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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1913
Page
3
An OCR fragment lists figures for deposits and assets from banks including time deposits and savings, detailing amounts such as 200,320.12 and 40,000.00. It references selvent banks and quantity lines with real estate, personal property, stock, and savings totals albeit with numerous garbled terms.
The Milwaukee road altered its timetable with minimal line changes but Decorah bears a disadvantage. First train remains 8 15 a m, No 204 runs 9 10 a m an hour earlier, noon train 12 35 p m ten minutes earlier. Northbound via Calmar requires a longer layover for St Paul Minneapolis travelers. Proposals include rescheduling 203 to Decorah before 11 a m and abandoning 206 at 1 30 p m to reduce loss. no extra operating costs.
Obituary notes from Decorah Iowa detail the deaths of Mrs Elizabeth Drake wife of A K Drake born 1849 Ireland died Nov 15 after long illness a Catholic funeral at St Benedicts. Also listed are deaths of Mrs Elizabeth Landmeyer born 1850 in Germany died of rheumatism with funeral in Canoe German Methodist church. Other notices include Mrs James E Hargreavea and Mrs Henry Peterson with funerals in United Lutheran and Norwegian cemeteries respectively.
M B E church offers Sunday services 10 30 am and 7 30 pm with topics The Value of Witnesses Mexico its Past and Present Conditions and a sermon lecture on John Barleycorn The message invites all and notes special music Congregational subject next Sabbath Many Stripes and Few Stripes The Iowa state share for the county fair is 20545 Cadwell reports the Winneshiek association paid a little over 8500 with the state covering 40 percent of premiums.
Executor O O Lomen sold 29 acres and an old house at auction for 145 dollars per acre. O G Ranum was the successful bidder in the estate sale near Nordness.
The November term saw a not guilty verdict in State versus Mrs. Charles Larsen for shooting her husband. Bootlegger A J Morris pleaded guilty to two charges with fines of 50 dollars and costs on each. A note suit involving Rev Duda and Koloc ended with damages awarded for wrongful attachment after a settlement. Weather and local memories frame the idle grass on the courthouse lawn and a barn build last November near Thanksgiving.
Reported legislation banning farmers from selling poultry was false. A license law for transient businesses passed, but Section 8 exempts public officers and anyone selling farm or garden products from its provisions.
Evidences of Thanksgiving appear with two ears of corn in the Empire theater window and two live turkeys. Patrons opening the theater on November 26 may guess kernel counts for a turkey prize. Plain Price store offers a carving set to the customer making the largest purchase.
Lillian C. Cary of Dubuque will inspect Garfield Circle No. 62 Ladies of the Grand Army on November 26. As National Patriotic Instructor, she will speak on witnessing the flag work, a rare opportunity for members. Elnora Coffeen Draper accompanies.
EF W Mathews traveling agent for Yale motorcycle visited the city Monday to confer with local agent Harry. He left Toledo a month ago and plans to return directly, completing a 4300 mile journey on his motorcycle.
A large orderly crowd attended the Merchants band dance last Wednesday and the event netted a substantial sum for the band’s treasury.
Eugene Kenyon has opened a modern shooting gallery occupying the vacant lot north of the Steyers building on Washington Street. The new facility promises updated ranges and equipment for local shooters.
An optometrist with 24 years of experience offers a straightforward professional opinion and service. He advertises a clinic at Winneshiek Hotel on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday, November 24 25 26.
We offer a large assortment of winterers and overcoatings. The quality is the best money can buy and can be bought at sensible prices. Visit 462 C. O. Hagens, merchant tailor, to inspect. Also see the Empire Saturday for a war picture shown for 10 and Lie, a great value.
The board of supervisors trimmed county roads to reach the state limit of fifteen percent. Districts 1 through 4 removed specific segments and added others, District 5 left unchanged, and all townships gain roughly equal benefits. All new county road work will be permanent with bridge inspections underway for next year.
A visitor from Waukon arriving from Winona bought a near $100 outfit at Ben Bear's store in Decorah, praising local goods and the store. Another farmer near the city reports corn husked and fall plowing begun, noting unseasonably warm weather with 67 degree temperature the previous afternoon.
FE W Yarwood displayed a monster ear of Model Dent corn in town yesterday. It measured 11.5 inches long and nine inches around the butt, carried sixteen rows, and weighed 24.4 pounds. Grown on old ground, the feature was noted by Ernest as especially remarkable.
The practical program runs August 8 to 13 and brings Ames state college teachings to the farm family. It features stock and grain judging, domestic science, home making, evening lectures on concrete farm problems, and a carload of prize stock. An admission fee funds the course, with season ticket holders enjoying free lectures.
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