Iowa Chronicle of Past Weather and Pioneer Agricultural Feats
A year ago a brutal Iowa blizzard froze lakes and kept ice through spring with Record 140 days for Turkey River. A Mills county claim credits William Huelle as first alfalfa grower in Iowa and potential monument planned near Emerson. Also notes record Iowa fair attendance and light crop insurance losses. Buchanan county dairy champions win again. Iowa county bonds total $64.6 million with statewide spending near $200 million.
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Iowa
Clear Lake
Turkey River
Va. L. Hyzer
Mills County
America
William D. Huelle
Germany
Grimm
Huelle
J. W. Huelle
Meadow Grove
Neb
William H. Huelle
Emerson
Mendelin Grimm
Chaska
Minn
Minnesota
Adair hog run sets county record in chase
A Greenfield man reports a descendant from Arkansas escaped from the Bitner farm two weeks ago and eluded capture in Ed Leouthanser’s corn field. A six-man posse chased the hog for nearly half a day, finally cornering it after a three mile run, noting the creature sounded like a race horse as it sped through the maze of corn.
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Adair County
KE. J. Sideau
Greenfield
Arkansas
Bitner
Ed Leouthanser
Critter
Decorah
R. H. Mitchell
Tulsa
lOkla
Des Moines Pupils Save Big With Bank Deposits
Des Moines public school pupils deposit 65000 with Bankers Trust, saving over 800 weekly. Two bank workers gather weekly deposits, two bookkeepers handle school accounts, and credits are posted by two boys and two girls. Over 60 schools send deposits weekly as thrift is taught. largest depositor earns a cap.
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Des Moines
Bankers Trust Company
Inventive Week at U S Patent Office Highlights Iowa Names
A weekly U S patent office report showcases Iowa inventors and their ideas. James B. Baker of Sioux City seeks an oil burner, Henry C. Dorton of Fonda an animal trap, John Hansen of Davenport a power baling machine, Harry C. Hartman of Braddyville a hog trough, Michas Henderson of Jewell a variable impedance coil, Joseph Pieper of West Point a packing expander for pistons, John E. Roskamy of Marshalltown an oat huller, Halver R. Straight of Adel an off bearing mechanism for tile cutting, Severin A. Watney of Northwood a cover retainer.
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Iowa
U. S
James B. Baker
Sioux City
Henry C. Dorton
Fonda
John Hansen
Davenport
Harry C. Hartman
Braddyville
Michas Henderson
Jewell
Joseph Pieper
West Point
John E. Roskamy
Marshalltown
Halver R. Straight
Adel
Severin A. Watney
Northwood
Increased Production Helps Dairy Profits in Iowa
Des Moines Nov 1 State Agriculture Secretary M G Thornburg says the dairy report shows that if all Iowa cows matched the top state herd in butterfat production three-fifths could be culled and still meet milk and butterfat totals. State cattle produced 10 039 pounds of milk yearly at about 896 feed per cow with 811 state cows yielding butterfat at 27c per pound.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Board of Control
M. G. Thornburg
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Detroit
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Andrew S. Mellon
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Grundy Center
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C S. Macy
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Grundy County
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