Butler farmers load 600 tons of lime this week
Allison Iowa November 12 Butler countys first limestone special is due Monday or Tuesday as 600 tons of soil sweetener are hauled on a 10 car Rock Island train. County Agent John Mullins notes lime from Glory quarry near La Porte City costs 1.45 per ton. Cars unload between Shell Rock Packard Clarksville and Greene for area farmers including Herman Hunt Frank Johnson Edwin Wilkinson C G Burling and others to boost alfalfa and a 200 acre anticipated legume crop next spring.
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Allison
Butler County
Rock Island
John Mullins
la Porte City
Shell Rock
Packard
Herman Hunt
Butler County Farm Bureau
Frank Johnson
Clarksville
O. B. Sutcliffe
Fred Grapp
Arch Ferry
W.B. Paulson
Edwin Wilkinson
C. G. Burling
Herbert Wedeking
George Stopplemore
S. B
Nichols
Walter Detra
Sherm Downs
Greene
Will Roberts
Logan
Ressler
Ben Hamilton
Ed . Wilkinson
C.'.g. Burling
New Hog Rations to Get "Once Over" at Swine Feeders Meet
Ames Iowa November meeting brings 1500 farmers and Dr John M Evward for swine feeders day. Test lots show tankage balanced with linseed oil meal cottonseed meal or alfalfa meal improves results. The Trinity mix and Big 10 mix updated this year with substitutions. Minerals copper and iron oxide added to some pigs may prove valuable for future feeding. Ordinary baking soda tested with uncertain results. Oats surveilled as cheaper hog feed were tested in various forms.
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Ames
Iowa
John M. Evward
Evward
83 Counties Report Population Losses From Farms
Migration of town farmers to cities shows 21 548 leaving farms in 1915 1925 across Iowa. Eighty three counties lose rural population totaling 24 313 while 16 counties gain. Monroe county reports the largest loss with Albia as county seat. Stewart notes industries not growing enough to absorb ex farm workers. he cites Iona and other counties with net losses and few gains. states ex farm people may move to states not absorbing by industry.
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Ames
R. F E. Stewart
Iowa State College
Bet
Monroe County
Iowe
Albia
Stewart
Iona
Iowa
Iowa Pickers Head to Midwest Meet in Fowler Ind
Des Moines reports Ruel Harmon of Mills county Iowa and Ben Grimmins of Grundy Center leave for Fowler Indiana to compete in the Midwest championships Tuesday. Harmon husked 1,633 pounds at Red Oak and Grimmins 1,617.7 pounds with a top load of 1,800 pounds but deductions lowered total. Ed Henricks of Grundy Center finished third with 1,615.8. The Red Oak corn was poor due to wet weather and northern Indiana is expected to yield better records. Fort Dodge’s William Stanek, cousin of Fred Stanek, placed seventh as 5,000 spectators watched. Harmon new to coin picking, Grimmins a former champion in 1922, 1923, and 1924.
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Des Moines
Ruel Harmon
Mills County
Iowa
Ben Grimmins
Grundy Center
Fowler
Benton County
Indiana
Harmon
Red Oak
Grimmins
Ed Henricks
Red Osk
William Stanek
Fort Dodge
Fred Stanek
Grimmius
Black Hawk Hatchery Poultry School November 21
Black Hawk county plans a poultry hatchery school on November 21 led by W. R. Whitfield from Ames. Demonstrations use actual equipment to show how breeding stock and management affect egg mortality and chick quality, with focus on avoiding forced feeding. County-wide schools may follow, with other counties listed as planned sites.
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Black Hawk
John L. Uban
W. R. Whitfield
Ames
Whitfield
Benton
Boone
Carroll
Emmet
Hamilton
Johnson
Mills
Washington
Page
Polk
Woodbury
Dickinson
Texas Cotton Mule Now a Grandmother
Bryan Texas November 12 Old Beck an ancient Texas cotton mule has become the only known mule grandmother. A. H. Groth of Texas A and M College reports in the Journal of Heredity that Old Beck produced a daughter in 1920 by a jack and later a foal by a college stallion. The stallion sire now has a saddle-worthy colt, and Old Beck is a grandmother. The horse-like colt shows saddle aptitude and intelligence while Old Beck’s daughter remains without further issue.
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Bryan
Texas
Old Beck
A. H. Groth
Texas A
M. College
Journal of Heredity
Groth
Iowa State College
Jack
College Stud
Creamery at Traer Offers Cash Prizes for Club Records
Tama county boys and girls in dairy calf club work can win 15 in cash prizes this year with Traer Co-operative creamery funding. Record books, due by November 24, include feed, finances, visitors, photos, and a year’s summary, scored to 160 points by R Mills, Tama county agent, who will evaluate in his office.
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Traer
Tama County
Traer Co-operative Creamery
R. Mills
Tama
Livestock Market Returns from Benton County Shipping Associations
Eighteen car loads of livestock were shipped through Benton county with Van Horne leading hog volume to Savanna. Shrink varied by association, Keystone and Shellsburg posted low shrink, while Garrison had high shrink on Chicago shipments. Van Horne reported low expenses and Shellsburg led in owners’ net for Chicago. Average owner’s net across associations was $10.97 per hundred with no losses reported for September.
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Vinton
Liverpool
Benton County
van Horne
Savanna
Shellsburg
Chicago
Keystone
Garrison
Blairstown
Luzerne
Atkins
Red Polls Top of Chickasaw Ring in Individual Output
Nashua Iowa November 12 Chickasaw County Cow Testing association No 2 with 396 cows on test 87 dry average 15.8 pounds butterfat per cow for October. High cow Linwood Grace a five year old purebred Red Poll from E. E. Tracy & Son produced 54.6 pounds butterfat in October while Gypsie Gean a four year old purebred Red Poll from Guy Tracy produced 54.3 pounds butterfat. Second high herd Farrel Neeley grade Guernseys averaged 505 pounds milk 24.5 pounds butterfat. Nine Holsteins belonging to Leo Denner averaged 938 pounds milk 29.6 pounds butterfat per cow. Cows were milked twice daily with grain rations and butterfat averaged 56 cents per pound.
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Nashua
Chickasaw County
Leo Denner
Farrel Neeley
Linwood Grace
E. E. Tracy & Son
Lack of Funds May Halt T. B. Testing
In Allison Iowa on November 12 1919 or 1920 the Butler county vote favored county area testing 2361 to 1750 but no funds are available in the county treasury to cover testing costs. A levy would not likely raise sufficient funds before September. Local interest was tepid with little agitation for or against the plan.
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Courier Special Service
Allison
Butler County
Mt Vernon Women to Meet Tuesday
Home Talent Plays, the third lesson of Black Hawk county rural recreation, will be presented to Mt Vernon township home project leaders Tuesday. The meeting will be an all day gathering at the county home with attendees bringing lunch for a picnic dinner at noon.
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Black Hawk County
Mt. Vernon Township
The Rhyming Farmer by J Edward Tufft
The poem The Rhyming Farmer presents a light verse about an old teakettle kept as a household relic. It humorously credits the kettle with sparing life and curing minor ailments, noting its stubborn tin and iron construction and long service in the household.
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J. Edward Tufft
fRy the
Associated Press
Jing
Hog Quotations Show Price Drop
Chicago market report shows hog receipts at 42,000 with prices 10 to 20 cents lower. Top hogs at 9.35 for select 230-260 lb loads. cattle and sheep also weak to steady. Receipts totaled 22,000 cattle, 42,000 hogs, 30,000 sheep with market activity lower overall.
Cattle Hogs and Lambs Trade Mixed at St Paul Livestock
Receipts exceed 11 500 cattle with fat cows and yearlings steady to higher and strong to 25 cents. Calves at 12 80 to 13 dollars. Hogs 21 000 head opened 25 to 30 cents lower with lights and butchers around 8 50 to 9 00. Sheep 25 000 mostly 50 cents lower, fat lambs about 13 25, best 13 50, culls 5 to 6.
Peoria Livestock Hogs Fall. Cattle Receipts Light
In Peoria Illinois on November 12 reports show hog receipts of about 2000 with prices 10 to 15 cents lower, top at 9.25 and bulk sales around 8.85 to 9.15. Cattle receipts were about 150 with similarly muted activity.
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Peoria
Bond Market Gains Lift Utilities and Rail Issues
The New York bond market resumed an upward trend with oils in demand and steady buying of utilities and railroad issues. Public Service of New Jersey 4 15s rose nearly 3 points, while Liquid Carbonic 65 extended gains to a new year high. Other notable moves included Pressed Steel Car 5s, Anaconda Copper 7s, and GMAC 6s advancing, with Ralls portfolios showing light buying as NY State Railway 4 1/4s, Northern Pacific 6s, and Denver Rio Grande Western 5s drew demand. overall foreign issues were irregular.
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New York
Public Service of
New Jersey
General Motors
Ralls
New York State Railway
Northern Pacific
Coty
Timken Roller Bearing
Continental Insurance
International Camilroad
Westbastian
Pennsylvania Era Union
New York Central
American Can
National Cash Register
Mexican Seaboard
Trans-Continental Ol
Kennecott Copper
Radio
New Canadian Pacific
Montgomery-Ward
P. m
Allied Chemicals& Dye
Alana
Spee
American T. & T
Tobacco
Atchison Ebevees
Seaee
Atlantic Refining
Baltimore & Ohio
Bethlehem Steel
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake d& Ohio
Chic
Western
Wade Etre
R. L & Pacific
Chrysler
Colorado
Col. Gas. & el
Dodge Bros
du Pont de Nem
Erie Wee Reree
Fleischmann
Freeport-Texas
General Electric
Gillette
Greene Cananea
Houston
Hudson Motors Neers
Tllinois Central
Harvester
Tel
Kansas City Southern
Louisville & Nashville
Marland Oil
Kan
Texas
Ae i
Missouri Pacific
Montgomery Ward Waves
Nash Motors
N. OY
Central
Hartford
Paramount Fam
Las
Beers
Pennsylvania
Phillips Petroleum
Postum
Pullman Sees
Reading
Rem-Rand
Iron & Steel
Reynolds Tobacco
United States Rubber We
United States Steel
Maryland
Westinghouse Electric
Baeeeegans
Willys-Overlind
Wreelworth
MSU
Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices From East St Louis Market
Receipts total 16 500 hogs 6 500 cattle and 1 000 sheep with varied prices. Hogs mostly 15¢ lower with ranges by weight from 90 to 130 pounds at 7.85 to 8.60 and heavier up to 9.35. Cattle calved steers and cows show mixed movement with many classes steady to higher, feeders and yearlings around 10 75 to 17 25, heifers and bulls quoted within wide bands. Sheep light trading with fat lambs at 14.00 and muttons 8.50 to 11.75.
Sioux City Livestock Market Report Nov 12 Sioux City Iowa
Receipts: cattle 7000 slow bid 15 25c lower on beef steers and yearlings fat stock steady to weak bulls unchanged vealers firm good fed yearlings above 15.00 bulk grain fed 14.25 down heavy feeders 11.25 down short fed heifers 10.75 12.25 cows 8.00 9.50 select dealers 13.00 native bulls up to 8.75 hogs receipts 10000 market slow 25 40c lower top 8.85 bulk 170 320 lb 8.50 8.75 several loads 8.80 light weights down to 8.25 packing sows 8.00 8.25 best 8.35 sheep receipts 7000 40% feeders market slow bidding 50c lower on slaughter lambs 13.00 bulk better natives fed western feeding lambs active top 12.50.
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Chicago
South St. Paul
Minn
Best
Ris Cine
Seaaes Es
Sbadenee
Pedadeesreres
Avene
Aes
Whee
Aetna Wed
Renee Rat
Sioux City
Iowa
St. Joseph
St Joseph Livestock Market Report Hauls In Slower Trade
In St Joseph Missouri on November 12 receipts include about 8 000 hogs 2 600 cattle and 3 000 sheep with early slow trade and mixed price shifts. Hogs range 8 25 to 9 10 per hundredweight with top near 9 10. cattle show steady to slow trends with steer and yearling sales around 12 50 to 13 50 and cows 7 75 to 9 00. veal top 14 00. stockers 10 00 to 11 75. sheep bid 25 50 to steady after a slow start.
Potatoes Receipts and Prices Across U S Markets
Chicago Nov 12 Potatoes receipts 183 cars on track 458 cars total U S shipments Saturday 810 Sunday 56 cars trading rather slow market steady Wisconsin sacked Round Whites 0 90 0 50 shade higher Minnesota and North Dakota sacked Round Whites 1 90c sacked Red River Ohips 0 95 Idaho sacked Russets 1 59 1 75
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Chicago
U. S
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
Red River
Idaho
Chicago Markets Closed For Armistice Day Observance
Chicago markets including the Board of Trade and Stock Exchange were closed today in observance of Armistice Day. Trade and financial activity paused as markets honored the national holiday.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade and Stock Exchange
Sugar price advances in New York market
Raw sugar prices rose by 1 16 cent to 3.96 cents a pound duty paid for spot deliveries. Refined sugar held steady at 5.10 cents for fine granulated.
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New York
Wild New York Stock Exchange Trading Captures Record Volumes
Feverish activity floods the New York Stock Exchange as prices surge and profit taking hits several issues. Radio Corporation leaps to a record high near 290, while Montgomery Ward slips. oils lead gains with Sinclair and Mexican Seaboard pushing to new highs amid 1,000,000 share per hour trades and 6 percent call money.
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New York
New York Block Exchange
Radio Corporation Common
New York Stock Exchange
Montgomery Ward
Sears Roebuck
American Smelting
Allied Chemical
Chrysler
International Nickel
Sinclair
Philips
Katy
Case
Tran
Wright Aeronautical
Adams Express
Owens Bottle
Mexican Seaboard
Market Prices for Dairy and Poultry in New York and Kansas City
New York prices show steady butter with 2,175 tubs received and varied creamery quotes including 51 2 3 percent, cheese at 25 to 28 cents, eggs firm with multiple grades, and poultry values for live and dressed stock across freight and express options. Kansas City reports eggs at 38 to 43 cents for firsts, butter creamery at 49 cents, and varied poultry and fat contents with several grade distinctions and regional quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cntra
Kansas City
Hay markets steady amid light offerings and stronger southeastern demand
Washington reports hay markets showing little change for the week ending Nov 10. Country loadings remain generally light while offerings meet trade needs. Southeast shipping inquiries rise with shorter pastures and reduced local forage, as the same crop estimate sits at 93 million tons.
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Washington
D. C
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Timothy
St. Louis
Chicago
Omaha
Kansas City
U. S
U. S&s
Prairie
Minneapolis
Liverpool cotton market steady with 6000 bale sale
Cotton in Liverpool saw steady prices as 6000 bales traded. Receipts reached 8000 bales with no American exports. Quote levels ranged from good middling at 11.104 pence to good ordinary at 9.75 pence, reflecting a stable market.
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Liverpool
Foreign Exchanges Mixed Rates From New York Report
New York November reports show mixed demand in foreign exchange with rates for Great Britain at 4.8435 dollars per pound and Argentina at 42.20 cents, alongside listed quotes for France, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Holland, and others including Tokio, Shanghai, and Montreal.
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New York
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland
Spain
Greece
Poland
Czecho
Minneapolis Flour Market Report Unchanged
Minneapolis Minn November 10 Flour unchanged with shipments totaling 40 957 barrels. The brief market note records steady activity in the Minneapolis flour trade as supply and demand align for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dan Ganas
Minneapolis
Weenateeere
Minneapolis, Minn
Kansas City Livestock Prices and Receipts Report
Kansas City livestock at mid November trading: hogs receipts 12,000 slow and uneven with lower top. butchers 210 to 350 lbs $8.70 to $9.10, sows $7.25 to $8.25, stock pigs $7.25 to $8.50. Cattle receipts 22,000 with value ranges: steers 950 to 1500 lbs $12.50 to $17.00, fed yearlings $13.00 to $17.50, heifers up to $16.00, cows $6.75 to $8.50, low cutter $5.00 to $6.75. Sheep receipts 6,000 lambs 25 to 35 cents lower, top lambs $13.35, good lambs $12.50 to $13.50, ewes $4.25 to $6.60, feeder lambs $11.50 to $12.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Doctors to Attend Hospital Opening in Iowa City
Waterloo physicians D C Huntoon J R Thompson E L Rohir Fred H Lohman and J H Butts plan to attend the dedication of the University of Iowa general hospital and medical laboratories building. 5 000 to 10 000 visitors from across the United States are expected for the ceremonies. Dr Ray Lyman Wilbur president of Stanford University will be principal speaker at the Friday 2 p m dedication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Iowa City
University of Iowa ‘General Hospital
Medical Laboratories
Drs
D. C. Huntoon
J. R. Thompson
E. L. Rohif
Fred H. Lohman
J. H. Butts
United States
General Hospital
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Leland Stanford University
Palo Alto
Cal
Jesup Boys Start on Sheep Project
Carlton Stoddard and Harold Koob, vocational agriculture students at Jesup consolidated school, bought three ewes each for a sheep raising project. The two-year-old purebred Hampshire ewes were purchased from R. E. Pullin of Waterloo. Koob paid 25 dollars per ewe and Stodddard 30 dollars per ewe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesup
Carlton Stoddard
Harold Koob
Jesup Consolidated School
R. E. Pullin
Waterloo
Koob
Stoddard
Hampshires
Dr. Edward T. Alford Goes South for Vacation
Dr. Edward T. Alford of 214 Highland boulevard departed last week for a vacation through the south. His planned destination is West Palm Beach, Florida, where his brother Lore Alford operates a business. He expects to be away about three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward T. Alford
Highland Boulevard
West Palm Beach, Fla
Lore Alford
Waterlooan Heads Iowa Lutheran Aid Associations
Otto H Roepe of Waterloo was elected president of the Iowa Federation of Aid Associations for Lutherans at Immanuel Lutheran church. Edna Dettmer of Waterloo named vice president and A H Hattendorf of Ocheyedan treasurer. The program featured music by a girls sextet and talks by Rev A Lemmann RW Schultz and Walter Smith. More than a dozen cities represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto H. Roepe
Waterloo
Iowa
Federation of Aid Associations
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Edna’ Dettmer
A. H. Hattendorf, Ochevedan, Jr
Miss Dettmer
RW. Schultz
National Federation of Aid Associations
Walter Smith
Cresco
Seven Hunters Arrested for Game Statute Violations
Deputy game warden John C. Jago led a sweep resulting in seven hunter arrests over several days for uncased guns in vehicles and related offenses. Kenneth Hartman paid a $10 fine, others face hearings or fines totaling about $75 as authorities cite highway shooting dangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Jago
Jago
Kenneth Hartman
Steamboat Rock
D. F. Quackenbush
la Porte City
Belle Plaing
Linnie Hoff
Sam Bostian
James F. Drakes
Ben Gouldy
William Suchy
Girl in Overalls Posing as Boy Is Taken in Custody
Marie Forrest an 18 year old in boys clothing claiming St Paul Minn as home is in custody of police matron Mrs. Alice Warsaw for investigation into her movements in Waterloo over recent days. She was seized at 7 45 pm yesterday by Detective Ralph Davis after claiming years of tramping and posing as a boy since October. Dorothy Gierns 17 of Dubuque Iowa is also in custody for arrival of Dubuque authorities and was arrested with A J McDermott who allegedly ran away with her. The pair were detained by Detective Ralph Davis per Dubuque sheriff request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Forrest
St. Paul
Marie
Dorothy Gierns
Dubuque, Ta
Warsaw
Dubuque
Miss Gierns
A. J. McDermott
Ralph Davis
Mason Reappointed as Road Patrolman for Two-Year Term
Harry P Mason was reappointed today as county road patrolman for two years at a salary of 140 dollars a month by the board of supervisors. The term runs from January 1, 1929 to January 1, 1931. He was also appointed constable to fill a vacancy until January 1, when he will assume the office by election from Cedar Falls township for two years. Mason has earned 140 dollars a month in salary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry, P. Mason
Board of Supervisors
Cedar Falls Township
Mason
Hanna in Hospital Slightly Improved
Phil C. Hanna retired consul general to Mexico is reported improved by his attending physician after two weeks of illness. He was in his quarters at the Irving hotel until Saturday when alarming symptoms appeared and he began treatment at Presbyterian hospital for a slight cerebral affection caused by high blood pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Hospital
Phil C. Hanna
Mexico
General Hanna
Irving Hotel
Ship Hogs Cattle Horses from Greene Town
Greene In Nov 12 shipping activity drew traders to the Chicago Waterloo and Sheranne Falls markets. Ben Pringle and Fred Geffe accompanied three loads of fat cattle and a hog shipment to Chicago while Bert Pooley sent cattle and hogs to Waterloo. Ira Ingraham, a local horse buyer, shipped 29 horses to Sheranne Falls Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene, In
Ben Pringle
Fred Geffe
Chicago
Bert Pooley
Waterloo
Ira Ingraham
Sheranne Falls
Massachusetts
Unimproved Hudson 80 Brings $10,000
Oscar Gutnecht purchased 80 acres of unimproved land from Henry Degner near Hudson Iowa for about 125 dollars per acre. The tract lies three miles west and one mile north of town, adjoining Gutnecht property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courter Special Service
Hudson, Ja
Oscar Gutnecht
Henry Degner
Pal
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Farmers ‘Today's Market
Butler
Waterloo Town
Midwest
Ind
Ben Grimmius
Shellsburg Farmers
Red
MT. Vernon
Wall ST
ST. Paul Livestock
Peoria Livestock
INSI
East St. Louis
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Sioux City Livestock
ST. Joseph Livestock
Prom
Waterloo Mills, Co
Swift & Co
Beeee
Gesee
Aca
Saae
Rath Packing Co
Rath
Ie Veals
Iowa Flour & Feed Co
Liperty Ronds
Honda
Taberty
Wee Weyeee Bees
Tiberty
Treasury
Uae
Jesup Boys
Waterlooan
Lutheran ‘Aid, Associations
Hanna
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