Northeast Iowa Horticultural Society Meet Set in Decorah
The Northeast Iowa Horticultural Society will hold its annual meeting in Decorah on November 16 to 18, 1915. Prominent fruit growers will attend, with a display of fruit and vegetables offering over 400 in prizes. The program includes lectures, exhibits, tours, a banquet, and elections, open to the public.
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Northeastern Iowa Horticultural Society
Decorah
Lowa
Iowa
Winneshiek County
County Fairs Aid Total and Individual Allowances
Ninety three county and district fairs were held in the state this year with state aid totaling 48 591 40 dollars. Allocations varied by county with Chickasaw and Winneshiek receiving 1 148 20 and 310 82 respectively while Floyd and Howard county outcomes are noted. The 36th General Assembly raised the small fair appropriation and capped the maximum at 800 per year per fair based on premium calculations.
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Allamakee
Clayton
Chickasaw
Fayette
Winneshick
Howard County
Thirty-sixth
General Assembly
Winneshiek
Floyd
Black Hawk
Fremer County
Prize Chickens Ship to San Francisco Exposition
Eleven crates of prize poultry from the county depart by American Express wagon to compete at the San Francisco exposition. Birds include Rhode Island Reds White Plymouth Rocks and Wyandottes from Martin Christopher Hargreaves Wm Aders and H E Miller. They proceed to Des Moines for care by Anthony Stocker amid 400 plus birds for a national display.
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American Express Company
San Francisco
Martin Christopher
Rhode Island
Plymouth Rocks
H. E. Miller
Wyandottes
Des Moines
Anthony Stocker
American Express
Pacific Coast
Printers Entertained by Oelwein Citizens
The Northeastern town hosts the Ben Franklin Club from Rock Island with a motor escort and a fire truck demonstration. They tour the Great Western railroad shops and attend a business session headlined by Caswell and McCulloch, noting Oelwein’s growth and civic pride.
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Ben Branklin Club
Oelwein
Rock Island
Supt. Crownover
Great Western Railroad
Middle West
Ben Franklin Club
Caswell
State Press Association
F. H. McCulloch
Next Year Court Dates Set by Judges Springer Hobson
Judges Springer and Hobson announce next year's terms for multiple counties. Allamakee county dates on January 3 and September 4. March 20 and October 16 for Hobson. Chickasaw county dates February 21 and October 2 with Hobson and Springer on other dates. Clayton county dates January W and September 4 with Hobson and Springer on April and October 16. Fayette county list January 24 and September 11 with Hobson, April 17 and October 30 with Springer. Howard county dates March 16 and October 2 for Springer. May 15 and December 4 for Hobson. Winneshiek county dates January 31 and September 18 with Springer. April 17 and November 1 with Hobson.
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Springer and
Hobson
Allamakee County
Springer
Winneshick County
Census Report Shows Iowa City Population Shifts
Secretary of state releases spring census figures noting a state gain of 106 950 over the 1910 federal count. Mason City posts the largest rise at 42 percent, Decorah ranks second in the district, and five towns including Muscatine Knoxville Anamosa Seymour and Teawarden report declines. Leading cities list Oelwein 7111 Cresco 3194 Decorah 4007 New Hampton 2054 Waukon 2159 with various gains.
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Muscatine
Knoxville
Anamosa
Seymour
Teawarden
Mason City
Decorah
McGregor
West Union
Oelwein
Cresco
New Hampton
Waukon
Timely corn purchase advised for hog feeders
Winneshiek County State Bank urges buying corn for hog feeding when priced near seventy cents per bushel. The Republican notes farmers already buying or planning to buy corn, arguing profits from feeding hogs now exceed selling unfinished hogs.
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Winneshiek County State Bank
Republican
Calmar Hotel Company Incorporation Planned
An advertisement in the Calmar Courier reveals the Vierce hotel buyers will form the Calmar Hotel Company with 750 shares of 100 dollars each totaling 875000. The charter runs twenty years and a board of directors listed includes C J Weiser O P L Ode Carl Meyer HL Giesen and J Buseh.
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Calmar Courier
Vierce Hotel
Calmar Hotel Company
C. J. Weiser
PL Ode
Carl Meyer
Giesen
Buseh
Horse Falls From Bluff Injuring Henry Strack
Last Thursday morning Henry Strack’s horse approached the bluff edge north of the city causing the earth to crumble. The animal fell to the road below and broke its neck. The loss falls heavily on Mr Strack. Cheese Day Saturday Nov 13 at YRED J ROSENTHAL’S.
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Henry Strack
Mr. Strack
Rosenthal's
Lady Luxury Delight Comes to Decorah Grand Opera House
A glowing Minneapolis Tribune notice hails Lady Luxury as bright and clean in the tradition of old time musical comedy. The Decorah audience will see a clever, funny show with a novel plot and sprightly music performed by a capable company. performances begin Monday evening November 15.
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Twin City
Daryl B. Storrs
Minneapolis Tribune
Decorah Grand Opera House
Mr. Storrs
The
Tribune
Metropolitan
Minneapolis
Luxury
New York
Chicago
Lady Luxury
Arthur Sullivan
Gustav Luders
Grand Opera House Draws Big Crowds in Decorah
A Decorah Grand Opera House performance of Fiske Hara drew a full house with attendees from Ossian Calmar and Preston Minnesota. The Canton Reporter notes sixteen residents traveled to the show, crediting the automobile for making long distance trips easier and more enjoyable.
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Decorah
Ossian
Calmar
Preston
Minn
Canton
Decorah Rod and Gun Club Announces Silver Cups
Last year the Decorah Rod and Gun Club offered silver loving cups for the largest black bass or trout. The bass contest faded due to poor fishing but Mrs. Fod Curtin registered a three and a half pound bass, likely securing the cup. Vern Kennard leads the trout class with a twelve plus inch trout over a pound. Prizes are expected again next year for similar catches.
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Decorah Rod and Gun Club
Fod. Curtin
Vern Kennard
Church Notes and Series on Prayer and Belgium
Congregational services Sunday include a morning sermon on The Relationship of Desire to Prayer and of Prayer to Desire and an evening talk Why the World Sympathizes with Little Belgium with special music. Methodist services 10 30 Communion and an In Memoriam address at 7 30. Second of the Business Men of Decorah series. Madam Ohlsen Solem to sing despite bad weather.
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Belgium
Decorah
Sacred Concerts Set in Lincoln and Springfield Churches
A church concert schedule features Mrs A M Rovelstad as soprano with the Luther Colle orchestra and the lauwen Singing Society. A 2 PM Lincoln Lutheran church concert follows by a 7 30 PM Springfield township performance both under Prof Carle Br Sperati supervision.
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A. M. Rovelstad
Luther Colle
Lauwen Singing Society
Lincoln Lutheran Church
Young People’s Society
Rev
D.C. Jordahl
Kvamme
Springfield Township
Carle BR. Sperati
Obituary Fragments Recall Gjere And Fortun Elders
Obituary notices report the deaths of Andreas Gjere aged about 83 at his son in law Martin Peters home in Highlandville with funeral services at the Peterson home and Big Canoe church. Also noted is the death of Mrs Ingeborg Fortun aged about 88 in Glenwood township with services at Glenwood church.
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Andreas Gjere
Martin Peter
Highlandville
Mr. Gjere
Voss
Norway
America
Wisconsin
Winneshirk County
Richland Township
Gjere
Thomas
Knute
Ingeborg Fortun
C. A. Fortun
Glenwood Township
Mrs. Fortun
Ingeborg Hendrickson
Borgund
Ole Fortun
Union Prairie
Allamakee County
Chris
Henry
Anna Eidum
Gary
Minn
Fortun
Glenwood Church
Rev. Searvie
Weekly Weather Report Highlights Past Week
The past week was generally fair with rain yesterday. Temperatures ranged from 35 to 75 degrees with a warm Sunday and a lone thunder shower in the evening. Rainfall recorded includes 0.74 inches for the period and 0.10 inch on yesterday.
Decorah Markets Report Shows Hog Weakness
Markets show little change except hogs which show weakness due to rushing to market of young animals. Wheat remains near 81.00, barley for best malting, oats 27¢, corn varieties imported yellow New 2 and mixed. Hogs run 85.25 to 86.75, eggs 250, dairy butter 27¢, Timothy 600 to 675.
Auto Wreck on Big Hill Near City
An auto ran off the Highhandville road Tuesday evening on the big hill north of the city. Steering gear failure caused the car to leave the road and overturn in the ditch, throwing the occupants out. None were seriously hurt.
Storm Toll Near Deggyah and Prosper
A Sunday night storm battered Deggyah with heavy winds. An overloaded automobile traveling from Winona hit the storm near Prosper and lost its top in the gust, though no injuries occurred, and occupants were soaked.
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Deggyah
Winona
Fire scare at Curleys café turns out harmless
Dining room at St. Cloud erupts in supper time alarm as diners hear of a fire in Curleys café downstairs. It proves to be only a chimney burning out with no damage reported.
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St. Cloud
Curley's
Hart, Schaffner & Marx Suit Endorsed by Local Store
Local retailer BEN BEAR endorses Hart, Schaffner & Marx suits, asserting full value for every dollar and urging customers to shop WS & Mo for quality clothing. Fred J. Rosenthal will discuss cheese varieties this Saturday with 14 to 46 options noted as all good.
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WS. & Mo
Ben Bear
Fred J. Rosenthal
Stock Shipments From Decorah Stations Show Strong Week
Cattle shipments last weekend were solid with 17 cars to Kansas via the Milwaukee road on Saturday and seven cars of cattle plus four of hogs to Chicago via the Rock Island on Sunday. Weekly totals reach 24 cattle cars and 11 hog cars valued around 340000 dollars. Jurreson, buyer for Henry Reeves, sent seven double deck hog cars to eastern markets. The Winneshiek County State Bank paid out hog purchases totaling 11441.45, with Saturday’s hog payout alone at 4252.45.
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Milwaukee Road
Satarday
Kansas
Young & Paine
G. T. Pearson
Me Haugen
Rock Island
Sunlay
Equity Society
Chicago
Jurreson
Henry Reeves
Decorah
Winneshiek County
The Elks Memorial Service in Decorah
The Decorah lodge of Elks No 445 will hold the memorial service on the first Sunday afternoon in December. The event features Mgr M X Geske of Meihregor delivering the oration. Geske is a member of the Clayton county bar and a fellow Elk. All are invited to attend in the lodge room.
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Decorah Lodge of Elks
C. N. Houck
Committee of Arrangements
Mgr. M. X. Geske
Meihregor
Geske
Clayton County
Winter of ’52 Recalled by Alonzo Bradish
Alonzo Bradish recalls a 63 year old winter when on November 6th eighteen inches of snow covered the region and stayed all season. He notes past seasons arrived in orderly fashion while modern weather and styles have changed.
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Alonzo Bradish
Big Pickerel Tops Local Fishing Trip
A party of sportsmen fished the lower dam last week with modest results. R. TH. Tracy landed the largest catch, a pickerel weighing 64 pounds.
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R. TH. Tracy
Democrats weigh Geske for district congress nomination
The democrats of the district seriously discuss nominating Mr. M. XN. Geske the lawyer at Meihegor as a candidate for congress next year.
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M. XN. Geske
Meihegor
Congress
Asa W. Adams Dead At Waterloo
Word from Waterloo reports A. W. Adams died this morning at 1 30. Funeral will be held Sunday at 2 30 p m at the Baker home. He is the father of Mrs G Baker.
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Waterloo
A.W. Adams
Fresh Produce From Fred J. Rosenthal This Week
Apples, flour and potatoes arrive this week with Grade A apples from New York orchards. The fancy pack offers superb quality. Order early. Fred J. Rosenthal.
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New York
Fred J. Rosenthal
Range for Sale Two Years Old Round Oak Range
Range for sale description: Round Oak range two years old in first class condition. Will be sold to heap if taken soon. Located at GEO H. Baker 42 in Day Street.
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Heap
Geo
H. Baker
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