Agricultural Short Course Committees Named in Jeffer son County
William Louden, chairman, calls a meeting at the Public Library on Saturday April 11 at 1 30 pm to organize a cooperative short course program covering agriculture domestic science stock judging and related topics. Multiple township and ward committees listed. Des Moines reports Weaver and Dennison withdraw from the gubernatorial race in favor of Mr. White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Farmers’ Institute
J. P. Manatrey
Ames
Mr. Manatrey
Walnut Township
Henry T. Bureker
Adam Messer
Albert Diers
W. R
Lockridge Township
Geo
E. Stephenson
A. F Cassell
Wm. L. Bankhead
Victor Swanson
Joseph Schillerstrom
Lewis Achenbach
A. M. Kauffman
Round Prairie
J. C. Frame
E. D. Y. Culbertson
Hiram Heaton
Dr. C. S. Bishop
Samuel Satigaiey
Cedar Township
Chas. L. Cox
Richard Fisher
H. M. Miller
T. B. Allender
Clark van Nostrand
Frank McClain
Perry King
L. J. Marey
Frank S. Cooper
W. H. Mohr
Chas. S. Gage
Harry Smith
Newton Williams
Reuben DuBois
S. S. Crane
Fourth Ward
Alex Easton
S. J. Chester
A. G. Jordan
H. F. Humphrey
R. W. Lamson
William Louden
Des Moines
General Weaver
John D. Dennison
Mr. White
Fred White declines run for Iowa governor
Fred E. White of South English declines gubernatorial candidacy citing age and business plans. In a Dubuque Telegraph-Herald letter dated April 1 1908 he says his affairs and farm retirement this winter prevent him from taking on the campaign burdens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Fred_ E. White
South English
Democratic Party of
Iowa
Telegraph-Herald
Cedar Rapids
Mr. White
F. E. White
Old Settlers Reunion Plans for Jefferson County 1908
The 1908 Old Settlers association reunion in Jefferson County is set for September 1. Citizens are urged to enter contests in poetry literature art science and music with prizes offered for top works. Townships should field several contestants and volunteers are invited to contact secretary William B. Murray or President J. Fred Clarke to help organize the program and committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Settlers
Old Settlers’ Association
Jefferson County
Couny
Iowa
William B. Murray
J. Fred Clarke
Lincoln Farm Assoc Plans Lincoln Birth Memorial
The Lincoln Farm association of New York seeks Congress to fund a $100,000 memorial building for the Kentucky Lincoln birthplace, added to $150,000 raised locally. A Tennessee marble museum, a plaza, and a shaft mark the site, with a Lincoln statue planned in Hodginville. President Roosevelt may deliver the dedicatory address in February 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Lincoln Farm Association of
New York
Kentucky
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Thomas Lincoln
Nancy Hanks
Hodginville
Louisville
Roosevelt
Mount Vernon
Washington
West
Washington Monument
National Capital
Lincoln Farm Association
Chicago Tribune
Livestock feeding mix blends blue grass with corn
Prof Kennedy argues that combining blue grass pasture with corn is the most economical path to high quality beef. Iowa experiments show grass finishing costs exceed daily gains on full winter grain, guiding feed choices and changeover methods from dry lot to pasture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Kennedy
Iowa Agricultural College
Corn Belt
Iowa
Iowa Experiment Station
Cook Farms
Odebolt
White identity and personal perception question
A reflection on whether a person is consistently perceived as white by others, including family and associates, and asks if that perception matches the speaker. The statement probes social identity and belonging.
First Church of Christ Scientist Services Noted
The notice lists regular Sunday services at 11 a m and Wednesday meetings at 7 30 p m. in the Aga Room of the Public Library with a reading room over the Air National Bank inviting public attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Church OF Chris
Aga Room
Air National Bank
Grass and water care for cattle feeders guidance
The article advises abundant grass as the main goal for cattle feeders and stresses keeping water available. It warns against overfeeding water, notes salt cravings, and suggests shelter, shade, and large sheds. It recommends drought forage crops and careful shipping of grass fed cattle with well-fed, moist cars.
Rural Delivery Costs Questioned by Post Office Officials
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General De Graw states rural delivery costs do not solely drive the postal deficit. He notes expenditures rose from 5 million in 1897 to 26.75 million in 1907 while the deficit fell, and cites rural delivery as being run on a defined business basis with 38 852 routes active on March 1 1908. Separate item: Keokuk City girls noted for being weak in athletics but not in spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eral de Graw
General de Graw
Post Office Department
de Graw
Keokuk City
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Hufstedler & Baker
Kellogg’s Bakery
L. S. Bradshaw & CO
South Side Druggists
Nyder & CO
Orricians
The
Fairfield Tribune
Fred White
Pittsburg
Moline
Black Hawk
Rock Island
Marshaltown
Studebaker
Spratt & Johnson
Leggett House
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