Church Contract Let for Benedicts Parish Building in Cedar Rapids
Stark & Co of Cedar Rapids won the church contract after seven bids. The base bid dropped from 35,500 to about 35,300 with a later steel cost cut. The eight month timetable excludes heating and fixtures, with total estimated cost near 41,000 and plans by E L Masqueray to suit surroundings near the county court house. Building committee members named include M J Soukup and Chas Broghammer.
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St. Benedict's
Stark & Co
Cedar Rapids
L. F. Parkinson
Iowa City
Otto Neuge
Mankato
Oace & Amlee
St. Paul
A. R. Coffeen
Decorah
J. E. MaclInerey
Dorchester
Donahue & Selover
E. L. Masqueray
St. Paul Cathedral
Court House
Danville
M. J. Soukup
Chas. Broghammer
Emil Rosenthal
P. Rowan
B. J. McKay
H. J. Hutchinson
Rock Island on Time at Decorah Station
Last Thursday train No 443 on the Rock Island arrived in Decorah at 1 45 pm, exactly on time. Conductor Mc Partland said a late start from Cedar Rapids was made up on the line with a fresh engine. The company plans new engines for the Decorah branch and will rebuild or retire old ones as schedules improve. L E Severence confirmed the push to first class conditions with ballasting and new iron, a move welcomed by railroad workers and the public.
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Rock Island
Decorah
McPartland
Cedar Rapids
L. E. Severence
Murder Suspected In Lime Springs Farm Fire Death
John Cray a wealthy bachelor living on a Lime Springs area farm was found dead in the ruins of his home after a fire that damaged the building beyond recognition. Neighbors recall seeing light from the blaze about 11 PM Sunday. Cray, over sixty, kept his money at home. investigators suspect murder to conceal theft and arson. No fire crews have been located yet.
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John Cray
Lime Springs
Town
Cray
Judge Springer Rules Sunday Picture Shows In Charles City
Judge Springer of New Hampton ruled Monday that Sunday picture shows in Charles City cannot operate under state law, though he said they could run free without violating the law. Attorney Havner was in town regarding the case.
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Springer
New Hampton
Charles City
Havner J
Weekly Weather Report Reflects Varied Week
The week saw temperatures from 27 degrees below zero last Friday to 18 above Monday. Four days were clear and three cloudy with snow on Friday and a blizzard on Wednesday. The mean maximum reached 1.9 degrees above, 4.56 degrees below the average.
Preus to Deliver Harmony Commencement Address
J. A. O. Preus, Minnesota state auditor, has accepted the school authorities invitation to speak at Harmony commencement on May 31st. The notice mentions using scientific examination to distinguish genuine diamonds from fakes, reflecting the periodical style.
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J. A. O. Preus
Minnesota
Harmony
Masquerade by Hose Co No 1 Draws Large Crowd
A large crowd attended Hose Co No 1 masquerade night with a full floor for spirited dancing. Helwig's orchestra supplied music as prizes were awarded for costumes and dancing, including Handsomest costume Selma Guttormson and Most graceful dancer Mrs W Lenhart.
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Hose Co. No. 1
Helwig
W. Lenhart
Laura Nelson
Lois Chinn
Anna Olson
Mary Boyer
West Union
J Hamre
Silvia Gould
Reminiscence Reveals Tremont House Fire Details
The note adds omitted names from a fifty year old Tremont fire memory. John Protheroe and George Stone saw flames while en route to a dance, then returned to alert others. Uncle Jim Elliott helped long in the bucket line. Henry Hiller was born on a cottage lot later owned by the firefighters for their auditorium.
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Tremont House
John Protheroe
George Stone
Jim Elliott
Henry Hiller
Mrs D G Griffith Dead In Kelka der Argus Leader
Mrs D G Griffith mother of Harry Griffith of the Kelder Argus Leader died after about a month of illness. She had a light pneumonia during the holidays, recovered briefly, then fell ill again from a bilious attack and died around three o clock Monday morning. She was known for kindness and left many friends. The newspaper fraternity of northeastern Iowa extends sympathy to her son.
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D. G. Griffith
Harry Griffith
Kelkader Argus Leader
Lowa
Ossian Bee to Install Linotype in Decorah
Bro Schmitz a Decorah visitor reports placing an order with Mergenthaler Linotype Co for a linotype. The Ossian Bee will become the only county paper with such a machine and promises strong news and job printing quality.
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Bro. Schmitz
The
Ossian Bee
Decorah
Mergenthaler Linotype Co
Bee
Bro. Sehmits
Lecture on African Missions at Synod church
Rev A F B Gunderson a Lutheran missionary from Africa will lecture Sunday evening February 5 on the Negro mission and display curios from Africa under Luther College Sunday association auspices. The world old question of how the other half lives is being answered in the negative as women are employed as undertakers and grave diggers in Austria.
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A. FB. Gunderson
Africa
Synod Church
Luther College ‘Sunday Association
Austria
Luther Triumphs Over St Olaf In Close Basketball Battle
A large crowd watched Luther defeat St Olaf 20 to 13 after a tightly contested game where neither side led by more than a few points. Blum, a former Hamline star, refereed with Heller as umpire as the teams traded scores through the night.
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Luther
St. Olaf
Blum
Hamline
Heller
Halibut and Herring Fisheries Tangle in Pacific Northwest
Analysis notes that halibut rely on herring for bait and that herring stocks affect halibut catches. Discussions push to repeal or modify laws restricting herring nets, with seasonal limits proposed to protect both species. A planned ocean sanctuary in the Pacific Northwest would safeguard breeding grounds, and a closed season may be enacted to prevent depletion.
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Pacific Northwest
Custom in Spain: the vital rule of costumbre
Custom or costumbre governs Spanish business and daily life. It explains why a man keeps his word and pays bills while often lacking honor in other areas. The phrase indicates a broad social habit: to accept or resist changes, to like or dislike, with custom the sole answer. Once yielding, Spaniards cling firmly to the choice.
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Spain
Pheasants Hear Zeppelins Over East Scotland Raid
An east coast Scotland Zeppelin raid was rumored by a pheasant chorus that woke an elder man. The birds’ alarm grew into a long wail before bombs burst and the sky lit up, a noted natural history oddity reported by Exchange.
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Scotland
Celebrated Ninety Third Birthday of Rev N Brandt
On Monday last Rev N Brandt aged ninety three celebrated his birthday. Though frail for months his mind remains keen. He has lived with his son Rev R O Brandt in McParland Wisconsin this past year. It is the home life that shapes the child life. If a man is too lazy to think for himself he should get married.
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Miss Clark
N. Brandt
L. 8. Reque
Rev
R. O. Brandt
McParland
Wis
Weighing a Pound of Feathers and Lead Science Lesson
An exploration of Archimedes principle in air and vacuum. The article explains how a pound of feathers displaces more air than a pound of lead, changing buoyant lift and showing that volume, not weight alone, can affect apparent heaviness. It concludes that among equal weights the larger volume is truly heavier in a vacuumless context.
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Archimedes
New York World
Invisible clock in Kensington tower speaks without sight or dial
In London the public clock at the tower of St Mary Abbot's Church Kensington is heard but unseen. It chimes quarters and hours without any dial or hands due to aesthetic concerns about tower height and financial limits when the 1879 tower was built.
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London
St. Mary Abbot's Church
Kensington
Pearson's
Old Russian City Kiev Known as Mother of Russian Cities
Kiev is one of the oldest cities in Russia and widely regarded as the mother of Russian cities. It predates the Christian era and holds ecclesiastical and intellectual prominence with nearly a hundred churches, many gilded domes.
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Kiev
Kievs
Russia
Sawfish: The value of tools and fate of the ocean butcher
In a Philadelphia North American item the narrator argues value depends on use, noting the sawfish’s long blade could aid harbors and channels but is used instead to butcher smaller fish. The piece casts the sawfish as an inefficient, destructive creature in the ocean’s economy.
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Ocean Kingdom
Philadelphia
Weather Forecast for Upper Mississippi Valley and Plains States
Issued by the Weather Bureau Washington for the week starting January 28 1917. Local snow probable Sunday and Monday then generally fair and decidedly colder Tuesday with continued cold through the week. Snow again probable Thursday. Australia’s sheep herd amounts to one sixth of the world total.
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U. 8
Weather Bureau
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Mississippi Valley
Plains States
Australia
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