Farmers Institute Draws Large Attendance In Bitter Weather
The Farmers Institute held last week drew strong attendance despite cold storms. Officers for the coming year include President L L Bingham, Vice President L Irwin, Secretary and Treas C S Blakey, with directors W Morton, K E Crumb, Dan Clump, H W Woods. Prizes awarded in corn judging and bread baking ranged from free tuition at Ames to 50 cents. News notes report staff movements, witness assignments, and a promotion for W Cole and others in railroad service.
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L. L. Bingham
L. Irwin
Blakey
W. Morton
K. EK. Crumb
Dan Clump
H. W. Woods
Farmers’ Institute
Ames
J. O. Johnson
Frank Schultz
Earl Markley
Walter Schultz
Harry Holmes
Person & Pitcher
Adolph Peterson
Loyd Goldsberry
Raymond Wood
Frank Grems
Eddie Zeimer
L. Chambers
Pearl Brown
R. J. Stephens
Sylvia
Interurban meeting seeks Estherville to Algona line
The Estherville interurban group formed after a meeting held two to three weeks ago to study building an Estherville to Algona railroad. Officers were elected to explore feasibility. The route would pass through sparsely served territory and need a single track shared with the proposed Algona to Fairmont line, with Lotts Creek as a junction. Conditions presently hinder progress.
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Estherville
Algona
Lotts Creek
Algona-Fairmont
Lotta Creek
Algona Courier
Railroad Notes and Crew Movements
Fireman Daniel Myhre remains seriously ill with pneumonia in Sioux Falls, recovering slowly with one lung in poor condition. Engineer Chas Kilgore traveled to Cedar Rapids on railroad business Thursday night. Engineer Joe Carberry and Brakeman Cramer, injured in the Dysart head on collision, are improving but not yet able to resume duties. Engineer Art Ammon returns to service after a layoff due to his father’s illness and death. Conductor Ed Meadows takes a short layoff for sickness, while Conductor Frank Wood handles trains. Brakeman Jas Davey resumes his old south end run after battling tonsillitis. Brakeman Seward Dillon has,
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Sioux Falls
Chas. Kilgore
Cedar Rapids
Joe Carberry
Cramer
Collison
Art Ammon
Ed. Meadows
Frank Wood
THE TEACHERS MEETING LOOMS LARGE ACROSS COUNTIES
The Hayti area hosts a busy teachers meeting with wide turnout from Clay Palo Alto and Emmet counties. Professor A P Hargrave, Armstrong schools superintendent candidate, attends Estherville event while plans for county school leadership unfold. Eastern Star meeting slated for this evening as the notes reflect a bustling educational scene.
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Clay
Palo Alto
Emmet
Clay County Wins Silver Cup At Tri County Teachers Meet
The Tri County Teachers Meeting held in this city last Thursday and Friday drew a large attendance. Proceedings featured Miss Alizanah Bachman’s solo, Rev. A. C. Droz’s invocation, and Prof. Thomas H. Macbride’s illustrated lecture on park and schoolyard improvements. Classes and samples of student work followed, with talks by Miss Fell and Miss Ida Davis on language and nature study. The event concluded with a Presbyterian church program and a vote that Clay County host next year, noting a successful gathering with many teachers from Endinet County listed in attendance.
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A. C. Droz
Verne Mitchell
Amy Boges
H. H. Seerly
State Normal
Miss Fell
Clay County
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McKinley
Kanmet
Presbyterian Church
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Miuch
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Macebride
Fatherville
Endinet County
Court adjourned until Monday morning in local case
Saturday morning adjournment led to Monday session with Judge Coyle in attendance. Sunday saw him in Minneapolis as details of a public sale and farm related matters were discussed among residents and tenants.
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Minneapolis
G. G. Gardner
North Eighth Street
Engineer Hardy
A. ©. Brown
West Bend
Houltshouser’s Hall
Self Made Man Clashes In Comic Exchange
A pompous man with a nolay tie declares I am a self made man. An ordinary mortal retorts you ought to patent yourself to prevent another like you. The exchange ends with both characters smiling openly in the Chicago Daily News style.
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O. m
Chicago Daily Nows
Exploded Notion on Mud Baths for Rheumatism
A column quotes Mrs. Gotham extolling mud baths as a cure for rheumatism, while Mr. Gotham dismisses the idea as nonsense after noting repeated falls on Broadway with no relief. Weekly humorous exchange.
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Gotham
Broadway
Cream separator water softening tip from Reck Rapids Review
The Reck Rapids Review notes that a cream separator user can obtain soft water by passing hard water through the device. Heavier minerals settle, leaving a soft outer layer that separates like cream. Rain water is soft due to evaporation leaving minerals on Earth.
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Reck Rapids Review
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