New Hampton Hospitals Burn and Town Developments
New Hampton opens St Joseph’s hospital on the 6th. West Union plans four miles of sewer work next season. Fertile church burns. Mason City brick plant faces $50,000 fire loss. Beets factory acreage near Mason City nearly fully taken. New Hampton schools closed for coal shortage. Boone child dies from cork lodging in throat. Bremer post office reopens after 1913 closure. Morrison fire destroys opera house post office and a two story building with $10,000 loss.
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New Hampton
St. Joseph’s
West Union
Christian Church
Fertile
Worth County
Vern Stoddard
Hampton
American Brick and Tile Company
Mason City
Grundy County
Frank Smith
Robert Rogers
Waukon
Eldora
H. FE. Williams
Manchester
Decorah
Flechtner & Mikelson
T. Haugen
Peder O. Haugen
Erle King
Anton Nelson
Henry Olson
Walter West
Decorah boys win 36 to 12 over Oelwein in rough game
Decorah high school beat Oelwein 36 to 12 in a hard fought basketball game. Marsh twins and Evans starred amid limited visibility as Luther Preps defeat noted. box score lists players and positions.
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Decorah
Oelwein
Monona High School
Milwaukee Railroad
Decorah High School
Delwein High School
Luther Preps
Marsh Twins
Eugene
Roy Qualley
Evans
Bret Evans
F. Marsh
R. G
Ie Ee Swezey
E. Ee Qualley
Streeter
Lynch
Decorah Hospital Reaches Arrangement With Dr Kessel
The Decorah hospital announces that Dr George Kessel of Cresco will spend Mondays there to perform operations or consult patients and may stay to Tuesday. He will respond to emergencies and work with Dr Campbell a new Decorah physician. Local doctors will continue to treat patients as before with the same high standard of service.
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George Kessel
Cresco
DecOrah Hospital
Kessel
Campbell
Decorah
Northwestern Medical College
Chicago
Alexian Brothers Hospital
Minnesota
Calmar Blizzard Brings Impromptu Vaudeville Night
Snowbound travelers fill the Calmar hotel as trains halt and papers vanish. Vaudeville performers, aided by railroad workers, stage a two hour show for 75 to 100 anxious guests ending with a patriotic Star Spangled Banner.
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Calmar
Farmers Institutes Planned in Winneshiek County
John Mc Millen arranged farmers institutes to be held February 22 in Calmar and February 24 in Hesper Winneshiek County. Details to follow.
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Ames
John McMillen
Winneshiek County
Calmar
Hesper
Groundhog sighting hints at longer winter
Weather reports since February 2 confirm a groundhog emerged in recent days, saw its shadow, and returned to hibernate, signaling an extended winter period ahead.
Kampmann Sells Calmar Sash and Door Interest
George M. Kampmann of Dubuque has sold his interest in the Calmar sash and door factory to local parties and will devote himself to his Dubuque interests.
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George M. Kampmann
Dubuque
Calmar
Boice Declines City Re election After Term Ends
Alderman C. 8. Boice announces he will retire from public life at the end of his term and will not seek re election in Decorah.
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Boice
Decorah
Fleet Indian Bullocks Gainis Tiny Swifts in South India
South India harbors famous small trotting bullocks called gainis famed for swiftness though tiny in size. Even full grown they resemble large dogs and are widely used in light carts.
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South India
National Week of Song to Feature Decorah Events
Local leaders map a week long program of patriotic music starting February 18. Churches hold evening song services, a Monday concert features combined church choirs with the Choral Union orchestra, the Decorah Musical Club and Grieg's Landsighting. Community singing Wednesday at the Grand Opera House and a Thursday children's matinee directed by Ella Treat are planned. Admission is limited to 10 to 15 cents where charged, with any surplus to Decorah hospital.
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Citizens Savings Bank
Musical Club of Decorah
Grieg
Grand Opera House
Luther College
Carlo A. Sperati
Ella Treat
America
Decorah
Decorah Hospital
Decorah Branch Train Faces Snow Drift Challenge
The Decorah Milwaukee railroad branch, noted for a steep downhill grade, faced snow drift fears as the Calmar train started with three coal cars behind the engine as pushers. A long heavy drift near Con over was cleared by steam, then the line ran level toward the woods with little delay.
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Decorah
Milwaukee Railroad
Calmar
Joe Ellins
Conover
Stranger Steals Opium at Ossian Drug Store
A man calling himself John Williams entered Layton's drug store at Ossian on a Monday and stole a bottle of opium and a bottle of morphine from the prescription case. Layton pursued leads to the depot where the suspect was arrested and jailed. He claimed Omaha, Nebraska as his home and said he needed the drugs. Seven grains of morphine had been used. The man is held in Decorah jail.
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John Williams
Layton
Ossian
Marshal Boyle
Omaha
Neb
Decorah
Decorah Market Prices Show Mixed Demand
Decorah markets stay strong on prices yet movement is sparse. Wheat holds at 140 to 1.00, barley 0 to 1.05, oats 40 to 8c, and hogs surge with top bids around 11.75. Egg and creamery butter sell at 43¢ while small lots remain nominal.
Weather Forecast for Upper Mississippi Valley and Plains States
Weekly weather report issued by the U S Weather Bureau in Washington outlines conditions for the week starting February 4 1017. It forecasts generally fair weather with temperatures below seasonal norms except for snow on Wednesday or Thursday across the Upper Mississippi Valley and Plains States.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Washington, D
U. S. Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Plains
Hexom Brothers store marks 30 years in Decorah in 1917
A Decorah merchant era notes John C Hexom began in 1887 with Hexom Brothers on Washington Street. Charles Hexom retired after nine years, then John C Hexom, and later partner Chas Phil Hexom joined, forming John C Hexom & Son with shoes and groceries.
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Decorah
John C. Hexom
Hexom Brothers
Washington Street
L. Peterson
Charles Hexom
John C
Landers
Chas. Phil. Hexom
John C. Hexom & Son
Hexom
Big Ball Games Tomorrow At Luther College
Three-game basketball bill at Luther College auditorium features New Hampton and Decorah boys and girls, plus Park Region of Fergus Falls versus Luther. Sets 7:30 pm start with 50 cent admission. two high school contests follow first game. Park Region and Luther expected to be evenly matched. Decorah aims to even series with New Hampton.
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Luther College Auditorium
New Hampton High School
Decorah
Park Region College
Fergus Falls
Luther
New Hampton
Park Region
Hamline
St. Olaf
St.Olaf
County Expenses Report for Winneshiek County
State auditor yields a Winneshiek County cost summary for offices including Board of Supervisors 4260.52 County Auditor 2582.07 County Treasurer 3142.70 County Clerk 2320.00 Sheriff 2959.38 County Engineer 4183453 Superintendent of Schools 2589.02 County Recorder 1565.00 Attorney 1121.82 County Home 7570.12 with 42 inmates 30 insane Bounties and domestic animals 5353.40 County Treasurer’s disbursements 397671.96
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Winneshiek County
Board of Supervisors
Early calendars and ancient civilization span
The Egyptian year is fixed at 365 days and was adopted about 4 300 years before Christ. Scholars note Chaldean inscriptions date from fifty to seventy centuries B C, though oldest examples have not been found.
Becomes a Law: Nicholson Bill Cleared Senate and Signed
Des Moines Register reports Representative Nicholson's measure to fund oiling county roads passed the Senate and, with the governor's signature, becomes law. The bill allows the automobile fund to be used for road oiling projects.
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Des Moines Register
Nicholson
Senate
Court opens late after storm prevents judge arrival
The February term of district court did not open until yesterday morning because last Sunday's severe storm delayed Judge Hobson from reaching Decorah until late Tuesday afternoon.
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Hobson
Decorah
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East Water St
Triangle Plays
Bessie Love
Coffee Dan
Paramount Famous Players
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Nanette of
the Wilds
Willard Mack
Canadian Woods
Dorothy Dalton
Ince
Vaudeville
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Board of Managers
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Stranger
Decorah Markets
Weekly Weather Report
O& Mars
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Lincoln
BEN Bear CO
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