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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1916
Page
1
A mixed notice lists Decorah Iowa medical doctors Albert E Conrad M D Hoeg M D and Dr Jewel with office hours and contacts. It also names Urban Urban osteopathic physicians over Decorah Bakery plus local services from Gugar Bowl Ice Cream Factory Otto Dahhelm proprietor and a printing binding operation with an address on Washington Street.
A jumble of comments on finance, politics, war, and society. Topics include wealth and debt, cinema versus movies, immigration, Canada’s king rule, automobile growth, and Watchful Waiting postwar economics. Notable mentions: Mr. Wilson, Mrs. suffrage, Hearst press, and the temper of Des Moines and Des Moines songs.
The Greater Iowa Association notes rising interest in Spanish at Iowa State University as a pathway to expanding livestock and manufactured goods exports to Spanish speaking nations in South and Central America. Growth in Spanish studies reflects national trend toward future commerce with the Western Hemisphere.
Figures from the Dairy and Food Commissioner for the year ending November 1 reveal Iowa creamery butter production of 7,628,788 pounds selling at 26,933,825 dollars. Nearly five sixths of output is sold out of state, while 5.3 million gallons of ice cream were made, and 681,315 pounds of cheese were produced. The state’s dairy cows number 710,714 with 119,428 patrons operating 107,853 cream separators. Dairy products other than milk totaling 336,671,825 dollars were removed from the soil without harming fertility.
Herdsmen and student helpers at Iowa State College ready about sixty six head of stock for the International Live Stock Show in Chicago from December 2 to 9. Entries include twenty fat steers fifteen fat hogs twenty five fat wethers and six draft horses or colts. The college fat steers will be sold after the show and hogs similarly marketed while horses and sheep return to the farms. A student judging team will compete with other agricultural colleges, with elimination contests ongoing to select the team to represent the college at the International show.
William Hagenbuch serves notice of a libel suit against Fred Voelker seeking about 10 000 alleging Voelker previously claimed Hagenbuch butchered and sold diseased cattle in violation of statutes and professional ethics. Both men are prominent residents.
A compact essay urging residents to recognize a town’s value to nearby farms. It stresses improving roads, engaging in local policy, and supporting community welfare to enhance both town and country life. The piece notes personal responsibility in shaping town character and prosperous rural living.
Rock Island reports last year earnings equivalent to 4.22 percent on actual investment. The surplus from income added 2,957,281 to profit and loss after a prior year deficit of 734,676. Operating revenue rose 6.2 percent while expenses rose 1.9 percent. Taxes and uncollectible revenue climbed 6.3 percent. Operating income up 23.5 percent and miscellaneous income 2.8 percent higher, total income up 20.8 percent.
The tussock moth, a tree destroying caterpillar moth, has arrived in vast numbers in Webster City. A concerted action is to be taken to rid the community.
A St Paul and Minnesota Southern delegation led by W L Sontag and A T Stebbins visited Decorah to drum up local support for extending the electric line from Rochester to Decorah and on to Dubuque. Promoters cited completed segments, solid earnings, and plans to issue stock subscriptions payable upon completion, with local towns ready to appoint a committee to inspect the project.
The 1846 proclamation set November 26 as Thanksgiving Day amid the Mexican War and Iowa’s looming statehood. Clarke urged gratitude for continued existence and prosperity, health, education, Christianity, and the nation’s military triumph, calling on light and wisdom from above.
Cedar Rapids city council authorizes Finance Commissioner J. D. Kennedy to import potatoes at low cost and sell to consumers for cash with a maximum of ten bushels per buyer to ease the cost of living.
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