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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1913
Page
1
A lengthy Decorah Iowa page lists doctors with offices and hours, including Amy M D and Woodward M D, plus attorneys, publishing house, insurance, and various shops. It also contains an editorial column of current events observations with notes on politics, temper, and culture reflecting a period tone.
Dean Marsden of the state highway commission announced that over ten years more than 100 million dollars would be available for road building in Town, and pledged cooperation with county boards. The convention at Council Bluffs discussed the road law in depth, with officials aiming to apply it effectively, reduce red tape, and build every mile of the sixteen thousand in Town within ten years. Election results: President H. Dunlay, vice president A. Meyer, secretary A. N. Grimm, treasurer H. L. Snakenberg re-elected.
Keokuk reports a new power dam along the Mississippi north of the city will leave the river and its tributaries north of Keokuk fishless. The $20 million structure spans the river near the Keokuk bridge, with a 119 spillway system and a railroad on top. Without a fishway, fish migrating between St Paul and New Orleans are pushed over the dam and cannot return, threatening northern river fisheries and angering local anglers.
County supervisors must fund sanatorium care for tuberculous residents unable to pay. The last legislature authorized up to 15 dollars weekly for care, within the county or with existing institutions. The state tuberculosis department offers information and aid through A. E. Kepford.
Speaker Guy Feely attributes failure to sign the Cosson injunction law to clerical carelessness and late-session rush. He says he supported the bill and signed every act placed on his desk, while visiting the state house with J Murtagh of Waterloo seeking a time extension for Dr Anna Longshore. He objects to criticism that he deliberately withheld his signature.
Federal Judge Willard in St Paul grants a temporary injunction against Rock Island railroad preventing refusal of Minnesota to Iowa liquor shipments for private use. Hamm Brewing Co sought the injunction. bond set at 85000. Decision upholds constitutionality of Webb Kenyor law but not its application to private shipments. Supreme Court may decide later. state not represented. Also reports a Georgia woman sues for divorce over a year’s kiss and another saying she was never kissed.
Ottumwa Iowa Aug 16 Judge Francis M Hunter granted an injunction preventing Van Buren county officials from extending the capitol grounds tax levy to fund a proposed 2 million dollar expansion. The ruling finds the act unconstitutional by exceeding the constitutional debt limit of 250000 and states the writ will be held permanent pending Supreme Court review.
A Capital summary explains the new automobile law drafted by Senator Heald. It covers right side rules in towns, turning procedures, signaling, curb proximity, stopping limits, passing at intersections, mufflers, age restrictions, and parking near corners or hydrants. It notes right of way for those turning right and left turning yields to oncoming street traffic.
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