Decorah Gymnasium Banquet Draws Large Attendees
The third annual Decorah gymnasium banquet drew a large crowd of fathers and sons. Mayor Baker outlined finances and a 150 member goal for next year. Sanford urged Boy Scout growth while Lackland discussed winter plans and gym use. Basketball practice starts soon with Luther College and other teams on the schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah Gymnasium
The
Methodist Church
W. F. Baker
R. P. Sanford
Rev. G. &. Lackland
Baker
Sanford
Lackland
G. F. Baker
Luther College
Luther College Turning Club
Oscar
EF. L. Amundsen
J. 0. Groves
Making Classical Music Popular by Carl A. Lampert Schumann Quintette
Decorah audience enjoys a masterful performance by the Schumann Quintette under Carl A. Lampert at the Grand. Lampert’s method teaches the story behind each selection to educate Lyceum and Chautauqua crowds, expanding appreciation for European works performed by five musicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Ryan
Boston
Steyer
Opera House
Mendelssohn Quintette Club
the Grand
Schumann Quintette
Carl A. Lampert
Lampert
Walter Damrosch
Frederick Stock
Victor Herbert
Lyceum
Chantauqua
Decorah
Ice Cave Near Shoshone Idaho Revealed In Deep Chasm
Clipping from the Salt Lake Tribune describes a newly found ice cave near Shoshone Idaho. Access requires crawling into a lava caused chasm, 65 to 70 feet deep, with icy chambers 125 by 40 by 30 feet and 80 by 25 by 25 feet. Thawing occurs in winter and freezing in summer. Nearby note promotes the stage show Forty Five Minutes From Broadway at the Grand in New Rochelle, presented Oct 20 by New York Central Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Baker
Salt Lake City
Young
J. H. Baker
Decorah
Salt Lake
George M. Colmn
Broadway
the Grand
New Rochelle
New York Central Railroad
Fiftieth Anniversary Describes Bayou Alabama Rescue
On Sept 20 1864 Sergeant Taman L Cadwell and Lieutenant Albert Westinghouse of Company B Second New York Cavalry swam Bayou Alabama and retrieved a flat boat used to cross the bayou and seize Confederate soldiers. For this act Cadwell earned a congressional Medal of Honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Cadwell
Taman L. Cadwell
Bayou
Alabama
Alliang
A. L. Gurney
First Schools in Iowa Bring Early Teachers to Settlements
Early Iowa education dates to 1830 with Berryman Jennings teaching at Nashville in Lee County. Burlington and Dubuque hosted teachers before 1834 as shown by records and witnesses. Notable figures include Dr. W. Br. Ross and Za Doe C. Inghram in Burlington, and Gee Cubbage with Barrett Whittemore in Dubuque. Forties era notes from Dr. C R Aurner record these schools. Also a notice for Fort yon Cohan play Forty Five Minutes From Broadway at the Grand Opera House with Leah Peck and Bernard Riggs, seats at E J Parman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Berryman Jennings
Nashville
Lee County
Burlington
Dubuque
Iowa County
W. BR. Ross
Zadoe C. Inghram
Gee, Cubbage
Barrett Whittemore
C. R. Aurner
The
State Historical Society of
Broadway
George M. Cohan
Grand Opera House
Leah Peck
Bernard Riggs
E. J. Parman
Turkeys Likely Scarce for Thanksgiving Dinners
Outlook shows turkey shortages this year due to June weather harming young birds. Local merchants report very few birds available and some buyers unable to procure any. The drought of other poultry remains, but fried chicken, ducks, and geese are still plentiful options.
Brakeman Arrested on Wife Desertion Charge
Vern Kruss a Milwaukee passenger brakeman running between North Mc Gregor and Mason City was arrested at his Postville home Sunday on a wife desertion charge. He appeared before Justice Shepherd waived preliminary examination and was held for the next grand jury. He posted bond and was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon Democrat
Vern Kruss
Milwaukee
North McGregor
Mason City
Postville
Justice of the Peace Shepherd
Ibond
Floyd County Census Farm Home Ownership Facts
The Floyd County census shows 4 144 homes total with 1 825 farm homes. Of those, 546 farm homes are owned by their occupants free of mortgage. 476 are mortgaged. Renters occupy 795 farm homes in the county.
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Floyd County
Sells Another Man's Cow
A young farmer leads a heifer to a city butcher asking to sell it for 330. The man, Harrison, claims the cow belongs to his mother in law Mrs Larson and has disappeared after cashing a bank check. The butcher returns the animal after John Vold identifies it as his own, leaving the butcher out thirty dollars. The culprit's identity remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Waukon
Inlaw
Fashion Opportunities Opened to America by the War
Grace Margaret Gould argues in the November Woman's Home Companion that World War I will shift American fashion toward homegrown goods and ideas. She asserts American women will prefer local designs over Paris gowns when quality and charm are comparable, calling the European conflict a major opportunity for American dress designers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Home
Grace Margaret Gould
Miss Gould
America
Train Robbery Suspects Nabbed in Tama County Raid
Rail detectives from four railroads converged in Marshalltown and Tama to raid Tama. Seventeen men are jailed in Toledo Tama county jail on theft charges from merchandise cars. In a Clifton hotel annex room boxes of men’s suits overcoats shoes and other goods were found.
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Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Chicago Great Western
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Marshalltown
Tama
Tama County
Toledo
Clifton Hotel
New York Supreme Court Orders Rock Island Show Cause for Receiver
The New York Supreme Court directs the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific to show cause why a receiver should not be appointed to manage unpledged properties and to sue the railroad directors for damages claimed by Horace L. Brand. The suit targets the Iowa holding company, not the Ti nois operating unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of New York
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Horace L. Brand
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Road of
Iowa
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific of
Tinois
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A. K. Battey & Son
Robert Barber
Stranger
John Wold
Butcher
Rock Island
Dr. T. Felix Gouraud
L. A Sayre
Hautton
Ford
T. Hopkins & Son
Props
Great Jones St.n
Ben Bear
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Patrick Duluth
United States
Hart Schaffner & Marg
CNOCU
Resiaff
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
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