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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1917
Page
4
B W Garrett, clerk of the supreme court, flags a possible flaw in the prohibition amendment to be voted in October. The law may misnumber the amendment, designating it as section 27 instead of section 26, raising questions about validity and possible court challenges. Legal opinions differ on impact. campaign plans have not begun.
A table lists telegraph and telephone line miles by township including Fremont 540 Orleans 2170 Lincoln 2170 Sumner 59 and many townships and corporations such as Decorah Ossian Castalia Ridgeway Fort Atkinson Jackson Junction Spillville plus several other townships and corporations.
Rush Creek farmers report a monster trout found in Hans Skaar’s meadow since the spring flood. The fish measured over 33 inches and weighed about 10 pounds with a dozen hooks in its mouth. Fishermen recall Mark Anderson losing six dollars in tackle while fleeing the creature. Witnesses say the mouth hooks resemble those used by the old settler Hans Skaar.
A seven car special train passed through Oelwein on Wednesday from Chicago to St Paul. The passengers were Russians exiled after the Czar’s overthrow, traveling home along the Frisco and Pacific Ocean route. Whether the voyage will be peaceful hinges on potential German raiders encountered.
T. 8. Stevens of Hamburg Towa was appointed justice of the Iowa supreme court succeeding the late Justice Morace FE Heemer of Red Oak. Though long a prominent member of the Iowa bar he has served on the bench only a few months after being appointed to the district bench following Judge Thornell of Sidney's resignation.
Jacob Frank a 37 year old Russian was buried for six hours beneath sand at the Waterloo site of the new East High wing. His head was jammed between scaffoldings and his body compacted by earth until he was freed with only a broken arm.
The Office of Corn Investigation reports frost proof corn varieties that endure spring and fall frosts and grow at low temperatures. Trials show some plants survive freezing and continue to yield, with February plantings in 1917 enduring a March freeze to two inches depth. Co P HARTLEY leads corn investigation in Washington.
Governor Harding has signed the Weaver budget bill changing tax assessment to dollars and cents starting January 1, 1918. Taxes for the current year stay under the old millage system. The measure requires a budgeting system for township county school municipal and state affairs.
Shirley Meskimen a 19 year old Rock Island railroad signal department worker was killed when a motor propelled handcar derailed after striking a brick placed on the track by unknown youths. The skull fracture prompted an official investigation to determine the facts.
At Waterloo S J Swartz 24 called on Miss Retta Pennington, drew a revolver, shot her, then killed himself. The initial report said she was mortally wounded but a steel in her corset deflected the bullet, offering hope. Swartz had pressed his attentions, which Pennington refused.
Peter Woodring a civil war veteran from Waterloo proposes diverting the $40,000 state fund for his Vicksburg peace jubilee trip to Red Cross or other war work. He aims to foster a patriotic movement to channel the money to relief and commendable war efforts.
Seven neighbors joined teams to help Clarence Evans of Allamakee county after a colt kicked him, causing internal injuries, several broken ribs, and a fractured shoulder.
The Cherokee restaurants are saving all potato eyes and giving them to local garden clubs free of charge for seed. A prize of 88 has been offered for the best potatoes grown from this seed.
A Brandon Springs Alabama reader praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for his baby’s whooping cough. The ad notes it is sold by R A Enghertson. The page also advertises Dean's Ointment for piles available at all stores.
Neal Gregory discusses the North McGregor to Prairie du Chien pontoon bridge in the Milwaukee Railway System Employer Magazine. The piece explains operation, history, and the shift from hydraulic jacks to electric power for raising and lowering the floor system, plus seasonal challenges and crew routines.
A writer from May Woman’s Home Companion calls rhubarb a premier spring tonic. It is cheap and abundant, easy to grow, and can be preserved in cold water for winter. The piece lists many uses from cold soups to desserts and stresses choosing a fine grained, tender variety.
The list notes Iowa items from Okoboji spending 25000 for new golf links to Osage eradicating stray dogs. It cites Spring Grove hosting a June 2022 homecoming and Caledonia sending twenty youths to the army.
A collage of quirky lines and local quirks references Decorah Wisconsin moneyed talk and a bear's store. It notes everyday sayings about Neutrality and social bumper sticker style lines and jokes about a spite fence and center of the universe.
Fifty years ago Russia proposed dispatching a fleet of ironclads to cover Alaska purchases. The piece notes Union Pacific trains running 206 miles west of Omaha and local incidents including a fatal accident near Brush Creek. Other items mention a brick addition planned on Broadway and a daily Lansing stage service replacing tri weekly. The Cresco courthouse walls near completion and the M E church district conference set for next week are listed alongside local fraternal and political notes.
The state board of health recorded 1,985 deaths in Iowa for December. In Allamakee 8, Chickasaw 5, Clayton 16, Fayette 18, Howard 7, Winneshiek 18. Causes include still births, cancer, apoplexy, heart disease, broncho pneumonia, pulmonary congestion, digestive disease, Bright's disease, ee birth, senility, and not specified.
Advert says Chamberlains Liniment eases chronic muscular rheumatism and pain with relief worth many times its cost. Sold by R. A. Engbertson in Ady.
Valuations placed on rail lines operating in Winneshiek County total 666,741 dollars across twelve townships. All corporations are listed except Spillville. Conover would be off the map if not for Spillville. The distribution notes values across Jackson, Decorah, Orleans, Lincoln, Madison, Calmar, Washington, Springfield, Military, Bloomfield, Calmar, and Castalia townships with multiple corporate entries such as Calmar and Castalia rail interests.
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