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Red Cross Pig Club
1918

The Red Cross Chapter of Waukon has organized a Pig Club and are asking the farmers for a donation of a young pig to be kept until fall, when the pigs will be shipped and the proceeds given to the Red Cross. The officers of this club are:
J.J. Arnold, President
S.H. Eddy, Vice president
Mrs. Earl Markley, Secretary.

~Allamakee Journal, Wednesday, July 17, 1918; pg 3

Red Cross Pigs
Post Township Farmers are Going "Over the Top"

Although Post township farmers have been busy the past few weeks harvesting and threshing their big grain crops, they have taken a lively interest in the Red Cross Pig Club and fifty-two pigs are already pledged.

Chairman F.H. Luhman has to date received partial reports from nine of the eighteen district superintendents, and these go to show that Post township will go "over the top" in this as it has in all other war activities.

Following is a list of the patriotic Post township farmers who have to date contributed a pig apiece to the Red Cross Pig Club, which they have agreed to fatten and deliver in December, and the proceeds from sale of which will carry comfort and cheer to the boys "over there" and in the home land cantonments, and you may rest assured the boys will not forget the friends at home who have been and are doing so much for them.

Marston Bros.
C.H. Rathbun
Henry Wilke
Aug. Schultz
Mrs. A.F. Marston
Arthur Behrens
Boese & Meier
Lonnie Folsom
Lynn Gordanier
S.G. Walter
J.H. Gericke
Arthur Foels
Louis Heckman
Geo. Schultz
H.W. Meier
Chas. Luebka
Richard Folsom
John Ihde
August Baltz
Con Hangartner
Meyer & Casten
Geo. Brainard
Wm. Brockmeyer
Ed Pettit
Damond Meyer

F. J. Heins
Fred C. Schara
Ed Lammert
Carl H. Meyer
Wilbert Wilke
Martin Olson
Fred Stopperan
Harry Bollman
Ambrose Arnold
Lester Davis
Paul Topel
F.W. Pleister
Harry Waters
John Schlie
Louis Heins
Chas. F. Gordon
J.S. Dresser
Fred Everman Sr.
H.C. Meyer
Harman Rose
Arthur Dresser
Wm. Everman
John Kohrs
W.A. Huffy
R.D. Sams

~Postville Herald, September 13, 1918

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Sale of Red Cross Porkers

Farmers of Post township who had pledged to give a pig to the Red Cross with but few exceptions brought the hogs to market Monday and the local Chapter will realize between $2,500 and $3,000 from the sale of the porkers. Henry Wilke brought the heaviest pig, it weighing 370 pounds.

~Postville Herald, December 6, 1918

Lansing Red Cross Pig Club
~Allamakee Journal, Wednesday, October 9, 1918; pg 4

Lansing Chapter American Red Cross is getting a Red Cross Pig Club started in full swing and we have a number of pigs promised. The giver signs a pledge and agrees to care for the pig and fatten it so it can be marketed about the middle of December. Each farmer giving a pig and signing one of these pledge cards will be given a wather proof sign to tack on his front gate: "This farm is raising a Red Cross pig"

The following committee will have charge of the club in Lansing and Center townships: L.T. Hufschmidt, Carl Roggensack, Knute Rippe, Otto Intlekofer, Frank Kelleher, J.W. Dempsey, E.B. Gaunitz, L. Drake and John Powers.

Other Pig Club Members
~Allamakee Journal, Wednesday, October 23, 1918; pg 3

Makee and French Creek
Jerry Regan, Chm.; Jacob Iseli, Marie Kerndt, Peter Sweeny, George Gilbertson, Vincent Coyle, H.H. Deeny, Jacob Marti, Emil Fritz, Alfred Howe, John C. Fritz, Jerry Regan, Julius Rissman, Ben Marti, Wm. T. whalen, Theo. C. Johnson, Peter Whalen, Whalen Bros., John Short JR, Hugh J. Regan, J.M. Regan, M. Regan, Ed. Teeling & Thomas Riley

Ind. School District, Waukon
Ed. Rueggenmeier, Chm.; Henry Rueggenmeier, Frank Dunning, Otto Ney, Peter Bieber, Earl Mosier, Ernest S. Beall, B.C. Grimm, Tom H. McCabe, Simon Hansmeier, E.L. Saberson, L. Shattuck, G.P. Barthell, Erwin Phipps, Jas. C. White, Wm. Schellsmidt, M. McCormick, J.H. Simmons, Dan Williams, Wm. Bechtel, Theo. Selberg, J.J. Arnold, J.E. Meier, John H. Schneider, Herman Roth & Fiet Bros.

Ludlow
Ben Depping, Chm.; Ben Depping, A. Ludeking, Albert Hilmer, B. Lyngaas, Albert Duvel, Wm. Snitker, David Flage, O.G. Koehring, D.F. Snitker, Chas. Duewell, Paul Hansmeier, Fred Duvel, Herman Snitker, Theodore Henning & Albert Henning.

Ludlow, No. 2
Wm. Winke, Chm.; F.C. Flage, Paul Hager, John Flage, Antn Nolting, J. Bauercamper, D.F. Bauercamper, Aug. Snitker, Henry Seibert, Fred Orr, Henry Schroeder, John F. Flage, Ruben Snitker, Wm. Winke, Henry Leithold, Paul Renne & Conrad Kruger.

Fairview
Ed. Nicholson, Chm.; Ed. Nicholson, John J. Broderick, S.L. Swenson & Eugene Cahalan.

Geo. Kinley, Chm.; Michael M. Walsh, Wm. Aird, S. Clem, J.O. Finey & G.A. Schellsmidt.

Jefferson
L.S. Logsdon, Chm.; J.C. Larkin, T.J. Fish, J.C. Rumph & J.H. Hager

French Creek
Geo. H. Leppert, Chm.; Leppert Bros., Fred Hammell, Buntrock Bros.; Mrs. Louise Buntrock, Thos. Denny, John Fink, Thos. Welch, Geo. Wild, James O'Malley & J.C. Ebner

Union City
J.T. Bullman, Chm.; Geo. Reeder, E.J. Sadler, A.E. Beardmore, Mrs. J.B. Sadler, Wm. Beardmore, Fred Kumpf, O'Reagen Bros., J.E. Marlin, W.F. Cunningham, Henry Schulte, Ben Bulman, Lewis Weimerslage & John Shefelbine.

Union Prairie
Michael Mellick, Chm.; M.J. Marsdon, Mrs. K. Urell, Mrs. Patrick Rea, Henry Onsager, Wm. Farley, John McMorrow & Wm. McMorrow

Other
E.J. Ryan, H.C. Nolting, Thos. Ludeking, Wm. Hand, H.G. Hagen, Fred Goeke & C.G. Helming