Around The County With D D Offringa
R A Whitney among farmers with eligible soybeans plans to cut part of a six acre field for hay and reserve the rest for seed Experts say the best time to cut soybeans for hay is after seed sets but before leaves yellow A Bremer county farm bureau note covers soap making demos by Mrs Alvin Geuther and a first visit to Elmer Sauerbrei for filo filling It also recalls silos wooden staves and cement options and mentions live stock on shares requests involving Guernseys and Holsteins A farewell picnic honors M D Benedict and discusses Carnation Milk in Mississippi milk temperature issues and dairy prospects in dusty South
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Whitney
Farm Bureau
Alvin Geuther
Washington Township
Bremer County Farm Bureau
Elmer Sauerbrei
Guernseys
Lems
Carnation Milk Products Company
Mississippi
Benedict
South
C T A Picnic At Plainfield Highlights Cow Testing
Members of the local cow testing association held their annual picnic at the F H Schmadeke farm southwest of Plainfield on Thursday August 26. Claude Wylam posted the high score and will represent the group at the Dairys Cattle Congress in October. D D Offringa spoke on cow testing work and Floyd Johnston outlined feeding proper rations culling unprofitable cows and using purebred sires. A planned sports program was washed out by rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Schmadeke
Plainfield
F. A. Chester and Sons
Schmadeke
Claude Wylam
Cow Testing Association
Dairys Cattle Congress
Iowa
D. D. Offringa
Floyd Johnston
Cow
Mr. Johnston
4 H Club Members Picnic in Waverly
Bremer county 4 H club members held a Tuesday August 23 picnic at Tourist park Waverly followed by a business meeting planning a 4 H club fair at the fair grounds possibly Saturday October 1 to accommodate boys club members who will exhibit at the Dairy Cattle Congress and to have their calves ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County
Waverly
Dairy Cattle Congress
Farm Bureau ladies plan achievement day at Dairy Cattle Congress
Bremer county exhibitors will feature first efforts by farm bureau ladies to select home project booth entries for the Dairy Cattle Congress. An all day program is planned with activities starting Friday evening. After the business session, club members and families played kittenball under floodlights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County
Farm Bureau
Dairy Cattle Congress
Local notes from Waverly and surrounding towns
A society columns roundup lists births, hospitalizations, visits, travel to Des Moines for the state fair, attendance at meetings, and family gatherings from residents of Waverly, Nashua, Tripoli, Arlington, and nearby areas. Highlights include a baby born, recoveries after appendicitis, and numerous home visits and receptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Westendorf, Jr
Herman Schumacher
Mercy Hospital
Waverly
Fred Rodemeyer
Rosa
Elda Hagen
Hedwig Gerlach
Herman Lahman
Herman
Henry
Nashua
Arlington
Gustave Schwein
Gustave Brase
Ernest Quade
Oscar Quade
Wm. Bergman
Tripoli
Albert
Gerhardt Kregal
Meyer
Gustave Boeckman
Birthday Acknowledgments In Potter Siding Community
Friends and relatives gathered in Potter Siding to celebrate Miss Lasola Kirchhoff’s birthday on Tuesday evening with a family hosted lunch. The note lists many local acquaintances, travels, and upcoming moves, including new manager Warrior at Diamond Bros. in Waterloo and Fairbanks-Morse bid approval for a municipal power plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lasola Kirchhoff
Emil Redies
Tripoli
A. E. Everett
Mary Jean Spinks
St. Louis
Fred Lohmann
Henry Vogt
Waverly
Ernest Struck
Art Redies
Albert
Lydia Banser
Raymond Fennden
Louis
Waterloo
Dick Kirchhoff
P. A. Warrior
Diamond Bros
Paul van Gelder
New Hampton
Walner
van Gelder
Sumner
Fairbanks - Morse Co
Omaha
Maurine Linn Van Amburgh Wedding at Spokane
Announcement reports the marriage of Maurine Linn of Sumner to William Van Amburgh of Spokane Washington on August 16 at Central Methodist Church Spokane with Rev R Ss Dumn officiating. Attendants included G K Brand, formerly Ruth Creager of Sumner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurine Linn
W. B. Linn
Sumner
William van Amburgh
D. van Amburgh
Spokane
Wash
Central Methodist Church
R. Ss. Dumn
G. K. Brand
van Amburgh
Sumner High School
Upper Iowa University
State University of Iowa
University of California
Washington State College
Standard Oil Co
Funeral services for Mrs Dave Husband 75
Funeral services for Mrs Dave Husband 75, who died Friday at her son John's Wa dena Minnesota home, were held Monday at 2 p m at United Brotherhood church led by Rev F C Scott. Burial in Wilson Grove cemetery north of Sumner. Bremer county native until six years ago. Husband died March 1926. Son Roy killed 14 years ago in a cyclone nearby. Surviving: son, three granddaughters, sister Effie Thomas of Superior Nebraska, and brother Allie Verton resident in the west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Husband
John
Wadena
Minn
United Brothern Church
F. C. Scott
Wilson Grove Cemetery
Sumner
Husband
Bremer County
Roy
Here
Effie Thomas
Superior
Nebr
Allie Verton
West
Pie-Eating Contest Sparks Laughter at Lodge Event
A lodge night featured a pie-eating contest where a participant confessed quitting after a couple of bites. He ultimately revealed he won the contest, prompting amusement among attendees.
At the Beach Boggs Joke About Guard Rescues
The excerpt comically notes Boggs recalling a guard once stationed there and jokes his wife needed rescuing so often that the guard resigned. This brief quip relies on a local seaside character and a running gag about repeated rescue calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boggs
Bremer County Legal Transfers List Items and Names
Legal transfers prepared for August 27th list parties such as Fred Mal and John W. Oltrogger with small sums and land descriptions across sections 19, 10, 16, and 5 in multiple townships. Millie Webster transfers to Ann Murphy for $1, with lot 8 block in Janesville. Jessie Pattee transfers to Ruth Brown and to J H Anderson with lots and sections specified. Louise Matthiesen to Henry Biermann for $1, lot 3 auditor's plat in section 4. Joseph Waggett to L W Strottman for $1, lots 17 and 18 in Wy. Mooney's addition to Waverly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Oltrogger
Dem Mersch
Millie Webster
Ann Murphy
Jessie G. Pattee
Ruth Brown
Janesville
W. C. Wilson
John C. Whitehead
Jessie Pattee
J. H. Anderson
Louise Matthiesen
Henry Biermann
Auditor's Platney
Joseph Wagget
L. W. Strottman
Wy. Mooney
Waverly
Blanche
Janes
Greatness and modern leaders Stature in public life
Miss Cayenne argues that today’s men may surpass past figures, noting that nominees for high office are often described as a fusion of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, highlighting public perception of greatness and leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Cayenne
George Washington
Abraham Lincolun
Also Mentioned on This Page
Farm Bureau News
M. D. Benedict
Tripoli Hardware Co
B. F. Morf
Siegel
Henry Vegt
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Leslie Vogt
Adela
Esther Lohmann
August Fredericks
Nadean
Albert Kruse
F. H. Lahman
Keith Ferson
Christ Milius
Denver
Warrior
Edna Tietje
H. L. Kuker
G. Wilson
Margaret
Sycamore
Alvin Hucke
Fredericksburg
Fred Borcherding
Margaret Wilharm
J. T. Torkelson
Sioux City
Sioux Rapids
Kathryn Delahrey
Thos. Delahrey
Grinnell
S. G. Galbroner
Carey
Ohio
H. F. Strumpell
H. J. Schult
Walt Robinson
Decorah
L. A. Carroll
John Rimrodt
Billy Rimrodt
N. I. Wilkins
Oelwein
Hollis Hunt
H. F. Wood
Finette
F. J. Bries
Lancaster
Wis
Edwin Reimler
Charles Ray
Medford
Sumnerites
Rose Reimler
Loyal Smith
Stanley
H. R. McDermott
Virgil Carlson
Waukon
Frank Lang
Leota Lang
John Bates
Warren Carr
Cedar Rapids
Howard Schug
W. Mechtenberg
Durant
Arlene Capper
de Witt
E. F. Petratz
Will Vogt
Will Behrendt
Hillsdale
Til
Glenn Devinney
East Moline
Adolph Meyer
J. A. Baker
George Broun
Des Moines
Herb Wuttke
Melba Kilcher
Phyllis Hucke
Donald Forsman
Minneapolis
H. C. Frank
Annett
Roy Faber
Fred Ambrose
Ross Tibbetts
Ernest Koopman
Ted Rubyer
Randalia
Russell Brown
Herbert Schwerin
Henry Schwerin
C. E. Rodecker
Creston
Sam Shales
Carl Graser and
E. H. Pines
North
Mrs
Dave
Bremer ¢ Stract Company
Will H. Biermann T Zahn
Vunty Ab
Fred Mal
Gaso
Mechan
Ics
Skelly
Skelly’s
N. R. Ambrose Oil CO
Tripoli, Iowa
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