Soldiers marching to depot amid solemn ceremony in Decorah
The first contingent of Winneshiek draft recruits headed to Des Moines for service with about twenty five hundred others. Nine men from Winneshiek assembled at the court house and began service, with drum corps escort and a tearful, patriotic send off from local citizens. The group joins with Minnesota soldiers to form the 351st Infantry as frost hints linger in springlike chatter.
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Decorah
Des Moines
Winneshiek
Ian Dale
Madison Township
Elvin O. Ellis
Decorah City
Carl M. Gulbrandson
Madison
Martina
Bernhard L. Thompson
Burr Oak
Carl B. Buer
Glenwood Township
Winneshiek Hotel
Star Theatre
Court House
Sin
Milwaukee
Guichoftis
Rs. J. H. Bradish
I. W. Brunt
Symonds
John Kimming
Winneshiek County
Winnebago
Worth
Mitchell
Howard
Ramsey
Hin County
Minn
351Stnfantry
Steam Power Curbs Lights as Decorah Plant Fails
The Upper Town Power Co relies on Decorah steam plant after river water drops, using steam power to run dynamos. Water decline forces shift to steam plant, keeping lights on but at higher cost. Cres and Waukon steam plants are also involved, with dam parts affected.
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Upper Town Power Co
Decorah
Cres
Waukon
Winneshiek County Campaign For Army YMCA
A Friday noon gathering launched a campaign in Winneshiek County to raise 2500 for the Army YMCA work at cantonments and the front. W. F. Baker is county chairman with T. A. Jayne leading Decorah. a countywide canvass will follow to raise 125 per township. The effort stresses YMCA services as vital to soldiers and moral welfare.
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Winneshiek County
Young Men’s Christian Association
W. F. Baker
T. A. Jayne
Decorah
FB. J. Hook
E. R. Haines
H. A. Schremser
F. E. Cratsenberg
Weekly Weather Report Shows Warm Week for Corn
The week saw good corn maturation with an average maximum of 70.3 degrees, 5.8 above the norm but below last year. Temperatures ranged from 74 to 82 degrees. Two storms brought 0.40 inches of rain in total.
Tobacco Barrel Donation Drive at Bowl Store
A barrel with a hole in its head sits in the Bowl candy store inviting visitors to donate smoking tobacco for the boys in cantonments. When full, the barrel will be sent to Des Moines or elsewhere, and contributions cost ten cents each.
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Bowl
Boys Nowtrai
Des Moines
Threshing Notes From Highland Madison and Pleasant Farms
Farmers report yields per acre from several fields in Highland Madison and Pleasant ranging from 35 to 50 bushels. J Darria ete Haugen, Supervisor Saxvik, and Ed Kirk near Freeport note oats barley and wheat results with machine measurement and sack weights recorded.
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J. Darria Ete Haugen Pas
Saxvik
Highland
Madison
Pleasant
Kirk
Freeport
Officials summon Des Moines delegates for possible trouble
County Attorney Houck received a gubernatorial notice to travel to Des Moines with the sheriff, the board chairman, and Devorah mayor to confer on uniform action in case of trouble arising from the proposed ge or the government. They are to assemble next Monday.
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Houck
Rosing
Des Moines
Board of Supervisors
Devorah
Florence Larson Takes Seventh in State Spelling Contest
Mise Florence Larson, Winneshick county's representative, placed seventh in the state spelling contest at Des Moines last week. The result reflects creditable performance against competitors from nearly every county in the state.
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Mise Florence Larson
Winneshick County
Des Moines
Mise Ace
Represenes
Equity Picnic at Equity Park in Livesind Grove
The Glenwood local of the American Society of Equity held its annual picnic Labory in Livesind's grove known as Equity park one mile north of Washington Prairie. L Spencer of Chicago attended and made an address.
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Glenwood
American Society of Equity
Livesind’s Grove
Equity Park
Washington Prairie
L. Spencer
Chicago
Ice Cream Sociable at Springfield Church Sept 8 1917
The young people of the Springfield church plan an ice cream sociable at Berlie's home on Saturday evening September 8 1917. All are welcome. Reminder to preserve eggs for winter use with egg preserver sold at ADA DD nti.
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Young People's Society of the
Springfield Church
Berlie
ADA DD Nti
Decorah
Church of America
City of God
Lutheran Publishing House
Luther College
Y. P. Society
H. M. Normann
Cresco
C. Glesne
Card to the Public Promises Low Fall Prices on Woolens
A store notes favorable purchase conditions during wartime and offers fall and winter woolens at unusually low prices. Ben Bear pledges satisfaction guarantees and urges early buying before scarcity and rising costs take hold, promising no steep price increases on items like suits overcoats and mackinaws.
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Lothi
Eac
Tak
United States
Tay Ben Bear
Winneshiek County Farms Compare Acreage and Farms
The Winneshiek county assessors report Pleasant township leads in total farm land while Glenwood township has the most farms. Canoe is Pleasant’s closest acreage competitor with ten more farms. Madison is third and Sumner fourth. A county table lists township and class figures including Decorah and Ridgeway areas with hundreds of acres and farm counts, plus an ecclesiastical notice for a Lutheran festival and meeting details.
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Winneshiek County
Pleasant Township
Glenwood Township
Canoe
Madison
Sumner
Fremont Township
Orleans Township
Lincoln
Sumner Township
Jackson
Burr Oak
Bluffton
Madison Township
Calmar Township
Washington Township
Hesper Township
Canoe Township
Decorah Tow
Ingfield Towhabin
Moving Pictures Advertisements Show Regional Theatre Prices
A Chicago Tribune page listing 56 moving picture theatres reveals price patterns and shared titles with major cities. The Decorah Star Theatre and similar venues offer high priced screenings at notably lower rates, indicating broader access to popular films.
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Chicago Tribune
Moving Picture Theatres
Sirinalon
Star Theatre
Decorah
Heavy travel fills sleeper cars on Milwaukee and Island lines
Railroad men report passenger travel at peak levels with no reservations left in the sleeper from Milwaukee to Calmar on Monday night. The surge is noted as highly unusual for the season and route.
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Milwaukee
Fine Corn Shown From McKay-Sellman Farm
A Citizens Savings Bank display features a fully matured ear of corn picked last Saturday from the McKay-Sellman farm north of the city. The item is touted as frost safe, suggesting a bountiful harvest if all corn were similarly advanced.
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Citizens Savings Bank
McKay-Sellman
Notice to submit listings for new telephone directory
Notice requests all subscribers or those changing city address to notify the Local Manager before September 15 to ensure correct listing in the new telephone directory arriving about October 1. 2 STANDARD TELEPHONE CO.
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Standard Telephone CO
Nail Polish Ad and Church Directory Listing
An old paper snippet advertises a nail polish priced at 25 cents in a sturdy cake packaging and mentions a drugstore contact E. J. Parman. It also includes a church directory with Congregational and Methodist services and notes on sermons and Sunday activities.
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E. J. Parman
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Weekly Weather Report
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