Scotch Grove community events and local notices update
The Women's Community club meets July 18 at Mrs. F D Sutherland's home with a program by local girls including Eloise Sutherland Miss Greeta Brady and Misa Roberta Livingston a sketch Here Comes the Groom and piano solos. A threshing ring forms with members listed and trips to DeWitt and a muskrat farm visit.
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F. D. Sutherland
Eloise Sutherland
Iowa
Greeta Brady
Misa Roberta Livingston
John Cathcart
John
Efe Lowe
Man of
Melissa Tuttle
Emmy Tuttle
Melissa
Liz'beth Ann
G. O. Long
Lewis Wright
F. B E. Craig
H. H. Carson
W. B. Henrichs
F. E. Craig
W. S. Eby
William Brokens
G. J. Hughes
Everett Stickley
Fritz Ladchoff
E. Heiken
John Stahberg
John Schone
Otto Rittmer
W. Ss
Hutton's Mill
R. P. Clark
W. B. Clark
Nadine Kennedy
Monticello
Laura Sinclair
Eva Beals
Center Junction
D. O. Sinclair
L. B. Callahan
Marengo
Farm Bureau Insurance
Iowa County
Church
Farm Bureau
Boy Scout
Illness and visits in Onslow and surrounding towns
Onslow B. Streener was ill last Saturday and avoided surgery after treatment at Mercy hospital. Visitors include Nick Moravec and family from Cedar Rapids, Mrs. Bowser visiting Gladbrook relatives, and others from Nashville, Lisbon, Spencer, Moline, and Marshalltown. Church services were cancelled and Rev. Marks plans a mission move to Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Streener
Rawson
Anamosa
Smith
Mercy Hospital
Nick Moravec
Cedar Rapids
George French
W. Bowser
Gladbroat
M. B. Walters
Henry Hinwardson
Carl Sailor
Lisbon
Au Leonard McKinstry
Sunny
DuBois
Claude Pagram
Lou Tasker
Fast Ridge
Henry Koon
Cecil
Maquoketa
Marks
Arizona
Charles Meyer
Lansing
Meyer
Theodore Tebo
Bess Rowe
Ruth Helfrich
Jack
Moline
Charles Rowe
W. H. Orr
Spencer
J. A. Longfield
Marshalltown
Onslow
Monticello
Social notes from Hopkinton and surrounding towns
A long list of social events and visits from Hopkinton Iowa area residents. Dorothy Guthrie's June wedding announced alongside multiple visitors, family trips, hospital updates, and local gatherings with names like Miss Viola Green Alyce McVey and many others featured in brief notices.
Local Visitors and Farm Storm Damage Report
Castle Grove Mr and Mrs A F M Caspers and son Henry were Sunday guests in Wayne township. A barn on the O A Hall farm near the county line was struck by lightning and damaged during last week’s storms. Will Segar of Chicago visits local friends. School board reelected F C Cramer secretary and Arthur McDonald treasurer for another year. Steve Petersen reports a rabies case after shooting a dog he followed near his stevk. Grant disposed of the animal. no further cases expected. Mrs M Hosford and Miss Gladys Hosford visited Cedar Rapids last Friday. Frank M Holub of Boulder town-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Green
Alyce McVey
Dorothy Cramer Guthrie
M. C. Green
Guthrie
Jennie Guthrie
Robert Guthrie
Hopkinton
Donald MacDonald
Lenox
Farnhamville
Kelsey Reed
Charles Blanchard
Los Angeles
Cal
J. C. French
Frank Brooks
Leon Moon
Mary Lou
Billy
Des Moines
A. H. Reed
Minnesota
Rachel Harper
Chicago
George Harper
J. G. Belknap
Jeanette
W. A. Milroy
Eldora
Manchester
Ralph Milroy
Glenn King
Grinnell
C. G. Reggentine
Freeman Smith
McDonald Hospital
Harry Reggentine
Belle Plain
Leroy Clark
Creamery
Carrie Brooks
Cedar Rapids
Donna Davidson
H. M. Reeve
Gertrude
J. D. Morgan
Ray McMullan
Randall Morgan
Spirit Lake
Randall
A. E. Brock
Bernadine
Town City
John Mullan
Savannah
Howard Reeder
O. W. Smith
C. W. Krause
Cletus Statler
Bonaparte
W. R. Reeve
Tosar
Berkley
Wisconsin
Iowa City
Grant
M. Hosford
Gladys Hosford
Frank M. Holub
Boulder Town
Storm wrecks and droughts touch Monticello area
A Sunday afternoon storm damaged the area with high winds felling trees and knocking telephones out. A ship report notes a horse killed by lightning during the storm. Corn and grain fields showed damage but began to recover by Monday. Willlie Behiends reported a hill stretching nine inches in 22 hours after a steel post was placed nearby. Local residents J. J. Locher reshingled a farm house. Castle Grove presented a pantomime at the Fourth of July celebration on short notice. C. I. Bixler visited, William McAleer recovered from illness, and the Farmers Mutual Insurance association expanded risks by about 180000 in six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Behiends
J. J. Locher
Castle Grove
Monticello
Dad
C. I. Bixler
William McAleer
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association
Social Ties and Harvest Report From Manchester Hopkinton
Sand Spring Mrs. Alex Blair visiting her daughters in Manchester. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Duncan visited Blair's parents a week ago Sunday. Hopkinton hosts D. E. Wilson family BE R. Stevenson Blair and Miss Orpha Garlinghouse. Mrs. R. E. Chaplin picked berries at J. Lang's. Weather turns warm with heavy rains. Corn laid by haying underway and crops look promising for a bountiful harvest.
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Alex Blair
Guy Duncan
Will Robbins
Roy Martin
Manchester
Hopkinton
D. E. Wilson
R. Stevenson
Blair
Orpha Garlinghouse
R. E. Chaplin
J. Lang
Large catfish attract attention in Anamosa
Jack McCullough displayed two large catfish weighing 20 and 22 pounds caught in the Wapsie at Oxford Junction by the Mead boys. City council ordered U turns halted on Main Street to reduce hazards and detours were adjusted for Primary 161. County Treasurer Holcomb sold 300000 primary road bonds to White & Phillips with three bidders, at 4 percent interest and a 1375 premium.
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Jack McCullough
Oxford Junction
Mead Boys
Ray Hunnicutt
Reformatory
Carl Tjaden
T. E. Watters
Morley
Hunnicutt
Garnaville
Davis
Main Street
Ford
Booth
Huber
Cleveland Corners
Gillen Hotel
Depot
Floyd Vetter
Anamosa
Ford Street
Ramsey
Toenjes
Amber Road
Monticello
Harry Holcomb
White & Phillips Company
Davenport
Geo. M. Bechtel Company
John Neuveen
Chicago
Cooling eggs mirrors cream says extension specialist Termohlen
W D Termohlen of Town State college urges farmers to chill eggs immediately after gathering and keep cool until sale. He notes cases and flats trap heat causing spoilage and advises twice daily collection to maintain quality through September.
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W. 2D. Termohlen
Town State College
Mr. Termohien
Mr. Termohlen
Iowa Study Shows Corn Cost Sixty Cents A Bushel
Agricultural economists from Iowa State College report the average cost to raise a bushel of corn across 93 farms at 60 cents. Mills County shows 42 cents per bushel with 45 bushels per acre, while Van Buren records 1.01 dollars per bushel with just over 21 bushels per acre. The Pocahontas Palo Alto region and Cedar County tie at 66 cents, Fayette County at 67 cents, reflecting yield-driven costs and urging focus on per acre efficiency.
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Towa
Iowa State College
Pocahontas
Palo Alto
Fayette County
Cedar County
Mills County
van Buren
van Buren County
Monticello Iowa School District Budget Hearing Notice
The Independent School District of Monticello Iowa will meet July 27 1928 at 730 pm at the school house Taxpayers may be heard for or against the estimated expenditures Cha s M Suett District Secretary Estimated taxes per 1000 assessed value 27 Estimated mills per dollar of valuation 108 Taxable valuation 531395 Number of school age persons 714
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Independent School District
Monticello
Jones County
Iowa
Chas M. Suett
Bank Statement for Jones County Bank 1928 Totals
A 1928 bank statement lists total resources of 1 910 133 88 and deposits of 1 910 133 88. Names Geo L Lovell J W Coxsee and L W Lovell appear as president vice president and cashier with a notary seal and several directors attesting to the figures. The document notes capital stock 200 000 surplus 300 000 and undivided profits 2 125 301 after expenses.
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United States
Nadal
Savings Goposits Oo. Ee
State OF Iowa
Jones County
Ss. We
Geo. L. Lovell
J. W. Coxsee
L. W. Lovell
J. W. Doxsee
H.W. Wilkinson
R. H. Rickless
F. A. Hanken
T. M. Redmond
R. J. Bone
Sea Er
Iowa
H. M. Carpenter
Wm. Stuhler
H. M. Carpenter, Jr
Do Selemunly
TW. M. Carpenter
H. M. Carpentr, Jr
HH. M. Carpenster
F. G. Matthiessen
E. BE. Hoag
Hicks
V. L. Hanssen
J. J. Gerber
F.E. Stimson
J. W. Schweitzer
R. A. Cartano
HW. J. Stitt
Federal Res Bank
M. J. McNeilly
C. A. Burmeister
M. J. McCneilly
Corn Costs and Yields Vary Widely Across Town Farms
A study across five town sections shows acre costs in growing corn range from about 13 to 27 dollars. In Van Buren county one farmer spent 13 dollars per acre, another 23. Mills county saw 14 to 27 dollars per acre. Higher costs did not guarantee higher yields. a 27 dollar per acre spend yielded 54 bushels per acre, while 14 dollars yielded 27. The Mills county best was 77 bushels at 20.27 dollars per acre, 26 cents per bushel. The U S government reports 70 cents per bushel as the national average cost to raise corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Buren County
Mills County
New Pest Striped Borer Seen In Emmet County Fields
Entomologists at Town State College report a new striped boring pest infesting at least three Emmet county corn fields. Known as Superia Stipata Morr, it was first found last year near Randall at Soa Farm in Iowa. Experts say it is a native borer and should not cause immediate alarm.
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Emmet
Unis Vent
Town State College
Towa
Soa Farm
Randall
George Co. Decker
Righteousness Is Positive Says Robert Quillen
Quillen argues righteousness requires action not passivity. Silence and inaction are likened to wood that rots, urging active virtue over passive complacency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Quillen
Poultry Cullers Begin Coastal Iowa Service Drive
Eighty poultry inspectors from the Iowa Poultry Improvement Association start a summer campaign in 55 counties. Pairs of men cull and dip birds to eradicate lice, charging 3 cents per bird. Training at Iowa State College preceded the outreach, with county Farm Bureaus coordinating visits and field agent H. E. Gordon noting the program as a major service to poultry keepers.
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Iowa
Adair
Adams
Almamakee
Appanoose
Benton
Bremer
Buena Vista
Butler
Calhoun
Carroll
Cerro Gordo
Chickasaw
Clay
Clinton
Crawford
Delaware
Dubuque
Payette
Franklin
Fremont
Guthrie
Hancock
Haredin
Harrison
Howard
Ida
Towa
Jones
Linn
Lucas
Lyon
Madison
Mahaska
Marion
Marshall
Mills
Monona
Montgomery
Muscatine
Osceola
Palo Alto
East Pottawattamie
West Pottawattamee
Poweshick
Ringeald
Story
Town Poultry Improvement Association
United States
H. E. Gordon
Ames
Suthers Succeeds Teeter as Monticello Doctor
Dr. W A Suthers is named successor to Dr. Teeter in Monticello Iowa, stepping into the medical practice and clinic duties amid local health care changes. The arrangement places Suthers to serve residents, with details on appointment timelines discussed.
Dr George Albery Veterinary Surgeon Office and Hospital
Dr George Albery a veterinary surgeon with central phone line 171 operates an office and hospital located one block north of the post office. The service is available day and night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calla
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