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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1914
Page
4
The Republican Decorah Iowa established 1860 published Thursdays by A. K. Batley and Son. This brief record notes the newspaper’s origin, location, and publishing line. No events or named individuals are described beyond the publisher.
Fred E Dear of Des Moines College takes first, C Floyd Wambean Ames second, and Harry Henry Simpson and Ray McVicker tied for third in Luther College auditorium. Morningside, Central College, and others place, with Zeno White presiding as state association VP.
Iowa anticipates about 150 colt shows in nearly three fourths of its counties, following a pioneer program to boost farm horses. Last year saw 110 shows, with the first at Sheldahl twelve years prior when eight colts were shown. In 1912 eighty shows. the last Sheldahl event drew ninety entrants. Mt. Pleasant hosted 103 foals, likely the nation’s largest. Civic leaders credit such shows with community value and business vitality, urging steady growth.
Leslie McCormick, age sixteen or seventeen, son of Joseph McCormick of Waukon, was arrested Friday by City Marshal King and jailed on a forgery charge. He allegedly forged a $25 check using the name John Hart of Waterville. his uncle cashed it, then the scheme was uncovered and the uncle made good the bad check.
A fishing shanty of Ran I brothers on Minnesota slough near New Albia burned Sunday night, with Dohly Randall reportedly sleeping there. His body was found among the ruins Monday morning, the cause of the blaze remaining a mystery as no one witnessed the fire.
Northern Iowa and southern Minnesota farmers welcome a hog cholera serum plant at Mason City operated by Decker & Sons. Bro Lew McElyea of Kentucky oversees with state and government support. Northern Town has faced cholera for two years. packers offer help to stamp out the disease.
The likely largest local realty deal of the season closes as T. B. Cartwright sells his 680 acre Marshall county farm near Luray for 100000 to Mundy & Scott. The buyers plan to divide the land into smaller farms for sale. The property includes three main building sets and several tenant houses suitable for stock raising and dairy use.
Excitement rises in the southwest Humboldt county area over a report of gold found on Rolf Hanson’s farm one mile west of Thor by well drillers. Two layers uncovered: a hard rock vein about 150 feet down and another in black sand. A miner-driller spotted the metal while washing. Samples have been sent for analysis.
Dellavan Van Winkle, a prosperous farmer near Ellsworth, purchases forty acres of farmland north of Fort Dodge for 300 dollars per acre from John Haviland. The property includes a fine residence and outbuildings and offers city-like access via automobile.
Sheriff Albert D. Larson of Waukon captured Melvin Clark at Waukon Junction. Clark was wanted for alleged complicity in a bank robbery at Du Page, Illinois last fall. The assistant cashier was shot as robbers escaped with a small sum. Sheriff Kulm arrived from Illinois after the prisoner.
At the lodge's regular meeting Mason City Masons voted to sell their 850000 property at the Main and Fourth streets corner and proceed with erecting a temple to represent the strong Masonic bodies of Mason City.
Three Decorah gentlemen establishing a stock farm north of Decorah will breed mule-foot hogs Guernsey cows and Percheron horses. They are men of means and intend to work scientifically.
More than 150 Montenegrins in Mason City appointed W. Rankin to assist the county attorney in prosecuting two Montenegrins named Yefte Radovich and Joe Bogovich on counts related to a Balkan war dispute. The case arose from a quarrel connected to the war’s airing.
L E Stamm details Iowa coal history from 1840, noting production growth to 7 million tons annually since 1906. For year ending June 30 1913 Iowa mined 7,415,757 tons with about 15,685 workers. He estimates state wage wages above ten million dollars and total value to the state over twenty million. He cites 19,000 square miles of coal fields and an original supply around 29.16 billion tons, with reserves likely to last millennia at current output.
The report lists November deaths by county with counts and causes. Allamakee records 24 deaths with 23 white and 1 colored. Chickasaw 5. Clayton 16. Fayette 18. Howard 9. Causes include stillbirth, tuberculosis, anemia, apoplexy, epilepsy, neuralgia, heart disease, artery disease, pneumonia, premature birth and burns, cancer, Bright's disease, and prostate disease.
A Decorah reader testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills eased a two year kidney problem with back and loins pain, frequent painful urinary passages, and work disruption. About 30,000 testimonials appear publicly praising the remedy, sold nationwide by FosterMilburn Co., Buffalo, price 50 cents.
Jos Remke brought ninety hogs to the Ossian market this week weighing 22 200 pounds. He received a check for 1800 dollars. Is there any one who can beat that?
This notice promotes Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for children, claiming to relieve feverishness headaches and teething disorders while regulating the bowels and destroying worms. It asserts use by mothers for 24 years and offers a free sample, with address A. Ol ingstead Delay NY.
Homer P. Branch later editor of the Sumner Gazette recalled in Kendallville an early Frankville memory. As a boy he listened to Frank Knight of Freeport rehearse readings from classic and patriotic pieces, climbing stairs to peek into the teacher’s room and later being helped by Knight to join the Fourth Reader. Knight’s encouragement and example shaped Branch’s lifelong love of reading, writing and local boosters.
The oldest European tale of cotton in Lancashire describes a Tar tary shrub bearing a fruit that housed a tiny lamb in flesh bone and blood whose wool became cloth after the animal was eaten. The tale links cotton’s spread to European manufacture and a legendary vegetable lamb.
A Fort Worth Star-Telegram notice recounts a Frenchman who long ago planted a tree for this purpose and expresses harsh personal judgments about neighbors. The fragment suggests escalating self harm themes and social ostracism as a cautionary note.
A winter cough description notes a stubborn lingering illness that weakens lungs and may lead to serious results. Henry D. Sanders of Cavendish VI cites Dr King’s New Discovery as the best remedy for coughs and lung trouble for families, with the claim backed by a money back guarantee.
Homer P. Branch of the Sumner Gazette describes his Kendallville trip under the Winneshiek County literary society. He praises the valley setting on the Upper Town river, notes a new gas-light system, and recalls meetings at the church with local and visiting participants.
Four teams hauling available for prompt delivery of dry oak and poplar wood. Call phone 124 42 for arrangements with Ronan Wood and Land Co.
A London Globe report notes that the gas jet arose from an accidental use of a woman's thimble. At a British Commercial Gas Association dinner, Professor Vivian Lewis recalled Clegg of Redruth who used to burn gas from an open pipe and seal it with clay. When his clay was missing he used his wife's thimble, revealing small jets of gas through worn holes. This led Lewis to trace the gas jet’s evolution.
Professor Gilbert of Los Angeles high school told a local naturalists group that hens once possessed teeth. He asserted bird eggs have shrunk since teeth disappeared and speculated eggs would fetch 250 to 1000 dollars each at today’s prices if sold then.
A short tip explains that after eating onions one should take a generous teaspoonful of granulated sugar. A few minutes later the breath will cease to be offensive, allowing the eater to enjoy onions without the usual odor.
A Rotterdam electrician reports a technique to age cheese in 24 hours using alternating current. The process allegedly imparts to fresh cheese the properties normally gained through long aging, promising a rapid maturation method.
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Cough Syrup as a soothing remedy with no harmful ingredients. It claims greater relief and satisfaction after years of use, noting availability in bottles and stressing its safety for all ages.
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