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Decorah Republican

Location

Decorah, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1914

Page

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Decorah Republican advertising and contact details

The Decorah Republican lists weekly publication details and rates. It notes mailing info, subscription prices, advertising costs, and shop offerings at corner Water and Washington in Decorah Iowa including dry goods groceries garments cloaks and shoes from Kt Haugen at 11 18 West Water Street.

E. W. Cutting Bromiey's West Water Street Decorah Iowa Washington Sts West Water &T Rah

Editorial Comments on Current Events and Times

A reflective column surveys politics and public life in 1914. It touches on President Wilson and Taft era dynamics, US foreign affairs in Mexico, trust disputes involving AT&T and Western Union, and public health notes urging caution with mild illnesses. It notes agricultural reflections on luck, weather, and farming philosophy.

Wilson General Grant William Howard Taft Roosevelt

Married Life: Noblest Profession and Most Interesting

A brief meditation on marriage praising it as the noblest and most engaging of all professions. Notes the daily responsibilities and shared life as central to fulfillment and happiness.

Cummins Affirms Faith in Republican Principle

Senator A B Cummins declares enduring faith in the Republican party at a Grant Club banquet in Des Moines. He urges unity, credits past reforms, and notes Progressives may seek change but stresses remaining true to GOP standards amid calls for a party convention.

A. B. Cummins Gathe Grant Club Des Oines Republican Party Republican National Committee Cummins Progressive Party Johnson Brigham

Backflow of Canada Immigrants Surges as U S Gains

Officials warn of increasing emigration from Canada to the United States with over 190000 leaving Canada in 1915 and forecasts of more than 200000 for the coming year. The bulletin notes large numbers returning to the United States and discusses census disappointments tied to migration trends.

Mexico Carranza Villa Huerta Washington Tona United States Canada State Department of Agriculture State Department Unite States Montreal United States Immigration Commissioner Dominion

A Million Dollar Year for State Offices

State offices recorded a million dollar year in 1913. The secretary of state collected nearly one million dollars while automobile fees reached 250 000. The treasurer gathered 828 600 in inheritance taxes and the auditor’s insurance fees totaled 74 000. Municipal accounting fees were 4 400. The auditor’s office handled 20 000 certificates amid securities and fees.

Secretary of State

New Drainage Lock Gains Market in Fort Dodge

Segmental vitrified clay blocks marketed to form drains from 30 to 108 inches in diameter may revolutionize drainage. A local clay products company secured a license to manufacture the blocks. A mile of blocks to build a forty inch drain one mile long has sold in Boone county.

Fort Dodge Boone County

Senator Cummins as Town's steadfast leader in a time of political break

The Des Moines Register & Leader argues that replacing Senator Cummins with any suggested alternative would discard trained leadership. It emphasizes his long record as governor and senator, his fearless, outspoken stance, and the unlikely outcome of a Town vote against him when the time for rehabilitation of republicanism arrives.

Cummins Senate Des Moines Register & Leader

Beef Probe Formed On High Beef Prices

Secretary of Agriculture Houston appoints Dean Charles F. Curtiss of Iowa State College to a special commission with Dr. B. T. Galloway H. J. Waters W. H. Mumford A. D. Melvin and T. N. Carver to study factors behind rising beef costs. The panel will examine production transport slaughter and distribution and meet across the country as needed.

Charles F. Curtiss Iowa State College Secretary of Agriculture Houston B. T. Galloway H. J. Waters Kansas Agricultural College W. H. Mumford University of Ilinois A. D. Melvin Bureau of Animal Industry T. N. Carver Rural Organization Service

Increased Circulation Reaches 83.43 Billion Dollars

Treasury figures show money in circulation rose by almost 100 million in one year ending December 2 to 83,434,249,789 dollars. With a population under 100 million, this equates to at least 834.54 dollars per person, implying uneven distribution.

Treasury

Stock Valuation Guidance From County Officials

County auditors consult A. Fr. Davison secretary of the executive council on stock valuation. Davison rules assessors should value stock at prevailing market prices in local communities rather than last year’s scale.

A. Fr. Davison Executive Council

Horton Reappointed Commandant for Fourth Year Term

Commander Col. C. C. Horton, head of the Town Soldiers' Home since 1897, received official notification from the state board of control of his reappointment as commandant for another four year term.

Col C. C. Horton State Board of Control Horton

Also Mentioned on This Page

The Decorah Republican A. KE. Bailey Winnebago Street Winneshiek County Tandard Phone No On Hoeg, M. D Jewell & Jewe Tim S. Urban & Urban Osteopathic Physicians Fareette B Amy, M. D Curtin Woodward M. D H F. Barthell Justice of the Peace National Bank Ww. M. Strand E P. Johnson Omens Publishing House En Publishing House Enger Vire Steamship Agency Main Street Standard Phone Be’ Bear Sete & de General Merchants Kt Haugen General Merchant Rians, W Staert Pereteks Manephone Exchange Castalia Harry Thaw Menelik Abyssinia Hobson Ashurst Rock County Wis Colorado Reichstag Bryan Sioux City Journal Vermont Horace Vose Rhode Island Gen. Grant Panama Canal Carabos Club Chicago Board of Health Chicago van Wagenen MacReynolds Marshall White House American Telephone and Telegraph Company Telephone Trust Western Union Telegraph Company Bell Carnegie Institute Omaha Bee J. C. Beard Pice A. K. Bailey & Son Tam Reviews Political History Senator Cummins State College
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