Homeless Boy Seeks Hopeful New Home for Joy McDonald
A Chicago Record Herald feature follows Joy McDonald born March 29 1908 who has endured two homes and loss. Eldora Iowa care seeks a permanent kind foster home, not necessarily wealthy, for the bright five year old who has faced sorrow yet remains cheerful. A later note reports many applicants including a widow with five children and a wealthy man offering a nursery ready room.
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Clara Moir DeGraf
Teetz
Chicago
Joy
Sor Sim
McDonald
South
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Record-Herald
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Tam
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Boyless
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Taxable farm land values jump near two hundred million
The Iowa executive council as a board of review boosted farm and town lot valuations by about 200 million dollars with most rural property up to 89 percent. A few counties saw no change in Linn county while Franklin, Washington and Webster cut per acre values. Valuations used blended sale prices and reduced by twenty percent to shield second and third owners.
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Executive Council
Franklin
Washington
Webster
Linn County
Carroll
Cass Crereaee
Beloved
Cedar
Terete Sulzo
Cerro Gordes
Cherokee
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Winneshiek
Woodbury
Ras Wright
Land Valuation Changes by County Revealed in Report
A historical note explains that land sales were revalued to a uniform basis. To balance farm lands with money and credits, an additional twenty percent was cut from value. The report lists increases over reported values for town lots and farm lands and the actual value per acre for land in the various counties.
Interesting Wayside Notes On Local Farming and Losses
August Finger builds a barn south of Steamboat Rock on his farm bought from Hy. a. Filistra. Charley Ziebell seeks more land, buying 280 acres in Freehorn county Minnesota at $50 an acre. Ziebell will lease Tantin county land to a good tenant and move to Minnesota next spring. W. Beekmeier builds a new two story residence on his Hubbard area farm. Herman Geanner begins a mule foot hog herd with a prize male and female, planning to exhibit at Hubbard fair. T. F. Mehlenbine maintains a Brown Swiss herd of about a dozen, noted for beef and dairy traits. Mrs. John Eller reports three cattle killed by Short Line trains on her Sherman area farm, possibly due to fencing neglect along the right of way. Ingvald Thompson becomes Sherman township’s new resident, moving from Minnesota last spring to join relatives. T. A. Tanzy plans to leave the Sherman grain elevator after years of service to pursue farming full time.
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Charley Ziehell
Grant Township
Minnesota
Freehorn County
Ziebell
Tantin County
Herman Geanner
Chant Township
John Eller
Sherman
Meat prices rise urge home farming and bank loans
J T Russell, president of the National Butchers Association, warns meat will cost more and more. He predicts in ten years most people may not eat meat, cites stock shortages, and suggests government action including compulsory cattle raising and banks to loan farmers for stocking farms.
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J. T. Russell
National Butskers' Association
Mix Russel
Reders
Mr. Russell
Texas
Southwest
Camp for Sale at Ledger Office Ad
Excellently situated summer camp with large floored tent and enclosed cook tent offered for sale at a reasonable price rather than move it. Apply at Ledger office.
Land purchase and crop notes from Missouri and Iowa area
A man seeks cheaper land, buying 250 acres in Christian County Missouri at $10 per acre, planning to move next spring for better value. Grain cutting finished, threshing underway. oats yields vary widely from field to field, with no reliable average. Early corn ears good, late corn needs rain. Minerva and Honey creeks are dry, a recurring condition.
Silos Prove Worth In Boosting Dairy Output And Feed Savings
A letter from E S Estell the State Dairy Expert urges Iowa farmers to adopt silos citing vast corn production in Tona, improved crop stands, and cold wet May planting delays. Silage cuts feed costs, increases milk per hundred pounds, lowers butter fat production costs, and sustains cattle through winter while enabling higher stock density and more manure to enrich land.
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Ledger
E. S. Estell
Tona
Union
Hueber atlas of Iowa road map advertisement
An advertisement notes that Overland driving becomes a pleasure with Hueberingers atlas of Iowa. The atlas binds large maps of every county and auto road in Iowa in one feather. Inquire at Ledger office.
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Huebinger
Iowa
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Hubbard
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