Machinery listing consigned by J C Kieffer & Sons
Machinery consigned by J C Kieffer and Sons includes a John Deere tractor with two 12 inch plows a Deering corn binder a Keystone hay loader two riding cultivators and multiple other farming implements such as a two horse corn planter one horse corn planter steel roller and crusher smoothing harrow one horse weeder heavy breaking plow open auto seat buggy two seated buggy with top double driving harness and many small tools all described in a condensed inventory listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Deere
Deering
Keystone
Machinery and farm tools for sale with terms
McCormick Binder and Mower among items listed along with rakes, seeds, drags, Rubber Tired buggy, work harnesses, cutters, sleds, wagons, plows, cultivator, hay rack and more. Terms require cash for sums under 10 dollars. over 10 dollars notes bearing 7 percent interest for six months may be taken.
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McCormick
Monument to W D Hoard as American character since Lincoln
The Madison Wisconsin Democrat argues for a monument to Governor W D Hoard on Wisconsin grounds or in the capital park. It praises his agrarian work and ties the Bennett law to American unity, urging the statue honor a distinctly American character amid pro German sentiment.
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W. D. Hoard
Hoar
Wisconsin
Hoard
George Sylvester Vierecks
von Bern Gtorffs
la Follette
Stone
Fatherland
Germany
W.D. Hoard
Local notes from Richfield fall into week of Oct 21
Bethel Academy buyers W E Miney and Herry Corweiler led a Holstein bull sale. Frank Austin near Bethel is very low. Agnes Mathson ill with influenza. Richfield Ladies Aid to meet Mrs John Ewell Oct 23. Rex Knapton nearly recovered. McNamee family ill but improving. Richfield boosts Fourth Liberty Loan. Frank Merrill family returned from Kendal after two weeks. Lawrence Porter visited in sailor suit. Wickstrum shipped hay profitably. Schillar Bros finished threshing. Stanley Walter and Florence Freebeck wed Oct 16.
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Richfield
Bethel Academy
W. E. Miney
Herry Corweiler
Frank Austin
Bethel
John Ewell
Rex Knapton
McNamee
Frank Merrill
Kendal
Lawerence Porter
Wickstrum
Schillar Bros
Stanley Walter
Florence Freebeck
Fuel Drives War Machine and Army Progress
Without sufficient fuel the vast and intricate machinery of war industry must stop. Railroad and steamship traffic will be clogged, and the steady progress of our armies will be halted. All of the great war machinery depends on fuel.
Crown Prince Writes Home From France On the Run
A mock WWI letter pretends the Crown Prince Willie writes to his father from France. The piece jabs at American troops, mocks American culture, laments slowness of Rhine pursuit, complains about breastplates, and asks for speeches to inspire his army. The tone imitates a German officer’s perspective amid battle chatter.
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France
America
Belgium
Rhine
Crown Prince
Willie
Narrow escape after two-car crash on Grand Rapids road
Milton Van Natta and a group of youths faced a near miss Saturday night when a large car with bright lights forced their Ford after crossing a culvert on the Grand Rapids to Seneca Corners road. The impact threw all occupants from the Ford. Joe Scolton suffered a knee injury, while the Ford was badly wrecked and the other vehicle slid fifty feet.
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Milton van Natta
Seneca Corners
van Natta
Ford
Joe Scolton
Emmet Boomsach
Ricycle Thieves Arrested in Colby Incident
Francis Dodge of Manistee Michigan and Clifford Dowson were arrested Tuesday by Marshal Cody of Colby for stealing two bicycles from Archie Adrian and Arthur Kupfer of Colby. They admitted taking the wheels Monday night to travel southward. They were jailed for sixty days in county jail after trial by Justice Firnstahl. Dawson likely to be sent to the Industrial School at Waukesha. Dodge accused of lodging bill irregularities and Colby residence offenses.
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Francis Dodge
Manistee
Mich
Colby
Clifford Dowson
Louis Thompson
Marshal Cody
Archie Adrian
Arthur Kupfer
Soo Depot
Stevens Point
Cody
John Kupfer
Marshfield
Justice Firnstahl
Dawson
Waukesha
Dodge
Kupfer
Message From Pershing Urges Coal Production
General Pershing calls for no coal shortage to sustain war industries railroads and shipping. He warns lack of coal slows the army and jeopardizes ammunition and weapons. He emphasizes miners support soldiers and labor in every branch to back the American expeditionary forces and hasten peace.
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American Expeditionary Forces
America
Redistribute Unused Sugar Certificates in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Food Administration urges returning unused sugar certificates to the state sugar committee at the Capitol to redistribute for home canning and emergencies. Magnus Swenson warns that holding a 300 pound September certificate harms others and that returning it alleviates shortages elsewhere.
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Pumar
State Capitol
Wisconsin Food Administration
Magnus Swenson
Price fixed for hogs marketed in October
The United States Food Administration sets a minimum average price of 18 dollars per hundred for hogs at Chicago in October after evaluating Producers' Committee recommendations. Packers agree to limit weekly fluctuations to 6 dollars per hundred, with a joint Producers and Packers meeting with the Food Administration planned to set November policies.
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Producers’ Committee
United States Food Administration
Chicago
Producers' and Packers
The
Food Administration
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J. C. Kieffer & Sons
Auburndale
John Baumer
J.P. Heintz
Agnes Mathson
Dad
Mare
Missouri
ARPIN
Gen. Pershing
TEY Potaioes
Gar
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