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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1921
Page
2
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Center Junction notes a Presbyterian Ladies' Working Band meeting at Mrs. J. M. Moses home with officers elected led by President J. F. Livingstone and a year end balance of 59.86. Local sports report Center Junction girls lose to Onslow 7 4 and high school boys beat Onslow 25 17. Upcoming Lyceum show by Homeland Entertainers with season tickets offered. Several community notices include church and Masonic events, local visits, and wedding congratulations in Cascade and Monticello areas.
Cascade Iowa January 11 wedding at St Marys church united James Calling and Mary Leytem in a Dec 10 ceremony performed by Rev Father Laefer. The couple hosted a wedding breakfast and reception at the bride’s home with relatives noting the bride’s brown Oxford cloth dress and brown fur accessories.
Ana Olive daughter of Ma and Mrs ROM Heasty and Arnold FF son of Mr and Mrs Fred Storm were married by Rev Ernest Evans at the Congregational parsonage. Miss Nora and Elmer Storm attended. The bride is a Wyoming High School ’16 graduate and a teacher. the groom studied in Wyoming schools and Clinton Business College and is a former WWI soldier. After January 15 they will farm in Madison township.
Lime Springs residents visit friends in Onslow and vice versa. Miss Jenny Robertson of Nashville TN visits her parents Mr and Mrs J S Robertson. Dillon Behnke of St Louis MO stays with Henry and wife. Dillon Atherton leaves for Ames IA for winter at State College. Leonard Holzinger moves with family to Oxford township farm. Mrs Frank Tasker attends farmers week in Ames. Charley Atherton loses a fine young horse.
About fifty relatives and friends gathered at G J Murray home for their twenty fifth wedding anniversary with gifts including 25 dollars in silver and a set of silverware. Various relatives attended funerals for Mrs John Bohlken and visits by Monticello Delhi and Hopkinton residents noted.
Castle Grove and Prairieburg Iowa reports note upcoming annual meeting of Farmers Mutual Insurance Association at school house No 2 on Saturday. Assessor Wilms begins rounds. Local families and residents like Mr and Mrs Will Black Miss Mary Dixon and others are mentioned with travel visits and job changes.
Mr and Mrs Andrew Davidson accompanied by Mrs Robert Clark depart Scotch Grove for Hot Springs last year and plan brief stops in Cedar Rapids and St Louis. Larrison Loomis returns from Montana visiting sister Mrs W B Clark and aiding Balster stores invoice. Farm Bureau meeting Friday night January 14th. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Willard Hignebaugh on January 9th.
R Yeason of Iowa State College told farmers at the Short Course that the bottom of the recent low mood has passed and better times are ahead. He and Dr Pearson argued improved production per acre and lower unit costs will benefit farmers in the long run. Palmer warns of rising violations of the prohibition law as the country grapples with enforcement.
An Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station swine expert explains raising orphan pigs with cows milk supplement. He notes cows milk helps growth though not a substitute for sow milk, and offers feeding, exercise, sunlight, clean water, self feeders, and dirt floors to prevent leg issues and disease.
Iowa State College experts advise farmers holding corn to feed steers fully with shelled corn and ample silage plus a protein supplement like cottonseed oil meal. They warn profit depends on original costs, interest, labor, feed, equipment upkeep, hog byproducts, and manure value. The feed period is a key factor in returning a profitable outcome.
The article notes feed costs and a 90 to 120 day grain feeding period as cheapest. Iowa land values rose $121 per acre over five years and $63 per acre from March 1919 to March 1920. Most high priced sales preceded land earnings, with farmers predominating buyers and sellers. Land capitalization yields about 3 percent while loan interest climbs, creating a tight credit margin for average farmers.
Iowa State College forestry notes a billion feet of lumber valued at about 50 million dollars is mostly rough lumber that could be produced locally. Plant hillsides and eroded corners to boost supply, with cottonwood as a quick growing option for rough lumber. Softwood posts treated with creosote last over ten years, making them cost effective.
Individuals with net income of 1000 dollars or more in 1920, or married couples with 42000 dollars, must file by March 15, 1921 with the Collector of Internal Revenue. Full directions on Forms 1040A and 1040, plus law and regulations, govern payment. Four percent tax on taxable income up to 4000 over exemption, eight percent on the remainder, and surtax from 1 to 65 percent on incomes over 5000.
A New Orleans item argues men fault only because women dress differently rather than merely shorter or more revealing outfits. It notes past fashion spasms show this bias and urges reflection on changing styles.
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