Local notes survey of crime, accidents, and town updates
Brief round up of incidents and happenings across towns including pinched bootleggers in Independence, a Bellevue fish shipment to Minnesota lakes, Greene’s bathing beach drive, Osage crematory plans, Waterloo baseball park fire setback, Perry Miller injured on a haystack, Salzman injured in Osage, repeated safes blown in Dow City and Cherokee operations, horse theft arrests in Manchester, science honor for Mrs. H E Tuttle, and real estate and local transfer news in Osage and nearby towns with Carsten Alstad purchasing a house for 4200 dollars.
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Bellevue
Lakes
Minnesota
Greene
Osage
Waterloo
Perry J. Miller
Independence
Geo. Salzman
Dow City
Manchester
H. E. Tuttle
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Cherokee Creamery Company
Cherokee Steam Laundry
Es- Nana
J. B. Ray
Webster City
B. R. Cameron
Ray
Vital Statistics Declares Winneshiek County Faces Highest March Deaths
State board of health report shows Winneshiek county records 32 deaths in March, most in the district. Counts by county include Allamakee 13, Chickasaw 18, Clayton 20, Fayette 27, Howard 8, with causes listing still births, scarlet fever, influenza, tuberculosis, cancer, heart disease, pneumonia, Bright's disease, infant convulsions, and other illnesses.
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State Board of Health
Winneshiek County
Allamakee County
Chickasaw
Clayton
Fayette
Howard
Winneshiek
Opera House to Open Season With Aborn Company
The opening date and first play are undecided for the coming theatrical season. The Aborn Opera company will visit in November and present The Bohemian Girl. The company previously played here three years ago with great acclaim and is described as the strongest yet sent out.
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Aborn Opera Company
Gordon Price Breaks Arm Cranking Car Spark Set High
Gordon Price second son of Mr and Mrs S Price suffered a broken arm last Friday afternoon. While cranking the car the spark set too high caused the motor to kick and the handle struck his right arm, breaking both bones in the forearm.
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Gordon
S. Price
Prairie Chicken Shooting Season Opens September First
Prairie chickens hunting begins a week from tomorrow on September 1. Hunters are preparing to hunt at dawn. Birds are reported more plentiful than last year and the quail season is also favorable.
Death of Wm KE Aiken in California
Word reached Decorah of the death of William KE Aiken who died in Ventura California on Saturday August 11 from complications of diseases. The remains will be transported to Decorah for interment and are expected to arrive today or tomorrow at the latest.
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Aiken
Ventura
Cal
Decorah
The Spelling Winners At Winneshiek County Fair
In the mispelled word contest in the premium list Signor H. Dahl won first with 38 words. Mrs H. E. Miller took second with 36 and Jennie Edmunds finished third with 30 words.
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Winneshiek County Fair
H. Dahl
H. E. Miller
Jennie Edmunds
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm at Grand Opera House
Rebecca comes to the Grand Opera House Thursday September 28 in a wholesome adaptation of Kate Douglas Wiggin’s tale. Teen Rebecca, sent to live with stern aunts, transforms a quiet yard into a playground and wins over Miranda with charm in a four act comedy praised for clean dialogue and heartwarming moments.
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Rebecca
Sunnybrook Farm
Grand Opera House
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Death of Wm. T. Burmeister in Harmony
Wm. T. Burmeister died at his Harmony home on Wednesday August 16 after a brief heart failure. Born in 1856 in Pomeron Germany he came to the United States at age nine and later owned the farm two miles northwest of Harmony. He married Mary Bigall thirty eight years ago and left six children, four living Alwin Pfister Locus t Lane Town Mrs. L. Kleimenhagen Mrs. Wm. Pfister Preston and John on the home farm. He is survived by brothers Ernest of Preston and Charles of Harmony. Funeral Friday drew a large crowd with all Harmony stores closed and more than 100 cars in the procession.
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Wm. T. Burmeister
Harmony
Mr. Burmeister
Pomeron
Germany
Mary Bigall
Alwin Pfister
Locust Lane
Town
L. Kleimenhagen
Wm. Pfister
Preston
John
Ernest
Charles
Scarce Potatoes Trigger Citywide Famine Warning
In Decorah a potato famine lasts forty eight hours as grocers fail to fill orders and farmers flock to town to buy. Late potatoes are a small crop with prices reported at 1.50 dollars per bushel in St Paul and Minneapolis, signaling severe shortages.
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Decorah
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Picnic Day Draws Large Attendance for Posten Event
Last Sunday was observed as picnic day with many families joining in. The largest gathering occurred at the TB. E. Jewell farm area where Posten management hosted seventy employees and relatives. The day was ideal for outdoor leisure under the trees.
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Posten
TB. E. Jewell
Mexicans Hope to Stay and Become Citizens
A letter notes several Mexican workers who have summered in Decorah and Winneshiek County may remain and seek citizenship. The workers say they like the area, will stay and work, and are willing to do any hard job for fair pay, having caused no trouble.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
Hog Shipments Report Light Activity at Stockyards
Hog shipments are light with workers idling at the stockyards. Three cars left Sunday and five cars the Sunday prior, indicating reduced activity and slower receipts for hogs.
Monthly financial statement for July from Decorah IA county
The July county treasurer figures show receipts of 72,364.76 with disbursements across state fund state university county expense county insane bond interest bridge bridge bond soldiers relief teachers court expense county road fund Decorah Castalia Calmar Spillville county motor fund transfers and balance 44,550.41 with specific items including 8,598.10 for teachers 2,050.69 2,050.60 1,900.00 and 3 sos as line items in the record.
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State Fund State University
County Motor fuNd
Tricky Beggar Probed After Charity Claim Near Madison
A man in Madison township solicited aid claiming European family needs and war losses in Belgium. He carried a donor book with inflated figures and vanished after a tip to Sheriff Ellingson. Sheriff could not trace him. locals advise denying unverified credentials.
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Madison Township
Europe
K. H. Roe
Calmar
Belgium
C. C. Pilgrim
Ellingson
Emil Gulbrandson
Royal Candy Store Closes After Ownership Change
Royal Candy Store in the Belf building run by George Costakeos failed to open on Monday. A four hundred dollar bill of sale for store equipment to Grace Strand was filed the prior Saturday and Costakeos left town Sunday. A letter to the building owners enclosed the key and stated he had reached his limit and could not continue the business. He left with little more than funds to reach Minneapolis and hopes to liquidate unpaid accounts later.
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Royal Candy
George Costakeos
Belf
Grace Strand
Costakos
Street Signs Promote Safety at Corner Crossings
City officials place signs at principal street corners reading Safety and Keep to the Right. The move aids pedestrians, and it appears automobile drivers heed the warnings more than drivers of horses and vehicles.
Corn Denting From Paine Farm Samples
On Monday H. I. Paine brought in corn samples from his farm south of town. The ears were well filled and of good size, and the kernels had begun to dent indicating maturity.
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H. 1. Paine
Obituary for Mrs Signor Dahl and Mrs Bertha H Johnson
Mrs Signor Dahl died last Thursday August 17 at Decorah hospital after years of illness from stomach cancer. Born Martha Christopherson October 4 1882 in Norway she married to Mr Dahl in Fingal North Dakota and lived near Minneapolis before moving to Decorah in 1914. Funeral was held Sunday at two with Rev Kasberg officiating and Norwegian cemetery burial. Mrs Bertha H Johnson died Thursday at her brother's home aged 61 with services at Canoe church and burial nearby. she was born June 30 1855 in Amlien Norway and survived by six of eight children plus husband Helmer Johnson deceased.
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Signor Dahl
Decorah
Dahl
Martha Christopherson
Norway
Mr. Dahl
Fingal
N. D
Minneapolis
Lutheran Publishing House
K. A. Kasberg
O. W. Holm
A. Christopherson
T. Stenerson
H. Anderson
Bertha H. Johnson
Hans Martinson
Amlien
Johnson
Vestre Toten
Helmer Johnson
Corsen
America
Winneshiek County
Mabel
Strong wheat yield reported in Winneshiek county
Report notes a bumper wheat harvest in Winneshiek county with one Ossian threshing yielding 45 bushels per acre of top quality grain. Mentions Valdez College Decorah as a leading English preparatory and business training school in the West offering catalogs.
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Winneshiek County
Ossian
Valdez College
Decorah
Iowa
West
Window Crash Haunts Dahl Mollart Store After Backing Cement
A Monday morning accident at Dahl Mollart's store occurred when a drayman delivering cement at the John Evenson building backed into the front electrolier, breaking it and shattering the plate glass. The falling top created a large hole. Albert Christen narrowly escaped injury as the pole toppled nearby.
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Dahl & Mollart
Drayman
John Evenson
Dahl & Mollart’s
Albert Christen
Ford Design Changed and Local Agent Reports Rebound
Warren E Hoyt, the local Ford agent, visited Davenport Monday and Tuesday after more Ford cars. Next week he will receive another carload. The five passenger touring car now features crown fenders a sloping hood a large magneto and a removed brass radiator with many other improvements. Hoyt will offer sedans touring cars coupes and Ford one ton trucks for about 400. Last year Ford Motor Company produced about 533921 cars and aims to 750000 this year. After this agents will not be allowed to handle other makes.
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Warren E. Hoyt
Ford
Davenport
Ford Company
Bright Bargain on 25 Blue Serge Suits at Ten Dollars
Ben Bear advertises twenty five blue serge suits priced at ten dollars each, claiming unmatched value against any serge suit elsewhere. The seller promises quality at a bargain and invites customers to inspect the stock.
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Ben Bear
Parents Seek Better Pictures for Child Welfare Talk
The Civic Club invites all interested in child welfare work to the Star Theatre on Friday, August 25 at 3 o clock to hear J Will Perry discuss Paramount Juvenile Programs for Movies. Perry asks no fee and only attendance is required. He also speaks at the opera house on the same date and time.
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The
Civic Club
Star Theatre
J. Will Perry
Paramount
Perry
Will Perry
Opera House
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Lanesboro
Minn
Fremont Township
M. H. Culbert
Cresco
Waukon
Republican
Standard
MeeNess
T. H. Johnson
Towa
Wisconsin
Kraft Mercantile Co
Monomonie
Wis
Pleasant Township
George B. Barth
O. O. Ellingson
Frank Pilgrim
Hesper
North Western
Oria
O. K
C. J. Steno
Prosper
H. A. Prastmark
Triangle Plays
Douglas Fairbanks
Pate
Cora Beckwith
George Marion
Paramount Pictures
Marguerite Clark
Miss Clark
San Francisco
Jerry
Oelwein
August Feldt
Carsten Alstad
Borger Hanson
West Vernon Street
Vital Statistics
California
Rebecca” IS
Monthly Financial Statement
District Court
Fremont Walter Daskam
Fremont Ferdinand Walters
M. F. Gaul
Burr Oak
Martin J. Nelson
Hesper Meyer Wesley
Ighland A
Walhus
Highland
Sam Goetthman
Telford
John Krabby
Glenwood
John Rogen
AL D. Yager
Mike Calmar
Ole Halvorson Hosper Springfield
Springfield
Martin Norgaard
Anton Soland
Herbert
Lomen Springfield
Jackson Albert Tomasek
Barney Wenthold
Washington Frank Smith
Washington 2d
Leo Giesing
Harvey Military L. J, Zweibhohmer Military 4
Royal Candy Store
Winnebago ST
A. J. Sorenson, Prop
E. J. Parman
Meritol Remedies
BIG Daylight
Bischof
Bradley
RESS
K. I. Haugen
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