Death of Pioneer Mother in Winneshiek County
Mrs. E. E. Stevens of Washington Prairie an early Winneshiek County resident dies at about ninety in August. Maiden name Emiline Morris married to George H. Stevens. They moved to Waukon in 1862. son Vic served as captain and died in 1863 at Port Hudson. She was post mistress of Waukon 1871-79 and died in Decorah area, funeral held August 12 at 10 a.m.
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Waukon Democrat
E. E. Stevens
Vic” Stevens
Winneshiek County
the Democrat
Emiline Morris
George H. Stevens
Forties
Connecticut
Frank
Victor H
Washington Prairie
Waukon
Stevens
Co. K. Fifth Iowa Infantry
Port Hudson
Waterville
Christ
Watcoma Post Office Robbery Reveals Burglary
Watcoma post office was robbed last Wednesday morning. A professional cracksman blew the office door with dynamite, wheeled the safe to the back room, and escaped with about 125 dollars in cash, 110 in bills and 15 in silver. The burglars stole a pickax and hammer from the tool house and left the back door open. no stamps were taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watcoma
Condenser Explosion Damages Mason City Laundry Facility
A condenser on the Sanitary laundry floor in Mason City exploded last week, wrecking the condenser room addition and twisting the deep well pump. Windows were broken but no injuries occurred. The iron pellet shot 200 feet from the roof. The six foot by three foot receptacle for returning steam lacked a stop valve to vent pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Domestic Science At Home class teaches canning methods
Cedar Falls housewives attended a Civic Improvement league session on domestic science focusing on scientific and economical canning of fruits vegetables and meats for winter use. The demonstration was led by Prof. A A Burger county agricultural expert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Civic Improvement League
A. A Burger
Lightning strikes moving auto endangering Nolan
E. J. Nolan, scale inspector for the Town Grain Dealers' association, was unharmed when a bolt of lightning struck his moving auto between Northwood and Lake Mills. The car briefly caught fire, but he remained in his seat and controlled the vehicle despite being stunned. The strike hit the steering gear as the car trundled along at about twelve miles per hour.
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Northwood
Lake Mills
E. J. Nolan
Town Grain Dealers’ Association
Gardner Nursery Everbearing Strawberries Open At Osage
The Gardner Nursery company in Osage has begun picking strawberries, now around two hundred quarts per day from a thirty eight acre field. It is expected to reach about a thousand quarts daily as harvest continues with fruit sold at ten cents a quart to supply the local market.
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Gardner Nursery Company
Osage
Marble Rock Plans Bonds for Cedar River Dam
Marble Rock city council passed an ordinance to issue bonds totaling 24000 dollars to fund construction of a Cedar River dam to supply power for a lighting plant.
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Marble Rock
Cedar River
Furnich
Change in R. M. S affects Decorah mail car route
Postal authorities may adjust the De corah to Cedar Rapids mail service, extending the Decorah run through Cedar Rapids and altering Calmar to Decorah mail handling. The plan would raise pay and lay-off time for clerks while reducing Calmar to Cedar Rapids rap costs. No decision has been finalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
St. Paul
Calmar
Davenport
Patents Granted to Iowans Week Ending August 12 1913
The list shows patents granted to Iowans for the week ending August 12 1913. Notable items include a dish washing machine by John Charles Laporte City a spring tire by Harry M Frank Pulaski a motorcycle side car by Karl M Johnson Harlan a note book holder by Chas L Dahlberg Des Moines a corn drying rack by Abraham Van Roekel Orange City a clutch mechanism by Frederick Barr Ventura a windmill coupling by Alvah B Swift Washington a land drain by Wm W Bronson Dubuque assigned to G B Wright Council Bluffs a date book by Arthur F Stuelke Nashua a machine for cleaning blackboard erasers by Grant A Thompson Cedar Falls a car truck by Claus J W Clasen Davenport assigned to Bettendorf Co Bettendorf an acetylene gas generator by Jerome L Richardson Red Oak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. 8. Wright
Council Bluffs
Arthur F. Stuelke
Nashua
Grant A. Thompson
Cedar Falls
Claus J. W. Clasen
Davenport
Bettendorf Co
Bettendorf
Jerome L. Richardson
Red Oak
Pearls Found In Iowa River Clams Near Dows
Henry Johnson reports fresh water pearls from clams in the Iowa River near Dows. He sent a consignment to a Marshalltown firm containing about two dozen pearls, several of which are very valuable. In earlier years C. E. Cale and others had good yields, but recent harvests declined.
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Iowa
Henry Johnson
Dows
Careless Shooting Hits Private Citizen and Child
During a regimental firing at Charles City the blast from a blank cartridge struck W H Nieman in the eye and a wad injured Captain Sanders’s daughter, splitting a finger. Nieman was taken to Rochester Minnesota for treatment and his eye safety is feared to be compromised.
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Fifty-third Regiment
Charles City
W. H. Nieman
Sanders
Commissary Department
Nieman
Rochester
Minn
Man's Back Broken In Overnight Fall Near Oelwein
Arlington residents received a shocking report Saturday when Jas Cronk, a tiler, was found to have fallen from an upstairs porch at the Miehe farm near Oelwein. He was walking in his sleep, plunged about ten feet, fracturing his skull and breaking his back.
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Arlington
Oelwein
Jas Cronk
Mr. Cronk
Miehe
Holm sells 408 acre farm near Frederika for 410400
N HW Holm sold his 408 acre farm a mile southwest of Frederika to the Tripoli Savings Bank for 100 per acre, totaling 410,400 dollars. Four years earlier he bought it from John Fiene for 55 per acre. He made 21,060 dollars clean profit on the land deal in four years, having once worked for a farmer in Chickasaw County.
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Waverly Independent
N. HW. Holm
Frederika
Tripoli Savings Bank
Mr. Holm
John Fiene
Chickasaw County
Potter and wife fined for whipping nephew child
Potter and his wife were each fined 850 and costs at Oelwein by Justice C. H. McQueen for brutal whipping of Grant Rudge aged two and a half. The child, nephew to the Potters, had been placed in their care after being deserted by its parents. The body showed severe cuts from the whip. County Attorney Hughes prosecuted.
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Potter
Oelwein
C. H. McQueen
Little Grant Rudge
Potters
Hughes
Dog bite incident at Mason City linked to rabid dog
Eric Peterson, F. Long, and Fred Eggers were bitten at Mason City by a dog believed rabid. All three men are under physician care while the dog is observed for symptoms.
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Eric Peterson
F. Long
Fred Eggers
Mason City
Official Publication of Board Proceedings August 11 1913
The Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors convened, approved prior minutes, and addressed refunds for erroneous 1912 assessments. It adopted a County Road Cash Fund and approved travel fare for officials to attend state conventions. The board reviewed and authorized payment of numerous claims and prepared the county accounts schedule including road fund and motor vehicle fund items.
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G. A. Meyer
P. F. Meyer
C. Morton
A. P. Pfister
K. W. Knutson
John McManus
Mary A. Holmes
Wm. Holmes
N. E
Aera
Act of Supervisors
County Road
County Row
Board of Supervisors
Winneshiek County
Towa
Nature
Frank W
Aders, Wm
Dray C. HL
Manley
Abbey E. R
Prem. Ins. C. H. MMM
Bailey Allen
City of
Dresselhaus Wm
Jealees
Decorah Gas, Co. Lights
C. H
Giesen H. J
Guilickson G
Lower J. M
Witness J.C
Metropolitan Ne Co
Miller H. E
Posta Ee Ier H. E
Soetpeeiabion Roo
Orton C
Morton C
Bo Meyer
Nelson J. A. Com
Tnsanity
Palmer Leonard
Parrott Matt & Sons Co
Mle
Pfister A. Pr. Committee
Pfister A. P
Reed L. O
Rima Wills
Sorenson A. J
Cc. i
Shiervheim FE
Wit
Seles T. BE. B
Sechuus
Rev. K
Saxvik U. S
Shea W. BR
Shea W. R
Exch
Shea W.R
Soukup F. J
Swezey A. J
Insanity
Swezey
A. J
Mons
Welch W. M. Co
County Motor Vehicle Road Fund
Burr Oak Mere
Coleman Sr. Co
J. P
Flynn J. P
Labor
Flynn
Flynn 3
Seay
Gardner Arthur
County Road Building Fund Claims and Bids Report
A long list of labor and material claims by numerous workers and firms for county road projects is reviewed. The board discusses Tavener bridge bids, adopts a resolution of necessity for the Tavener bridge, and schedules a public hearing date. Also noted are pension and pauper claims, and a brief local advisory paragraph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallagher Lake
Mattison Gilbert
Murdock Tom
Murdock
Brien
Doc
Tebor
Oss
Ryder Wm. M
Soukup Joe
Soukup Albert J
Severson Henry
Walton Joe
County Road Building Fund
Anderson Andrew
Baker Joe
Burns H
Agt
Becker J. & Son
Houber Chas
Houden E. K
Houdek Fred Et al
Houdek Fred
Foreman
Aerere
Mott
McNamara Wm
Moen Ole Et al
Miller C. & Son
Moen Ole
Oleson O. H
Slas Peterson Anton
Reed E. T
Dahl & Mollart
Freestad C. E
Frudden Lbr. Co
Ruffridge Geo
Reed
Sanden Ole K
Sileny, Fr
Dama
Ere Rae
Schroeder F. W
Tavener Bridge
Fremont Township
Fremont
Orleans Township
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M. K. Battery & Son
Domestic Science
R. M.S
Bremer Farmer’s Profit
Muller Bros
Citizens’ Bank
Official
Proceedings OF the Board OF Supervisors
Funk C. A
Steward C. F
Fortcamp Mary
Matrom C. F
Punk C. A
Feo. Dunbar F
C.F
C. F
Rosenthal Fred J
Ness O. J
Rosenthal F
Julia Over- Swezey
Med
Atten
Oscar Overacker
Saxvik
Care Vick
John G
Bernatz Geo
Gro. C. F
Etteldorf H. H
Mdse
C. PF
Acker Severeide
Ole
Care Vick John G. Bounty Claims
Brunaveld A
Forde Grant
Malloy D. C
Olson Arthur Et al
Pederson Oliver
Peterson Peter Et al
Pemmerelin
Vang Adolph Et al
W. R. Shea
Blomee
Cooney Geo
Cooney
Darrington Frank
Dessel Henry
Weber
Gleisner O. G
Langaas John
Ee Monson Albert
Moen Torger T
Miller Henry
Cost synuU.i
Peterson Anton
Reed EK. T
Covernee
Winneshiek County Court House
Sanden Ole C
Shimek John
Board of Superisors
Sth Ave
Vecorah
Upper Town River
Court House
I. W. R. Shea
Engbretson
Peter Johnson & Sons
Ingvoldstad & CO
Severt Larsen
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