Mining dispute in court over Missouri river sands near Council Bluffs
Judge Capell weighs a miners rights case between J. C. Brock custodian of club grounds and W. H. Bell who claims a verbal contract. The profitable sand area, limited to the Omaha Gun Club grounds, has seen both men extracting shot and pounds daily, with Bell seeking an injunction to prevent Brock from canceling the agreement and ejecting him with a shotgun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri River
Council Bluff's
Omaha Gun Club
Street Railway
Iowa
Bluerocks
Capell
Council Bluffs Superior Court
J. C. Brock
W. H. Bell
Bell
Brock
See America First By Seeing Your Own State First
A national National Touring Week urges motorists to explore local scenic beauty. August week will see 500000 motor cars touring national spots, promoting vacations in familiar states and urging travelers to seek nature close to home for restful getaways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Lightning Strikes North Side Homes In Calmar
Last Wednesday morning a bolt of lightning followed downed electric wires into several north side residences in Calmar. Homes of H. A. Dessel, Mrs. A. F. Snow, T. H. Humker, and Peter Meyer reported fireballlike effects and fuse damage. Mrs. Snow and her sister Mrs. Williams fled in fright, others were unnerved as the electric belt traversed rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calmar Courier
North Side
H. A. Dessel
A. F. Snow
T. H. Humker
Peter Meyer
Mrs. Williams
Fatal haying accident near Cresco claims 21 year old Owen Wilson
Owen Wilson 21 eldest son of Mr and Mrs Henry Wilson died after a fall from a hay load at the W C Sovereign farm southeast of Cresco where he worked and was unhooking the hay loader in the heat when the accident occurred. Parents not present at the moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cresco Plain Dealer
Owen Wilson
Henry Wilson
W. C. Sovereign Farm
Cresco
Public Buildings for Iowa in omnibus bill
The omnibus public building bill submitted to the house lists city projects in Iowa with authorizations: Sioux City 935000, Shenandoah 640000, Fairfield 50000, Marengo 30000, Newton 855000, Oelwein 40000, Algona 45000, Corning 35000, Eagle Grove 35000, Harlan 35000, Knoxville 40000, Indianola 5000, and Mt. Pleasant 7500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Sioux City
Shenandoah
Fairfield
Marengo
Newton
Oelwein
Algona
Corning
Eagle Grove
Harlan
Knoxville
Indianola
Mt. Pleasant
Prohibitionists Nominates Hanly For President On First Ballot
Former Indiana governor J Frank Hanly secured the Prohibition party's presidential nomination on the first ballot at the St Paul convention last Friday receiving 440 votes while Sulzer got 181. Hanly was remembered in Decorah as a lecturer in a lyceum course four years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Frank Hanly
Indiana
United States
St. Paul
Sulzer
Gov. Hanly
Decorah Lyceum
Record rainfall floods Cedar Rapids in severe storm
A severe thunderstorm last Thursday drenched Cedar Rapids with the heaviest rainfall on record. Four and a half inches in an hour and a half caused streets to become rivers. A six year old boy drowned after being swept into floodwaters while attempting to save his dog. The Decorah line faced washouts near Toddville with a breached bank and weakened track sections. Train operations were adjusted as sections were moved to safety. The storm stayed local with no rain north of Center Point or east of Ely, but widespread damage occurred to crops and telegraph lines in the affected area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Decorah
Toddville
Linn Junction
Rock Island
Center Point
Ely
Two Mummified Bodies Found in Burts Cave
Maquoketa reports two mummified remains unearthed in Burts cave northwest of town by Illinois miners. They crawled into a doorway passage and discovered an Indian woman and her child in a large chamber, the bodies well preserved in a tough spongy, leatherlike state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoketa
Burts
Illinois
Child Kicked by Colt Fractures Thigh in Vernon Springs
Four year old Jackie Prochaska visiting Vernon Springs with his mother Mra O L Prochaska was kicked near a three year old colt. He suffered a fractured thigh bone and received initial care at the Kakac residence before being taken to Cresco hospital where his leg was placed in a plaster cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cresco Plain Dealer
Jackie Prochaska
Mra. O. L. Prochaska
John Kakac
Vernon Springs
Cresco Hospital
High Priced Bull Royal Crest Sold for 1800
The 4 year old shorthorn bull High Priced Bull Royal Crest, leader of the State college herd for three years, sold to Weaver and Garden Wa pello Town for 1800 dollars. A double grandson of Imported Villager, he is the highest priced bull sold from Story county. Numerous calves from this bull are in herds across county land.
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State College
Weaver and Garden
Wapello Town
Story County
Trampled Under Horses Feet at Farmfall
On the Will Rambo farm in Shellsburg Anderson Moody slipped while climbing a loaded hay wagon. A horse kicked Moody in the side, breaking three ribs. He was unconscious for several hours and feared to have internal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Rambo Farm
Bhat Shellsburg
Anderson Moody
Mr. Moody
Bull injures boy in State Center escape rages through streets
A bull being moved from a stock car burst free from owner Henry Nowlan in Marshall county. It charged and trampled his son and roamed downtown districts until it was shot dead. Young Nowlan suffered a broken leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Center
Marshall County
Henry Nowlan
Young Nowlan
Child Falls From Window In Ossian Home
Georgia, the little daughter of Mr and Mrs Jess Limbeck, fell from the second story of their home through an open window yesterday morning. The girl was hurt about the neck and side and the seriousness of injuries was not known at that time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ossian Tee
Georgia
Jess Limbeck
Chamberlain's Remedy Sold By Local Agent
Local advertisement urges every family to keep Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy during hot weather. It claims the product has no superior for the area and is worth many times its cost when needed, urging readers to buy now from R. A. Engbretson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
R. A. Engbretson
Adv
Iowa State College requires swimming for freshmen
The Ames physical training department warns all entering freshmen must swim. If they cannot swim two lengths of the gym pool they fail gymnasium work for the first year and will remain failed until they can. G E Linden notes many country boys lack swimming skills. last year 250 of 1200 freshmen could not swim. City boys with gym facilities are more likely to swim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Ames
G. E. Linden
Iowa's Manufacturing Boom Highlights Major Plants and Output
Iowa, though agriculturally known, shows strong industry with 2,000 factories each investing over 10 000, totaling 350 billion in capital. Sioux City Cedar Rapids Ottumwa and Mason City host the largest plants while cereal works in Cedar Rapids Davenport Keokuk Clinton Fort Dodge drive a 40 million annual output. The state employs 80,000 and annual production reaches 400 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
State Manufacturers’ Association
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Ottumwa
Mason City
Davenport
Keokuk
Clinton
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Our Peculiar Customs in Presidential Nominations
The essay notes that nominees are officially informed by a committee though they know beforehand by telegraph. It states that elected congressmen or state officers receive certificates, while the elected president receives no official notice, yet every winner attends the inauguration. The piece calls this a curious political condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Congress
Farmers and grocers discuss canning surplus produce
When truck crops sag, waste must be avoided by canning. Some suggest storing and processing vegetables between growing and fruiting seasons. Observing grocery shelves shows canned goods profitable for grocers, which could enable farmers to afford their own canning operations.
Must Pay Back Taxes By Dr J Bickley
Dr J Bickley of Waterloo must repay Black Hawk county back taxes with interest and 6 percent penalty totaling 2718 61 after concealing taxable values from the assessor. Judge Mullan handed down the district court decision Monday after six years of litigation.
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J. ©. Bickley
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Mullan
District Court
Woldum Buys Ossian Property From Local Egg Men
On Friday Gradner Schmitz of Ossian sold the 50 foot front on the east end of the block just east of the Wiltgen Hotel to Wollum Bros Decorah egg men. They will use the building for an egg house. Joe Heinen rents the building for his marble shop but has not decided location. Consideration was 2800 dollars.
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Gradner Schmitz
Ossian Jent
Wiltgen
Wollum Bros
Egg Men
Decorah
Joe Heinen
Fancy Rolling Pins With Carved Square Patterns
Hardwood rolling pins carved with square divisions and stamped patterns such as flowers and poultry. Designs imprint intricate shapes on dough as it is rolled, creating decorative surfaces.
To Overcome Acid Tomatoes
A degree of acidity disagreeable to the taste which is sometimes noted in canned tomatoes may be corrected when cooking by adding one fourth teaspoon of baking soda to a quart of canned tomatoes.
Western Iowa County News In July 1916 Postville Roundup
July 24 1916 county notes list visitors and locals from Postville Ossian Castalia and Decorah. Names include John Snitker Chas Miller Harold Boeun Gus Sheggrud and many families. Social visits band concert W C T U meeting and travel to Waterloo Decorah and Martell with a long note on The Birth of a Nation screening.
LOOKING GLASS PRAIRIE SOCIAL NOTES AND VISITS
Mary Nicols visited Stono on Monday. Albert Wingate was at Mabel Thurs evening. Perry Kenyon and son Oscar visited Mabel Monday. Cora Krome visited H Foltz home near Prosper Sunday. Hilda Peterson returned to summer school in Fayette. Attorney M A Nelson of Minneapolis visited Steno's Saturday and Sunday. Peter Leseth and Vernice Bender visited Canoe last Sunday. Idella Tillapaugh was a guest at Hugo Noecker home. Violet Stoskopf returned from Fayette after summer school. Mr and Mrs Rob Tillapaugh attended The Birth of a Nation at Decorah Tuesday. Younger set attended bowery dance in Hesper Friday. Mrs Oscar Broden left for Independence to visit sister. Gordon O Reed held a meeting in the school house Sunday. Mr and Mrs John Shroeder of Dordester visited Bertha Bender's Sunday. Rob Tillapaugh and Idella were guests at M Nelson's Sunday. Many attended The Birth of a Nation at Decorah last week. Mrs J Nelson and Willie visited from Prosper Friday. John Foltz and son Raymond and Pearl Foltz visited Will Stoskopf Sunday. Col A G Olson of Mabet has been in the area with Maxwell car demonstrations.
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John Snitker
Postville
Chas. Miller
Ossian
Irvin Hughes
Harold Boeun
Castalia
Oliver Sheggrud
Gus Sheggrud
Decorah
Oliver
Jas. Meikle
Miss Jessie
Geo. van Wey
Irvin and
Earl
Will Douglass
Waukon
Bert Overhouse
E. Harvey
Castalia l
Dr. Nash
Henry Meier
Garner
Chas
Barrett
Centennial
Rev
Mrs. Bailey
Martell
Iowa
J. J. van Wey
Harry Oleson
Harry
Wisconsin
Tom Bollman
Oclwein
Waterloo
Geo.Van Wey
Fred Brouillet
L. C. Spaun
Harold
Mike Fitzpatrick
Nash
Nellie Spann
France
Maude van Wey
Solo
Kate Peck
Charlotte Peck
Lyle French
Walter Pilgrim
Grant
Sherman Bollman
L. ©. Spaun
Mids
Rob
Ray Waters
J. A. Peck
John Swenson
Tom Hollman
Fred Waters
Ruth
Hazel Meikle
Evelyn Brouillet
Lottie Meier
Maude
Jessie van Wey
Emma Letchford
Leora
Harry Harvey
Harry Waters
Hans Stegen
Irving
Lynn Crawford
Mary Nicols
Stono’s
Albert Wingate
Mabel Thursas
Perry Kenyon
Oscar
M. A. Nelson
Minneapolis
Steno’s
Peter Leseth
Vernice Bender
P. Leseth
Canoe
Idella Tillapaugh
Hugo Noecker
Violet Stoskopf
Fayette
Rob Tillapaugh
Bowery
Hesper
Oscar Broden
Independence
Andrew Anderson
Gordon O. Reed
John Shroeder
Dorchester
Bertha Bender
Idella
M. Nelson
Maxwell
Minneapolis Women Visit. Local News Notes
Mrs. Oscar Broden of Minneapolis visited with her sister Mrs. Perry Kenyon at the fore part of the week. Perry Kenyon lost a fine horse from the heat Saturday as it dropped dead in Mabel. Mrs. Valentine Stoskopf has been at Decorah caring for her ill father Mr. Noecker. Miss Hilda Ramlo finished a two week stay at the Joe Schwestka home near Canton and returned home Thursday.
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Oscar Broden
Minneapolis
Perry Kenyon
Mabel
Valentine Stoskopf
Decorah
Mr. Noecker
Hilda Ramlo
Joe Schwestka
Canton
Wonderful remedy praised for bowel relief
A letter from Mrs. Eliza beth Slauson of South Norwalk Connecticut extols Foley Cathartic Tablets as wonderful for relieving constipation and related illnesses caused by clogged bowels. The note mentions Engbertson's Pharmacy as the source and underscores hot weather risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Slauson
Norwalk
Conn
Engbertson
Farmer paralyzed after runaway near Spillville
A. Wagner, a Cresco area farmer living near Spillville, suffered a dislocated neck in a runaway last week. He was taken to Cresco hospital for treatment and remains in paralyzed condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cresco
A. Wagner
Spillville
Cresco Hospital
Cholera deaths and local building activity in Waukon
Fifty years ago two fatal cholera cases were reported in Waukon after arrivals from the south. James Relf is removing part of the Oakes and Ferren store to enlarge it. Brickwork on the Ammon, Hunter and Ammon building nears completion. Frost was seen in the northern county days ago. H O Ball’s sash and door factory was destroyed by fire on the night of the 24th. The old First National Bank building has been removed and a cellar for the new building is underway, with estimated cost about ten thousand dollars. County returns list 5814 horses, 14735 cattle, 12874 sheep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
James Relf
Oakes & Ferren
Ammon, Hunter & Ammon
H. O. Ball
First National Bank
Hardware store sold to Gullickson brothers in Hutchinson
A. Bradish has sold his hardware store to Andrew Gullickson and his brother Gilbert. Master Mahlon Willett departed for Grinnell College for his sophomore year. Hog numbers and prices appear in the ad, including California Growers peaches at 20 cents a can. Hutchinson Grocery Co. Growers' Distributor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Bradish
Andrew Gullickson
Gilbert
Mahlon Willett
Grinnell College
California
Hutchinson Grocery Co
Notice to Bidders for Burr Oak School House
Bids for erecting a school house in Burr Oak Independent District No 8 Winneshiek County Iowa will be received until 1 PM August 12 1916. Contract awarded to lowest responsible bidder. Board may reject any or all bids. Plans by writing to County Superintendent or the Secretary. Alice Price Secretary 20 4 Prosper Minn July 18 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burr Oak
Winneshiek
Alice Price
Prosper
Minn
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Public Buildings For
Hanly
Boy
Woldum
Ossian Property
County News
Frankville
Looking Glass Prairie
Republican
Goodrich
Fae
B. F. Goodrich CO
Akron
Gene Ee
Ford
Akron, C
Goodrich Tires
Decorati
Decorah Motor Car Co
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