Dynamometer Horse Pull Contest At Palo Alto County Fair
Ames professor’s dynamometer secures a pulling contest at Palo Alto County Fair September 14 to 16 with classes for 3000 pounds and under and over. Rules limit harness use, loads rise in steps, and penalties apply for stopping. Emmetsburg and Des Moines hosts coordinate, while broader demand spreads to several states.
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Prof
Collins
Agricul‘ual
Ames
Palo Alto
Contecat Ia
Des Moines
Iowa
Ohio
Indiana
Missouri
Wisconsin
Michigan
A. W. Clyde
Emmetsburg
West Bend Cannery Introduces Multi-Dish Food Product
West Bend News reports J G Minger operates a local cannery producing Multi-Dish a food made from potatoes and cheese flavored with sweet margarine in a No 2 can. It is currently sold in West Bend stores and will expand to more outlets later. The item is detailed alongside community notices and letters from readers including Orin Sabin now in Pascagoula Mississippi planning wintering and returns to Des Moines in spring to manage chicken roasts sales.
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Albert Thu
EH. A. Oddaon
A. Baumgartner
Shinneapolis
Bernice, Anderson
Lake Mills
Dorothy Myhre
Anna Myhre
Rathervile
Martin
Downa
Oddson
Mary I'eternen
P. W. Downs
Evely
Lamberton
Minnesota
Mra
Down
Windom
J. A. Oddson
West Bend
J. G. Minger
West Bend Journal
Ivibuna
Orin Sabin
Pascagoula
Mississippi
Gulf Coast
Can You Beat This Record With Your Ford
Des Moines Iowa August 25 The Iowa Department of Agriculture used 33 cars in dairy and food inspection work for a year covering 1 452 096 miles at an average 4.3 cents per mile The tax on gasoline and wholesale pricing changes cut annual cost to 4.1 cents per mile Even with license insurance and interest included the cost would be about 4.8 cents per mile
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iown Department of Agriculture
Mes Moines
Towa
Tuberculosis Eradication Helps Hog Business
Des Moines Iowa August 21 1919 figures show the economic impact of eradicating bovine tuberculosis. Secretary M G Thornburg cites hog losses dropping from 75 cents per hog in 1919 to 66 cents in 1920 and to 26 cents since 1928, highlighting benefits to the pork sector amid provincial health drives.
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Des Moines
Towa
M. G. Thornburg
Lutheran Church Notes on Sunday Services and Classes
German Lutheran services will be at the Methodist church next Sunday at 8 46 in German led by Rev Otis L Lang Pastor St Pauls Lutheran worship at 9 am and 10 am Sunday school English language South Walnut Lutheran Holy communion at 10 45 am with Danish language confirmation instruction starts Saturday August 28 Classes at Grachtinger meet at Henry Westergard home 10 country class at church 2 pm Bring children for instruction Rev Axel M Andersen Pastor
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Otis L. Lang
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
South Walnut Lutheran Church
Grachtinger
Henry Westergard
Axel M, Andersen
Methodist Church Notes Sunday Services and Conference Election
Sunday school at 10. Morning worship with a sermon The Cost of Pro gress at 11. Evening worship with Live and Learn to Live at 8. At the fourth quarterly conference the present officers were rejected. Mrs. D. R. Gardner elected delegate and Clara Suss alternate to the Sioux City annual conference this fall. A district conference will be held at Algona on September 1 beginning at 9 o'clock lasting through the afternoon. All are invited.
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Methodist Church
D. R. Gardner
Clara Suss
Sioux City
Algona
Luther League Convention and church notices at State Line
Autheran Church notes announce Luther League convention at State Line church August 27 29 led by Rev Mather with testimony for Jesus no services Sunday L L Sunday school meet Gleaners gather September 7 at H Worland home Bible study September 2 at First Lutheran Choir practice September 3 Lost Island L A id September 5 Norse communion at Lost Island 10 30 First Lutheran 3 a m Teachers convention at Emmetsburg September 5 pastor and wife thank the congregation for support and prayers Rev M Mandsager pastor
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Autheran Church
Luther League
State Line Church
Mather
Jesus
L. L
H. Worland
First Luth
Emmetsburg
Jno
M. Mandsager
Market Gardener Travels to Sell Tomatoes in Iowa
A market gardener from ten miles south of Des Moines drove to northern Iowa to market a small truckload of tomatoes. He began at Algona and sold the remainder in Estherville, with baskets weighing twenty pounds sold for 1.25 dollars each. He reports the Des Moines market is grilled according to Estherville Vindicator.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Algona
Estherville
Estate of Henry Bumb Probate Sale Notice
In Palo Alto County Iowa the estate of Henry Bumb seeks court authority to sell Lots 4 5 6 7 Block 2 Spies Subdivision Out Lot 7 Grachtinger addition and land tracts in Section 3 8 Township 97N Range 34W two tracts and the southwest quarter and north half of the southwest quarter in Section 3 8 plus other adjoining parcels. Hearing set before Judge F C Davidson in Emmetsburg on August 27 1926 at 10 00 a m. Objections should be filed or the application will be granted. GEORGE FRICK Administrator.
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Henry Bumb
District Court
Palo Alto County
Iowa
George Frick
Spies
Grachtinger
Algo
Rous
P. m
Towa
F. C. Davidson
Court House
Emmetsburg
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