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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1917
Page
4
The July weather was generally favorable for crops with an average maximum of 84 degrees and a mean temperature of 72.5 degrees. The hottest day reached 100 degrees on the third, while the coldest dropped to 47 degrees. Precipitation totaled 3.20 inches, below both average and last year, with 16 clear days, 10 cloudy, and 5 partly cloudy.
Gail Adams of Liscomb Marshall County a Boy Scout enrolled in the hero class for saving his life. He risked himself to rescue his little nephew who slipped between tracks at a Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad crossing. The locomotive was within a rail length as Adams pulled the boy free.
A Duroc Jersey boar sold for 1500 dollars at the Melbourne Iowa sale by Walte Meyer and Son. Buyers came from California and Mississippi, and the sale totaled 9080 dollars averaging 227 per head.
Near Little Cedar a corn stalk allegedly grew ten inches in twenty four hours. J M Decker measured by driving a stake at dusk and observing the plant the next day as its height jumped about ten inches.
Milton Tudor of Union township Johnson county sold a 33 months old thoroughbred Angus steer on the Chicago open market last week at 14.10 per hundred, bringing 242.50 dollars. It was the record price ever paid for a single steer on the Chicago open market.
Mrs William Espy wife of a farmer near Centerville opened a dresser drawer in her son's bedroom and saw a rattlesnake coiled inside She fled in terror Help was summoned and the reptile was killed believed to have been carried from the harvest field in the boy's coat and hidden there
Denison couple Thomas Malloy and wife are parents to twin boys, making nine boys in the clan. One twin was soon after birth declared by doctors to have smallpox and the family has been quarantined. Medical science will explain how the infant contracted the disease.
Fifty years ago the Town state fair was set for Clinton and Lyons on October 1 2 3 and 4. The census reports St Paul at 17000. The Freeport mills dam is finished. Eli George renames his hotel from Western to Iowa Valley House on land later John Finns farm. Henry Paine buys a quarter in the Wheeler addition subject to railroad terms. Arthur McKay closes his gallery and moves to Wellersburg Pa. Barney Harmon injures toes threshing for Stortz Bros on Van Pelt farm. Two boys George Welch and Theodore Rankin face Esquire Cutler for stealing melons and apples from Joel Dayton. A plan to shift townships from Winneshick county west to Howard county to aid Cresco as county seat. A race set between James Marlows black mare and a horse Dick owned by H McCafferty of Columbus Mo for 1000 dollars, rider Marlows mare weighs 115 pounds. McGregor Times notes the railroad now known as Town & Minnesota division of Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad. line will be in Leroy next week.
Decorah grocers faced potato shortages last year due to high prices but this winter nearly every household grows potatoes at home. A leading grocer reports local sales plummeted to about a bushel per week as families rely on home production.
Sheriff B F Skeels arrested Henry Bletzer a naturalized German after he proclaimed treasonable sentiments against President Wilson and the United States near Alta Cherokee. Prompt jail removal to Storm Lake likely prevented violence and a near riot.
Spillville appoints Anton Balik as postmaster to fill the vacancy caused by Steven Kruchek’s resignation. Kruchek served many years and provided excellent service. Balik is described as a competent successor expected to serve patrons with the best of him.
W C McNeil of Postville became dizzy at the Dr Tapper home in Monona and fell down cellar stairs. He suffered a severe head wound and rib injuries with an nearly two hour unconscious spell. Elsewhere Secretary Allen notes Iowa auto licenses top 53 000 this year up from 25 000 last year.
Miss Ethel Brause killed a large yellow rattlesnake over four feet long while bringing cows from the pasture. It measured about 9 inches in girth and had seven rattles. She felled the reptile with a four foot club and says she would not want to do that for a living.
An Independence man notes a farmer near Quasqueton using five pounds of twine per acre in an oat field, while average twine per acre is cited as 2 to 2.5 pounds. He also mentions the old Smith farm near Sumner where oats yield 50 bushels to the shock load under Mr Whitney.
The J C Bulman and Ben Hartley families visited Decorah on Sunday meeting Cresco friends for a park picnic. They found the day warm and the outing enjoyed by all. John Finn sold a registered Polled Hereford bull calf to a Glenwood farmer for 125 dollars and refused 200 for another two month old calf.
Ossian Bee reports W. W. Duff son of N. J. Duff has enlisted in the United States Marine service after meeting all enlistment requirements. He has received his uniform colors and insignia. New designs offered at Bear's for $2.50.
Mrs Sid ney Simmons of Fair Haven New York and Mrs Laura Beall of Plattsburg Mississippi endorse Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and Foley Kidney Pills as effective cures for cholera morbus and kidney ailments. Advertisements note Engbertsons Pharmacy sells the remedies and Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil is recommended for accidents.
Notice to bidders from School Township of Bloomfield Winneshiek County Iowa invites bids by August 25 1917 at 130 PM for erection of two school houses in Sub districts 7 and 8. Plans are in county superintendent and Harvey office Castalia Iowa. A $100 certified check is required with each bid. Completion by November 15 1917. Sub district 7 house must be moved before starting. Bids may be for one or both. Right to reject bids reserved. Dated July 30 1917.
The guide endorses outdoor exercise and a full glass of water before breakfast to keep bowels moving daily. It also urges plenty of fruit and vegetables and a regular habit. if medicine is needed, Chamberlain's Tablets are recommended as mild and pleasant. For sale by R. A. Engbertson.
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