Weather fears and local notes mix with a Red Cross drive
The column catalogs varied events from the area including a Canton Red Cross sale raising 83 000, weather anxieties, a courthouse lightning strike at Osage, resort closures at Wall Lake, a postmistress appointment at Alta Vista, a Scout walnut find in Sac county, and multiple local incidents and notices ranging from a drowning to a factory and barber shop changes.
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Red Cross
Canton
Osage
Wall Lake
Mabel Wickham
Alta Vista
Boy Scouts
Sac County
Iowa City
Joe Gonzales
Marion
Carl Bang
Spencer
Knights ‘of Columbus
Waukon
D. Bannon
Bedford
Maralltown
J. R. Belor
Wm. Gathercole
Albia
Northeastern
Strawberry Point
Waterloo
F. J. Hammond
Hawkeye
Katherine Baird
Belle Plaine
Chicka County
Hawkeye Highway
Fort Dodge
Manchester
Spirit That Wins Pig Club Campaign Letter
R M Miller of Oak township reports Pig Club lists for Sees 12 18 and 14. He notes farmers signing up with one to sign after hospital care and mentions offering pure bred stock for auction in December. He expresses willingness to aid the cause and references Willsie and others.
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Bear
R. M. Miller
Oak Township
Pig Club
Willsie
Daily Sugar Ration Guidelines and Fashion Collars
Sugar ration details outline monthly limits and daily measures using spoons and lumps for beverages and meals. The text estimates variations and provides unit conversions for practical use. It also notes the Raytown fibre silk soft collars as a new comfortable fashion item with 250 units available.
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Raytown
Adams Seed Co Plans Major Building Remodel
The Adams Seed Company accepts W E Stihling of Minneapolis bid to remodel the J J Marsh block at Water and Mechanic streets. Plans include coal bunkers, a deeper waterproofed cellar for seed storage, new cleaning machinery, upgraded offices, clerical space, storage, a third story for drying corn, and strengthened beams with plate glass frontage. Stihling will return to Minneapolis and then move his family to Decorah for about three months to oversee the work.
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Adams Seed Company
W. E. Stihring
Minneapolis
J. J. Marsh
Water and Mechanic Streets
Adams Company
Mr. Stihling
Decorah
Stihling
Adams Co
Thrift Demonstrated By Young Buyer At Bear Store
A nine year old boy with his mother visited the Bear store and chose a suit with his own money after being assured by his mother that he had earned it. He counted the funds from his pocketbook and said he had worked to pay for his clothes, a sign of early thrift and future promise.
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Bear
Ben
Hey
Ear of corn from Glenwood shows mature seed quality
Ben Sander of Glenwood brought in a well dented ear picked the day before to show near maturity. Planted May 16, the ear was harvested after fourteen weeks. He has saved seed from his father-in-law for twenty years, selecting well developed ears to avoid frost, with no seed troubles.
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Ben Sander
Glenwood
Republican
Winnebago County Wheat Keeps Bernatz Mill Busy
Bernatz Bros of the Ice Cave Flouring mills grind at full capacity daily as wet weather slows threshing. John Bernatz says the county has ample high quality wheat to run the mill year round, avoiding shipping costs from distant points.
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Bernatz
Marsh Rebuilding Winnebago Street Receiving Room
B C Marsh tore down a one story addition on Winnebago Street and began rebuilding it as a receiving room for drug deliveries. The old building was built in the seventies as a press room and job printing department for the company.
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Marsh
Winnebago Street
Druys
My Sammy Girl at the Grand Decorah
The Sheboygan Daily Journal praises Florence Sawyer in My Sammy Girl at the Grand in Decorah. The musical comedy features a miner’s daughter, villainy, romance with a mining partner, and strong toe dancing plus a comic clown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheboygan
Wis
Daily Journal
Sammy Girl
Grand In
Decorah
Opera House
Florence Sawyer
Col
William Hay
Sammy
A Wonderful Showing by Winneshiek County Chapter
In July and August the Winneshiek County Chapter showed efficient handling of a large quota totaling 4586 pieces. So far 3100 pieces have shipped with completion due by Saturday the 31st, including 2400 pairs of socks and 3850 other items such as mufflers hats shirts and undergarments.
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Winneshiek County
State council raises live stock valuations statewide
At its regular annual meeting the state executive council boosted the valuation on all classes of live stock for next year. Heifers and one year old steers show increases while land values remain unchanged.
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Ment
Beaver Church Entertainment Delights Town Audience
Last Friday night at the M. E. church an entertainment impressed by its unusual acts. The oldest participant was fifteen and the youngest ten. Two Plymouth Rock chickens, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Jas Draper, roamed the platform. Proceeds from the event benefited an Africa hospital fund. Most girls portrayed African characters, making identification challenging.
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M. E
Jas
Draper
Africa
The Stork Special
Monday brought births at three homes with a daughter born to Mr and Mrs B W Olson and a boy and girl to Ole Rohm. Mr and Mrs Wm Blackmarr welcomed a boy and girl but the event was marred by the death of the boy.
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Stork
B. W. Olson
Ole Rohm
Wm. Blackmarr
Sunday Gasoline Conservation Appeal Made by Fuel Administration
The fuel administration calls auto and motor boat owners and motorcyclists east of the Mississippi to conserve gasoline on Sundays. Pershing needs fuel in France and patriotic citizens nationwide are urged to observe the request.
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the Fuel Administration
Pershing
France
Mississippi River
The Best Yet Sample Shown In Republican Window
Fred Thomas added a yellow variety sample to the learn show in the Republican office window yesterday. The plant has been grown for sixteen years and, with a little more drying, would be heady for the crib.
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Fred Thomas
The Next Consignment to Camp Dodge and Fort Riley
The next troop consignment will depart Decorah between September 4 and 6. Sixty two troops will go to Camp Dodge and four to Fort Riley Kansas. Names of the soldiers are not yet available.
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Decorah
Camp Dodge
Fort Riley
Kansas
Lieutenant Kinley Ohy Arrives Safely in France
Lieut Kinley Ohy arrived safely in France as government postal card confirms L F Orr received the notice on Monday. The report notes the arrival and confirms safe passage for the officer amid ongoing wartime movements.
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L. F. Orr
Lieut. Kinley Ohy
Luther College to Open Student Army Training Corps Unit
The War Department plans widespread military training at colleges through the Student Army Training Corps. Luther College in Decorah Iowa will host an eight unit under an army officer with rifles uniforms and gear to be shipped soon. Induction and training paths depend on education level with options toward officers noncommissioned ranks and technical specialties.
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The
War Department
Army Training Corps
Army
Wilson
Washington
National Committee On Education and Special Training
College Army
Student Army Training Corps
American Council of Education
Washington, D.C
Luther College
Decorah
Iowa
Adjutant General
8. A. Tlc
Upper Iowa” University
Fayette
United States Army
U. S
Preus
Echo of Dan Patch Line Reincorporated in Minnesota
The Minneapolis Northfield Southern Railway to operate the Dan Patch line was licensed to do business in Minnesota last Thursday after filing incorporation articles in the Office of the Secretary of State Julius A. Lehmahl. The move signals the line is not dead and will interest Winkle County residents seeking updates.
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Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway
Minnesota
Julius A. Lehmahl
Wink County
Sunday School Convention Schedule and Citizenship Update
Detailed agenda for a multi day Sunday School convention listing sessions from Monday to Tuesday including devotionals discussions and committees led by various local workers. Also notes four citizenship applicants Janes for September term four Norwegians and one Bosnian with reminder to complete first papers within seven years to avoid nullification.
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Rey
Supplee
Burr Oak
Shoemaker
Ridgeway
A. C. Woodward
Decorah
Hutton
O. L. Hutchins
Bury
Decorah Hutton
T. A. Jayne
County and District Association
Hicks
Castalia
Waters
M. Willett
Grant
John J. Saradahl
Frankville
Sandgrind
Fremont
Julius Olson
Jacob Beevar
Calmar
Red Cross Shipments From Winneshirk County Chapter
The Winneshirk County Red Cross Chapter lists shipments since the last report. On August 7 Case No. 60 included 2 layettes 2 girls petticoats 2 infants jackets 2 pinning blankets 2 pairs bootees. On August 12 Case No. 61 delivered 200 comfort bags. On August 22 Case No. 62 supplied 515 pairs of socks.
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Winneshirk County
Doctor C L Topliff to Resume Practice on Sept 2
After a month off, Dr. C L Topliff will resume medical practice on Monday, September 2, continuing his service to patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. “Topliff
Strange Rain Hen Bird Report At Local Home
Last Friday afternoon residents heard a unfamiliar bird call described as cuckoo. A local observer identified the bird as the American cuckoo or rain hen, a bird not common but said to foretell rain and to lay a single egg in another bird’s nest.
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America
Ben Bear Union Suits Advertised In Better Grades
Ben Bear offers union suits in better grades priced from 1.50 to 2.00 dollars. The ad suggests the value is higher than the sale price, inviting readers to take advantage of the deal at Bear's.
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Ben Bear Union
Bear's
Donations for the Week Ending August 28
Highlandville unit contributions include Mrs P J Bidne 26.75 chain money and a late August 8 recording. Donations from Mrs A G Brunsvold and Gyda Brunsvold are 1.00 each, Othelia Lubke 5.00, and a junior canning club prize 1.01. The Norwegian Ladies Aid of Fre mont township raised 42.10 for yarn, yielding 44 socks donated to the Winnepe Co Red Cross chapter.
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Highlandville Unit
P. J. Bidne
A. G. Brunsvold
Gyda Brunsvold
Othelia Lubke
Highlandville
P. J. Idne
Norwegian Ladies’ Aid
Fremont Township
Red Cross
Winnepe Co
Public Service Board meeting in Decorah
Winneshiek County U S Public Service Board to enroll men for war industry and farm work at 2 00 p m Friday August 30 1918 at the Court House Decorah Iowa L M Enger chairman invites all interested to attend and notes 107 men are needed from the county
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Winneshiek
L. M. Enger
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Postville
Adams Seed CO
B. C. Marsh
Wisconsin City
O. K
Standard Beaver Entertainment
B.alt. C
Dan Patch
Victrolas
Victor
M. J. Soukup
United States Food Administration
N. E. Iowa
M. E. Kauffman
Optometrist
E. H. McMasters
Winneshiek ~ Heigl Block
A. C. Baker
Public Service Board
Bissell
Decorah Furniture Co
H. A. Schremser
A. Leytze
Henry Ness
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