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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1918
Page
4
A Food Administration approved price committee meeting in August set fair prices on listed items. Chairman K. I. Haugen and Secretary Fred J. Rosenthal oversaw the process and recording of figures.
John Wagner of Ossian drank a strong lye and water solution thinking it coffee. He suffered severe internal burns and was found by his brother in the yard. Dr. Lynch treated him and Father Meyerhoffer gave religious rites as he hovered between life and death.
The young son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm Nordham had his arm torn off at the elbow when a barley bundle slipped from a load being hauled by a pony. The horse bolted, dragging the boy after the bundle struck the wheel. Rescue efforts followed as neighbors heard the incident.
Police and sheriff raid Cedar Rapids Tuesday night netted about $900 in whiskey and led to the arrest of Rudolph Stepanek a wealthy farmer charged with illegal sale of intoxicants. The raid followed suspicions raised by numerous autos stopping at his farm beyond the fashionable city edge.
J. B. Brackin is named the champion rattlesnake exterminator in the area. This year he killed ten rattlers on his farm between here and West Union. He recounted four rattlers from one old stump and noted a rattler with fourteen rattles among those taken.
A thunderstorm near Randalia damaged the F. B. Walker farm barn destroying hay grain harness four calves and several chickens. A large haystack burned. The livestock head of stock died for Fred Camp bell and three for Lon Campbell northwest of Randalia. A tree near the house on Herman Hoepfner’s farm was struck and the telephone line damaged.
William Raeder, a young resident near Calumet accused of pro German sentiment, was shot in the abdomen by a man named Brewer during a raid aimed at altering Raeder’s views. Raeder fired first, wounding Brewer, who returned fire. Both men were taken into custody.
Joseph Stewart and a companion faced two armed masked robbers in a Waterloo park. Stewart fought off both attackers after leaping from a car, taking blows and a head wound before the pair fled with his coat and purse.
A 12 year old boy, Forrest Lake of Cedar Rapids, is under arrest for multiple burglaries, a police report says no male burglar in recent months matches his record. His latest theft targeted the C. B. Crull home for money and jewelry, with a prior break in across the street.
William Nolan of Cresco area reports the death of his two month old son Robert Joseph Nolan. The infant, healthy earlier, died suddenly while Mrs. Nolan shopped. a nurse in the Cresco store found the baby lifeless. A doctor attributes the death to a small blood clot in the heart.
Castalia resident W H L Roe receives a letter from brother John L Roe announcing his appointment as Red Cross field director with headquarters on Long Island. He serves as a captain in uniform at a symbolic salary of one dollar annually and plans for potential deployment to France.
The ancient Waterville flour mill collapsed last Friday after water undermined it, with one end remaining. Built in the 1850s as Allamakee county’s first flour mill, it had stood unused for years, marking another loss of pioneer era heritage.
Fourteen threshermen seeking shelter in a barn on the Bernie Murphy place near North English were stunned when the barn was struck by lightning during a thunderstorm. They recovered to help move the horses out, but the barn and a large quantity of hay and grain were burned.
Fifty years ago Gallagher of Decorah oversees Bluffton schoolhouse construction as bridge builders swarm the area. Twenty five men labored on one end of the branch last Monday while fifteen worked on the opposite end as dirt flew. A morning fire spread through several storefronts on Water Street before being stopped by a brick wall in the McLoughlin shop area.
The three year old son of Mike Pire disappeared from the Allison farm near Dehli and spent a night in a cornfield while parents and neighbors searched the countryside. He was found the next morning after many searchers arrived to assist the extensive search.
Herman Nicking assistant cashier of Johnson County Bank and Louis Wortman mechanic narrowly escaped injury when a bridge banister railing pierced the car cabin. The rail jammed between the two men and exited the rear, traveling eight feet, with another beam entering the vehicle in the same manner.
A small green plot bordered by cement curbing and iron railing has been created in front of the Calmar car shops. The area features a stone sign reading Calmar Car Dept and a flagpole displaying Old Glory along with a service flag.
Allamakee county sheriff and deputies raided Lansing and arrested James Clancey J A Anderson and Mrs Jeanette Paulson after finding liquor at two locations. Anderson was not charged with liquor on the premises but Clancey and Paulson had substantial seizures. All suspects were bound over to the grand jury.
A Community Dryer in Rockwell City has become a popular method of food conservation. It provides great aid to busy housekeepers and helps preserve garden produce that would otherwise be wasted. Demand is high and space must be reserved in advance.
Henry Stapler, a resident near Devon, was badly bruised with internal injuries after a threshing machine belt entangled him. The accident occurred as the machinery nearly stopped and he was thrown around the wheel and against a coal cart.
Over the past week Chris Pierstern or the farmer near Arlington was caught under a collapsed building while moving it on his farm. He sustained multiple broken ribs and a spinal injury in the incident.
Two hundred thirty gallons of alcohol valued at three thousand dollars seized in Newton are turned over to the Red Cross to be used at Fort Des Moines for treating soldiers gassed in France.
Frank Auer reports a wheat harvest of 140 bushels from 3 acres of spring wheat on his Monona county farm last week. He aims to contribute to local efforts and boost community efforts with high yields.
Thirteen prominent farmers of Orange township in Black Hawk county were served summons to appear in court to show why they failed to purchase Thrift Stamps and War Savings certificates. The director of sales noted Orange township is approximately
Three grain stacks on A. R. Crain’s farm four miles southeast of West Union were set ablaze Monday night. Annie Lockwood, Crain’s sister, confessed to the fire and will be examined for insanity. About 700 bushels of oats and wheat were destroyed. no other property was harmed.
A mouse living in the organ caused a brief disruption at a rural school house meeting. A young lady began the Star Spangled Banner but the mouse darted from the organ and climbed the pedals, prompting the organist to jump up as the audience sprang to its feet.
The New York World notes a shift from handcraft to machines in bootmaking. Soles and uppers are sewn with advanced machinery, expanding factories and redefining luxury shoemaking for all classes.
Boil Venice turpentine with light water until a cooled drop on glass shows the right thickness. Add cold water periodically during boiling. When thick, pour into cold water, knead, then break into pieces. Dry in sun. Melt clear brown resin near a boil to remove oils, then pour into paper molds.
Japanese teas are praised for their cleanliness and strict sanitation standards in cultivation and curing. Local tea associations inspect worker health and the curing process, ensuring natural color without artificial coloring common in some other countries.
Iowa Day on Friday October 25 will be celebrated by public schools with patriotic exercises. A program for the observance is being prepared by A M Deyoe superintendent of public instruction and will be sent to every school in the state. A brief note ends with references to a U S gun and a fleet review with a remark about Germany.
Jean Kenyon Mackenzie recounts Atlantic Monthly impressions in Mejun West Africa where locals react to her, calling the white woman new and fresh. She describes watching from a bamboo porch, a village palaver house, and a colorful encounter with a hunter who admires and buys a crossbow after a monkey kill.
A simple project uses an acorn threaded through a bottle to sprout roots and a stem. Keep water topped up, cover with paper, and warm room encourages growth. Once rooted, transplant to a pot and treat as a house plant with seasonal water adjustments.
The passage celebrates Scotland as the Land o Cakes, noting northern inns and huts where peat fires glow and a griddle is swung over coals. A giant round cake, over a foot in diameter, is baked and tossed by skilled bakers performing a looping flip before resting on the original spot.
A historical note divides soaps into three classes. Fine white and scented soaps comprise the first class, coarse household soaps the second, and soft soaps the third, according to traditional classifications.
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