Bremer Co operatives Form New County Organization
Bremer county co operative groups met at the Waverly Savings Bank Building on Monday evening January 16 to promote cooperative activity. D. D. Offringa opened the session and J. K. Lynes was elected permanent chairman with Otto Walther as secretary. A diverse program featured remarks by leaders of several cooperatives. A new Bremer County Co operatives Association was formed, with a board of directors and an executive committee to outline future activities, pledging quarterly meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County
Nick Jaad Schuver
Farmer’s Co-operative
Bremer
Ed Marqueson
Farmers’ Reload Association
H. C. Frese
B. & B. Co-operative Oil Company
F. C. Chester
Bremer-Butler Telephone Company
Plainfield
L. C. Warnke
Farmers’ Equity
Readlyn
Otto Walther
Bremer County Mutual Insurance Association
A. P. Juhl
Bremer County Farm Bureau
Alvin Geuther
Farmers’ Exchange
Waverly
Theo Kelling
Readlyn Farmers’ Equity
Emil Leisinger
Bremer Farmers, Co-operative
Emil Michael
Henry Schwab
B. & B. Co-operative Oil Co
F. A. Chester
Bremer- Butler Telephone Co
A. J. Ju
Bremer - Butler Telephone Co
Wm. Mueller
Theo. Kelling
M. J. Huber
Alvin Guether
E. A. Mueller
L. H. Brandt
Ewald Mueller
H. C. Wilharm
Emil Roloff
Several Meetings To Be Held Next Week
A series of township farm bureau meetings will be held the week of January 23 under Fannie Buchanan supervision. Reports from the state convention at Des Moines will be included. Meetings listed: Jackson January 23 at Roever home. Fremont and Frederika January 24 at Chapin home. Polk January 25 noon at Bonzer home. Washington January 25 8 pm at Arns home. Warren January 26 at Zelle home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Buchanan
Des Moines
Jackson Township
Wm. Roever
Fremont
Frederika
K. A. Chapin
Polk Township
George Bonzer
Horton
Washington Township Farm Bureau
Limestone Campaign Playlet Broadcast by Bremer County Farm Bureau
A limestone themed playlet presented by Bremer County Farm Bureau figures prominently in a WMT radio broadcast on January 12. The piece traces ten years of the limestone campaign, with Coykendahl opposing limestone use and Voseller portrayed as campaign promoter. It recalls 1800 tons shipped in 1923 and over 4000 tons in 1929, plus local spreading demonstrations on farms in Jefferson and Lafayette townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Juhl
C. P. Coykendahl
Geo. M. Vosseller
D. D. Offringa
Bremer County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
George Vosseller
Bremer County
H. H. Oltrogge
Jefferson Township
George Ws. Christopher
Lafayette Township
H. L
Limestone campaign earnings cited for Bremer county
Lease and Sons in Sumner township is linked to the limestone exhibit at the Iowa State Fair. Campaign returns were estimated at 20 000 to over 40 000 dollars per year in Bremer county with a possible peak of 75 000 when alfalfa day price reached 25 dollars per ton. Appreciation is given to Bremer county agencies newspapers implement dealers Fair Association and bankers association along with farmers who shared alfalfa growing experiences.
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Bremer County
Implement Dealers, Fair Association
Home Project Women Attend Training Schools Across County
Fifty two women from ten townships participated in a series of home project training schools led by Miss Fannie Buchanan of the Extension Service. The program covered community plans and farm bureau meeting activities with acts, pantomimes, music appreciation and folk games. Future sessions set for February 27 will feature Ruth Cessna on home grown products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Buchanan
Extension Service
Farm Bureau
Waverly Savings Bank Club
C. R. Besh
Denver
Carl Faist
Sumner
Methodist Church
Plainfield
Legion Auxiliary
Tripoli
Ruth Cessna
Study of bread making by 4-H girls club leaders
4-H girls club leaders and committee members met at the home of Mrs. D. D. Offringa on Wednesday January 11 for a bread making training school led by Miss Lulu Tregoning of the Extension Service. The session covered yeast breads, ingredients, equipment, and energy saving methods. Two loaves were baked and evaluated. flour testing and dough adaptation were demonstrated. A second lesson on international breads including Swedish Tea Rings and coffe cake will be held Wednesday February 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. D. Offringa
Lulu Tregoning
Extension Service
That Demented Feeling Joe-Oh and Mae Exchange Vibe
The dialogue snippet shows Mae expressing sympathy as Joe jokes about losing control, hinting at a theatrical or comedic exchange and a focus on delirious emotions in a playful mood.
Tripoli Considers Opera House Fate At Industrial Meeting
Tripoli residents hear that Jacob Berg plans to tear down the town opera house leaving no venue for public gatherings. Other notes include local job changes, a September wedding reported, and market prices from 25 years ago.
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Tripoli
Westgate
Bert Bennett
E. L. Kelsey
Anna Ellsworth
Waverly
Merrill Bennett
Boesen School
F. C. Koch
Anna Hoffer
Creighton
Neb
Ten Years Ago In Local Roundup January 17 1923
Sunday afternoon F C Oltrogge and Ernest Stehn left for Chicago to buy goods for Standard Hardware. A small fire was found in an upper room of H J Hankner's southeast city home. Ted Drape was badly injured when a tree fell on him in Douglas township, injuring his collar bone. Fred Dohrman Jr ran off the grade near Adolph Kochs farm and damaged his Ford sedan. Phillip Rourke of Sioux City visited his sisters Mrs August Panzer and Mrs Ed Gunsalus the past week. H G Carstensen west of town bought the Eugene Hale residence. Louis Guhlow fell ill Sunday night. Miss Lydia Garland left Sunday for Waterloo to work at the Stewart home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Oltrogge
Ernest Stehn
Chicago
Standard Hardware Company
H. J. Hankner
Ted Drape
Douglas Township
Fred Dohrman, Jr
Adolph Koch
Phillip Rourke
Sioux City
August Panzer
Ed Gunsalus
H. G. Carstensen
Eugene Hale
Nick Ambrose
Louis Guhlow
Lydia Garland
Waterloo
Stewart Home
Five years ago reports from January eighteenth
News notes from January 18, 1928 recount Mrs Erwin Keding burned when a jar of hot meat canned burst and splashed her face and chest. Mr and Mrs Ewald Kleiss moved their farm near Sumner to the C L Piegers place. Mrs KE Claus hosted three tables of 500 for Mrs William Meier. Rudolph Piegers sale saw a cow bring 135 dollars, 15 head averaging 105. Horses reached 118 dollars, broad sows 24, oats 68 cents a bushel, corn 91 cents, barley 1.58 a bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erwin Keding
Ewald Kleiss
Sumner
C. L. Piegers
KE. C. Claus
Wm. Meier
Rudolph Piegers
Discovery of X rays baffling to Roentgen biographer
Roentgen, credited with discovering X rays on November 8 1895, died of cancer. The world’s reaction ranged from antivivisection triumphs to spiritualist theories as Roentgen questioned the nature of his discovery. He later said it is neither light nor electricity, leaving the true nature of X rays to future work.
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Roentgen
Claude Lillingston
Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen
Hygeia Magazine
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