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Newell Cafes, Stockyards, and Farmers Institute History
The article details early 1900s and midcentury Newell eateries from Cozy Cafe to West Side Cafe and Pink Pig, plus owners and turnover. It recounts stockyards built near the railroad, highlights prominent buyers like Chris Krog and Emiel Bodholdt, and marks the Newell Farmers Institute formation in 1912 and its show history through the 1940s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.E. Snyder
Roy McFarlane
East Side
Earl Snyder
Newell's
Hazel
Minnicks
Walter Nielsens
Harold Jensen
Burnett
Claudine Cline
Martha Nitzke
Rose Radcliff
Ione Jorgensen
Beverly Wiley
West Side
Harold Lunds
Irwin
Iowa
Lunds
Laura Shultz
Kristine Jensen
Viola Bak
Opal Fitchett
Fern Bjorklund
George Bishops
Heathmans
Squire
Heathman
Lucille
George Fairburn
Paul Willfongs
Storm Lake
Fairburns
Willfongs
A and P Hamburger Shop
Williangs
Leighton Ellis
Edith Hansen Rogers
Lloyd Galbraith
Richard Duffeys
Donald Watermans
Newe
Newell
Stevens House
W.T. Hurley
Stevens
G.w.stevens
Mentor
Mel Knapp
Pratt
Hans Petersen
Jutland
Newell Hotel
Jenks
Kinnerup
Chris Krog
Newell Area
H. Chris Bodholdt
Henry C. Point
New York
Emiel Bodholdt
P.C. Bodholdt
Emiel
Arthur Nelson
Rath Packing Co
Chicago
Newell Farmers Institute
A.b.heath
Wm. Schulz
Hans Grau
Ed. Benzer
Chas. Henrich
Geo. M. Allee
Jas. Jenson
A.B. J Heath
Wim. Huxtable
Holmen
Harold Gray
Alice