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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
6
About 180 men over age twenty one registered with the Winnebago county draft board. They must complete questionnaires and be classified before exemptions or calls, a process expected to take months. The list of registrants provides names and addresses in Decorah Ossian Calmar and surrounding towns.
In a window advertisement at Swimming Drug store the U S Shipping Board seeks 60 000 men aged 21 to 30 for training and sea service in the Merchant Marine. Strong exemptions from military duty accompany acceptance, with local stores acting as enrolling stations for training and deployment to Europe.
After a cyclone, the board of supervisors found no cyclone coverage on county farm property. They deemed the risk too high for the county and this insurance nonstandard, so last week they assessed all buildings and applied for insurance.
The total rainfall from January 1 to May 30 reached 12.08 inches, slightly above the 24 year average of 11.10 inches for the first five months. May accounted for over half the yearly total, and May was the warmest in 24 years except 1896, only six hundredths of a degree warmer.
Jesse Limbeck of Ossian narrowly escaped injury when a dirt bank while repairing water mains at Spillville collapsed burying him to the neck. Fellow workers quickly dug him out and he was left severely squeezed but unharmed beyond shock.
A small time change was made last week on the Milwaukee road affecting only passenger trains on the I. M. and I. D. divisions and not the branch.
The Food Administration explains requisition authority under the Food Control Act and notes reliance on farmer loyalty to avoid compulsory orders. It urges farmers still holding wheat or seed for the next crop to market promptly amid looming scarcity and a strong harvest outlook. Hoover confirms supply supports one third of Allied needs until harvest. Sugar chief warns Iowa may waste soft sugar and urges consumption of stock while saving granulated sugar for warmer weather. A cedar telegraph pole notes a cedar tree of at least a century in age.
Congregational Methodist and United Lutheran church notices list sermon topics for Sunday morning and evening. The Methodist service includes baptism and a children’s day program with recitations and songs. The United Lutheran meets this afternoon with services and Sunday school, and Christian Science outlines Bible lesson and midweek meeting.
Miss Ida Kubish visited Calmar Saturday while Mrs. Jos Sobolik called there midweek. Geo. Wiest went to New Hampton on business. Frank Pouska visited Calmar. Mrs. Brace of Calmar spent time with friends here. Mrs. F. E. Huber of Dumont is visiting Mrs. Theo Smith. Miss Julia Vandas returns from Duncan to stay. Tillie Schissel leaves sanitarium to live with mother. Ossian baseball 10 to 8 visiting win. Fancy Work club held parcel shower for Victor Doubek. Michaelee family visits Charles City. Funeral of Mrs. Willsie attended near Burr Oak. Roy Gossman and sisters travel to New Richland for a visit. Ida Kubish and Eulalia Moser leave for Fayette summer school with fathers in attendance. Berg family visits Theo Smith. Frank Huber and Crete Smith also stay few days.
Madison June 10 1918 residents and visitors are listed with callers at Hovey Falck and other homes. Families such as Engen Haugen Bakken and Haga share visits while youths and guests travel to Ridgeway and Washington Prairie. Mildred McIntosh returns from Decorah and several Misses travel to stay with relatives.
The Board of Supervisors meets to tabulate primary votes with no expected changes. Four candidates were close, Barr leading with about 40 percent. final outcome to be decided by the state Republican convention.
The letter describes whooping cough treatment using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Mrs patient and two daughters were given the remedy and it worked well, loosening the cough and aiding expectoration.
Mrs. C. Formanek of Britt 34 died in Mason City hospital from burns after kerosene oil ignited while filling a lighted stove. Rushed by ambulance, she lived twelve hours. Survived by husband and five children, youngest 5 months. A noted adage about fools and knowledge ends with a quip.
Inventor introduces a combined scraper and brush hidden in a running board to remove dirt from shoes before entering a vehicle. The device aims to prevent passengers with soiled footwear from bringing dirt into the car.
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