Algona Plans for Large Attendance at Fourth of July Fair
The Kossuth County Fair Association will coat Floral Hall floor with liquid glass for the Fourth dance area, a large capacity venue in Algona. Fireworks and vaudeville acts are booked, including aerial displays by Lucille Belmont and the Aerial Christensens. Balloon ascensions, horse and mule races, and a novelty Ford race are listed with admission 50 cents for adults and 26 cents for children. Proceeds aid fair grounds upkeep and new barns funding.
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Kossuth
Orpheum
Lucille Belmont
Aix
Miss Belmont
United States
Fair’Association
Local News: Miss Mitchell Visits, Cyclone Damage Reported
Miss Hen Mitchell from Stanity North Dakota visited Lake Mills and Correctionville, Iowa. Joan Pink toured Nashua to see the Little Brown Church. heavy rains caused property damage as a cyclone region was referenced. A Britt group plans a two to four week auto camping trip to the Black Hills, Bad Lands, and possibly Yellowstone. Federal positions face cuts under the Coolidge administration. Brunson position debated by Dickinson and Gummins. nearby residents Reindert Aswegan and Geo Puen visited former neighbors Heiko Brung and Wm Mayland.
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Hen Mitchell
Stanity
N. D
Lake Mills
B. Bruns
B. G. Bruns
Miss Mitchell
Correctionville
Iowa
Mr. Bruns
Meg
Harry Cook
Britt
Joan Pink
Nashua
Visi
Little Brown
Vale
Mason City
Wm. Boyken
John Schrader
John Haltert
Mr. Meyer
Aplington
Yellowstone National Park
Glen Brayson
Kosauth County
Sherif
Prohibition
Thia
Dickinson
Gummins
Brunson
Reindert Aswegan
Geo. Puen
Herman
Minn
Messrs
Heiko Brung
Mayland
Editor's Blessings Highlight Local News Values
A rural column praises merchants advertisers correspondents and contributors for supporting the paper. It extols timely submissions and local cooperation as keys to a vibrant town press and a well reported community in Vilas County News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nve
Vilas
Celebrate the 4th in Britt Parade and Aeroplane Stunt
Britt hosts a big July 4th event with a parade patriotic program and a featured aeroplane stunt by Parcaut. The celebration includes baseball games waterfight dancing and music at Britt.
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Parcaut
Britt
Buffalo Center Family Mourns Death Of Alvie Anderson
Alvie Anderson, 33, died Sunday morning at Algona’s hospital after an intestinal infection worsened postoperatively. He lived on a farm near Buffalo Center with his widow and five children, and his funeral was held near Bancroft after services in the family home. The community expresses sympathy to the bereaved family.
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Alvie Anderson
Algona
Anderson
Buffalo Center
Tribune
June One Pig Survey Preliminary Report for Corn Belt
The June 1925 pig survey shows a about 20 percent drop in sows farrowing in the Corn Belt compared with 1924. Weather in March and April aided spring pigs, boosting pigs saved per litter by 14 percent while total saved fell due to fewer sows. Breeding intentions for fall 1925 sit at about 98 percent of 1924 farrowings, with final results due around July 15.
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Department of Agriculture
Post Office Department
Rnnyo
Corn Belt
United States
Iowa traveling salesmen to aid Good Roads drive
The Iowa Good Roads Association gains backing from United Commercial Travelers to spread the gospel of better highways. Frey L. Luce chairs a committee to coordinate traveler support, with hundreds of UCT members in Iowa’s First District already joining. The drive aims to enroll up to 100,000 members statewide, financed by $85 million road bonds repaid from primary road funds without tax hikes.
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United Commercial Travelers
Glenn
Haynes
Iowa Good Roads Association
U. S. T. Grand Council
Council Bluffs
Frey L. Luce
Creston
Good Roads Organization
Iowa
J. M. Crawford
New London
Henry County
L. R. Pierce
Morning Sun
Louisa County
H. K. Skylas
Ft. Madison
Lee County
Gail McLean
Muscatine
Muscatine County
John F. C. Aue
Burlington
Des Moines
Askaloosa
Good Roads
Father and Mason Lodge Farewell After Funeral Quiet
A lodge funeral gathers young and old as brothers place the casket at the hilltop grave. The piece honors Dad as a steady family anchor who shopped, cooked, and kept home life together, despite lodge quirks. The narrator urges never to forget Dad.
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LaVerne News
Hach
Dad
Mother
Lodge
Mnother
Emmetsburg P O Employer to Jail
The federal grand jury met in Fort Dodge this week and indicted J W Scott for embezzlement from the mails and destruction of mail. He pleaded guilty to one count and was sentenced to thirty days in county jail. Earlier he was removed as clerk at the Emmetsburg post office.
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Fort Dodges
J. W. Scott
Post Office
Wasson and
Cole
Emmetsburg
Graettinger
Ommersburg
Bama
Beott
Scott
Levott
Palo Alto
Peg by peg the craftsman finds daily reward in work
A shoemaker speaks of inner satisfaction from doing your best day by day. He compares it to piecing a life and home together page by page. The message urges steady, humble effort over flash and excess.
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Lfe
Ringsted Farmers Elevator Declares Large 7,990 Dollar Dividend
The Ringsted Farmers Elevator held its annual meeting last week and announced dividends totaling 7,990.41 dollars. Over six years the company has distributed more than 90,000 dollars in stock and cash dividends. The year’s total assets or turnover reached 485,822.01 dollars, and the Ringsted elevator is regarded as one of the best in the state.
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Ringsted Farmers Elevator
Ringsted Elevator
4 H Club Girls Hold Incsic Rally at Skenk Farm
The Kossuth 4 H Club rally and picnic drew about 200 girls to the Skenk farm last Wednesday despite a poor start. A lunch was served at 1 pm, then each club staged original stunts. Florence Dittmer of Portland was elected county president. Titonka attendees included Blanche Buttington and Marguerite Budiong among others.
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H Clubs
Kossuth
Skenk
Clu
Plorence Dittmer
Portland
Portland Was Chosen As County President, Miss Parkill
Anias
Titonka
Blanche Buttington
Marguerite Budiong
Wilda Hefner
Hilda Pauelgen
Inez Pink
Martheth Squires
Jeanette Swalve
Myrtle Anna
John Powelsen
Jay Budiong
Ross Buffington
Lee
Wolfe
Old Setters Picnic Planned at Nelson Brothers Grove
Plans are underway for an Old Settlers Picnic to be held July 22, 1926 on the Buffalo River at the Nelson Brothers grove. Watch next week’s issue of the Tapic for the program and full details.
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Nelson Brothers Grove
Buffalo
Gas tax revival as highway user levy debate
The gasoline tax is argued as a user levy rather than a commodity impost. Increasing road quality and fuel economy are cited as benefits, while critics note collection costs and rising motorist burdens. The piece questions Utah’s new 34.4 cent rate and its impact on demand.
State Fair seeks Midwest fiddler champion contestant
The Iowa State Fair will spend 100 to locate the old time fiddler who played tunes at dances years ago. A statewide contest will crown a champion and the prize range is 26 to 5. Entries open to any midwestern veteran and a fiddling bee event is planned in the State Fair assembly tent on September 1.
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Iowa
Mid-West
Huntries
Yutry
A. WK. Corey
State Fair
For Sale Puya Brad Guernsey Bul
Local listing advertises a Puya Brad Guernsey Bul offered by Hurreuga Bros Rt J Titonka for sale. Includes price 25 pd and contact details.
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Puya Brad Guernsey
Hurreuga Bros
Titonka
Radio benefits farmers as Iowa reaches 16 percent adoption
A state inquiry shows 33 397 farm homes in Iowa have radio sets as of May 1 1825 with 3 195 crystal units. Scott county leads with 1494 sets. WHO Des Moines tops listening station rankings across multiple districts. Weather forecasts and crop reports will be broadcast from WOI Iowa State College daily later in 1925.
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Iowa
Scott County
WOC
Clinton County
Crystal
Page
Fremont
FNE
Northwest
Northcentral
Dickinson County
WHO
Bankers Life
Des Moines
Palmer School
Davenport
WOAW
Woodmen of the World
Omaha
IKFNF
Henry Field Seed Co
Shenandoah
Weather Bureau
Noo
United States
WOI
Iowa State College
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Methodist Camp Epworth Institute Draws Attendees
The Methodist Church announces a camp meeting from August 6 to 16 and the 1925 Epworth League Institute at Oxoboj Lake July 18 to 19. The Tooters will host an Ice Cream Social on Friday at Ray Bonacker’s lawn. Everyone is invited to join the church.
Interruption Hits Power Service During Line Tie In
Storms disrupt Interstate Power Co service in the region with a full day outage and several short evening interruptions. Crews work to synchronize cycles while linking Lake Mills to Thompson, allowing power from Albert Lea and Northern States Power.
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Inter- Atate Power Company
Lake Mills
Thompson
Albert Lea
Northern States Power Company
Winnebago
Swea City Herald
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Young Farmer
Good Roads Association
Emmetsburg P.O
W. Scott
Louisy Kramey
4-H
Incsic
Utah
Fiddler
Methodist Church
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