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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1914
Page
1
Farm mortgages for sale at Decorah presented by attorney E W Cutting of 120 West Water Street, with the price and terms likely advertised to readers seeking financing options.
A collection of editorial remarks on politics and public life from the era. It touches on Congress, presidents, tariff, chautauquas, labor, and notable figures like Bryan, Ford, and Harriman, mixing satire with observations on taxation, travel, and governance. It notes shifts in industry, railroads, and education while commenting on international tensions and social trends.
State auditors failed to properly apply the 1913 executive council order to raise real estate values by 10 percent. A. H. Davidson reports show counties overcounted by up to 2 million dollars. Officials cannot explain the errors and may censure careless staff. The council likely will adjust many county assessments this year.
Dispatches from Washington dated the 23rd report Secretary Garrison announced the opening of the Paneme canal to world commerce on Av Lith. The Cristobal war department steamer now at Colon is expected to be among the first through. Official ceremonies will wait for the international fleet’s March 191s passage. Secretary Daniels cautioned that only emergencies would prompt large warship movements with the canal at thirty feet.
Industrial commissioner Warren Garst rules that threshing machine owners must provide industrial insurance for workers during harvest under the workmen's compensation law. Farm hands are excluded, and farmers threshing together receive no compensation if hurt.
Congressman Maurice Connolly of Dubuque told Democratic leaders at the Grand hotel in Council Bluffs that his Senate race in November is the hardest fight, admitting he cannot be elected and urging broad support from Democrats and some Republicans. He warned of strong opposition from Cummins backers and Governor Clarke, and urged county campaign managers to target the administration as a whole.
A statement from the Republican Congressional Committee claims Iowa wheat farmers lose about 67 dollars per year on average due to price declines since Republicans left power. It asserts Iowa totals about 2,446,200 dollars yearly and cites national figures of 139.5 million dollars lost per year among wheat farmers with 930 million bushels projected nationally.
State dairy officials and Attorney General George Coss on met with C A Robbins to plan action against alleged illegal discrimination by large creamery concerns against small creameries. Evidence will go before the grand jury this week. Small, especially cooperative creameries, complain prices are higher where big firms compete and that big firms divert business, lowering cream prices after small firms exit. The Mount Ayr area had been targeted earlier, but the current case lies elsewhere.
Reports to the executive council show an overall increase of 891,538,000 in property valuation for taxation in Iowa. Increases include personal property and livestock 24,003,787 dollars, buildings and improvements 24,600,000 dollars, and moneys and credits 842, etc.
The Democratic state convention at Council Bluffs ignored the liquor question and rejected women suffrage, endorsing the initiative and referendum instead. The platform calls for road study, wage reforms, state ownership of telegraph, ten hour limit on female labor, pensioning teachers, and expansion of the school system. J Reynolds will lead the state central committee, succeeding N F Reed.
A clipped slice contrasts Iowa’s vast crops and booming farm wealth with a playful anecdote from Lippincott’s about Jane urging her auto to outrun a ditch. The piece showcases rural pride, agricultural magnitude, and light humor from early 20th century notices.
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