Crownover disperses Belgian horses at Cedar Falls sale
The Wim Crownover Belgian horse dispersion sale at Cedar Valley fair grounds drew buyers from across the country. Total receipts surpassed $103,000 with 53 Belgians selling for $98,875, including a Belgian champion stallion at a new price record of $47,500. Over 6,600 attended and ships were arranged to numerous states and towns.
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Cedar Falls
America
Cedar Valley Fair Grounds
Farcour
Crownover
Pred H. Reppert
C. G. Good
Ogden
Laterre Brothers
Vairfax
Goad
Altoona
Granville
Pilot Mound
Jordan
Mont
Pairfield
Neb
Stratford
North Bend
Barnes City
Scri
Benjamin Bowman
Boone
Mr. Good
al Madsen
Des Moines
Madsen
Madsen Sells Cabbage Acreage to Des Moines Parties
Madsen contracted to sell 13 acres of cabbage to Des Moines parties for 20 dollars per ton. Ann Broken in Fail. Gardener Laurence fell from scaffolding at the A. G. Laurence home on Park Avenue and sustained a broken left arm along with minor injuries. He is confined to Sartori hospital.
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Madsen
Des Moines
Ann
Laurence
A. G. Laurence
Park Avenue
Sartori Hospital
Metal Makers Pick Chicago For 1818 Convention
Chicago was chosen to host the 1818 convention of the National Association of Sheet Metal Products Manufacturers at the closing session of the annual meeting held at Hotel Russell-Lamson. The executive committee re-elected H. B. Kelly as secretary. A. Ruff of Kansas City delivered the final session address on factory caste.
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Chicago
National Association of Sheet Metal Products Manufacturers
Russell- Lamson
H. B. Kelly
A. Ruff
Kansas City
Rui
Cholera Death Toll Tops Iowa Hogs in Three Counties
In Linn, Jones and Johnson counties more than 600 hogs have died from cholera in recent weeks, per a federal report. Several farmers lost large numbers, and neglect in inoculation is blamed for the spread. The government sent an expert to teach vaccination and urge farmers to protect the herd, with thousands of dollars lost so far.
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Cadar Rapids
Linn
Jones
Johnson
France Faces Wheat Shortage Amid War Demands
Washington Oct 17 France faces a serious food shortage unless America ships wheat immediately. The Food Administration urged 22 million American housewives to ration with poundless flour and conserve fats and sugar. France’s crop woes stem from mass mobilization and submarine losses, with shipping and shipbuilding crippled. The report cites French production at about 38 million hundredweight this year, far below normal, complicating relief efforts.
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Washington, D. C
France
America
Food Administration
Ita
Wet column yields Bremer County vote and arrest news
Bremer County voted wet by 1615 in a referendum, 1005 yes to 2619 no, with Park and Jackson precincts dry. W. W. Simpson was arrested in Waverly for violating a liquor injunction and faces a hearing on October 29 with $600 bonds. The quadricentennial Reformation celebration drew 4,000 to 5,000 people, a liturgical cantata, and a 475 dollar collection for the synod jubilee fund. Additionally an illustrated Hawaii lecture by Hashaw Co. played to 135 colored slides and 1000 feet of film. Arthur Schiutsmeyer visited from Camp Dodge, and a football game and minor car accident stories appear with local names.
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Awberty
Grand Jubiles
Synod
Hawaii
Hashaw Co
Waterloo City Directory for 1917 Delayed Publcation Start
In Waterloo the 1917 city directory publication is delayed as Mc Coy Directory Company of Rockford Illinois, in charge of the annual issue, is unavoidably detained. Work will start next week and the book will be rushed through as quickly as possible.
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Waterloo
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Harvey A. Smith
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Frank McLain
G. T. Cowgill
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Isa
Py Oo
Pric Seat Sale
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Charles City
Harry Morey
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East Fifth ST. Hardware CO
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