Winneshiek Pig Club Drives Red Cross Support in Iowa
Red Cross pig clubs began in Winneshiek county by Ben Bear of Decorah and spread to Fayette and other northern counties. Farmers raised one pig each to be donated to the Red Cross, earning a county branded pig and totaling about 120000 dollars in pigs from Winneshiek and Fayette. Fayette plans a patriotic booklet naming local servicemen and exposing slackers in war effort, while Winneshiek will publish donor names without listing slackers.
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Winneshiek County
Red Cross
Des Moines
Ben Bear
Decorah
Fayette
Winneshiek
Tey
Perha
Patriotic Workers
Fayette County
Soldiers to receive copies of Winneshiek county work
The managers plan to publish a book and distribute a copy to every Winneshiek county soldier so they may learn what residents back home are doing, aiming to prevent injustices and keep soldiers informed.
Thresher Explosion Kills Horse in Franklin County
A threshing machine at the Jacob Marken farm in Ingham township Franklin county exploded injuring the engineer George Murphy 28. He is expected to recover. A piece of the engine fatally wounded a horse owned by C Laudner and shattered another horse’s legs, leading to its destruction. The team was valued at 400 dollars.
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Jacob Marken
Ingham Township
Franklin County
George Murphy
C. Laudner
Arm Wreck in Belt Accident at E. J. Schneider Farm
Charley Kaeser suffered five fractures in his right arm when it was caught in a belt from a gasoline engine while grinding feed at the E. J. Schneider home two miles north of town. He received surgical attention in town and is progressing, but will be unable to work for a long period.
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Lansing Journal
Charley Kaeser
E. J. Schneider
Tragic Death in Preston Auto Crash
Herman Ott of Preston Minnesota recently bought a car and was driving with his daughter Esther on a dangerous dugway road. In what appeared to be a foot on the accelerator rather than the brake the vehicle plunged into a ditch and rolled over pinning both occupants underneath. Passersby arrived to find Mr. Ott dead and his daughter badly injured.
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Herman Ott
Preston
Minn
Esther
Mr. Ott
August Weather Report Shows Warm, Moderately Wet Month
August was slightly warmer than average with 83.2F max and 59.2F min, and 4.51 inches of rain about 2.15 inches above the norm. The month had 17 clear, 6 partly cloudy, and 8 cloudy days, with a good outlook for corn and crops. Total year rainfall reached 27.99 inches, 5.33 above average.
Waukon Boy Captures German Soldier in France
Roy Chopek, a former Hale & Sons clerk with the Seventh Infantry Supply Company, captured a Kaiser's fighter in No Man's Land and handed him to his commander. A letter to a friend in Waukon contained a German sworn affidavit and a shoulder strap marked with number 6 suggesting parole from prison for army service.
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Waukon
Roy Chopek
Hale & Sons
France
Seventh Infantry
No Man’s Land
Y W C A Holds District 10 Speakers Institute at Waterloo
The Y W C A marks completion of the 10th federal district organization with a Waterloo gathering on Sept 5 for a district speakers institute. Leaders and county coordinators were announced, and war work programs were explained including hostess houses and outreach to camp-area and immigrant women, in France and Russia.
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Waterloo
France
Russia
Loyal German-Descent Family Faces War Toll in Stoecker Death
The Charles City household recalls citizenship and loyalty as John A. Stoecker, Civil War veteran, dies. The funeral notice asks that only the American flag be used, not flowers. Stoecker’s six grandsons serve, five in France, reflecting the nation’s gift of equal opportunity.
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Charles City
John A. Stoecker
Stoecker
France
United States
July marriage licenses issued by the clerk of courts
During July twelve marriage licenses were issued by the clerk of courts. Most couples listed Decorah as their address but did not live there. One license shows a 17 year old groom and a 16 year old bride with patient consent filed in both cases.
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Clerk of Courts
Decorah
Winneshiek County Farms Report Totals and Township Patterns
The Winneshiek County farms total 2748 with 414681 acres, averaging about 160 acres per farm. An increase of 95 farms and 11406 taxed acres from last year is noted, while 15813 acres cover buildings and highways. Canoe leads with 174 farms and Jackson has the fewest. Orleans and other townships show larger farms on average.
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Canoe
Jackson
Orleans
Fremont
Orleans Township
Lincoln Township
Sumner
Serene
Jackson Township
Burr Oak Township
Bluffton Township
Madison Township
Codsus
Calmar Township
Washington Township
Hesper Township
Decorah Township
Springfield Township
Zettate Wee Military Township
Highland Township
Pleasant Township
Henwood Township
Frankville Township
Bloomfield Township
Calmar Corporation
Ossian Corporation
Castalia Corporation
Ridgeway Corporation
Fort Atkinson Corporation
Jackson Junction Corporation
Chamberlain's Tablets Prove Helpful for Biliousness
Miss Emma Verbyrk e of Lima Ohio reports rapid improvement after using Chamberlains Tablets for frequent stomach trouble and biliousness. For sale by R A Engbertson. Adv.
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Chamberlain
Emma _Verbryke
Lima
Ohio
R. A. Engbertson
Adv
Iowa Troops Suffer Heavy Casualties in France
Des Moines reports a battalion led by Maj. C. E. Worthington reduced from 1,200 to just under 200 in ten days of fighting. The unit, with companies from Winterset Des Moines Creston Centerville and a machine gun company, suffered most due to wounds.
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Western Union
Iowa
France
Decorah
Chicago
Dubuque
Des
Moines
C. E. Worthington
Des Moines
Lafayette Young
Wintersett
Creston
Centerville
Accident Claims Life of Carl Solie in Farm Accident
In a tragic incident at Amos Myhro farm Carl Solie was killed when thrown from a water tank while heading to fetch a threshing rig. He died after being unable to escape. his last words were spoken to his son Thomas who accompanied him.
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Spring Grove
Carl Solie
Amos Myhro
Thomas
Try to Make Up Deficit
Cedar Rapids reports a $200000 shortfall in Thrift stamp quotas. Prominent young society girls organize to raise the missing funds, standing on downtown corners once a week to solicit passersby.
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Cedar Rapids
Kicked by a Horse in Pleasant Valley
Will Gabbleman of Pleasant Valley tried to spray a horse to ward off flies. The horse kicked him, striking his wrist and close to the eye as he fell. He was briefly blinded in the eye and suffered a sore arm for several days.
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Nashua
Will Gabbleman
Pleasant Valley
Will
Iowa Apple Crop Short Hits About a Fourth of Normal
State horticulturist Wesley Greene says Iowa apple yield will be about 25 percent of a normal crop. He notes prices unlikely to rise vs last season as the national crop is reasonably good despite harsh winter cold a late spring and drought.
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Iowa
Wesley Greene
Ballet Girls Rally Red Cross Tin Foil Drive
Ringling circus troupe dancers collect tinfoil at exhibitions to aid the Red Cross. In Waterloo they gathered twenty five pounds and delivered it to the Red Cross chapter. The girls dedicate recreation hours to knitting for the Red Cross with Mrs Ringling providing yarn.
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Ringling Circus
Red Cross
Waterloo
Retired McGregor Man Killed in Runaway Incident
Charles Miller an 81 year old retired businessman from McGregor was fatally injured last Friday when a horse he was driving bolted, throwing him to the ground near his home. He died almost instantly after the accident occurred as he was en route back to his residence.
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Charles Miller
McGregor
Mr. Miller
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Thresher
Waukon Boy
Hun
America
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Winneshiek County Farms
Hart Schaffner & Morv
Ballet Girls Patriotic
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