Local items from Plover area include car buys farms visits and notices
Chas Hanchert drives a new Chevrolet and J B Allbee a new Ford through Rolfe agency. A. J. Eggspuehler farm south of Plover is bought by Seugler and Frank Hildreth. deal via J A Carroll & Son. Notices report visits, school closure, land sales near town, road grading plans, and a strong Liberty Bond appeal. Public registration details for June 5th outlined by C A Garlock. many locals mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Hanchert
J. B. Allbee
Rolfe
Seugler
Frank Hildreth Rave
Plover
J. A. Carroll & Son
Frank Wiewel
J. M. Bush
Zelia Wallace
Des Moines
Drake University
Co. E. Heathman
Humboldt Creamery Co
8. T. Grove
Verna
Valparaiso
Ind
Illinois
H. H. Grove
Homer Os
H. Wolcott
Ladies’ Aid
Fred Rosenkrans
J. W. Mangan
Mary Ashton
Manson
Watts
Bagley
Audubon
Chas. B. Watts
C. B. Watts
A. M. Hofert
Mary McEwen
Edresa Bisher
C. A. Garlock
Fae McEwen
Jack Garlock
C. E. Heathman
Humboldt Creamery
Plover Farmers’ Grain & Coal Co
F. N
C. Hildreth
A. J. Eggspuehler
N. Barradee
Booth Township
Palo Alto
Lou
Powhatan
J.P. Henderson
Bradgate News Highlights Local Social Scenes and Commencement
Mrs. D D Hammond and children visited at their former home in Lake City. Rolfe shoppers include Belva and Zella Wallace and Miss Mary Tilton visiting sisters. Allan Coffin of Des Moines visits local relatives. Memorial services at the Baptist church featured a large turnout and a procession. Ellsworth College president Prof Meyer gave the commencement address as graduates Leone Malcolm and others were listed. Junior Senior banquet followed by school closing for summer vacation. Various teachers and residents left for their homes. A note on sour stomach recommends Chamberlain's Tablets.
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D. D. Hammond
Lake City
Belva
Zella Wallace
Mary Tilton
Rolfe
Mesdames
Laurence Meech
L. H. Dean
Allan Coffin
Des Moines
Frank Imus
Eagle Grove
Harold Lees
Alice
Ronald
Louise
Paullina
Iowa
Lees
Leonard Seaman
A. B. Olson
Rex McCreary
Gilmore City
C. E. Ellefson
Pope Joy
Ellefson
Thelma
J. W. Tilton
O. J. Sheldon
John Logan
H. P. Schoonover
D. A. O' Niel
Woman's Club Federation
Fort Dodge
Baptist Church
O. E. Dilefson
M. EB
Bradgate
Boy Scouts
Europe
Prof. Meyer
Ellsworth College
Leone Malcolm
Grace Jarvis
Brelia Naeve
Conlee Hoag
Gwendolyn Jolliffe
Dorothy Phillips
Alice Lees
Floyd Henderson
Consolidated School
Martha Olponto Willsworth
Pauline Valentine
Casey
Viorence Frick
Sheldahl
Jane Brown
Farm Employees Lose Ground With Rent and Favors
Farmers blame themselves for outgrowing hired help a Thompson style setup shows why workers quit. A farm owner provides house, garden, truck patch, wood and pasture with a modest wage around a dollar daily, yet workers tally only $250 after a year and undervalue noncash benefits, driving them toward city jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Thompson
John Smith
Smith
Toni Jones
Bhghays Ale
Farm labor contracts and patriotic enlistment opinions
The piece argues contracts between employer and farm laborers should be fair and businesslike to keep workers on farms. It mocks excessive federal “supererogation” like wheatless and meatless days and notes Senators and Congressmen join the navy or Marines, but says their place is in Congress to help the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
United States
Navy
Marine Corps
Army
Congress
Choice Goods 5029 Sirh-Conqueror Dam Napoleon of Glenwater
Choice Goods 5029 Sirh-Conqueror, Napoleon of Glenwater, black jack foaled Oct 8, 1911. Sixteen hands, about 1000 lbs. Registered with American Breeders Association of Jacks and Jennets. Bred by G. G. Roanm, La Pista, Mo. Owner A. Lind Rolfe Iowa offers mare insurance and transit details with cautionary notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
Glenwater
Eeders’ Agarm
G. G. Roanm
la Pista
Beares Creed Farm
War era women’s group reviews postwar priorities
The meeting at the Country Club highlighted plans led by Mrs. John Wy of Fort Dodge and Mrs. Max Mayer of Iowa City. It featured remarks from former state presidents including Mrs. Homer A. Miller of Des Moines. Topics covered registration, food production, storage, distribution, industry strength, wages standards, and training for services to bolster national life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Wy
Wamena
Strong
Fort Dodge
Max Mayer
Iowa City
Country Club
Homer A. Miller
Moines
Worthen
Cedar Falls Danish Day and Independence Celebration
Cedar Falls observes the fourth anniversary of Danish independence on June 6 with registration and a keynote by Gove or Harding at the Iowa State College. About seventy five Cedar Falls Danes who enlisted are to be honored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Hess
Miles
Herbert Shelgren
Jas
Wright
C. A. Garlock
Powhatan
Mr. Garlock
Cedar Falls
Jane
Gove
Harding
Iowa State Teag
Bedford
Iowa Missouri’ State Line
Fort Dodge Plans Grand Flag Day Parade
Fort Dodge unveils plans for a large patriotic Flag Day celebration on June 14. Ten thousand marchers are expected with honors to two militia companies and all men drafted for service. School children and civic groups will participate in the parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Bankers in Mahaska County Back Liberty Loan Bonds
Oskaloosa bankers and county lenders met and voted to subscribe 10 percent of the capital surplus undivided profits of all Mahaska County banks to Liberty loan bonds. The total is about $125,000 with strong enthusiasm from the bankers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Loan
Oskaloosa
Maha
Mehaska County
Penn College
N. Taylor
Mahaska County
Taylor
Friends, Church
Harding
Communion
Davenport Buys War Bonds Through Liberty Bond Committee
Davenport plans four war bonds sales via the Liberty Bond committee led by bankers and bond managers. Banks have pledged to subscribe up to 300 000 dollars. less than half of that has been resold to Overcome By Gas in Sioux City. The meteor event near Bedford sparks regional search and inquiry as residents report a possible explosion sound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Liberty Joan Committee
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Fred Ehler
Peoples’ Savings Bank
A. W. McEwen
C. E. Watts
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