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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1916
Page
4
A reader reports seeing a billboard warning of a foreclosure by a bank trustee on Senator Stephen W. Dorsey’s estate and contrasts it with a humane project on the Los Angeles riverbank, the Hollenbeck Home for aged care funded by Mrs. Hollenbeck. The piece describes entry costs, conditions, and daily care, noting the home’s leadership, funding, and community ties.
David Brundage, adopted by Mr and Mrs Joe Brundage of Lehigh after being stolen from his cradle by his father, learned last week he is the heir to a large estate. Mrs C Thompson of Randall Wash had sought for her son for three decades and notified his foster parents of the inheritance. Brundage, now nearly 32, grew up in Lehigh with the Brundage family, unknown as an adoptee.
In Delaware county many farmers with Federal Mutual Insurance of Des Moines tornado policies resisted annual assessments after a canvassing last summer. Several policyholders allege misrepresentation of the charges and the insurer filed suits in justice court in Des Moines to collect.
The body of Frank Rain was found ten days after he lay alone in his isolated Iowa City home with a shotgun wound. His brother, visiting, forced entry after the door was locked. Rain had died by his own hand around January 27, with despondency cited as the likely cause.
Heavy rains washed out a bridge piling about a mile south of St Olaf on the Elkader line, delaying trains three hours into Elkader. The same branch earlier suffered a second washout forcing passengers and mail to be transferred at the site as ice carried away bridge piles.
P A Lund a farmer near Cedar Falls was badly injured by a two year old bull that attacked in the barn yard. Lund fought the animal to a standstill with a pitch fork but could not reach the house after the bull was vanquished. Family members found him and medical aid was summoned promptly.
Louis Buntrock of French Creek township Allamakee County was killed last Tuesday morning while felling a tree on his land the old Jake Hoffman farm. He was clearing logs for a new barn when the tree fell trapping him and causing instant death. Slippery ground is cited as the cause.
Democratic leaders fixed May 10 for the Iowa state convention to elect delegates to the national convention and choose Des Moines as the meeting site. The event will adopt a platform during July, exact date pending. An informal endorsement of President Wilson’s administration was given with no officeholders endorsed.
A herd of forty pigs on Tom Evans farm near Waukon slid downhill on a steep icy slope while heading to morning feed. The pigs rolled about forty-five yards before Evans pulled them back up with ropes. No injuries reported and the incident paused filming plans.
Chicago critic Amy Leslie praises the Olympic production of Potash and Perlmutter, noting the cast closely mirrors the original performances and delivers a bright, clean, human comedy. Abe and Mawruss receive strong portrayals by Phil White and Harry First, with supportive turns by a broad ensemble. The review calls the West Side staging a faithful, even superior, second company showing.
Joy Williams, a young farmer from six miles northwest of Stanhope in Hamilton County, slipped on an icy hill Sunday evening. He rolled about 150 feet, breaking four ribs and puncturing a lung among other injuries. He crawled up the hill using improvised steps, then dragged to the house and called for help by telephone as his family was away.
Clarence B. Rowzee, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Rowzee of near Horton, died from injuries after a fall while feasting downhill. A physician was not summoned until Monday despite symptoms of nausea. The following day he lost use of his left arm and showed facial contortions as if brushing away something. It is believed the skull was fractured.
A Rosa M KellER of Alburtis Pa says she recovered from nervous exhaustion after a week on Vinci cod liver and iron tonic. The advertisement promotes Vinci for weakened conditions, coughing and bronchitis with Druggist R A Engbertson of Decorah Iowa endorsing it.
Howard C. Knapp narrates a tale where Queen of the Ants leads a slave raid on a Negro ant city. Billy Be By Be Bum and Tinker Teedle Tee watch as the army overwhelms the nursery, stealing eggs and cocoons while slaves protect the growing brood for future servitude. The scene ends with a promise of a bloody battle to come next week.
W. G. Kirkpatrick and H. R. Richardson of Iowa State College skated 38 1 2 miles from Ames to Des Moines in 5 hours 30 minutes setting an Iowa mark. Automobile time for the same route is about 1 hour 15 minutes. The trip, undertaken as a dare, featured continuous ice though in places it was very rough. The youths nearly exhausted on completion.
Chas Weaklin, mail carrier for the south part of town, skated his route all day delivering mail more safely and quickly than walking. Henry Wilson of Wells Fargo Express also skated and delivered all company packages during the slippery period.
R. A. Engbretson reports customers pleased with Adler-ika made from buckthorn bark glycerine and related ingredients. The simple remedy drains the bowels thoroughly with one spoonful relieving constipation and sour stomach, and is noted as used in appendicitis without gripes and with instant action.
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