Former Kingsley Man Tells Story of Local Events
A long list of community updates from Kingsley area includes funeral rites for James Hamend in Schaller, travel to Omaha for cremation, health notes on residents, farm bureau activities, visits from Ira Stauffer of Onawa and Reginald Nash of Los Angeles, local church services, social gatherings, and multiple LeMars and Merrill area calls. The notes cover illnesses, travel, sales, and local happenings among residents and families, with references to church, school, and club activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hulse
Schaller
James Hamend
Hamend
Omaha
Kenneth Ellis
Ira Stauffer
Onawa
South Kingsley
James McCartney
Dwight Bower
J. E. Treloar
Bradley
J. D. Lake
Pipestone
Minn
Chris Puttman
Willam
Sioux City
Garfield Farm Bureau
Hillis & Hille
R. Treptow
Dewey Mhebeler
Reginald Nash
Los Angeles
George Shade
Chas. Seitel
John Gilmour
Des Moines
Farm Bureau
J. Tilden Sloan
New Castle
Neb
Congregational Church
Eva Brown
Frank Foster
Elkhorn
Garfield
Wm. Nash
J. H
George Phelps
Bridge Club
J. H. Smith
J. Kingsley
Lillian
Mary Smith
J. King
L. M. Olson
Julia Cunningham
Kingsley
Chepup
King
Mopmingside
Agora Club
Morningside College
Zoe Kellogg
Womens Glee Club
Harry C. Weagel
Troy
S. D
Mr. Weagel
Dakota Prairies
Local Farm Activity and Social Visits Note August Week
John Goldsmith delivered 1000 bushels of corn to F Muecke on Wednesday. Farmers attended a cooperative meeting in Sioux City on the 14th. Several residents reported farming tasks and visits, including ranch and livestock sales in Sioux City and Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Goldsmith
F. Muecke
Joe McKibbon
Victor Harrison
Woodstock
Minn
Co-Operative Daily
Sioux City
Russel Harrison
L. Richard
Richardson
Martin Muecke
Glen Robinon
Aveli + itt
Uy le Courne
Agust Krause
Leonard Freed
Detmann
Hinton
Fred Calling
Tom George
Lou Richardson
Geo. Junck
August Krause
LeMarg
Ed Hollenberg
St. Vincent's Hospital
Lester Sager
Ira Roepke
Elmer Saunders
Missouri
Clarence Krause
Saunders
McNaughton
P. D. McNaughton
Hans Barnholtz
Leeds
LeMars Callers Visit S E Washington Heads
Mr and Mrs Archie Tucker were LeMars callers Monday while Mr and Mrs Ed Haring and chi were also observed in the same visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Tucker
LeMars
Ed Haring
Chi
Watch Cattle for Parasites Lice in cattle cause poor flesh and itching
Veterinarians at South Dakota State College warn cattle infested with lice show poor flesh and hair loss especially in young animals. Lice bite and feed on skin secretions. eggs hatch in about two weeks. They don’t live on hogs or horses. Control methods include fall and spring dipping, hand treatment, dusting powders with sahadilla and sulphur, grease treatments with kerosene and lard, or coal tar dips in warm water applied by rag or spray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota State College
G. S. Weaver
Progressive Citizens Scarce in Florida Letter Highlights Boom Downturn
A Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune reader laments Florida’s land boom collapse. He cites inflated property sales, including a 130 foot lot selling for 130000, a 100 foot lot at 110000, and a resale profit of 2000 on another parcel. He notes local lenders and dealers now face cash shortages as markets reset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Storm Lake
Florida
Iowa
Ming
Property Deals Move Through Storm Lake Investors
A local chain of property sales shows investors buying a 120 foot Storm Lake lot for 130000, then selling for 6000 and 20000 before a final 30000 sale to business men who now control the property. A 130000 deal is held by locals. A new 25 by 60 store building is under construction and will be offered for rent, illustrating value stabilization and income influence on worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storm Lake
Skelly Announces New Refractionated Gasoline Intro
Skelly Oil Company unveils the advanced Skelly refractionated gasoline produced by a dedicated team of chemists and engineers. The system refines by atomic rearrangement and yields gas that gasifies readily at low temperatures, with no foreign matter added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skelly Chemical and Petroleum Engineers
Skelly Oil Company
Not Always Wise To Refinish Old Colonial Furniture
An Iowa State College extension talk advises weighing refinishing worth. Early American colonial pieces are valued for simple lines and walnut wood. good reproductions exist but must avoid overly ornate decoration. Guidance from Mrs. Culbertson stresses selecting refined rather than overly decorative styles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Dramatic Arts Training At Iowa State College
Dramatics attract many students at Iowa State College offering instruction in acting costuming staging and play management. About 10 plays are staged this year including five long productions. Students also present The Little Country Theater at the state fair and showcase skills to visitors during various short courses and conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Iowa State
Des Moines
Little Country Theater
Purity tests urged to curb weed spread in forage seeds
Iowa State College officials say forage seed purity is crucial to prevent noxious weeds like Russian thistle from entering the United States. Miss Charlotte King, head of the seed testing lab, notes that large seed shipments drive weed spread more than local contamination. The college offers free testing and advises sending samples early to the botany or farm crops departments in Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noxio
Charlotte King
Miss
Iowa State College
United States
Europe
Central States
Miss King
Boon 48 Pobribia
Botany Section
Farm Crops Department
Towa State College
Ames
Biddy Breathing Room Needed Amid Poultry Crowding
Iowa poultry expert E. J. Rood warns 76 percent of owners crowd birds into houses. Overcrowding cuts egg production, hampers young birds, and accelerates disease spread. He urges adequate space or risk flock failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
E. J. Rood
Iowa State
Horse Thief Arrested and Farm Fire Fatality Reported
A 19 year old boy was arrested in Bloomfield for stealing a horse and planning a long walk home before selling the animal for 46 dollars and serving time at the reformatory. In Gound Bluffs two workers, Wm Morris and Nels Nelson, were badly burned after an electric wire contact while prising loose from the line. A fire trap killed 75 year old Isabel Hardin at her Pleasantville area farm, discovered early morning. neighbors arrived too late to help. Egg production reports show B E Craven of Kellogg leads Iowa producers with 10 eggs per hen in November, totaling 400 dollars for the flock after feed costs. Mrs C L Stannard of Richland and 164 Rhode Island Reds are noted as a strong poultry comparison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomfield
Joe Hill
Mt. Sterling
Reformatory
Morris and
Nels Nelson
Gound Bluffs
B. E. Craven
Kellogg
Iowa
Cragen
C. L. Stannard
Richland
Craven
Rhode Island
Isabel Hardin
Pleasantville
Railroad Timetable and New Mikado Engines
A dated railroad timetable lists Illinois Central east and westbound trains with times for local and through services, followed by Great Northern and St. Paul routes and daily operation. The piece closes with a note on a poem from Mary Reynolds Newell and a report on new Mikado locomotives for the Omaha line, including costs and terminal upgrades totaling 775000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central
Great Northern North Bound
St. Paul
St. Paul Limited
Sioux City
Sioux City Limited
Globe-Post
Omaha
LaMars
Twin Cities
Sheldon Mail
St. James
New Engine Weighs Hefty 333000 Pounds With Power Focus
The article notes engine weight 333000 pounds and tender 618000, highlighting an automatic stoker system with coal fed by a horizontal screw conveyor and five jet groups. The stokers include a crusher, enabling burning of any coal size, emphasizing power over speed. It also contains verse by Embattled Agriculturist and a backstory about Harley Wade’s mysterious seven-year absence and recent military service entanglements.
Marriage Changes Widow’s Legal Claim Surfaces
A widow faced a delayed legal declaration of death, planning to draw funds, but discovered the deceased had married in the interim, altering entitlement and prompting questions about the status of the claim.
Tests Show Corn Varieties for State Adaptation
Agronomist A N Hume of State College warns corn growers to buy seed suited to their locality. Since 1912 trials at Brookings experiment station and its substation show certain varieties perform best. In Brookings, Minnesota 13 yellow corn yields highest on average, with Silver King white close behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A N. Hume
State College
Brookings
S. D
Minnesota 13
Corn varieties yield best in trial at Hureka substation
A four year test at the Hureka substation reports Northwestern Dem. corn as the top yielder among six varieties. The hybrid shows mixed color, adapts to east central South Dakota, with Fulton Yellow Dent and Reid’s Yellow Dent performing well in southeast regions. Hume notes Wimple's Yellow Dent matures in southeast and Reid's Yellow Dent has been adopted in Hanpon county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hureka
Dem
South Dakota
Hume
Hanpon County
Reid
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