County News items from February 10 1914
Knute Sanden assists R. Reid in the smith shop. Arthur Moon of Walton visits. Logs head to McMillen saw mill. Cyrus Burt walks to the barn. A birthday party honors Miss Effie Wold. Towa shows winter staying characteristic. T. W. and Ella Bryant visit Canton area. A semi blizzard rages Friday. Sid Hubbell installs new home lighting. Tom Bryant buys a new team and harness with a bob sleigh. Griswold brothers saw wood for customers. Will Johnson trades horses for Frank Welch. Dr Engstrom and child ill with scarlet fever. A lecture course musical in church on Saturday. A surprise birthday for Chas Smith. Henry Pearson and Milton Camp lease McMillen’s feed mill. Groundhog proves fickle. Jack Frost causes freezing. Schoolhouse heater pipe bursts, holiday Monday. Mrs Fawcett nurses her father in Decorah. sisters aid. Will Nelson’s wagon runaway injures him. team nearly wrecks. Mrs Gilbert Howe visits from Decorah. Thorah Halverson and Ingeborg Lybendahl visit Os sian. Woodmen dance in Os sian. most young people attend. Marie Danielson marries Anton Larson near Os sian. Temperatures drop sharply since Saturday. Mrs Ole Rovang cared for paralytic stroke victim at Nordness. Dr. Ellingson treats him. Community offers sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knute Sanden
R. Reid
Arthur Moon
Walton
Wis
McMillen
Cyrus Burt
Effie Wold
Towa
T. W
Ella Bryant
Canton
Sid Hubbell
Tom Bryant
Griswold
Mth
Chas
Smith
Henry Pearson
Milton Camp
John McMillen
Gilbert Howe
Decorah
Thomas Iverson
Thorah Halverson
Ingeborg Lybendahl
Ossian
Sjoboen
Marie Danielson
Anton Larson
Near Ossian
Dubuque
Ole Rovang
Ov Ranum
Nordness
Local News From Bluffton and Nearby Areas
Will Halse was in town this morning. C W Brittendal was on the sick list last week. Dinger's wood saw reappeared in the village. Frank McCaffery took hogs to Decorah last week. Dad Halse stayed at the John Halse home Saturday night. W McCauley and Archie Ward haul wood for H Sheley. There was a party at Will Cameron's last Saturday. Terry McConnell moved to a Tom Sexton farm up north. Will Cameron passed through Monday en route to J Brant's. Lester Bronner and Willie Dinger shopped in Decorah last week. Vera Bernam and Claude Bronner had a birthday party at C W Brittendal's in February. Ruby Wilbur visited from Burr Mak and stayed at the Bheley home until Sunday. His wife and son returned home with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Halse
C. W. Brittendal
Dinger
Frank McCaffery
Decorah
Dad Halse
John Halse
W. McCauley
Archie Ward
H. Sheley
Will Cameron
Terry McConnell
Tom Sexton
J. Brant
Lester Bronner
Willie Dinger
Vera Bernam
Claude Bronner
Ruby Wilbur
Burr Mak
Bheley
Sen
Local Notes From High Ridge February 1914
High Ridge column records several small items: Danielson sawing wood at H. Preene last Thursday, Isa Grace Petsraen visiting Mildred Sjoboen over Sunday, Sam Roe returning from Charles City, Lodeon Nelson selling a fine horse to G. Anderson of Decorah, delivery on Tuesday, Mr. and Mrs. Sersland visiting at their parental home, Mrs. Sieboen entertaining the Grieg singing society, Mrs. Germund Haugen visiting Nordness with sister Mrs. An ton Larson, Henry Running of Red Oak visiting Tversons, and Mrs. Tom Halverson aiding her father Ole Garden who is suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EK. Danielson
H. Preene
Isa Grace Petsraen
Mildred Sjoboen
Sam Roe
Charles City
Lodeon Nelson
G. Anderson
Decorah
John Sersland
D. EB. Sieboen
Grieg Singing Society
Germund Haugen
Nordness
Anton Larson
Henry Running
Red Oak
Letters People
Tversons
Tom Halverson
Ole Garden
Calmar social notes report varied visits and events
Calmar residents and visitors filled a week of social activity with calls from J E Linde, Mary Shima, John Schupanitz, and others. visits from Rev Paul Koren, Leo Marron, and Mrs Helen Opsahl. whist club entertaining, dancing club plans, a theater showing The Girl and the Gawk, and preparations for a new modern post office.
Valentine news and local notes from North Orleans
North Orleans February 9 1914 local items report St Valentine day next Saturday J Hattlestad delivered bags to Cresco last Saturday a peddler called on a few in the vicinity Hans Ellingson spent late week with his brother Peter Ellingson at Kendallville there was a hard time social at the Elmer James home last Friday evening all report a good time Donald Powers returned home Monday from Waterloo after visiting friends and relatives there Mrs Ed Wilbur returned home last Wednesday after visiting her daughter Mrs Martin Jones Steen Henderson and brother John went to Decorah last Friday the former returned home Saturday and the latter remained for a few days in the new Japanese cabinet the minister of agriculture is Gombel Yamamoto Decorah Markets list oats rye barley and butter prices with faded OCR text and unclear figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgeway
Mary Shima
Decorah
John Schupanitz
Festina
Marie Sandager
Lakefield
Minn
Logsdon
Paul Koren
Leo Marron
Austin
Attorney C
Boice
C. B. Law
Hawkeye
Helen Opsahl
P. Ode
Geo. Kampmann
Dubuque
J. H. Meyer
Genevieve Broihier
Helene Alexander
Tuesaday
Irvin Krumm
L. H. Goheen
H. Schultz
North McGregor
C. J. Weiser
California
Enigen
Opera House
Calmar
Hance
Kate Parsons
Miwaukee
Peter Meyer
Independence
Waterloo
Edna Meyer
Lasdies’ Aid Society
Chase Glass
Fort Atkinson
Ethel Shima
Agnes Thomson
Ory Shima
Porter Herts
Louis Deily
Victor Becker
James Driscoll
Will Johnson
Ossian
J.D. Hecker
St. Valentine’s Day
J. Hattlestad
Cresco
Hans Ellingson
Peter Ellingson
Kendallville
Elmer James
Donald Powers
Orleans Lutheran L. A
Howard County Times Endorses Strong Senate Candidate
The Howard County Times on February 10 notes little local discussion on senatorial matters and asserts the Republicans must nominate the best available man to win. It praises Enger as a capable vote getter with a solid legislative record and suggests Winneshiek representation could strengthen the ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard County Times
Howard County
Times
Enger
Howard
Ice supply secured for next season at Tee Cave Creamery
Fortunate news from the Tee Cave Creamery as 150 tons of ice are stored after Mr. Burns delivered ice from the lower dam. Otto Dahljelm will see houses filled this week while Tavener dam ice thickens to about a foot, enabling storage next week if weather remains calm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tee Cave
Mr. Burns
Otto Dahljelm
Tavener Dam
Taveners
Palzer Plans Return to Ring After Weight Cut
A message from Al Palzer at Sioux Falls reports he is in fine condition and has shed about twenty four pounds since his last visit. He has no malaria traces and aims to be in top form by spring, expecting two boxers to visit the Falls before resuming active work. He intends to accept several ring offers once in condition, but not under Rourke's management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palzer
Sioux Falls
Falls
Rourke
Logsdon clan sales farms in 2 counties and moves
John H Logsdon sold 170 acres in Springfield township at 115 per acre to Julian Olson of Clermont. He also sold another Allamakee county farm at 65 per acre. Leonard Logsdon sold his grocery stake to his father. John and Leonard together bought a 420 acre Allamakee county farm to occupy, with the move to Allamakee County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Logsdon
Springfield Township
Julian Olson
Clermont
Allamakee County
Leonard
Leonard Logsdon
Elks Praised for Decorah Lodge Home Condition
At the Decorah Elks meeting district deputy T. H. Jameson of Oelwein praised Decorah No. 443 for its prosperous condition and its cozy handsome home. He noted it is not the largest lodge in the state but one of the best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Elks of
Decorah
T. H. Jameson
Oelwein
Decorah No. 443
Rod and Gun Club Plans Banquet for Game Wardens Visit
The Winneshiek Rod and Gun club met at city hall Tuesday night and decided to hold a banquet as soon as arrangements are made to secure State Game Warden Hinshaw. The event aims to improve game and fish conditions in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winneshiek Rod and Gun Club
Hinshaw
Masquerade Ball Promises Strong Attendance Tonight
The masquerade ball hosted by Res cue Hose Co. No. 1 is set for success with many tickets sold. Ochler & Hiller display donated prizes in their windows, and Decorah Furniture Co. delivered a large load of fine furniture bound for a nearby farmer, as farmer travelers seek the best goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rescue Hose Co. No. 1
Ochler & Hiller
Decorah Furniture Co
Yenterday
Is Your Boiler With Stomach Aid From Chamberlain’s Tablets
An old style medical ad claims the stomach is a boiler and promotes Chamberlain’s Tablets as a cure for stomach trouble. It asserts the tablets strengthen and invigorate the stomach and enable natural work, with Engbertson’s Pharmacy selling the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engbertson
Adv
Public Sale Notice for Tavener Bridge Timbers
Public auction scheduled for February 14 2014 at 2 PM across West Derrovahoe in Emil Tosenthal Lows. Timber advertised as high quality building material sold for cash to highest bidder. J B Williams chair of committee and Decorah Iowa official W B Shea County Auditor dated February 3 114.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tavener Bridge
Emil Tosenthal
Derrovahoe
Williams
Chr
C. TL & Dail
Decorah
Iowa
W. BR. Shea
Why the Bagpipe Persists in Scottish Pride
A Hastings Globe style dispute notes Harper’s Weekly and Ed Howe on why Scots hold the bagpipe as a national symbol. It recalls border skirmishes with English forces, the mythical Cluny MacWhaup pert who devised the pipes, and the pipes’ feared revival on the battlefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's Weekly
Atchison Globe
Ed Howe
Cluny MacWhauppert
Glengarramoyle
Sassenach
Cluny
Monster octopus drained coast of western Tasmania
Two youths Goninon and Cooper recovered a twelve foot six inch octopus at Cornwall on the west coast. Its stomach held a shirt resembling that of miner Richard Shaw Burke, missing months ago after Trumpeter rock, eighty yards away. The creature is the largest on the Tasmanian west coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tasmania
Goninon
Cooper
Cornwall
Richard Shaw Burke
Trumpeter Rock
Lost Ticket to Heaven Haunts Main Street Fracas
The Atchison Globe reports a grieving elderly woman in downtown lamenting a ticket to heaven she believes her church sold to members who paid for it. The piece contrasts her belief with a separate note on two Michigan inventors stacking the third gas range burner above the others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison Globe
Main Street
Michigan
Regulations for Rural Eighth Grade Examinations 1913 14
Regulations set two final exams for rural eighth grade graduation in 1913 14. Exams occur February 1 2 and May 7 8. Eligibility requires six weeks enrollment and teacher certification twenty days prior. Averages of mid 90s with no sub 70 earned diploma from the county superintendent.
Menai Strait Bridge Echoes and Its Curious Acoustics
The article notes that a hammer strike on a main pier of the suspension bridge across the Menai Strait produces echoes along each crossbeam supporting the roadway and repeats from the opposite pier at 576 feet. Additionally the sound is reportedly heard between water and roadway twenty eight times in six seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menai Strait
Surfbirds Travel From Hawaii to Alaska Each Year
Birds of the surf family in the Hawaiian islands depart their Pacific paradise to rear their young in Alaska. The journey, involving species like the black bellied plover and Pacific golden plover, spans about 4000 miles annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Alaska
Instinct of Flowers in Arctic Expedition Observation
A naturalist on a polar expedition notes plants react to the sun’s arc, waking with the east sun and seeming to sleep as the west sun returns. An eclipse of the sun mirrors this effect. An English electrical tool cleans boiler scale with 8,000 hammering strokes per minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alarctic
Weekly Inter Ocean and Farmer Offer Declared
Promotion explains a combined bargain rate for The Decorah Republican and Weekly Inter Ocean and Farmer. It highlights the Chicago based weekly’s world news stock market coverage and departments, promising a $1.85 annual total for both papers, with renewal and payment terms noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Inter Ocean and
Farmer
Decorah Republican
Inter Ocean
Chicago
West
Helped Snake Get Coat Off Operation at Bombay Museum
An Australian diamond snake in captivity near Bombay could not shed its skin, becoming blind and refusing food. An English surgeon assisted by holding the snake and removing the attached eye membranes with knife and forceps, saving the animal from death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
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