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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1909
Page
3
Practical instructions cover pest control, feed laws and quality, mulching, barn cleanliness, rat prevention, and careful animal handling. Tips urge better fencing, timely threshing, proper dehorning, and steady feeding to improve profits and reduce losses on farms.
Residents favor establishing a park on both sides of the Mississippi river near the Black Hawk monument. They see the area as a source of natural beauty and a draw for tourists, supporting state action to create the park amid interest in preserving the riverfront scenery and historic landmark.
The town’s business leaders describe their community as thriving with prosperous farms nearby. Mr Pilkington has placed Dexter Guy Q Pogue as his representative to oversee impersonal tasks, signaling a shift in local management.
Senator Ericson of Boone emerged as a central figure among early Iowa settlers coming by steamboat and schooners. The fourteenth general assembly member later served two senate sessions and founded the Ericson public library in Boone, marking his lasting local influence.
Washington records recount Evelyn Mitchell, a pioneering woman in mosquito research. Born in East Orange, she pursued studies at Cornell after challenging early life, funded by John F. Stetson. Mitchell joined the National Museum and later George Washington University, shaping field and lab work in zoology and entomology.
A splendid new gymnasium serves thousands of young women at the Iowa State Teachers College. It is regularly used for summer and winter sports and healthful exercise, helping students graduate with good health and diplomas. The gymnasium is a conspicuous campus building.
Geis Gotaford, secretary, heads a broad Des Moines organization that pursues conventions, excursions, factories, and anything bringing people or prosperity to Iowa. Under Botsford, the club has grown in scope and effectiveness.
The state executive council boosted farm valuations in 24 Iowa counties by up to five percent after completing assessments and equalization. Railroad values stayed nearly the same. urban values rose in several areas. The state tax levy drops to 3.4 million dollars, down by one tenth. Johnson County lowered to three percent.
The Poweshiek county assessors report Grinnell has 22 610 acres valued at 55 62 per acre, highest in the county except Chester township where land is 14 cents higher. Farmland in Grinnell township is valued at 1 201 984 excluding the city. countywide assessed land value totals 16 984 752 excluding town lots.
Abstract figures from Auditor of State John L. Bleakley show Iowa’s total real and personal property valued at about 2.446 billion dollars. Livestock, personal property, and land values are broken out with per acre and per item averages. 1.195 million horses, 3.3 million cattle, and nearly 4 million sheep contribute to the totals. Personal property ranges from vehicles and household goods to credits, stocks, and manufacturing capital, with town lots valued at roughly 484 million dollars.
Several old skeletons were unearthed in Logan revealing evidence of a race antedating American Indian inhabitants. The finds are expected to interest scientists and spark study of early regional history.
The first county election in Ringgold county occurred on May 14, 1855, with a total of 33 votes cast. The report notes some residents criticizing a man who is said not to be worse, reflecting local sentiment of the time.
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