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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1917
Page
3
A local notice proclaims that holders of United States Liberty Bonds can exchange them for goods at face value, with a guarantee to sell the purchased items as cheaply as any merchant in America. BEAR'S.
The STAR announces a new program featuring Mary Pickford Douglas Fairbanks Elsie Ferguson George M. Cohan Geraldine Farrar and others as part of the Great Stars series. It promises Wonderful Productions and selected shorts with music to accompany the action and notes plans to keep prices low despite higher costs.
No vaudeville or picture program will be presented tonight due to a Lyceum course concert in progress. The change leaves patrons with the rescheduled event later this week and no shows on the current slate.
The amendment appears to have lost by 887 votes after initial tallies shifted by about 1200 due to errors in the wet vote. Attorney General Havner ordered a state wide recount. early results show minor changes in Winneshiek, Des Moines, Delaware, and Buchanan counties with 82 spoiled ballots noted on the simple yes no proposition.
The past week lacked sun with only one clear day and one snow storm. Temperatures ranged 40 to 35 degrees, averaging 37.3, far below 23 year and last year’s marks. Government thermometer fell to 18 at night, with a 16 degree second freeze. river ice appeared and ground froze Wednesday morning. Plowing was impossible. monthly precipitation was 127 inches, well below normal.
Des Moines announces a new weekly newspaper to appear soon under The Town Forum title. W C Payne former editor of the Nevada Representative will be editor and manager. It will have sixteen pages 12 by 18 inches and cover state and national news in a condensed form. Subscriptions will be at no dollars with weekly issue by Saturday. Politically it will be Republican.
For year ending July 1 1916 more than $100000 was paid for hunting licenses statewide. The legislature ended prairie chickens quail leaving only squirrels and rabbits with wild ducks largely unused. In Winneshiek County 904 licenses had been issued by Saturday noon, down from over 1000 a year ago.
Decorah market prices show timothy and hogs run fifteen percent higher than nearby towns. Wheat stands at 2.00 to 2.10 per bushel with flour retailing at 3.15 and oats around 0.55. Corn remains 1.00 for old and new, potatoes retail at 1.25, and butter and eggs quoted but not fully listed.
Alvin Rollins traveled to the Twin Cities last week and bought 9T head of cattle for feeding on his farm this winter and next summer. He returned home with the animals and planned another trip Tuesday to acquire additional stock.
Johnny Appe tite offers a cheese tasting at Fred J Rosenthial's on Saturday October 27. The shop promotes a range from mild American to delicate French styles and stronger blue and aged varieties for cheese lovers.
Decorah citizens are urged to prepare for cold weather by inspecting and cleaning heating systems and chimneys before use. The mayor emphasizes timely actions to prevent fires, detailing chimney cleaning, protecting heat pipes with thimbles, proper furnace clearance, and safe suppression steps. He warns against unnecessary alarms costly to the city and urges immediate compliance.
Navy War and Post Office Department announce coordinated Christmas mail delivery to American Expeditionary Forces in Europe and to U S Navy crews. Posts must be dated by the 16th and parcels show Christmas mail, with full address, sender details, and unopened packing for easy inspection. Ship addressed to U S S care of Postmaster New York. Pacific Asiatic fleets via San Francisco. training stations use current addresses.
County Superintendent H E Miller announces a Red Cross campaign in schools for the week of November 5. Students earn one dollar each to join the Red Cross, with room diplomas awarded to top classroom efforts and funds supporting the organization in peace and war alike.
Decorah high faced Luther College in a Thursday matchup, both teams scoring six points as Luther fielded a hastily assembled squad with limited practice. The piece notes two captains for Decorah and humor around the captaincy. The following Saturday Cedar Valley Seminary routed Decorah 31 to 0, as Decorah faced a stronger, heavier opponent. A postgame banquet followed at the seminary, then Oelwein prepared to visit Decorah for what promises to be a top season game.
The county treasurer shows dog tax revenue totaling 1,004 up to the month's start under a new law that doubles rates to 1.00 for male dogs and 3.00 for females, while the prior year collected 2,177 under the old 50 cent and 1 dollar rates, indicating some dogs have been eliminated but many remain.
Mason City's million and a quarter beet sugar factory will be in operation within a week. The plant will ship about 1400 tons of sugar daily to the South and East, with five tons reserved to keep Mason City sweet. Fifty carloads of raw beets will be required each work ing day.
Fish and Game warden B C Hinshaw released the 1916 year report showing $102,229.30 from hunting licenses deposited in the state treasury. The district totals include Allamakee 8741, Chickasaw 1157, Clayton 1905, Fayette 1448, Howard and Winneshiek 1036. 2,477,500 game fish distributed, 483 prosecutions yielding $9,993.25 in fines. Ministers, a constable, a justice, a mayor, and farmers appear among the violators. printers and yaoe men were notably compliant.
Daily Record reports enemy advance elements nearing Okrimovice Romanoucka Jerebki Colochevka Poliankaletmanska Eleonorovka and Sorokikrogouletz while forces west of Goesiatine retreat under pressure from Zalestchik area occupation of Jasseniouvpony and Toporovte.
A Westerner visiting New York confronted a foot pad who demanded money and threatened violence. The traveler replied that he would rather die than surrender his funds, remarking that one can live in New York with out brains but not without money.
A cartoon caption from the Boston Transcript shows Tired Tompkins asking a woman for food. The lady questions his veteran status, and he insists he has lived as a soldier all his life, sparking a sharp exchange.
A note on the delayed arrival of what was once called Indian summer. The season, once beloved, now seems distant as many recall its warmth, while others worry it may be absent this year.
Advertised letters at the Decorah post office last Monday included G. W. Hill care J. M. Halvorson Mr. C. C. Horton Anthony L. Kaufman Mr. Kenneth Nelson H. P. Newell Mrs Anne Toyen. a returned letter from A.
A blaze believed to have started in the works office of the Oelwein Gas Co. raged to daybreak Sunday, burning most of the roof of the main building and destroying all coal sheds and part of the coal. Subsequent reports indicate extensive damage to facilities with investigations underway.
A notice promotes a cheese tasting event at Fred J. Enthals on Saturday October 27 featuring Sierra Cheese Altman Kase Anona-Plaiti Lunch Cheese and Imported Petit Gruyere. Attendees can sample a selection of Swiss Alpine cheeses in a dainty package.
Poland China pigs offered by Alfred Magnus Ridge for spring sales. Breeding stock includes boars and gilts sired by prize winning boars. Sale dates in March and April. Located in Ridge area.
If you want a real good suit or overcoat of quality and value, visit Bear's. Also note Reum & Co advertises the highest cash price for eggs.
In a Georgia town a negro charged with assault and battery stands before a judge. The defendant, known to the judge, claims he struck a man after being insulted as a damp black rascal. The judge questions, leading to a tense exchange on names and identity.
A humorous note from New Idea recounts a tall Irish applicant for lifesaver aid at the municipal baths. When asked if he could swim, he admitted he could not, joking he could only “wade like blazes” as he filled out the blank form.
A nationwide value in 1918 reading, The Youths Companion keeps its 2.00 price with richer content. The special offer pairs with McCalls Magazine, totaling 2.25 for 52 issues plus 1918 issues and home calendar, available at The Youths Companion office in Boston. New subscriptions encouraged at Bear's.
Weather Bureau forecast for the week beginning October 21 1917 calls for fair and cold Sunday warmer Monday local rain or snow Tuesday and again at week end with rapid temperature changes across Plains States and Upper and Middle Mississippi Valley.
A dreamer roams amid dusty books in search of divine light. Teachers guide him toward wisdom as he enters deeper darkness and solitude. He becomes a hermit and prays nightly while demons mock his sight. God finally visits him in the moment he returns to humanity.
The congregation observes the president's proclamation for a day of prayer on Sunday Oct 28 with a morning service and sermon on Luther as a Religious Reformer in the evening. Christian Science holds lessons at Freeman building with probation after death as the subject and a Wednesday service. Sunday school at Luther College is canceled for the Reformation festival.
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