Portland Area Notes Weather School and Social Happenings
A mix of local happenings in Portland includes Margion Chipman seen on the street last Sunday, school set to begin September 3. Mr and Mrs Silas Show and Wesley visited Ea Fitch, Lois Fitch visited her aunt Mrs Del Fitch, and several residents attended farming, business, and medical discussions. Del Fitch sold hogs to E Paine, Bartlett and others delivered hogs by truck, and several residents traveled to Burt Burt buyers for sales. The Ladies Farm Bureau planned a picnic but weather kept attendance small, ice cream and aweilie roast noted, and 1.60 dollars raised. Norman Ward and family returned to Pine City Minnesota after visiting relatives here.
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Margion Chipman
Portland
Silas
Wesley
Ea. Fitch
Lois Fitch
del Fitch
W .H. Smith
Tom Stevens
Algona
E. &. Paine
C. C. Coffin
Burt
Walter Smith
G. I. Fairbanks
Carl Carlson
Mary Holm
Ida Leek
Walter Faulstieh
Fenton
Thresh
John Trankhil
Fred Laurens
Ft. Dodge
Fred
E. H. Paine
Raymond Bartlett
Lewis McWhorter
Norman Ward
Pine City
Minn
Ladies Farm Bureau
Waltman
Mirs
W. W. Ringsdort
Donald
Murray
Iowa
Britt area social notes and local visits
A roundup of residents visiting and traveling from Britt and nearby towns. Names include George Quinn John Von Laven Vera Pinkerton and others visiting relatives shopping or attending events in Mason City Britt shows Hazel M Cass performances and local church activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Quinn
Britt
John von Laven
Johnnie von Laven
Vera Pinkerton
Local residents share news during weekend visits and travels
Saturday to spend a couple of days. Many families and friends from Britt Britt and surrounding towns visited, hosted, or travelled to see relatives. Names include Vera Lawler Anna Orthel Murr Alma Brandt Claus Smith George Petersen and others. Trips covered Minnesota Iowa and South Dakota with hospital visits and storms noted in Austin Mason City Crystal Lake Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Smith
Mason City
M. . Ladies Aid
Joe Kramer
George Helm
Crystal Lake
Gertrude Bode
Britt
Jake
Bill Helm
Des Moines
Vera Lawler
Anna’ Orthel
Tont Quinn Tome
Martin Lorenzo
Thes City
Ralph
Raymond Derr
Dixon
Ilinois
Lerests
Glenn
Maddle
George Oakes
Henry Kruse
South Dakota
Henry Brandt
Alma Brandt
Alma Baath
Austin
Mil
Ie Murr
Grundy Center
Horace
Murr
Mi‘s
Will Baack
Shakopea
Harold Gard
Gen
Whittemore
Clara Orthel
Jos Kramer
Augusta
Wn. Orthel Sr
Oscar
Orthel
John Carter
Walter Dirksen
Dorothy
Marjorie
Chicago
Michigan
Bob de Bruyn
Titonka
Oliver Bingham
Cyrus de Bruyn
Pritz Gerdes
George Quinn
Charles Colter
Oscar Orthel
Henry Stott
Frank Lassohn
Minnesota
John Rudisill
Mary Rudisill
Picnic at Boone with Mra Murr and Wiehman family
Mrs Charles Murr and her daughter Jeni joined a picnic at Boone along with Mr and Mrs Chris Wiehman and their family and others sharing a meal and conversation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ane
Charles Murr
Jeni
Cornelia
Chris Wiehman
Boone
Local Rural Notices Roundup At Wesley Community
Wesley notes a busy week with family visits and travel. Residents Abbie Verdes and Marthi Haynes visited Burt and Clear Lake, while Looft relatives enjoyed time in Ledyard. threshing resumes after rain as residents plan trips to Cass Lake Minnesota and northern Minnesota for fishing and vacations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tino Verdes
Clear Lake
Marthi Haynes
Fred Cook
Burt
Methodist Church
In Wisconsin Trip Ed King Family Return By Tuesday
Ed King and his children plan to stay in Wisconsin for a time after a ten day visit. They traveled through Stratford where Mrs Joe Schreiber, formerly Lilian Brady, resides. Ruth Mary, who had been visiting there, will join them later. Eddie Kunz is at Des Moines visiting his uncle Arthur Covey, secretary of the state fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. King
Trench silos aid small farms for winter dairy feed
Farmers plan trench silos to store whole corn plants as green fodder from October to May, a low cost method suitable for small herds. The method uses an earth trench five to eight feet deep, packed and covered to prevent spoilage, with careful moisture and ventilation to maintain silage quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph
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