Mrs. John Ricklef Dies in Algona Hospital
Mrs. John Ricklef born July 11 1867 in Witeman East Friesland Germany died July 20 in Algona Iowa at age 61 after an operation. She emigrated to America in 1841 lived near Manson and Titonka before moving to Titonka and later Algona area. Her husband and children survive along with grandchildren in a faithful Lutheran family obituary notes her readiness to meet her savior.
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H. W Schoenteiy Toma Predericha
Bonnen
Ricklefs
Witeman
East Friesland
Germany
Algona
Iowa
Gerry FS
America
Pekin
Joan Ricklefs
Rickells
Manson
Kossuth County
Titonka
Willy
Ricklets
Econgre
Sayla
Church Milluit
Church Triumphant
William
Vail
Alfalfa Boom Lifts Kossuth County Agriculture
Farmers in Kossuth County harvest alfalfa hay from about 6000 acres in 1928, roughly doubling acreage in three years. The crop boosts livestock feeding, improves crop rotation, and raises profits. alfalfa yields about one ton more per acre than other forages, and soil benefits through nitrogen fixation. Expansion depends on more hay to feed cattle hogs horses and sheep, with lime and soil testing advised for best results.
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Kossuth
Moestock
Methodist Church Services and Sabbath Observance Note
Fragmentary notes emphasize keeping the Sabbath holy and following church guidelines. Readers are urged to attend services and avoid actions that would violate divine laws, with references to pastors, families, and community gatherings.
24,000 Birds Cull Reveals Poultry Culling Report
Mr. John Niles, poultry specialist for Kossuth County Farm Bureau, completed culling 24,000 birds on a Kossuth County farm after three weeks. He then moved to Cherokee County to cull about 40,000 more over three years. Over 8,000 birds culled in Kossuth save feed costs, reduce overcrowding, and shift focus to pullet hens and spring stock. Eggs from culled birds unlikely until late next winter.
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John Niles
Kossuth Co
Farm Bureau
Kossuth County
Niles
Cherokee County
Iowa Geologists Reported Lost Near Reindeer Lake
Four University of Iowa geologists including John Fuller and three colleagues vanished during a northern Saskatchewan expedition. Dr. Frank Fuller confirmed a June 29 letter from The Pas reporting they were in good spirits, pushing toward Reindeer Lake, with Hudson Bay Company and Royal Canadian Mounted Police involvement and a planned 3 250 mile round trip in two seventeen foot canoes.
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the Register
Keokuk
Tvs
Iowa
Frank M. Fuller
Regina
Sask
John D. Poller
Reineer Lake
Saskatchewan
University of Iowa
Canada
J. M’ Gumi
Hudson Bay Company
Brocket
Hudson Bay ‘Company
Winnipeg
Fritt
Pas
Manitoba
Reindeer Lake
Dboys
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Hudson Bay
Dr. Fuller
John Fuller
College of Medicine
Max J. Kane
Iowa City
Law College
Gordon
C. Armstrong
Britt, Towa
Engineering College
Petley C. Boddum
Crystal Lake
Liberal Arts College
Arctic Circle
Town City
Goveer
Brochet
Kazan
Indians Drop 13 Inning Heartbreaker to LuVerne
Sunday at home the Indians met LuVerne in a tight thirteen inning affair ending 6 to 0 in favor of LuVerne. The locals faced a string of bad breaks but remain optimistic for upcoming games as hot weather continues.
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LuVerne
Indians
Farm Sale Near Woden Sees New Owner
Tjertsen buys the Abbe Doden quarter section north of Woden from Harman Rachut of the First National Bank. The gravel highway site is well located and fairly well improved. The buyer plans a home but will not move in for a year or two.
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Tjertsen
Abbe Doden
Woden
Harman Rachut
First National Bank
Resigns Bank Post Gerhart Bruns Heads to New Liberty
Gerhart Bruns, formerly bookkeeper at a Hudson Iowa bank, resigned last week and accepted a similar post in New Liberty Iowa. The move places Bruns in a comparable role with a neighboring community bank.
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Gerhart Bruns
Hudson
Iowa
Liberty
Independence Townland Claim Sparks Regional Debate
A brief note extols Future Independence Town land as the best in the world and urges visits to other states to compare. The writer asserts a small patch of land will support a population and implies strong regional attachment.
Cost of Raising Corn in Iowa Cited by Several States
An Iowa report quotes farmers reporting costs per bushel from 87 cents to 1.42 dollars, with a Town State College bulletin averaging 60 cents and a Farmers Union figure of 1.42. The variation reflects differing conditions on each farm and the need for a broader explanation.
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Iowa Weather and Crop Service
Iowa
Department of Farm “Economics
Town State College
Ames
Farmers Union
Pike Takes 12-Pound Wall Eye At Rapidan Minn
D H Goeders landed a 12 1 2 pound wall eyed pike at Rapidan Minnesota on Sunday. The fish measured 30 inches from tip to tip and was landed in 15 minutes. He gave it to Lloyd Wellendorf who accompanied him and is having it mounted.
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D. H. Goeders
Rapidan
Minn
Lloyd Wellendorf
Wellendorf
Ed Wolfe confusion over grand jury in liquor nuisance case
Last week in the Advances claimed farmer Ed Wolfe of Wesley was held to the grand jury on two liquor nuisance charges. The note corrects that it was a different Ed Wolfe, the one working near the Algona Sexton paving, who faced the grand jury.
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Ed. Wolfe
Wesley
Algona
Sexton
Summer Seeding of Iowa Alfalfa Reported by Institute
The Blue Valley Creamery Institute says four weeks remain to plant alfalfa this summer to boost protein production on Iowa farms. Plans may double or triple summer seeding. dairy men should seek guidance from local agents or the state college. Also noted is alfalfa as a profitable, drought resistant crop that complements corn for livestock feeding. Mrs. Clara Deffenbaugh and two children plan a Chicago visit after a stay with relatives in Iowa.
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Iowa
Kossuth County
Tarmens
Blue Valley
Creamery Institute
State Agricultural College
Wisconsin Experiment Station
Clara Deffenbaugh
Frank Hagen
Chicago
Mission Festival and church notices from area Lutherans
The Lutheran Church reports last Sundays Mission Festival with three services and sermons by Rev Boese of Lakota and Rev Langholtz of Bermond. Guests came from Lakota Woden and Belmond. Lakota mission festival set for first Sunday in August. Ladies Aid plan at Mrs H Schweppe’s home on Wednesday August 1 at 2 p.m. Delegates named to district synod meetings in Columbus Ohio. Sunday School 9:30 English service 10:30.
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Boese
Lakota
Langholtz
Bermond
Woden
Belmond
Our
Ladies Aid
H. Schweppe
A. Killan
Joint
Synod of Ohio
Columbus
Ohio
Herman Raehut
Minnesota District Synod
Beese
Where to Invest Fifty Million Dollars in Iowa, Stock Speculation Warned
Senator Brookhart cites fifty million dollars in New York City ready for stock speculation. He urges owners to invest in Iowa soil to avoid sleepless worries over markets. Also notes travel updates from Dr. O M C Walters touring Palestine, and local bank farm sales with several neighboring visits and trips reported across Algona Burt Monitor and Tribune editions.
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Brookhart
Iowa
New York City
Hirde
U. D
Half Million Goal Set For Iowa State Fair 1928
The Iowa State Fair officials plan a record crowd with a Half Million Year theme for 1928. After last summer's 430000 attendance, they expect 70000 more with favorable weather. The eight day exposition runs August 24 to 31 with more than 30000 in racing events and a top tier fireworks program using aerial bombs.
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America
Thatxhill
Midwest
A. R. Corey
Judge Davidson Renominated at Algona Convention
Delegates at the Algona judicial convention nominated Judge Davidson by acclamation after a meeting held last Thursday. Ramus and LuVerne fishermen returned from northern Minnesota with eight pike three feet long, weighing 11 and a half pounds. Vanderburg Bros shows will exhibit in Miltonka August 7.
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Davidson
Algona
Davison
Emmetsburg
Ramus
LuVerne
Minnesota
Vanderburg Bros
Mtonka
Filo Poarch Dies in St. Louis at Fifty
Obituary notes Filo Poarch a former Upper Des Moines Republican printer died in St. Louis on July 5 at age forty nine He hailed from northern Kossuth and lived much of his later life in Algona Bancroft and St. Louis He authored two travel books printed and bound by himself and left an estimated modest fortune from oil stock and the Taylor Ice Cream Company He never married and was known for loyalty to friends, including the author of the obituary.
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Filo Poarch
Des _Moines
St. Louis
J. L. Bonar
Filo
Kossuth
Bancroft High School
Des Moines
Bancroft Register
EH. G. Bowyer
Bowyer
Fuld
Algona Ice Cream & Candy Factory
Charley Taylor
Public Library
David Smith
Bancroft
Taylor Ice Cream
Algona
Indian Day Spinach Habits Start From Parents
Children imitate elders and adopt food habits from infancy. Parents should guide meals at early ages so youngsters imitate healthy practices Instead of forbidding dishes like spinach, introduce simple meats and foods suitable for growing children to form good lifelong habits.
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Paul
Bobby
Unusual Farm Loan Records Highlight 200 Acre Sac County Estate
A local farm mortgage firm details a farmer who paid off large sums on a 200 acre Sac County Iowa loan begun May 1, 1925. He reduced principal with payments tied to interest, aided by Guernsey cattle and market sales. The banker notes the farmer’s success contrasts with peers and hints at broader policy delays in Congress.
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Sac County
Towa
Yeller
Congress
Cornell Bluffs
Letters From Arctic Explorers to Father and Family
A letter from Gor describing travels near Pelican Narrows on June 1 1528. He notes timing daylight near the Arctic Circle, supply checks by a Mountie, and plans to travel toward DuBrochet and Churchill with a trapper guide. He mentions caribou deer, rein deer lake riding odds, and the Hudson Bay Company freight route.
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Pelican Narrows
Dad
Narrows
Revision Post
Mr. Mc
Arctic Circle
DuBrochet
Churchill
South End
Reindeer Lake
Hudson Bay Company
Brochet
Gor
Prosep tors Fly Cabin Plane While Mail Delays Hit North
A letter from Gott and Britt describes meeting two prospectors and their pilot with a Fairchild cabin plane on a remote lake trip. They recount paddling miles, portages, and plans to reach Brochet for trappers supplies, seeking a Fourth of July home paper return.
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Wriday
Sigla
Ja-La
Iike
Des Moines
WGY
Relnsdeer Lake
Brochet
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John Ricklef
Alfani
Methodist-Church
Cdi
Lars
Hoover
Algona Ad
Lutheran Church
Dr. Walters
Palestine
Fred
OM. C. Walters
Jerusalem
Los Angeles
California
Tom. Smith
Rochester
Alice Rippentrop
Harry Gilbert
Henry Hoffbauer
Kelly Rippentrop
Gertrude
RB Ci. Tribune
Harvey Gilbert
Gilbert'sather
Gabe Jensen
Jake Hofbauer
Hursday
Bancroft and Wessington Springs
3.D
Tribune
John Allen
Elizabeth
Bartlett
Galena
Kansas
W. A Ledendorf
Burt Monitor
Northwood
Nay
Arctic Explorers
Baysite Park
Clear Lake
Genara
Bayside
Vaudevilla
Harold Fischer
Raty
Bayside Cubs
Marshalltown
Oklahoma. Indians
Cubs
Glate Thompson
Bark Crusadepe
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