 and 17 3-4 cents respectively. A fourth steer in open class for junior calves also placed third and sold privately to a Lanark cattleman for 175 dollars. he weighed 740 pounds and was ten months old.
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Lanark
Ill
Dope Thieves Captured After Drug Store Robbery
Two men linked to the F. J. Davis and Son narcotics theft were arrested. Allen Crawford was captured in Mason City and Elmer E. Stafford was nabbed at his Waterloo home. Sheriff A. Robertson has them in the county jail in West Union. both suspects are from Waterloo.
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F. J. Davis and Son
A. Robertson
West Union
Waterloo
Allen Crawford
Elmer E. Stafford
Crawford
Mason City
Stafford
Recommend Parole for Gage by Board of Parole
Board recommends Elmer Gage be paroled at a recent session and will likely be released soon. Local men signed and returned necessary papers to the state department at the start of the week and Gage may be home in a short time.
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Board of Parolet
Elmer Gage
State Department
Gage
Icy sidewalk accident near Benson corner reported
Mrs Ole Olsson slipped on an icy sidewalk near the Benson corner this Thursday morning, possibly spraining or breaking her ankle after fetching a pail of water at the Benson home. A waiter noted Amelia’s order amid a florid companion. Elgin stores showcase holiday window displays and Elgin Opera House promotes Quo Vadis on December 18 and 19.
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Ole Olsson
Mrs. Benson
Benson
Amelia
Elgin
Elgin Echo
Elgin Opera House
Marion Township Holds Annual Meeting
The Marion Township Farm Bureau held its annual meeting at Center School House on November 22. President L G Reierson opened the session and officers were elected for the coming year alongside a talk by County Agent Combs about his Evan trip. A series of motion pictures screened after the business portion.
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Farm Bureau
Center School House
L. G. Reierson
Combs
L. 0. Reierson
Harold Opsand
Dist
T. T. Bilden
Sven Blockhus
Geo, Hanson
T. J. Olson
Henry Velleraven
John Lantz
A. E. Schupbach
John Friederich
Clayton Co
Farm Bureau News
M. E. Church Notes Tonight and Next Sunday
The December Family Church Night features covered dish and a dime. Ladies Aid meets at four. Next Sunday topics include Personal and Family Religion and a Home Church Day Christmas Eve. St Pauls invites worship with Ernest J. Starr as pastor and Epworth League notes brief news.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
Epworth League
St. Paul’s
Ernest J. Starr
Annual Telephone Meeting Notice for Illyria and Pleasant Valley Co
Stockholders and patrons are notified of the annual meeting to elect officers and address business. It will be held at Elgin Savings Bank on Saturday December 17 at 1 30 p m. After January 1 toll bills must be paid at the Elgin office promptly or quarterly. failure risks a collector and extra expense.
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Illyria and Pleasant Valley Telephone Co
Elgin Savings Bank
Elgin Telephone Office
Rothlisberger
Sec
Treas
Reynolds at Elgin Opera House Next Friday and Saturday
Corneal Kate comes to town with star Reynolds leading a cast that includes Smeth Thompean Julia Fave Majel Vuleman and Harry Allen at the Elgin Opera House next Friday and Saturday. Also notes coal in transit to Elgin from Franklin Co and a Ladies Aid Show in Postville with Mary Hanson delivering Scandinavian readings.
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Qaurperal Kate
Cecil B. DeMille Picture Corporation
DeMille
Culver City
Postville
Mary Hanson
the Herald
Opera House
Entertain Clermont Masons Social Evening Event
The Elgin Masons held a social gathering with about twenty five attendees from the neighboring town. A fine supper was served and each guest chose a form of amusement, followed by cards, chess, and other diversions at the afterwards.
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Elgin
Fire department responds to hotel roof fire
The Elgin Fire Department was called yesterday afternoon around 2:30 to a hotel roof fire likely sparked by chimney embers. The blaze was quickly controlled with only minor damage a small hole burned in the roof.
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Elgin Fire Department
Christmas Day Shifts Announced For Rural Carriers
Rural carriers must work both Saturday and Monday to complete routes with no extra pay. Post office staff receive a half holiday on Monday December 26 and offices close at noon.
Signal updates and sewing machine usage noted
The El gin Fire Department standardizes fire signals with one long blast for town fires and two for country calls. A survey shows 90 percent of women have sewing machines, but 40 percent did not answer about attachments. The hemmer is most used by those who answered yes, and a church notes service cost $203 in 1926. Local papers urge support and note counterfeit dollar scams and extended store hours.
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Elgin
St. Peter Herald
F. R. Berg
Elgin High earns National Basketball Guide recognition
Elgin High School receives notice from the National Basketball Guide for the 1927 28 edition naming the 1926 27 County Championship team. Visitors include Rod Grays manager of the Globe Trotters and updates cover junior class play Mail Order Brides and upcoming games at Wadena and Maynard with admission details.
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Elgin High School
C. M. Green
South Pasadena
California
Rod Grays
Grays
Upper Jaws
Globe-Trotters
Elgin High
Wadena
Maynard
Carter
Whitney
Oelwein
Betty Kohler
Pearl Lyons
Cluf Olson
James Power
Inez Cook
Hanseiser
Harold Kiple
Quo Vadis Comes to Elgin Opera House
First National brings a massive new Technicolor style Quo Vadis to Elgin with Emil Jannings as Nero. Filmed in Rome on Nero’s site, the epic promises a grand spectacle with a huge cast and lions noted. showings set for December 18 and 19 at the Elgin Opera House.
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First National
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Rome
Nero
Emil Jannings
Nera
Elgin Opera House
County farm sets example for alfalfa success near West Union
Fayette county farmers are urged to visit the county farm near West Union under A. E. Smith to see top alfalfa fields. J. L. Boatman from Iowa State College credits soil management for high yields, noting 16 acres seeded last Aug 10 produced four tons per acre and plans to expand to 60 acres. Lime stone and phosphates are applied prior to seeding, Grimm alfalfa seed used, and the farm is praised for its soil management and high potential.
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Fayette County
West Union
A. E. Smith
J. L. Boatman
Iowa State College
Smith
Grimm
Boatman
Timber growing as a farm investment and rural carrier notice
Postmaster Falb notes carriers leave at 8:30 when roads are bad and urges early mailing. Timber growing offers long term cash value through thinning, poles, fuel, and timber, acting as a savings bank and security for farmers. Mrs. I N Conner of Clermont has been seriously ill but is improving. Is your subscription paid.
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Falb
Farm Board
I. N. Conner
Clermont
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