New Year's Automobiles Counts Show State progress and district ratios
The secretary of state released a table showing 140 150 motor vehicles registered in the year with fees of 1 187 500, up from 1 040 125 in 1914. District counties report car-to-population ratios, farmers owning more cars than city residents, and a reminiscence about an 1870s New Year calling card and village customs.
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Allamakee County
Clayton
Chickasaw
Fayette Teas Howard
Winneshiek
Polk County
Des Moines
Buena Vista
Clay, Humbolt
Kossuth
Ida
Fayette
Howard
Dubuque County
Winneshieck
Winneshiek taxable land totals and storm notes
Assessors report Winneshiek county shows 429192 acres valued at 824182654, average 56.23 per acre. Exempt roads add 123 acres for a county total of 437315. A severe electrical storm last week caused unusual damage with a single bolt striking four trees in Mrs Chas Davis ward South Rushford and damaging a window and dishes without causing a fire.
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Winneshiek County
Chas
Davis
South Rushford
Cresco Electric Co A J Peterson Drives Condenser Bid
A J Peterson of the Electric Specialty Co went to Chicago on a key business matter. A European order for about 20 000 telephones has sparked a scramble among makers. Every telephone must have a condenser and Peterson would receive the condenser order if Cresco wins the contract worth around 6000 dollars, sustaining the local factory activity.
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Cresco Times
A. J. Peterson
The
Electric Specialty Co
Chicago
Big Bass Wins Prize in Maquoketa River Contest
Ed Hooker won 83 gold pieces offered by Bert Stier for the largest bass caught in the Maquoketa River before the 15th. The bass weighed four pounds and measured 11% inches. Byron Smith placed second with a 3% pound bass and an 18 inch length. Stier called the stunt clever advertising.
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Manchester
Hooker
Bert Stier
Maquoketa River
Byron Smith
Stier
Forger Charles Tremer Sought After Crypto Checks
Police pursue Charles Tremer a man who posed as a horse dealer. He gave three checks totaling 1075 S173 and 874 to farmers at Garrison then transported the horses to Cedar Rapids and sold them to Harper Bros for 1500 leaving the city at noon Saturday. The checks bore his signature and were drawn on Cedar Rapids National Bank where he reportedly holds eight cents.
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Charles Tremer
Garrison
Cedar Rapids
Harper Bros
Cedar Rapids National Bank
New Station Completes Extension to Colwell Town
The Charles City Western Line reaches Colwell ten miles from Charles City with first freight loads of lumber, building material, and livestock entering the new town. The next extension aims toward Cresco.
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Charles City
Colwell
Cresco
Verdict Set Aside in Sheep Killing Case at Milwaukee Road
Judge Boles set aside the jury verdict awarding Robert Brewer and others 81586 for the alleged killing of sheep on the Milwaukee road right of way west of Sheldon last fall. The panel deemed the amount excessive and the case will be retried.
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Robert Breweter
Sheldon
Milwaukee Road
Boles
Funding Bonds Sold With Premium By Clayton County
Seventy five thousand dollars of funding bonds at five percent were bid to the highest bidder by County Treasurer Graff of Clayton County. The sale yielded a premium of 1.125, the Continental and Commercial Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago purchasing the issue. Clayton County now has 195,000 lands outward and in a (text cuts off).
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Graff
Clayton County
Continental & Commercial Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago
Clayton Country
Free city mail delivery in New Hampton noted
A retrospective local page lists changes and incidents across Marshall, Fayette, and nearby counties. Items include free city mail delivery in New Hampton, the Fayette County Union entering its third year, the Waukon baseball season ending S300 behind, a fire destroying the Gilman Odd Fellows building, and indictments against Mason City druggists for liquor sales. Also noted are a volga City stamp looting, retirement of Cresco merchant PL FP O Malley after fifty years, incorporation of the Masonic Building association in New Hampton with 20000 capitalization, auto thief arrests in Charles City, and the death of Clayton County deputy Gus Carter. Also reported are shifts of Greeks from McGregor, dedication of a new Catholic church in Waukon, a Russian suspect mugshot in Thornton, Rex Kayless’s sixty day sentence for carrying a concealed weapon, a ten foot pelican shot near Webster City, and letters awaiting pickup at Decorah.
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New Hampton
Fayette County Union
Waukon Baseball Association
Odd Fellows
Gilman
Marshall County
Mason City
Marshalltown
Leroy
Max Gregor
Volga City
FP O'Malley
Cresco
Masonic Building Association of
Charles City
Goldfield
Gus Carter
Clayton County
McGregor
Milwaukee Round House
Waukon
Keane
Henry Freund
Thornton
Post Office
J. K. Lamiel
Elkader
Rex Kayless
Springer
Dog Steals the Mail Ends Mystery in Floyd
A Floyd postmaster reports a stolen mail sack to deputy sheriff who rushes to the scene. It turns out a local dog owned by Supervisor Flo Martin carried the sack to its yard. The mail remains intact and Floyd residents are left puzzled but entertained.
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Charles City
Floyd
Decorah Girls Sing At Decorah M E Church Recital
Miss Alice Daniels showcased a rare mezzo soprano voice with thoughtful selections and polished delivery at a Friday recital in Decorah under Epworth League auspices. Miss Nelle Jewell, a skilled reader, impressed with juvenile impersonations.
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New Hampton Courier
Alice Daniels
Nelle Jewell
Decorah
M. E. Church
Epworth League
Miss Daniels
Miss Jewell
Basel Named Europe’s Richest City in Tax Figures
Basel is identified as Europe’s richest city due to its high income tax figures, with Basel residents boasting fortunes of 2,500,000 and 1,500,000 francs respectively and 18 residents paying income tax on 104000 crowns. Zurich, though adjacent, ranks second.
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Europe
London
Paris
Milan
Basle
Zurich
Basel
Five Bulgarians Turn Waterloo Farm Into Show Place
Five Bulgarian farmers own a truck farm at Waterloo and use intensive farming learned in their homeland. Their crops astonish Iowa neighbors and show the world what Bulgarian methods can yield, surpassing what ordinary farmers expect.
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Waterloo
Big Onion Crop Sold Near St Ansgar to Cincinnati Firm
The bulk of the large onion crop around St Ansgar has been sold to a Cincinnati, Ohio firm. Despite Ohio’s reputation for onion growing, this year’s crop failed. More than two hundred carloads of onions and potatoes were shipped from St Ansgar station in September.
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St Ansgar
Cincinnati
Ohio
St. Ansgar
Ottawa Chosen Capital of Canada by Queen Victoria
The capital of Canada moved from Quebec and Montreal under British rule, with the seat alternating between Toronto and Quebec after a riot in 1849. In 1858 Queen Victoria designated Ottawa, originally Bytown founded 1829 and incorporated 1854, as the capital.
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Canada
Quebec
Montreal
Toronto
Ottawa
Bytown
Browning Club Meets Decorah Monday Picnic In Rain
The Browning club invited by Decorah Monday club to a Saturday picnic in the park. All members attended except two. Weather turned rainy forcing cancellation of the planned program after a fine afternoon.
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Browning Club
Monday Club
Decorah
Hart-Parr Plant Secures British War Order
W Hart president of HartParr company announced in an interview that Great Britain has placed a war order worth 1 500 000 dollars for shell production. The contract will not disrupt oil tractor manufacturing at Charles City plant.
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W. Hart
Hart-Parry Company
Great Britain
Father Reconciles Over Johnson Daughter Marriage
W C Johnson of St Ansgar drops forgery charge after arresting W C Dunton for witnessing a wedding license issued to his daughter Irene. Johnson admits the girl is fourteen? No, here the text says seventeen or eighteen. He reconciles to the marriage of Irene to Alfred Eidahl.
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W. C. Johnson
St. Ansgar
W. C. Dunton
Johnson
Irene
Alfred Eidahl
Leading Horse Counties in Iowa Raised Horses
Pottawattamie county and Kossuth county lead Iowa in horse numbers per county auditors reports to the state auditor. Pottawattamie shows 20 326 horses and Kossuth 20 414. Plymouth 19 582, Woodbury 15 42, Polk unknown.
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Pottawattamie County
Kossuth County
Pottawatttamie Couny
Plymouth County
Woodbury and
Polk
Impaled Child Survives After Silo Accident
The one year old son of Richard Probert of Elkader was impaled on a fork handle after jumping into a silo. The handle pierced deep into the lower chest near the heart but doctors expect a full recovery.
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Richard Probert
Elkader
Killed by His Cousin in Small Town Shooting
A fatal accident near Williams, west of Marshalltown, reports Arthur Frette aged 15 son of O D P Frette shot and killed by his cousin Leonard Anderson aged about M years old. The gun discharged unintentionally ending the youth's life.
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Will Liams
Marshalltown
Arthur Frette
O. DP. Frette
Leonard Anderson
Apple in Orchard Raises Hammered Wolf River Apple
An Onsian Hew Herman Lansing reports a Wolf River apple grown in his orchard that measures fourteen inches around and resembles a hammer in form. The claim asks who can beat such a remarkable fruit.
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Herman Lansing
Wolf River
Kilometer defined as metric distance unit
A kilometer equals 1000 meters and 3280.84 feet or about 0.621 miles. It is the principal unit for measuring long distances in the metric system.
Winneshiek County Records Most Deaths in District
The state board of health report for June shows Winneshiek county with 20 deaths, the highest in the district. Other counties recorded Allamakee 9, Chickasaw 6, Clayton unspecified, Fayette 1, and Howard 7, with causes including cancer, diarrhoea, heart disease, tuberculosis, meningitis, pneumonia, peritonitis, and deaths by accidental causes. Alcoholism contributed six statewide deaths.
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State Board of Health
Winneshiek
Allamakee
Chickasaw
Clayton
Fayette
Howard
Bright
California Fairs Offer Low-Fare Round Trip Excursions
After harvest, the two California fairs attract farmers with autumn coast climate and strong exhibits. The Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Railway offers low fare round trips through November 30, with two through trains, the Pacific Limited and the San Francisco Limited, to California. Return via the Northwest to explore new farming land opened by the Coast extension, with Montana at the fair highlighting agricultural prizes. Contact the railway agent or Geo. J. Haynes for literature, rates, and details.
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California
West
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Pacific Limited
San Francisco
Pacific Northwest
Milwaukee
Montana
Northwest
Geo
J. Haynes
Chicago
Kilkenny Kilkenny Kilkenny Kilkenny Kilkenny
Augustus Pitou Sr directs the tour featuring Thara the Irish actor singer in a new play Kilkenny. Hara is a favorite and audiences await his performances with anticipation as he showcases histrionic ability and new songs. The date is October 28.
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Augustus Pitou
Fiske"Thara
Kilkenny
Hara
September Weather Report From W F Baker
The government weather bureau logs show September rainfall totaling 5.55 inches across twelve days. The 20th saw the heaviest fall at 1.4 inches. Highs reached 84 degrees on the 4th, with 53 degrees on the 27th as coolest. Night temperatures ranged to 63 on the 13th and 38.7 on the 21st and 22nd. Twelve clear days and eighteen cloudy or partly cloudy, with south winds on seventeen days.
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W. F. Baker
Government Weather Bureau
Bear's Store Promises Satisfaction on Every Purchase
A brief sales note states that customers will receive complete satisfaction from ties shirts suits or overcoats bought at Bear's, denying luck as a factor in service quality.
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Bear’s
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