Seed corn census to aid Iowa farmers in 1918
Wes Moines Jan 23 One man in each school district will be named seed corn census taker by Governor Harding to assess corn on hand for 1916 17 and 18 and to estimate planting for 1918 Some 15000 census takers will be appointed S A Clock of Hampton will supervise with state officials and county agents The survey aims to determine corn needs on hand for sale and direct those in need to farmers with surplus The census is deemed essential for national war needs and seed germination concerns are noted
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Wes Moines
Iowa
Harding
S. A. Clock
Hampton
A. R. Corey
Department of Agriculture
Ames
Mezent
Farm Bureau
Corn
Letters From Rainbow Division Soldiers In France
Letters from McKinley Bailey and Wennie Adkins of the Rainbow division report good health and care in France. One note requests chewing tobacco and candy to help quit smoking, describing cold weather and meals as a comfort, with a father and mother addressed in the messages.
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McKinley Bailey
Wennie Adkins
Rainbow Division
France
Father
Iowa
Papa
Mamma
Plan to End Packers Row
Washington January 23 an alternative plan for settling the dispute between the Packers and their employees was offered by Frank I Walsh counsel for the employees. It would bind the Packers to submit questions of wages hours and working conditions to an arbitrator chosen by the council of national defense and take effect the day after the Christmas agreement. Packers attorneys said they were ready to abide by the arbitration but refused a closed shop as demanded by workers.
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Washington
Frank I. Walsh
Council of National Defense
Chiceng
German Raids Repulsed Near Ypres
Ivondon reports that attempted enemy air raids east of Ypres were repulsed according to the war office. No details on casualties or exact locations are provided in the brief dispatch.
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Ivondon
Ypres
Coal conservation at Henry Court House in Mt Pleasant
Mt Pleasant January 23 The board of supervisors moves to conserve scarce coal at the county court house by shutting off heat to the upper floor and reducing hours to 9 to 4 daily The Navy League aids by suspending its workshop and joining the Red Cross The county infirmary has a month’s supply and ample wood while officials plan for possible court closure if coal does not arrive.
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Mt. Pleasant
Board of Supervisors
Court House
Navy League
Red Cross
Lockridge School Delivers Evening of Drills and Play
Lockridge, January 16. The school entertainment in Lockridge hall drew a large audience. The third grade girls in room one presented a Red Cross nurse drill in costume, room two pupils performed a flag drill, Miss Velda Allender supplied music, and the freshmen staged a playlet titled Bess Goes to Europe to close the program.
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Lockridge
Lockridge Hall
Velda Allender
Notice of Garnishment Proceedings in Iowa Court
In the District Court of Jefferson County Iowa plaintiff Wm L Bonnett vs defendant David M Bonnett Referee Garnishee J M Fry. To David M Bonnett you are notified that before January 1 1918 you were summoned as garnishee to appear February 23 1918 in Fairfield Jefferson County Iowa to answer interrogatories about liability as garnishee and to show cause why judgment condemning property or debt should not be entered unless you appear, default will be entered and judgment rendered accordingly. Richard C Leggett attorney for plaintiff Shan Campbell sheriff of Jefferson County Iowa.
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District Court
Jefferson County
State of Iowa
Wm. L. Bonnett
David M. Bonnett
J. M. Fry
David M. Bennett
Fairfield
Iowa
Richard C. Leggett
Notice of final report in Murphy estate hearing
State of Iowa Jefferson County heirs creditors and all interested in the estate of Clarence Karl Murphy deceased are notified that Maude H. Murphy administratrix has filed a final report. A hearing will be held February 6 1918 at 2 pm at the Jefferson County court house in Fairfield to approve the report and discharge the administratrix. Starr Jordan attorneys represent the administratrix. 12-Jan 23-30
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State of Iowa
Jefferson County
Clarence Karl Murphy
District Court
Iowa
Maude H. Murphy
F. M. Hunter
Court House
Wairfield
Towa
Starr & Jordan
Money to Loan on Improved City Property
Thoma and Thoma advertise financing for city property improvements offering loans secured by real estate. Contact 809 for details and eligibility.
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Thoma & Thoma
Ports Guarded As Fire Plot Fears Rise On Pacific Coast
New York reports reinforce security along miles of shore after rumors of German and anti British plots to burn targets. San Francisco teams guard water fronts after Wahkeena fire. Navy personnel patrol ships. passes or clear ID required for access. San Juan insular government offices receive military guards and bridge security tightened.
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New York
San Francisco
Oakland
Pacific Coast
San Pedro
Goat Island
San Juan
Pla
Federal Building
United States
Farmer Feed Experts and Practical Feed Mixing
A National Crop Improvement Service view argues that seasoned farmers relying on common sense can outperform strict science in formulating feeds. It notes the challenge of maintaining economical rations from farm by products and that many turn to mixed feeds due to forage shortages, emphasizing arithmetic over “balanced” ration hype.
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National Crop Improvement Service
German Deployments Spurs West Front Drive in World War I
Paris reports several hundred thousand German troops moved into Belgium with munitions intensifying. Amsterdam dispatches note Limburg crowded with Austrian troops. Allied forces attacked on the western front as Ostend was shelled from the North Sea. German claims acknowledge growing British artillery and trench raids near Lens Quen, Lys, Verdun, Meuse, and Rhine Marne canal with sixteen German aircraft downed by French and British airmen.
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Paris
Belgium
Little Kingdom
Amsterdam
Limburg
London
Ostend
North Sea
Scarpe River
Lens
St. Quentin
Lys
Ypres
la Bassee Canal
Verdun
Meuse
Rhine- Marne Canal
France
Wilson Extends Copper Price Until June 1
Washington reports that on the War Industries Board recommendation President Wilson extended the copper price to 23 1/2 cents a pound until June 1. The move preserves the earlier fixed rate set September 21.
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Washington
War Industries Board
Wilson
Expensive Pasture Versus Silage Feed Costs
An economist note compares pasture to silage, arguing a single acre can feed a cow but produce ten tons of silage during the feeding period, suggesting silage may be a more economical feed method for stock.
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National Crop Improvement Service
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BG. Smith
Office of ‘Extension North
Packers
Henry Court House
Shan Campbell
Sam
U. S
Orpheum Orchestra
Community Amusement Enterprise
Resea
Alex Saunders
Reduso
W. B.reduso
Weingarten Bros., Inc
Chicago
People's Column
Russell Smith
Shanstrom
Arlo McPeek
Jefferson County Abstract and Loan Co
Fairfield Iown
Lloyd Talley, Secy
Louden Machinery Co
California
State Island
el Paso
Golden State Limited
Kansas City
Deming, N. M
Camp Cody
Rall
P. F. McNew
North B Street
Birmingham Road
West Briggs
T Wolf Chemical CO
Quincy, Hil
Shriner & Johnson
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