Printers Meet for Second Annual Joint Session in New Hampton
The First District Minnesota and North eastern Iowa Ben Franklin clubs gathered in New Hampton last Friday and Saturday with about forty printers and publishers. Senator G L Caswell spoke on Iowa Press Association work and advertising. Herman Roe discussed rising costs and newspaper expenses. R W Wolverton urged direct mail campaigns. C C Campbell praised truth in business and inspired printers, merchants, and farmers. Judge A N Hobson spoke on law and the newspaper, libel, and scandals, followed by Farmer and Printer remarks from Brand. W T Leyden invited a Winona meeting next year and Waukon welcomed the NEF Iowa club.
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Minnesota
Iowa
Ben Franklin
New Hampton
G. L. Caswell
Denison
Iowa Press Association
Herman Roe
The
Northfield News
C. C. Campbell
Ellendale
Minnesota Club
A. N. Hobson
West Union
Hobson
Brand
Chickasaw County
W. T. Leyden
Winona
E. J. Feuling
New Hamion
Campbell
Leyden
Bro. Potter
Waukon Standard
City Council and Commercial Club
N.ef
Waukon
Modern Highwaymen of America Organizes Youth Club
In Fayette Town a unique youth group named the Modern Highwaymen of America gathers thirteen boys ages nine to fifteen. They clean roads for ten cents an hour in exchange for long automobile trips, with fifteen dollars per car per day granted for rides, while aiming to improve highways and instill industry.
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Highwaymen of America
Fayette
Order of Highwaymen
Unusual May Snowball Scene in Charles City
A rare sight occurred in Charles City last week as four barefoot boys played snowball in a north side hollow during the second week of May. The children gathered snow for the game from the hollow, creating an unusual spring scene.
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Charles City
Crop Inspector Envisions Fruit Boom in Winneshiek County
John Whithead of Norfolk Virginia, visiting Decorah, says Winneshiek County has top fruit potential on bluff lands and hilltops, with limestone soils ideal for apples and grapes. He notes fruit tree planting and honey production could follow increased orchard activity, citing local history near Decorah.
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John Whithead
Norfolk
St. Cloud
Secret Service
Towa
Whithead
Decorah
Winnes
Winneshiek County
Joseph Steyer
Farming the Right of Way Along Public Roads
C D Carr roadmaster for Rock Island reports farmers and townspeople along the West Union to Postville line are leasing right of way land under the company's program. Carr plants two acres of potatoes on right of way near West Union. J H Cline Milwaukee road agent at West Union offers blank leases. interested parties may apply to an agent or section foreman.
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C. D. Carr
Rock Island
West Union
Postville
Decorah
Carr
J. H. Cline
Milwaukee Road
Milwaukee
Pastorate Shifts Follow Death of C A Peddicord
Following the death of Rev C A Peddicord at McGregor Methodist Church a district wide pastorate shakeup is announced. Rev B A Alexander moves to McGregor from Greene, Rev T B Cooper goes from Masonville to Greene, Rev C J Rose leaves Strawberry Point for Masonville, Prof Gilmer from Upper Town University will serve Strawberry Point till year end, Rev J A Young transfers from Waukon to Fayette, Rev J B Bird moves from Monona to Waukon, and Rev Clyde Baker departs Epworth for Monona.
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C. A. Peddicord
McGregor Methodist Church
B. A. Alexander
Greeley
McGregor
T. B. Cooper
Masonville
C. J. Rose
Strawberry Point
Gilmer
Upper Town University
J. A. Young
Waukon
Fayette
J. B. Bird
Monona
Clyde Baker
Epworth
Farm Improvement Association Plans Labor Recruitment
The Farm Improvement Association of Marshall County will recruit farm labor on a business basis. W. A. Buchanan, the county agent, will lead the effort to enlist experienced farm hands to work in Marshall County. The demand for labor far exceeds supply.
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Farm Improvement Association of
Marshall County
W. A. Buchanan
Youthful wrestle leaves Cresco boy with broken arm
The seven-year-old son of Mr and Mrs Geo Price living east of Cresco suffered a broken arm during a school recess when he wrestled playfully. He walked home alone after the injury and a neighbor found him lying by the road and brought him home.
Egg Measures Seven Inches Around Nine Long
Elmer Clayton delivered a hen’s egg to the office that measured seven inches around and nine inches in length and weighed a quarter of a pound. At current prices this would fetch a sizable sum if eggs were sold by weight.
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Elmer Clayton
Local Notes Highlight Fire Losses and Community Efforts
Community updates report Red Cross organizing in West Union and Benton county, Edgewood school fire damage, Luana baby week, Reno to Lansing plant move, Marcus memorial address by Harding, Foster & Son hog weighed, Mrs. Brady egg sales, Hamp ton Latimer store fire loss of 5000, Preston branch trains slowed, Independence bank subscribes 50000 to Liberty loan, Mason City fines for fish and game, Cutler Robinson horse and buggy theft, Decorah mail uncollected, Paul Bear found home, C C Wolf pledges 30000 gym on LU Fayette campus.
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Edgewood
Luana
Reno
Minn
Lansing
Benton County
Harding
Marcus
Cherokee County
Foster & Son
Riceville
W. E. Brady
Independence
Latimer Bros
Hampton
First National Bank of Independence
Liberty Loan
Mason City
Cutler Robinson
Oelwein
Decorah
Arneson
W. H. Davis
Paul Bear
Pittsburg
Kas
Patterson- Gollmar Circus
Vinton
Iowa cattle boom: Adel farmer sells purebred bull to South America
Bert Brown of near Adel reports to the Greater Towa association that he sold a pure bred Short Horn bull to South American buyers. The bull was shipped to Buenos Aires, Argentina, reflecting ongoing interest from South American cattlemen after the Panama-Pacific Exposition. It marks Dallas county’s first reported sale amid renewed Iowa livestock activity.
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Bert Brown
Adel
Greater Towa Association
Buenos Aires
Towa
United States
Iowa
Dallas County
Old Veteran Is Robbed in Canton Home Coin Theft
Canton reporter notes last Thursday an unknown thief familiar with the town entered Terry Denman’s home while he was at a local store. The robber took about $275 in silver and currency from a quart tin can, with Denman estimating the loss between $250 and $300 plus notes and papers.
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Canton
Terry Denman
Denman
Exhumation Sought On Shellsburg Marshal Death
Under county attorney George E. Knapp orders, the body of Harry King of Shellsburg exhumed from his February 13 death. His father, seeking justice, has detectives investigating possible foul play by another person, aiming to locate wounds and determine cause.
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George E. Knapp
Harry King
Shellsburg
Snake Found in Bananas at W. D. Shaull Store
Miss Grace Carr, a clerk at the W. D. Shaull general store in Lamont Buchan an county, uncovered a three foot reptile coiled around a banana stalk late Wednesday afternoon. The snake was removed and placed in a fruit jar.
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Grace Carr
W. D. Shaull General Store
Lamont
Buchanan County
Miss Carr
Bids Rejected for Sisters' Dwelling at Ossian Bank
At Ossian State Bank yesterday morning bids for a new Sisters' dwelling were opened but all were rejected. Five bids ranged around $20,000, far above the anticipated $12,000 to $15,000. Plans for building are postponed to a future time.
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Ossian Bee
Ossian State Bank
Canning Crop Shortage Threatens Iowa Food Supply
Iowa State college expert Dean C F Curtiss warns a shortage of canning crops looms as 40 Iowa canning factories report contracts for only about half the needed acreage. He urges nearby farmers to grow 5 or more acres of sweet corn within 10 miles of canning plants to guarantee profits and help cushion nationwide canned goods shortages. Sweet corn is favored for reliability cash demand timing and silage quality. Evergreen variety seed is recommended with factories supplying seed.
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Iowa
Dean C. F. Curtiss
Iowa State College
Amés
Panther Sightings Wapsipinnicon Area Alarm Families
Residents near the Wapsipinnicon river north and east of Whittier and Springville in Linn County are warned to avoid woods along the stream after reports the panther or cougar remains in the area. A 400 pound sow was mangled Sunday, indicating the animal’s continued presence and prompting armed vigilance by locals.
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Whittier
Springville
Linn County
Fred Bowdish
Fire at North Buena Vista destroys two buildings
A mysterious blaze in North Buena Vista Clayton County last Friday destroyed two buildings and threatened Milwaukee stock yards. Loss estimated at 7000 dollars as the fire, discovered after gaining headway in the department store, spread to a pool room and stock pens. One shed and the scales were burned.
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Milwaukee
North Buena Vista
Clayton County
New Bridges Across Paul Ege Land South of Ossian
Geo. E. Cooney of Fort Atkinson finishes unloading a carload of bridge steel in Ossian as the county proceeds with two new bridges near Paul Ege land. Each span measures about thirty two feet in length.
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Ossian Bee
Geo. E. Cooney
Fort Atkinson
Ossian
Paul Egeland
City Seeks Bids for Mill Race Bridge Replacement
Sealed bids will be received until 4 30 P M Wednesday June 6 1917 for replacing the bridge across the Mill race on Court Street. City reserves right to reject all bids. Specifications on file at City Clerk office. L B DALE City Clerk.
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Mill Race
Court Street
Hw City
Dubuque Shipyard Wins Contract for Submarine Chasers
The Dubuque Boat and Boiler Works secured the contract to build two submarine chasers, 110 feet long, powered by three gasoline engines at 660 horsepower, capable of 21 mph, drawing 4.5 to 5 feet, for a crew of 22. They will be wooden hulls, a departure from the yard’s recent steel boats, and delivery is planned to New Orleans within four months. The yard is under heightened militia guard while construction proceeds.
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Dubuque
New Orleans
Old Snow Storm Reports Deep Drifts Across County
J L Cameron county surveyor recounts a early May snow storm in Winneshiek county. Six inches on Saturday melting to ten inches by Sunday with drifts three to seven feet deep and roads blocked between Fremont Hesper and Decorah. He took eight and a half hours to cover seventeen miles while wheat crops were praised as unusually good.
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The
Republican
J. L. Cameron
Fremont
Hesper
Decorah
College Animals Set Chicago Steer Price Record
Forty eight steers fed by Town State college Ames animal husbandry topped the Chicago market at 13.00 per hundred. The experimental herd yielded about 40 dollars per head and followed a statewide Iowa cattle feeding day demonstrations showing silage plus reduced grain can fatten steers profitably.
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Town State College
Ames
Chicago
Iowa
Bold Hotel Theft At Hotel McQuilkin In Waucoma
A couple registered as D. J. Wright and wife stole Miss Potter’s wardrobe from the second floor office area at Hotel McQuilkin after checking in Friday night. About $50 in new garments vanished before 11 pm, no car number found, sheriff and local police alerted.
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Dewey
Oelwein
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State Association
Young Highwaymen
Chatfield News
Wauken
Red Cross
Preston
C. C. Wolf
Parkersburg
Dean
Dale
Bates
New York
John C. Hexom & Son
Bo. Mi
Torrison
Henry Gullikson
Julia Fagre
Kalo
MenthoJeli Co
Albert Lea
Mion
Gouraud
FERD
T. Hopkins & Son
Ingvoldstad Lumber Co
Corah
IOW
Ben Bear
BEN Bear CO
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