Annual Farm Bureau Meeting in Emmetsburg
The Palo Alto County Farm Bureau holds its annual meeting in Emmetsburg in January. Nate Kendall of Albia Iowa a sought speaker for the state may attend. if unavailable another good speaker will be secured. Officer nominations include G Vo Grreep, G Wening, and H E Barringer. Members urged to attend and vote for officers.
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Farm Bureau
Palo Alto
Dirder
Sir. G. Vo
G. Wening
Ellington Township
H. E
Barringer
Highland Township
Wesgarey
Ata
Yohe
Governane
Tai
Janvin d Uty
Unclear OCR fragment reports a vehicle incident near a field
Fragmentary text describes a truck collision with injuries near a field, mentioning a boy or person and a suffering body. Other lines reference vehicles and a possible road incident on a Wednesday with unclear details.
Farmers Organize Live Stock Shipping Associations
Ayrshire Mallard and Cylinder host three live stock shipping associations formed last month. Managers have been chosen and begin work to improve marketing. Iowa hosts a cooperative shipping hub, with over 50 percent of live stock sold through such channels in four years. Cooperation could concentrate Iowa and Illinois fat stock markets, potentially shaping Chicago area trade. Farm Bureau urged to report local organizing efforts. about 10 percent backed live stock shipping on a questionnaire last spring.
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Barvan Bulletin
Ayrshire
Mallard
Cylinder
Jin Crain
Iowa
DyYer
Lucistians
Lve
Te Chiomar Trom
IL Nefs
Lilingis
Farm Bureau
Michigan
United States
American Farm Bureau Federation
Missing cashier amid bank shortage scandal surfaces
Arts assistant cashier Carroll Casther Messing of the American Savings Bank vanished after investigators found a 16000 shortfall in accounts. His relatives later repaid the amount, while Leo Wegman claimed a system error and Messing confessed to a ten and a half thousand dollar shortage. He departed with 4500 dollars and fled. Messing, 38, married with seven children, worked in a barn vault where the time lock was closed when he disappeared. Some figures indicate further sums tied to his former bank.
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Arcoll
Arts
American Savings Bank
Leo J. Wegman Anst
Priday Arts
Art
Weir Family Sells Dunnell and Huntington Stores
Huntington business matter prompts sale of J. B. Weir & Son store at Huntington as the Weir family moves to Emmetsburg to continue operations. The Dunnell Minnesota store was sold weeks earlier and distributors announce future plans.
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Huntington
Roy Weir
Emmetsburg
J. B., Weir & Son Stora
Weir
Dunnell
Emmetsburg Receives New Indian Motorcycle for Mail Delivery
The Rostherville Democrat notes Emmetsburg now has a new Indian motorcycle with sidecar added to the post office equipment for tall and parcel post deliveries. Such gear is issued only to cities with paved streets and strong business activity, promising quicker mail service for local patrons.
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Emmetsburg
Rostherville Democrat
Multiple Local News Items From Northern Iowa
A collage of short notices reports illnesses hospital stays and local incidents from Muscatine Belmond Ames and Mason City. Mrs Matilda etris returns from Muscatine after surgery. Thieves rob Mason City Hardware of weapons and money. Henry Lieuwen dies after a belt accident at Town Valley Sugar. Wright case ends with dismissal. Frank Mann to speak on soils at Iowa State College during Farm and Home Week. Car fire damage and tire theft near Estherville. Cement mill layoffs affect 400 at Lehigh Works while Northwestern Portland cement continues.
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Belmond Sugar
Belmond
Town Valley Sugar Company
Henry Lieuwen
Samwel J. Lieuwen
Mann
Ames Ams
Frank Mann
America
Gillman
Ill
Iowa State College
Mason City
Lehigh Cement Works
OG. E. Davis
Portland States Cement Company
Brady Confesses in Westfield Bank Robbery Case
Everett Brady, sought for over a year as the man who supplied guns to Westfield bank robbers, has confessed at Le Mars jail. He faced charges of assisting prisoners to escape after being brought from Des Moines, following the jail delivery that led to Sheriff Maxwell’s son William Maxwell’s death and a large northwestern Iowa manhunt. A Gracetinger parish bazaar Tuesday raised about $200 for parish uses.
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le Mars
Everett Brady
Westfield
Plymouth
Maxwell
Des Moines
Brady
Wil Iiwin Maxwell
Kes
Mra. Maxwell
North
Iowa
Township Farm Bureaus Meet Across County This Month
Township Farm Bureaus have held annual meetings in Independence Lost Island Highland Silver Lake Booth Rush Lake Ellington West Bend Great Oak Emmetsburg Nevada Vernon with more set for Fairfield December 20 Walnut December 21. Some townships have not scheduled meetings Freedom Fern Valley yet. Meetings cover officer elections and school district operators while planning monthly winter programs.
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Farm Bureau Bulletin
Independence Lost Island
Highland
Silver Lake
Booth
Rush Lake
Ellington
West Bend
Great Oak
Emmetsburg
Nevada
Vernon
Fairfield Township
Walnut Township
Freedom
Fern Valley
Fam
Town Farms and Acreage Stats From Census Report
The census lists 17 683 tractors on farms and 20 746 silos. The average farm size is 168 acres with total farmland of 32 079 149 acres. Farm buildings and roads cover 1 441 274 acres, pasture accounts for 9 938 954 acres. Apples harvested total 804 045 bushels. Cropland not enumerated adds 97 262 acres and waste land 410 086 acres. Tractors on farms number 5 791 and silage totaling 2 818 939 tons.
Bank cashier aided forgery suspect jailed in Des Moines
Spencer Reporter notes Howard Hannum known as G M Bottomley was sentenced to thirty days in Des Moines municipal court after forging and cashing small checks at Spencer. He cashed items drawn on his home bank in Hurley South Dakota after stopping in Spencer two or three weeks prior.
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Spencer
Wm. Flint, Jr
Farmers Trust & Savings Bank
Burng
Howard Hannum
G. M. Bottomley
Inc
Des Moines
Hannum
Hurley
Arrival of 150 Huskers Ends Farm Labor Shortage
About 150 corn huskers arrived in Emmetsburg over three weeks starting early December. They came from across Iowa as well as South Dakota and Minnesota after searching in Chicago and Minneapolis. They sought steady work and wages on farms, saying there were more dollars and reliable food.
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Farm Bureau
Emmetsburg
South Dakota
Minnesota
Chicago
Minneapolis
Democrat praises C. H. Humphrey guest from Fenton
A visitor from the Fenton neighborhood, C. H. Humphrey, praised the Democrat office. He calls the county paper high class, though not political in agreement, and especially values its obituary notices and editorials on Ireland's grievances.
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C. H. Humphrey
Fenton
Democrat
Ireland
Longtime Port Dodge official Clarence H. Smith dies
The obituary notes Clarence H. Smith a longtime Port Dodge commissioner who was widely popular and mourned after his death last week. The piece references his origins in Benton County and his ties to Palo Atte. The tone reflects a local government community loss.
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Humphrey
Benton County
Palo Atte
Les
Teta
Our County
Clarence H. Smith
Port Dodge
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