Farm Bureau Movement Highlighted By Webster County Agent
F. Schwendemann Webster county farm bureau agent spoke at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon on the farm bureau’s history and purpose. He traced agriculture’s rise with nations, noted the farmer’s role as a knowledge and science user, and described the agency as a service organization for profitable farming. The Webster county bureau has had three agents since 1917, starting with Henry Richardson.
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Dodge
Garden of Eden
F. Schwendemann
Webster County
Farm Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Russian Empire
Schwendemann
Grange
Farmers’ Alliance
Farm Union
Farmer-Labor
Equity
Iowa
Extension Department of the State
Department of Agriculture
Webster County Farm Bureau
Henry Richardson
A. W. Monosmith
Francis Schwendemann
Local Builder Buys Cotton Hall
Local builder purchases Cotton Hall and stores liquor in its basement. Lager beer to brandy and wine were loaded on sleds and guarded until teamsters return to unload what they can haul to the county seat.
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Cotton Hall
Reclaiming Central Hall and Cotton Hall at Central College
Saloon keepers and a mob clash disrupts Pel la during a liquor seizure. Deputy Wm. Jacobs keeps order as the mob recedes and college teams guard basement liquor overnight. Cotton Hall and Old Central, once the college’s sole buildings in 1891, are sold and replaced by larger, newer structures.
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Pella
Wm. Jacobs
Knoxville
Cotton Hall
Central College
Old Central
Wall Paper Bargains at Vander Linden's Bazaar
Closing stock sale offers bold price cuts on wall paper. Displayed is a fine line of special papers for customers to view at Vander Linden's Bazaar.
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S. C
Albert D. van Zante
Otley
Adelphians stage The Little Clodhopper comedy
The Adelphians presented a three act comedy to a large audience of students and townspeople Friday night. Evra Monroe starred as the Little Clodhopper with a strong cast including Septimus, Cornelius Wilkins, and Mae Meppelin. Directed by Julia Haymond Watson, the troupe impressed Central College and its academy community.
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Adelphians
Little Clodhopper
Evra Monroe
Julia Haymond Watson
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