Decorah Local Businesses and Services Listings
A block of Decorah advertisements lists physicians Dr. Amy and Dr. Woodward with office hours, a lawyer and a few attorneys, insurance and shipping agencies, clothing and dry goods shops, grocers, druggists, and a steamship agency. It notes standard phone numbers, street addresses on Water and Main, and brief service details across local commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pire
Steamship Agency
Main Street
den Bear
Editorial Chorus Of Current Events And Opinions
A mosaic of editorial snippets reflects on politics, tariffs, weather, and public life. Jabs at politicians, wartime finance, and economic policy mingle with quips on hats, ice cream standards, and river engineering, anchored by named figures and places.
Larrabee Strikes Publication Clause Saving Money for Ames College Aid
In the Iowa legislature Wm Larrabee repeatedly moved to strike the publication clause from funding bills for Ames College. The move reduced immediate costs, but allowed the college to receive larger annual boosts than anticipated. Larrabee notes the publication clause change would have boosted appropriations to about 104000 this year versus 79000 two years prior.
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House of Representatives
Larrabee
Ames
New Tax Ferret Law Expands State Tax Investigation Powers
The legislature approved a reform that shifts tax investigations from counties to the state executive council. The council may employ secret agents to study valuations and detect dodging, with power to raise taxes in counties with sequestered property. It can assess railroad property and spend unappropriated funds as needed.
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Executive Council
A. H. Davison
Committee On
State Executive Council
Board of Equalization
Iowa veterans eligible for Gettysburg trip state funded
Already 318 Iowa veterans are on the eligible list for a state funded Gettysburg trip to Pa in early July. Most intend to go. The state will pay railroad fare to Gettysburg and return. Government coverage starts June 2 evening to July 6 breakfast. Pennsylvania allocates 400000 while New York 275000 for the anniversary.
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Iowa
Gettysburg
Towa
Pennsylvania
State of New York
G A R Encampment Aids Des Moines 1913 Veterans Event
The thirty-ninth Grand Army of the Republic encampment runs June 10 11 12 13 1913 in Des Moines to honor town soldiers and the Vicksburg campaign fiftieth anniversary. Iowa appropriates three thousand dollars for veterans meals lodging. transportation not covered. Governor Clarke and Mayor Hanna issue invitations. Information bureau at Savery Hotel Coliseum headquarter. meeting at Auditorium Fourth Street. Efforts seek reduced railroad fares.
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Vicksburg
Des Moines
Grand Army of the Republic
Iowa
State of
Clarke
Hanna
Bureau of Information
Coliseum
Department of Town
Savery
Fourth Street
Bourne outlines federal aid road bond plan
Former Senator Jonathan Bourne leads a congressional commission proposing a billion dollar fifty year bond program for road building. States would receive shares, fund 4 percent bonds to match, with the federal government gaining one percent, aiming to repay obligations and retire bonds over fifty years. Iowa could gain twenty five million dollars pending amendments.
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Jonathan Bourne
Congressional Commissio
Towa
Bourne
New York
President selects A. T. Van Wagenen for Iowa position
President Wilson picks A. T. Van Wagenen of Sioux City as attorney for the northern district of Iowa. Senator Cummins is asked for objection and offers praise. Senator Kenyon is consulted by McReynolds and also commends Van Wagenen as a capable district attorney.
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Wilson
A. T. van Wagenen
Sioux City
Iowa
Cummins
Capitol
van Wagenen
Kenyon
McReynolds
Commissioned To Study in Europe By Governor Clarke
Governor George V. Clarke appoints Jas Wilson James M. Pierce Henry Wallace and Lafayette Young to study agriculture in Europe this summer. The five will serve the state with salary or expense money though no funds are appropriated for the commission by the legislature.
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Georgev. Clarke
Europe
Jas Wilson
James M. Pierce
Town Homestead
Honry Wallace
Wallaces
Lafayette Young
Des Moines
Women gain ground as assembly adjourns in state reforms
Town women awaken to the legislature's record of reforms for the feminine sex. Notable measures include steps toward equal suffrage, a separate women’s reformatory, $75,000 for a women’s building at the state fair, up to a five dollar full tithe in a spouse estate, and provisions on homestead and distributive shares. The act also mentions appointment of women to factory roles and minimum salaries for school staff.
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Thirty-Fifth General Assembly
Specter
New Berry Box Standards and Weights Law Take Effect
Short weight berry boxes remain in use for 1913 while the size rule becomes effective October 1. The law requires interior berry boxes to hold at least one quart and mandates licensing for public scales. It fixes standard dry weights per bushel for many commodities and imposes confiscation for nonconforming boxes.
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Dairy and Food Department
Osage
Wants Capable Woman for Labor Inspector Post
State Labor Commissioner Urick seeks a capable woman to fill a factory inspector role in the labor department. The July 4 appointment offers a salary of 1200 per year. The position focuses on sociological work and aims to aid working girls, noting Minnesota’s example of female labor department impact.
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Urick
Department of Labor
Tie
Minnesota
Labor Department
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The
Decorah
A. K. Bailey & Son, Inc
Winnebago Street
Canada
Mexico
Winneshiek County
Business CA
Sirann
Cour E. P. Johnson Building
Osteopathic Physicians
Pocorals Bakery
A & Ness
East Water Street
Town
P. Jewell & Jewell
Ciiski
C. m
B. Amy
M. D
Decorah Ave
Curtin’s
C. Woodward
Office
H F. Barthell
Justice of the Peace
Fice
National Bank
OW. Cutting
van Bros
West Water Street
Utheran Publishing House
Inters
Wort & Co
General Merchants
Washington Sts
I. Haugen
Amt
Dr. Groceries
Eal Boy
West Water St
Ricas
Telephone Exchange
Castalia
Gerald Massey
California
Wm. J. Bryan
Ohio
Secretary of the Navy
Wu Ting Fang
China
Fin
Los Angeles
Underwood
Minneapolis
Republic of China
General Huerta
London Daily Chronicle
Australia
Ireland
England
Hancock
Louisiana
Middle West
United States
America
Democratic Party
London
White House
Bryan
Chicago
Houston
Agricultural Department
New York State
Court of Appeals
Germany
Schletter
Panama Canal
Graves
Forest Service
George Daniels
Sorenson
Chas. Trzcinski
J. C. Beard
Republican
A. K. Bailey & Son
G. A. R. Encampment
Weights and Measures
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