District Court Adjourns After Fifteen Day Term
Judge Spencer adjourned the April term of District Court to return home by the 3:30 train, after fifteen days. The Quanrud vs Moore-Seig Construction Co. trial yielded a $500 verdict for the plaintiff, with prior February trial costs totaling $475. The docket lists probate matters, guardianships, estates, and various legal actions including garnishments and land sales, with numerous bonds set and administrative appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampton
Spinner
District Court
Quanrud
Moore-Seig Construction Co
Quan
Olina Ramberg
Otto K. Ramberg
John H. Fretheim
Henry Fretheim
Mari Howden
E. K. Hovden
John Greer
Ray Algyer
Knut Anderson Bull
Fi J. Admr
Joseph Even
Mary Alice Lennon
Reinhart A. Bratfos
Ole Nelson Nesheim
Amelia Sorenson
Anna Keck
Sophie Zima
Mary
Fred Knox
Mary Knox
Agnes Rosa
Frank Coughlin
F. Siegel & Bros
Elmina Houg
Theodore Schmitt
Town of
Olaf Kallevang
Tilla Barth
O. R. Severson
Equity
Bertha Bender
Pearl Bender
Clara Hanson
Gunder Hanson
Otto E. Schmidt
Aaron Lee
Samson Scott
Peter J. Groves
H. Miller, Jr
Martin Keck
Claire A. Bloomfield
Julia JH
Bloomfield
Anna Johnson
Lillie Erickson
Food Bill Introduced Aimed at Stimulating Production
Washington April 30 The administration food bills introduced in the House by Chairman Lever of the Agriculture committee aim to stimulate production and prevent hoarding. They seek equitable distribution and suspend the flour mixing ban while blocking anti trust and interstate commerce conflicts. The Lever bill allocates 25 million dollars for enforcement and authorizes Agriculture Secretaries to administer it under national emergency powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Administration
House
Lever
Agriculture Committee
Secretaries of Agriculture
United States
Ringlings Plan Barnum Show Visit to Postville This Summer
Based on data from Gollmar Bros the Ringlings booked a second show in Postville two years ago promising a Barnum display if warranted. Postville had the largest Ringling business in 1915 and the announcement states the Karnum show will return to town sometime during the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gollmar ‘Bros
Ringlings
Postville
Dahljelm Property Sold in Frankville Bid
G D Bollman of Frankville bid 5000 dollars for the Otto Dahljelm home on West Water Street at a Saturday sale. He plans to move in next October.
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G. D. Bollman
Frankville
Otto Dahljelm
West Water Street
Mr. Bollman
Masquerade at Steyer's Opera House in 1885 Decorah
A private masquerade dated January 9 1885 at Steyer's Opera House Decorah featured many named local participants in elaborate costumes led by King Momus. Invitations limited entry and unmasking occurred for dancers, marking a rare private carnival outside public town events.
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Decorah
Steyer’s
Opera House
The
Republican
King Momus
Ed. Curtin
Bert Morss
Fred Thompson
Frank Baker
Jos. Oberholzer
C. J. Weiser
Harry Goddard
Mike Harmon
Texan Steer
John Bradish
N. Willett
Lone Fisherman
Gen. Putman
H. J. Hedges
Mary
Lucy Treat
Jennie Brown
Ada Hughes
Mabel Gardner
Nellie Allison
Clara Goddard
Red Riding Hood
Kate Filbert
Amy Spencer
Ella Treat
Mres
Engbretson
Momus
First Circus In Decorah Recalled By Local Resident
A longtime local recalls an 1857 circus at the corner of Main and Winnebago Streets where the St. Cloud hotel now stands. He remembers being a small boy who saw the show, and Col. G. O. Shields of New York, a Burr Oak township resident, confirmed plans to attend.
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Main and
Winnebago Sts
St. Cloud Hotel
Prices Not Alarmingly High For Next Fall Winter Wear
Ben Bear tells a Reuters reporter after returning from Chicago that despite many advances in goods the quality secured for next fall and winter is reassuring. He notes the average man buys one suit and an overcoat yearly so the price increases are not alarmingly great, and his advertisement emphasizes this assurance to patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Iben Bear
Reronean
All kinds of weather hit an April day
The column recalls a Saturday afternoon with rain hail snow and sleet within two hours. Night brought a full snow storm and morning whitened ground in places. The writer notes the weather will improve and cheekily asks if you need shirts with cheap silk front shirts advertised at 1.98. Bears warns to save while young to spend when old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kings of Weather
Daily World War Updates From St Paul Dispatch and Pioneer Press
Readers urged to subscribe to the St Paul Dispatch or St Paul Pioneer Press for one year and receive a free 3x5 American flag. Offers end with special rates for Triweek and Sunday editions, requiring a new name on the mailing list.
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St. Paul
St. Paul Dispatch
St. Paul Pioneer Preas
Dispatch Printing Co
St. Paul, Minn
Bri
Sra
Seger
Panipio Conics
April Weather Report Shows Coldest Month in 27 Years
W F Baker reports April values with an average high of 55, low 33.2, and mean 44.1. The coldest days were the 9th and 15th at 22 degrees, the warmest on the 18th at 82 with a -32 range. Frost occurred on the 27th, two inches of snow fell, and total precip was 4.01 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Baker
State Board
Exemptions From Military Duty Under Senate Bill
Washington April 30 under the army bill as it passed the senate those exempted from conscription are federal and state officials ministers of religion students preparing for the ministry and persons already in army or navy also any person who belongs to any well organized religious sect whose creed forbids war and whose convictions are against war The president is also authorized to exempt persons employed by the government pilots marines those in industries including agriculture dependents and those physically or morally deficient Sects exempted are not named chiefly Quakers Dunkards and Mennonites Medical students are exempted until graduation House provisions are about the same except that religious exemptions may be required to serve in any capacity declared noncombatant by the president
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Senate
Forty Three Recruits Sought From Winneshiek County
A Dubuque letter reports Winneshiek county must furnish forty three recruits within thirty days. The force is to serve as guards and will be dispersed, with seasoned troops likely to be called first as American units prepare for service in Europe amid international delegations.
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Biermann
Davis
Dubuque
Winneshiek County
Europe
United States
Elevation Readings Show Wide Variations Across Towns
Official records list Decorah at 975 feet and Ridgeway 1215, Cresco 1300, Elma 1132, Fayette 1003, Elkader and Guttenberg 727, Mason City 1133, New Hampton 1169, Postville 180 feet. Such a broad spread seems unlikely over short distances.
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Decorah
Ridgeway
Cresco
Elma
Fayette
Elkader and Guttenberg
Mason City
New Hampton
Postville
Davenport Rotarians Embrace Meatless Days
Davenport Rotary Club members pledged two meatless days weekly after a speech on livestock conservation by Dr. George E. Decker. The group also vowed monthly support to the Red Cross for the duration of the war.
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Davenport Rotary Club
George E. Decker
Red Cross
Cut This Out Ad Promises Foley Remedies Trial Package
A vintage advertisement urges readers to cut out a slip and mail it to Foley & Co in Chicago to receive a trial package containing Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Pills. Also mentions Engbertson's Pharmacy and a shoe sale at Bear's offering mixed sizes at reduced prices.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
Engbertson
Kitty Arrival Comedy by Decorah Elks May Eleventh
The Decorah lodge of Elks presents the comedy The Arrival of Kitty on Friday May 11 directed by Miss Nelle Jewell. The show features a cast including William Winkler Russell Baker Bobbie Baxter Norman Lee Aunt Jane atha Haugen Jane Agnes Thompson Suzzette Benjamin Moore Viola Anderson Raymond Hjerleid Hartwig Rena as Milton Dalvey by Bernadine Shea.
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Decorah Lodge of Elks
Nelle Jewell
Elks
William Winkler
Russel Baker
Bobbie Baxter
Norman Lee
Jane
Atha Haugen
Agnes Thompson
Suzzette
Benjamin Moore
Viola Anderson
Raymond Hjerleid Hartwig Rena
Milton Dalvey
Bernadine Shea
Market report shows widespread price rises across commodities
Barley rises from 1.20 to 1.30, oats from 0.60 to 0.70, corn 1.40 to 1.50, wheat 2.40 to 2.80, flour 3.50 to 3.80, potatoes 3.00 to 3.50, eggs 0.28, creamery butter 0.42 at stores, hogs dip from 15.25 to 13.00.
Fell Fourteen Feet in Pana Injury During Fire Loss Work
In Pana NL last Thursday Dr Benjamin son in law of Mr and Mrs Ren Bear was adjusting a fire loss when a burned through joist gave way and he fell fourteen feet onto a cement floor. He sustained a broken leg but after reduction was placed on a train and sent home to Springfield where he is doing as well as could be expected.
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Pana
Benjamin
Ren Bear
Springfield
Bone Dry Laws Halt All Drunkenness in Waterloo
Waterloo police report a seven day stretch with zero drunken arrests under strict anti liquor statutes. Officials say enforcement of bone dry laws and tight booze shipments led to an unprecedented period of public sobriety in the village.
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Waterloo
Milwaukee Pontoon Bridge Installed In North McGregor
The Milwaukee company placed a new pontoon railway bridge at North McGregor on Sunday. The bridge is shorter and higher than the old structure and uses electric power to operate the floor system instead of hydraulic jacks, with finishing touches to follow.
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Milwaukee Company
North McGregor
Maquoketa Women Plan Potato Drive for Red Cross
Maquoketa club women will rent vacant plots in the city to grow spuds for Red Cross relief. They will perform all the work themselves to support two aid movements.
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Maquoketa
Club Women
Red Cross
Decorah City Dog License Notice 1917
Notice to dog owners in Decorah requires payment of 1.00 for male dogs and 3.00 for female dogs to receive a year long license and metal tag. Unregistered dogs may be impounded after May 16 1917 and killed if not redeemed. farmers passing through are exempt. Mayor J Hook signs proclamation.
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City of
Decorah
B. J. Hook
Church Directory Seeks Attendance Across Local Congregations
The listing covers Congregational and Methodist churches with service times 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. plus Sunday school and youth groups. Other notices include Christian Science services at Free man building and a sermon series on religious questions stirred by the war.
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M. Willett
Christian Endeavor
Christian Science Society
Freeman Building
S. Lackland
Epworth League
Christ
Notice of Appointment of Executors in Winneshiek County
Notice hereby given that the executor has been duly appointed for the estate of John Greer of Decorah township and Anna Harlow of Calmar township, both in Winneshiek County. Creditors must present claims and debtors pay the estates to the named executors and their attorneys Willet & Nelson.
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John Greer
Decorah Township
Winneshiek
R. Algyer
Decorah
Iowa
Willety
Anna Harlow
Calmar
Lown
Decorah State Bank
Willett & Nelson
Appointment of executrix named in Len estate case
The article notes that a scrivener has been duly appointed executrix for the estate of Joseph M Len deve. with authority to administer and settle debts and assets.
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Consolidated Oil Company
Cleveland
Decorah Hospital
Austin
Minn
J. B. Meriam
Ohio
M. H. Montgomery
Oscar E. Amundsen
Mechanic Street
Franklin Street
Peter Johnson
Blue Serge Onl
Best Values In
America
Selznick Pictures Presents
Clara Kimball Young
Ox Depths
Carolina Hills
Shames Dixon
Pathe Gold
Mary Sunshine
Young People’s Bible
Congregational Church
Paramount-Lasky Pictures Presents
Mae Murray
Paramount
Bridget
Dahljelm
Davenport
Bear's
Kitty
Decorah Elks
Reum
Decorah Markets
Kalo
Mentho-Jell Co
Albert Lea
Mion
Decorah Music Shop
Meritol
E.J. Parman
Meritos Remedies
Church Directory
Anna Barlow
Joseph M. Lendeve
Joseph M. Lennon
Holce & Hook
K. I. Haugen
Victor Service
Victor
M. J. Odukue
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