June Investigation Tour Planned by State College Extension
A five-person team from the Farm Crops Animal Husbandry Agricultural Engineering Soils and Farm Experimentation departments will tour Winneshiek county farms in Decorah on June 26 with about 60 to 75 farmers expected. A pre tour meeting will be held that evening to outline findings and prior work. weather may shift to a day meeting in town.
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Department of Agricultural Extension
Town State College
Decorah
Winneshiek County
Ames
M. D. Whitney
Prosper. Minn
Mason City Director Convicted in Mail Fraud Case
Col. Alfred C. Stewart of Mason City and fellow International Lumber and Development officials were convicted in Philadelphia of using the U.S. mail to defraud investors in Mexican property. Stewart was fined 1000 dollars and sentenced to one year imprisonment.
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Alfred C. Stewart
Mason City
International Lumber and Development Company
Philadelphia
United States Mail
Outlaw Baseball Club Planned in St Louis Under Fraser
Outlaw baseball gains momentum with clubs outside major leagues. De Corah figure Ick Fraser is set to manage an outlaw club in St. Louis, signaling a possible shift in early 20th century independent teams.
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Ick Fraser
Decorah
St. Louis
Hog Sales Report From Hampton Auction
D W Mubhlenbruch sold fifty one hogs to Frank J Seantlebury at Hampton weighing 21 890 pounds. Harry Rodemeyer sold sixty hogs to Mr Seantlebury but lighter in weight earned 1789 dollars.
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D. W. Mubhlenbruch
Frank J. Seantlebury
Hampton
Porkers
Harry Rodemeyer
Mr. Seantlebury
Egg Set Record by Mrs Smith Hen in Marshalltown
A Marshalltown hen owned by Mrs Walter Smith laid a monstrous egg measuring eight inches long and six and three quarters inches in circumference and weighing a quarter of a pound. The egg rivaled legendary roc eggs in size and astonished local residents.
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Walter Smith
Marshalltown
Dog Attack Sparks Family Defense In Near Town Incident
Freddie Zwanziger seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Mike Zwanziger east of Nashau was bitten by the family dog during a distressing close encounter. The dog resisted peaceful advances and only ceased after the father returned from the barn and fired the family shotgun.
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Nashau
Freddie
Mike Zwanziger
Fido
Little Boy Drowned At Buffalo River Anamosa
A 10 year old boy named Davis drowned in the Buffalo river at Anamosa last Wednesday while playing on the river bank. H A Turner who supervises the prison farm saw the commotion and helped retrieve the body after about an hour in about fifteen feet of water.
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Davis
Buffalo
Anamosa
H. A. Turner
One-Legged Des Moines Man Rescued Near Mason City
Philip Galvin, 45, found wandering in woods near Mason City in a dazed state after losing his crutch swimming a river. Rescued by J. C. Williams and placed in sheriff’s custody. Doctors say he was nearly starved. he gave the name John Kemler of Des Moines as a friend.
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Philip Galvin
Des Moines
Mason City
J. C. Williams
John Kemler
Woman Rescues Babe From Blaze At Hoffman Farm
Mrs Robert Hoffman risked her life to save her infant from a smokehouse fire on the Hoffman farm near Luther Boone county. The child is thought to have started the blaze with matches. The mother suffered burns not seriously and the flames spread to outbuildings and farm gear including meat, a cream separator and machinery.
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Robert Hoffman
Hoffman
Luther
Boone County
Mysterious Fire Destroys Ed Sheehy Saloon Landmark
Early Sunday hours last week a blaze consumed the Ed Sheehy saloon building in Postville. John Floyd, hotel clerk at the Commercial, spotted the fire as he walked to meet the westbound Milwaukee train, the glow visible through the windows.
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Postville Review
Ed. Sheehy
Postville
John Floyd
Commercial Hotel
Milwaukee Depot
Decorah District Conference Held at Postville Iowa
The Decorah district of the Methodist Episcopal church met in Postville April 28 29 with Rev. N A Mershon presiding. Lectures by E E Bennett Cur ran and R W Cooper stirred attendees. Licenses granted include Spencer A Giles and renewals for Ortis E Hatfield and Robert Tipton.
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Decorah
Methodist Episcopal Church
Postville
Iowa
N. A. Mershon
E. E. Bennett
Upper Town University
A. B. Curran
Charles City
R. W. Cooper
Upper Iowa University
Methodist Brotherhood
Spencer A. Giles
Ortis E. Hatfield
Robert Tipton
Fire destroys Eagle Grove armory and more
A large fire last Wednesday in Eagle Grove began in the national guard armory which also served as an opera house. The armory, plus $8,000 worth of guardsmen equipment, burned totaling about $35,000. The adjacent Odd Fellows hall and drug store were saved, but a hay barn nearby and a Quaker Oats elevator were also destroyed, with combined losses around $7,000.
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National Guard
Eagle Grove
Odd Fellows Hall
Bert Waddell
Quaker Oats Co
Two-Headed Calf At Lilly Farm Draws Crowd
A two faced calf with four ears and four eyes was born to Mr. Anderson's cow and visited by many autoists at Lilly farm. The creature, a double header with two tongues and two sets of teeth, could not lift its head and died of weakness Monday.
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Northwood Index
Lilly Farm
Anderson
Ben Bear Offers Wide Range of Men's Furnishings
Headquarters for neckwear gloves hosiery underwear and linen collars with the latest styles at positively lowest prices. Come and see. Ben Bear.
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Ben Bear
Negro sues theater for color based ticket denial
B. H. Jones, a Black man, sues H. C. Jorgenson owner of the Columbia moving picture theater in Waterloo claiming he was refused admission due to color. He notes a sign reading colored patronage not solicited at the box office and argues Iowa law guarantees equal right to purchase admission to public amusements.
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H. C. Jorgenson
Columbia Moving Picture Theater
Waterloo
B. H. Jones
Iowa
Rooseveltian Swine Family at Atwood Stock Farm
Manager Ti Lasselle reports a Rooseveltian swine brood at Atwood stock farm with eighteen piglets born. Two offspring failed to thrive and apparently gave up, while the remainder and the mother are thriving. sixteen seem to form a very likely family.
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Northwood Index
Ti. J. Lasselle
Atwood Stock Farm
Narrow Escape For Farmer At Interlocking Switch
D Carpenter of Webster City was saved from an Illinois Central train by a switch tower worker after he fell from a moving stock car. He suffered serious injuries to the abdomen and back and is not yet out of danger.
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D. Carpenter
Webster City
Illinois Central
Fire destroys half of Al Burnette block
A blaze of unknown origin wrecked half the main business block in Al Burnette, causing about 10000 in losses with all contents gone. Buildings burned included J. C. Anderson's property housing Lear Bros. restaurant and barber shop, J. C. Kruse furniture store, M. J. Weislogle pool hall, and the local telephone exchange sustained heavy damage.
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Alburnette
J. C. Anderson
Lear Bros
J. C. Kruse
M. J. Weislogle
Man Suffers Severe Burns In Compound Accident
W. P. Dunlap of Mason City may have two permanently crippled hands after a sequence of burns. He first burned them with carbolic acid then used an alcohol bath in treatment. While lighting a cigarette after the treatment his hands burst into flame and burned again.
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W. P. Dunlap
Mason City
House Cleaning at Last
Decorah Steam Laundry announces carpet rug wool blanket and quilt cleaning at a very cheap price with guaranteed work. The wagon will call for your items for pickup and cleaning.
Seals and Sea-Lions to Appear in May Show
Ungainly creatures perform feats of ball throwing catching and balancing while the Sealskin Band and Orchestra from the North Pole present twice daily concerts under contract with Gollmar Brothers. Feature billed as the greatest animal training exhibition in the world. Show arrives May 19 at the circus tents.
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Sealskin
North Pole
Gollmar Brothers
April Weather Report for Des Moines Area
F H Baker notes April mean max 61 1, mean min 87, max 83 on the 22nd and min 23 on the 26th. Rain fell six days totaling 0.126 inch, a record low in years. Frost occurred on six days with no heavy damage. Miss Jane Fairman retires after forty three years with the Illinois Central Railroad.
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F. H. Baker
Agricultural Department
Des Moines
Jane Fairman
Illinois Central Railroad
Burned to Death at Lehigh Portland Cement Plant
Daniel D. Costangio, a young Italian worker at the Lehigh Portland Cement plant, was fatally burned in the furnace area last week. Fire near a coal dust bin ignited. he tried to extinguish it but his clothes caught fire, causing fatal burns as he leaped from a beam.
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Mason City Times
Lehigh Portland Cement
Daniel D. Costangio
Daniel
Woman Dies by Her Own Hand in Elkader
Mrs. Best wife of Wm Best aged 58 took her own life in a dawn act leaving while her husband slept. He found her later in a barn on nearby lots with the instrument of death beside her causing shock in the community.
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Elkader Democrat
Best
Wm. Best
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Mershon
Negro Sues
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Frozen North
H. F. Thompson
West Water St
EJ. Parmans Drug and Jewelry Store
Edison Blue
Amberol
Gylinder Records
Sepfemers
Severt Larsen
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