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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1914
Page
8
Fragmentary OCR lists Frankie Gittings of Neosho Missouri as owner in a notice. The readable portion references a timed event at 95 p.m. and mentions rowing crops in vague terms.
Readable text sells pianos with brands Strich Zeidler Shoninger and Hobart at low prices and favorable terms. Advertisement notes minimal risk of finding a better model elsewhere and urges inquiry at W. Jacobs Music Co in Bedford Iowa for deals.
Mrs. Elizabeth Stimson died at her son's home near Sheridan Missouri after a visit. Her body will be brought home for burial and a funeral service is scheduled this afternoon at two o'clock.
September 1st notes show Posten leading Stewart and Hanna with J G Savage and J W Chitty involved in the event. The fragment hints at a local gathering or competition with named participants and officials.
Belmont a two year old stallion owned by Wallace and Son won first prize in his class at the St. Joe fair and stock show last week. He also took reserve champion in the Percheron Society with a silver medal. The colt shipped from St. Joe to the Iowa State fair and is shown at Des Moines this week. Belmont was bred by Wallace and Son and is regarded as one of the finest young stallions in the state.
Notice is hereby given that the Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank of Gravity Iowa will hold a meeting of its stockholders at their office in Gravity September 9 1914 for the purpose of increasing its capital stock Five Thousand Dollars M WoodFill President L GC Woodill Vice President O A Kysar Cashier D B WoodFill
The Evening Tribune presents a family offer named The Family Circle Offer. One year subscriptions to Evening Tribune Farm Engineering Peoples Popular Monthly Fancy Work Magazine and Boys' Magazine are available for $2.00, the price of the Tribune alone. Order via this paper postmaster or direct to The Evening Tribune Des Moines Iowa.
Rain halted Sunday School at Oak Hill. Rev Rhodes family visitors from Kansas City returned home. Jay Beemer welcomed a baby boy Thursday. McAlpin family reports a pleasant Clarinda Chautauqua. Elnora Richardson visited John Koneene home. Two inches of rain refreshes area. greenery returns. Hinton brothers attend funeral then depart. Edna Wells returns home after visiting Rev Nodes.
The Iowa State Fair, August 26 to September 4, promises a showcase of premier dairy and draft stock from Belgium Belgium draft horses to Jersey isle lines. Visitors will see pedigreed cattle and livestock bred for productivity, reflecting centuries of selective development.
An art exhibit featuring leading Iowa artists will be held at Den Mother from August 26 to September 4, at the Iowa State Malr. The Women and Children's building provides a spacious ground floor room for the display, with Professor Charles A. Cummings of Des Moines directing. Competitive exhibits will include entries from Iowa artists.
The Iowa Department of Food and Dairy Commission cracks down on cheating in scales and short weights. Over the past months, the department confiscated mismeasured weights and prepared to exhibit examples at the Iowa State Fair, showcasing industry issues and enforcement efforts.
The Boys and Girls clubs statewide under Professor Bishop at Iowa State College guide about 28 000 youths in crops hive stock and poultry projects. The Des Moines state fair August 26 to September 4 dedicates a full building to their exhibits with liberal premiums.
Iowa counties will compete in the State Fair at Des Moines from August to September 4. Agricultural experts from Black Hawk Clay Canton Henry Montgomery Muscatine Pocahontas Scott and others will prepare county exhibits to showcase their county’s agriculture. A new feature will highlight county and crop expertise in a statewide display.
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