Cow Test Results and Winning Herds Report
Palo Alto county reports May dairy results from Cow Testing an shylation with 137 cows milking nine months, average 61.1 pounds of milk and 2892 pounds butterfat, feed cost per head 43.00, profit 54.81, returns per dollar 2.69, butterfat cost 0.18. Top herds include Neils Christiansen 9 Holsteins 481 pounds milk 308.9 butterfat, John Kingdon 2 Shorthorns 6000 pounds milk 246 butterfat, Walter Reed 17 Holsteins 8670 milk 208.2 butterfat, Ed Kendall 10 Shorthorns 5278 milk 202.9 butterfat. Five small herds under eight cows show strong averages. champions list Holsteins, Guernseys, and Shorthorns with notable yields. Culls: 36 cows sold as unprofitable. silos boost profit by about six dollars per cow. A concert and band schedule follows.
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Palo Alto
Caroli Malus
Frey
Neils Christiansen
John Kingdon
Arthur Go3
T. R. Crown
Geo. Steinbroun
W. H. Coakley
B. QO. Matthieson
A. W. Pearson
Guernsey
W. Coakley
Nels Christiansen
J. R. Drown
Mrs Dunigan and Daughter Travel Amid Santa Barbara Quake News
Mrs James Dunigan and her daughter Mia Nora of Minneapolis left for Santa Monica California as reports of the destructive Santa Barbara earthquake arrived. They plan to visit Mrs P Joseph Joyce and participate in a convention in San Francisco focusing on seismic subjects.
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James Dunigan
Mia Nora
Minneapolis
Santa, Monica
California
Santa Barbara
Danigan
Joseph Joyce
Nora
San Francisco
Emmetsburg Commended for Hotel Project Support
Port Dodge Messenger praises Emmetsburg's progressiveness as plans for a modern fifty room hotel are unveiled. The Emmetsburg Hotel Company would lease to J H Moore of Clarion, who runs a successful local hotel, with Hoelkenburg System approving a profitable, conservative $100000 project. Investors would provide $30000 in equipment and the lease would yield 54 percent net on stock, aiming for long-term gains and town benefit. The piece urges careful lease review and wholehearted town backing to spur Emmetsburg's growth rather than let nearby towns outpace it.
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Port Dodge Messenger
Haupetsburg
Emmetsburg Hotel Company
J. HL. Moore
Clarion
Hoelkenburg System, Inc
Frm
Moore
Cay
Emmetshburg
Thei
Emyoetsburg
Nevada financier backs Emmetsburg hotel drive
Dutton of Nevada spent weekend in Emmetsburg to handle farm business and visit hotel campaign headquarters. He praised the Hockenbury System Inc for directing the drive and spoke of Nevada’s need for a modern hotel, hoping Emmetsburg’s success mirrors Nevada’s ventures.
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Dutton
Nevada
Emmetsburg
Beitd
Pew Hotel
W. J. Grant
Hockenbury System Inc
Honored by friends on 23rd wedding anniversary
Sunday Mr and Mrs P Jones celebrated the 23th anniversary at Harrison Park with a picnic dinner. Attendees included Mr and Mrs John Jones and baby, Miss Jennie Gorman, Ed Gorman, Mrs H Wollner, D J Gorman family, Ed Engles family, Garrett Togarty family, Tessie Bennet family, Joam Marshall family, Dick Gaughan of Chicago, and William Gaughan of Fort Dodge. Citizens extend best wishes for health and happiness.
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P. &. Jones
Harrison Park
John Jones
Jennie
Lizzie Gorman
Ed Gorman
H.l Wollner
D. J. Gorman
West Bend
Ed Engles
Garrett. Togarty
Mallard
Tessie Bennet
Dr L R Peter Returns to Emmetsburg to Resume Practice
Dr. L R Peter formerly of this locality and long time veterinary inspector in Humboldt county plans to return to Emmetsburg to resume his practice. He has many friends in Palo Alto county who welcome his homecoming. Also noted, T H Taylor caught the season’s largest Emmetsburg pike weighing four and a half pounds, prompting polite congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. R. Péter
Leity
Humboldt County
Emmatsburg
L. R
Palo Alto County
Emmetshure
T. H. Taylor
Emmetsburg
T. H
Quaker Oats Mail at Fort Ditze and Fort Hodge reopening
A Quaker Oats mill at Fort Ditze and another at Fort Hodge are due to reopen in a few days after being closed for over a year. The facilities employ a large number of workers.
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Fort Ditze
Fort Hodge
Farm Bureau shows strong spring growth in memberships
A township campaign increased Farm Bureau memberships by 936, bringing total names to 1056. New members come from Vernon Independence Clington Fairfield Rush Lake Fern Fairey West Bend Walnut Lost stand Highland plus others. Forty three of 248 former members had left, signaling growing recognition of the Bureau among farmers and counties statewide.
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Farm Bureau
Vernon
Independence
Clington Fairfield
Rush Lake
Fern Fairey
West Bend
Walnut
Emmetsburg Highland
Id d
County Farm Bureau
National
Whipptenmore Champion Soil Test Rumor Spurs Wild Excitement
Citizens in Whitettemore Nudge reacted after reports of a man wandering fields in suspicious fashion. Constable Luchsingar and Ed Walsh searched but found no one. townsfolk learned soil testing crews may roam forty acre plots armed with long probes.
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Wihittemore
Licey
Luchsinger
Ed Walsh
Remington Agent at Fort Dodex Charged with Embezzlement
J. W. Townsend in charge of the Remington Typewriter office at Fort Dodge is jailed for embezzlement. He allegedly kept 1300 dollars in cash. The report notes a Friday evening gathering for Miss Yoratta O'Brien in observance of her th birthday with refreshments and guests.
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Remington
Fort Dodex
J. W. Townsend
Fort Dodge
Yoratta
W. J. O'Brien
A. Y. P. Puts Out Catchy Travel Folders
The new A. Y. P. advertising folder era reaches Emmetsburg offering neat and useful guides for travelers. It highlights summer resorts along the Yellowstone Park to Chicago trail and notes towns in northern Iowa including Spirit Lake Spencer Ruthven Emmetsburg Algona Mason City and Charles City. A map shows distances and a reading-town inset. The annual A. Y. P. meeting is set for Sioux Falls July 8 with Emmetsburg expected to be properly represented.
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Emmetsburg
Yellowstone Park
Chicago
Iown
Spirit Lake
Spencer
Ruthven
Emmetsboro
Algona
Mason City
Charles
Harrison Park
Reading
Sioux Falls
Emmersburg
MecLean System for Hogs Picks Up County Farms
Pickinson county farmers adopting the scalable Hog Raising system report good early results. Pigs have been farrowed in clean houses and moved to fresh pastures of giraffa, sweet clover or blue grass. Pigs appear thrifty and worm free, unlike others kept in old pens facing rising losses.
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Pickinson County
Silver Lake Defeats St Joe in Close Baseball Victory
Silver Lake beat St Joe 4 3 at Silver Lake grounds as Conlon started on the mound and Cramer finished. Ives pitched well for St Joe, but timely hits by Silver Lake forged the late winner in the ninth after St Joe had tied the game. The St Joe club, strong and undefeated earlier this year, suffered its second defeat. the M and St Le Boosters will play at Silver Lake next Saturday July 4 with Essinger likely to appear.
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Silver Lake Bail Clu
St Joe
Silver Lake Grounds
Conlon
Silver Lake
Cramer
St. Joe
Siliver Lake
Ives
St. Jos
M. & St. le Boosters
Fort Dodge
Essinger
Will Reorganize Palo Alto Cow Testing Ass'n
Members of Cow Testing Association No. 2 plan to reorganize and continue work. A meeting will be held to elect officers and directors, outlining tester routes. Members praise increased production, lower costs, and better feeding knowledge, with skim milk testing saving monthly amounts.
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Palo Alto
Prison labor sent to Ruthven for park work
Eleven Fort Madison prisoners rode the westbound train to Ruthven for use in improving and beautifying the new state park on Lost Tsiand Lake east shore. Authorities say convicts save public funds and should be kept busy across the state parks. A county note warns of chicken thieves preying on households.
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Fort Madison Penitentiary
Emmetsburg
Ruthven
Lost Tsiand Lake
Autos Collision Near Brennan’s Brothers Claims Serious Injuries
At Lie Mallardyoad crossing south of Brennan’s Brothers a two Nash car driven by A J Drebing of Des Moines hit a Ford carrying Charles Harrington Bert Rolfson Maud Gardiner and R M Young of Gruvblinger. Young is badly injured and unconscious, taken to Palo Alto hospital with uncertain recovery. Gardiner has one or two broken ribs. Harrington and Rolfson lightly hurt. Drebing and a companion escaped uninjured. Young’s family mourns a newborn daughter and he is active in Farm Bureau.
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Lie Mallard Yoad
Brennan’ Brothers
Nash
A. J. Drebing
Des Moines
Charles Harrington
Bert Rolfson
Maud Gardiner
R. M. Young
Gruvblinger
Wear
Mr. Young
Palo Alto
Gardiner
Harrington
Rolfson
Drebing
J. A. Spies
Great Oak Township
Spier
Young
Graettinger
Farmers’ Institute
Picnic Dinner for Ministers at Harrison Park
A Monday evening picnic at Harrison Park served a splendid chicken dinner for ministers from the Hummetsburg Golf Club and their ladies. Dennis McTigue Jr. directed arrangements as captain of the losing team in a recent city tournament. The event featured abundant refreshments and thorough social time, with praise for McTigue and Joe Hand for their generosity.
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Harrison Park
Hmmetsburg Golf Claob
Dennis McTigue, Jr
Messrs
McTignue
Joe Hand
Chamberlain to Open New Steel Bridge Soon
Chamberlain announces a large new steel bridge to be formally opened on August 26 27 and 28. The program will be elaborate and the structure described as a fine one.
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Chamberlain
Wide Awake Club Meeting and Community News
The Wide Awake Club met at Mrs. James Donahue’s home on June 25 with a Kitchen Utensils lesson by delegates followed by a business session. Guests included Mrs. O. P. Doyle, Mrs. Me Mshon, Mrs. Jancis Jackman, and Mrs. Eugene Murphy. Plans for a township picnic were discussed and committees appointed. Also noted are marriages in Emmetsburg and Spencer, and that eleven marriage licenses were issued in June.
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James Donahue
O. P. Doyle
Minneapolis
aMe Mshon
Emmetsburg
Jancis Jackman
Walnut Township
Eugene Murphy
Emmetsburg Township
Frey Returns to Emmetsburg From Fort Madison Prison
A. G. Frey returned Monday from Fort Madison and then Des Moines State farms after a brief incarceration. He praises prison treatment, takes responsibility for past crimes, and vows to avoid liquor sellers. Frey worked in dairying and collected funds for superiors, expressing intent to prove he can reform and contribute to the community.
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G. Frey
Fort Madison
Frey
Ube
Wiess
Des Moines
Qakdule
Emmetsburg
Theor
L. R. Jacobs
Jimny impressed: Morrissey backs Silver Lake player
Manager Harry Morrison of Silver Lake writes about Emimetebure's star James Morrissey. He notes two fine plays at Silver Lake park, a crowd of about two thousand, and Morrissey’s evident baseball ability despite limited recent play. He credited Morrissey with one of Silver Lake's runs in yesterday's game.
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Silver Lake
Why We Lost the Encampment at Marshalltown
L B H Mayne attended the state encampment of the Spanish veterans in Marshalltown last week and the next annual meeting will be held at Clinton. Mayne failed to secure Hummets burg due to hotel accommodations. The note calls for a modern stockade in the city and hopes the objection will not recur. A few badly worn silver pieces circulate locally but banks say they are all good and should be accepted. Smooth coins rarely go to Washingt. Bills torn often retire at government cost. In the east banks avoid soiled or torn notes, and the police do not care for them.
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L. BH. Mayne
Marshalltown
Clinton
Mayne
Hmmetsburg
Mrs Chas Mueller's Daughter Visits Emmetsburg
Miss Vina Mueller of Yale Oregon visits Emmetsburg at the HH Beebe home on her way home from a Toronto convention. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Mueller formerly of this place.
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Chas. Mueller
Emmetsburg
Vina Mueller
Yale
Oregon
HH. W. Beebe
Toronto
Canada
Charles Mueller
Couple Travels 2045 Miles to Visit Kin
Mr. and Mrs. Will Ryan of Los Angeles arrived in the city by car after seven days on the road. They plan to visit Mr. Ryan's father Picard Read and other relatives. Their son attended St. Mary's Academy for the past year while Mr. Ryan is engaged in business in Los Angeles.
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Spencer
John M. Riedinger
Bien Ericksen
Mey
Acheson
Cedar Rapids
New Points
Will Ryan
Los Angeles
California
Mr. Ryan
Picard
Read
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