Obituary of J B Bird Pioneer Resident
The community mourns J B Bird who died in Rochester Minnesota eleven days after travel for treatment. Born November 5 1868 in Duncombe he lived thirty years in the area leaving a wife Nettie Thompson and seven children. A Methodist and Odd Fellows member he was honored in services led by Rev Herman and buried at Bingham cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Bird
Rochester
Minn
Ditton
Bird
Ban Bird
Duncombe
Town
Nettie Thompson
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Henry Benjamin
Clarence Al‘bert
Hanna Viola
Trilby Nina
Kenneth John
Etta” Mae
Etta” Mae, and ‘Blanche Marie
Methodist Episcopal Church
Odd Fellow Lodge
Herman
Woden
Bingham
Britt Merchants Seek Protection Against Salesmen
Britt merchants led by P. Lewis Cecil Lewis H. R. Brooks P J Hismo Harley Smith and Oscar Edgren request protection from traveling fruit and vegetable sellers entering Britt. They argue these dealers avoid taxes and contribute little to local culture and events, while Mayor Armstrong says residents need access to affordable produce. Council adjourned without action. next meeting to decide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Lewis
Cecil Lewis
H. R. Brooks
P. J. Hismo
Harley Smith
Oscar Edgren
Britt
Mr. Stitzberg
Armatrong
Brill
Armstrong
Whiskey seizures land two men in Kossuth jail
Sheriff Hackman seized one hundred gallons of whiskey north of Sexton farmer and arrested Hugo Bleich. Agents also captured a still and paraphernalia and seized the hootch making operation. A La Verne man helped sell it. Both men await trial at the next term of court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hackman
Hugo Bleich
Sexton Farmer
Kossuth County
Bleich
la Verne
No Train Today on Klondyke Road Near Hayfield
A bridge burned out on Klondyke road near Hayfield halted service with no train leaving this morning. The cause is unclear whether accidental or deliberate by strikers, according to the writer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klonedyke’ Y
Hayfield
Iowa Corn Song Earns Fame Across Nation and World
Taylor of Traer reports Iowa’s famous corn song draws wide attention. Sioux City Journal notes John O Knutson of Sioux City wrote both words and music. The tune is praised as the state’s strongest advertising and is performed by bands and sung by Iowans as they travel. It spread Iowa’s name to distant regions and neighboring states claim it with pride. The lyric proclaims we’re from Iowa State of all the Land with the Tall Corn Grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EH. Taylor
Traer
Tama County
Iowa
Taylor
Sioux City Journal
John O. Knutson
Sioux City
Towa
Boone merchants urged to boycott rival motor freight lines
A local commercial club in Boone appeals to merchants to refuse freight shipments via neighboring motor truck lines. It cites high highway taxes from road damage and notes railroads pay heavy taxes and should retain local business. Motor buses and trucks disrupt branch railroads. the state railway commission sees hardship as plug lines operate at a loss while communities demand intact train service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
State Railway Commission
At & Joss
Potato Apples Found on Potato Plants by Russell Nellis
Russell Nellis brought a stalk from a potato vine showing potato apples or seed fruit. The fruit size equals a large cherry and ripens to reddish brown. Seeds behave unpredictably and new varieties arise from seedlings. The paper plans to obtain seed to experiment and display a specimen at the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Nellis
Divorce Action Filed After Alleged Beating Incident
Lizzie E. Bowling sues EH E Bowling in district court claiming severe July beating and seeking $15,000 alimony. Case stems from an alleged orgy on J J Cosgrove farm near Wesley township. The couple, married three years in Clarion, then Britt, then Wesley area, have an attachment against Bowling property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
District Court
Lizzie E. Bowling
EH. E. Bowling
J. J. Cosgrove
Wesley Townsip
Clarion
Britt
Cosgroves
Wesley
Bowling
Estherville Yard of Woven Wire Guarded by Strikers
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Loson and son Maurice visited Estherville after an outing at Lake Okoboji. They observed a yard built around a railroad track of woven wire fourteen feet high where strikers stay with guards to prevent entry. They report the camp is well manned to keep trains running.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
M. C. Loson
Maurice
Lake Okoboji
Losong
Britt News
LOLO
Heavy oat yield at Britt reported
Elmer Fisher and Daniel McNabb report the largest yield for oats at Britt with 38 acres averaging 79.9 bushels per acre. The grain followed a crop of sugar beets, which may account for the heavy yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britt Elmer Fisher
Daniel McNabb
Britt News
Father Takes a Vacation
A Detroit Free Press memory note reflects on a father's relentless work ethic. The speaker recalls a life of sacrifice and absence from leisure, observing the father grow pale and frail until his death. The piece ends with a solemn appreciation of a life spent in service and duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Amesburys Pur Chose Hardware in Sheffield
F. R. Amesbury and son William closed a deal to buy a Sheffield hardware store. The Amesburys swap homes in Titonicd for Sheffield worth about the same, with possession set for October 1 and moving around mid month. The family has lived in Amesbury about twenty years and leaves many friends in the city. William will own half the shop, operating as F. R. Amesbury & son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. R. Amesbury and Son
Sheffield
Amesbury
William
F. R. Amesbury & Son
Fourth Quarterly Conference at Titanica Church
The Fourth Quarterly Conference will be held at the Titanica church on the evening of the 26th. Absent members hinder church business. attendance is urged. A Federated Council report cites that 10 of 108 in the U S have no church ties and provides national church population figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titanica
Federated Council of Churches
United States
Methodist
Baptists
G. M. Squires
Whittemore Officer Intervenes In Town Joy Ride
Whittemore youths stopped four Whittemore girls by the curb as they invited them for rides. Marshall Ed Walsh detained the four Algona visitors before they left town. They promised to cease their disturbance and speed away, while local youths were also faulted for similar behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whittemore
Marshall Ed. Walsh
Algona
Mr. Walsh
Algona Boys
Whittemore Champion
Bee Demonstrations by N Lyle Set for August 22 and 23
The fourth in a series of bee demonstrations by extension professor N Lyle of Iowa State College will be held August 22 at 1 30 P M at HE B Dittmer s Portland township and August 23 at 1 30 P M at Selbian Eckland s in Grant township South part. Interest has been strong and attendees will see requeening and other hive management techniques. Dr Sartor reports one girl at the Herman Franzen home since Monday morning marking a second in the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N Lyle
Iowa State College
HE. B. Dittmer
Portland Township
Selbian Eckland
Grant Township
Lyle
Dr. Sartor
Herman Franzen
Coal Shortage Forces Cutbacks at Iowa Capitol
The Des Moines state house faces light and power reductions as coal supplies tighten. Officials restrict lighting in basement offices and shorten work hours to save fuel while a nearby strip mine vein sits unused due to lack of authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State House
Des Moines
Capitol Building
Iowa
Clam Fishing Resumes Along Mississippi River
Activity returns to the Mississippi as a five year ban on clam fishing ends. Pearl button centers and numerous small factories along the river had depleted stocks after clam fishers expanded to smaller streams during the closed season. John boats frequently ply the water as supply steadily replenishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi River
United States
German dropped from Iowa schools as French and Spanish rise
Iowa high schools are expanding language study with 71 teaching French and 4 teaching Spanish while German nearly vanishes. Seven schools teach both French and Spanish. seven only Spanish. The Modern Language Round Table at Des Moines noted the shift and outlined first and second year French and Spanish curricula with plans for higher levels.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Corning
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Newton
Sioux City
East Waterloo
Centerville
Dunderton
Hiteman
Keokuk
Marion Muscatine
Washington
University of Iowa
Louise Cotman
Sue Goltman
Indian Day at Titonka Draws Wide Delegations in 1922
Indian Day of 1922 at Titonka drew big crowds from Wesley Burt Swea City Lakota Bancroft Buffalo Center Woden Crystal Lake and other towns. The day featured the Federated Flying Circus polo demonstrations and baseball games with favorable reception despite heat.
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Titonka
Wesley
Burt
Swea City
Lakota
Bancroft
Buffalo Center
Woden
Crystal Lake
Johnson
Buffalo
Canter
First to Try New Devices First to Try New Devices
Dr W T Peters of Burt claimed the honor of making Kossuth County first medical call by automobile and now is recorded as making the first by airplane Tuesday afternoon at the W J Bourne farm south of Lone Rock. Federated Flyers offered the plane and wet, piloted by W C Omne with W Hinck, enabling the doctor to reach the patient quickly. Peters previously made the first automobile call in 1902 using a buckboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Peters
Burt
W. J. Bourne
Lone Rock
W. Hinck
Federated ‘Flyers
W. C. Omne
Federated Ply‘ers
Doctor Peters
Nosouth
Algona Advance
Mayor Kad Nama and Conner Clash Over Maintree Choppings
Local headlines report a dispute between Mayor Kad Nama and Conner over the mayor’s two week effort to cut trees on Maintreet. Conner quips that if the mayor had red hair he would resemble a woodpecker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conner
Maintreet
News-World
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Sexton
R. A. Nellis
Champion
Amesburys
Nats
G. O. Shapman
Lucas County
Virgie
Dale Jenisen
C. L. Grok
Belmond
Virgle
Joe Graham
Groh
John Falk
Des Moines Register
EB. J. Hoagland
Auto
Ft. Dodge
Auto Bus
Tandy
Mason City
Main Street
Federated Flying Circus
Wesley Oon
Federated Flying Chefs
Minneapolis
C. W. Hinck
Federated Flyers
Dr. Peters
UALLS
Kad Nama
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