Jefferson County Hog Sale Opens With Sows Big Buys
The first Jefferson County hog sale drew forty eight choice sows and gifts. Top price $147.50 paid by J. B. James of Blakesburg for a noted sow. Hague & Girton contributed top sows averaging $94.00. Several buyers from Libertyville and Pleasant Plain attended with local purchases dominant. Wool Growers meet Feb 14 at 1 30 p m at courthouse to discuss handling this year’s wool clip.
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Dreeters Association
Poland
Jefferson County
J. B. James
Blakesburg
James
Hague & Girton
Tom du Bois
Missouri
Dan Bennett
Libertyville
Gilbert Smith
William Hedge
Hutchin & Gassner
Breeders Association
M. O. Watts
Fairfield
J. I. Danielson
C. O. McLain
Wool Growers Association Meeting
Wool Growers Association
Court House
Union Oyster Social Held at Bethesda Church
The Beckwith Farmers union hosted an oyster supper at Bethesda church last Saturday night with about seventy five members attending. Union organizer Uncle Dorn spoke on market control through farmers warehouses and storage to balance supply and demand and cited southern cotton market practices as a model. Prairie Chapel Local notes biweekly socials with local programs led by residents and the Simmons quartet rising in popularity alongside the Old Settlers Alfalfa quartet. County Agent Deal attended with his picture machine.
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Beckwith Farmers Union
Bethesda
Farmers Union
Uncle Dorn
Prairie Chapel Local
Simmons
Old Settlers
Deal
Butchering Demonstrations At Farm Bureau Event
A series of butchering and meat cutting demonstrations were held by the Farm Bureau led by a butcher from Ames. On Tuesday three hogs were cut up at R. B. Picken’s after being butchered the previous day. Demonstrations were conducted at the Libertyville slaughter house by Ira Heralds and A. L.
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Farm Bureau
Ames
R. B. Picken
Libertyville Slaughter House
Ira Heralds
A. L
Township Meetings and Democratic Convention in Jefferson County
Deputy Tax Collector R G Wolf will assist residents with income tax returns at the courthouse. Township meetings follow with Farm Bureau officers to be elected. A Democratic delegate convention is set for February 21 at Fairfield court house to select delegates for the state convention in Des Moines. participation open to all party adherents.
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R. G Wolf
Court House
Farm Bureau
Polk
Packwood
Des Moines
Democratic Party
Jefferson County
Fairfield
J. W. Reynolds
Democratic State Committee
Claude R. Porter
Democratic caucus call for townships and precincts
The Democratic county committee calls all township and precinct committeemen in Loc City Round Prairie Cedar Liberty and Des Moines townships to hold caucuses on February 17 or a suitable date to elect delegates to a convention. Women may serve as delegates. By order of Ryton D. F. Spratt, Chairman.
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Walnut Township
Penn Township
Blackhawk Township
Packwood
Abingdon Township
Batavia Township
Brookville Township
Center Township
Fairfield
Loc City
Round Prairie
Cedar Township
Liberty Township
Des Moines
Democratic County Committee
En Ryton
D. F. Spratt
Tribune Office Sells Carbon Paper and Typewriter Bans
Carbon paper and typewriter bans for all makes of machines are for sale at the Tribune office.
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Tribune
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Farm Bureau Notes
Blackhawk
No. 5 Center
Penn
Center
Walnut
Germanville
Locust Grove
Hickory Ridge Center
Buchanan
Lockridge
Liberty
Glasgow
Cedar
Allen Street Co
Allen-Streed Co
Oliver & Anderson
FREES
Fairfield Motor Company
Fairfield, Iowa
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