SIFTING COMMITTEES TO WORK IN IOWA LEGISLATURE
In Iowa, joint committees from the house and senate will draft duties for banking oversight. Senators Foster Arney Whitmore Schrup and Representatives Rayburn Kimberly Gilbert Flenniken named for committee work. The piece notes bills on vehicle tread limits, common carrier regulation for telephone firms, bank deposit guarantees, primary election costs, and uniform school textbooks.
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Auditor of State
House
Senate
Foster, Arney
Whitmore
Schrup
Rayburn Kimberly
Gilbert
Flenniken
Farce "Fair and Warmer" Comes to Decorah Soon
Selwyn & Company bring Avery Hopwood’s farce classic "Fair and Warmer" to Decorah for a limited engagement starting Thursday evening February 22. The production promises a witty, dramatic, unusually popular show praised above prior hits and previously staged in New York and Chicago theaters.
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Selwyn &Company
New York
Avery Hopwood
Harris Theater
Cort Theatre
Chicago
Decorah
Serious Fire Accident At Kress Building Burn Injures Arthur Kress
In New Hampton a basement fire at the Kress building started while thawing pipes. Arthur Kress was badly burned when his clothing caught fire from a torch and he rolled in snow. Mayor Griffin nearby in a barber shop rescued him, wrapping him in an overcoat. Parts of flesh on his lower limbs peeled away. he suffers greatly but is not yet believed to be fatally injured.
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New Hampton Tribune
Kress
Arthur Kress
Griffin
Yeggs Hit Huntington Post Office and Rail Station
Yeggmen blew the Huntington post office safe and the railway station safe, taking 75 dollars plus 10 dollars from the express company chest. The lumber office was also burglarized. A brace and bit were left at the post office. Sheriff Nivison traced footprints but found no further clue to the robbers' identities.
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Huntington
Estherville
Nivison
Woman 100 Years Old Mrs Bridget Rea Of Waukon
Mrs Bridget Rea of Waukon celebrates her hundredth birthday. Born in Treland she recalls Daniel OConnell and the deaths of Jefferson and Adams. She came to America in 1846 during the famine, maiden name Bridget Ryan. Her husband Patrick Rea died years ago. She remains active and reads without glasses.
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Bridget Rea
Waukon
Rea
Treland
Daniel O'Connell
Jefferson
Adams
America
Ireland
Bridget Ryan
Patrick Rea
Rea Still
A Freak of Nature in Ossian Bee story
Osmund Osmundson of Fayette county owns a sheep that birthed a lamb, then thirteen days later another lamb. Both lambs are alive and thriving, a remarkable coincidence noted in the Ossian Bee.
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Ossian Bee
Osmund Osmundson
Fayette County
Death of Ossian Woman in Early February
Mrs Elizabeth Boyle a pioneer Ossian resident died Thursday morning February 8 at 5 o clock at the family residence. Death attributed to old age and a mix of illnesses. She was in her 83d year.
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Elizabeth Boyle
Ossian
Iowa boys net nine thousand dollars in state baby beef contest
Roscoe Harrison of the Iowa Beef Producers association reports total profits and prizes totaling 9 000 for 238 boys in the state baby beef contest. Calf feeding profits amounted to 6 742 with an average 28 per boy. prizes reached 1 322 and prize trips 1 200. Leon Mitchell of Marcus set records with 393.85 in cash from multiple fairs and a Chicago show sale at 17 50 per cwt.
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Iowa
Roscoe Harrison
Iowa Beef Producers’ Association
Chicago
Leon Mitchell
Marcus
Cherokee County
Tis Call
Sioux City
Sidney Man Badly Burned In Early Morning Fire
Ike Robbins woke to burning brands falling on his bed. He and his wife fled with three children as the house burned in Sidney. Mrs Robbins cried for the baby while Ike re entered the home. The floor collapsed trapping him in a furnace until he escaped, clothing ablaze and carrying a comfort he thought was the baby. He suffered severe burns but is expected to recover.
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Ike Robbins
Sidney
Horse Frozen in Sunday's Storm in New Oregon
Dr Hess responded to the S C Kratz home in New Oregon last Sunday with a White Livery team driven by Harry McIntire. The team got bogged in a drifting snow south of the Burns farm and rescuers freed them after a long effort. One horse died from exhaustion, the other survived back to Cresco while Dr Hess suffered severe frostbite to his face and nose.
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Cresco Plain Dealer
Hess
S. C. Kratz
New Oregon
Harry McIntire
W. H. Burns
Burns
Cresco
Probably Saved the Train at Lansing Crossing
L. E. Webb likely saved a wreck on a Lansing bound train by hearing an unusual noise near the baggage car. He investigated, found a broken journal, and the car was set out to prevent disaster at the Columbus bridge. The report credits Webb for alertness and reporting the issue to Conductor Donna.
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L. E. Webb
Lansing
Columbus Bridge
Mr. Webb
Donna
We and Our Neighbors News Highlights
County agent hired in Fayette County. Fred Edgar residence at McGregor wrecked by fire. Independence high school hosts a military training school. Herman C. Johnson joins Gov. Harding's staff. Belgium Frank arrested in Elkader for bootlegging. St Joseph's church Cresco to be dedicated February 20. Brennan farm cattle frozen to death near Rossville in blizzard. Minneapolis dairy plant sought in Independence but cows short. Five generations at Buckeye reunion honoring Mrs. Rebecca Kunkle. Sheldon council awards 26 blocks to Dearborn Construction at 1.45 per yard. Minor fires damage Union Bank and Myers hotel in Sheldon. Reuben B. Gulihur, 69, Marshalltown engineer, dies at home. West Union to build four miles of sewer and disposal plant. Thomas Carey & Sons of Clinton win bid of 12,856.
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Fayette County
Fred Edgar
McGregor
Independence High School
Herman C. Johnson
Waukon
Gov. Harding
Belgium Frank
Elkader
St. Joseph's Catholic
Cresco
Brennan
Rossville
Minneapolis
Independence
Buckeye
Hardin County
Rebecca Kunkle
Council of Sheldon
Dearborn Construction Company
Union Bank
New Myers
Sheldon
Reuben B. Gulihur
Marshalltown
West Union
Thomas Carey & Sons
Clinton
Calves Die After Snowbound Train Delay in Riceville
Osage News reports a severe freeze claim two hundred calves froze to death after being sidetracked by a train in Riceville area Friday night into Saturday. Hogs loaded in Riceville were saved. farmers report stock losses and damage to small buildings from the heavy snow. Eugene Buttolph near Mitchell lost about a dozen hogs in a shed destroyed by the blizzard.
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Osage News
Riceville
Eugene Buttolph
Mitchell
Death of Former Ossian Lad at 87
Waukon Democrat notes the death of M. J. Kavanaugh, cashier of Farmers' State Bank at New Albia, who fell ill Saturday and died Sunday from suspected ptomaine poisoning after eating sausage. The single man was 87.
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Waukon Democrat
M. J. Kavanaugh
Farmers’ State Bank
New Albia
Notable Praise for Chamberlain's Tablets
An endorsement for Chamberlain's Tablets praising their pleasant taste and natural feeling while relieving constipation. Sold by R. A. Engbertson.
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R. A. Engbertson
Adv
County School Contest is Held in Decorah February 24 1917
The Annual Spelling and Figuring Down Contest occurs in Decorah at 10:30 a.m. on February 24 1917 with rural and town schools sending representatives. Spelling uses 200 words while Figuring Down tests addi tion subtraction division under strict rules with prizes from 1st to 10th and diplomas. The county winner goes to Des Moines for the State Spelling Contest with all expenses paid.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
Des Moines
State Fair
County Office Fees Report From State Auditor
The state auditor’s report shows fees collected last year by county offices including Auditor, Treasurer, Sheriff, Clerk, and Superintendent of Schools. It notes the county home valued at 350000 dollars, produce sales totaling 1274.58 dollars, and a net weekly cost per inmate of 2.89 dollars, with specifics on prisoners and postage expenses.
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Auditor's
Sheriff's Office
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Howard
Nicholson
Winneshiek
Commonwealth
State Railroad Commission
Town League of Municipalities
O'Donnell
Dubuque
A. J. Small
State Library
Sea
Dean
Osceola County
Minnesota
Towa
F. Kimball
Caswell
Broxam
Thomas
Emer
Yeggs
Freak of Nature
Ossian Woman
Sidney Man
Dawn
Ent
Decorah Music Shop
McMasters
Karl D. Fisk
Winneshiek Hotel
Pleasant Hill Farm
Clermont
Clermont and
West Union Road
Rosy Jem
Buchan
Monar
Jessica
Anoka
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