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a a a MARCH 29, 1934. KOSSUTH COUNTY ADVANCE, FOR SUPERVISOR District No. 4 announce Republican candidacy ticket. for Your supervisor vote at I hereby 4 Dist. June No.

primary on will appreciated. PAUL NEMITZ FENTON GLASS SERVICE We replace broken PLACEMENT makes of cars while you wait. glass Windshield installed on el A JOE GREENBERG Dur Cream Whips Pasteurized hernsey Milk and Cream herd is T. B. Tested and Dairy State Inspected.

For better milk and cream WOODSIDE DAIRY Loren Brown, Manager PHONE 3F31 Tire Sale! (sale on I standard make of Tires--Goodrich, Kelly and Fisk is still going strong 21 Goodrich $3.35 20 Goodrich 21 Goodrich 19 Goodrich 19 Fisk $4.00 19 Goodrich $5.00 20 Fisk $5.00 20 Goodrich $5.50 21 Goodrich $6.50 Other sizes low in price proportionately. You not buy tires again at these prices after this is exhausted. Joe Greenberg PAINT USE DEVOE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR PAINTS have a complete line of Paints, Enamels, and Varnishes. Botsford Lumber Co. JIM POOL, Mgr.

Home of Peerless Coal Phone 256 Insist upon FARMER SEED and NURSERY SEEDS EVERY ONE A GARDEN WONDER more productive, more profitable vegetables, and flowers. NEW, make your garden more successful than ever before. ROCK MUSKMELON -Sweet as auger. 'SUNSHINE SWEET CORN-10 days carlier than Golden Bantam. CHANTENAY CARROT- -Newest, most prolific Carrot.

FORE 5 PERFECT CUCUMBER --The choice of the Best Gardeners. in the some of FARMER the outstanding are SEED CASE as introductions CUCUMBER VIALS AT 5c PER PKT. MUSKMELON YOUR DEALERS, Sale the cannot locate the SEED CASE Dealers send his same Seed MER SEED address SEED FARMAULT, MINI NURSERY CO. BEN HEYES, 83, GERMAN TWP. PIONEER, DIES Lakota, March 27-Ben Heyes, of German township, died lis home last Thursday afternoon pneumonia, aged X3 yours.

Mr. Heyes been helpless invalid for the past 3 years, and WILS cured by daughter, Mrs. Nancy Van Dee. Veen. Mra.

Heyes, who survives him, 19 88, they were married 61 years ago. Mr. lleyes was born In Holland, Besides his widow he is survived by bla daughter another daughter Mrs. Gertie ShriNancy, ver, Rockwell, one daughter in Michigun, and a 8011 George, A son Dick died Inst year, and one daughter da also dead. lie also Is survival by number or grandchildren just crust 1 of Lakota.

Funeral services were held Monday at the Reform church near German Valley with the Rev. Carlson Schnucker in charge. Second 4-HI Lesson GivenEmma. Gutknecht, Fern Lewis, Mary Elizabeth MMer, and Mrs. J.

I. Warburton altemled the socom lesson of the 4-IC girl's club held at the Baptist church In Bancroft last week Tuesday. Miss Swinney, extension specialist, gave a lesson canning vegetables, demonstrating by canning spinach and carrots. first lesson on meat canning was reviowed. The next lesson on canning fruits wIll be given May 9.

when fruits in scason will be cann- ed. Old Pioneer is Dead- Friende here received word recently death of Prank Pierce his home in Albany, March 14. Mrs. Pierce died two years ago, and the son Eddie, a fow yours previous, Only tho daughter Hazel remains of this pioneer family of north Kosauth. The Pierces were the first settlers in this immediate vicinily, hack In the 70's.

They moved to OreKon many years ago. They formerly lived 011 tho farm now known as the Julius Henning farm. Surprise for WarburtonsLast week Wednesday at supper And Warburton when time FL surpriso, was given tor Mr. the E. R.

Worleys, the R. U. Hamquists, the Rev, and Airs, I. Johnson, Harry Warburton, and Edith Buxton drove out bringing supper. The rest of the evening was spent playing games and visiting.

Tie party way in honor of Mr. Warburton, who convalescing after cident to his hand some weeks ago. Missionary Program GivenMrs, George Heetland entertained the Presbyterian Missionary Society Thursday afternoon. A number other guests were also present. AIrs.

Frerking had charge of devotions and gave an interesting talk on Tact Mrs. Harvey gave a lesson on Aladdin's Inmp in Alaska, Mrs. Jerry Ukena gave the mission topic, Wo men in Missions. Mrs, Robert WilHams sang, Just be Clad, and the ittle Iceland twins sang a duet. Palm Sunday Services HeldPalm Sunday services were hell ut.

the local Methodlet church and the Rev. Mr. Johnson used as his subject, Jesus in Triumph. The choir sang special music and the pastor sang The Palms. A candle light communion servico wIll bo held Thursday evening, and the Ledyard choir will give its Easter Cantata Friday evening.

Choir Gives Easter MustealTho Preshyteriun choir gave an Easter program Sunday evening ad. apted from Tor, street boy of Terusalem. Mrs. Frerking road the story and the music was given by the choir in the form of trios, quarteta, double quartettes, a duets and choruses. It proved delightful evening in story and song.

Aid Quilt Is CompletedThe second division of the Methodist Ald entertained at Mrs. A. Q. Smith's last week Wednesday afternoon with a good crowd attending. The quilt the soclety has been ing at Mrs.

C. R. Smith's was finIshed Friday, Lakota Wins and LOsesThe Lakota Independent brusketball team played two games on the home floor Friday night. Lakota won from Maple Hill, but lost to Seneca. Other Lakota News.

W. E. Loy and Jerry Ukena drove to Des Molnes last week Wednesday, and Jerry drove home a new Ford for garage, Mrs. Ley went with them as far ELS Fort Dodge und spent the day visiting her sister, Albert Smith. Mrs.

Henry Patterson, and dough. Sadie, her sister Rose Dorenbush, and two nleces, Marie and Ruby Dorenbush of Buffalo Center, spent the week-end at Minneapolis. Hurry Mussman, employed at the garage, slipped on oil on the floor, Friday, and hit tris side on the radiator of a cur, breaking some ribs. A son wag born to Mr. and Mrs.

Lou Meyers Thursday. They have three other children. Lou drives the Standard Oil truck. Dr. and Mrs.

H. HI, Murray Kathleen went to Des Moines Tuesday to visit Secretary of Agriculture Murray. Mrs. Guy Beemer and some of the local teachers went to Deg Molnes Saturday, They returned Sunday, A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.

John Smith north of town farmers, Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Wortman spent last week Wednesday at Spirit Lake.

Mrs. Mary Noble, Blue Earth, visited friends here Sunday afternoon. FOR SALE MANCHU Soy Beans, best beans in Kossuth county. Last year yielded 34 bushels per $1.65 per bushel; $1.60 in lots acre, of 10 bushels or more. Also medium red clover to sell, $9 per bu.

Call or see Loren Brown 3F31. 40u28-29 SEED OATS We still. have some 105 Seed Oats for sale. ANDERSON GRAIN COAL CO. Phone 308 PAGE NINE FARMS Don M.

Stiles, C. Ir. Klamp, W. l'ayne, Contributing Field Roporters Herman W. Cade, a mile and a half mile south of Fenton, was cleaning up his farm yard when we called last He week Tuesday.

has been on this farm of 200 acres since 1926. Herman has a fine herd of 18. Guernsey milk Six cows, and heifers is milking 14 at present, fall. will be fresh in the black He Poland also has China 14 large-typo which brood sows average more than 400 will pounds each. Good livestock is evidently a hobby with Herman.

He and Mrs. Gade have 12. and two girls, 6 and 4. The one boy, children save parents steps in yard many We arrived at Elmer a mile south and a half Weisbrod's, mile west of Fenton, while the chores were being done last week Tuesday. The Weisbrods are milking 14 cows, mostly Holsteins, half of them 14 purebreds.

since cows have dropped calves October, and both the show older the cattle and the youngsters best of care. Elmer owns the 160-acre farm where he lives, and this was part of his father The Jacob Weishrod's 400-acre place. elder Mr. Weisbrod died some years ago. The Weisbrod name, by the way, is well known from away for back in the Fenton neighborhood, there are several Weisbrod families there, and they are of pioneer stock, the kind of upstanding good citizens who have made this county what it is.

You might call Mike Weisbrod head of the clan. Mike, who is now well along in years, was a well known county supervisor in his prime. E. J. Eimers, who lives six miles north and a half mile east of Fenton, farms 240 acres owned by Mrs.

Lucy Fish, Algona. The family moved to the place March 1 from Emmet county. Everybody was cleaning things and still getting last settled when we were there week Wednesday. There is always Mr. plenty to do when farmers move.

and Mrs. Eimers have six children: Raymond, 11; Gerald, Ervin and Everett, tor and twins. Darline, Mr. 2. There are two sets Limers remarked! that the children are lots of company and have plenty of fun, The Lynn Le Vans are new people who moved from near Esther(ville to the Charles Watts farm of 240 acres a mile south and miles of Elmore.

There are three boys and one girl in the family. The son Leroy goes to high school at Elmore. The others aro Velynn, and Kenneth. The family finds a flowing well on the farm a fine thing. There are many such artesian wells in the North End.

The Le Vans are milking ten cows. Mr. Lo Van takes great interest in raising Belgian horses, and he has 12 head. He recently sold a 2-year-old colt for $140. Who says it does not pay to raise good horses? ground fine for cow feed.

We had a short visit Friday with E. A. Miller, five miles north of Ledyard. This is where 8 barn was burned last summer when hay got hot and took fire by spontaneous combustion. Mr.

Miller has built a new barn, and it is well arranged, though ho remarked that it should be wider. He was busy at sacking chick feed ground at an Elmore mill, Mr. Miller believes in raising all his own feed. He showed us a bin of ground feed consisting of weed seeds mixed with oats and shelled corn and August St. Benedict, is the busy janitor of the church and parochial school there.

We called Saturday, and Mrs. Fehr had been home only a day from the Kossuth hospital, where she spent two weeks following a major operation. She is getting along well. Before marriage Mrs. Fehr worked for the M.

P. Haggards, Algona, some years ago. George a mile west of Fenton, said when we called last week Monday that that WAS the first day he had been out of bed in three weeks during which he had pneumonia. He remarked it was not pleasant to be laid up for that length of time. J.

Zweitel, a mile west and a mile south of Seneca, has had rather bad luck. He lost a team of horses, and now he is going to farm without horses, for he has bought a small tractor and he had hitched to a manure spreader when we saw him last week Wednesday. He said the tractor did not cost him as much as work horses would have cost, for horses are now selling at good prices. W. E.

Laage, two miles east and mile south of Fenton, was workling a plowed field with a spring tooth harrow last week Tuesday and doing a good job of it. W. D. farms with his father, C. F.

C. Laage, who lives a mile north. His father at one time was a blacksmith at Algona, and he still keeps an up-to-date shop on the farm and does his own blacksmithing work. C. F.

C. is now 70, but still does a lot of hard work. We found him cleaning out the barn. He keeps purebred Holsteina and now 1 head, also a purebred bull. Mrs.

Geo Winkel, Lotts Creek, has recently had the flu two weeks. developed from a sore throat. two The Winkels have three children, dren did most of the work the during girls and a boy, and chil-17, their mother's illness. We called at Walter Beanko's, two miles south of Fenton, last week Tuesday, and found him, a neighbor, R. A.

Behnke, and a son sawing wood. The power was a rebuilt Ford engine. Walter planned on having enough wood sawed last all summer. We visited at Leonard mile north and a half mile west Burt, Friday, and found the Dittmers busy at papering and spring housecleaning. Leonard has two large dogs that don't appear any too friendly to strangers, and Leonard says he isn't bothered much by collectors or agents.

The J. I. Farrels recently moved from Whittemore to the 160-acre farm Doctor McCreery three miles east and miles north of Whittemore. This is Mr. Farrell's first attempt at farming for himself.

The a Farrels have two boys, James, 4, and John, 6. The latter attends school. Newcomers in the Hobarton neighborhood are Mr. and Mrs. Victor Frideres, Bode, who noW tenant the Wernert farm three miles west of Algona on the Holeft this an farm March 1 for the barton road.

John P. Simon Jr. Troutman place north of Algona. Mr. and Mrs.

John Gifford, miles northeast of Burt, have new girl two weeks old. The Giffords now have seven children, two boys and five girls. Mr. Gifford is hoping for a good grain crop this year, for he has run short and had to purchase straw for stock this winter. John is milking eight cows.

Four of his sows have farrowed 39 pigs, 21 of which are living. Jesse Dugan, a mile south Burt, on the pavement, feels that he will certainly make his hog quota this year. From his herd 11 Poland China sows, ten have farrowed 74 pigs, and he has lost none so far. Jesse has fine-looking hogs. The sows weigh between and 500 pounds each.

The Dugans have three children, two boys and a girl. They tenant the Frank J. Mann farm of 160 acres. There are 400 White Leghorn chicks dered, and when they arrive there will be lots of work to do. Mr.

and Mrs Harold Frambach are now at home on an 80-acre farm two miles east of Burt, which they purchased from the Acme surance company. They moved there from a farm miles northeast of Whittemore. Frambachs have three children, two girls and one boy. The Ruby Ruth, are twins. Mrs.

Frambach, the former Florence Parsons, was daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. M. de L. Parsons, of Irvington.

was canning a summer supply of meat the day we called. Mr. and Mrs. A. A.

Dreyer, near Fenton, have a fine flock of 500 White Leghorn hens and get around 25 dozen eggs daily. Most of Mr. Dreyer's time is spent with his Holstein herd. He has had the high herd in butterfat for the past two months, and highest producing cow for the same period, in the cowtesting association. Mr.

Dreyer sold out in 1926 and moved to California. He spent four years on the coast and raised lots of White Leghorns. Most of the eggs he gets now are sold for hatching purposes, and two parties called for eggs while we were there. He has been raising Holsteins for many years and always manages to have the championship cow at the county fair. A.

A. is rightfully proud of his herd--only seven cows, six milking, but what producers! Mr. and Mrs. Harold Baas, Whittemore, recently moved to the W. D.

Keith farm, four miles southeast of Burt, where they are employed. They have one child, Billy, 4. They had been living at Whittemore, and Harold went to his father's farm near that town every day to work. His father a big producer of purebred hogs. Mrs.

Theo. Harr, near Irvington, who left the Kossuth hospital last week Monday, following an operation, is reported not recovering as rapidly as was expected. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Loss, near Irvington, is staying at the Harr home to attend to the household duties.

Mrs. T. W. Brown, Judson, came last week Sunday for a couple of weeks with her sister, Mrs. A.

J. Brown, near Algona, and at Mrs. Agnes Seely's in Plum Creek. Le Roy, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs.

George Johnson, of the Irvington neighborhood, is reported suffering from a rare disease, a fever of unknown kind. Two specialists from BEARINGS We solve your problem on bearings for tractors, trucks, and passenger cars. We carry a large supply of thapkin roller bearings and new-departure ball bearings. We save you 30. to 40 per cent, Joe Greenberg PHONE 118 Iowa City have been consulted, but no relief has been obtained.

Only three other cases of fevor have been known. It was thought at first that he had malta fever. The Johnsons moved this is spring from tho Plum Creek neighborhood to Irvington. Mr. and Mrs.

Ed Hopkins, Plum Creek, entertained friends Saturday night at a party. The evening was spent at cards, followed by EL lunch served by the hostess. Lorena, 13, daughter of Mr. and Otto Liesener, six miles northleast Whittemore, was to have been confirmed Sunday, but took sick with tonsilitis Saturday, March and her parents were doubtful when we called whether she would be able to attend confirmation. The Licsenerg have three children, two girls, Luella and Lorena, and a son, Orlo.

We called on Otto Ruhnke, two miles south of Lotts Creek, one day last week, and Otto getting ready for spring work. The have five children, four boys and a girl, The oldest boy, Alvin, 16, helps his father; two other and the girl attend school. The youngest son is a baby of three months. Mr. Ruhnke will have lots of help when his sons all grow up.

Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Chrich, a mile south and a half mile east of Elmore, were planning Monday to drive Tuesday to Rochester, where Mrs.

Ehrich was to go through the Mayo clinic. She has not been well for some time. We had a short visit Monday with Carl Beckstein, southeast of Elmore. Carl keeps well and he remarked that the Advance' gave him more worthwhile information than any other weckly, paper 1 he had ever read. takes great care of whatever he has, and he said he used one of his automobile tires no fewer than 14 years.

When he finally went to a dealer to replace it the dealer thought the tire company might give him a new one for the old one, but to date he has not heard from it. He keeps his tires well inflated, which is one reason they wear so long, and another reason he stays at home most of the time and takes good care of his stock, besides looking -after all other farm duties. That is the secret of success for any man. Ledyard Otto Baumanns of near Blue Earth moved to the old Baumann farm last week and Ervin, who has been living there, moved to a farm near Burt. Mr.

and Mrs. John Sunkin, Iowa Falls, residents here, called at Ed Reece's Friday enroute to Boulder, where he has Mrs. Harriett Matzener entertained the basketball boys and Mr. Laurozen at a waffle supper Sunday evening. Mrs, Ella Gelhaus and her mother, Mrs.

were in- Burt last week Thursday having dental ayork done. R. B. Mayer and Marjorie, Alice Dunham and Glen Yahnkes wero Fairmont shoppers Saturday. Mr.

and Mrs. Lou Meyers, Lakoare of an 8-lb. boy born last Thursday. Mrs. Meyers is better known here as Elnora Blome.

Mr. and Mrs. Dore Frech, na, and daughter visited the Roy Links last week Wednesday. Fred Arndts, Guckeen, called on friends here last week Wednesday. If a boy likes a girl, that's his businessIf a girl likes a boy, that's her businessIf you'd like a windmill, that's my business.

H. L. WALSH Lone Rock, Iowa 31 years experience. Phone 605. RATES REDUCED Pon- i 31 All Loans You can now secure a loan of $300.00 or less at our new low monthly rate.

Our new plan will mean a substantial saving to you. The Federal offers you the most complete loan service in the State. No delay. Reduced monthly payments. A loan plan can be arranged to suit your needs.

WHY PAY MORE THAN OUR NEW LOW If you need money for any purpose see H. N. Kruse PHONE 125 ALGONA' Representing FEDERAL FINANCE CO. DES MOINES PUBLIC SALE At the Riddle Sale Pavilion in Algona, east of Northwestern tracks SATURDAY, I MARCH 31, AT 1 O'CLOCK SHARP On Saturday we will have our usual amount of live stock consisting of horses, cattle and a number of brood SOWs and some fall pigs. -CATTLE One Holstein cow, giving milk; one white face part Shorthorn and Holstein, one cow, part Holstein and Shorthorn, one Shorthorn cow, fresh, calf by side, one Shorthorn cow coming in with the second calf.

These cows range in age from 2 to 5 years old. MACHINERY--John Deere 2-row cultivator in good shape. Emerson gang plow, 20-wheel McCormick Deering disc, in good shape. Eight ft. Deering binder, with tractor hitch.

CREAM SEPARATORS All kinds of chicken feeders, waterers, and steel coops. All kinds of repossessed furniture. This is a new line of stuff to fit out any room in your home. Including one piano, and some merchandise of clothing. Walnut dining room suit, kitchen-kook range, as good as new.

Three Klondike incubators, 240-egg each. A lot of good chickens, all breeds. Terms are cash. No property removed until settled for. C.

O. Riddle, Auctioneer PHONE 79 List property with Jess Riddle at the Coryell Oil Station, or auctioneer, phone 93. VERY Important To prospective borrowers from the Federal Land Banks and the Land Bank Commissioner is the information contained in the letter, printed in a separate column, from Wm. I. Myers, Governor of the Farm Credit Administration, Washington, C.

Don't Fail to Read This This letter means that those who are to benefit from the funds obtainable for farm loans, on the credit of the Government, will all do their part in helping to distribute the securities of the Government. It means that THE GENERAL PUBLIC WILL NOW HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST IN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES OF THE HIGHEST CLASS AT A GOOD RATE OF INTEREST FOR BONDS OF SUCH SURPASSING QUALITY. These bonds are not only one of the safest forms of investment in the world, but for larger transactions they can be used practically the same as cash, NOW IS THE TIME TO APPLY FOR YOUR "GOVERNMENT LOAN," before the busy days of Spring come on. These loans necessarily take considerable time to complete. The FEDERAL LAND BANK OF OMAHA, and office of the LAND BANK COMMISSIONER must be given ample time as they are very, very busy.

ALGONA NATIONAL FARM LOAN ASSOCIATION is headquarters for Kossuth County and adjacent Iowa Townships in the placing of Federal Land Bank and Land Bank Commissioner Loans. The record of The Algona National Farm Loan Association places it among the top-notchers of Iowa, in the number of loans closed during the last year. Our knowledge and facilities are always at your service if desirous of obtaining a "Government Loan" on the long term, low interest basis. Feel free to call upon us at any time for complete information about these loans, or consultation concerning your special farm financing problem. Or drop us an inquiry by mail.

1 a Algona National Farm Loan Association H. D. HUTCHINS, Secretary-Treasurer, Telephone 205-W, E. State Street, Algona, Iowa. (Over Barry's Recreation Parlor.).

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