Memorial Day Observance Delights Decorah with Ideal Weather
Decorah Memorial Day drew a large crowd with warm non oppressive weather. The procession on Main Street led to the opera house where 26 soldiers marched and a memorial address by Eva M. Fleming highlighted the day. Veterans and families later dined at Post rooms and Garfield Circle as visitors enjoyed the park and new playground equipment.
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Decorah
Main Street
Winnebago Street
Opera House
Cadwell
Col. Hughes
John Harmon
John Mikesh
Spillville
Eva M. Fleming
Our City
Flemming
Garfield Circle
Fish Story From Independence Man Draws Big Pickeral
J Bassett reels in a huge pickerel about 15 pounds after a dramatic strike that snapped the line and left onlookers astonished. Nearby at Clear Lake, John Baer Roy Ferguson and C L Pinne reel in a 35 inch pickerel weighing 15 1/2 pounds, displayed in Le Mars window.
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Independence Bulletin-Journal
Bassett
Mason City Times
Dr. Richardson
John Baer
Roy Ferguson
C. L. Pinne
T LeMars
Clear Lake
Tanglefoot Dock
LeMars Printing Company
Rooster Injures Postmaster In Houston Minn May Day Incident
Postmaster Frank Schonlau was seriously hurt when a rooster attacked him in his hemnery. He fled to seek medical help and was under a physician’s care the next day. The rooster was captured asleep and served as dinner that night.
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Houston
Minn
Frank Schonlau
Schonlau
Osage to Welcomes Bloomfield Residents Arrival Planned
The Osage Press notes Mr. and Mrs. Eudorus Riggs of Ossian Iowa are expected to arrive about June 1 to reside in the Mrs O N Nelson house in the city. Neighbors in Bloomfield township will miss the couple and regret their departure.
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Osage
Eudorus Riggs
Ossian
Iowa
Ed Olson Captures 18 Inch Black Bass Weighing Four Pounds
A report from last Saturday credits Ed Olson with a fine catch at the lower dam a striking black bass measured 18 inches and weighed four pounds. The fish is described as a beauty. The piece ends with an unrelated advertisement for Dean's Regulats laxative.
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Olson
Lower Dam
Lost Baby Found After Street Wanderings Near St Cloud
A two year old girl cried on a street corner by the St Cloud hotel until Mrs. W C Duffy and Officer Johnson helped locate her parents. The child had wandered town, even to the bridge to West Decorah, before being safely returned to Mrs Paul Haugen. In a separate note the article reports Mason City coal dealer E W Coyle losing 5000 to a wire tapping swindle in Minneapolis after a 35000 wager, with police seeking the con men and plans to meet in Des Moines for payoff.
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W. C. Duffy
St. Cloud
Matt Dalvey
Paul Haugen
Town
West Decorah
St. Paul
Coyle
Twin Cities
West Hotel
Minneapolis
Des Moines
Big Pontoon for Mississippi Bridge At McGregor
The new large pontoon for the east span of the McGregor Prairie du Chien Mississippi bridge was launched May 26 after a year of construction. Built for the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway, it cost $75,000 and used 3958 tons of lumber 175 tons of iron 68 tons creosote and other materials. It measures 210 feet long 58 feet wide and seven feet eight inches deep and was named Sam I in honor of contractor Sam Ingham.
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Mississippi
North McGregor
Prairie du Chien
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
Sam I
Sam Ingham
Dog dies after costly chase damages fall to merchant
A dog owned by Merchant Larson bitten by Michael Buggy of Jefferson township caused the horse to bolt. The ensuing chaos wrecked a buggy and harness, costing over 80 dollars. Larson covered the expenses, but the dog is dead.
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Waukon Standard
Merchant Larson
Michael Buggy
Jefferson Township
Larson
Waucoma Dam Contracts Awarded To Firms
Waucoma town council last week awarded the municipal power dam bid to Cham bers & Dobson of New Hampton for concrete work at 5150 dollars. Jas Leifel & Co of Springfield received the water wheels contract. Julius Andrae & Sons Co of Milwaukee secured switch board and line material. C E Mackey of Waverly won the pole line construction contract.
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Waucoma
Chambers & Dobson
New Hampton
Jas. Leifel & Co
Springfeld
Julius Andrae & Sons Co
Milwaukee
Wis
Eb, Mackey
Waverly
Shake Off Your Rheumatism Advertisement Ad
Get relief from rheumatic pains with Chamberlain's Liniment. A twenty five cent bottle offered at Engbertson's Pharmacy. Ady.
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Chamberlain's
Engbertson’s
Ady
Oldest Man in Waucoma Reaches 109 and Reflects
Peter Plunkett of Waucoma at 109 is the town’s oldest resident. The patriarch recalls working on the Panama Canal attempt and driving an ox team from New York to San Francisco, with two perilous years and encounters with disease, hardship, and violence. He votes for Polk and has backed the Republican party since its founding.
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Peter Plunkett
Waucoma
Towa
Panama Canal
New York
San Francisco
Mr. Plunkett
Plunkett
James K. Polk
Republican Party
Old Railroad Bonds From the Creeley Road Project
E. W. Flint sent two $1,000 bonds dated 1871 by the Milwaukee and Nashua Railway Company payable to the Union Trust Company of New York. The bonds reflect a failed Creeley road plan to connect Milwaukee via Des Moines toward St. Joseph, with grading visible near Nashua.
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Nashua
E. W. Flint
Milwaukee and Nashua Railway Company
Union Trust Company of
New York
Milwaukee
Wis
St. Joseph
Des Moines
Iowa Man in Grand Opera Troupe for 1914 15 Season
Warren E. Proctor formerly of Osage and Cedar Falls has been engaged as a tenor with the Chicago Grand Opera company for 1914 15. He is regarded as a notable musical discovery of the year, previously an instructor at the state teachers college in Cedar Falls and a frequent concert performer in Iowa towns including Decorah.
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Warren E. Proctor
Osage
Cedar Falls
Chicago Grand Opera Company
Proctor
State Teachers’ College
Iowa
Decorah
Freak Pig Born on Skemp Farm Near Dubuque
A two bodied pig with two tails eight legs five ears and one head was born last week at the Fred Skemp farm near Dubuque. The creature died before discovery after birth but will be preserved.
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Fred Skemp
Dubuque
Homing Pigeons Readied by Milwaukee Club
Decorah residents know little about homing pigeons while Calmar hosts many. John Sanders of Wells Fargo acts for the Independent Flying Club of Milwaukee, sending coops of pigeons to be released when weather permits. About 500 pigeons across eleven pens were released and tracked via telegrams and club records. Each bird carries a metal leg ring and a rubber band with owner codes. Some birds fly from Milwaukee to Calmar about 200 miles away, sometimes in four hours, faster than trains. A few birds lose their homing instinct and stay with local birds.
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Decorah
Calmar
John Sanders
Wells Fargo Express Company
Independent Flying Club of
Milwaukee
Sanders
Almar
Lightning destroys Ida Shepard barn north of MelIntire
Lightning struck the 50 foot square barn on the Ida Shepard farm north of MelIntire last Tuesday night burning it to the ground. Six horses, twelve calves and a cow perished, and hay harness and tools were destroyed. John Bailey rented the place and learned of the fire from neighbors. Insurance totaled 400 dollars on the barn and some personal property.
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Ida Shepard
MelIntire
John Bailey
Supreme Court Says Sunday Shows Are Labor In Fayette Case
The Supreme Court upheld a Fayette county conviction of moving picture show operators for violating the Sunday law. It held that such entertainments constitute labor and affirmed the lower court ruling.
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Supreme Court
Fayette County
John H Sparks World's Famous Shows To Exhibit Monday
The Sparks circus comes to town on Monday June 8 with praise from many cities. Staff promise polite conduct, safe unloading, and considerate treatment for ladies and children, aiming to ensure comfort and enjoyment for all spectators.
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John H. Sparks
Sparks
Harmony Signs Ten Year Electric Contract with Root River Power
Harmony village last week entered a ten year agreement with Root River Power Co for electric light service. A dam project near Preston and a hill tunnel to carry water to the powerhouse has been approved. The tunnel will pass through solid rock and is expected to support the region’s largest hydro electric plant. The company also contracted for forty miles of poles and is developing a sizable service area around Preston.
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Harmony
Root River Power Co
Preston
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A. K. Batley & Son
Fish Stories
Rooster
Man
Dean
Tot
McGregor
Waucoma Dam
Winneshiek County
Springfield
Burr Oak Township
Sumner
Fremont
Burr Oak
Highland
Bluffton
Canoe
Pleasant
Lincoln
Madison
Glenwood
Frankville
Jackson
Washington Twp
Military
Bloomfield
Castalia Corp
Ft. Atkinson Corp
Jackson Junction Corp
Ridway Co
Spillville Corp
Saporerenatet
Eiones
Ony
Akin Buwder
Circus
Root
Meritos
EF. J. Parman
Bank For Women
the National Bank of Desorad
L. B. Whitney
D. C. Johnson
H. C. Hjerleid
W. F. Baker Asst. Cashier
L. H. Maus
Liberati's Band and Grand Opera Company
Margaret la Dell
Frank P. Sadler
John A. Gray
Coyla Spring
Madam Mountford
King of the Shepherds
Riheldaffer-Gailey Co
E.S. Stucker
Riheldaffer-Gailey, Co
Hoosier
Fola la Follette
C. W. Wassam
Craven Orchestra
W. A. Hunsberger
Craven
Euclid B. Rogers
Tamburican Orchestra
Newell Dwight Hillis
The
Republic
Miss Hall
Miss Mng Intyre
Parman’s Drug Store
Schrubbe’s Book Store
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