County Road Taxes in Decorah Iowa Show Townships vs Corporations
A republication table lists yearly road tax receipts by township and by local corporations in Decorah Iowa. Townships total 28 718 36 across districts with higher rates for township and county road funding while corporations pay lower millage due to permanent streets and better drainage.
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Fremont Township
Burr Oak Township
Hesper Township
Bland Township
Leans
Bluffton Township
Canoe Township
Pleasant Township
Lincoln Township
Madison Township
Decorah Township
Glenwood Township
Sumner Township
Calmar Township
Springfield Township
Frankville
Jackson Township
Washington Township
Military Township
Bloomfield Township
Jackson Junction Corporation
Copasgsk
Almost a Finish Fight at Rock Island Yards
Route Agent Perry recalls a near fight at Rock Island yards last Saturday as a fine buck and a bullish goat clashed. Skip Pearson brought a large shipment of sheep into the city and the confrontation ended when bystanders intervened.
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Perry
Rock Island Road
Rock Island
Skip Pearson
Winneshiek County Fire Losses in 1912 Report
State Fire Marshal C. O. Roe reports 1912 fires in Iowa. Winneshiek County had 15 fires, property value $35,035, damage $20,051, total insurance $18,880, nine insured buildings, excess losses over insurance $6,585, and six uninsured fires.
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C. 0. Roe
Winneshiek County
Accommodating Hen Impresses Nashua Family
Frank Hauswirth of Nashua reports a hen with refined instincts. She entered the kitchen when the door was open, laid a fresh egg in an alcove, then perched on a box outside the window to sing for attention. After the door opened, she repeated the display, making it a regular habit.
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Frank Hauswirth
Nashua
An Honored Relic From Civil War Battle Flag
W P on y turned over to the State Historical Department a battle scarred flag carried through the Civil War by a company of the 21st Town infantry. The unit was captained by Gilbert Cooley of Strawberry Point. Lady supporters from Elkader presented the flag on departure for the front. The flag has been kept by Mr Cooley since his father's death and remains well preserved, with the staff retained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
W. Pony
21St Town Inntry
Gilbert Cooy
Strawberry Point
Elkader
Accident at Medlong place maims Kensett man
Henry Hermanson, while working near a circular saw cutting logs west of Kensett Tuesday afternoon, fell against the saw and suffered a severe head wound. The teeth penetrated the brain. several workers were nearby but no witness explains the accident.
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Kensett Times
Henry Hermanson
Medlong
Naett
Local notes mix of progress and mishaps in 1900 era Iowa
The column surveys incentives and incidents across Iowa communities including waterworks plans in Spencer and Reinbeck bank, a West Union church dedication, a soldiers monument in Strawberry Point, electric rates drops in Cedar Falls, and a Rockwell City franchise vote. It also notes a McGregor frontage request by Streckfus, a high school basketball claim in Reinbeck, a horror of seized cigarettes in Mason City, and a bishop’s milestone for Capt. White. Also reported are a New Hampton man’s fatal convulsions, a Mason City sidewalk injury suit, Mederville fire from a lantern, and a Northeastern Iowa Teachers meeting set for Independence with train collision injuries in Charles City context.
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Mississippi
Lansing
Waterloo
Methodist Brethren of
Spencer
Farmers’ Savings Bank
Reinbeck
West Union
Strawberry Point
Clayton
Riceville
Rockwell City
Streckfus Steamboat Company
McGregor
Cedar Falls
Chas. Nigg
Maquoketa
Pacific Coast
P. A. Hackley
Humboldt
Mason City
Columbia Records
Decorah Furniture Company
Herbert A. White
Eleventh Cavalry
Northwood
Judge Advocate’s Department
Nels Paulson
New Hampton
Mary McKinney
Nebraska
Patents Granted for Week Ending March 11 1913
Towans reports patents issued by the Patent Office in Des Moines Iowa with inventor names and locations including James E Brigg Waterloo for steering mechanism Edward L Watrous Des Moines for sash hanger Herbert L Meader Council Bluffs for starting mechanism for explosive engines James E Potter Audubon for lantern holder Wm Channon Des Moines for miner's drill Henry J Heider Carroll assignor Heider Mfg Co Denison A Tisdale Marshalltown for traction engine Wm P Bettendorf Bettendorf for tank heater Alva J Dowdie Des Moines assignor to C Dexheimer St Louis Mo door stay Earl W Smith Anthon for scraper Chas J Allman Ida Grove for collapsible form for building culverts Chas A Besser Mt Pleasant for flower support Peter Hus Red Oak.
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Towans
Wilfred C. Lane
Crocker Building
Des Moines
Iowa
James E. Brigg
Waterloo
Edward L. Watrous
Herbert L. Meader
Council Bluffs
James E. Potter
Audubon
Channon
Henry J. Heider
Heider Mfg. Co
Carroll
Denison A. Tisdale
Mershalltown
Wm. P. Bettendorf
Bettendorf
Alva J. Dowdie
C. Dexheimer
St. Louis
Earl W. Smith
Anthon
Chas. J. Allman
Ida Grove
Chas. A. Besser
Mt. Pleasant
Peter Hus
Red Oak
Child Burned by Kerosene in Sudden Fire
A young son of Mr and Mrs John Miller on Lansing’s south side got kerosene and relit embers from a coal fire during a brief absence. The flame burned his face head and neck causing serious injuries. The mother heard cries and aided him at once. Disfigurement possible.
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Lansing
John Miller
Man Killed by Train Near Northwood
Chris Frederickson about thirty was struck and killed by Minneapolis and St. Louis passenger No. 6 near Northwood while apparently drinking from a bottle. Pieces of the bottle were found on the engine pilot. Herb Pixley station agent at Gordonsville found the body about 1.25 miles north of Northwood while walking from Northwood to Gordonsville.
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Chris Frederickson
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Northwood
Herb Pixley
Gordonsville
Minn
Big Five teachers plan May meeting and lecture
The annual Big Five teachers association meeting will be held May 2 and 3 in EB. G. Cooley of Chicago is billed to give the Friday evening lecture. A special train from Calmar is planned to reach North McGregor in time for the morning Waukon session. Plan to attend. The text also notes Portsmouth as a fortified point in England.
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EB. G. Cooley
Chicago
Calmar
North McGregor
Waukon
Lee Again Invades Pennsylvania In Civil War News
Fifty years ago Gen Lee moves through the Shenandoah valley driving Union forces to Harpers Ferry while Longstreet and Ewell seize Hagerstown and Chambersburg. Grant presses toward Vicksburg and Mosebey’s cavalry crosses the Potomac, driving back the 6th Michigan. Forest attacks Gen Mitchell at Triune, Tennessee, but is repulsed.
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Lee
Pennsylvania
Shenandoah Valley
Harpers Ferry
Longstreet
Ewell
Hagerstown
Chambersburg, Pa
Hooker
Vicksburg
Grant
Mosebey
Potomac
6Th Michigan
Forest
Mitchell
Triune
Tenn
War Casualties Reported From Ninth Regiment Action
Following members of Company H of the Ninth Regiment were killed at sea A. C. Van Leuven, Henry E. Hall, J. G. Nelson. Twelve of the company were wounded.
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Go. H
9Th Regiment
Eet
A. C. van Leuven
Henry E. Hall
J. G. Nelson
Cow Kicks Prove Fatal in Cedar Rapids Milk Shed
William Willand, 50, tied a cow’s tail to a shaft to keep the animal from striking him while milking in a Cedar Rapids shed. The cow kicked him in the face, fracturing his skull and causing death. He was found deceased beside a half pail of milk, and had lived alone as a bachelor.
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William Willand
Cedar Rapids
Dr King’s New Life Pills Ad Claims Quick Constipation Relief
An advertisement promises relief from constipation by taking Dr King’s New Life Pills. It asserts the pills stimulate the liver improve digestion and purge toxins from the body with a price of 25 cents at druggists.
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Dr. King
Coming of Aborn Opera in Decorah Promises Grand Night
The Aborn Opera company brings Balfe's The Bohemian Girl to Decorah on March 28, praised by the Des Moines Capital as a refined revival. Blanch Morrison as Arline, John R. Phillips as Thaddeus, James Stevens as the Count, Claudia Albright as the gypsy queen, and Joseph Florian as Devilshoof receive strong notice for singing and casting. The review notes lavish forest scenes and a program of graceful ballets and a chorus of thirty with nimble Arabs, a contrast to modern novelty dances. Lillian Winter perfume advertised at Parman's Drug Store.
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Aborn Opera Company
Decorah
Balfe
Des Moines
Aborns
Claudia Albright
Joseph Florian
Devilshoof
The Grouch Luxury Treats and Temptation Snarl
A sharp quip notes the grouch as the costliest luxury one may indulge in. Dyspeptics retort that temptation prompted indulgence, citing the archetype woman and the act of eating as the enticement.
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A. K. Batery & Son
Portsmouth
England
Studden
Republic
Lillian Winter
Meritol
Parman’s
Br. T. Felix Gouraud
J. A. Sayre
Ford, T. Hopkins & Son
Great Jones St
BEAR
Hart Schafer
Hart Schaffner & Marx
America
Florsheim
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