Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter Amazes Local Telescopists
Winneshiek county residents noted Venus and Jupiter in close conjunction last Sunday the 13th. Observers saw them nearly touch with the naked eye as the planets drifted apart through the nights. Astronomers explain Venus lies between Earth and Sun while Jupiter lies farther out, with the two aligned about 393 million miles apart in real distance.
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Winneshiek County
Jupiter
Venus
Earth
Lyceum Season Closes with Bos tonia Sextette at Grand Opera
The Decorah Lyceum closed with the Bos tonia Sextette on the Grand Opera house stage. Audiences heard a refined program from solos to concerted numbers praised for artistry and melodic beauty. Honors went to Staats director and clarinetist Diamond violinist Kautzenbach and soprano Miss deAng.
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Decorah Lyceum
Bostonia
Grand Opera House
Chautauqua
Staats
Diamond
Kautzenbach
Good Roads for Winneshirk County Reform
The writer urges practical road improvements for Winneshirk County. He cites a well-graded stretch north of town past Frank Jewell and toward B. E. Jewell as a model. With local crushed rock and steady action, the county could become the best road area in the state in a decade.
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Frank Jewell
B. E. Jewell
Decorah
Winneshirk
Silent Reaper Claims Mrs. John O. Linde After Long Illness
Mrs. John O. Linde, longtime Sumner township resident, died Monday at the Aase Haugen Home after a prolonged diabetes related illness. Born Martha Brenna in Saga Norway on December 25 1837 she came to America in 1857 and married John C. Linde in 1860. The couple settled in Winneshiek and Sumner townships before moving to Ridgeway. Seven children survive including Ole J. Linde Iver J John Ed and Henry J Linde. Funeral arrangements are pending with services to be held at the Home and Ridgeway.
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John O. Linde
Sumner Township
Aase Haugen
Mr. Linde
Martha Brenna
Saga
Norway
America
McHenry County
John C. Linde
Death of Henry Wallace in Des Moines Church
Henry Wallace 80 longtime Des Moines publisher and Roosevelt Country Life Commission member collapsed and died last night at First Methodist Church during a meeting of the Iowa Laymen's Missionary Movement.
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Des Moines
Henry Wallace
Roosevelt Country Life Commission
First Methodist Church
Iowa Laymens’ Missionary Movement
Blumenthals Visit Decorah for Possible Women's Wear Firm
May Locate Here Mr and Mrs T Blumenthal of La Porte Indiana visited Decorah on Tuesday to inspect the city for a potential women’s apparel business but did not disclose a decision.
Judge Hobson Improving From Illness at Home
The West Union Argo Gazette reports Judge A N Hobson, laid up at home for two weeks with illness, has recovered enough to return to the bench this week.
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The
West Union Argo-Gazette
A. N. Hobson
Record of dairy herd weighing and testing profits
A detailed weigh and test record from T. E. Selness of Highland Township shows which cows were unprofitable and how Selness disposed of them. The passage details yearly averages, gains over previous years, and herd economics with figures for 1911 through 1915 and notes the Reynolds Studio drawing wedding parties from nearby towns.
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T. E. Selness
LICAN
Excitement at Charles City theater opens with arrests
William E Waterhouse announced the Hil dreth theater would open Sunday afternoon. The theater ran pictures before Waterhouse and assistants were arrested on warrants by Sherman and Parr and bonds posted. A second arrest followed and Waterhouse quit, then issued a warrant against E M Sherman for Sabbath violation in a milk business. A further warrant against Hart Parr Co operatives was not served due to county attorney advice.
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William E. Waterhouse
Hil‘dreth
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Sherman
Parr
Waterhouse
McLeod
E. M. Sherman
John Doe
Hart-Parr Co
Gray
Beardmore
Decorah Market Report Shows Sluggish Trading Across Commodities
The Decorah market notes slack activity with wheat at 1.05 to 1.10, barley 5e for feed, oats 45e, corn No 2 yellow 78e and No 2 mixed 77e. Hog prices steady at 7.00, receipts light locally while Chicago arrivals run heavy at about 80,000 Monday and 40,000 Wednesday. Eggs 25c and dairy butter 27c.
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Chicago
New Homes Planned in Fort Atkinson and Spillville
Improvements under way in the county foresee substantial building this season. Reliable authority reports nine new residences at Fort Atkinson and seven at Spillville, signaling strong growth for these villages.
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Fort Atkinson
Spillville
West Main Street residence sale to stock buyer Waters
Last week a residence at Ly 8 Dale on West Main Street sold to Mr Waters the stock buyer for 4500 dollars KE Howden handled the deal On Monday Clarence Christen guardian for Moses Perry sold forty acres in Bloomfield Township to Frank Kneeskern the price was not published but the land was described as valuable
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Ly 8
Dale
West Main Street
Mr. Waters
KE. K. Howden
Clarence Christen
Moses Perry
Bloomfield Township
Frank Kneeskern
Weeklong Warm Weather Reports with Varied Sky
The week was warm with three clear days and three cloudy days, plus one partly cloudy day. Daily highs ranged from 24 to 47 degrees, averaging 35.1, about 17.5 above normal, with sunrise at 6 44 and sunset at 5 45.
Brother in Canada Reported Dead
Mrs. W. F. Baker learns of the death of her only brother Howard Brown in Canada where he had resided for several years. No details given with the telegram.
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W. F. Baker
Howard Brown
Canada
The Stork Special: A Nine Pound Daughter Born
A nine pound daughter arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Solheim. The notice also invites readers to save on Daily and Sunday Papers from The Sugar Bowl.
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James Bucknell
Sugar Bowl
Andrew Solheim
Chicago
Best Butter Maker in Iowa Convention Opens
Cedar Rapids hosts the sixth annual Iowa Buttermakers Association convention with over 500 members. Butter samples arrive for competition as judging starts Wednesday morning, medals awarded at a banquet Thursday night at the Montrose hotel. Speaker E. R. Moore, Republican lieutenant governor candidate, will attend.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Towa
Towa Buttermakers’ Association
Montrose Hotel
E. R. Moore
Seed corn plenty helps Decorah farmer
Jos Luzum of Calmar visited Decorah with his young son on Tuesday. He harvested enough corn last year to feed seventy five hogs and plans to carry his herd into spring. He also owns fifteen bushels of 1914 seed corn he believes is sound.
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Jos, Luzum
Calmar
Decorah
Mr. Luzum
Lis
Style Shop to Open Next Wednesday
Mrs. J. H. Neff announces a new millinery store named Style Shop opening next Wednesday March 1. The notice directs readers to another item for full opening details.
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J. H. Neff
Style Shop
Notable Edison Diamond Disc Records Highlight
Edison disc selections include Pleurez pleurez mes yeux from Le Cid sung by Julia Heinrich American operatic debutante Anna Case parlor song Bonnie Sweet Lassie and The Nightingale Song by Alice Verlet from The Marriage of Jeanette Gilbert and Sullivan Iolanthe highlights by New York Light Opera Company New York Military Band marches and a war descriptive piece Walter Van Brunt Helen Clark Frederick Wheeler offer light popular numbers.
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le Cid
Julia Heinrich
Metropolitan Opera House
Anna Case
Bonnie Sweet Lassie
Alice Verlet
Grace Episcopal Supper at Rectory March 1 1816
Grace Episcopal church ladies will serve a supper at the Rectory on Wednesday March 1 1816 starting 5:30 PM until served. Menu includes Roast Pork with Dressing Glaced Apples Mashed Potatoes with Brown Gravy Ruta Bayas Pimento Dill Pickles rolls cake coffee and good things for Sunday dinner. Fred J Rosenthal offers fresh produce for Sunday meals including onions radishes tomatoes spinach cauliflower sweet peppers celery parsley cucumbers lettuce and fruits with orders urged early.
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Ladies of Grace Episcopal Church
Fred J. Rosenthal
Fred A Rosenthal
Sale of Bridge Planks In Bluffton Township
There will be a sale of old bridge planks in Bluffton township on Wednesday March 1 1916 by order of Morton supervisor and Oscar Winger County Auditor.
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Calmar Township
Winneshiek County
Iowa
Tenold & Nystrom Lumber
Calmar
Decorah
Bluffton Township
Morton
Oscar Winger
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