Primary law and road funding dominate next legislature
The piece notes the upcoming session will focus on reforming the primary law so nominees go to the winner. It highlights T. H. McDonald urging gasoline taxation to fund roads, claiming 4.1 million could be raised, and discusses highway wear and gravel roads, with attention to New York load limits and enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
T. H. McDonald
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
New York State
Titonka Seeks Street Gravel and Power Upgrades
Titonka residents praise electric line improvements by Gillen of Elmore, as outages troubled the town. Calls go out to gravel the main street this winter with farmers willing to help. Future plans aim to gravel Titonka Bancroft road and connect to the Titonka Burt hard surfaced route.
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Titonka
Bancroft
Titonka-Burt
Ten-Pound Baby Born to Mr and Mrs Chas Christenson
Wodan community notes list a ten-pound baby boy born Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. Chas Christenson. The item also records local callers and visitors in Britt Mason City Buffalo Center Algona and surrounding areas with mentions of postmasters, radio sales, and an upcoming MWA Hall dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Christenson
John Buns
John Junker
Britt
Cora Lutyens
Mason City
Ted Gerdes
Ted Hendrickson
Henry Bode
J. H. Bede
Fort Dodge
Petit Jury
Claus Smith
C. C. Brewster
J. L. Bushman
Des Moines
Postmasters
Ole Cahn
Earl
Davidson
Naw
Titonka
Mr. Davidson
CG. A. Lawler
Algona
A. J. Ludeking
al Jene
Waukon
Ludeking
Minneapolis
Opal Hisenmann
Buffalo Center
W. J. Madole
Glenn
Sam Barron
Zella
W. L.cameron
Dows
A. L. Anderson
Ole Gjerde
Chicago
Mr. Gjerde
Fred
George Backe
Near Crystal Lake
Lester Eisenmann
Mr. Johnson
Rockford
Isn. Davidson
O. J. Hisenmann
Kathryn Seiboldt
Butfalo Center
Emerald Kruse
E. P. Hansen
Garner
M. J. Mertz
Familly
Roy Bartholomew
Baby
Mertz
Last Call for Corn Huskers Prize Notice
Three weeks ago a fifty dollar prize was offered to the town corn husker with the best fall record. The offer closed next week and entries must be mailed by November 25. Huskers urged to husk at least fourteen bushels per hour of field time to qualify for the contest. The form for entrants was described.
County Husking Contests and Wallaces Farmer Challenge
Reports from page eight note plans to visit top record setters and learn their methods. County contests modeled on Wallaces Farmer will run across the state, with Toone county Farm Bureau announcing a county husking event and Boone county offering 25 15 and 10 dollars for first second and third prizes. The winner could gain fifty dollars and national acclaim as the best corn picker in the nation's greatest corn state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallaces
Toone County Farm Bureau
Am County
Boone County
Tax-free securities in Hill fortune row at Minneapolis
The Hill estate in Minneapolis shifts from taxable to tax free securities after 1916. Louis W. Hill reinvested $12,000,000 fortune to tax free funds, doubling net income for the widow from $365,000 to $730,000 annually, with government protection but no taxes paid on the fortune.
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Minneanotis
James J. Hill
Louis W. Hill
Hill
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Wolfe
Towa
Canada Post
Sorese
Ve Ation
Here
Burt
Board of Supervisors
Brother Gillen
Elmore
Minn
Kossuth
Mads
Gillen
Turkey
Titanka
Iowa
Geese
D. A. Schultz
Opie
The
Algona Music House
John Mesing
Piano
Woden News
RADIO
U. S
Canada
Mexico
Information
P. R. Gilligan
Lam
Joe Greenberg
Jowa
Carriso Gorge
Rock Island Lines
Golden State Limited
Elon Srene
San Diego
Carrizo Gorge
California
Golden State
Imperial Valley
Lower
Los Angeles
Santarbara
Kansas City
Pierre Ssartor
W. F
Titonka, Town
DR. Moy
Bali
Jaws
C. J
Wesley
Gus Fredrickson
Calla
Ofice Bank of
Woden Woden, Iowa
M. B. Pringle
Lakota
Harrington & Dickinson
First National Bank
Defries & Petersen General Auctioneers
Thanics
J. C. Wiese
Sancroft
Henry Meyer Real Estate and Insurance
Moyer’s Real Estate Building
M. P. Haggard
Luang
First Nat'l Bank
Officis
KODAK
Prich
O. J. Branford
Saint RY
Dick Meyers
Chester
Evith Cook
Kanawha
Real Noble
Otto Callies
Gatt
Breil
Boyken, Titonka
W. F. Nadler
Geo E Johnson
Harl Blakely
F. Pllman
Haggard
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