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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1924
Page
5
Rolfe Arrow reports letters from high Masons in Iowa Texas and the Scottish Rite denouncing the Ku Klux Klan. They warn the Klan’s secret courts mob rule and vigilante justice undermine due process and public respect for law, urging adherence to constitutional rights and official enforcement.
Iowa State College will operate a commercial dairy plant at the state fair in Des Moines from August 20 to 29. The plant will be on the new balcony of the Agricultural building, permanently reserved for the dairy industry. This year the dairy department will manufacture ice cream per Prof Mortensen.
The article notes preparation of various soft cheese varieties to be sold to visitors. No further details on types, producers, or event timing are provided.
Iowa State College official John Shaw notes silos gain value as much of the corn crop may be soft this season. With soft corn, silage yields higher value than fodder, as silage can produce about eight tons per acre versus 3.4 tons of fodder, given current prices.
Toowa State College will tell the story of the apple at this year’s state fair. The exhibit, nine chapters, will be shown in Agricultural hall with booths. State Fair board sponsors the display with help from the horticultural associations, college horticultural department, and extension service. Chapters cover growing and marketing the apple with titles including nursery practiced planting and orchard.
A Klansman, Co H Munson, writes a forceful defense of the Ku Klux Klan in response to a Humboldt newspaper critique. He argues press bias, separation of church and state, and loyalty to country, urging readers to attend meetings and consider the Klan’s history and aims while warning of broader national conditions. A second note discusses general views on the Klan in Humboldt County and contrasts it with other secret societies.
Iowa secures a major wildlife and fish refuge along the upper Mississippi. About 300000 acres of swamp and low lands will be preserved in a natural state and cannot be drained or farmed. The refuge extends from Davenport and Rock Island to Wabasha Minnesota, about 230 miles, with two thirds on the Illinois side. A future Congress session may provide the needed appropriations as last session authorized area but did not fund it.
The Sahara spans about 3,500,000 square miles, contrasting with the continental United States at roughly 3,026,789 square miles. The comparison highlights the vast scale of Africa’s desert relative to the U S landmass.
Rolfe Arrow warns that political fever resembles a hen’s frenzy and will fade when money for organizers wanes and false sensational claims stop. He urges returning to neighborliness and productive work as Catholics are shown not to be arming or plotting, restoring peace.
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