January 6 1926 farm activity and community notes
Inactivity after the holidays hits farmers with fall weather delaying work and leaving corn in fields. Farmers prepare winter fuel and rough feeds while tracking farm leader conferences. Local meetings include an all day session of the shipping association and the lumber and coal company on January 13. Numerous local residents visit and attend New Year gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shipping Association
Lumber and Coal Company
Dittner
Lawrence Soule
Cleveland
Ohio
John Bailey
Wilma Magen
Byron
Minnesota
John
Will Bailey
Anamosa
Philip Bailey
Sidney Farragher
Manchester
Mr. Farragher
Amber
George Andrews
Howard
Grover Preston
Safena Eden
Emma Hansen
Onslow
Mary
Ida
Carl Eden
Hanken
Cal Chase
Maxine
S. W. Clark
Wessels
Langworthy
Dixon
Illinois
Flora Fisher
Black Oak School
Ernest Hoult
Leona Anderburg
W. R. Zimmerman
Miller Crispin
Allamosa
Pearl Bailey
Tillie Husman
Scotch Grove
Roscoe Lincoln
Peter Robertson
Charles Rowe
Vernon Aynerson
Phil Daly
Father Powers
Peter Lennen
Orla Batley
Lula Robertson
Cedar Rapids
Ervin Eden
Wyoming
Herman Che
George Siebels
Hearst Duncan
Elkhart
Lloyd Robertson
Burhans
Florence
Cornelius Andrews
H. A. Toenjes
Mercy
Frieda Zimmerman
Emma Hanken
Rhiny Wessels
Local Social and Business Notes From Small Iowa Town
Recap of New Year gatherings visits and trips around town. Families including Bohlken Lang Batchelder Behrends and Alcorn hosted and visited friends in Monticello Hopkinton Farley Edgewood Worthington and Spring Valley with car shipments of stock and hogs noted amid icy roads and light rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bohlken
Joe Lang
Will
J. L. Batchelder
Lizzie Bohliken
Gladys Alcorn
Iowa City
Henry Behrends
Creamery Company
Stanley Bright
Louise Warner
Monticello
Fred Egger
C. C. Slauson
Jack Murray
Minnesota
George Bright
Spring Valley
Henry Otting
Farley
W. H. Behrends
C. H. Dufoe
Hopkinton
Ohe
Wesley Bryan
Cap Arduser
Clara
J. Lang, Jr
L. C. Reardon
Helen
Life's Greatest Teale
Senator Allen Capper argues that people share contentment with busy work and that life’s greatest tonic is mind and hand occupation. He criticizes idleness as lacking intellectual resources and implying no true amusement without work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Capper
Prohibition foe Hartwell faces public scorn in America
The British noble Sir Broderick Hartwell, famed London rum runner with over one million dollars in holdings, suffers a reversal of fortune and a cold reception in the United States for his controversial actions against prohibition enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux
Sioux City
Atlantic
Broderick Hartwell
London
Political metaphor in Iowa editorial about presidency risk
The Times-Republican notes a boy born under the flag can become president but warns against political exposure. It contrasts a simple life with a paycheck or dividend versus four years dodging political throws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Times
Monticello Alumni Edge Cardinals In Scoring Brawl
An alumni squad from Monticello High School battled the Cardinals at the high school gym. Final score 14 to 18 with the Cardinals pulling ahead as "Man" Whitford and Bud Hauss sparked late free throws and stalling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello High School
Cardinals
Hauss
Carl Schneider
Cashen
L. Zubler
Kula
Bud” Hauss
Alumni
FG FT PF
EU Bbp
Osiuengyetia Ogt
Teen
Peemen Estes
Cashon
Schweitzer
Kelly
Schneider
Rickels
Rhatigan
Leyland Skelley
Man Dies in Farm Tree Cutting Accident
Edwin Kellogg aged 70 was killed on a Cascade township farm when a large cottonwood tree kicked back as it fell. Russell Hawkins, a boy, escaped safely. Kellogg was mangled and died almost instantly. Funeral services were held Sunday at Theysil Vanity Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Kellogg
William Hawkins
Cascade
Cascade Township
Hawkins
Russell Hawkins
Kellogg
Theysil Vanity Church
Lutheran and Congregational Churches Hold Weekend Services
Reports from Richland Center Presbyterian and local Lutheran churches note steady attendance and growing memberships. Charles Chakerjan, a Smyrna native and Dubuque seminary student, will preach at Richland Center Sunday worship with the Lord's Supper offered on January 17 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Congregational Church
George W. McNary
Anntal
Richland Center Presbyterian Church
Henry Marks
Charles Chakerjan
Smyrna
Asia Minor
Dubuque Seminary
Senate Democrats Seek to Block House Tax Cut Plan
Senate Democrats plot a strategic move against the House tax reduction bill. They oppose outright tax cuts and argue the majority must bear the burden while the minority claims the credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Senate
House
Dusty Wind Signals Odd Superstitions For Farmers
A folk note warns that strong wind makes burning rubbish risky near farms. Seeing an oi lamp shadow during fuel tasks supposedly signals a gathering of old friends. Smelling gasoline with a lighted match allegedly forecasts a long journey.
Conference of Iowa businessmen fails to lift corn price
In Des Moines a gathering of about 700 congressmen bankers publishers and other business men debated ways to raise corn prices. After 21 speakers the meeting produced no results and is described as the mountain that labored producing nothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Iowa
Legislature debates county superintendent election law
In Iowa a move to repeal the law that removed county school superintendent elections from politics was discussed. Proponents say the law is sound and should remain on the statutes while critics urge a return to partisan selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Pay-Day With Lan ders Milling Company Aired In March 1903
A dramatic tale unfolds as a man escapes a flood with a companion, returns to a concealed room, and fends off raiders intent on robbery. He stages a risky ink blooded ruse to mislead attackers, while two conspirators debate their next move after a failed entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ealiers
Landers’ Milling Company
Sound Advice From Ancient Writers On Health
The piece cites Dr Otto Bauer praising ancient sanitary laws as sound modern ideas. It mentions Xenophon's Oeconomicus advising a wife to engage in kitchen and household duties as exercise for health and beauty, with Socrates commenting on superficial modern women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Bauer
Jena
Pierre
van Paassen
Xenophon
Socrates
Cork Harvest Stages and Uses Noted in Early Study
The article explains cork quality by harvest stage with virgin bark first stripped, yielding coarse material for tanning. Subsequent crops every eight to ten years improve quality for insulation and life belts, while only the finest cork suits bottle stoppers. A mature tree yields about 100 to 150 pounds per stripping. In a separate item a shepherd dog guarded a drowned master's body in Scotland, then tracked to the morgue and returned to its flock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Europe
Africa
Scotland
Plainspoken farmer rival fuels local election talk
The excerpt compares Hipibetettii’s farming record with a distant neighboring farmer four miles from Carroll who reportedly earns more than Governor Lowden from a well managed estate. It hints at public concern over wealth and leadership in rural affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hipibetettii
Congress
Carroll
Lowden
Pay as you go policy sparks debate in Carroll Herald
The Carroll Herald argues pay as you go suits limited use and warns public works like courthouses and bridges require credit. It counters the idea of Bowman challenging A B Cummins as unlikely and questions state progress if tax policy shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll Herald
Probate Notice and Administrator Appointment in Jones County
Public notice records probate of a will for John L. Siebels and appoints James Flah administrator of the estate of Tezabech Smith in Jones County Iowa. Creditors must file sworn claims with the clerk and debtors are to pay promptly at Anamosa Iowa on the 28th day of December 1926. Milton J. Glerin acts as attorney for the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Iowa
Idabeth Smith
Dubyave
James F
Milton
Joness County
Jones
Wenerene
Startin J
Miller
A. Eatnty
Marth
Jocombar
Rees
Preek
Eure
James’ Co
Doxsee
Bi Tate
Wally
Giang R. A
John uBio Hobs
Anid County
John L. Siebels
Prdhard
Pated
G. Reebs
Glork
Jones Cs
Locher
District Court
State of
Tow
Tezabech Smith
Anamosa
Towa
A. D
James Fla
Milton J. Glerin
Jones’ County
James Wyrick
Ray I. Johnson
C. B. Fothergill
Victoria
Houdashell
M. L. Bales
Thomas Wyrick
Mary Wen Dillman
Govert Selves
Conmey
K A. Cartano
al Q. Sones
Lovell’ State Bank
Thelto
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Frauss
Ws Warriors
A. Lutheran Church
Ide
Yey
Scint
Luther League
St. Peter and Paul’s Lutheran Church
Castle Grove Township
Sitzler
Irerman
Wic. Presbyt
Hnie Church
Leonard Duckett
Christian Endeavor
Short Story Pub, Co
Zack
Hisshheek
Arkansas
Reed Gang
Fie Hood
Willy
Vimes
Bowman
A. B Cummins
Wegers
Ellwill
Behrends
Bill Hoffman
C. A
Coxsee
Timothy
Thos
Stimson
North
Cedar Street
Mra
N. C. Deiacher
Newton Parrott
Center Street
Charles ‘Aitchison
Kathryn Young
Chester
McNeill Bros
J. F. Kellum
Herman W. Hanken
Poland
China
Gilters J. L. Weber & Sons
J. Louis Hepp Hepp
Chestnut
Third Streets
Monticello State Bank
Cochrane
Junction
Farman “Grain Co
FORD
Coffer
North Side
Adam Bender
G. B. Servoss
Graham
Mra. C. A. Thompson
Brown
Hennia Lubben
George Peters
W. S. Pangburn
Center Junction
Wayne Township
Hayo Hagen
Chevrolet
C. C. Gallup
Farmers’ Mutual: Insurance Association of
Castle Grove
M. Hosford
Poltt
Pangburn
Town
California
Taraaing
Buick
Ofmanil
Vander
Tavéa
Xfk
Honda
Brock
Sanus
Gvidicel
Pilcien
Eps ‘Ter
Stuhler
Pri Penter
Me ‘Brubler
Carpater
Pile
Lochwr
EOE
Hicks
Mr. Hoag
J. W. Schweitzer
R. A. Cartano
Federal Preserve ‘Bank
Bea
Dea Individas
McNeily
Brosigen
Panemn Ames
Ofa
Sercigy
Buelster
Peggy Sweet
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