County Agent Reports County Observations and Poultry Prospects
Williard Prestien of Denver reports favorable demand and higher expected income in 1931 for poultry. He plans to raise thousands of chicks on clean ground fed with alfalfa. Bremer County seed dealers promote Grimm alfalfa seed in sealed USDA certified origins. Dairy farmer Buhrmeister improves sterilization and quality milk handling. Demonstrations on horse breaking and pig tooth clipping are planned by Harry Linn. High quality pure bred sires boost herd records at F. A. Chester and Sons. Local Farm Bureau leaders attend meetings. road conditions hinder attendance. training for Farm Bureau ladies continues with weaving lessons.
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Williard Prestien
Denver
Bremer Cooperative
Nick Schuver
Grimm
Bremer County
Roach Brothers
Plainfield
Bremer Count Farm Bureau
Henry Buhrmeister
Sumner
Buhrmeister
Ruhrmeister
Theodore Stahlhut
Sumner Township
Harry Linn
Des Moines
Hoth
Town Harness Makers Association
Linn
First Series of Training Schools Are Well Attended
Mrs Eva Stacy of the Extension Service visited the county to lead the first series of lessons in the third year Home Project course. Snow kept three townships away, but gatherings occurred in Waverly Warren East Lafayette and Maxfield townships with numerous leaders and participants.
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Eva Stacy
D. D. Offringa
Waverly
Lloyd Knapp
Floyd Poorman
Glenn Ingham
Washington Township
Wm. Wendt
N. A. Schuver
Edgers
Carl Ducker
John Nolte
Warren Township
Clarence Gisler
F. H. Platte
East Lafayette Township
Viola Orth
Jackson Township
Meta Busse
Maxfield Township
Bremer County Fair Showcase Highlights Community Events
At the Bremer county fair several activities drew interest as attendees reviewed a report after the meeting. The film Her Father s Flock played to the crowd while Eva Stacy, visiting to lead the third year Home furnishing training school lessons, was introduced and spoke briefly about meeting township Farm Bureau members.
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Bremer County
Eva Stacy
Standard
New Girls Club Organized Near Readlyn
Grace Miller of Bremer county 4 H hosts Franklin and Maxfield township girls at Mrs Nick Cook home on April 4 to form a Bremer county 4 H Girls club for 1931. Leona Judas is president with Miriam Cook vice president Hortense Kuethe secretary treasurer Lucille Kuethe reporter Rosetta Judas historian. Plans include May 2 meeting at Anita Tiedts and selecting a club name.
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Grace Miller
Bremer County
Franklin
Maxfield
Nick Cook
Leona Judas
Miriam Cook
Hortense Kuethe
Lucille Kuethe
Rosetta Judas
Paul Neale
Farm Bureau
Anita Tiedt
Dorothy Albrecht
Ruth Ruehs
Bernice Kuethe
Nora Workman Presents Second Series of Tray Weaving Lessons
Miss Nora Workman head of the Home Furnishings Division at Iowa State College will tour the county next week for a second series of Home Furnishings lessons focused on Tray Weaving. On Monday she will visit Jackson and Washington.
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Nora Workman
Extension Service
Iowa State College
Jackson
Meeting at Claude Briden Home At West Lafayette Farm Bureau
The West Lafayette township Farm Bureau held a largely attended meeting at the Claude Briden home on Wednesday April 1. Plans for another corn yield test plot and more junior club activities were discussed along with an annual report highlighting 1930 Farm Bureau work including harvests, limestone demonstrations, livestock marketing study trip to Cedar Rapids, and plans for the Reload program.
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West Lafayette Township
West Lafayette
Fred Bahlman
Geo. W. Christopher
Cedar Rapids
Farm Bureau
R. A. Whitney
Schild Brothers
After Forty Constipation Risks and Dr Caldwell Sausage
After forty, constipation can become chronic and lead to piles and other disorders. Guard bowel health with care and seek a doctor’s guidance. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is advertised as a safe, doctor recommended laxative for all ages.
Community meeting schedule across towns
East Lafayette and Warren plan a 10:00 a m to 4:00 p m session in Waverly cellar. Fremont and Ererika meet at Mrs. Ross Kelsey home on Thursday. Friday Douglas Polk and West Lafayette leaders meet at Plainfield Methodist basement. Attendees should bring a wash dress or coverall apron a paring knife old scissors nut pick or awl and a hand towel.
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Own Township
C. H. Milius
Mabel Busse
Maxfield
Jefferson Township
C. R. Besh
A. H. Buss
F. J. Epeneter
Harry Koepke
Harry Creager
Henry Buhrmeister
Estella M. Lawton
Elsie Borcheerding
Frederika
Fremont
Legion Auxiliary Room
Tripoli
C. B. Kelsey
B. B. Bennett
Douglas
Polk
West Lafayette
Methodist Church
Plainfield
Eva Stacy
Ames
Doulas
W. M. George
Jackson Township
Waverly
Lucy Eichhorn
Ton
East Lafayette
Warren
Ross Kelsey
Douglas, Polk
Methodist
Fred Wolf Speaks at Franklin Township Meeting
Fred G Wolf of Waverly spoke at a Franklin township Farm Bureau gathering at school district No 3. The program included community singing a county agent talk and the movie Her Father Flock with comedy. Bad roads filled the schoolhouse and plans were made for the next meeting at district No 4 taught by Berdene Chestnut.
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Fred G. Wolf
Waverly
Franklin Township Farm Bureau
Berdene Chestnut
Denver area celebrations mark birthdays and anniversaries
Herman Walters celebrated his 74th birthday with family and neighbors Saturday. Mrs H W Steege’s relatives gathered Sunday for a hard birthday. George Faust and wife were surprised on Tuesday for their 40th wedding anniversary. Mrs Roy Trombauer from Waterloo visits at Hulda Hagemann’s home while her husband demos tractors in Arkansas. Shifts include showers for Lulu Lorenzen’s upcoming marriage to Ralph Fritz, remodeling by Fred Buhman, and a farewell funeral for Stanley Heidemann near Tripoli. Mrs Lulu Lorenzen and Ralph Fritz are mentioned as engaging soon.
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Herman Walter
H. W. Steege
George Faust
Roy Trombauer
Waterloo
Hulda Hagemann
Epenter
Robert
John L. Heidemann
August Heidemann
Stanley Heidemann
George Heidemann
Tripoli
Lulu Lorenzen
Hans Lorenzen
Blaufuss couples wed in Denver Lutheran ceremony
The marriage occurred Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. in the Lutheran Church of Denver with Rev. Fred Schoenbohm officiating. After the ceremony the couple hosted a wedding dinner at the bride’s parents’ home and will honeymoon with relatives in McGregor Iowa and Dubuque before settling on the groom’s farm. Theophil Blaufuss of Elmhurst College and Frieda Blaufuss of Cedar Falls visited Denver Sunday. The St John’s Missouri Lutheran Ladies’ Aid plans a meeting next Wednesday at Mrs Henry Schweer’s home.
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Denver
Fred Schoenbohm
Ride
McGregor
Iowa
Dubuque
Theophil Blaufuss
Elmhurst College
Elmhurst
Illinois
Frieda Blaufuss
Cedar Falls
St. John’s Missouri Lutheran Church
Henry J. Schweer
West Indianapolis Library Patron Explains Reading Gap
A young library patron at the West Indianapolis public library explains he stopped borrowing books because his brother used to buy magazines and read them, but the brother married and stopped buying.
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West Indianapolis
Frederika District Observes Arbor Day and Class Test Results
Visitors Beryl Kelsey and Trena Moeller viewed budding twigs of an apple plant placed in water. The violet plant transplanted in soil bloomed, and Thursday history classes had a true or false test with top scores by Edward Bennett Bertha Moller Marie Kelly and Lawrie. The plan includes planting a shrub on the school grounds Friday.
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Aio
Edward Bennett
Bertha Yj
Marie Kelly
Lawrie
Moler
New Man Accuses Wife of Curse of the Age
A jailhouse joke has a newcomer tell a chaplain that marrying a new wife ruined him. The chaplain laments the new woman as a curse of the age for neglecting home life. The man reveals his crime was bigamy after his old wife charged him.
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Sympathetc
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Farm Bureau News
Fritz Kuecker
Fremont Township
Stouder
Extension Department
F. A. Chester and Sons of
Readlyn
Claude Briden
da. W. B. Cacowent’s
Gulf of Mexico
Spahn & Rose Lumber Co
F. W. Diekman
Tripoli, Iowa
Fred Wolf
Franklin Two
Isle Royale
Michigan
Lake Superior
United States
Long Island
New York
Whidby Island
Washington
American. Geographical Society
Puget Sound
Pontiacs
Grant
J. A. Nienhaus Garage
Bremer
McCormick
McCormick-Deering
Deering
Miller Implement Co
Lasola Kirchhoff
Dher
Beryl Kelsey
Trena Moeller
Acme Quality
Tripoli Hardware Company
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
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