Winne-Shiek County Poultry Show Attracts 235 Birds
The sixth annual Winne shiek County Poultry Association show closes entries with 235 birds from 22 raisers. Birds span White Rocks Barred Rocks White Wyandottes Partridge Wyandottes White Orpingtons Buff Orpingtons White Leghorns Brown Leghorns Buckeyes Rhode Island Reds with judging today led by Davenport judge Harry W Atkins. The Bud Bros storage garage hosts the show with no admission fee inviting public viewing.
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Winneshiek County Poultry Association
White Rocks
R. B. Hovey
Independence
Peter Johnson
R. F. Schwarz
Wm. Aders
Frank Brunner
Barred Rocks
E. W. Cutting
George Brunner
Henry Wold
White Wyandottes
B. E. Davis
H. Z. Babcock
New Hampton
Ira Rima
H. E. Miller
Frank Muller
Partridge Wyandottes
John Bury
Geo. Josvanger
White Orpingtons
Ken Larson
Stortz & Bolson
Buff Orpingtons
W. K. Porter
Leroy
F. W. Finley
Faribault
Roy Gossman
Burr Oak
Sever Alstad
Geo
Schamel
Rhode Island
Ed Hanson
Bud Bros
Harry W. Atkins
Davenport
Bank offers executor and trustee services for estates
A Winneshiek County State Bank service announces its readiness to act as executor or trustee, handling estate funds and guardianships. It stresses impartial, nonpartisan administration and ongoing reliability beyond individual officers, suggesting this modern service benefits families by reducing anxiety.
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Winneshiek County State Bank
Winnesheik Bank
Owls Install Officers at Decorah Lodge Meeting
At a Decorah lodge of Owls meeting last week Wednesday evening the officers were installed: Pres J D Hexom, Vice Pres G Oehler, Secretary Gus Gjevre, Treas O M Drexel, Invocator T J Qualley, Warden Otto Olson, Sentinel Ole Sarboe, Picket Fi us Gullickson. A fine banquet followed and the lodge reports healthy growth and flourishing.
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Decorah Lodge of Owls
J. D. Hexom
G. Oehler
Gus Gjevre
Treas
O. M. Drexel
T. J. Qualley
Otto Olson
Ole Sarboe
4Ius Gullickson
Ladies of the G. A. R. Install Officers
E J Gillett acted as installing officer on the 10th, installing President Elnora C Draper and officers Christine Meyrick Elmina Hoag Josh Cutting Olive Gillett Olive Wicks Mary J Couse Emily Storts. A supper followed the service and all reported a good time.
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E. J. Gillett
Elnora C. Draper
Christine Meyrick
Elmina Hoag
Josh Cutting
Olive Gillett
Olive Wicks
Mary J. Couse
Emily Storts
Valder Varsity Beats Luther Preps in Practice Game
In a practice clash last Friday the D. H. 8 team defeated Luther preps. Valder also played at Elgin, losing 21 to 28, while Selmer Knutson left for Texas after visiting Luther College friends.
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D. H
Luther Preps
Valder
Elgin
Ee Selmer Knutson
Texas
Luther College
Is He Bootlegging Harry Thickpenny In Custody
Harry Thickpenny a Cresco youth is jailed as a suspected bootlegger. He was seen boarding trains, carried a suitcase on return containing twenty four pints of whiskey. He was bound over to the grand jury after a mayoral hearing with no statement from him. Records suggest prior large liquor consignments to him.
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Harry Thickpenny
Cresco
Houck
Thickpenny
Conover
Decorah
Baker
Express and Railroad
Hero of Manila Dead Admiral Dewey Dies at 79
Admiral George Dewey, the United States’ ranking officer, died at his Washington home after a six day illness. In 1898 he led the Manila Bay victory destroying Montojo’s fleet in a decisive nighttime strike, turning him into a national hero and a pivotal figure in American naval history.
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George Dewey
Washington
United States
Philippines
Manilla Bay
Admiral Montojo
America
Winneshiek Officials Receive Key Iowa Committee Roles
Iowa Senate member Enger is chairman of the public utilities committee and serves on ways and means, appropriations, insurance, educational institutions, constitutional amendments, highways, and dairy and food. In the House Nicholson is ranking member of dairy and food and serves on agriculture, congressional districts, enrolled bills, fish and game, constitutional amendments, and public utilities. No Democrat sits on committees tied to temperance suppression.
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Iowa
Enger
Nicholson
Senate
House
Beef market shuts Henery Haas finds stock scarce
Henry Haas traveled to St Paul Sunday night to buy a load of beef cattle but returned empty handed. He found the market bare and prices prohibitively high. Rail and stock movements were disrupted by blizzards across Montana and the Dakotas last week, with railroads refusing stock shipments.
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Henry Haas
St. Paul
Montana
North
South Dakota
Injury at Creamery Ice House Slips Foot
Wednesday morning at the creamery ice house a large ice cake slipped and struck N. C. Benedickson on the foot injuring it. He went home and called for medical help. No bones appear broken but blood vessels were ruptured.
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N. C. Bendickson
Week Long Cold Clear Spell Beats 23 Year Averages
The past week was extremely cold and mostly clear with only one cloudy day last Friday and a light snow. The coldest day was Tuesday at 2 below zero. The weekly average reached 16.3 degrees, colder than any weekly average in twenty-three years.
Injured Hip For Mrs Parman A Visitor With Family
Mrs Hannah Parman, a recent visitor with her sons E. J. and Elmer Parman, fell and injured her hip. Mr and Mrs E J Parman visited Cedar Falls Tuesday to see her, and Mrs J H Bell with J J Stringer arrived from Minneapolis to visit Mrs Bell's daughter, Mrs BE A Waterbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah Parman
E. J
Elmer Parman
Cedar Falls
J. H. Bell
J. J. Stringer
Minneapolis
Decorah Ice Cave Creamery Holds Annual Stockholders Meet
The Decorah Farmers Ice Cave Creamery held its annual meeting with officers and directors elected for the coming year. The report shows 1,806,535 pounds of cream received, 399,244 pounds of butterfat, 487,267 pounds of butter made, and a 22.6 percent overrun. Revenue included 380,033 pounds of butter shipped totaling $115,336.97, plus butter sold and cream sold. Officers named: President Gus Johnson. Vice President Ole Ellingson. Secretary Ida Thompson. Directors include Sam Sorenson and Ole Ellingson among others. Auditors were Gus Johnson and George Thune.
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Decorah Farmers Ice Cave Creamers Co
Cpermety Coerce Hss
Gus, Johnson
Glenwood
Ole Ellingson
Degorah
Ida Thompson
Decorah
Bendickson
Sam Sorenson
O. A. P. Haugen
L. Larson
Hans Rosendahl
TH. H. Evenrud
M. E. Mikkelson
Engen
Frank Wilson
Gus. Johnson
George Thune
al Slog
Local Weddings Highlight Decorah Heritage and Canada Ties
Last evening Miss Sadie Headington daughter of George Headington now in Canada and Roger Rima son of Mr and Mrs Ira Rima married in a United Lutheran church ceremony. The groom works at Bollinger and Goltz market and the bride at Lutheran Publishing House. Earlier Charles Linzenmeyer wed Josephine Johnson at the First Lutheran parsonage with Linzenmeyer employed by A R Coffeen. W A Brandhagen and Villa T Bringsford also married, Brandhagen linked to Decorah Vulcanizing Works. Bringsjord family of Bluffton noted.
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Sadie Headington
George Headington
Decorah
Canada
Roger Rima
Ira Rima
C. Glesne
United Lutheran Parsonage
Bollinger & Goltz
Lutheran Publishing House
Charles Linzenmeyer
Josephine Johnson
T. B.torrison
A. R. Coffeen
Chris Johnson
George Bucknell
Day Street
W. A. Brandhagen
Villa T. Bringsford
A. T. Brandhagen
Springfield Township
Norske Selskab elects officers at annual meeting
At the Norske Selskab annual meeting Albert Anfinson was elected president, Peter Jensen vice president, John Hellestvedt secretary, O. C. Johnson treasurer, with D. D. Hexom and Hans Olson as librarians. A social session followed with congratulations to O. C. Johnson on his seventy sixth milestone.
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Norske Selskab
Albert Anfinson
Peter Jensen
John Hellestvedt
O. C. Johnson
D. D. Hexom
Hans Olson
Why Ammonia Clears Clothes in Quick Spots
Ammonia is a gas dissolved in water and belongs to the alkali family. Its mineral origin makes it a foe of oils and grease, explaining its ease in removing stains that soap and water cannot affect.
Dangerous Snakes List From Scientific Monthly
The Richmond Times Dispatch notes the Scientific Monthly identifies the only dangerous U S snakes as rattlesnakes and those with dark brown hourglass markings on a lighter brown back. The piece adds a pessimistic view about lone snakes breaking their rule and compensating in quality.
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United States
The
Scientific Monthly
Richmond Times-Dispatch
44 Years Since First Japanese Newspaper Founded
Buffalo Times notes that 44 years ago the first newspaper in Japan was started and now the country hosts about 2000 papers. W. T. Perry traveled to Elgin to finish interior bank decorations. Otto Dahhelm left for Burlington for a state ice cream meeting. Roger Edmunds journeyed to St. James Minnesota to visit relatives. P. H. Schlatter went to Minneapolis to attend a harness makers gathering.
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Japan
Buffalo Times
W. T. Perry
Elgin
Bank
Otto Dahhelm
Burlington
Roger Edmunds
St. James
Cost of Schools in Winneshiek County Totals 121087.61
County auditor shows 129043.46 collected for school support this year with 7955.85 from a one mill county levy. District payments listed include Fremont 3360.75 Orleans 2967.89 Lincoln 2978.22 Sumner 3117.05 Jackson 595.68 Burr Oak 4130.70 Bluffton 2555.01 Madison 2335.80 Calmar 6903.18 Washington 2660.27 Hesper 4046.80 Canoe 5894.?? Decorah 8960.23 Springfield 3900.26 Military 22? Pleasant 5550.11 Glenwood 65 Frankville Bloomfield Decorah Calmar Ossian Castalia Ridgeway Fort Atkinson Jackson Junction Shad Spillville total 121087.61.
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Winneshiek County
Fremont Township
Orleans Township
Lincoln Township
Sumner Township
Jackson Township
Burr Oak Township
Bluffton Township
Madison Township
Calmar Township
Washington Township
Hesper Township
Canoe Township
Safrtecvey
Decorah Township
Pesca
Springfield Township
Military Township
Highland EE As
Pleasant Township
Aegis
Glenwood Township
Frankville Township
Bloomfield Township
Decorah Corporation
Calmar Corporation
Ossian Corporation
Castalia Corporation
Ridgeway Corporation
Fort Atkinson Corporation
Jackson Junction Corp
Shad Spillville Corporation
Ames Short Course promotion urges attendance and learning
The note extols Ames agricultural school as the world’s greatest and urges both students and parents to attend the short course. It promises valuable knowledge and emphasizes the era of specialized farming, inviting readers to contact Bert Lennon or Decorah papers to enroll.
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Ames
Bert Lennon
Decorah
Mr. Lennon
Weekly Weather Report for Upper Mississippi Valley
The Weather Bureau reports a cold start to the week with fair skies, moderation in cold, unsettled conditions midweek with probable snow on Wednesday and Thursday, followed by fair weather through week’s end. Des Moines Iowa issued December 30 1916.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Washington, D. C
US 8
Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa
Mississippi Valley
Plains States
Nordness Telephone Company Holds Annual Meeting
The Nordness Telephone Company elected officers and directors on the 9th. President O Lomen, Secretary Treasurer and Manager Julius Brown, Auditor C J Torgrimson, Electrician Wm Brandhagen, Asst Electrician Oscar Tovson. Directors include C J Torgrimson, O H Orvella, P Bakke, John B Johnson, G E B Hougen, and others. A $3.00 per member assessment was levied to cover next year’s expenses.
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Nordness Telephone Company
O, Lomen
Julius Brown
J. Torgrimson
Wm, Brandhagen
Asst
Oscar Tovson
C. J. Torgrimson
O. H. Orvella
P. Bakke
John B. Johnson
G. E B. Hougen
Tovson
John Humpel
Andrew Nelson
Edgar Aarness
Kallevang
Geo Hamre
Kittilsby
Ed _Yarwood
Former Decorians Suffer Fire in Dyersville
Fire damaged the Rosenthal and Wangler drugstore in a basement blaze last Thursday night. Help arrived from Farley and Manchester, keeping the flames to one building. Insured stock valued about seven to eight thousand dollars, with potential half coverage.
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Dyersville
Dubuque
Rosenthal & Wangler
Ernest Rosenthal
al Wangler
Farley
Manchester
Jis
Teachers Study Center Hosts Final Winter Session
A Study Center in the large Court Room is held Saturday January 27 with sessions on reading in elementary schools led by LH Hart at 0:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. Margaret Hussey conducts games at 10:30 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. Noon intermission follows 11:30 a.m. This is the last study center of the year and teachers are urged to attend for the largest enrollment of the season.
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LH. Hart
Marguerite Hussey
Hart
Margaret Hussey
Arer
The Modern Church Uses Whistler and Film to Entice Sinners
A Seattle church employs a professional whistler and a moving picture show to lure sinners to repentance. The article notes the whistler is new, the film idea having appeared in at least one church in the state, and suggests believers seek entertainment while being saved.
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Chorckt
Seattle
San Francisco Chronicle
Beggar Chief Controls Crowd at Chinese Wedding
A Chinese wedding scene features the beggar chief who is invited to beg from guests and, in return, wards off other beggars from the feast. In a large city he earns up to $15,000 yearly and uses part of the income to keep street beggars away from social gatherings.
Improved Portable Telephone For Forest Patrols
A portable telephone made of aluminum and weighing two and a half pounds will be standard gear for national forest patrolmen next field season. It is seen as a major improvement over the previous ten pound set.
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National Forest
Worms Used in Medicine in Early Europe
The earthworm, called the common fish worm, was used by European medical practitioners two to three hundred years ago for internal administration and as an external embracation or appliance. Pittsburgh Dispatch.
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Europe
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Last Chance Offer for Youth's Companion and McCall's
Readers may order both The Youth's Companion and McCall's Magazine for 2.10 until March 31. The offer includes 52 issues, the Companion Home Calendar for 1917, 12 McCall fashion numbers, and one McCall Dress Pattern chosen from the first copy with a two cent stamp. Subscriptions are processed at the office.
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Youth's Companion
McCall’s Magazine
McCall
Youth’s Companion
McMall's
Decorah Republican
Companion
MecCall’s Magazine
McCall’s
TE Youth's Companion
St. Paul St
Boston
Mass
The Habit of Taking Cold and its Remedies
A short informal note advises breaking the habit by a warm sponge bath at ~90 F after waking and sleeping with the window open. It suggests using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy when a cold occurs. Sold by R. Engbertson and Engertens in the advertisement.
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R. . Engbertson
Engertens
Twin Beds at the Grand Tomorrow Delights Audiences
The long awaited engagement of Twin Beds comes to the Grand tomorrow night with a two hour show praised for its plot twists and laughs. The play has a year in New York six months in Australia and two years in London and plans are under way for further foreign appearances.
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New York
Australia
London
Sloan's Liniment for Stiff Joints Ad
An old advertisement promotes Sloan's Liniment to relieve rheumatic pains and aching joints. It claims quick penetration without rubbing, soothing sore muscles, stimulating congested blood, and providing a clean stain-free application. A bottle costs 25 cents at the druggist.
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Sloan
Teachers Examination for Uniform County Certificates
A regular examination will be held in the county superintendent room from January 24 to 26. H. E. Miller, County Superintendent.
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H. E. Miller
Also Mentioned on This Page
Winneshiek Poultry Show
Ladies of the G. A. R. Installation
Manilla
Winneshiek
ICE Cave Creamery
Hymeneas
Selskab
Weekly Weather Report
Teachers’ Study Center
the Grand
Pepoep
J. L. Penn
Inquire and Bros
J. H. Mackenstadt
Town
Jerusha Hislop
Boter & Hook
Hesse S. Olson
Helge S. Olson
State Bank
Boiee & Hook
Triangle Plays
Dorothy Gish
Luke
Paramount Pictures
Jesse Lasky
Blanche Sweet
Tom Forman
Theo
Roberts
Viola Dana
Richard Tucker
Thomas A. Edison
James Oppenheim
Film Exchange
Ford
Clark
Atonic Babies
Victor Tool
Dodge
Maxwell
Sn Discoe
Motor Supply CO
H. B. Montgomery
Prop
Decorah, Io
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