Happenings in Velock and Surrounding Areas
Reports from Velock include a new daughter born to Mr and Mrs Wm Ralle and a storm in Dodge that killed a rider and horse by lightning. A. and Marion Gruver attended H W Balm’s funeral in Fairmont. Balm, aged 58, suffered infection after a hand injury. Community members traveled to Lake Okoboji and Pocahontas for meetings, visits, and conventions.
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Wm. Ralle
H. H. Reents
Dodge
Andy
Marion Gruver
Fairmont
Minn
H. W. Balm
G. A. Gruver
Rebekah Lodge Convention in Pocahontas County
The Seventeenth Annual Rebekah convention met in Havelock with large attendance from Rolfe Pocahontas Fonda Plover and Havelock lodges. State President Mae Welch spoke on the IOOF and Rebekah orphan and old folks home at Mason City noting sixty eight elderly residents and one hundred forty three orphans cared for there.
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Rebekah
Pocaontas County
Havelock N
Rolfe
Pocahontas
Fonda, Plover
Havelock
Helping Hand Society
Pearl Cole
Mablehams
Mary Smith
Avention
Foene
Sadie Goodchild
Libby Enoesponse
Maggie Heathman
Plover Olge
Po_cahontas
Fonda
Plover
Aean
Poocahontas
Ates
Esss
Busy Bee Lodge
Pocahontas County
Mae Welch
Des Moines
Iowa
Minerals for steers pay good returns at Ames trials
Iowa State College researchers led by John M. Evward report minerals boost steer gains and profits. Experiments with bone meal lime stone potassium iodide and other additives show higher returns per steer, even with good roughage like alfalfa. Results aim to guide Iowa cattle feeders at the Hey Day event.
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John M. Evward
Iowa State College
Ames
Pacific Ocean
Evward
Iowa
Apple Trees Should Be Sprayed At Once
An agricultural notice from Pocahontas County warns of apple maggot damage mid-summer and urges immediate spraying with two pounds of arsenate or lead per fifty gallons of water. The advisory explains how the maggot develops under the apple skin and tunnels to the core.
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Pocahontas County
Oddfellowship Degree Team Impresses at Havelock Meeting
A newly organized Havelock degree team of twenty two members performed degree work at eight o'clock under Captain Sadie Goodchild. Laura Willey presented State President Mrs Welch with a Shaeffer pencil. Refreshments followed. The convention will be held next year at Pocahontas.
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Havelock
Sadie Goodchild
Laura Willey
Welch
Pocahontas
Odd Fellows Install Officers At Regular Session
Odd Fellows lodge held a regular session with District Deputy Coats and installing team of Fonda installing officers led by Past Grand H C West Noble Grand Roland Keerles Vice Grand A Carlson R S N G J A Sehallan L S N G Geo Waters R S V G Frank Crawford L S V G G J Corbett Warden Lee Glenn Conductor Ray Gruver Chapa ene Goodchild G Osborne Rydell See Holph Johnson. Ice cream and cake were served after the ceremony and the rest of the evening was spent playing cards and visiting.
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Odd Fellows Lodge
Coats
Fonda
H. C. West
Noble
Roland Keerles
A. Carlson
J. A. Sehallan
Geo. Waters
Frank Crawford
Ray Gruver
Chapa Ene Goodchild
G.—Osxear Rydell
See Holph Johnson
Havelock Methodist Church Notes Pastor C L Day
The Havelock Methodist Church under Pastor C L Day lists Sunday services including Church School at 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. Junior League at 1:30 p.m. Intermediate League at 7:15 p.m. Epworth League at 7:25 p.m. Evening Service at 8:00 p.m. Regular hours next Sunday. You are invited to attend.
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Epworth
Profiteering Prophetess Puts On Veil At County Fair
Zenobia the veiled prophetess brings law of palm reading to the county fair. A girl seeks help to hide from a pursuer and to keep a planned elopement secret. Zenobia extorts money by promising true readings then resolves matters with Ellen and her father.
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Zenobia
Ellen
Robert
Rascal
Murchison
Bancroft
George Murchison
Robert Something
Johnson
Robert Johnson
George
Ben
Ebien
Father
Flynn
Zennya
Profitville
Seed Legumes Now For Next Year S Hay Crop
Agricultural guidance from Iowa State College urges late summer sowing of legumes like alfalfa and clover after small grains harvest to build root systems before winter. Prof. Hughes notes biennial white sweet clover and timothy can also be seeded in summer with spring nurse crop rates. He warns timing is key for sufficient growth and reduced freeze risk. mentions New Jersey trucked produce in busy season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Hughes
Iowa State College
Ames
Hughes
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Velock
Annelie Larson
Laurens
Myrl Barth
Larson
J. L. Miller
Clarke Lawrence
K. Hunter
John
Lake Okobojir
Chas. Grove
Odd Fellows
J. O. O. F. Lodge
Wiess
Webster City
Heraughter
W. R. Randolph
Emily
Harry Blue
Lake City
Oganizer
Rural Letter Cariers Association
Charles Jove
Newton
Havelock Methodist Church
C. L. Day
H. Irving King
Terry Gilkison
Pinky
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