Iowa Old Press
The Sun-Herald
Lime Springs, Howard co. Iowa
Thursday, February 14, 1929
State Board of Conservation
The new state board of conservation has been appointed and
organized. Capt. W.E.G. Saunders of Emmetsburg was put back on
the board, and made chairman; Mrs. Mabel Volland of Iowa City was
appointed to fill the place of Mrs. Armstrong of Ft. Dodge;
Ex-Senator Byron W. Newberry of Strawberry Point was added to the
board, with Mrs. Henry Frankel of Des Moines and J.G. Wyth of
Cedar Falls, as the other members. This board has charge of the
plans and development of the many state parks, and is a very
important board. Like all other boards this conservation board
could do wonders if they had the money -- and they are asking for
the money now.
"Oldest Horse" Records Smashed.
Des Moines - "A white mare which was 39 years old last
September and owned by Walter F. Lee of Knoxville, Iowa, has
smashed all known records for the 'Oldest Horse' in Iowa and
probably has established a record that will stand for all time
unless she lives to break it," states Carl N. Kennedy,
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, who has been collecting
records in regard to the length of usefulness of horses.
"The dam of this white mare was a Kentucky saddle mare and
the sire was a pure bred Percheron. She has hot had the harness
on for two years but is still very active." "Another
mare which is 36 years old and still retains some of her
meanness, is owned by J.W. Zezek of Diagonal. She has been on a
pension for a year. This mare holds second place in Iowa records.
There are three 35-year old horses reported," states Mr.
Kennedy. "One of these is Barney, which is owned by Claus
Ehrp of Holstein. He is still used for a saddle horse by the
children. Mr. J.R. Shackelton of Boone has another 35-year old
hourse that he has raised and still owns, while Henry Walker of
Garden Grove reports that he chloroformed his 35-year old mare
Queen on January 4th in order that she would not suffer on
account of a recent decline in condition."
[transcribed by S.F., February 2007]