Winter flannels loom as Iowa towns spark news
Nashua drops opera house plan while Rockford Methodists plan a $25,000 church. Allamakee fair set for August 18 to 21. Mason City Sisters of Mercy to build a $50,000 hospital. Western Construction Co. of Iowa City wins Waukon pay contract. Cedar Falls approves $25,000 electric plant bond. Elma postmaster Frank Trunkey dies after apoplexy. Waukon hogs total 60 at 325 lb each. Monona timber incident injures Wilbur Bush. Northwood accident breaks Torris Throne’s arm. Waterloo switchman James Blenis killed in wreck. Butter makers convention to meet in Mason City. Undelivered letters: Northwestern Detective Association, Mrs. Alice Nelson, Louis N. Larson. Independence opens shopman’s night school via Ames extension.
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Nashua
Methodists of
Rockford
Allamakee County
Sisters of Mercy
Mason City
Western Construction Company
Iowa City
Waukon
Cedar Falls
Frank Trunkey
Elma
Fa. J. Helming
Wilbur Bush
Monona
Torris Throne
Northwood
James Blenis
Waterloo
Butter Makers
Fort Dodge
Decorah
Northwestern Detective Association
Alice Nelson
Louis N. Larson
Independence
State College
Ames
Cantata at Ridgeway Promises Community Music Evening
A 60 voice chorus from Ridgeway Madison and Lincoln synod churches will perform Stainers The Daughter of Jairus with soprano soloists Ida FE Olson K Maria Sperati and others, led by Prof Carlo Sperati and joined by Luther College orchestra. The March 7 concert at the Ridgeway synod church aims to be a highlight for the local community.
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Ridgeway
Madison
Lincoln
C. P. Hexom
Ida FE. Olson
K. Maria Sperati
Soprani
Martin L. Brevig
J. Tillman Hansen
Luther College Orchestra
Stainer
Jairus
Carlo A. Sperati
Synod Church
Poultry Association Elects Officers at Winneshiek Meeting
The Winneshiek Poultry Association held its annual meeting at Justice Wha- Ten's office on the night of Wednesday the 11th. Elected officers include President L. C. Reed, Vice President H. E B. Miller, Secretary Len Larson, Assistant Secretary W. C. Ulmer, Treasurer John Hargreaves, Superintendent Roy Tracy, assistants Will Hauswirth and R. F P. Schwarz. Executive Committee members are E. W. Cutting, E. J. Stoddard and A. G. Christen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winneshiek Poultry Association
Justice Wha- Ten
1Lth
L. C. Reed
H. E B. Miller
Len Larson
W. C. Ulmer
John Hargreaves
Roy Tracy
Will Hauswirth
R. F P. Schwarz
E. W. Cutting
Anderson Bros Ship Seventh Car Of Horses To New York
Anderson Bros shipped another car of horses to New York yesterday by U S express. Delays due to storms and heavy snow on the east coast caused a one or two day wait. This is the seventh car this year, with four shipped since February. Savings under new rates amounted to 520 dollars for a team of horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson Bros
New York
U. S. Express
Express
Mrs Abbie Emery Slips on Icy Sidewalk at Winneshiek Bank
Last Saturday Mrs Abbie Emery slipped on an icy sidewalk near the Winneshiek bank, struck her forehead and suffered a severe contusion. She recovered quickly after assistance inside the bank and went home unassisted.
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Abbie Emery
Winneshiek Bank
Harrison Fisher’s Girl Miss Lucy Cotton Starring in Little Women
Decorah Grand Opera House hosts Harrison Fisher’s muse Miss Lucy Cotton in a stage version of Little Women on Monday March 9. The appearance is tied to Fisher’s charm studies visualized for magazines.
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Lucy Cotton
Decorah Grand Opera House
Fisher
Domestic Servants in Britain Rise in England and Wales
Domestic servants are employed in more than 800,000 homes in England and Wales, reflecting a sizable workforce in domestic service across Britain. The figure underscores the scale of household employment and its importance to the economy and social structure.
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England
Wales
Get $3000 verdict in McDonald v Green trial
The district court verdict awards James McDonald $3000 after a three hour jury deliberation. The case focused on whether a foreman was a contractor representative, with Green’s lawyers allowed 15 days to seek a new trial. Other dismissals and divorces were recorded, including a $500 alimony decree for Grace Webster.
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James McDonald
John P. Green
District Court
McDonald
Green
Supreme Court
Job Perry
Moses Perry
Law
Samuel Stewart
John Murphy
Equity
Grace Webster
W. Tl
Webster
Game Preserve Established in Local County
Deputy state game warden T St John and B E Bucknell established a new game preserve north of the C O Moore farm, covering about two to three thousand acres. The boundaries lie along Burr Oak and Bluffton roads with adjacent farms, promising strong protection and stocking of game birds. Bucknell will secure leases from nearby farmers to place the preserve under state protection.
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B. E. Jewell
Ed. Sharp
Wm. Headington
Bucknell
Motions of Plants and Plant Behavior through the Microscope
Harper's Weekly surveys plant movement showing Volvox globator’s tiny whirlings and climbing plants seeming to choose holes or trees. Darwin’s notes on plant liberty of choice describe tendrils testing holes for hours and reaching toward suitable hosts, suggesting deliberate motion in vegetation.
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Darwin
Jonce
Harper’s Weekly
Tax assessments corrected in county totals
A historical note explains two typographical errors in a tax list. Madison township should read 710 dollars and Calmar corporation 176 dollars instead of 110. The total taxes due remains 13,010.70 with moneys and credits listed at 2,602,140 taxed at 35 per 1000.
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Madison Township
Calmar Corporation
Daphne Daffington Star of The Girl for My Dreams
A large Grand Opera House audience enjoyed The Girl for My Dreams last Thursday with strong performances by Countess Hatzfield and Eda von Luke as Daphne Daffington. Irving Brooks as Count von Schniggtefits provided strong comic support in a show praised for its humor and entertaining turns.
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Grand Opera House
Countess Hatzfield
Eda von Luke
Daphne Dartington
Irving Brooks
Count von Schniggtefits
Store Improvements at Graceman & Co. Complete
Improvements completed last week in the Graceman & Co store include a steel ceiling, new floor, full display cases for ladies suits coats and related wear, new rugs tables and chairs, and wall decorations. The updated interior pleases Mr Graceman and clerks and attracts customers.
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Graceman & Co
What She Spends Fashion Numbers Stir Debate
A fashion expert notes wide spending ranges among women with annual dress budgets from 875000 for a few to 100 others at 850000 each and smaller allocations for suffragettes church and social workers stenographers shop and factory girls. Newspaper men’s wives appear in a separate 75000 level list.
Disappointing arrival of prize Wy andotte cockerel
Mrs J Topliff purchased a prize winning Silver Laced Wyandotte cockerel that arrived but failed to meet expectations. Judges found it not first class and the dealer at Clinton appears to fall short of American Poultry Association standards, with return of bird or money demanded.
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Mra
J. Topliff
Clinton
American Poultry Association
Utter Sounds From Unhatched Crocodile Eggs in Shells
The passage notes that as early as 1880 Dr Voeltzkow observed Madagascar crocodiles in the egg emit a hiccup like cry from considerable depth. The sound occurs when shocked and may signal the mother to aid, prompting the nest scraping and hatchlings to emerge.
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Voeltzkow
Madagascar
Dog's Remarkable Walking One Front Legs Feats
A French scientist owns a dog born without hind legs that walks erect on its two front legs. The animal moves swiftly, turns, stops, and eats while maintaining an upright stance. It tires less than a typical dog during exercise.
Hard Lines and Washington Headlines Downplay Losses
A Georgia paper quotes a man describing a railroad accident with a wooden leg and his second wife striking him. Iowa crop and weed damage is conservatively estimated at 25 million dollars annually, described as enough to clothe the state and leave funds for automobiles. A call to fight them to the death.
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Georgia
Profitable Feeding By Heuser Of Spillville Visitor
Robert Heuser of Spillville visited his parents in Sumner township last Saturday and told the ReveBlical reporter he delivered two ears of hogs and one of cattle to the Chicago market the first of last week for 5000 dollars. He still has a car of hogs to market. Heuser is a successful feeder, with cattle including two two month calves that sold for over 11 dollars per hundred. Total shipment weighed 6000 pounds.
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Robert Heuser
Spillville
G. F. Heuser
Chicago
Heuser
Sumner Township
Prize Wyandotte Chickens Attract Decorah Attention
L O Reed and H F Barthell received a pen of Partridge Wyandotte chickens from Dr Ranson of Rolfe Iowa. A cockerel at the head has won many first prizes and is valued at 850. Decorah may soon be noted for prize poultry alongside its cultural events. The story in Littl Women features period costumes and faithful reproduction of characters. The Decorah Grand Opera House presents it on Monday March 6.
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L. O. Reed
H. F. Barthell
Dr. Ranson
Rolfe
Iowa
Decorah
Littl
Times
Meg
Beth
Amy Laurie
Mrs March
Decorah Grand Opera House
Mareh
This Will Interest Mothers
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children relieve feverishness headache teething disorders and upset stomach. They move and regulate the bowels destroy worms and break up colds in 24 hours. Used by mothers for 24 years. All druggists 25 cents sample free A. S. Olmstead DeRoy NY 53 or-
Notice to appear for probate of Sorenson will in Iowa
To Whom it May Concern you and each of you are hereby notified to appear at the Court House in Winneshiek county Iowa on the 20th day of April 1914 at 1 30 oclock P M to attend the probate of an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of Johannes Sorenson late of Decorah township in Winneshiek county Iowa deceased at which time land place you will appear and show cause if any why said will should not be admitted to probate OLAL KALLEVANG Clerk District Court N WILLETT Attorney
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Winneshiek County
Towa
Johannes Sorenson
Decorah Township
Iowa
Olal Kallevang
N. Willett
Attoriney
Builder to add concrete addition at Trout Run home
Dr A J Swezey states spring will begin work on an addition to his summer home at Trout Run. The addition will be mainly concrete. The ad offers dry wax and poplar wood for sale with four teams hauling and prompt delivery. Ring phone No 124 42 Ronan Wood and Land Co.
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A. J. Swezey
Trout Run
Ronan Wood & Land CO
Found keys and for sale rural Iowa house ad
Found Sunday February 22 a large set of keys. Owner may prove property and pay advertising charges. Call at Republican office. For sale food 5 room house nearly new cement walk good well. Address Box 108 Decorah Iowa. 8 dw pd.
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Decorah
Iowa
Notice of Bridge Setting in Winnepeg County Iowa
The Board of Supervisors of Winne sheep county Iowa invites bids for six bridges in Decorah area with concrete floors reinforced abutments and I beam spans. Proposals due 1 30 P M March 17 1914 at Auditor's Office Decorah. Plan details at County Engineer office.
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Board of Supervisors
Winneshiek County
Iowa
Auditor's
Decorah
Carolan Bridge
West Line
N. E
Bluffton Township
N. W
Kleve
South Line
Military Township
Irotegut
Frankville
State Highway Commission
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A. K. Bartey & Son
Poultry Association
Harrison Fisher
Britain
Jenice McDonald
Daphne Daffington
Necorah Republican
Ries
Y Acre
Heaper
OL LL. Street
Hesper
River Street
Barfoot
KE. C. Carruth
Havre
Montana
City Park
T. T. Hoge
Wall
Vernon
Upper Broadway
H. Baker
Aiken Place
F. D. Baker
F. H. Baker
W. F. Baker
National Bank
Bluffton
William H. Smith
Water Street
Richelieu
Tragy & Hanson
W. R. Shea
Princess
Daniel Frohman
James O’neil
Dumas
Count
Monte Cristo
Famous Players Film Co
Stewart
N. R. Groff & Son
Water St
Decorah, Lo
KK. A
East Water Street
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