Dr Thomas Commissioned as Captain in Medical Reserve Corps
The local exemption board gains Dr H H Thomas as chairman after Dr Swezey resigns. The board, now I W Brunt J H Bradish and Dr Thomas, operates from the Portman building on Winnebago street. Washington indicates August 1 as earliest exam date for physical exemptions.
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Medical Reserve Corps
Swezey
Harding
H. H. Thomas
I. W. Brunt
J. H. Bradish
Dr. Thomas
Portman Building
Winnebago Street
Washington State
War Department
United States
Automobile Day at Winneshiek Fair Debuts Decorated Parade
Winneshiek county fair adds Automobile Day on Wednesday August Lith with a decorated auto parade. Decorah dealers and garages back the event offering prizes totaling about 500 dollars for best decorated cars. No entrance fee. contest open to all county auto owners.
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Winneshirk
Decorah
Winneshiek County
Laudel Bros to Open Sweet Shop in Cresco
The Miller building north of Pred Lowry's drug store in Cresco will be refitted for Laudel Bros confectionery business. They plan to manufacture candy for wholesale and retail, operating similar to their Decorah location with Arthur Laudel owner of the Sweet Shop in Decorah. Local residents would welcome the Laudels’ Cresco arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cresco Times
Miller
Pred Lowry
Lauder Bros
Y Swimming Season Opens With Warm First Day
Last Thursday brought the first real summer day with a 92 degree reading. The swimming season opened as several boys returning from Tavener dam described the water as just fine despite showing signs of chill from the air.
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Tavener Dam
Dogs Seen In Decorah License Shortfall Sparks Crackdown
Return of the assessor last spring shows about 157 dogs in Decorah not counting puppies. City Clerk Dale’s records list only about 70 licensed dogs, less than half the total. If officials enforce the law, there will be many fewer dogs in Decorah soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Dale
Decorah to face Fort Atkinson in Sunday baseball
A baseball game is scheduled between Decorah and Fort Atkinson at Fort Park next Sunday. If the weather is pleasant a good crowd will probably be out.
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Decorah
Fort Atkinson
Fort Park
The Next Bond Issue for Liberty Bonds
The second bond issue will likely be issued in fall with a plan to raise 3 billion dollars in government securities. Americans have learned to buy bonds and small investors who saved for one Liberty Bond will likely purchase again. The first issue was an investment and thrift lesson, not sacrifice, while the nation braces for greater wartime sacrifices of life and wealth and looks to strengthen domestic financial resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
United States
Beating the Tobacco Trust in Bluffton Township
Philip Goettlemann of Bluffton township declares war on the tobacco trust. He reports a promising spring seed batch and plans to smoke what he grows this winter. Historic Bohemian farmers around Spillville once raised their own tobacco and smoked from long pipes brought from the old country, a scene that once overwhelmed courthouse officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Goettlemann
Bluffton Township
Tobacco Trust
Spillville
Fine Corn Growth Favors Local Crop Hopes
The article notes corn growth is progressing well with many fine pieces though average yield lags standards. George Daniels reports a 25 acre field on John Mullaney's Frankville farm where corn reaches a man’s shoulder, while overall crop depends on weather and Jack Frost.
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George Daniels
John Mullaney
Frankville
Jack Frost
Weekly Weather Report Highlights Clear, Rainy Mix
Over the past week four clear days occurred with one partly cloudy and two rainy days. The average maximum temperature was 1.1 degrees, six degrees above the long term average and one degree cooler than last year. Rainfall totaled 0.52 inches, bringing this month to 2.59 inches, below July’s 4.32 inch average for the region.
Solberg Sells Photographic Business to Henning
Photographer Otto Solberg announced late last week that he sold his business to T. T. Henning of Storm Lake. Henning previously ran a Decorah gallery and, after six years in Storm Lake, returns to Decorah to expand his field work and opportunities.
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Otto Solberg
T. T. Henning
Storm Lake
Henning
Decorah
Police Court Deals With Two Drunkenness Cases
Marshal Dickson arrested two men for mild drunkenness last Sunday. One was a Decorah resident and the other from the country. Not noisy or a disturbance, they were jailed briefly then brought before the mayor who issued the customary sentences.
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Marshal Dickson
Decorah
Aligator Captured During Fishing Near Littleton
Roy Bentley of north of Littleton caught an alligator about 1 S inches long while fishing with a frog bait. He transported it to Waterloo to seek a buyer and caged it quickly after securing it on shore. A separate note mentions a letter advertised at Decorah post office last Monday for Clarke Whitte.
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West Union Argop Gazette
Roy Bentley
Littleton
Waterloo
Mr. Bentley
Decorah
Clarke Whitte
Prof J A Hendriks joins Adams Seed as agronomist
Prof J A Hendriks moves to Decoran next month to take duties as agronomist with Adams Seed Company. His permanent tie to the firm has drawn many congratulatory letters and requests to address county institutes and farmer gatherings.
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J. A. Hendriks
Decoran
Adams Seed Company
Prof. Hendriks
Red Cross Picnic Rescheduled For July 20 In Decorah
Rain forced cancellation of the planned Red Cross picnic at the city park last weekend. Organizers moved the program to Sunday, July 20, with City Attorney J A Nelson addressing the crowd and music by Carlo Sperati and the Decorah Merchants Band. Local residents and surrounding county folks are invited to attend if weather allows. A $5 gift to the Red Cross fund came from Mrs H A Warner’s Sunday School class of about sixteen girls.
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Red Cross
J. A. Nelson
Carlo A. Sperati
Decorah
Weather Crop Bulletin Week Ending July 24 1917
The week was favorable for corn growth and hay and small grain harvests. Temperature near normal, rainfall generally deficient with local heavy showers providing moisture. Corn grew rapidly with tassels appearing. early oats in shock and northern harvest underway. late oats and spring wheat harvest starting in south. Small grain quality and yield near or above average. winter wheat area small reducing total output. Rain needed for corn, potatoes, pastures. no serious damage yet. Apple crop better in southern western counties with 80 to 95 percent of 1015 crop. early apple harvest to begin in southwestern counties. Grapes in Pottawattamie County expected 30 to 50 percent normal yield.
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Pottawattamie
Decorah Drum Corps Forming With Twenty Five Members Expected
A movement to reorganize the Decorah Drum Corps progresses as a dozen boys volunteer for piccolo, several more for drums, aiming for about twenty five members. New uniforms planned in kahki military style when fully organized.
Decorah Markets Report Nominial Trade Notes
In Decorah markets, garden produce shows supply with Wheat at 82.00 to 82.25, Hogs 13.00 to 15.00, Barley moving slowly, Timothy 6.00 to 86.50, Oats 5 cents, Corn 1.50, Flour 3.50, Potatoes 500e per peck, butter 400, Eggs 8 to 9 cents, Wool 8.0 cents top quality.
Draft Reminiscence of 1864 Civil War Enlistment Effort
A reminiscence recalls 1864 when drafts replaced volunteers. Quotas were countywide, with Decorah residents allegedly inflating its share by securing residency from townspeople. The draft occurred in the old court house by name, with a blindfolded girl drawing slips amid sobs and a shouted quip from Bluffton township.
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Decorah
Bluffton Township
The Purple Cross Bill Seeks Soldier Remains Aid
The piece urges support for House Bill No. 5410, the Purple Cross bill, to fund embalming and return of fallen soldiers from Europe. It asks constituents to contact Congressmen Haugen and Senators Summins and Kenyon, urging passage. Then a local note reports George Gunval near Ridgeway praising crops, noting corn tasseling and strong yields in Sumner township.
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Congress
Europe
Haugen
Summins and
Kenyon
George Gunval
Ridgeway
Sumner Township
Easy Street Again for Fred Driggs Heir to $5000
Pacific coast reporter notes Fred Driggs once of Decoria has become financially comfortable after inheriting $5000 from an aunt. He had previously been described as financially compressed.
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Pacific Coast
Fred Driggs
Powers of Orleans Enlisted in Marines in Philadelphia
Elmer L. Powers of Orleans township registration district No 663 was enlisted in the Marines at Philadelphia, as advised yesterday by the Winneshiek exemption board.
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Winneshieks Exemption Board
Elmer L. Powers
Orleans Township
Philadelphia
St. Cloud Café Reopens After Repairs and Cleaning
The St. Cloud Café ends a two week closure for repairs and cleaning and will re-open in August for patrons. Regular meals priced at 400 and short orders a la carte. Also mentions a season ticket for Winneshiek County Fair and sales at all banks.
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St. Cloud
W, C, Duffy
Women Join National Defense Food Conservation Drive in Iowa
Washington orders immediate push for food conservation led by Herbert Hoover. Iowa woman volunteers enroll through county and town councils, pledging to follow national guidelines and display household tags. Mrs. E M Logsdon named Winneshiek county chair with township leaders to follow. Also an advertisement for Deans Ointment for skin itching.
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Washington
Herbert C. Hoover
League of Women
State Council of Defense
Iowa
E. M. Logsdon
Winneshiek County
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Automobile Day
Cresco
Weekly Weather Report
Solberg
Town Aligator
RED Cross Picnic
Weather Crop Bulletin
Decorah Markets
Civil War Times
Purple Cross
Marines
Winneshiek County Fair
All Hanks
Women’s Committee
National Council OF Defense
Dean
Philip R. Seelye
Burr Oak
Towa
Kansas
Kansas City
Clear City
Allen County Investment Co
Tola
N.N. Hendrickson
Sattre
Burr O&k
Prosper
Minn
C. J
Steno
C. J. Steno
Rud Bros
Oregon
California
RAI AD CO
Grant
le Leating Co
Portland
D. H. Hill & CO
America
Hankinson
Wild Bill” Endicott
Blanche McKenney Hunter
Ruub
Miss Adams
Prof. Raub
Ruth
Chicago
New York
France
Fair Grounds
Raub
Merchants Band
Carlo AL Sperati
Battle of the Dardanelles
Theatle-Duffield Co
Lyon
Big Bowery
Hird
Miss Law
Middle West
Kalinowski Bros
Cornell
Tig Bowery
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