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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1913
Page
8
A collection of farm notes on crop farming disasters and the value of careful breeding. Emphasizes keeping colts in condition, using skim milk and green feed, proper hay and oats for sheep, handling dairy cows, and the importance of clean, sanitary barns. Highlights feeding strategies, stock management, and the benefits of thoroughbred sows and stallions, with cautions about cheap cows and overfeeding.
Gas pockets found while sinking a well on the L. L. O'Dell farm caused an underground eruption that boiled water and burned the operator's whiskers. Locals speculate the gas cap may underlie oil deposits, sparking questions about the region's underground pockets and market potential.
Professor Hibbard of Inowe State College at Ames resigns after ten years as chair of economies and marketing farm products. He moves to the University of Wisconsin at Madison where his appointment becomes effective in June. Hib bard will join Wisconsin as an investigator in farm fines alongside holding a leadership position.
The Keokuk board of education unanimously approves a special election next month to authorize the issuance of $50,000 in school bonds. The Garfield school building, recently condemned, will be replaced with a new structure.
A man dressing as Santa Claus in Garrville near Blovwd County suffered serious burns when his clothing ignited from candles on a Christmas tree. Flames were subdued before the schoolhouse was damaged.
Port Dodge W Co Parks, a street car motorman, suffered a crushed leg and hand along with other injuries when the interurban car struck a Des Moines and Southern street car at the junction of the interurban line and the local system.
John Colver a 45 year old worker at the Fradshaw brick yard was severely injured in a cave in at a clay pit in Ft Dodge. He suffered a broken jaw ruined teeth a dislocated hip and a skull fracture and is not expected to survive.
The National Cement Users' association will hold its annual meeting in Mason City from January 7 to 10. Plans for entertainment are prepared and visitors from across the country are expected to attend.
Daniel Ackerman aged 4 is reported dead in Mason City. Born in New York he moved with his wife and seven children to Wisconsin during the Civil War era. He served through the Civil War.
Boones town dispatches twenty three Greeks to Athens to enlist in the army as Greece prepares for the war against Turkey. In the past week Boone has sent out several hundred Greeks including railroad laborers.
Grundy Center High school basketball defeated Vinton High at Vinton with a final score of 24 to 15. The game featured a tight defensive effort and limited scoring from both teams.
Des Moines reports that effective January the following Iowa post offices will be advanced to the presidential class Breda Gravity Hosp ers Lewis Marble Rock alem Zearing with new funds assigned.
Fragmented local notices report farm land sales in the Monroe area with prices around five and a half thousand dollars. The items reference a Pierce county region, references to a large elephant incident, a pastor's death, a historic site funding request, and an alfalfa talk by crop expert L Mosher with Clinton county farming success noted.
Mount Pleasant resident Rey WWCF WL, a retired Methodist pastor and former member of the Iowa conference, has donated a library of 100 volumes to Town Wes teyan college. The collection focuses on philosophy and theology.
Dundee residents mark a local anniversary as John Wolf, a long-time resident and war veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars, is celebrated for his service and ties to regional history including Kit Carson era. An auto accident report notes Carroll G W Wilson of Marathon injured when his touring car plunged off a bridge, becoming pinned beneath the vehicle eight feet below. The State Pharmacy Board in Des Moines plans to meet to address alleged pure drug law violations amid concerns druggists dilute camphor and similar preparations.
Oskaloosa suffered two destructive fires Sunday. The home of Pot Halme was badly wrecked and the millinery store of Mrs M Buford was completely ruined. Total loss estimated around $5,000.
Des Moines governor refused to intervene in the Baker case saying no evidence showed Walrantus involvement. In Grand Junction the high school basketball team defeated Nevada 29 to 22 at the opera house.
Dean Stambaugh suffered a serious injury while attending and publicizing the Arthur Doward farm sale. Four blind mares kicked and trampled him, causing harm at the event in Bhenandoah.
Pairfield John Harper of this city placed deeds for lands in Kansas and Nebraska valued at $10,000 into the Christmas stocking of Iowa Wesleyan College. The gift funds the John Harper professorship of English Bible. Mitchellville resident J W McCleary dies as longtime local business figure.
The pigeons near the Stock Exchange wing in alarm as workmen remove a glooming frieze. James J. Hill and A Warton Hepburn watch the birds clouding a noon window at J P Morgan's office. Hepburn quips the birds are ravens delivering Morgan his dinner.
Mrs Harbara Prim reports a seven year old son developed ringworm on the face during winter. Initial red spots grew to the size of a bird’s egg with a white rough ring and intense itching. After trying multiple ointments, Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured the child in about a month, with worldwide sales and a free sample offer.
A briefquoting exchange from Detroit Free Press jokes about a husband preferring to dance at home with his wife. The playful lines suggest a domestic humor angle likely from a light column or rural humor snippet.
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