We and Our Neighbors News Snippet
A roundup of local notices from Nashua to Decorah includes a school board election in McGregor, a $240 725.87 Fre _s produce association business, a transport deportation for tuberculosis in Mason City, and a 145 day jail term for a Mason City man. Other items: sewer bond election in Postville, cattle sale near Waterloo, wolf bounty paid in Buchanan county, a golden wedding in Chickasaw county, and plans for a soldiers' monument at Strawberry Point. Also noted are a jail escape remanded to Stillwater, cattle transfers in Chickasaw county, a wrestling return by Frank Gotch, a Postville barn fire, and various short local happenings including a birthday, debates, drownings, and post office notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Rabbi
Mason City
J. T. Olson
Postville
Waterloo
Buchanan County
Leander Lee
Chickasaw County
Guy Gregg
Dubuque
Adam Young
Rockwell City
Chicago
George
Greece
J. A. Briar
Monona
Strawberry Point
George Miller
New Hampton
Stillwater
Minn
Recorder’s Office
Frank Gotch
Humboldt
George Lurich
Europe
F. W. Tuller
Town Evangelical Association
Ackley
G. Breyfogel
Reading
Patrick Corby
Cedar Falls
West Union
Fayette County High School Association
Arlington, Waucoma
West Union High
Harry Bowman
Osterdock
Clayton County
Turkey River
Geo. Shettle
Bacon
Ind
Mary Capenhoefer
DeWitt
Decorah
FE. R. Birdsell
Chas. A. Corbitt
Essa Haugen
4Th Ward
Helmer Johnson
C. W. Lora
Hall Roberts
Bernt Solum
W. B. Witte
Lansing
Death of a Nonagenarian Dixon of Hanover Township
William John Dixon aged 98 died in Hanover township Allamakee county after living a long life that began in County Mayo Ireland. He married Cecelia Curran in 1852 Holliston Massachusetts and moved west in 1855 settling in Winneshiek and later Hanover township. Survived by one daughter Mrs. Thomas Fitzgerald and six sons William Decorah Francis unknown Thomas Eugene Oregon Joseph Hanover James and Oliver A Stewart County Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
William John Dixon
Hanover Township
Allamakee County
Wm. Dixon
Decorah
County Mayo
Ireland
America
Holliston
Mass
Cecelia Curran
Glenwood Township
Winneshiek County
Dixon
Thomas Fitzgerald
William
Francis
Thomas
Eugene
Oregon
Joseph
James
Oliver A
Clean Up Decorah Initiative Seeks Community Help
The editor urges a city wide clean up day in Decorah as spring weather settles. Citizens and especially school children can participate to remove rubbish, improve premises, and lift Decorah toward being a state model city. Will you volunteer as a one person committee to start improvements.
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Decorah
Weather Record: Sleighs Parade Streets Before Easter
A new weather record was set last Saturday as sleighs appeared on streets. Residents recall no such sight for many years and note the two days before Easter felt more like winter than spring, prompting reflections on the season’s mood.
Lime experiments begin in Black Hawk County soil work
Next week 250 tons of agricultural lime will be shipped to Black Hawk County Crop Improvement Association members. The initial tests will cover about seventy acres to build up soil quality and fertility in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hawk County
Burglars Busy At Cummings Residence
Last week Wednesday evening Mr and Mrs H M Cummings were away at a lecture when uninvited callers entered their home. They unlocked the front door lowered window shades lit lights and ransacked the house for valuables. They took rings a purse and cuff links but overlooked a jewel case with an Elgin watch hidden under a shirt waist. The burglars left doors ajar and the home was found very cold on return. Earlier a whole side of ribs was taken from the St Cloud hotel meat room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Cummings
Mrs. Cummings
St. Cloud Hotel
Chicago papers Regularly at Noon Hopeful Movement
A plan seeks to secure regular Chicago papers at noon hereafter by adjusting Illinois Central train schedules. The Chicago Tribune has pressed railway officials to depart the Illinois train half an hour earlier to improve connections with the eastern mail, promising better delivery from New York and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad
Dubuque
Illinois Central
Chicago Tribune
New York
Narrow Escape for Mrs. R. W. Cooley
Old Decorah friends learn from a Grand Forks telegram that Mrs. Roger W. Cooley was sick in bed when a basement incident occurred and was carried through a blizzard to a neighbor’s house. She is the wife of Prof. R. W. Cooley of the University of North Dakota, formerly tied to the St. Paul College of Law and West Publishing. She will survive the exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Decorah
Roger W. Cooley
Grand Forks
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Shre
St. Paul College of Law
West Publishing Company
Kocian Violinist to Head Provitin Concert
Protivin in Howard County plans a Sunday March 30 concert by Jaroslav Keelan, a notedBohemian violinist. The event will conclude with a banquet where Judge Springer Father Lakomy and Cresco figures O J McHugh C W Reed and Charles Pergler will respond to toasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard County
Jaroslav Keelan
B Bohemia
Springer
Father Lakomy
Messrs
O. J. McHugh
C. W. Reed
Charles Pergler
Cresco
Busy Season Promises Work for Local Carpenters
Carpenters anticipate a busy season with many new buildings and improvements projected. The Winneshiek Co State Bank building will employ many workers, and the Marlow stores are likely to be rebuilt, signaling a strong outlook for private construction.
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Winneshiek Co. State Bank
Marlow
Ited
Ducks Abound At Bluffton Says Quarrelsome Visitor
Phil Goettleman reports Bluffton area offers abundant wild ducks for sportsmen with the river thick with birds daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Goettleman
Bluffton
Hog Cholera Seen Absent In County Says Veterinarian
Dr. B Harmon states no hog cholera cases have appeared for weeks and he believes the disease has run its course or been stamped out in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Harmon
Stock Barn Fire At Nashua Destroys Livestock And Grain
D J McGrath's stock barn at Nashua burned last Thursday destroying four horses fourteen cattle twelve hogs twelve thousand bushels of oats fifty tons of hay and a large quantity of machinery. Loss totaled ten thousand dollars with seven thousand five hundred dollars insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. McGrath
Nashua
Missing Postmasters Dialog Refines Political Plums
Democrats near agreement on distribution of key posts with twenty eight postmasters named. Decorah office remains unfilled as lineup forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iown
Decorah
Florida Curiosity Box Offers Shell Goods Jewelry
Alabama Alice Warner promotes a Florida Curiosity Box containing sea shells coral sea beans alligator teeth crochet shells and curios plus seed bulbs and a Florida Easter Lily. Each box has over fifty items and includes shell jewelry made by the seller. Postpaid for 50 cents with stamps or money order. Jacksonville Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Hive
Alice Warner
Jacksonville
Fla
The Bohemian Girl Revival At Grand Opera House
The Balfe opera The Bohemian Girl receives a lavish revival by Milton and Sargent Aborn praised as the finest in the world. It features a Bohemian setting, daring escapes, gypsy caravans, and Ponchielli’s Ballet of the Hours. A special matinee is scheduled Friday at 2:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael William Balfe
England
America
Fair Land
Poland
Messrs
Milton
Sargent
Bohemia
Devilshoof
Ponchielli
Grand Opera House
Land Transfers Signal Farmer Retention in Winneshiek
Reports from counties around Winneshiek show spring land transfers steady and at normal levels. County Recorder Wise notes few mortgages on real estate, with most mortgages used as part payment for farm purchases, suggesting farmers are content and not leaving the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Winneshiek
An Excellent Cow from George Washburn at McGregor
A. H. Knutson bought a cow from George Washburn at McGregor for 875.00. Milk tests showed 07, about .03 above average, with patrons saying the milk is over half cream. Knutson notes cows testing below .02 are not worth feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ossian Bee
A. H. Knutson
George Washburn
McGregor
Geo Toney sues Upper Town Power Co for 810000
From Waukon papers we learn that Geo Toney has begun suit against the Upper Town Power Co for 810,000 for injuries received last fall while repairing a telephone line near Decorah. He was rendered unconscious when the telephone line contacted the electric light line wire and alleges he has been incapacitated for work since. H KE Taylor is his attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Geo. Toney
Upper Town Power Co
Decorah
H. KE. Taylor
Increasing Business At Decorah Post Office
The Decorah post office reports rising demand with substitute carrier Allert Larson kept at work delivering hats candy stovepipe or limbur r cheese and other parcel post items. Citizens are urged to subscribe for the Republican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Allert Larson
Woman finds relief with Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Middletown Pennsylvania resident Emma Espenshade says severe headaches backaches and down pains kept her from work and meals. After husband bought Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she improved quickly and can now perform housework and assist others. She urges other suffering women to try it and notes personal letters are read by a woman at the Pinkham Company for confidential guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Lydia F. Pinkham
Emma Espenshade
East Main St
Pinkham
L. E. Pinkham
Also Mentioned on This Page
Larrabee
Fredericksburg Produce Association
Chicago Papers
R. W. Cooley
Kocian
Protivin
Bohemian Girl
Balfe
Another Power Co
Lydia E. Pinkham
Yoin E. Pinkham Medicine Co
FORD
Ford Motor Car Company
Ford Motor Co
Walter H. Bucknell
Iowa
Henry Ford
S. R. Yager
Calmar
Ossian, Iowa
J, G
Birdsell
No. 2
Ossian
Lowa
Calmar, Iowa
J. C. Morris
Towa
Section
Miles
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