New Hampton Notes and Iowa Farm News Chronicle
A patchwork of local items notes New Hampton bands and northern potato seed outperforming home stock, plus farm, weather and crime updates. Reports include a fatal fall in Rock Valley, a chicken theft in Stanhope, fires in Storm Lake, and a bank of farm bureau critiques amid broader agrarian concerns.
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Hampton
Iowa
Nick Schwiskarth
New Hampton
Dick Ponds
Corneline Ver’ Mulz
Rock Valley
Bosses who trust workers shape a productive staff
Samuel G. Blythe recalls Joseph Pulitzer never dictated his writing and trusted his editors. Pulitzer sometimes pressured, rarely intervened, and told Blythe to stop criticizing the architects rebuilding the White House unless he felt strongly. The pair’s dynamic highlights how respectful leadership yields loyal, resourceful employees.
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Joseph Pulitzer
Samuel G. Blythe
Washington
Blythe
White House
Graves
Rankin remembered as pioneer Hudson's Bay veteran
Colin Rankin died in Montreal at ninety four. He was the first native Canadian to enter Hudson's Bay Company service in 1848 and retired as chief factor in 1898. His career centered in eastern Canada with posts at Mattawa Lachine St. Maurice Kirkendatch Bemisims Saguenay Simcoe Temiskaming and served as chief factor for the Lake Superior and Ottawa River districts. The obituary highlights his vigor and near century-long wilderness career.
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Colin Rankin
Montreal
Hudson's ‘Bay Company
Hudson’s Bay Company
Sir George Simpson
Sir George
Prince Rupert
St. Maurice
Kirkendatch
Bemsimis
Saguenay
Simcoe
Temiskaming
Lake Superior
Ottawa River
Flour Maker Kraft Retires After 46 Years of Record
John Kraft, hailed as the world’s champion flour maker, retires at 69 after 46 years with a Minneapolis mill. Engineers credit him with producing 138 million barrels, enough to feed the United States and possessions for a year, leaving a surplus at year end.
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Nanking
John’ Kraft
United States
Argonaut
Kraft
Connees Tion
Minneapolis
Millnig
Havelock Happenings and Community Updates
Community notes from Laurens area report corn picking finished amid ideal weather. The boys basketball team lost 22 to 5 at Dakota City. Local residents attend, visit, and plan Armistice Day events with dinners and programs. A shipping carload of hogs was sent to Chicago. Social events include postnuptial showers, club meetings, and visits among residents from Mallard to Laurens.
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Farm Bureau
Cass County
Ames
North Dakota
Centerville
Ames Hickle
Boone
Newell
A. W. Fife
Iowa State College
Henry Hawk
Lowmoor
Consolidated ‘Schools
Dakota City
H. D. Grover
Vera
Elmer ‘Landing
Rolfe
Katherine Delp
Alfred Mick
Manson
Mick
Dick Reents
Storm Lake
Frank Sinkbine
W. M. Froh
Mallard
Chicago
Abe Voogh
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
Geo
Ballet Brings Stiff Businessmen Aesthetic Balance
Tired businessmen in several cities take up ballet to gain a willowy appearance. A sensational suggestion notes airships as an annihilation tactic for armies. The saying that man and wife being one explains many married men loving themselves.
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Legion
H Legion
Rockwell
News & Comment
Burnside
Checkers
Jim Bloemendaal
Orange City
Reilly & Rostrum
Stanhope
Emory A. Drake
Standard ‘Oil Goat
Oskaloosa
Robert S. Power
Houston Bakery
Storm Lake Produce Co
Lester Harmon
Geneva High School
Kongressional
Ku Klux Klan
O. N. Cook
Tam
Nacke S ‘Pharmacy
IY Rolfe
Lowa
Hudson's’ Bay Company
Havelock
Edge
Laurens
Woman’s Club
Olin Young Home
Clarence Smoot
Mrs. Earl Sandy
Mesdames
Reents
Otto Maltzhan
Dave Hartsock
Geo. Smith
Lutheran ‘Ladies’ Aid Society
Herman Zeck
Harry, Peterson of
Palmer
R. C. Derr
Pocahontas
D.F. Reents
Myr
Marcus A. Kavanaugh
Kavanaugh
Joe
House of Fear
H. S. Auditorium
Lungardia
Lungardia Co
Dallas
Texas
C. M. Webb
Ermanent Ae Cement
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