New Year News From The County Area
A compilation of local notes: Wade Trigg burned in a bath accident and improving. revival meetings underway at M E and Christian churches. Birth announced for a son to J. H. Daggett. Miss Jane Wade plus several residents return or travel for holidays. Several locals depart for schooling or visit relatives across Des Moines, Monmouth, Mt. Pleasant, and Chicago. Rev. E L Tennant begins Methodist church meetings tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade Trigg
Ewell
Wade
M. E
Christian
Jane Wade
Rep. Shaffer
Wayland
Martha Hough
Robert Rhea
Monmouth
HW. Crooks
Leonore Colthurst
Ainsworth
Washington
Olive Moore
Chas. Davis
Aingsworth
Joseph Murphy
Kansas
E. L. Tennant
Methodist
W. R. Yard
Eddyville
M. D. Yard
Big Rock
Yard
Chicago
F. A. Richman
W. Kenrick
J. T. Fletcher
Buda
Mary Walker
Jennie Stephenson
John McCartney
B. B. Helphrey
Pleasant Grove
N. J. Lease
Christmas visits and family gatherings noted in Iowa items
Miss Hettie Shaver returned to Iowa City Friday. Clarence Bush and family visited his mother in Iowa City. Mrs. S. E. Mintonye of Keddyville Iowa visited daughter Dr. Jones and family. Ira and Ada Strabala traveled from Iowa City to Richmond for a few days. A. J. Rawson stayed in Davenport from last Thursday to Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. D. Kt. Durst hosted a Christmas dinner for about twenty. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Skola entertained friends at a progressive cinch party in Davenport for guest Mrs. Mickey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hettie Shaver
Iowa City
Clarence Bush
S. E. Mintonye
Keddyville
Iowa
Dr. Jones
Ira
Ada Strabala
Richmond
A. J. Rawson
Davenport
D. Kt. Durst
F. E. Skola
Mickey
Pleasant Hill Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Jan 3 reports show Mr and Mrs Charley Kephart and Mrs Gardner visiting George Benson. Ed Mayhew departs to spend a week sightseeing in Oklahoma. Mr and Mrs Robert Kephart and family with Mrs Will Routledge and others visited Elmer Kephart. Routledge family leaves for a future home near Canton Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Kephart
Gardner
George Benson
Ed Mayhew
Oklahoma
Robert Kephart
Will Routledge
Abe Beenblossom
Elmer Kephart
Canton
Illinois
Local residents visit Washington and guests stay
Jan 4 report shows Mr and Mrs George Yeager visiting Washington. Mrs G F Niblock and children return from Monmouth after holidays with friends. O C Eckerman conducts business in Washington. Mrs David Smith and son Bert of Wapello and Mrs James Higbee of Winfield stay at J F Thompson home. The Misses Ethel Henderson and continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Yeager
Washington
G. F. Niblock
Monmouth
O. C. Eckerman
David Smith
Bert
Wapello
James Higbee
Winfield
J. F. Thompson
Ethel Henderson
Local residents visit and travel notes from Washington area
Jan 4 reports list numerous residents returning from Burlington and Muscatine visits. Geneva Werr underwent a successful operation in Burlington. Clara Coulter from Washington visits brother R H Coulter. Rev J S Nicholson returns to Ollie after a mother visit. Social events include a Walker sisters gathering for Lou Livingston of Blockton and a Ruth Gotthold game party. Others travel for school, work or relatives in Washington and Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bb. KF. Werr
Geneva
Burlington
Clara Coulter
Washington
R. Hl. Coulter
J. S. Nicholson
Ollie
Julia Nicholson
Martha
Grace Walker
Lou Livingston
Blockton
Jessie
Maud Moreland
Karl Cocklin
Iowa City
Geo. Warnock
Edwin Porter
Mabel
Edith Bradford
M. L. Miller
Vera
Bryan
Nellie Anderson
Ruth Gotthold
Marsh W. Bailey
H. G. Crawford
Davenport
J. H. C. Peterson
P. Nichols
Muscatine
C. H. Clarahan
Harper
Smith Lemley wedding attendees travel from Kalona
January 4 report lists Herbert Freswick and Olive Carr traveling to Kalona for the Smith Lemley wedding. Other notes mention Father Jacobsmeier visiting Washington, Merle Shaffer returning to South English, Clarence Whitlock visiting Riverside, and Mrs Fessler returning from Muscatine. Truxaw family from California and Nebraska attend funeral services for Mr Truxaw. Jandie Bord and Miss Baumgartner return to Lone Tree and Chicago respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Freswick
Olive Carr
Kalona
Jacobsmeier
Washington
Merle Shaffer
South English
Clarence Whitlock
Lone Tree
Riverside
Fessler
Muscatine
Mrs.Truxaw
Clara
Joe
California
Mr. Truxaw
Nebraska
Jandie Bord
Miss Baumgartner
Chicago
Small Poultry House Design for Eight Hundred Fowls
An illustration describes a compact poultry house system capable of housing about 800 fowls across several small buildings. Structures measure 7 by 10 feet with earth floors, 60 hens per house and 10 cockerels across four flocks, featuring windows, vents, a full-length platform, dropping boards, nests, and simple hinged doors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armerican Agriculturist
Hyacinths In Pots A Simple Practical Guide
A practical method for growing hyacinths in pots is outlined with an accompanying sketch. Use rich potting mix with sand, manure and fibrous loam, plant bulbs deeply, provide drainage with old crocks, and keep the soil just under the top. Water well once potted and store in a dry cool place for six weeks before bringing to light for flowering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shipple
Gael
Ao Oliver Pan
Farmhorse Diet Tricks With Clover and Middlings
A Maine breeder describes feeding horses with clover and middlings mixed into mash. They report horses prefer clover first, then middlings, and stay calm when left out. The writer notes a taste for higher quality middlings and the benefit of including clover in the diet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Selecting Turkeys for Strong Healthy Flocks
The writer advises choosing turkeys for vigor and maturity, with females from one locality and tonie from another to avoid inbreeding. Size is influenced by the female, color by the male, and pairing overly large males with weak hens is unwise. A medium male with robust, mature females yields better results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. Mitchell
The Profitable Capon Raising Practice Expands
The article notes caponizing as the best method for raising young cockerels to larger sizes for sale as weapons or roasting fowls. It cites large Brahma flocks in New England and claims caponizing yields greater profit than other methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Poultry Feeding Tips For Winter Laying Hens
Get the incubator ready for an early broiler crop. Charred corn aids digestion when fed to fowls. Do not overcrowd pullet pens to keep winter egg production profitable. Avoid making pullets too fat as they near the laying period. Finely cut cabbage, turnips, and potatoes mixed into a mesh food make a fine addition to winter mash for laying hens.
Planting Orchards on Stumpy Woodland Land
Fruits thrive on clear woodland if soil is suitable and well prepared. Do not plant until the land is thoroughly plowed and workable. Remove nearby stumps to avoid interference and damage to young trees during cultivation.
Baldwin apple leads in cold storage comparison
The Baldwin apple ranks between Rhode Island Greening and Ben Davis for storage suitability. Tests show Oct 15 storage keeps fruit hard and sound to May 1, while critics note some varieties benefit from straw storage two to three weeks to improve color. The piece also praises naturalizing flowers in large groups and window boxes as preferable to bulbs in glasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
Rhode Island Greening
Ben Davis
Department of Agriculture
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