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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1931
Page
4
Sumner township farm bureau meets at school district No. 5 on Thursday April 30 with Bernice Meighan listed as teacher.
Extension service announces Miss Nora Workman will conduct the second lesson of the third year home furnishing project across several townships. Meetings are set for April 27 in Waverly, April 28 near Denver, April 30 in Tripoli, April 29 near Sumner, and May 1 in Plainfield. Lesson topic is tray weaving. leaders should bring a paring knife scissors nut pick awl and hand towel.
Douglas township will host a corn yield test plot on H. C. Bockhaus’s farm this year following a Douglas township farm bureau meeting at the Douglas Center schoolhouse on Tuesday evening April 14. Plans call for 15 to 20 farmers to enter the corn and compare maturity quality and yields among samples, including hybrids. The program featured Bremer county limestone duct demonstrations, alfalfa root tests, and a tax discussion led by W. W. Taylor. President C. P. Coykendahl urged farm bureau membership, and Mrs. H. C. Bockhaus demonstrated basket weaving learned at a training school. Refreshments closed the program.
Chris Milius of Maxfield township reports two bushels of hybrid corn of last year’s Bremer county variety. On the W. M. George farm in Jackson township yields reached 87.7 bushels per acre with low moisture, while near Plainfield the same variety produced 84.1 bushels per acre and similarly low moisture. Other samples showed lower yields and moisture variations. C. Q. Nichols of Polk township and August A. Buhr of Dayton township joined the farm bureau’s labor list. Paul Fassett of East Lafayette township sought alfalfa cultivation trials though roots were shallow. Emil Michael of Douglas township discussed fruit tree spraying, stressing preventive care and timely advice via the farm bureau. C. Hagenow of Franklin township filed for registry of a pure bred Guernsey heifer, part of building a high quality herd, with a six acre alfalfa stand seeded a year ago using Grimm seed and lime-treated ground.
A large turnout filled W. W. Orth home for Washington township farm bureau on April 15. With no president present, county secretary W. M. George presided. The group approved minutes, discussed corn yield test plots, formed a committee to locate the field, and scheduled next month’s program to potentially swap with another township. A film Making Haytime Paytime and a NR C Girls club sextet plus Grace Miller reading were enjoyed. Refreshments closed the evening. next meeting planned at J. E. Scully home.
A group of girls near Sumner formed a Girls club at Mrs Henry Ruhrmeister's home on Saturday afternoon April 18 Grace Miller president of Bremer county Girls clubs assisted with the setup Mrs K L Knoedler elected leader and about seventeen girls expressed intent to join A second meeting will be held at Mrs Knoedler three quarters miles west of the Spring fountain creamery on Saturday afternoon April 25 A delegate for the 4 H Girls convention at Ames will be chosen and plans for the year will be made
East Lafayette farm bureau meets at the home of Mr and Mrs Clyde Bevens on Friday evening April 24 Franklin township farm bureau holds its regular monthly meeting at school district No 4 taught by Sardine Chestnut on Monday evening April 27 Warren township farm bureau meets at the home of Mr and Mrs Fred Lageschulte on Tuesday evening April 28 Jefferson township farm bureau meets at school district No 1
Polk township farm bureau held its regular monthly meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hograbe on Thursday evening April 16. W W Taylor spoke on The Main Phases of the Tax Question and C P Coykendahl urged farmers to join Bremer County Farm Bureau. A film Mak ing Haytime Paytime and a male quartet provided entertainment as plans emerged for an upcoming Horton area program and a corn yield test plot near Leonard Colburn's farm south of Horton.
The report notes a plot that may be carried out with the banks at Plainfield or the store at Horton. Read details suggest a plan affecting local sites and institutions, with emphasis on the two locations as potential focal points for action.
Bremer County Iowa supervisors meet in Waverly on April 6 1931 and order weed control on highways doubling as compliance with Chapter 246 code. First cut by June 25 second by July 15 1931 with species list including smooth dock buckthorn wild mustard etc. Failure to comply leads to destruction costs borne by property owners and roadsides on secondary roads to be destroyed by the board.
The board directed the highway commission to destroy primary roads and ordered publication of the resolution in county newspapers. It approved weed commissioner pay, audited claims, and adjourned to 1:00 pm. Afternoon session opened bids for four carloads of lumber and awarded contract to H J Miller Lumber Co. of Seattle. Tax apportionment for East one half of Lot Four and Lot Three, Block Three, Original Towns of Waverly was set at 115.14 and 38.38 respectively.
The Board of Supervisors met at 9:00 a m April 7 1931 with all members present Frank Lang presiding The Board approved the bond of Wm Wendt treasurer of the Bremer County Farm Bureau and examined 1930 taxes on parcels now belonging to the City of Waverly Described parcels include Lot One and fractions in Block Five and other fractional lots in Haymon and LeValley's Addition to Waverly The Board adjourned to meet at 9:00 p m May 5 1931 Frank Lang Chairman H J Stumme County Auditor
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