Death of One of Wesley Township's Oldest Citizens
Henry J. Pasvogel died last Friday after a short illness at Andrew Goliner's home north of town. Born October 1 1643 in Schleswig Holstein Germany, he came to America at 17, lived in Dalpert, farmed, and moved to Kossuth county in Wesley township over 40 years ago. A thrifty, trusted resident and donor to churches, he was buried in Wesley Evergreen cemetery after services at Sexton Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Township
Henry J. Pasvogel
Andrew Goliner
Germany
Schleswig
Holstein
Hans
Mary Viesrens Pasvogel
Anna
Sje Geminon
America
Dal Pert
Kossuth
Vei
Wesley
Pasyogel
Sexton Meist
Wesley Evergreen Ceme
Ohio coal lands Thompsons on return trip
The Thompsons report crops good and fruit plentiful along most of Ohio but eastern areas suffered from a late spring freeze and summer drought damaging corn. They note coal at the mines costs $2.00 per ton and $4.00 per ton delivered. Corwith Schustler.
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Ohio
Corwith Schustler
Farmer Clears Profit on Chicago Market Cattle
A Layon County farmer shipped 205 fat steers to Chicago, averaging 1352 pounds and selling at 10.85 per hundred, totaling $15,402.46. At five-cent corn and $10.85 per hundred cattle, the farmer expected a clear profit on the shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Public pays due to coal strike profits and losses
The Palo Alto Reporter quotes the Des Moines Capital estimating a 75000 dollar loss to the public over seven months from a coal strike. It discusses implied mine profit expectations, price rises to cover losses, and argues the public bears the burden of idle capacity and forced profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Hayner
Des Moines
Palo Alto
Haggard Faces Fashion Backlash in Algona Rodent Gaffe
Word from Algona reports Liothar Haggard of the Republican adopting a bold fashion style described as short panties and roll down socks. A local woman says Bill looks cuter than Bonar, with his logo curves drawing attention, while Walton appears in yard scenes wearing altered garments. The piece cites a mounting craze around the trend in Luverne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Liothar Haggard
Republican
Bill
Bonar
Ang
Biker Walton
Luverne A
Titonka Calf Club Exhibit At County Fair
Titonka boys and girls display a large dairy cattle exhibit at the county fair. The club, three years old, lists 78 dairy heifers brought from Wisconsin and multiple purebred Guernsey and Holstein bulls. Henry Swalye leads the exhibit and can answer questions about the club.
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Titonka
Titanka
Wisconsin
Cale Club
Guernsey
Henry Swalye
Woden School Notes Reveal Local Staffing Shifts
Woden residents report Harold Harvey of La Grane Iowa will teach in the public schools next year while Gertrude Ludeking departs for Waukon to teach locally. Weekend visits, fair attendance, and multiple staff assignments mark a busy season as families travel to Des Moines Clear Lake and other nearby towns.
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Harold Harvey
la Grane
Iowa
Gertrude Ludeking
Waukon
Wesley Cameron
Dows
J. L. Bushman
Henry Brandt
John van Laven
J. H. Bode
A. . Krieger
Clear Lake
Bayside
W. J. Maddle
Glenn
Lester Eisenmann
Des Moines
Gus Frederickson
Herman Buns
George Breen
Lakota
Chas
Baack
Hunice
John Miller
Buckeyee
Hol
L. W. Crouch
Woodman Lodge
Estherville
Henry Krush
Buffalo Center
M. J. Mertz
Otto Kleson
John Kruger
Dw Ludeking
A. C
Takoasehueee Mare
T. Tammen
Janily
Perkernburg
Mattie Murr
Hayfield
Real Friends Aid Minister in Skin Graft War
Rev Wood of Sharon township Johnson county was severely burned in a basement fall on a live wire. Surgeons attempted skin grafting after tissues failed to unite. Friends and relatives contributed skin from 137 donor sites across eleven people for the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood
Sharon Township
Johnson County
Ringsted Ball Team Aims for Big League Support
A Ringsted Iowa report notes the town plans a strong ball team finance drive, aiming for a thousand to twelve hundred dollars and games with nearby towns. The piece warns of rumor and exaggeration around rival teams and mentions a prior claim of Estherville funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringsted
Emmet
Riogsted
Heart
Blue Earth
Estherville
Iowa
Blue Earth Post
A Call to Citizens on Coal Shortage and Duty
A letter urges readers to wake to civic duty amid looming coal shortages. It warns that neglect by public and lawmakers could worsen fuel scarcity and prices, urging letters to Congress to push for an adequate coal supply. Also notes Sophie Rossen’s surgery and visit to Peter Christenson in Tilonka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Winnebago Republican
Sophie Rossen
Los Angeles
California
Uumor
Europe
Peter Christenson
Tilonka
Holiday in Hayfield Opens County Fair Preparations
Holiday observance leads to opening of preparations for the county fair in Hayfield. Mrs. Lee returns to the W. A. Dean home after visiting relatives in Magon City. Miss Kathryn Seiboldt spends Sunday with her parents near Lakota.
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Hayfield
Lee
Magon City
W. A. Dean
Kathryn Seiboldt
Lakota
Mad Dogs Reported After Heads Sent to Iowa City
A batch of six dog heads tested at the University of Iowa City bacteriological department found hydrops in some specimens. Affected recent bite victims include a child of Mr. and Mrs. Pieper of Olin, Jones County. The State Board of Health urges prompt Pasteur treatment after dog bites.
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Bacteriological Department
the State University
Iowa City
Pieper
Olin
Jones County
Pasteur
Spate Organizing to Protect Wild Fowl in Iowa
Farmers across Blackhawk County unite to guard quail pheasant and prairie chickens from trespassing hunters from Waterl oo and Cedar Falls. They will post signs and enforce laws while noting birds have little chance of life under current conditions. Similar efforts occur in Muscatine and Ringgold counties with prairie chickens and northern Iowa birds wintering but returning to Minnesota and the Dakotas for nesting.
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Blackhawk County
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Muscatine County
Ringgold County
Iowa
Minnesota
Dakotas
Large government soldier pay check loaded for Des Moines Bank
A steel safe with 79 thousand 280 dollars was loaded onto a motor truck guarded by 20 men and taken to Camp Dodge for officer and soldier pay. Major Coe, chief finance officer, cashed the largest government check since demobilization, with denominations from sixty dollar bills to pennies.
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Camp Dodge
Des Moines
National Guard
National Army
Coe
Local Notes Highlight Fishing, Auctions and County Picnic
H B Rebbenhouse of Pine River Minnesota arrived for a brief visit and spoke of excellent fishing in northern Minnesota during September and October. Joe Cosgrove and family visited, noting his youth and success in the grading business in Algona. Col Pawl O Kruger of Portland township seeks public patronage for safe work proven by auctioneering training. Cats Otto Kunz of Wesley and Boye Deickman of Titonka form an auction firm. both are well known locally. CG Heifner and family joined rural carriers at their annual picnic two miles west of Bancroft on the Upper Des Moines riverbank. the event drew attendees from across the county except Whittemore. The picnic concluded with a noon banquet and overall good time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Cosgrove
J. D. Cosgrove
J. D. Breen
Joe
Algona
Col
Pawl O. Kreger
Portland Township
Kruger
Jones School of Auctioneering
Otto Kunz
Wesley
Boye Deickman
Titonka
Heifner
Bancroft
Des Moines
Whittemore
Meyers' Red Devil Poison Kernels Promote Sleep Aid
An ad notes Meyers' Red Devil Poison Kernels as a safe sleep aid available at drug stores, promising restful effects.
Pork production costs surveyed in Marshall County 1921
A 1921 survey of 26 Marshall County farms by the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station reports average production cost of 100 pounds of pork at 4.594 dollars. Costs ranged from 3.48 to 7.65 per hundred pounds, with inputs including corn oats concentrates milk and pasture. Recommendations emphasize more pasture and soybeans to cut costs and improve profitability.
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Marshall County
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Rural Carrier Examination Offered in Garner Iowa
The United States Civil Service Commission announces an examination on October 14 1922 in Garner Iowa to fill rural carrier posts at Woden Ia and potential vacancies on nearby routes. Wagon route pay is 1800 dollars annually plus 30 dollars per mile over 24 miles. motor routes pay 2450 to 2600 dollars annually. Open to qualified citizens in the post office territory with sex preferences at appointing officers discretion. Applications from Form 1977 available in local offices or Washington DC. forward promptly.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Garner
Iowa
Woden
U. S
Washington, D. C
Commission
Totem Poles Carved by Prisoners at Anamosa Reformatory
Two totem poles of 12 and 18 feet are being carved by three Alaska Indian federal prisoners at the Anamosa reformatory for the state park. Convictions include burglary and embezzlement. Poles are oak, faces and figures carved, idols painted after shaping.
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Anamosa
Alaska
Reformatory
J. H. Strief
Board of Control
Unique County Fair 18 Held at Indianola
The Warren county fair in Indianola showcased home talent with a burlesque circus on three nights and a 75 member chorus. Henry's Band from Des Moines provided the only outside entertainment while audiences set records for attendance and a grand parade drew notice.
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Warren County
Indianola
Henry
Des Moines
Finish Strong At Nettleton Commercial College Ad
Boldly promotes finishing pursuits over starting, urging readers in Sioux Falls to complete a course at Nettleton Commercial College. Pitches free catalog and hints at success tied to decisive effort with a curious aside about purchasing Red Devil Kernels for rats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettleton Commercial College
Sioux Falls
Titania Schools Open With Record Registration
Titania schools opened Monday September 4 with the largest registration the district has seen. The faculty lined their desks as the first day began, with Supt A F Dugger and Principal Mrs Ivy Dugger among the staff. New teachers join the ranks as the district prepares for a cooperative, successful year.
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Titania
A. F. Dugger
Basset
Nab
Ivy Dugger
Bassett
Nel
Edna E. Vaught
Dike
Iowa
Margaret. Higgins
Emmetsburg
Nellie Nelson
Titouka
Agnes Deetlish
New Hampton
Mary Sartor
Tima
Nelyla Bollman
Decorah Hall
Why Christian Education
The notice invites readers to a Sunday morning discussion on Christian education and Bible study. It promotes Bible school sessions in Titonka at 10:00 AM and Doan at 10:30 AM, mentions an annual conference in Fort Dodge on October 2, and urges support for world-wide Christian work and centennial subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titonka
Doan
Fort Dodge
G, M, Squires
Corn Height Prompts Statewide Speed Warnings at Intersections
The state issues annual cautions to slow down at country road corners as high corn and tall weeds obscure visibility near intersections. Fatal accidents have occurred from speeding at road junctions, with some property owners neglecting required weed-cutting, leaving trustees to enforce at their expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Ginseng Heist Near Monona Stuns Farmer
A farmer named Ferguson near Monona in Clayton county reported a theft of 25 year old ginseng patch worth about $1000. Bloodhounds tracked a clue as authorities investigate the wild grown herb dispute noting ginseng and golden seal are common in northeastern Iowa.
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Monona
Clayton County
Ferguson
Northeatern Iowa
Hibbing Minnesota Seen as Richest Village in World
The Stillwater Gazette critiques Hibbing calling it the richest village. It notes four million dollars spent to run the village in three years. An appropriation of four point five million for school buildings employed eighty seven contractors. Bonded indebtedness rose to six million and sixty four policemen guard a population of eighteen thousand funded by iron mines. The piece ends remarking on stimulus from the almighty dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater Gazette
Hibhing
Teir
Hibbing
Notice to Public Prohibits Dumping on Public Highways
Township Trustees ban dumping of rubbish between sections 9 and 10 by order of W A Worsley Clerk and deputy P A Lonergan of Bancroft, who had official business in the city that Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Worsley
P. A. Lonergan
Bancroft
City
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Henry W. Pasvogel
Ohio Coal
Haggard
Woden News
Frank Coyne
Register
Bancroft Register
State Board of Health
H. B. Rebbenhouse
Pine River
Minn
Marshal County
Methodist Notes
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