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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1929
Page
8
Des Moines area report details H R Dawson of Ottumwa organizing the Dawson Fur Company to acquire thousands of acres near the Chariton River in Lucas County. The venture aims to propagate fur animals like skunk muskrat otter beaver oppossum coon within an animal proof fence using live traps. The project seeks workers skilled in trapping and animal husbandry.
Tourist shoppers can find a complete camping supply at Gamble Stores including a water proof umbrella tent with floor priced at 19.95. The ad highlights a ready to use shelter item for outdoor trips.
Mrs. Robert Howe Munger of Sioux City speaking as vice president general of the D A R dedicates the Missouri Trail monument unveiling in Sioux City by Martha Washington chapter D A R. Regretful details note a Holland wooden shoe trend in Iowa with a Pella manufacturer crafting shoes from cottonwood for national distribution. Prof Royal A Holbrook urges a Holland windmill in Pella park to preserve Dutch traditions.
Mrs H Haerem of Story City Story county answered a telephone in her home and was surprised to hear from her sister Mrs N E Leander in Oslo Norway. The piece notes how radio has made long distance calls common and contrasts with past feats. It mentions an Iowa woman aboard a ship in San Francisco bound for Australia as another example of rapid wireless progress.
A Mississippi to Honolulu message route noted. Directors set for July 12 to August 31 include J. H. Godtfrying Sioux City July 12 22 E A Harris Storm Lake July 22 31 Ray Cunningham Ames August 31 13 special period for boys under twelve Geo E Meyer Oskaloosa August 20 31 Hi Y State Council and Training Camp Chas E Ford director The State committee keeps fees low seven dollars fifty cents per week to ensure attendance.
Six hundred Iowa boys will attend Camp Foster on the Okoboji lakes. Nelston Taylor known as Wild Horse, a famous Haskell athlete, will be a cabin leader. A new five thousand dollar dining lodge is to be built in honor of Leonard Paulson with local leaders coordinating construction. Ray Cunningham of Iowa State College Y M C A will manage camp health to boost boys weight. The 4 H Clubs will use the camp July 4 11 with sessions to follow.
W J Kibogbell of Postville recounts a field accident near a sink hole in Allamakee County. Paul Cushman drove a four horse team with a gang plow too close to the edge causing the plow to strike a stump and plunge into the hole, the driver escaping by jumping clear. The four horses tangled in the harness. two were saved, two severely injured and euthanized to end their suffering.
Des Moines University plans to eliminate sororities and fraternities to reduce cliques and preserve democratic discipline. Iowa City State University will suppress commercialized athletics. Still College of Osteopathy trustees in Des Moines disable all forms of athletics and redirect funds to scientific training for students. The move confirms a prior trustees’ motion.
Joseph Gingrich, a Washington county farmer near KRatona, grows peppermint and spearmint. He earns up to four pounds per acre liquid mint and as high as 3.75 dollars per pound in Chicago. He plans to expand six acres this year, with rotation practices described and a five year crop life.
The text notes July harvest proceeds to distillation and liquor shipment to market. It describes the process from harvest to final sale, indicating seasonal timing and production steps without broader context or additional details.
The old sheds at the west end of Joyce Lumber Co yards are being wrecked this week as part of re arrangement and improvements now under way. These were the first sheds built by original owner F. W. Pullam who later sold to Lundgren and Peterson and they return to Joyce Lumber Co.
Stenography, banking, teachers training, accounting, and secretarial studies are offered to prepare students for business careers. The Minneapolis college promises placement assistance after completion and emphasizes practical training to secure positions.
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