Christmas Day and Holiday Guests at Local Homes
Christmas Day meals and visits fill the community as families hosted relatives and friends. Notable gatherings include the Friederich, Christen, Hanson, Dennler, Muth, and Meyer households with guests from nearby towns and extended kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Christen Hore
Clarence Larson
Oliver Peterson
Frank Christen
Christ Deanler
Edwin Nelson
Jake Butikofer
Ern. Meyer
Harry Reichert
Near West Union
Martin Hanson
Rosa Schlupp
Fred Yout
Edna Hanson
Thos, Hanzon
John
Albert Friederich
Martin Larson
Elkader
Alma Hanson
Elen Hanson
Albert Dennler
Adolph Baumgartner
Thos. Hanson
Louise Butikofer
Ern Friederich
Rosa Baumgartner
J. W. Schneider
West Union
Elizabeth Christen
Alice
Edwin Hanzon
Jerome Yearous
Sam
Emil Dennler
Clara Muehlenthaler
Ernst
Walter
Lucy Christen
Ben Hofer
Mr. Caughn
Alfred
Fred Hofer
Jake Dennler
Jake
Elmer Dennler
Wm. Larson
George Christen
Jake Christen
Elmer
Fred Nydegger
Albert Muth
Hilda
Melbert Meyer
Mire
Ida Meyer
Harold and
Earl
Mra
Celia Meyer
Elgin
Our Motor Massacre Toll In Road Deaths
A provocative editorial laments thirty one thousand killed and a million injured in one year on roads. It compares motor deaths to snake bites in India and to fires or rail accidents, asking why the nation remains passive as motor fatalities rise. It urges action to curb the highway toll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Changing settlement patterns from 1880 to 1980
In 1880 two thirds of Americans lived on farms or in towns of 2,500 or less. Ten cities with populations over 100,000 held 12 percent of residents. By 1980 forty percent lived in or around 98 cities with populations over 100,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Vague Fragments Signal Note on Local Elector Topics
Fragmentary OCR text mentionsRev and days at Tattle with unclear names and places. The readable bits do not form a complete event. No clear date or organization can be confirmed from the fragment.
Annual meeting notes for Algon Farmers Dairy Company record finances
The Algon Farmers Dairy Company reports a fiscal year ending 1930 with total butter shipments of 492,564 pounds and receipts including 186,786.63 from butter, 42.02 from patrons, and 1,158.80 from buttermilk. Disbursements total 200,192.45 with officers re-elected and best wishes for the new year from the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Holzer
Postville
Ames
Fred Reichert
Robert Wilson
M. Luchsinger
H. M. McMillan
Henry Frieden
Sec’y-Treas
Center School Notes Celebrate Birthday and Christmas Program
Center School celebrated Gerald Olson's birthday on Monday afternoon December 1. Several students achieved perfect attendance and spelling for the first half of the year. A Christmas program was presented on Friday December 18, followed by gifts from the tree and a lunch hosted by the mothers for many staff and families. School will reopen January 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Olson
Milo Olson
Herman Olson
Ruby Olson
Mildred Odegard
Mervin Reierson
Lloyd Reierson
Mildred Wold
Hervin Reierzon
Josephine Bilden
Hiram Olson
Amelia Wold
Rendolph Reierzon
Verna Odegard
Jeanetta Loftegard
Martha Chapman
Jerome Yearous
Ellen Hunsberger
Mia
Roy Kimball
Nels Iverson
Lillian Frieden
Cornelius Reierson
Joseph
L. O. Reierson
Henry Olson
Marian
T. J. Olson
Agnes Hong
Tina Nelson
T. T. Loftegard
Orvin
Hans Bilden
Hilder
Getaway reflects on discipline and initiative in men
Fragmentary extract contrasts two types of men: those who always follow orders and those who act quickly and decisively when prompted. The snippet mentions Anna Mas Kimball as a teacher amid unclear surrounding text.
Migratory Bird Refuges Expand Under Federal Plan
Information from the U S Department of Agriculture notes stored fertilizer should be dry and elevated to avoid weathering. The Bureau of Biological Survey now runs 87 game and bird reservations including major migratory bird refuges such as Upper Mississippi River Refuge Bear River Utah and Big Lake Arkansas. Congress backs a nationwide refuge system with growth expected in the next decade. War against cattle rab and examination of Erabs warbles via lampoon depictions are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Biological Survey
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Upper
Mississippi River
Bear River
Utah
Big Lake
Arkansas
Malheur
Klamath Lakes
Oregon
Tule Lake
Salton Sea
California
Benton Lake
Montana
Congress
Agricultural tips on cattle grubs and brush dams for gullies
The report discusses controlling cattle grubs with tobacco powder or nicotine dust and urges neighbors to act. It notes Farmers' Bulletin 1596-F and how to obtain it from the U S Department of Agriculture. It also covers building brush dams to reclaim gullies with loose or anchored designs and steps for layering vegetation and anchoring with stakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers' Bulletin
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C
Bureau of Public Roads
Staging a Barricade of Stakes and Brush in Gully
Instructions describe placing stakes a foot apart, filling the gully with brush before setting stakes, laying remaining brush, stretching heavy wire along stakes, and driving them in to secure the barrier.
Public duty in conservation urged by Governor Christianson
The governor of Minnesota argues that major conservation gains will come from organized society not individuals. He stresses citizen vigilance to support state programs and asserts public opinion is the ultimate power. He calls for a new psychology to preserve America as a land of opportunity and civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Theodore Christianson
Minnesota
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Phons White
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Am E Baumgartner
Schori Brothers
Kigin
Roy F. DeSart
Blgin, Iowa
J. D. Shaffer Bigs
Lows
R” Store
Wadena Lind’ Store
Gonder
Arlington Meat Markst
All High
Lorence Bigler
A Neensham, Chiropractor
Oscar Baumgartner
Inualmeeting OF the
OF the Algin
Farmers’ Dairy Company
TUG
Anna Mas Kimball
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
J. A. Boleyn
West Elgin
Anary Ist
Elgin State
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