Easter program at local Methodist Church and seed treatment device discussed
The Easter service at the Methodist Episcopal Church will start at 10 30 AM with a program including choruses songs and recitations led by Rev Cuthbert and local 4th graders Esther Larsen and Eloy Fister among others An Easter offering will be collected for Home and Foreign missions Separately an article touts a seed treatment machine patented in the name of Sie promising higher germination rates with sweet clover and alfalfa Farmers report improved germination from treated seed A drowning mystery surrounds Simon Lange who disappeared after crossing Rock River on a horse. search parties have failed to locate him as water remains high.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Church
Cuthbert
Se Nora Christensen
Gladys ‘Harrington
Clarence Cuthbert
Dayton Merriman
Alice George
Ariy
Ames
Iowa
Simon Lange
Fock Valley
Rock River
Farmers Get Invention Free From Professor Hughes
Farmers gain access to a new machine developed by Professor H Hughes of the Iowa agricultural experiment station. The device aims to improve germination of leguminous seeds like clover and alfalfa, tackling seed coat hardness that has limited germination in the past. In tests, germination rose from 50 percent to as high as 90 percent, potentially saving farmers millions in losses.
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H. Hughes
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Death by Own Action Near Armstrong at 81
John M. Williams aged 81 shot and killed himself at his grand-daughter Mrs Mixel's home a mile and a half southeast of Armstrong on Wednesday March 17. No cause is known beyond possible rheumatism suffering. Mrs Mixel and husband were in town when the tragedy occurred.
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Armstrong
John M. Williams
Mixel
Census veteran marks near century in Walnut Township
Julius Skow states he compiled the census of Walnut township and believes he recorded the county’s oldest resident, Mrs Amtiven. Christianson’s father Hans Hanson Jantland is noted as past ninety seven with robust health and a birthday celebrated last fall. An heir to longevity, it is hoped he will celebrate many more birthdays.
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Julius Skow
Walnut Township
Amtiven
Christianson
Hans Hanson Jantland
Brings Home Bride from Hoping in Tama County Iowa
Earl Taylor of Hoping Iowa returns from Marshalltown with bride Elsie Knobloch of Toledo Indiana wedding held at Central Church of Christ Marshalltown on March 24. Quiet ceremony due to illness of bride's mother. They plan to settle on the Taylor North Farm near Hoping. The Times extends best wishes for a happy marriage. Gilbert Cup shoot at Estherville features H O Brown winning with 95 of 100. Scores and club plans noted amid discussions of joining Wallingford club to boost local shooting. Agricultural test results reported for Holsteins and Guernseys from Kossuth County breeders and local herds.
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Earl Taylor
Marshalltown
Central Church of Christ At
Elsie E. Knobloch
Toledo
Taylor
Tama
A. D. Taylor
Taylor Land
Hoping
the Times
Brown
Estherville
United Staes
Fred Gilbert
Spirit Lake
Gilbert
United States
Evera
H. O. Brown
Noel
Kerr
Sullivan
Anderson
Linke
Chapman
Bale
Pullen
Wilder
Wallingford Club
Wilmington News
Warning to Catalog Buyers in Floyd County Case
A Charles City firm selling silos by mail faced a lawsuit after a farmer followed catalog assembly instructions and the silo failed. The court ruled the catalog guidance was not a guarantee, placing the risk on the buyer. The decision warns catalog buyers to assess risk when purchasing by mail order.
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Floyd County
Charles City
Graettinger Growth Surges as Population Tops 745
The official census of Graettinger shows 745 residents, a 35 percent rise since five years ago, making it the county’s largest town outside the county seat. Ruthven records 638, West Bend 701, Rodman 161, and Walnut township assessor Julius Skow notes a 700 population in his area.
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Graettinger
Ruthven
West Bend
Rodman
Julius Skow
Walnut ‘Township
Water bonds proposed for Terril water works system
A petition in Terril seeks a special election to issue 8,500 in bonds for constructing a town water works system. The measure aims to finance the new water system and improve municipal services. Local residents are encouraged to sign and support the council's action.
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Terril
John Zitterick Dies in Estherville Obituary
Obituary for John Arvin Zitterick born May 11, 1855 in Germany. Died March 20. Funeral held in Estherville with Reverend Coffin officiating. Survived by wife Gesina Sieckmann, eleven children, a sister, and widows of two sons. Burial in West Cemetery.
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John Zitterick
Estherville
Reverend Coffin
West Cemetery
John Lippert
Chas Robernus
Claus DeWall
Ralph DeWall
August Reich
Sam Zerke
John Arvin Zitterick
Germany
America
Silver Lake Township
Gesina Sieckmann
Blairgowrie
Emmetshburg
Lewis Christensen
Walnut Township
J. A. Spies
Graettinger
Zitterick
Henry
John
Edwin
Jacob
Albert
Louis
Susa
Fred
George
Regina Zerke
Christina Michaels
Jacob Harms
Pleasant Plain
Mr. Zitterick
School Consolidation Gains Support and Review
A discussion on consolidating schools across towns with pro and con views. The Boxholm News reprints a letter from W C Byershoff of Harcourt consolidated schools praising progress, praising state approval and higher attendance than country schools, noting closures due to bad roads but continued operation through harsh winter with minimal absences.
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Boxholm
Iowa
W. C. Byershoff
Harcourt Consolidated Schools
Boxholm News
Harcourt Consolidated School
State Department
Two Jitney Bus Accidents Kill Davenport Man
Two jitney bus crashes in Davenport on Monday left Frank J. Cummings dead after two hours of agony at Mercy hospital. Driver M. Canter, who struck the car, and J. H. Oakleaf, who hit an I. I. interurban car, were arrested and later released on bonds. Several others narrowly escaped injuries as crowds filled the streets.
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Davenport
M. Canter
Frank J. Cummings
J. H. Oakleaf
I. & I. Interurban
Cummings
Mercy Hospital
Advertising Pays A Madelia Youth Finds Fame
Des mond Hale, a Madelia resident, wrote his name and address on an egg last summer. A Southampton England girl recently bought eggs and found his name on one, prompting her to seek information about his country and its conditions. The tale ends with the reminder that it pays to advertise.
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Madelia
Desmond Hale
Southampton
England
Thatssity
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Titonka
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Brooklyn
Lake Mills
Carl Hovlarsdy
Na. Taylor
Viciakes
Owa
Mr. Ear Ily
DuPont Trapshooting Club
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