Tornado Hits Winneshiek County Fields Wide Damage Report
A Saturday afternoon cyclone swept Winneshiek county from west northwest across Decorah to rural townships, smashing crops especially in Bakken Pilgrim Orleans and northern Lincoln. Lightning and hail damaged stores, wires, windmills, and grain, with 19 inches of rain total and wind speeds estimated at 35 to 40 mph. A farm hand near St Ansgar was killed by lightning while seeking shelter, and a Cresco man reported a broken arm and leg after the storm.
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Winneshiek County
Decorah
Herman Favever
B. H. Adams
Brown
Herman
Landers House
Main
A. M. Severson
Mechanic and
Pearl Streets
Jacob Ammer
A. J. Herring
George Costakos
Madison Township
Bakken-Pilgrim
Orleans
Nels Hellerud
Helmer Engen
H. H. Fretheim
J. B. Maeal
John Dahl
John Anderson
Elias Risdahl
Evan Berg
Lena Holstad
Risdahl
A. T. Istad
Ossian
Calmar
Freeport
D. H. Leach
Peterson Woods
Lincoln
Clarence Christen
Peter Hovey
Bluffton
Canoe
Lime Springs
Chester
Minnesota Line
Howard County
St. Ansgar
Thorsen
Osage
David
the Times
Will Stern
Tappi
Cresco
Ridgeway Boosters Parade and Concert in Decorah
About five o’clock last Thursday a string of ten or more Ridgeway automobiles arrived in Decorah on Winnebago street advertising the Chautauqua starting Monday. The Ridgeway band of twenty played a short concert at Water street corner, to the crowd’s delight. G. R. Baker, back from California, urged Decorah residents to attend the chautauqua as well. The band had recently toured Cresco Protivia Spillville and Calmar.
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Decorah
Winnebago Street
Ridgeway
Water Street
G. R. Baker
California
Chautauqua
Cresco
Protivia
Spillville
Calmar
Best specimen of road building in the county
Between Decorah and Calmar a new county road is nearly finished after supervisors hired an expert from south Iowa. A large traction engine removes a thin dirt layer and packs it centerward, creating an even turtle-back surface. Side ditches will not hold water after rain. oiling could make it perfect for a dirt road.
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Decorah
Calmar
Surprise party for Mr and Mrs Erick Vick in Madison township
A belated notice recalls a Sunday July 16 surprise party at the Vick home in Madison township honoring Mr and Mrs Erick Vick before they move to Decorah. Relatives and friends gathered for a day of fellowship, with a dinner and supper, and the couple received a purse of money as they depart their longtime neighborhood.
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Erick Vick
Madison Township
Decorah
Vick
Painful Accident Hurts Boy in New Borger Hanson House
Monday afternoon Martin Haakenson son of A L Haakenson fell headfirst through an upper story to the cellar in a Borger Hanson home opposite the park. Dr Dahl treated a gash from ear to ear and a bruised nose. He is at home resting, believed not fatally injured.
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Martin Haakenson
A. L. Haakenson
Borger Hanson
Lansing Button Factory Closes After Thirteen Years
The New Jersey Button Works in Lansing ends operations after thirteen years with about forty workers. Machinery is being dismantled for shipment to Covington Kentucky on the Ohio River, where a similar plant operates. The Lansing plant was profitable early on but has lately run at a loss, prompting the decision to close.
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New Jersey Button Works
Lansing
Covington
Ohio River
Aged Lansing Woman Nearly Dies From Forehead Wound
Mrs E Schlamp, an elderly Lansing resident living alone, nearly bled to death last Sunday after a stick flew up and cut a deep gash in her forehead. Neighbor Mrs F L Nachtwey heard cries and carried her to safety.
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E. Schlamp
Lansing
F. L. Nachtwey
Lightning kills seven cows on Teske farm
A thunder storm struck Pleasant township last Thursday killing seven milde cows beneath a hickory tree on August Teske's farm. The cattle were insured, so Teske will receive partial recompense for the loss.
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Pleasant Township
Teake
Doctor Gable Dies After Auto Accident Near Waukon
Dr. Gable of New Albia, a prominent figure in northeast Iowa, was killed when his car plunged over a high embankment near Waukon yesterday. The vehicle pinned him beneath it, ending his life.
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Waukon
Dr. Gable
New Albia
Towa
Baseball results in Little Four League games
Decorah lost to Waucoma 8 to 1 in a Sunday Little Four League game at Waucoma. Fort Atkinson defeated Calmar 12 to 1 in the other league matchup, with Decorah’s effort noted as strong despite the defeat.
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Decorah
Waucoma
Fort Atkinson
Calmar
Sick List Notation and Local Peacekeeping Change
Marshal Johnson was on the sick list and had to leave the street this week. During his absence Ole Vold served as custodian of the peace.
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Marshal Johnson
Ole Vold
Winneshiek County Fair aims for broad educational impact
The Winneshiek County Fair is presented as a community effort, not a money maker, with profits reinvested into grounds and improvements. Despite debt expectations, organizers urge public support, advertising, and exhibitor participation to grow the fair into a major county event noted for education, industry displays, and entertainment in Decorah during the third week of August.
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Iowa
Winneshiek County
Luther College
Winneshiek
Decorah
Winneshiek County Fair
Winneshiek CO. Fair Ass
Timothy county yields rise in timo sthy crop report
The Winneshiek Timothy assessment reports a total yield of 45,115 bushels for last year, up from 37,288 bushels in 1913. Acreage rose from 8,331 to 12,733, with per acre yields about 34% higher, yet county profitability favored 1913 by about 27 percent. Prices averaged around 6.50 dollars. A detailed township breakdown and localities are listed, followed by a weekly weather recap noting a hot week, three partly cloudy days, a peak 102 degrees, and rainfall totaling 1 inch for the week.
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Timosthy
Timothy
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
Decorah Township
Springfield Township
Military Township
Highland Township
Greaves Township
Glenwood Township
Frankville
Bloomfield Township
Castalia Corporation
Ridgeway Corporation
Jackson Junction
Atcatshaeyn
Ben Bear Corner
Johnny Raimey Enters Winneshiek Auto Races 1916
The signed entry of Johnny Raimey, half mile world champion, has been received for the Winneshiek County Fair auto races on Friday August 18 1916. The veteran driver recalls a Columbus Ohio accident in 1911 when a Buick overturn and crowd confusion had him missing for a time before reappearing in the grandstand assuring his wife he was alive.
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Johnny Raimey
L. L. Cadwell
Winneshiek County Fair
King
Raimey
Columbus
Ohich
Cino
Buick
Frank Lowell
We and Our Neighbors Local News Roundup
Warm spell prompts city notes across Allamakee and neighboring towns. Elkader debates aly parm while Mason City plans to appoint a woman to the police force. Lawler reports lightning damage to the M E church and Oelwein’s Pattison hospital. Dyersville hosts a D1 Day harvest event on August 17. Minor incidents include a lightning strike injuring a driver near Lansing and a Cedar Rapids man fatally wounding himself by rifle discharge. Post office notices list several names awaiting letters in Decorah.
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Mason City
M.E. Shurch
Lawler
New Hampton
Loafers
Pattison Hospital
Oelwein
FE. T. Dungan
Lansing
Joel A. Gardner
Cedar Rapids
Nashua
Ilinois Central Railway Company
Winneshiek County Leads In Timothy Seed Value In 1914 Census
Des Moines secretary of state reports Winneshiek county with 2776 farms in 1914. Of these 1813 owned, 332 cash rent, 250 share terms. County tops state in timothy seed value at 150,121 dollars, strong milk cow count at 21,129, and ranks high in clover, barley, and corn. Overall census for 1914, early 1915. Winneshiek a good place to live.
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Des Moines
Winneshiek County
Clayton and i
Wayne County
Winneshiek
Allamakee County
Clayton
Weather Crop Bulletin July 25 1916 Harvest Progress
For the week ending July 25 1916 high temperatures and abundant sunshine favored harvesting and threshing, corn development awaiting rain, tassels and color good where showers occurred but leaves rolling where moisture was lacking. Pastures late potatoes truck berries and apples show moisture shortage. southern counties nearing finish of small grain harvest with good quality. timothy cut for seed with heads filled. prospects for good yield. GEO M CHAPPEL Director.
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Geo, M, Chappel
Decorah Markets Report Steady Hog Prices and Dairy Note
In Decorah markets hogs hold steady from eight twenty five to nine thirty five per hundredweight. Eggs and dairy butter quoted around twenty five cents. A public health notice requires all garbage to be removed and cared for until disposal measures by Dr. A. E. Conrad Health Officer are arranged.
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A. E, Conrad
Declared Not Insane in Calmar Area Court
Relatives of a farmer near Calmar filed a writ claiming insanity and sought asylum. The district court sent the case to the commission on insanity where a Tuesday trial found the man sane as witnesses failed to prove actual insanity.
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Calmar
District Court
Commission On
Only One Left From War Company in Cresco
Capt. George W. Humphrey of Seattle says the death of Mr. Towne leaves only one remaining member of Co. D, 38th Town Infantry in the vicinity, John Hallman of Cresco. Humphrey recruited the company in Winneshiek county, and they saw considerable service in the southwest.
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Cresco Times
George W. Humphrey
Seattle
Wash
Cresco
D. Towne
Colored couple seeks marriage license at county clerk
John Gordon and Verona Porter, both identified as negroes, appeared at the county clerk's office last Friday requesting a marriage license. The event, while not unusual in itself, may be among the first licenses issued to colored people in the county, though no exact record confirms this. The parties are strangers.
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John Gordon
Verona Porter
Funeral for Herman Plathe in Dyersville
Funeral services for Herman Plathe of Dyersville were held Monday from his residence to the Catholic church and St. Francis cemetery. He died suddenly Friday afternoon around 4 o clock while digging in a trench at work in east Dyersville, apparently overcome by the day’s heat and saw no warning.
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Herman Plathe
Dyersville
St. Francis
Plathe
The Hooks Picnic At Haas Ravine
The Hooks held their annual picnic in Haas ravine north of the city last Sunday with only company members present.
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Hooks
Haas Ravine
Combining Pleasure With Business in Mrs Mott Fall Trip
Mrs Bertha Mott sets out Saturday to mix business with pleasure on a three week buying trip for Mott and Co She will travel with her daughter Miss Anna Mott and son Walter Cresco to Chicago then Detroit by auto They board a lake steamer to Buffalo and proceed to New York by auto taking a three week journey with friends.
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Bertha Mott
Mott & Co
Anna Mott
Walter
Cresco
Chicago
Detroit
Auto
Buffalo
New York
Mott
Infant Die In Night Car Crash Near Rudd
Dr and Mrs P P French along with Mr and Mrs B I French were in a car that leaped into a ditch near Rudd around midnight en route to Lake Okoboji. The infant son of Dr and Mrs French was killed. Mrs French injured. S B L French, father of the doctor, hurt.
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PLP
French
Deutschland decision tied to Navy officer Otto Fisher
Otto Fisher of the U S Navy, brother in law of Mrs Walter Fisher of Chicago, served on the board that decided the status of the Deutschland.
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Otto Fisher
U. S. Navy
Walter Fisher
Vera Boice
Chicago
Will Represent Fruit House on Iowa Route
On August 1 W B Conp will go on the road as representative of Lar jgemareine Gruppe Co dealers in fruit with territory between Cedar Rapids and Decorah. The firm is well known in Iowa with a large local patronage. Dean's Regulats advertised as a remedy. Miller's store ad copy appears in the fragment.
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W. B. Conp
Larjgemareine Gruppe Co
Cedar Rapids
Decorah
Iowa
Infantile Paralysis Rising in Iowa Dispatches
Telegraph reports show infantile paralysis in Iowa with Rolfe recording a 245 year old girl who died after two weeks, Ames reporting two cases a girl of 11 and a 3 year old, both paralyzed in the legs, and Des Moines noting a six year old girl who may recover though likely to be paralyzed long term.
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Iowa
Rolfe
Ames
Des Moines
Women Led Pearl Village Near Cape Shima Japan
In a Japanese village whose name translates to The Settlement of Nymphs, women are the principal partners and dominate the pearl fishing industry. Men stay home to do housework while women go to sea to fish.
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Shima
Japan
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Winneshirk
Madison
LeRoy
Ridgeway Boosters
Mrs. E. Vick
Winneshiek Timothy
Ohio
Elkader
Aly
Weather Crop Bulletin
Fruit House
Dean's
Miller's
J. H. Hargreaves
M. H. Culbert
Bucknell House
Kendrick
E. J. Hook
Rud
T. H. Johnson
C. J. Steno
Prosper
Minn
DR. Clark
E. J. Parman
Meritol Remedies
Willat Battery
Peter Jonnson
Oong
Washington St
Wy-ten-ac
M. J. Soukup
Decorah, Lowa
Fy. Ieney Eneca
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