The Republican Decorah Iowa and Neighbor News Notes
A collection of brief items: electrical progress in Monona and a new Lemurs Methodist church valued at 24000 dollars. storms damaging corn near New Hampton. Mary Olberding found dead in Dyersville. burglaries in Arlington Independence and New Hampton. Mason City plumbers strike resolved by arbitration. Waverly Independent sued for 5000 over alleged slander. Austrians leaving Webster City paving crew for war. James Griffith loses right leg near Manly depot. Delaware county taxes raised by executive council. W E Robinson appointed head of National Engine Co of Waterloo. 14 farmers near Fer tile Town fined 22805 for rotten eggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. D. Jewell
Arlington
Mason City
Waverly Independent
Webster City
Independence
Buena Vista
Bigelow & Donnavan
New Hampton
James Griffith
St. Paul
Manly
Delaware County
W. E. Robinson
National Engine Company
Waterloo
G. W. Dickinson
Knights of Pythias to Meet in Cedar Rapids
One thousand five hundred Knights of Pythias and Pythian sisters will travel from across Iowa to Cedar Rapids for the 45th annual grand lodge Iowa Pythians convention on August 25 to 27, marking the 24th annual session of the Grand Temple of the Pythian Sisters with a program of events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters
Cedar Rapids
Towa
Grand Lodge of Iowa Pythians
Grand Temple of the Pythian Sisters
Runaway Spreader Accident Injures Local Boy
A ten year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs Theo Genn, south of Tonia, was badly injured last week in a runaway manure spreader incident. He and his brother were aboard. the older boy jumped and the younger fell off. He was found unconscious and remained so for several hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo
Genn
Tonia
Evidence Found in Floating Bottle Aids Whitbeck Plea
A note in a bottle recovered from the Mississippi River at New Orleans is cited by friends of Walter Whitbeck of Fayette County to support his release from Fort Madison penitentiary where he began a life sentence in 1908. The evidence was presented to the state board of parole at the August session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
New Orleans
Walter Whitbeck
Fayette County
Fort Madison
State Board of Parole
Hatchet Accident in Lathers' Work at Manley Mc Cleedy
While constructing a new moving picture show building at Manley McCleedy a lather was struck in the neck by a hatchet that slipped from a fellow worker. The small sharp hatchet caused a six inch gash in the neck and the injured man was McCleedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manley
Earl McCleedy
McCleedy
Fatal Auto Crash in Clermont Injures Woman
A severe street collision in Clermont occurred when Fred Drager driving a new Ford struck Mrs. H. F. Shipton who was crossing the road with a party of ladies. She suffered a fractured skull and injuries above the knees after being run over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Fred Drager
H. F. Shipton
Mrs. Shipton
Milwaukee road to build new depot at Postville
Officials announce plans for a modern depot in Postville. Milwaukee road may also place a new station on the Waukon to Junction branch and could eventually add a depot at Calmar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postville
Milwaukee Road
Milwaukee System
Waukon
Calmar
Indignation meeting of bald headed men over barber prices
A city back room meeting of bald headed men denounces barbers for charging the same price for brief trims as longer work. They vote to pay by time, not by the service, and threaten to boycott barbers, with plans for future selection of barbers by lot and even weapons to enforce their stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Harmon
Harry Holmes
F. W. Conover
John Moynahan
Lot
C. J. Wangler
Sugar Prices Rise Amid Ongoing European War
The European conflict drives sugar costs up in Decorah. Three weeks ago price was 4.75 per hundred pounds, then 5.40 with canning season pressure, and now local stores quote six and a quarter cents per pound. Germany’s beet sugar production and halted exports underpin the spike, hurting many while aiding some.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Germany
Pontoon Bridge Erected In Mississippi Channel
A new pontoon for the east channel between Prairie du Chien and North McGregor will be placed this week. The War Department grants Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul permission to close the navigation channel for three to four days to position the boat. The old powerboat will operate temporarily, and the new building will have its boiler and machinery moved during the next winter’s closed season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Prairie du Chien
North McGregor
War Department
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Company
County Out of Funds County Cashing Warrants With Banks
Floyd county faces a cash shortage but assures no worry. Arrangements with local banks exist to cash county warrants and repay promptly, aiming for February. An outside bank offers a $20,000 loan at 5 percent interest, within county authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles City
Floyd County
Canton’s Day Off Returns With Game And Races
Canton’s eleventh Day Off celebration will be held next Saturday in a homecoming style reunion for old wrestlers. The event features a ball game races and contests for all ages plus a free street show. Past days off succeeded and optimism remains unless weather worsens. Laugh with people not at them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Fifty Years Ago War and Local Developments
Washington reports Sheridan defeats Early near Winchester with many prisoners taken. Gen Banks orders enlistment of able bodied negroes. Gunboats destroy flat boats on Grand Lake. Beauregard goes to Atlanta with 20,000 men to challenge Hood. Willett and A D C urge county enlistment. Decorah bank authorized to operate under new law. Property sales include 160 acres at $15 per acre in Frankville and a farm near T J Filbert’s at $20 per acre. McGregor Western trains to Luana at 8 45 am and 12 30 pm. Walker stage leaves Decorah at 5 pm, returns at 7 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sheridan
Winchester
Gen. Banks
Grand Lake
Beauregard
Atlanta
Hood
G. R. Willett
First National Bank of
Walker
Decorah
Accident Injures Joseph Spillman in Egg Case Runaway
Last Thursday around eleven, Joseph Spillman, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Spillman, broke his left leg above the ankle in a runaway incident at the rear of Gunderson's store. A case toppled the horse, the lines wrapped around his neck, and the horse dragged him about twenty five feet before a wheel injury and shed collision severed his leg and caused deep flesh wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ossian Bee
Joseph
J. M. Spillman
C. F. Limbeck
G. F. Gunderson
J. Becker & Son
Child Fatally Burned Near Waukon
James Miller eleven, adopted son of H. G. Miller, living three miles south of Waukon, was fatally burned last week. He appeared to start a fire in the kitchen, his clothes caught fire, and he ran about the yard while workmen extinguished the flames. Medical aid arrived but he died from burns to the neck and body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon Standard
James
H. G. Miller
Waukon
Farmer Fatally Hurt Near Anamosa
Wallie Ellis a local farmer near Anamosa was found lying in the road after an accident while attempting to mount a pony. He sustained a fractured skull and serious injuries with unknown exact circumstances at this time as he has not regained consciousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallie Ellis
Anamosa
Ellis
Waterloo man saves six from drowning in one season
Earl Roberts of Waterloo aged 27, slight of build, has rescued six people from drowning this season. His latest deed involved saving Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Smallwood, Mrs. H. M. Kezar, and her sister Mrs. Esther Waldorf of Maxwell, Iowa. The group waded into deep Black Hawk river water and could not swim. Two women fainted as the danger escalated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Roberts
Waterloo
Clyde Smallwood
H. M. Kezar
Esther Waldorf
Maxwell
Iowa
Black Hawk River
Dropped Dead on Street in Mc Gregor
Daniel Claudy, long a Mc Gregor resident and former truck gardener, collapsed and died while chatting with H Goddard at the grocery store. He was carried inside and then to his home. Death is believed caused by heart trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Claudy
McGregor
H. Goddard
Mr. Goddard
Mr. Claudy
State Fair exhibit previews Iowa State College display
The Iowa State Agricultural College will showcase an extensive educational exhibit at the Iowa State Fair. The display covers soils and farm crops plus livestock nutrition, farm buildings, and disease topics including hog cholera. It features breeding, soil experiments, lime use, fertilizers, and a soil map of Iowa with rotations and demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Agricultural College of Agriculture
Ames
Towa
Ames College
Winnebien County Apple Crop Yields Rise Sharply
The assessors report shows a 30 000 bushel jump in apple production from 1912 to last year. Yield rose from 5 301 bushels in 1912 to 30 779 last year, due to favorable conditions. Pleasant township led, while Fremont Burr Oak Orleans and Bluffton townships made no returns.
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Pleasant Township
Fremont
Burr Oak
Orleans
Bluff
Mr Canfield Celebrates Eightieth Birthday in Fayette House
From the Hawkeye Beacon Decorians recall H S Canfield who ran the Decorah to Conover stage line and owned Fayette House. The eighty year old proprietor marked the occasion last Sunday though he remains mostly bedbound, his mind keen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkeye
Canfield
Decorah
Conover
H. S. Canfield
Fayette House
Falls Fifty Feet Silo Injury in Missouri Worker
Michael Guthrie a Missouri worker suffered severe injuries after a fifty foot fall from a silo in the area. He sustained multiple fractures and internal injuries with heavy bruising to head and shoulders. The report also notes a local factory employing women in electrical and telephone apparatus assembly with weekly wages from 82 to 33.75 crowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osage Press
Michael Guthrie
Norway
The 38th Iowa Reunion At West Union
At the 38th Iowa Regiment reunion in West Union last week 127 veterans gathered to recall events from fifty years prior. Decorah attendees included C Maltby 57th Illinois F Warn attowa E Hallman 38th Iowa M B Fitch 18th Iowa H F Bloomfield 38th Iowa L L Couse 22d Wisconsin. The London police department now covers 60 142 square miles and 10 000 officers. The piece notes fleeting love and a pessimistic outlook as reflective musings.
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Iowa
West Union
Decorah
C. ©. Maltby
Mlinois
F. Warn
E. Hallman
M. B. Fitch
Towa
H. F. Bloomfield
Town
L. L. Couse
Wisconsin
London Police Department
Dont Lie to Your Wife Farce at Grand Sept Ist
Campbell B Casad presents Dont Lie to Your Wife a triangle farce directed by C B Primrose. Three couples converge in a Coney Island caper with chorus girls, a publicity hungry press agent, police pursuit and a racing horse gag before a tangled, funny resolution. Milwaukee continuation school adds 208 pupils.
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Campbell B. Casad
Primrose
Coney Island
Folly
Coppelade
Nevermore
Australia
The Case of L. L. Cantelou in Clarendon Texas
Local notice recounts L L Cantelou of Clarendon Texas praising Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after months of doctor visits and other medicines. He reports his wife was cured after using two bottles of the remedy. Also promotes Dean's Regulats for habitual constipation at 25 cents a box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Cantelou
Clarendon
Texas
Chamberlain
Ady
Not So Strange After All Chamberlains Tablets
A reader testimonial from Mrs. Rosie Rish of Wabash Indiana praises Chamberlains Tablets for stomach trouble and states they are the best medicine for stomach issues she has used. The note adds a statistic about England having seven physicians per 10 000 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosie Rish
Wabash, Ind
Chamberlain’s
England
Barker's Remedy for Coughs and Rheumatism Ad
A drug store advertisement endorses Barker's Remedy for coughs colds catarrh and rheumatism saying nothing better exists and recommending the product for general remedy.
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Barker
Adv
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