Hail Insurance Scare In Fayette County Debated
In Fayette county a Des Moines firm allegedly sold policies while canvassing for a Fayette county mutual hail insurance group. About seventy farmers signed applications in Oran Jefferson Harlan Center Smithfield and Westfield townships. Some received Des Moines policies with unlimited assessments, sparking fear of financial obligation and prompting county legal action. County Attorney C. B. Hughes filed the matter with Insurance Commissioner FE H. English seeking relief for affected policyholders.
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Fayette County
Hon. FE
H. English
C. B. Hughes
Oran
Jefferson
Harlan
Center
Smithfield
Westfield
Des Moines
Farmers’ Mutual Hair Insurance Association
West Union
Fayette County Mutual Insurance Association
Succeeds Without Hands Prof E W Snow County Supt
Webster City educator Prof E W Snow, re elected Hamilton county superintendent, lost both hands in a railway accident as a child. He is a renowned penman, Drake University graduate, and longtime teacher who has served two terms as county superintendent. He also shaves eats and dresses unaided and even drives, making a notable public record.
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E. W. Snow
Webster City
Hamilton County
Snow
Drake University
Gasoline Blast Kills Mrs Walker in Glenville
A gasoline explosion fatally burned Mrs. J. R. Walker in Glenville, twelve miles north of the city. She was taken to a hospital in Albert Lea but died at 3 PM Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwood
Glenville
J. R. Walker
Albert Lea
Iowa State Fair Premium List Seventy Thousand? Noting 1915 hits
The Iowa State Fair announces over 15 000 premium list mailouts for 1915 and invites missing recipients to send names to Secretary A R Corey in Des Moines Iowa. The fair grows with new features and departments and a total premium list value of 83 406 dollars, up 2656 from last year, aiming to showcase every state interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Corey
Des Moines
Towa
Iowa
Must Work on the Streets. Mason City Times
Mayor Potter declares a hard line against drinkers seen on sidewalks. Drunks will face higher fines and be set to work on the streets to repay costs, with police enforcing the policy to curb disorder in Mason City.
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Mason City
Potter
Walked in Her Sleep
Sheriff Krause rushed to Denver after a call about a burglar spotted in a residence. Guarded the house and found the neighbor's daughter asleep in a bedroom she had entered while sleepwalking, not a burglar, just an apparent sleepwalking incident.
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Waverly
Krause
Denver
Man Kills Carp With Axe Near Flooded Meadow
Marzell Lippert, while strolling over a Wapsie flooded meadow near New Hampton, spotted a carp in a puddle. Armed only with an axe, he fought the eight pound fish and killed it, like a butcher slaying a steer.
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New Hampton Tribune
Marzell Lippert
Lippert
Hog Shipped to Manila Seeks High Price for Young Boar
On May 29 TH Fain of Emmetsburg sent a male hog eight months old to Edward Dunbar of Manila Philippine Islands by express. The hog left Seattle June 4 and should arrive around July 4. Fain reports receiving the highest price ever paid in the country for a hog of its age. express charges are about 850.
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Fain
Emmetssburg
Edward Dunbar
Manilla
Philippine Islands
Express
Seattle
Manila
Tragic Bean Accident Claims Local Family Child
Four year old son of Mr and Mrs Dan McCoy choked to death while playing at home nine miles north of Boone. A passing car rushed the boy to Boone but no aid could be given before he died.
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Dan McCoy
Boone
BUILDINGS FOR IOWA FARMERS
Iowa farmers planning permanent farm buildings can obtain affordable blueprint plans from the agricultural extension department at Iowa State College Ames. The engineering section has compiled about 60 blueprint plans covering residences barns silos water tanks hog houses self feeders corn cribs seed and poultry houses smoke ice and septic tanks. A free bulletin outlines the full list and how to secure plans by mailing a request to Ames Iowa.
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Agricultural Extension Department
Iowa State College At
Ames
Agricultural Engineering Section
The
College At
Towa
Drowning Tragedy at Dieterichs Farm
Osage Press reports two year old Court Dieterichs died after drowning in a water tank on the Dieterichs farm three miles southwest of town. The child had been playing in the yard when he vanished about 5:50 pm. His mother and siblings searched the area and the father found him in the tank, with little water present suggesting an injury during the fall.
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Osage Press
Court
Will Dieterichs
Dieterichs
Mr. Dieterichs
Iowa Steers for France to Aid French Soldiers
Delaware County stock raisers T H Carruthers W L Carruthers and Charles Lundell sold 215 head of choice steers to Ike Brown of Armour Chicago for shipment to France. The cattle departed from Robinson Indiana by special train to New York before crossing to Bordeaux.
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Delaware County
Messrs
T. H
W. L. Carruthers
Charles Lundell
Ike Brown
The
Armour Company of
Chicago
France
Little Station
Robinson
Bordeaux
New York City
Auto Speedway for Waterloo
The Waterloo Speedway association forms a new corporation with capital authorized at 256000 dollars to construct a two mile automobile track east of town in Elk Run for automobile and motorcycle races. A one mile track will also be prepared for horse racing.
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Waterloo Speedway Association
Elk Run
Two Fatal Accidents in Charles City Last Week
Two men died in separate incidents in Charles City last week. Arthur Regel fell while trimming a tree and died instantly. Walter Barney, a young man, was crushed to death when his automobile turned over.
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Charles City
Arthur Regel
Walter Barney
Big Check for Hogs Issued at Shellsburg Market
The largest single check by Shellsburg hog market proprietor A. J. Budd went to J. D. Hogan. Hogan received 4204.55 dollars for 194 one year old hogs weighing 58 805 pounds combined.
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A. J. Budd
Shellsburg
J. D. Hogan
Do We Want Lower California A Purchase Proposal
The piece endorses acquiring Lower California from Mexico by purchase, arguing the land’s value is limited for Mexico but vital for the Imperial Valley’s irrigation via the Colorado River. It highlights two needed engineering projects to protect the valley at a combined cost of about 3 million dollars, with ownership contested by Mexico. It also notes a surge of automobiles in Decorah, Iowa, the prior Saturday, with crowded Water Street and high car counts.
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United States
California
Mexico
Jacob H. Schiff
Imperial Valley
Colorado
Volcano Lake
Decorah
Water Street
Washington
Winnebago
Court
Main
Cresco Awards Water Tower Contract to Steel Bridge Co
The Cresco city council let the contract last Wednesday to Memphis Pittsburgh Steel Bridge Co for 85003, including dismantling the old tower. Foundations cost about 300 dollars. The new tank stands 120 feet high atop a 22 by 28 foot tower, with a 100000 gallon capacity and tank thicknesses of 6 16 and 3 16 inches.
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Cresco
Memphis- Pittsburgh Steel Bridge Co
Yes
Lincoln conspirators executed after military court ruling
Fifty years ago the Washington military court found David E. Harrold Louis Payne Mrs Mary E Surratt and George E Atzerodt guilty of complicity in Lincoln’s murder and they were hanged on Friday the 7th Dr Mudd Sam Arnold and O Laughlin were sentenced to hard labor for life The county clerk reports Winneshiek county valued at 8304045 dollars subscriptions seek funds for a church bell and church furnace the town votes 3 mills tax to build a bridge between Decorah areas West Decorah raises 500 Gen Sheridan recruits 85000 men in Texas for an attack on Houston
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Washington
David E. Harrold
Louis Payne
Mary E. Surratt
George E. Atzerodt
Lincoln
Dr. Mudd
Sam Arnold
O’laughlin
Winneshiek County
C. W. Gurney
Louisville
Iowa
Davenport
Congregational Church
Decorahs
West Decorah
Sheridan
Texas
Houston
Flag Day Reminder Sparkles Through Decorah
Readers are urged to celebrate Flag Day on Monday June 14 with flags displayed proudly by all, including women. The piece praises the flag as a symbol of liberty and justice and encourages everyone to wear or fly a flag, filling Decorah with red and blue to honor good government.
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Decorah
Decorah Firm Wins Elm Street Paving Contract
The Decorah Concrete Co secured the north end Elm street paving job in Cresco for $1.40 per square yard for a two course cement concrete pavement and 22 cents per foot for curbing. The only rival bid from T H Melvold of Cresco stood at $1.45 per square yard for paving and 22 cents for curb. Both bids came in lower than expected due to the small two block project.
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Cresco Plain Dealer
Elm Street
Decorah Concrete Co
T. H. Melvold
Cresco
Changes in Fifty Years Note Exuberant Memories of Decorah
Marcus Snyder and his wife visit Spirit Lake friends and recounts changes since 1865 in Decorah. He profiles relatives and townsfolk who have passed away, lists many local names, and laments fade of old contemporaries while noting the 1915 d Day anniversary of departure from the Snyder farm northwest of Decorah.
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Marcus Snyder
Spirit Lake
C. O. Moore
Snyder
John I. Snyder
Decorah
Town
Atty. Bullis
D. Addicken
John Stiles
Silas
Joel Dayton
T. W. Burdick
Thirty six for twenty five cents Dr King’s Pills ad
An advertisement promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills in a glass bottle containing 36 white sugar coated pills for 25e. One pill with water before bed is suggested as an effective simple dose. The copy claims relief from constipation by morning and urges readers to buy at druggists.
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Dr. King
Sloan's Ointment and Mother Gray's Powders Ad
A vintage ad promotes Sloan's Ointment for neuralgia pain relief with a quick, soothing claim and a 25 cent bottle offer. It also markets Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for children to ease feverishness teething disorders and regulate bowels, noting 26 years of use and a free sample.
Corn Must Hurry Through Northern Fayette Fields
A Sunday trip of eighty miles through southern Winneshirk and northern Fayette revealed many fields with no corn growth. Only one field near Fayette showed more than two or three inches. Yet past years show corn will eventually start, so there is no real cause for concern.
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Winneshirk
Fayette
Rural Mail Route Shuffle Hurts Oelwein Trade
News from Oelwein reports that Washington has rearranged rural mail routes harming service and public convenience. Several routes were shifted from Oelwein to Hazelton, impacting its 7100 residents and local merchants who face at least twelve hours of delay.
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Oelwein
Post Office Department
Washington
Hazelton
Oolwein
Chambrain's Tablets Offer Appetite and Digestive Aid
Detroit man J. H. Seitz reports Chambrlain's Tablets restored his appetite, eased bloating, and produced satisfactory bowels. Sold by Engbretson's Pharmacy in an advertisement.
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J. H. Seitz
Detroit
Mich
Engbretson
Adv
Measure of Happiness at Downtown Cafe
A Portland Telegram note says a woman feels happy because she believes she looks better than the downtown cafe cashier who serves her husband’s lunches.
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Portland Telegram
Allen's Foot-Ease powder aids troops at front
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease powder relieves painful smarting feet. Over 100,000 packages are being used by German and Allied troops at the front. Sold everywhere 25e. Address Allen & Olmsted Le Roy NY. Adv.22
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
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A. K. Battery & Son
Faycett
County Mutual
Carp
Philippines
Auto Speedway
Waterloo
Decorah Republic
Sloan
Ir. T. Felix Gouraud
L. A. Sayre
Ford
T. Hopkins & Son
Great Jones St.n
School OF Music
Madame Ohlsen
Solem
Decorah, Iowa
Ingvoldstad & CO
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