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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1914
Page
3
Decorah residents praise Adler-ika for bowel and stomach relief. A single dose of Buckthorn bark glycerine and other ingredients reportedly alleviates sour stomach gas and constipation quickly, with users noting it as superior to ordinary remedies. R A Engbertson, local druggist, endorses Adler-ika.
On November 17 Paramount features The Making of Bobby Burnit with Edward Abeles in Laskey’s stage adaptation. Night show 15c all seats. matinee 3 45 p m adults 15c children 5c. Saturday matinee 1 15 pm to 5 pm with pictures at 7 pm 10c.
Postmaster appointment at Fredericksburg announced. Lane Bros ice house at West Union burned. J. J. Sliter opens a trout hatchery at Houston. Charles City man Chas Crosby dies after fall. Webster City millers donate corn meal to Belgians. Mason City youths jailed for Halloween pranks. Janesville bank robbery attempt fails. Debarked letters list for Decorah. Eagles shot near Charles City and Emmetsburg with wingspans noted.
Warren Harvey born December 11 1855 in Craftsbury Vermont died November 6 1914 after a prolonged illness. Survived by wife Ella Donalson and two children Alice Wait Canton Minn and Harry Harvey Burr Oak Iowa. Funeral at Canton M E church interment Burr Oak cemetery. Anton P Rude born May 23 1857 Christiania Norway died recently of esophageal cancer. Funeral at United Lutheran church interment Norwegian cemetery. Survived by ten of eleven children Florence Dreschler St Paul T TH Taggen Muscatine Hilda Mabel Lily Rose Myrtle Julia Nellie Esther. Family notes his industrious life and good citizenship.
Deputy Game Warden B E Bucknell received a telegram announcing a carload of game fish would arrive in Decorah for distribution in the Upper Town river. The car unloaded on the morning train and fish such as black bass crappies pickerel and pike were placed above Tavener dam to spawn next spring. Bucknell credits Mr St John of Riceville for the consignment and local sportsmen gain renewed hope.
Dr and Mrs Jewell were driving east on Water street when the car veered onto the sidewalk near Plastmark store. The car struck the east window and door, demolishing the window but causing no major damage to the vehicle or injuries to the occupants.
A Republican reporter spent an hour at the Aase Haugen Home last Friday afternoon, noting progress. Plastering in the upper part is finished, deadening felt laid, flooring to follow, trim soon, and stairways going in. First floor plastering mostly done as grading for sidewalks proceeds outside.
Farmers busy with field work husking corn as markets show no quo table grain prices. Wheat and barley fixed at prior figures while hogs and cattle lack quotes due to Chicago restrictions. Eggs at 22 cents dairy butter 2M and creamery 32e.
After a game, John Ask traveled to Lanesboro with Eugene Kenyon by car. They planned to arrange a professional horse shoes match between Decorah and Lanesboro experts and carried two pairs of shoes for the attempt. Fresh candy shipment mentioned at end.
A musical melodrama titled When Dreams Come True arrives at the Grand opera house. The plot follows Kean Hedges a young American entangled with a Parisian dancer and a pearl smuggling scheme across Havre to New York. Frederic Santley leads a fifty member company with a cast including Jack Mundy Andrew Gla sford Florence Lee Connie Mack Margaret Grae Anna Little and Florence Ingersoll. Seats priced at 1.50 1.00 75 and 50 cents are on sale at FE J Parmans.
Decorah executive committee approved hiring a physical instructor for one night weekly and opening the gym to girls and women on a weekly night if fifty members enroll. Miss Hall and Mrs. McIntyre will continue the program. Ladies urged to notify manager Dr G S Lackland soon. Friday night set for business men with suitable games and exercises.
Next Sunday November lith the corner stone for a new Lutheran church in Lincoln township eight miles south of Ridgeway will be laid. Rev Jordahl of Ridgeway will oversee the church serving Lincoln and Madison townships. Funds are subscribed and work will resume next spring with a sermon by Rev H A Stub or Rev C P Vangsness. Weather may allow a picnic dinner.
The board met this week to canvass votes and found results nearly as reported by the precincts with only minor discrepancies. They noted some Socialist votes in Decorah wards not reflected in returns, then finished bill approvals and took a bridge trip to the county's north area.
Owing to patient disturbance by visitors, hospital inspections are halted. Friends with patients may call during visiting hours, but no more than two visitors are allowed daily. Further restrictions may be imposed if a patient’s condition warrants it.
A Republican report notes that names signed to a prior “A Vote of Thanks” article were not approved by the candidates. The piece was written by a Republican reporter amid victory euphoria. The piece criticizes Brother Biermann for aiding Democrats and urges a higher, courteous campaign in future elections.
The November term of District Court with Judge Hobson opened Monday afternoon. Defaults and probate matters filled the first day before Tuesday's session shifted to contested cases. The Seegmiller will case leads the docket as parties choose a bench trial, and jurors were told to stay home until next Tuesday unless summoned earlier. The term’s length is uncertain, likely extending into late next week at the earliest.
In the Mott store window six near perfect Silver King ears show 5 249 kernels total. If each kernel could reproduce one ear, how many bushels would next year’s yield be from these six ears, a question left for local high school scholars.
H M Mc Reynolds on East Water street boosts capacity with a Black Diamond oven from Marshall Chicago. The bakery will reach 1000 loaves daily and add a bread mixing machine next week, making it one of northern Iowas busiest. Two expert assistants now support the growing operation.
Lovers of the game are reminded the season starts tomorrow night at the Steyver opera house with a double header between Valdez college students and Ossian high school. Decorah school schedules several games, dates not set yet.
The Decorah Motor Car Co building undergoes improvements. Curtin Bros. sourced heavy white oaks from Canoe land for the original frame. Workers discovering the 44 year old oak timbers intact and decay free while removing them reveals the durable construction methods of the era.
The Decorah Republican offers new subscribers a trial that runs until January 1 1916 at 1.50 with two months free. County news is covered by a capable staff and a variety of timely topics each week. Cash must accompany the order and checks payable to The Decorah Republican.
Decorah Posten office building is undergoing major repairs including a new roof and steel beams to support the second story. Beams are run from the cellar to bear floors, and an outside coal bin will be built under the alley between the Posten and Decorah Motor Car Co. An alley paving will extend along the two buildings once the bin is completed.
Lawrence Acres William Pollitt and Harry Wold hunted coon last Thursday night and treed five wild cats and one coon. Lawrence climbed a ninety foot tree to claim a coon but found a wild cat that bit and scratched him though the injuries are not serious.
Methodist Episcopal Church notes announce Sunday services at 10 50 a m with The Christian s Motive and communion at the end. At 7 00 p m the Rev A N Mershon district superintendent of the Decorah District will preach. All cordially invited.
Dr. J. K. Guthrie, surgeon in chief of Decorah hospital, is here this morning to consult all who wish his advice. Thursday has been established as his regular day in Decorah.
Margaret Gellerman advertises home baking services with a phone contact at 207 Red and lists address as 1452 Margaret Gellerman for order fulfillment.
Father Frein, recently appointed assistant to Father Howe, moves to St. Mary's in Dubuque. Reports say Father Whallen, at Lansing Ridge Allamakee, is reassigned to Decorah, though not officially confirmed.
Yesterday marked the seventh of November with twenty four fair or sunshiny days since the last rain on October ith. Only a trace fell last week Monday night after a pleasant day. Record noted for weather history. Our line of Superior Toilet Preparations shown at Mott & Co. store. Phoebe Lincoln Chemical.
A brief note reflects on the suffrage movement and maternal guidance, noting the era’s push for voting rights and the role of family in shaping civic duty. The line underscores respect for maternal influence amid social change.
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