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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1913
Page
4
Winneshiek County Schools Superintendent Miller outlines advance notice for the spelling contest with Hunt's Progressive Spelling Book. Rules set eligibility, district contests, preliminaries, and final meet in Decorah. prizes planned and material distribution urged.
County Treasurer Jorgenson notes heavy September tax payments, with March and September being peak months and a notable $8,000 drop in county indebtedness. Ossian business leader Clair F. Limbeck advances a new poultry feeding plant, a two story hollow tile building for 10,000 chickens, with Swartout ventilator system and electric lighting to boost capacity and efficiency.
The July report lists 12 deaths in Winneshiek county, 11 in Alamakee, 5 in Chickasaw, 14 in Clayton, 14 in Payette and 0 in Howard. Causes include stillbirths two, typhoid fever one, tuberculosis one, articular rheumatism three, goitre one, nervous disease one, and disease of the heart three.
In Mason City a jury after two days deliberation awarded International Harvester company $25,000 against the St. Paul road for machinery destroyed by fire in October 1910.
Ed Shedivy, employed on the Jos Wagner farm two miles east of Fort Atkinson, assisted in blasting rock with dynamite. A misfired cap was replaced, the new cap exploded, and while examining a cap he thought water damaged, it detonated. The blast tore off the ends of both thumbs and one finger.
George W Elder of near Forest City markets 1000 barrels from 20 acres at 1.44 per barrel. Chicago commission firm representatives bought the entire output and did picking and packing. Trees include Wealthy Duchess Geenings and Wolf River varieties.
C W Crawford engineer on the Maynard wreck has brought suit in Fayette county district court against the Rock Island for 25000 damages claiming permanent deafness with testimony expected to reveal the road condition at the time of the incident.
A burglar tried to enter the W. W. Waddell residence at Eagle Grove and awakened the baby. The baby’s cries roused the family and prompted a police call. The suspect was arrested near the house and watches stolen the night before were recovered during questioning.
The Rhode Island Red Journal reports three Iowa chickens were shipped to Malvern South Africa last week. They will travel about five weeks more, moving by rail to New York then steamship to England, with a final three week journey. The breed is gaining popularity there.
M C Nelson of Waterloo found a pearl in the Cedar river and sold it to an Illinois firm for 1500. The gem is described as the most valuable pearl ever reported in the area.
A severe storm nationwide caused extensive damage across the county with tornado force in Sumner township. Farms near Decorah suffered collapsed barns and blown windmills while trains and mail service faced fallen trees and wrecked depots. The storm extended from St Paul to Des Moines, with hail and flooding reported in multiple towns including Postville Burr Oak and Castalia.
The list shows Iowans receiving patents including John F. Wise Onawa for an oil can and funnel James L. Cox Oskaloosa for a jthumbstall Robert N. Thomas Shenandoah for wick raising and lowering device Henry Jungschann Davenport for a combination coach and bed Anton G Eyles Cedar Rapids chair Co post puller Elias Olson Jewell concrete mixer Theodore Ahlhorn assigned to Waterloo Cement Machinery Co Waterloo spring motor Virgil W Creech Mason City rail join and chair William H Lesh Des Moines car ticket holder Adolph Wostensee Galva driving mechanism for washing machines Orla H Watkins as signs to himself J A and W J Kelly Clinton and others.
To obviate eye strain the East Waterloo schools use yellow paper while West Waterloo schools use light brown paper for all copy paper scratch tablets spelling books and marking paper. The colored papers absorb light rather than reflect it as white paper does.
The Superintendent of This District and Commander Severs of the Knights Templar appoint K. D. Fish of West Union to oversee the Fourth District, including Meskegor Decorah West Union Marion and Independence. Farmers, mechanics, railroaders and laborers rely on Dr. Thomas' Eclectic Oil for cnts burns and bruises. 25¢.
Iowa farmer H M Capellen near Dows ships 700 gallons of old fashioned sorghum to President Wilson for his breakfast flapjacks. The sorghum crop is short this year, yielding 15 acres of cane and about 300 bushels of cane seed for roughly 800 dollars in income. Capellen sent the winter supply by parcel post, timing the gesture with national politics as Bryan leans toward grape juice.
Henry Woodford, who had about 40 000 dollars in notes and bonds stolen weeks ago, is receiving some back. A letter mailed from Waverly post office to John Gardner at Fairbanks Iowa contained six promissory notes totaling 4300 dollars payable to Woodford. Gardner delivered them to Woodford. One note for 2000 dollars had been paid to Woodford, who had issued a protection bond since no surrender note existed.
By Wireless. Ossian Tee Gehart, son of Rev. B. Askevold, sent a message from Bergensfjord Radio via Cape Race to Clarence J. Nesvik saying All well in New York Tuesday. It is Ossian’s first wireless reception since the invention, and Nesvik takes pride in the distinction. Rev. Askevold and family now live in New York but may return to Winneshiek county to reside.
Waukon Democrat praises Decorah for strong public spirit and modern, up-to-date community life. Article notes Decorah outranks northern towns in civic readiness and highlights a recent Commercial Club meeting led by Mr. Bear.
The Calmar band, now under the directorship of Mr. Coup from Decorah, who leads the Decorah Merchants band, will likely benefit from his guidance. His skills as a director are praised and training promises improvement for the group.
F H Baker reports September as highly variable with a 66 degree range. The month opened at 100 degrees, week one very warm, down to 60. The 22nd brought the first killing frost at 34 degrees, seven rainy days totaling 3.48 inches. The note ends with an advertisement for Barker's medicine and a Berlin clock tax tease.
Advertises Allen's Cough Balsam as relief for coughs and colds. Claims no harmful ingredients and offers 25c 50c and 1.00 bottles at dealers.
The big northeastern Iowa barn on the Dick Campbell farm near Independence was completely destroyed by a lightning strike. It covered three acres and could be loaded from six points. A large quantity of hay oats and grain burned, along with twenty one calves and a span of mules.
Burglars broke into the Schroeder Brothers general store and forced open the post office safe in Dundee early Monday. They escaped with about 700 dollars in cash and stamps from both locations.
The Mabel Record reports an unusual sight on the George Wells farm south of Mabel. An apple tree bore ripe fruit and blossoms simultaneously, a striking overlap of harvest and bloom witnessed by the editor.
Louisville resident claims Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound made her feel ten years younger and able to work daily. A Romayor Texas resident says displacement and bladder trouble vanished after use, calling the product the finest medicine for suffering women. The company invites women to write for confidential advice.
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