Vigilance Committee Organized In Emmet County
Emmet County Bankers Association organized a county vigilance committee at Gardston hotel to protect banks and businesses from crime. Attendees included F H Rhodes and Major Lanezon. talks by Fletcher Howe and John Sich emphasized cooperation across towns and with peace officers. sheriffs to purchase firearms for members. deputies to be appointed for rapid arrests in a bid to suppress crime statewide. Farm Bureau drive expands membership and collects delinquent members amid rumors of farmer disloyalty.
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Emmet County
Gardston Hotel
Emmet County Bankers Association
F. H. Rhodes
Banker’s Association
W. H. Beidermann
LeRoy Miller
Harold Trone
Fletcher Howe
The
Vigilance Association
John Sich
Spencer
Clay County
Major Lanezon
State Department of Justice
I Peace
Estherville
Vindicator & Republican
Farm Bureau membership drive shows strong support and growth
Delinquent members largely paid or promised to pay, with no township refusing outright. Cancellations balanced by new members joining, including those previously opposed. Directors report a stronger organization overall, urging continued canvassing to finish the township drives and advance tuberculosis eradication efforts with earlier testing and higher livestock premiums.
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Na Fional
Lost Island Township Pushes Tuberculosis Testing
Farm Bureau members in Lost Island township press tuberculosis testing urging residents to join. Thirty three herds have signed up and applications sent to the Farm Bureau office in a single batch.
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Lost Island Township
Farm Bureau
Graettinger Dreams and Alaska War Farewell
In a Graettinger inspired tale set in Alaska the story follows John McDermott, a sharp salesman, and George Martin as they plan departure for France amid World War I. Junear Martin hopes for heroic service while their families bid farewell, dreaming of a future tied to the Graettinger gold fields and the war front.
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Alaska
John McDermott
Graettinger
Jobeas
Emmetsburg
Estherville
Iowa University
McDermott
Iowa City
Emmetaburg Weett
Yukon
George .D. “ Martin
Martin
Alaska ‘Smelting and Refining Company
Juneau
Martins
Tanana
North Pole
Iowa
Dear ‘Old Town
George
Kelly
Vay Evand
Europe
Flanders
Germany
United States
Wilson
Congress
Germny
Senate
House
Kate
Daya
Fach
France
Sunlight Boosts Apple Yields at Town Experiment Station
Pomologists report eight years of observations at Council Bluffs state orchard show sunlight exposure increases annual fruit yield. Sunlit Northwestern Greening trees average 4483.2 pounds per tree versus 2899.9 pounds in shade, with larger trunk circumferences of 16.22 inches compared to 14.57 inches. A marginal gain of about 3 percent in production accompanies the extra light.
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Town Agricultural Experiment Station
Council Bluffs
Ann
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New Windsor
F. E. Schurmann
Prop
Elus Care
Taylor
Jess B. ElKis
SEVDY
C.T. Sevdy & Son
Gracttinger, Towa
Fd Dubs Maelhtas
Chris Christoffersen
Chapter
States
Eagle “Mikado
Eagle Pencil Company
New York
Carl
Pies
the Farmers Creamery CO
Tg’ SS Cyinghd
Bartel Grill
the Farmers Creamery Co, OF
Alt
Graettinger Creamery CO
Farmers Shipping Association
PEW
Graettinger Co-Operative
Live Stock Shipping Assn
Vyhone
C.H. Berdin
Frank Lambe
Jorgen Anderson
D. BE. McCarty
Farmers’ Grain Co
D. E. McCarty Wrote
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