Des Moines broker ships oranges and carts potatoes
A Des Moines fruit broker uses a motor truck line to connect Des Moines and Kansas City, shipping California oranges in bulk to Kansas City, crateing and trucking them back to Des Moines. He notes large frozen potato stocks on side tracks in Kansas City and Chicago, questioning if price manipulation was involved, while Minnesota and North Dakota had a poor potato harvest last fall due to unaffordable costs.
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Des Moines
Kansas City
California
Cdr
Missouri City
Das 'Moines
Chicago
Minnesota
North Dakota
Large Increase in State Institutions Population and Costs
The State board reports fifteen institutions house 12,545 people, up 268 in six months, with nearly nine million sought for salaries and support over the next two years. State prisons hold 2,301 inmates, up from 1,079 ten years ago, prompting more jail sentences and a sped up parole process to ease crowding. Offenses against peace and dignity, such as chicken stealing, now face penitentiary penalties, reflecting broader crime trends.
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State Board of Control
Parole Board
Ovrecome
Big Bankino House of Los Angeles Founded by Iowa Man
Joseph F. Sartori born in Cedar Falls established the Security Trust and Savings Bank in Los Angeles when the city was small. The bank shows a capital and earnings around 285 million dollars. Sartori recalls starting as a one man bank with no apologies and has never forgotten his home folks. His father left funds to establish Sartori Hospital in Cedar Falls, aiding further growth and improvements.
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Joseph F. Sartori
Cedar Falls
Security Trust and Savings Bank
Los Angeles
Sartori
Sartori Hospital
Interurban Passenger Service Declines Spark Change
A degraded report notes several interurban lines reduced or abandoned. Des Moines to Rockwell City on the Ke. Doder, Des Moines & Southern line ended years ago. Routes Des Moines to Colfax are in doubt as buses replace rail. A new bus link operates Des Moines to Ames with potential further shifts in travel patterns.
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Ke. Doder
Des Moines
Sothern
Invhan Raihway
Rockwell Cy
Cee
Des
Motpes Farmes
Mary Des Moines
Colfax
Sean
Anes
Des Muines
Antaest
Transtela Pan Tres
Vaccination School at Ireton February 7 8
Sioux County Farm Bureau announces a vaccination school in Ireton Town Hall on February 7 and 8 led by Dr. Craft of Extengon Department. Sessions start at 9 AM with early dismissal each evening for farmers to tend to chores. The program covers swine sanitation and serum usage, ending with an exam. Successful passes grant a permit to vaccinate hogs, fee 3.00 dollars, refundable if the exam is failed. All interested should attend at 9 AM February 7 in Ireton.
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Ireton
Farm Bureau
Dr. Craft
Extengon Department
Craft
Seed Corn Testing and Farm Bureau Activities
Seed corn testing announced by County Agents will study 100 kernel samples to judge if single Lens testing is advisable. send in samples. Lynn Township Farm Bureau elected officers Pres. R. D Valois and others and planned year activities. Poultry schools planned with W. R. Whinfeld to visit Sioux County and discuss flock management egg production hatching incubation and chick feeding. Next meeting Feb 20 will show a film Builders of an Empire. A committee organized for extra program. A meeting of Sieny County Cow Testing Association set for Jan 25 to adopt a constitution by laws and finalize plans for county testing.
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Lynn Township
Farm Bureau
W. R. Whinfeld
Servier
Sioux
Arange
A. Meetisg
R. H. Searle
Sieny
Sioux Co Cow Testing Association What Is This
Sioux County cow testing group forms a simple cooperative to study productive efficiency of each cow. It helps determine herd retention, values sires by daughters’ milk, and calculates profit per cow using monthly milk, butterfat, feed costs, and skimming efficiency to guide feeding and economics.
Sioux County Flat Sore Card Settled
The Farm Bureau women committee met to set a county fair plan aligning with state guidelines. They will distribute copies to townships, discuss prize changes, and schedule achievement events alongside the Lions County Fair. Mrs. Mary Gregg from Ames provided input.
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Sioux County
Farm Bureau
Mary Gregg
Ames
Meeting Hopes for Full Attendance at County Committee
Report of a joint board meeting with Anita Andrews judging Home Exhibits at the Annual Show. Mrs Henry Wood of the Lith Disviet committee will attend Bridéy Pebroury to meet the Far Barede board. Severe weather prevented many residents from attending. organizers hope full turnout.
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Anita Andrews
le Marg
Henry Wood
Bridéy Pebroury
Seen and Women of the
Far Barede
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