Farm home burned on Ben Beenken quarter section
The German occupied farm home of Henry Isebrand on the Ben Beenken quarter burned last Thursday afternoon during a rain storm. No one was at home when the fire started and it was not discovered until the entire house was ablaze. Ben Beenken discovered the fire first but could not save any belongings. Lightning is believed to have caused the blaze. Seebrand lost all household goods and clothing. $800 insurance covered the goods and $1200 on the residence.
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Ben Beenken
Henry Isebrand
Seebrand
Beenken
Junior judging contest crowns Titania winner at county fair
Andrew Janssen wins junior judging at the county fair earning a trip to the International Livestock show. Other winners include Raymond Bartlett Titonka Henry Swalve Titonka Harry Bisgard Cylinder and Tom Goeders Cylinder. Second and third prize winners choose Waterloo Dairy Congress or Ames Short Course. fourth and fifth receive free Ames Short Course trips in January. Buffalo township leads entrants. Johnny Cosgrove Titonka credits top showing with three of five wins. Ambrose Mescher Bancroft wins lead identification contest and Ames Short Course spot.
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Raymond Bartlett
Titonka
Henry Swalve
Titenka
Harry Bisgard
Burt
Tom Goeders
Cylinder
Waterloo Dairy Congress
Ames
Bob” Fish
Buffalo Township
Johnny Cosgrove
Ambrose Mescher
Bancroft
Immigration statistics for year ending June 30 1923
Washington releases analysis of 522 919 immigrants admitted in the 12 months to June 30 1923. Of these 807 622 were males and 212 397 females, with few barred under the three percent provision for reasons such as public charge insanity feeblemindedness and other disqualifications.
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Washington
Rept
Debar
America
Awa
FARM BUREAU EXHIBIT AT THE FAIR
The farm bureau tent drew crowds daily with nine township booths and girls club displays. La Verne township won first, Burt second, Portland third in the booths. Elite club Plum Creek won first, Harmony Demonstration Seneca second, Alethean Napion third in clubs. R Schohy showcased soy beans with a two color display and ten varieties. Other popular exhibits included tuberculosis weeds horticulture and nutrition. Demonstrations ran each forenoon and many clubs staged competitive demos.
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Farm Bureau
Girls’ Club
la Verne Township
Burt Township
Portland
Elite Club
Plum Creek
Harmony Demonstration Club
Seneca
Alethean Club
Napion
R. Schohy
Schoby
Variough Township
Farm ‘Bureau
Two Three Men Boards Named In Kossuth County
The Kossuth County initiative backs warehousing under the state act. A north end board includes RH Walker Myron Johnson and O L Thoreson while a south end board meets at Algona to seal bins and issue warehouse certificates.
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Kosauth
County Farm Bureau
Ita
Edth County
Kossuth
State Secretary of Agriculture
RH. Walker
Myron Johnson
O. L.!thoreson
Algona
North End Board
Swea City Herald
Farmer and Government in Crop Reporting Dilemma
The farmer helps the Department of Agriculture forecast production by sharing field data, yet he doubts who truly benefits. He plants more when prices look fair and learns price drops after acreage reports. If forecasts show shortages, he has little wheat to hold, limiting his ability to respond.
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Emmeco
Emmet County
Iowa
United States Department of Agericulture
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Emmet
Department of Agriculture
California
Ralph Merritt
Gcalifornia
Department, of Agriculture
United States
Department of Agericultur
Burt Pioneer Richard Anderson Dies at 86 in Iowa
North of Burt Iowa pioneer Richard Anderson died of pneumonia last Thursday. Funeral services were at the Burt Methodist church led by Rev. Arthur Bottom. He would have turned 87 in November and is survived by his wife Ida Hellopeter, three sons John Walls Minn Andrew Cha fe Wisner Nob Charles Litchfield Minn and Nathan Brooten Minn plus two daughters Mrs Rous Weaver and others on the family farm. He lived in Tama and Kossuth counties most of his life and was a devout Methodist.
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Kossuth
The
Methodist Church
Sines ‘oyhood,—Advanes
Des Moines Driver Arrested After Wreck
Des Moines travelling man J C Burkhart was arrested last week after a drunken driving crash near Burt. His car rammed an Overland forcing it into a ditch. Deputy Hovey stopped the scene and Sheriff’s officers placed Burkhart in the county jail. He was tried before Justice Hutchinson and bound over to the grand jury on $500 bail.
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J. ¢. Burkhart
Des Moines
Burt
Burkhart
Hovey
Justice Hutchinson
D. M. BR
For Sale Good residence property in best town part
For sale a good residence property in the best part of town asking 1876 dollars. Inquire of J. J. Cosgrove in Tionke Iowa.
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J. J. Cosgrove
Tionke
Iowa
Titonka Calf Club Wins Top Honors at County Fair
The Titonka Calf Club earned high praise for judging work at the county fair in Algona last week. Members Andrew Jangseh Raymond Bartlett and Henry Swalva swept the top three positions first second and third. Prizes include trips to the International Stock Show in Chicago and to the Iowa Dairy Congress or Ames short course. The club also won the laying cup for best judging team.
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Titonka
Fato
Algona
Andrew Jangseh
Raymond Bartlett
Henry Swalva
Chicago
Iowa Dairy Congress
Ames
Titanka Calf
Fain Creditors Get Two to Eighteen Percent
Palo Alto hog raiser Harry Fain compromised his bankruptcy with Emmetsburg banks and others. Creditors will receive 2 to 18 percent of claims after a 1920 filing showed assets of 265000 and liabilities of 96800, with a new mortgage and government loan arrangements to cover the estate.
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Harry
Fain
Palo, Alto
Spencer W. Crowell
Algona
Emmetsburg National Bank
Emmetsburg National
From & Government Land Bank
Parks
Faln
Lst
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Henry Tscbrand
Andrew Janssen
Titania
Andrew
RED Cross
Hubert Utterback
Iowa State Council of Red Cross
American Red Cross
Utterback
Pie Red Press
Japan
Uteterback
Inese Islands
American Legion
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Waabkington
Department of Agrculture
Republican Congress
War Finance Corporation
Way Finance Corporation
Farmers’ Cooperative Association
Tha
Treasury
Aiscounta
Federal Farm Loan Board
Cooperative Pawer
Arizona
Internef
Department
Congress
Grow
Board of Trade
Burt Pioneer
Titonka Calf Club
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