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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1916
Page
4
Ames commission members say graft remains in bridge work under highway system. They argue straight contracts and strict inspection protect public funds, citing a recent Town job where cement charged at 2.40 per bag costing 1.80, no mixer credit, repairs billed, and five cents per pound for reinforcing metal the county supplied.
The article argues for a three stage Hughes campaign built on exposing Democratic rule and comparing Republican governance. It cites the Durand case as proof and aims to tie Hughes to the 1916 platform to show fidelity to its pledges.
Senator Gallinger charged the Democratic National Committee used post offices for political purposes after a letter from Wilbur W. Marsh to a republican postmaster was turned over. Marsh described a "church" plan to raise contributions for the campaign, which Gallinger denounced as improper influence.
Per capita wealth listed as $2,761 by Ora Williams editor of the state census. Towa shows 6,693,476 hogs and 4,188,953 cattle. 1,464,003 horses. Eligible voters total 694,940 with new registration required where provided by law. Church membership reaches 928,417 of 2,358,066 population across 4,218 congregations. Town state owns $836.055 million in property, educational institutions account for $9.487 million.
The Omaha Bee argues that praising the administration’s record overlooks political realities. It cites Clayton labor, income tax, and Glass bill origins, and notes the Mexico border actions and neutral stance, suggesting the list of achievements appears hollow.
The estate of Ed Waters sues C M & St P Room for 25000 alleging engine crew negligence. Attorneys W M Hart of Waukon and Burling Burling of Postville represent the plaintiff. Waters was killed at a crossing near Postville while riding with his wife when an engine struck the auto. obstructed view and no signal are claimed factors.
Roy Ferguson, secretary treasurer of the LeMars Printing Co, was pinned beneath his overturned car between Mason City and Clear Lake. A chicken he was carrying squawked, prompting passing motorists to lift the vehicle. Ferguson lay unconscious, gasoline-sodden, with his head in a fuel pool, and would have died from fumes if not for the timely rescue.
Fong Foo of Lake City, a Chinese laundryman, must be deported to China. Judge H T Reed upheld the government claim that he entered as a laborer rather than a merchant, a ruling that affects many similar cases in the west awaiting trial.
Thieves looted L. G. Andrews jewelry store in Garwin under cover of a thunderstorm. Watches and rings valued at 1000 dollars were taken, and Clarence Beery’s store, the General, was entered with thieves taking clothing and shoes.
Calmar business leaders and citizens met last Tuesday to plan the annual fall festival. The community awaits the big day of pleasure on Saturday September 30 with much anticipation.
The Canadian Indians predict a mild winter based on signs from nature. Oak trees lack acorns this summer, squirrels are scarce, muskrats have not begun fur building, and fur-bearing animals wear thin coats.
Two hundred twenty one firms are holding nearly five million cases of eggs in cold storage. About one hundred forty three million dozen eggs are stored, a ten percent drop from the prior month according to the department of agriculture report.
National debt noted at 1 310 065 350.00 on October 1. L O Hatch elected district attorney by about 600. Agricultural society formed with H B Williams president C E Brooks vice president G N Holway secretary J T Atkins treasurer. First National Bank brickwork continues. Wheat yields reported 34 bushels per acre. Two pickerel caught at Freeport dam. Local fatal hunting accident. Wheat price listed at 1.65 at Conover. District Court adjourned after two days.
W L Haberkamp of Garner, a 30 year old farmer, was swindled for 1000 dollars in Sioux City after meeting two men in a shady matching dollar game. He traveled back to Garner to await their return as one man claimed a bank roll and the other hurried off.
A Wednesday night storm damaged trees and gardens in Waukon. A lightning strike split a tree limb about 125 feet away, crashing a room window into fragments near H. Ebendorf, who was asleep at the time. no injuries reported.
Doris Bellamy endured a real life bug in her ear while returning from Cedar Falls. Near Plainfield a cricket flew into her ear prompting her husband to rush home for medical help to remove the intruder.
The sale of the 400 acre Jeppe Slifsgaard estate near Freds ville nine miles southwest of Cedar Falls recalls his farm hosted the first centrifugal cream separator in America. Slifsgaard introduced the device from Denmark in 1882 and launched commercial dairying and creamery operations in the United States.
An ad notes a lazy liver causes dyspepsia and constipation and promotes Dean's Regulats at 25e per box as a mild remedy available at all drug stores.
Ida Stella Dow of Nora Springs recovered 1057 dollars from the town for injuries after being thrown from a buggy due to a rock pile on the road. The town has appealed the judgment to the supreme court.
Popular Science Monthly notes a Dutch 1585 armored vessel named Finis Bill, cut down from a large ship at Antwerp and fitted with an armored battery and roof breastwork. Eight heavy guns occupied the battery while crossbows and shotguns manned the roof, with ventilation gratings above.
Pitcairn Island lies near 25 03 S 130 06 W and was settled in 1790 by nine Bounty mutineers and Tahitian natives. By 1808 population reached sixty six under John Adams who ruled a two mile long domain with a Bible and patriarchal governance under the British flag.
Two weeks after Warsaw fell to Teutonic allies the first German newspaper appears in the ancient Polish capital. The four page Warsaw German Gazette is published by Grenzboten owners of Berlin who also run a Lodz paper. It occupies a large Miedowa street building with six linotype machines and several presses. The publisher signals a permanent venture.
Walter Franchman of the Hanford area was severely injured when a bolt of lightning struck as he returned from threshing along a field. The strike threw him from the hay rack, knocked his feet from the rack, and toppled him off the seat as the frightened team returned home.
The New York Tribune describes how white footed mice and meadow mice store hazelnuts and bittersweet berries in low shrubs near hazelnut bushes and vines. They layer nests with dried grass and inner bark, using bird nests as cover for their own sleeping sites.
Two men narrowly escaped death after an ammonia pipe burst in a basement at a Waterloo department store. The blast caused a sharp panic, rattled the building, shattered windows in nearby structures, and left the injured to be taken to a hospital.
Freezing water expands to 10 cubic inches from 9, a result of ice crystal structure. The text notes contracts until 40 degrees and then expands on freezing, discourages home canning, and promotes California Growers canned fruits through Hutchinson Grocery Co Growers Distributor as a saver of money and effort.
A new city directory estimates Waterloo’s population at 35 000 residents, while the latest official census lists 39 097. The discrepancy highlights potential undercounting in directory data compared with formal census figures.
The carnation, named Dianthus by ancient Greeks, was cultivated as the flower of the gods. It was used in chaplets and at banquet salads, and during Charles II's reign it appeared in a liquor.
The diamond, though the hardest natural substance, is brittle and can fracture. If placed between two hard steel faces in a hydraulic press and pressure is applied slowly, the steel will indent.
The Arctic rock weed drifting from Alaska grows like a huge ship's hawser with branches up to 500 feet long. It shows no leaves but has buoyant knobs along the stem every fathom, aiding buoyancy and giving the impression that fishing nets have drifted off course.
Full blood male pigs available from Barker George S Cresco Iowa. Prices within reach of all. 319pd.
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