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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1917
Page
3
Miss Nell Woodruff presented a pleasing poem at the Iowa Club banquet, honoring Decorah and home folks. The piece praises Decorah, the Upper Iowa region, and expresses fond ties to home town roots, ending with a nod to Wisconsin as a new dwelling place.
Winneshiek county farmers compete for a silver trophy at the State Corn and Small Grain Show in Ames from January 29 to February 9. The prize honors the best 10 ears from the county, sponsored by Citizens Savings Bank of Decorah, with the winner keeping the cup a year and engraving their name.
Rollicking comedy Twin Beds, a top hit in New York and London, sails across the globe with record box office, clean and laugh producing as it heads to Paris, Petrograd, Berlin, Vienna, South America, and South Africa.
Easter Sunday arrives earlier this year with Easter on April 8 following a late March full moon and a Good Friday. The note highlights the unusually early spring season and its impact on flowers and warmth after a long cold spell.
On Tuesday a new bell weighing 2200 pounds was carried through Scarab Street to Locust Church where it will be installed in the German Lutheran church. The event marks a notable addition to the parish’s house of worship and community life.
From county treasurer records the current year tax levy is about the same as last year with 196,172.86 to be collected for consolidated revenue. The total taxes amount to 412,657.27, with Decorah contributing 80,127.15 about one fifth. The following lists the consolidated taxes.
The past year records Decorah's highest death rate in history with 172 funerals, nearly one every other day. Most were local residents or returned former residents. about eighty five percent were Decorah or Winneshiek people, making funerals a common yet unremarkable sight.
Citizens plan a parade at the depots to celebrate the return of Milwaukee and Rock Island trains to proper service and timely mail delivery. The writer jokes about bewilderment for train crews adjusting to punctual arrivals and hints at honoring a predicted open winter organizer.
At the Elks' reception Monday evening Walter Daubney drew attention by smoking an eleven inch cigar. He said a friend, a former exalted ruler of the Centralia Washington lodge, sent it for a New Year good luck gesture and Walter planned to finish it later.
The term pemmican is identified as a Cree word meaning sausage in Father A. Lacombe’s Cree French dictionary. It traces to pimiy meaning grease, pimiwin greasy, pimikkew the act of making grease, pimikkewin the act of making pemican, and pimikkan a bag filled with a grease and meat mix.
Attorney General H. M. Havner announced his staff, naming J. W. Sandusky of New Hampton as special counsel. Sandusky, a fine lawyer, is described as an eminently fitting appointment.
From county clerk records 169 marriage licenses were issued last year, three fewer than funerals. Retiring Clerk Kallevang says this mirrors the six year average.
Wheat steady at 1.35 to 1.55 per bushel. Barley at 81.00 per unit. Oats 40 to 45 cents. Timothy nominal. Corn 0e. Hogs range from 8.50 for small to 10.00 for extra prime heavy. Eggs 40 cents. Creamery butter 37 cents at the creamery.
For the six months ending December 1 Mist there were issued by the County Aviter 862 hunting licenses. This is largely in excess of recent years. Helmets for aviators have been in vented with wireless receiving telephones Joint into the ear flaps.
Waterloo joins Decorah in Christmas Savings Club growth as Citizens Savings Bank promotes the plan. Since inception in Waterloo by Commercial National Bank and Waterloo Savings Bank, payouts rose from $36,356.37 in 1913 to $143,793.65 this year, totaling $375,395.65. Over 6,000 residents benefit, with 250 members already, expected to reach 300 and payout over $13,000 before Christmas as books close Saturday.
At Independence County Home men blasting rock to set fence posts dropped a dynamite cap. While a search for the cap went on, hogs roamed the lot and one pig found and chewed the cap, losing most of its jaws and leading to the overseer ordering an unexpected butcher.
Henry Bohier of Lafayette township Allamakee county lost a valuable horse Sunday morning. The frightened animal hitched to a light cutter dashed four blocks and ran into an iron hitching post at Nielander Co. in Lansing, where it died from the impact.
The passage explains a ship floats because its submerged volume displaces water equal in weight to the ship. If the displaced water weighed less than the ship, it would sink. Lighter things rise above heavier ones, a basic natural principle.
Ripple and Herrig delivered popcorn raised on thirty seven acres near Wall Lake. The crop weighed 112040 pounds and sold at 2.65 dollars per hundred, yielding 2992.91 dollars, an average of 80.89 dollars per acre.
Ireland features a cattle breed that seldom exceeds three feet in height and prospers on meager pasture while producing about 20 quarts of milk per day. Tea and coffee are consumed at 110 degrees. human body temperature is cited as approximately 98 degrees.
Classified note seeks a capable girl for general housework in a small family with modern conveniences in Minneapolis. Call Decorah Republican office for details. Also advertises for sale or rent: eighty acre farm in Burr Oak township, Burr Oak, Iowa, care of Mrs. H. Robinson. Contact Burr Oak address.
In a Quillcote tea house scene visitors recall a Wiggin atmosphere with figures from her books. A server spills tea while a guest jokes about 1100 attendees, and the Hollis town crowd wears costumes of Wiggin characters like Miranda Emma Jane and Clara Belle, possibly Mr Aladdin.
The Persian horse stock includes three types the Turcoman for the north the Arab for the south and the Persian a cross between them. The Persian is sturdier and suitable for rough stock while the common Yabu offers a cheap serviceable alternative.
A 40 year member of Winneshiek Lodge No 58 IOOF, Prentice C Bloomfield is mourned by the lodge. The resolutions thank God for his life, extend sympathy to his family, drape the charter in mourning for 30 days, and authorize copies to records, family, and city papers. Committee: Chas A Mollart, R F Tyler, R Bucknell.
Demand for thicker metal shingles to resist Ihailstorms in Johannesburg, South Africa is noted, alongside a market for American metal ceilings. A patent by a woman covers a double looped strap for street cars aiding tall or short standing passengers.
The London Mail outlines Denmark's eccentric royal lineup from Blue Tooth to Cruel, noting Christian II earned the title Nero of the North amid a troubled rule and likely little happiness at court.
In an English inquest a female witness gave her Christian name as Noah. The coroner, noting it rare for a woman, was reminded by the witness that Noah is a Bible name found in Numbers thirty six eleven, listing Mahlah Tirah Hoglah Milcah and Noah, daughters of Zelophehad.
The article advises wrapping winter garments in newspapers before storing them for the summer to deter moth damage. It suggests moths avoid items wrapped in paper and recommends thorough newspaper wrapping for protection.
A Chicago gear factory reports milk as a superior cutting lubricant compared with oil while producing blind nuts from soft machine steel. The finding suggests dairy-based lubrication may reduce wear and improve finish in metalworking processes.
Rud Bros Garage advertises carbide for Linn gas generators. Available for sale with delivery or pickup options. Contact for prices and bulk order details.
The mortality race favors consumption and heart disease over pneumonia and digestive diseases, with tuberculosis leading in the lungs and Bright's disease rising as a strong contender. A New York American note adds that new house construction stirs neighborly disputes over better planning.
Congregational Methodist and Christian Science listings note services at 10 50 a m 10 30 a m and 10 45 a m with evening programs and special music. Communion next Sabbath, and a social meeting with reports and elections planned.
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