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Newspaper
Iowa Citizen
Location
Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1903
Page
14
The Iowa crop and weather report for the week ending Sept 18 notes warmer than normal conditions with increased cloudiness and heavy rainfall in the southwest. Two thirds of corn is beyond frost danger, silos and fodder cutting underway, with good fall plowing progress and higher fall wheat sowing. Fruit crops suffered wind damage but overall harvests show steady to near average yields.
Threshing is nearly finished and potato picking starts in Cosgrove. The crop outlook is bright with corn husking upcoming. Hugh McCall shipped a car of hogs to Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Wenslick and Mrs. Richter visit sister Mrs. Nicholas Scheetz. John Welch of Iowa City visits Thomas Welch family. Br. and Mr. John Miles from Chicago arrive for a reunion with Peter Dofmann and relatives after twenty years apart.
William Seelman is expected back from Colorado this week. Albert Smyth did notable road work in the northwest corner of Union township last week and praised by farmers as a model. John Moran and Frank Brogla delivered a car of hogs to Chicago last week, with John Moray accompanying the shipment. Mr and Mrs A Hofmann and their young son Raymond were guests at Martin Hofmann's home last Sunday.
Burlington hosts a major Catholic gathering with events for St. John's parish golden jubilee on Oct 15, St. Boniface convention on Oct 17, and the Sixth German Catholic congress on Oct 18. The official program lists prominent Catholic workers and speakers including Archbishop Mesmer, Bishop Henry Cosgrove, A J Zissenbauch, Nicolas Connor, Destine Sullivan, and Mayor J S Casier.
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