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Newspaper
Jackson Sentinel
Location
Maquoketa, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1921
Page
1
A jumble of local items lists sales and ads for goods like a cable piano and Sunbeam coffee, plus social and club notices. It mentions Mrs. Kate Snoddy visiting Davenport, Miss Lorene King hosting the O. A. D. club, various church women’s events, and several residents traveling or hosting gatherings at homes around town.
Ladies of the Elwood Country Club met at Mrs. Lee Bloore’s home last Friday February 4 for a dinner and business session. Election of officers for the coming year was held with Mrs. Tom Myatt as President, Mrs. Frank Hohn as Vice President, and Mrs. Harry With as secretary and treasurer. The club will now be known as the OQ, N. C. Club and members expect a lively year.
Inquiry to buy a stock farm of 300 to 1,009 acres. Several local social notes mention J B Elis, Mrs J C Ristine, Mrs M J Pinter Welton, Mrs Lucia Pierce moving to Maquoketa, and Lottie Wilde visiting Zwingle relatives with her aunt Mrs Mort Kier.
Relatives and friends gathered Tuesday February 1 at Mr and Mrs Sidney Tubbs South Olive Street home to honor their 40th wedding anniversary. A plentiful supper followed by a joyful evening marked the celebration as the couple, born and raised nearby, received best wishes for many more years of happiness.
Alfred W. Hiling born on the Huling farm near Maquoketa writes from Chaldron Nebraska about his farm ten miles east of there where he raised and shipped 2000 bushels of potatoes to the Bagley Potato Seed Co for a payment of 1200 dollars in weight.
Town farmers show movement toward the lead in age and procession, with statistics indicating a shift in relative standings and a rising share in early procession stages.
Readable facts from the Iowa year book show autos on farms at 16551, the number of farms at 208120, about one car per farm. Total farm acreage 329791.9 and average farm size 158 acres. Apples harvested 504 p048, silage 15939 tons, pastures 9928954 acres. Draft dodger Cleveland Bergdoll noted. American Legion Week urged release efforts. Local weddings listed and farm letters count 17683.
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