Elkader Blaze Destroys Two Downtown Buildings
Investigators say an electrical short ignited a Saturday night fire that gutted two downtown Elkader structures and damaged five other businesses by smoke. Volunteer units from Clayton County aided the Elkader department in what was described as the community's worst fire since 1969.
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Elkader
Clayton County
Elkader Fire Department
Jeannie Lerch
Streit
Lerch
Jay
Earl Dunn
Joe Hulbert
Dunns
Fires destroy two Elkader shops and damage nearby firms
Fire gutted the corner Laundromat and the Sears Roebuck store in Elkader, with brick portions standing but internal wood destroyed. Owners Ed Olson and family lived above Sears. People's Natural Gas office also housed there. Four nearby businesses suffered smoke damage as residents moved merchandise to parish hall. Fire began from an unused basement outlet. vibration from dryers damaged wiring, with water drawn from the Turkey River and local hydrants. Garnav ille department aided. investigation by state fire marshal found a short caused by insulation-cut wiring.
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Hulbert
Ed Olson
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Olson
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People’s Natural Gas
Clayton County Abstract Co
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Bries’ Fabric and Fashion
Clayton House of Hairstyling
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St. Joseph's Parish Hall
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Decorah
Growth myths reviewed at Mount Vernon meeting
Mount Vernon leaders weigh growth options in a public forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters with Iowa humanities funding. Experts and residents debated growth benefits and costs, noting Mount Vernon could reach 4 500 without heavy city costs, while a survey showed public desire for slower expansion overall.
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Mount Vernon
League of Women Voters
Iowa Board For Public Programs
League
James Lynch
Iowa
Richard Maxon
Iowa State
Cornell
Bill Dobbins
Philosophy
Planning and Zoning Commission
Hardie Park
Cornell College
Park
Nick Berry
Berry
Early Russian State Formation and Mongol Conquest
Slavic tribes migrated into what became Russia from the west in the 5th century AD. Scandinavian chiefs founded the first Russian state in the 9th century with centers in Novgorod and Kiev. Mongol tribes overran the country in the 13th century, and Moscow’s grand dukes and princes later reclaimed independence by 1480.
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Russia
Novgorod
Kiev
Moscow
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