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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1921
Page
9
Poultrymen at Iowa State College say eggs, now unusually cheap, offer the best value per dozen among foods. Recent research shows eggs contain notable vitamins essential for body and mind development, with high quality, easily assimilated protein. For growing children, eggs are ideal. the piece notes other national groups use fewer eggs and are smaller in stature.
Iowa State College beemen warn against spraying before petals fall to protect bees essential for pollen spread. Bees swarm trees while blossoms are fresh and early sprays can kill them, halting pollination and reducing fruit set.
C V Holsinger, ex extension horticulturist, explains celery grows well in Iowa. Plant on well fertilized soil, use barnyard manure, start in a seed box then transplant or buy young plants. Space rows 12 to 15 inches, prepare soil by fall trenching to bleach. Water often, mulch with moisture, bleach stalks with boards to exclude light, avoid heavy dirt banking until late fall.
Iowa State College experts urge early heavy pasturing of sweet clover to maximize forage. H. D. Hughes says turn cattle on as soon as ground dries, pasturing heavily to mimic a kill, with second-year growth usable until August for extended feed. Farmers across Iowa praise sweet clover as ideal summer pasture and green manure, even shifting away from small grains.
Suckling pigs start eating at three or four weeks old according to the animal husbandry department at Sal State College. They advise providing a separate feeding area to prevent piglets from being crowded out by larger pigs and ensure they get grain.
Sealed bids for Drainage District No. 148 in Emmet County Iowa are invited by the Board of Supervisors. Bids due May 18 1921 at 1 80 p m in Ratherville auditors office. Bidder to supply price per thousand feet and provide 10 percent cash or certified check. 26 percent bond. work to start by June 1 1921 and finish by December 1 1921. J J Klopp county auditor notes includes detailed tile line specifications and bulkheads intakes.
A vaudeville style exchange features the Eminent Specialist offering to study the Case but the latter insists he has no money. The Specialist corrects his wording, implying a lighter misdirection about a path forward, ending with a humorous misstatement attributed to Judgea.
John Deling of Superior aged 39 and Almine Anderson of Estherville aged 20 obtained a marriage license. The ceremony details were not disclosed in the notice.
Birth notices record a series of newborns with parents names and birth towns including Ellsworth Estherville High Lake Dolliver and Estherville across March dates. Entries list names such as Christianson Fellman Ahrens Anderson Ander Cummings Esperet Jarber Knudson Skattabo Smith and include parent pairings and residence towns.
A long list of birth announcements from Estherville Armstrong Grove and surrounding areas records names parents and dates from March to April. A separate Windsor Windsor armories incident reports William E Pussyfoot Johnson, an American prohibition worker, being booed led to bricks eggs and beer bottles thrown at him prompting police protection and quotes calling it a bootleggers convention.
MilwaukeeApril 18 The internal revenue office in Milwaukee reports Washington orders to supervise real beer production by Wisconsin breweries as four and seven eighth gallons of beer are to be prescribed near beer requires first making real beer then removing excess alcohol. Bars may be shut down gradually. J T Smith buys Geo Lorimer home for 6500 at near Lake Park with possession May 1. farm owner to retire. Lorimer family to move to Estherville.
Thirty years ago visits linked Cedar Rapids and Estherville families as Bert Taylor toured with Mrs. Davidson amid a recent marriage. School building plans were under bid by Algona firms with bids opening May 6. First Presbyterian Estherville dedicated April 19 with Rev. Bailey of Cedar Rapids, Rev. Smith of Dubuque, and Rev. Steele preaching. A ten pound girl was born Friday to L. L. Gunderson.
Mr and Mrs John Lamb Honrg rejoice over the birth of their first son on Saturday the 18th. Also notes of local incidents: Frank Carpenter injured in a press accident at Heron Lake News office, C M Brown buying half interest in Amon's mill, plans to build a new mill to replace the old one, water power prospects, and an Emmet County prize poem by Louis Bingham in the Portfolio. Other items include the death of Sophronia Ridley in Estherville and various notices about local trustees, land purchases, and contracts for courthouse vaults.
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