My Home Town Girl to Play Decorah This Spring
Messrs Weiser and Bear announce the musical comedy My Home Town Girl will appear in Decorah early this spring. Led by John Hyams and Lelia McIntyre the show travels with fifty performers and its own orchestra. Omaha critics praise its costumes scenery and music noting a metropolitan lure and a harpist among the musicians.
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Messrs
C. J. Sutphen
Brandeis Theatre
Omaha
Hyams & McIntyre
Omaha World-Herald and Bee
Lamp Returns To Shine For Schreiber Golden Wedding
An Old Relic marks fifty years of marriage for Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Schreiber of New Hampton. Their Chicago wedding gift lamp, treasured through a half century of housekeeping, was lit again for their golden anniversary.
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C. W. Schreiber
New Hampton
Chicago
Lansing Bridge Bill Passes Lower House
J P Conway of Lansing reports a letter from Representative Haugen saying the Mississippi river bridge bill between Lansing and De Soto Wis has passed the lower house of Congress. No difficulty is expected in the senate.
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J. P. Conway
Lansing
Haugen
Mississippi River
DeSoto
Wis
Congress
Senate
A Ripe Old Age at Ninety for Mrs Elizabeth Dennis
Mrs Elizabeth Dennis of Towa City celebrated her 90th birthday March 4 and has lived on the same farm for seventy two years. Her father built a log cabin then the nearest home to the Rocky Mountains and first on the west side of the Towa river. The Johnson county pioneer remains in good health and active.
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Elizabeth Dennis
Towa City
Dennis
Rocky Mountains
Towa River
Johnson County
Missing heir found in hospital returns to Charles City
The real Keith Edwin Dalrymple, heir to a $400 000 estate from his father, has been located in a southern hospital by uncle C M Palmer and brought to Charles City. Dalrymple once lived with the Palmers and fled from them and his father’s home.
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Keith Edwin Dalrymple
Southern Hospital
C. M. Palmer
Charles City
Dalrymple
Palmers
Pruning Demonstration in Decorah by H W Richey
Winneshiek County Horticultural Society hosts Prof H W Richey of Iowa Agricultural College for a pruning and spraying demonstration at John Harter's residence on the cemetery road in Decorah. The event on Thursday, March 16 at about 1 PM invites all fruit and ornamental tree owners to learn pruning techniques and spraying, with discussion on headed trees, girdling, and care of home orchards.
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Winneshiek County Horticultural Society
H. W. Richey
Iowa Agricultural College
John Harter
Decorah
Cemetery Road
Horticultural Society
Iowa
Winneshiek County
Mayor's docket records twenty three arrests last year
Police Court records show twenty three arrests and arraignments before His Honor last year for various offenses. Seventeen were for drunkenness, one for breach of the peace, one for opposing an officer, and four for disturbing the peace. Nearly all arrests were made by city officers.
Mines Readied for Rush at Waukon Iron Works
Waukon iron mines prepare for large ore output with new machinery installed and over seventy men employed. Daily payroll averages more than $150.
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Waukon
Mastodon Remains Found On Local Farm
Matt Flynn of Worcester reported a Caledonia farm discovery of mastodon fossils. A four inch molar tooth, a 24 by 36 inch shoulder blade, and a four foot leg indicate a large animal buried upright in drift soil. Flood action and Bear Creek exposed the remains.
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Matt Flynn
Wvorchester
Caledonia
Calmar Thrives as Busy Railway Junction
Decorah visitors note Calmar’s constant train activity. Timetable shows thirty-two regular trains in 24 hours with eight on the I and D division, eight on the I and M division, six on the Davenport division, and ten on the Decorah branch. Including work trains and extras, about forty trains pass daily.
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Decorah
Calmar
Davenport
March Arrives Like a Lion with Freezing Flurries
The report notes a cold March day with light snow flurries and temperatures below freezing. Ice men were seen delivering blocks through the streets, a rare sight this season. Readers are invited to forecast whether the month will end like a lamb.
Locomotive From Crooked Creek Railroad Put Up For Junk
A single locomotive from the Crooked Creek railroad at Fort Dodge, a coal company property extending eighteen miles, is to be sold as junk to cover roughly 20 000 dollars in claims.
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Crooked Creek Railroad
Fort Dodge
We and Our Neighbors News Briefs
Local notes report Ossian voters will decide on the water works March 27. Clear Lake may gain a new game farm. Strawberry Point sewer contract awarded to a Dubuque firm for 27000. Fayette to vote March 20 on 20000 school bond. Waukon to get a new Milwaukee depot. Allamakee iron ore deposits estimated at 10000000 tons. Three bootleggers arraigned in New Hampton. two convicted, one acquitted. King and Scott of Chickasaw County sent to Anamosa for ten years for perjury. East Dubuque accident injures Albert Erickson of Oelwein, arms severed.
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Strawberry Point
Dubuque
Fayette
J. W. Rhodes
Waterloo
Wm. B. Bunce
LaPorte City
Wm. Herkemeyer
Benton County
Milwaukee Railroad
Waukon
State Geological Department
Allamakee County
New Hampton
Edward King
David Scott
Chickasaw County
Anamosa
East Dubuque
Albert Erickson
Oelwein
Buffaloes Hidden in Cattle Shipment Alarm Louisville Broker
Foster H. Embry, a livestock broker from Louisville Kentucky, discovered four bisons mixed with a cattle shipment. The source notes disbelief and uncertainty about how the buffaloes entered the herd.
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Foster H. Embry
Louisville
Farm for Rent Near Decorah in 80 Acre tract
An 80 acre farm east of Decorah with a good house is available for rent. Inquiries directed to Henry Ness at Decorah Furniture Co. Also notes Miller's as a preferred local supplier. A health ad promotes Foley Kidney Pills to aid kidney function and reduce fatigue.
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Fremont Township
Orleans Township
Lincoln Township
Sumner Township
Jackson Township
Bee
Bwr Oak Township
Bluffton Township
Madison Township
Calmar Township
Hesper Township
Wenees
Canoe Township
Decorah Township
Springfield Township
Military Township
Highland Township
Pleasant Township
Etennee
Glenwood Township
Frankville Township
Bloomfield Township
Decorah Corporation
Calmar Corporation
Ossian Corporation
Castalia Corporation
Ridgeway Corporation
Fort Atkinson Corporation
Jackson Junction Corporation
Spillville Corporation
Decorah
Good House
Henry Ness
Decorah Furniture Co
A Few Tire Donts From Goodrich Tire Co Service Dept
The Goodrich Tire Co service department offers practical care tips for motorists. Do not leave oil grease or gasoline on tires and wash with cold water and mild soap. Rotate and store tires properly avoid sun and rain damage. Keep rims from rust using stove polish. Do not overload deflated tires. Jack up the wheel. Check for free running tires before re applying outer casings and ensure valve stems are correctly positioned.
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Goodrich Tire Co
January Home Grown Potatoes Surprise Local Reader
Henry Barth of Canoe recalls January home grown potatoes found in their cellar by Mrs Barth. The new spuds were larger than walnuts and likely tasted good, surprising the couple and delighting local readers outside California.
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California
Henry Barth
Canoe Loomes
Foxes and Wolf Hunted Bring Bounty Totals to Record
Jack McConnell delivers four gray fox hides to Oehler & Hiller's store after a morning shoot between here and Bluffton. This winter he has shot twelve foxes and one wolf. The bounty is 38 dollars with fur value twice as much again.
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Jack McConnell
Oehler & Hiller’s
Bluffton
Near Buttermilk Recipe Sparks Doubt Over Imitation
A Farm and Fireside note questions the authenticity of near buttermilk. It describes heating water, adding skim milk powder, pasteurizing, cooling, adding commercial buttermilk culture, and possible dilution with water to produce a more liquid product.
Dean's Regulats Promote Liver and Bowel Relief
A dental or general health tip notes a lazy liver causes dyspepsia and constipation. Dean's Regulats, priced 25 cents per box, act mildly on liver and bowels and are sold at all drug stores. An advertisement also hints that many single men are guilty of double dealing.
Doan's Kidney Pills Shown To Benefit Decorah Resident
Mrs. Perry Rima of Decorah reports lasting relief from disordered kidneys after using Doan's Kidney Pills, bought from Wangler's. She says the cure proved lasting in 1915 and urges others to try the medicine, noting a 50 cent price and Foster Milburn Co. as makers.
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Dean
Decorah
Perry Rima
Hively St
Wangler
Rima
Doan
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
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Richey
Lomen
Police Court Records
Caledonia Journal
Ossian
Clear Lake
Miller’s
Foley
Ne 9 Son’s Pharmacy
Hart Schaffa
Marx
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