Decorah Week of Song Highlights Community Music Vision
Decorah residents celebrated a National Week of Song with community concerts led by local groups. Prof Carlo Sperati framed community singing as socialized music by the people for the people, urging ongoing support and closer ties through shared performances. The event raised 70 dollars toward Decorah Hospital, funds to be used for patient care, as organizers hope to make the week an annual tradition.
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Grand Opera House
Carlo A. Sperati
Prof. Sperati
Decorah
Washington
America
Merchants Band
Lyceum Course
Chautauqua
Opera House
Rah Choral Union
Reeder
N. D
Jacob Hjort
Peeple
Ladies’ Chorus
Decorah Choral Union
Choral Union
Decorah Hospital
J. Curtin
Judge Deemer Dead in Red Oak Iowa Supreme Court Chief
Judge Horace E. Deemer longtime Iowa supreme court member and thrice chief justice died at his Red Oak home at 2 am. Born September 24 1858 in Indiana he moved to Cedar County Iowa later studying law at Iowa University. He served as district judge from 1886 and joined the supreme bench in 1894 with multiple chief justice terms. He married Jeanette Gibson in 1882 and authored several legal books and lectures.
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Red Oak
Horace E. Deemer
Iowa Supreme Court
Marshall County
Indiana
Cedar County
Iowa
West Liberty
State University
Iowa City
Lincoln
Neb
Supreme Court
Deemer
Supreme Bench
Frank D. Jackson
Town
Jeanette Gibson
Oelwein Team Faced With Sportsmanship Scrutiny
Oelwein high school teams face scrutiny over rough play after Decorah defeated them 37 to 21. A recent Oelwein graduate acted as referee, allowing slugging and rough tactics that irked spectators and drew disapproval. Decorah pursues vengeance from a 36 to 12 win earlier, while Cedar Rapids Cedar Falls and Waterloo trips shape prep for the Cedar Rapids tournament on March 9 and 10.
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Oelwein
Decorah
Shop City
Elvein
Waukon
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Palls
Waterloo
Teachers’ College
Central School
East Waterloo
Death of Col McConologue in Des Moines hospital
Colonel James H. M McConologue longtime state board of control member and Iowa Democratic figure died in Des Moines after several weeks illness. He had served thirty years as a lawyer and Mason City public official including a period as mayor. Funeral services will be held in Mason City today.
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James H. M McConologue
State Board of Control
Iowa
Des Moines
Col. McConologue
Mason City
Calendar Notes Highlight Two Red Letter Days
The passage notes there are no holidays this month besides two red letter days. St Patrick’s Day on March 17 is recognized for wearing the green. The other is March 21, marking the start of spring.
Wild Animal Bounty Payouts In Winnebago County Explored
County Auditor Winger notes total bounty payouts last year reached 3144 dollars but current record keeping makes it impossible to determine how funds are divided among killings. The system groups bounties together, obscuring individual payments and recipients.
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Winneshiek County
Local Medicine In Review On Hospital Care And Charity
The piece argues hospitals linger as places of care not just operations. It notes surgery dominance, public charity as a civilizational flaw, and urges small private hospitals in county seats focus on nonoperational care, home-like conditions, and low-cost aid for the poor with community involvement.
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Town State Medical Society
Decorah Market Report Highlights Firm Prices Across Grains
Markets are quiet yet prices firm and advancing. Wheat ranges 1.40 to 1.60, Barley 1.00 to 1.10, Oats 4.00 to 4.50, Corn 2.60 to 2.85, Eggs 26 cents, Creamery butter 44 cents, Flour 2.60 to 2.85, Potatoes 2.85. Hogs quoted from 1150 to 1500 dollars per head, reflecting strong demand.
Decorah School Election Sees Four Seek Re Election
The annual school election in independent districts is set for Monday March 12. In Decorah two directors will be chosen amid a lively contest. The retiring directors OG F Baker and R Alg yer seek re election, opposed by Prof L Hillehoe and C A Mollart.
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Decorah
OG. F. Baker
R. Algyer
Prof. 1
Hillehoe
C. A Mollart
Busy Saturday in Decorah Boosts Local Trade
Last Saturday proved one of Decorah's busiest days in weeks as merchants report unusually strong trade. By three o'clock stables were full and there was no room for horses, according to credible local authorities.
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Decorah
Fire alarm restored after short circuit damage
The siren fire alarm, damaged by a short circuit and sent to the factory for repairs, is back in service. A protective hood prevents future damage, and it is ready for use if needed at Decorah Furniture Co. A note promotes Golden Star polish as a furniture care product.
Hunting Licenses Lag As Season Slows Down
Hunting licenses are not moving quickly with 870 total issued to date and none this week. Removal of prairie chickens and possibly quail will further reduce numbers in the future.
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Prairie Lhickens
Perfect Being Tale of a Flawless One Day Old Death
An ancient creature born once and free of error dies at a single day old, leaving a paradoxical tombstone note. The strange account frames a timeless joke about perfection and mortality.
Schools and Scholars in Winneconne County Report
The state education report notes 102 school districts with 239 teachers in Winne shiek. Average monthly wages: male 95.46 in corporations and 47.04 in rural districts. female 61.85 and 47.42 respectively. County total enrollment reaches 7,095 with 1,206 boys and 2,241 girls in corporations and 1,402 boys and 2,186 girls in rural schools. School houses and apparatus valued at 163000 and 9278 respectively. 12353 volumes in libraries. total teacher pay 876043.14. County trees line school sites. additional colleges and parochial schools exist locally.
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State Department of Instruction
Winneshiek
Luther College
Valder College
Fortnightly Club Luncheon at Congregational Church
The Fortnightly Club hosts a calendar luncheon on March 8 at four o'clock at the Congregational church. Everyone is invited to enjoy an excellent luncheon daintily served at 25 cents a plate.
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Congregational Church
Buckwheat Tales and A Brush with Polish
The piece muses on buckwheat origins from Buckwheat Germanic roots to use in ancient and modern diets, noting its cultural reach from China to India and Russia. It contrasts buckwheat with a modern polish ad for Golden Star furniture polish, urging quality and avoiding inferior finishes.
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Poland
John Richert
Rt. 3
Mabel
E. E. Berg
Decorah State Bank
Pleasant Hill
O. J. Ness Grocery Store
Ford
Rud Bros
C. O. Hagen
Suit Store
A. Ramsey
California Picture Corp. Presents
Beatriz Michelena
Ay Edwin Milton Boyle
Sta
Dorothy Gish
Paramount Pictures
Daniel Frohman
Frank McIntyre
James Forbes
Matt
Paramount
Paramount Pictographs
Judge Deemer
Wild Animal Bounty
Local Medicine IN Review
Hopital
Longfellow
Evangeline
Louisiana
Decorah “Markets
Golden Star
Decorah Furniture CO
The
State Instruction Department
China
Celestial Kingdom
Caesar
Central
Girard
Philadelphia Ledger
Hindoo
Himalaya
India
Buddha
Meritol
E. Ej. Parman
Meritos Remedies
K. I. Haugen
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