Ayrshire Champions Crowned At Cedar Rapids Fair
At the Cedar Rapids free fair the Ayrshire cattle show crowned champions from Black Hawk and Bremer counties. Baskins Cedar Rapids won multiple aged bull and heifer classes while Frost of Waterloo split prize money. Campbell Jersey Farm and Meredith Jersey Farm won senior and grand champion titles, with Holsteins and Herefords also competing. The event ran at Frontier Park with free admission and a weeklong schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hadliur
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Free Fair & Exposition
Iowa
Ayrshire
Bremer
Waterloo
Dinlry
Burt Oder
Basking
F. H. Baskins
Baskins
Mat L. Frost & Sons
J. J. Lynes & Sons
Plainfield
G. A
Gillette & Son
Fostoria
Ludvik Petrak
Gillette
State Institution
Henry Schmucker
Blairstown
Rosengift Farms
Kelly, Ta
Blake & Sons
Dallas Center
Rex Bgeresford
Ames
Schmoucker
Schmucker
Rosensift
Blake Xos
Ed Harring & Son
DeWitt, and Co
A. Meyers & Son
Bellevue
Sig
Frontier Park
Dairy Casle Congress
Cedar Rapids Amusement Company
Farm Bureau Plans National Appeal Magazine
The American Farm Bureau federation board in Florence Alabama unanimously adopted The Bureau Partner as an official federation publication. The plan unites 22 state federations to publish a national magazine with joint efforts, economy, and broader reach, while allowing states without a publication to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hl. Teans
Wisconsin
Nebraska
South Dakota
American Farm Bureau Federation
Florence
Ala
Irovtors
Viele
Christ von Briely
Irmer
ALFP
Farmers Wives Start Nutrition Study This Week
Farmers wives from De Waterloo and East Waterloo Townships met with Miss Rwinsen from Ames for the first lesson of the third bri g ts An Al day meeting. The lesson titled The Nutrition explained better cooking and hot baths. sterilizing jars from open kettles for five minutes in hot air. Women who attended will return to their townships to teach others. notices of meetings are being given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Waterloo
East Waterloo
Young Walter Fuller Wins Jesup Dairy Club Junior Showman Title
Walter Doc Fuller of Jesup in Buchanan County topped the Dairy Cattle Congress junior showman competition over all other boys and girls. He received a silver trophy and a clipping machine from Chicago Flexible Shaft Co. Barbara C, his Jersey heifer, placed second in the individual class among seven entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter
Doc) Fuller
Jesun
Buchanan County Dairy Cath Club
Dirry
Jawa Dairy
Chicago Plexible Shaft Company
Oxford Majesty
Barbara C
Jersey
Campbell Jersey Farm
Jesup
Dules
J Jie
Dairy Cattle Congress
Jesson
Youmsgsters Sheat
Ninety Percent of Farm Fires Called Preventable
Fire Prevention Week highlighted farm fire risks with claims that Ninety percent of farm fires are preventable. The advisory notes common causes such as poor construction lighting and smoking, urges inspections for hazards, and recommends installing water pails and chemical extinguishers in homes and barns to save property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Obey Eeryance Universal Ethnucut
Agriculiturit
National Fire Waste Council
Chamber of Commerce
Tnsed
Eversl
SPEED UP RELEASE OF SERUM TO FIGHT CHOLERA IN SWINE
Meeting at the statehouse with serum manufacturers and state officials discussed speeding up the release of cholera serum for swine. Secretary Mark Thertburg announced permission for earlier serum release with reduced dog testing, but manufacturers resisted assuming responsibility for results. Counties in Iowa demand serum and communities struggle to obtain it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Serui
Statehouse
Serm
Secretary of Agriculture
Mark G. Thertburg
Charles MW. Treuret
Parm Bureau Federation
Peter Maleehti
Aninsaf Hushuindry
Thornburg
Jardine
Tawi
Serim
Sykes and Ames to Address Kane Township Farm Bureau
Sykes and Ames will speak at the Kane Township Farm Bureau annual meeting in Vinton Ames and Skea will headline the program with a county agent talk and motion pictures The program starts at 5 o clock and features two reels a puppet show and a comedy titled Farmer Alfalfa s Watermelon Patch
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Tay
Alfred Ott Heme
AL Ia
Ames
Feldman
Chieaga Protocers’ Commission Association
Skea
Kane Township Farm Bureau
Parmer Alfalfa
Purebred Jersey pig sale opens in Shell Rock Iowa event
The opening of the purebred swine sale drew a large crowd at the AD farm near Shell Rock. Conner and Hill sold 50 head of Du Roc Jersey pigs at an average of about 53 dollars with bids ranging from 44 to 70 dollars. Other offerings included livestock from Petersen near Waterloo and farm produce with hay selling for 3 dollars a ton and oats at 36 2 cents per bushel. Petersen plans to move to Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shell Rock
Conner & Iil
Manly
AD Farm
Conner
Frank Hill
Carl ‘Tl. Petersen
Waterloo
Bluehouse Road
Petersen
Benton County Farm Bureau to Meet at Methodist Church
The Benton County Farm Bureau plans its biggest annual meeting at the Methodist church on Saturday Oct 9 with E G Dunn city attorney as speaker and Miss Beth Hudson discussing Iowa home project results. Eden township activities include mule quireings and readings by Adam Knupp plus a girls club demonstration. Officers for 1927 will be elected and a chicken dinner at L143 will fund delegates to the Ames short course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winton
Benton County Farm Bureau
Methodist
E.G. Dunn
Mal
Min
Thobeth Hudson
Black Hiawk County
Woul Home Project Lender
Bureau
Farm Bureau
Diseases of Bulls Problem Producers in Holland Combat
Holland experts outline bulb disease control methods at a college visit. Director van Slogteren, a leading authority, discusses soil turnover, hot water treatment, and seed bulb pricing as steps to eradicate nematode diseases and meet export inspections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Ames
Colge
Bevin Slogteren
Lasse
Wollsnad
van Slogteren
Bull Distrnce
Tnich
No Spotlage When Soybeans Stored, Experience Shows
Burt Strayer reports soybeans stored in ordinary oat bins with a ferment floor did not heat and maintained germination. He stored about 50 acres and found beans next to damp areas remained undamaged, countering prevailing theory on soybean storage. Minnesota Flour News notes flour prices and related shipments in Minneapolis on October 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wafsen
Burt Strayer
Strayer
Lesta
Wheat prices rise as Kansas City market reports mixed livestock
Market notes from Liverpool and Kansas City show wheat gaining strength with early higher prices, while corn and oats eased. Livestock data indicate steady to lower bids for cattle and hogs, with calves and stockers slightly affected. Lambs and sheep remained generally firm, top prices around 13 for lambs and 6 for ewes.
Livestock and Cotton Markets Swing With Mixed Trends
Sioux City stock and hog prices show steady to lower shifts as cattle, calves, and feeders command varied bids. Liverpool cotton futures open steady amid an 8,000 bale day with mixed grade quotes and several months futures firming. Chicago and New York cotton futures follow with declines. potatoes and poultry markets report softer hens and lighter trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Midlands Air
Chicago
USS
Coton
New York
Waterloo Market Prices List for Grain and Produce
Waterloo market noon prices October 3 show Wheat and corn bids from Waterloo Mills Co. for No 3 corn etc. Butter lard eggs poultry and hogs listed from Swift Co Rath Packing Co with price ranges for hogs, cattle and steers. Hay straw hides and wool prices included from Barclay Sons and Coln Bros with standard weights and payment terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Waterloo Mills Co
AEG
Tripoli
Swift & Co
Leghorn
Rath Packing Co
Barclay & Sons
Coln Bros
Board of Trade Cash Quotations October 7 Report
The sheet lists futures quotes for Wheat Corn and Oats by grade and number. Prices show No. 1 Hard Wheat around 1.34 to 1.36, No. 2 mixed near 1.38, and various yellow and white corn and oats grades with small different cents values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
ST Shalst
Hog and Cattle Market Report from Chicago Union Stock Yards
Hog quotations at Degline range with top at 14.05 for 160 to 200 pounders and 14.00 for packing sows. Cattle receipts 14,000 with fed steers and yearlings lacking market. vealers around 15.00 to buyers, bulls steady to strong. Sheep receipts 24,000 with fat lambs 14.00 to 14.25, natives and westerns holding near 14.00. Estimated totals for tomorrow hogs 3,000, sheep 71,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Livestock Prices Mixed Across Wedges At Midwest Markets
Receipts reach thousands as hogs mostly steady to higher while cattle show dull trade. Light hogs top at 12.50 with bulk 12.00 to 13.25. steers and yearlings weaker with heavy calves and stockers mixed. sheep and lambs rise modestly with fat lambs around 12.60 to 13.96 and feeding ewes up to 6.10. South St. Paul and Omaha reports note excess supply and tentative demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Kansas
Siceux
Sioux City
Ste. Bo
Oma
Ned
Paul Livestock
Local Notes From Aplington And Surrounding Area
Reports from Aplington and nearby areas include the death of a local resident due to a heart blood clot. Beelman Brothers plan extending two new buildings north of Kerr. Ernest Koester from Canton visiting Cedar Rapids. D Voord on business to Albertina Minnesota. Waldeen Meyer rear-end collision near town with glare reduced visibility. Mrs Sloan discharged from hospital after operation. William Vangerpen family moving to Vari residence. Mr and Mrs Park relocating to Sibley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aplingon
T.da Karshens
Wi Tor
Beelman Brothers
Kerr
A. F H. Gruis
Ernnest Koester
Canton
Sloan
Town’ Falls
Wiliam Vangerpen
Vari
Park
Sibley
Wall Street Stocks Rally Then Slip Amid Mixed Trading
New York trading opened with ease money and support from major names. Americans Waterworks, electric shares weaken while Woolworth, New York Central and others rebound 2 to 4 points as investors seek bargains and call rates ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Call Lear
Shorts
Aled Chemical
Qupont
American Suelting
Woolworth
New York Central
Chesapeake & Ohid
Nickel Plate
van Sweringen
Colorado
Southern
Pullen
Case
Local Notes and Visits Highlight Small Town Affairs
Rung, the manager of Diamand Rose store, and Mrs Albert Siefken with baby visit from White, South Dakota. Mann rents Mrs Ellen Alerts house. A deal between A J Jenssen and George and Fred Meyer over a drag line. Wirpatrick family in Waterloo Saturday. Mr and Mrs Warm Schulte entertain sister from Oregon. H Kinver and H Klessing visit Waterloo. authority remarks on a noted American prizefighter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diamand Ros
AL PS McMilan
Albert’ Siefken
Baby
White, S D
Mann
Cassady
Haz
Fllen
John Smith
Betwen A. J. Jenssen
George
Fred Meyer
Dave Wirpatrick
Waterloo
Warm Schulte
Fronms Orema
H. ©. Mathian
Momlay
Henry Kinver
H. Klessing
Watere Tor
Bank Clearings and Instruments Reported for Week Ending Oct 4
Waterlow bank debits total 9,659,526 pounds for the week with daily figures from Thursday through Monday. Clearinghouse activity shows related instruments recorded totaling 27,010.52 pounds, with prior week comparisons and year over year increases noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterlow Bank
Waterloo Clearing Mouse Association
Ares
Two Rivals Face Off in a Local Political Machine Clash
In a small town Laura and Roscoe grapple with their factions and love as a blue moon election yields a crushing machine victory. They contemplate running together for elvic righteousness and vow a gentler campaign.
Foreign exchange rates quoted in New York
The New York market lists exchange values for several currencies including the pound, French franc, Belgian franc, Swiss franc, lira, Swedish krona, Norwegian krone, Danish krone, peseta, and Dutch gulden. Rates appear with varying decimals and some entries are unclear due to translation errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foreign Exchange
New York
Poreign Exelpslege
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Holland
Quantity cuts time in movie beauty shop
In Hollywood California the makeup department of the new National Studios uses a cafeteria system to shave minutes from each process. A stenographer can become Queen of Sheba in eight minutes and a man in street clothes may appear on set as a Balkan prince within eleven minutes. Transformations from white to Indian require longer painting, while a Negro doorblick to Nubian stave takes four minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blollywood
Cal
Queen of Sheba
First National
Mollywood
Defeated Yet Proud Contestant Heads To Legislation
An entry from Sixty-ninth district details a three party race for state legislature with Jud son T Dartmore, Roscoe Varnum, and Laura Wicker. Roscoe confronts Lieut ra Eldred over a plan to withdraw Laura from the ticket, insisting he will stay and seek election. Laura refuses to concede, arguing party unity and her resolve to win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ade
Judson T Dartmore
Roscoe Varnum
Citizens’ Party
Laura Wicker
Truet
Junura Eldred
Offic
Laura
Roscoe
Eldred
Goth
Readlyn visits and Oelwein trips in Fairbank area
Fairbank notes include Dr. ce 4ehhoofer in Readlyn, Russell Curley in Oelwein, Mrs. H C Phelps and Dale in Oelwein, land sale near HL Williams home to H G George, and various local movements. Also mentions amputation in Rochester and Baptist mission meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welbal
Oelwein
Hla Newell
Woitecloo
D. S. Wolgamot
Rochester
Minn
Missionary Society of Baptist Church
Hoon
Asa. Seaton
F. D. Agnew
H. ©. Myers
Youngman
EL Co. Phelps
P. Hall
Dunkerton
Congress
Waterloo
A. H. Nieman
Irvin Richards
Peters Hebercamp
Myrgneh
Also Mentioned on This Page
FROST
Ayrshires
AT Cedar
Lynes
Meredith and
Campbell
Magazine of National Appeal
Jesup Dairy Club
Walter Puller
Sykes
Cooner & PL
Miss Hudson
Benton Bureau
Minneapolis
Canada
Minnesota
Ohios
Springs
Lower
Degline
Parkin Sons
Omaha Livestock Ret
Soc Tower
Focal
Aplington
Allied Chemical & Dye
American Car & Foundry
Atchison
County Atlantic Cous
Baldwin Lecomnot Wed Tis Halilmnore & Ohio
Bethlehem Steel le
California Petroleum + ag
Canadian Pacific
Oan
Central Leather
I' Ates
Cerro de Pasco
Chesapeake & Ohio
Mt & St
Pacific Weert Rages
Chile
Coca Cola Chryster Corp
Colorado Fuel
Consolidated
Crucible Steel
Davison
Dade
du Pont de
Houston Oilesaee
Jiarvester
Mer
Mar
Inter
Tel
Ansas Wit
New
York Central
Peel Ae
Norfolk & Western Erie
Shane Oie
Az ‘Nekard Motor Car
Pan, Am
Pet
J. Pews
United Drug Ae Rae Eaerees
Ee Nas
Willys-Overland
Grundy Center
Ae Menten Ts
York
LTA Ste
Evik
Banton
Bilkes
Roosters
Aura
Ann Roscoe
Chie
Lira
Lauru
Troscon
Ho Judson
White
Eldred - House
Rose
Hikers
Get
Irving King
Bucknell
Jim Smith
Jim
Cedar Falls
Tawa
2Nd
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Streets
Morter
Lowa
Second Street
2Nd Street
1St Street
Cedar Balls
Wa. Wolland
Oscar Tosilehe
Cedar Falls National Bank
Codac Falls
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