Severe Monday Storm Roared Across Winneshiek County
Albert Saales reports a early Monday thunderstorm with near tornado force winds across Hesper and surrounding towns. Trees uprooted windmills blown down crops crushed or flattened across Bluffton Kendallville Burr Oak Prosper Highland and Fremont areas with hail heavy enough to ruin crops.
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Albert Saales
Hesper
Bluffton
Kendallville
Burr Oak
Prosper
Pfister
Highland Township
Fremont
A Unique Invention Demonstrated For Tire Punctures
E C Moore of Chicago demonstrated a semi fluid tire sealant this week. The fluid seals punctures instantly when a nail causes a hole, preventing air loss. Marsh and Qualley watched as a nail was driven into a tire and sealed instantly. The invention does not address blow outs but handles ordinary punctures well.
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E. C. Moore
Chicago
Ole
Hunting Licenses Open Season Across County
County auditor reports the hunting season is underway with 245 licenses issued by last Saturday and more on the way. Farmers’ boys are the main applicants and quail numbers are fair though wet weather hindered large broods.
Trail of the Lonesome Pine Opens at Grand Opera House
The theatrical season begins in Decorah at the Grand Opera House on Friday night October 1 with The Trail of the Lonesome Pine. A western tale, not wild but highly attractive, promises satisfaction. The company is described as the best balanced on the road with no single star featured.
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Decorah
Grand Opera House
Marriage Announcement for Valleau Brainerd at Nodaway Iowa
Decorah friends received notice of the marriage of Mrs. Angie Valleau and Mr. Samuel Porter Brainerd at Nodaway Lake Okoboji Iowa on September 8. Mrs. Valleau formerly Miss Angie Teabout from Frankville and Decorah regions. The couple will reside in Mitchell South Dakota.
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Decorah
Angie Valleau
Samuel Porter Brainerd
Nodaway
Lake Okoboji
Iowa
Burglary Probe at West Decorah Home
Neighbors saw a man with a search light at Sivert Olson family residence in West Decorah last Thursday night while the owners were away for several days. Police responded and investigated. nothing appears missing though entry was detected.
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Sivert Olson
West Decorah
Sewer Work Begins After Pipe Arrival
The first consignment of pipe for the new city sewer system arrived yesterday and is being unloaded. Presumably actual construction will start in a few days.
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New City
Congregational Supper to be Served Friday Evening
The Congregational church ladies offer a supper Friday starting at 5 30 with proceeds from a 24 cent price. Report notes olive oil uses rising and California olive oil valued as good as imports while Parman's Drug Store sells oil. The Howes Music Co closes out piano stock at Ossian offering pianos and players at reduced prices with evening hours.
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The
Congregational Church
Price
California
Parman
Howes Music Co
Ossian
Dollar Day draws shoppers despite rain and poor roads
Dollar Day drew steady business as locals and nearby town residents shopped with many taking advantage of favorable railroad service. Those who attended reported better sales than expected despite rainy weather and bad roads, with none leaving empty handed and several bundles of goods carried home.
Dual management at Decorah exchange announced
L F Orr Telephone Manager. Superintendent Ellison Orr of Waukon was in town on business with Standard Telephone. His nephew L F Orr of Elkader will assume Decorah exchange leadership on October 1. A dual management setup places Orr in business affairs with Howard Hurd as wire chief and Sandbeck as general wire chief. Junior Orr will move his family here when quarters are found.
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Ellison Orr
Waukong
Standard Telephone Co
L. F. Orr
Elkader
Decorah
Sandbeck
Waukon
Orr
County Board Adjusts Millage To Preserve Overall Tax Level
The Board of Supervisors met in a lengthy session to set the general taxation millage. Facing county overruns, they chose not to raise overall taxes, instead adding two mills to the county fund while reducing millage on the poor, state insane, and court funds. The total millage remains at 25 mills next year, excluding road, bridge, or school taxes.
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Board of Supervisors
Current Events Club Resumes in 1914 16 at Library
The Current Events Club held its first 1914 16 meeting at the Public Library room last Monday evening. Miss Mabel Bates spoke on the Panama Exposition and Mrs. Cora Simpson on the San Diego Exposition. Subjects for this year include agricultural education psychology conservation of mankind domestic animals public health railways and pure food laws.
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Current Events Club
Mabel Bates
Cora Simpson
Frost’s Odd Behavior Spells Mixed Crop Damage
Farmers report frost harming crops on G. T. Pearson’s farm while fields nearby along the river remain uninjured and green. Observers note uneven damage, with entire fields spared in adjacent plots at the same altitude.
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G. T. Pearson
Calmar Electric Co Incorporates in Secretary of State Filing
Articles of incorporation filed by Calmar Electric Co of Calmar. Capitalized at 15000 dollars. Officers listed: President Andrew Latimer Secretary Geo A Wood General Manager A H Latimer.
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Secretary of State
Calmar Electric Co
Calmar
Andrew Latimer
Geo. A. Wood
A. H. Latimer
Mayor and councilmen head to town convention
Mayor W F Baker and Councilman B J McKay departed Monday afternoon for Council Bluffs to attend the town municipalities convention in session Tuesday through Thursday this week.
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W. F. Baker
B.J. McKay
Council Bluffs
Card of Thanks from Stewart Oxley and Family
We extend our thanks to all who remembered us during our recent bereavement. Miss Ada Hard, piano and organ teacher, 608 Mechanic St., Decorah, Iowa. Terms 50 cents per hour.
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Stewart Oxley
Ada Hard
Mechanic St
Decorah
Iowa
Tragic note tops Decorah suicide case
A Decorah plasterer James Farrell killed himself in a barn on Court Street last Thursday leaving a note reading I am tired of life I am a good fellow I did it Jim Farrell. A little girl found the body, neighbors alerted authorities, and Marshall Johnson confirmed suicide. Relatives from Cresco claimed the body Friday.
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Jim Farrell
James Farrell
Thos. Norton
Court Street
Marshall Johnson
Farrell
Decorah
Cresco
Heavy Stock Shipments Through Milwaukee Road
Last week fat cattle and feeders moved through town as stock shipments peaked on Saturday with fourteen carloads headed for Kansas City. Cars from Young & Payne G. T. Pearson Ole Haugen and Farmers' Association totaled such stock valued around $1,300 per car making the train worth over $18,000. At Calmar the Decorah train met seventeen more cattle cars bound for Kansas City. The stock originated in this county and represented a busy day for regional livestock commerce.
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Milwaukee Road
Kansas City
Young & Payne
G. T. Pearson
Ole Haugen
Farmers’ Association
Calmar
Decorah
Johnsons Reassign Secretaries at Peter Johnson & Sons
George W. Johnson, long secretary of the firm, travels to Cedar Rapids to assume a post with Town Radiator Co. He will be on the road but remain connected to the house. Oscar W. Bander to assume the secretaryship of Johnsen company.
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George W. Johnson
Peter Johnson & Sons
Johnson Business
Cedar Rapids
Town Radiator Co
Oscar W. Bander
Johnsen Company
Postponements Hit Local Fair and Park Festivities
A week of general postponement hit amusements in the area. Motorcycle races at the fair grounds, set for last Saturday, were moved to tomorrow the 7th due to a wet track. The park band concert of last Sunday was abandoned, and hunting plans were canceled.
Frank Bement Dead in Seattle Friends Learn of Passing
Mayor W. F. Baker received word early last week that his friend Frank T. Bement of Seattle had died on the 2d inst. Bement formerly lived at Shell Rock and had visited here, forming acquaintances among many who will regret his demise.
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W. F. Baker
Frank T. Bement
Seattle
Bement
Mr. Baker
U.T. U
Shell Rock
Correct Library Hours Clarified by City Paper
The Correct Library Hours states the library is open Tuesday and Saturday afternoons from two to five, and Wednesday and Saturday evenings from six to eight. The correction addresses previous misleading information printed by city papers, including The Rervnnican.
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Rervnnican
Work at the County Farm Progresses on New Building
Work on the new county farm building advances with masons on the second story. If weather remains favorable, the structure will be ready for the roof in about ten days.
Stricken With Appendicitis Hospitalized for Surgery
Carsten Alstad fell ill Saturday afternoon and was rushed to the hospital where doctors operated for appendicitis at seven o clock. He is recovering well and is expected to convalesce without complications.
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Carsten Alstad
Solberg Buys West Broadway Lot From Moran Estate
Otto Solberg purchased the O. A. Sehau lot on West Broadway from Moran estate for 800 dollars. He plans to build a home but has not yet decided on a definite plan for development.
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Otto Solberg
M. P. Moran
O. A. Sehaulot
West Broadway
Solberg
Auto Polo Next Year At Winneshiek County Fair
Managers plan for next year at Winneshiek County Fair after securing a contract option on Ralph A. Hankinsons auto polo attraction. The sport uses automobiles instead of ponies with two drivers per car and is described as highly dexterous and thrilling, seen at state fairs last year and again this year. If the contract closes, the act will open the fair.
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Winneshiek County Fair
Ralph A. Hankinson
Towa
Minnesota
Weekly Weather Report For The Past Week
The week brought mixed conditions for corn development. Temperatures ranged from 66 to 85 degrees with a warm Monday. Rain totals were 0.98 inches on the 10th, 0.7 inches on the 11th, and a trace on the 12th, totaling near 1% inches.
Electric Line to Calmar Extends Power Service
A notice on page 8 of today's Republican says Interstate Power Co. plans to extend its lines to Calmar, adding a seventh town served by the Upper Town river power dams. The company will not control the Calmar station but will sell current to the franchise holders there.
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Interstate Power Co
Calmar
Town
Fast Motorcycle Races Planned at Decorah Fairgrounds
Deetz of Waterloo born of Davenport along with Brinkley Killinger of Anamosa Ray of Mankato and other fast riders are set to race at the Decorah fair grounds tomorrow Friday September 17th. The event highlights local motorcycle racing talent from several Iowa and Minnesota communities.
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Deetz
Waterloo
Davenport
Brinkley W and
Killinger
Anamosa
Ray
Mankato
Decorah
Study Center Work Plans Four Local Meetings
School officials announce four similar sessions for the coming year following positive feedback from last year’s Study Center Work. The first gathering will be in Decorah’s large court room on Saturday September 18 at nine o clock morning. Topics include Community Center Work, Play and Games for Rural Schools, and Reading and teaching to read in Elementary Schools.
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Decorah
H. E. Miller
Biliousness and Constipation Relief Endorsed
A reader from Mia, Chas, Peek, Gates, N Y writes that two bottles of Chamberlains Tablets cured biliousness and constipation about a year ago. The ad claims relief is easy and inexpensive and asserts the product is obtainable everywhere.
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Mia
Chas, Peek
Gates
N. Y
Chamberlain
Miller Larson and Eliason Youngblood Notices
On Wednesday September 8 1915 at the Congregational church Joye Miller and Rose Larson both of Decorah were married with Rev M Willett officiating. On Saturday September 11 at the M E parsonage Henry M Eliason and Miss Florence Youngblood daughter of Mr and Mrs R Youngblood were married by Rev G S Lackland.
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Miller Larson
Congregational
M. Willett
Joye Miller
Rose Larson
Decorah
Eliason
Visit California Now With Low Fares This Fall
Promote a coast to coast travel push highlighting California fairs and ideal weather. Emphasize large yields and farm land values, urging farmers to tour the Pacific Northwest return route on two Milwaukee trains, with stops, literature, and agent contact for rates and details.
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California
Great West
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Pactrio
San Francisco
Pacific Northwest
Middle West
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Geo. B. Haynes
District Court to Open Term Under Judge Hobson
The first full term of the District Court will convene next week with Judge A. N. Hobson presiding. Three criminal cases on the docket are preliminary, pending grand jury action. There are 104 old cases, 62 new cases, and 60 probate matters, with Maurice Halloran versus W. F. Baker as mayor of Decorah the only case slated for trial. Halloran, seeking to challenge alleged infringements on his Ice Cave road territory by the Commercial club, has hired Des Moines attorney L. H. Meyers after local attorneys declined. The case is expected to be tried and resolved.
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District Court
A. N. Hobson
Maurice Halloran
W. F. Baker
Decorah
Maurice
Ice Cave Road
Commercial Club
L. H. Meyers
Des Moines
Winneshiek County Auditors Complete Checkup
State accountants who spent three weeks reviewing county books concluded all funds were properly accounted for. They found only minor clerical errors explained for future guidance and praised Winneshiek for its public servants.
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Winneshiek
Reverends Green Lackland Headed to Dubuque Conference
Rev. J. H. Green and wife along with Rev. G. H. Lackland and Miss Martha Simpson departed Tuesday to attend the MFE conference in Dubuque. It is expected that C. W. Pilgrim, representing the laity, will travel today.
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J. H. Green
G. 8. Lackland
Martha Simpson
Dubuque
C. W. Pilgrim
Repeat Dollar Day Offers Next Tuesday By Bear
Special notice explains bad roads and rain kept country customers from Dollar Day. Tuesday September 21 repeats the event with extra value on men’s and boys’ suits and overcoats, 3100, 312, and 3150 prices, plus special souvenirs with each suit and overcoat sale. Ben Bear signs off.
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Anl
Ben Bear
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L. F. Orr Telephone Manager
Frost
Cedar Rapids House
Frank Bement
Broadway Realty
Larsen
Weekly Weather Report
the District Court
Hobson
O. K
Lowa
U. S
U.S
Fedeco Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
Central Reserve
Auditor of State
Vauit
Total Assets
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Sieu Viel Wub
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Ecret
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Hank
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Hiekleid
H.C. Hiekleid
Lily Wise
B.whitney
Johnson
Winneshire County
KA Engbertson
EE. Herg
Cosbier
ER Haines
Bank
Pdmed
Banota
Haines Peat
R.A
Son
E. Haines
Winneshiek Co
Citizens Savings Bank
Winneshick County
Strat
Pitts
Ben Gels
National Bank
Tmais
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Totel
Wisneswik
E. J. Cartip
FLBR
Cratacbery
RE. Bucknell
Dean Toone
Sat Bank
I Ts
J. Curtin
PE Oratsenberg
Bucknell
KJ. Curtin
Wioneshiek
Diamond Rings
Diamond LaValliers
Mott & CO
America
Frank A.german
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