Lutheran Youths Hold Large Calmar Convention Concert
The fourth convention of the Young People's Societies of the Decorah Conference gathered in Calmar over three days. Prof. Howe and Luther College musicians led lectures and a grand Sunday concert with Grace Chadbourne performing despite a cold. The tent held 1500, with an estimated 500 to 1000 unable to attend, marking a memorable spiritual and musical uplift for the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People’s Societies
Decorah
Norwegian Lutheran Synod
Calmar
Paul Koren
Association and Choral Union
T B. Torrison
T. FE. Thompson
Luther College
FE. Howe
Luther Seminary
Grace Chadbourne
Elijah
Miss Chadbourne
Winnerberg
Athalia
Oscar Thompson
Sperati
Decorah County Attorney Unjustly Linked to Potatoes
The Des Moines Register and Leader corrected a report stating CN Houck of Decorah and another man were fined for selling potatoes by measure. Houck, Winneshiek county attorney, says he never sold potatoes by weight and has no involvement in the cited case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Register ‘and Leader
XN. Houck
Decorah
CN. Houck
Register and Leader
Houck
Winneshirk County
Mr. Houck
Ossian Celebrates New Electric Light Plant Opening
Ossian celebrated the installation of a storage system electric light plant with a large crowd. The daytime ball game saw the Chicago Union Giants defeat Ossian six to five, while the evening featured a big dance. Mayor Schmitz praised the lights as better than Decorah, though exact performance remains uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ossian
Chicago Union Giants
Schmitz
Decorah
Decorah grocer fined for speeding in Waukon
J G McCallum a Decorah Du Duque salesman paid 7.85 for speeding two weeks earlier at the court house corner near Lansing. He admitted accelerating on a clear road but said he did not intend to break the law. The marshal spotted him from behind a tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon Democrat
J. G. McCallum
Decorah
du Duque
Wute
Court House
Lansing
Mae
Decorah Gun Club First Shooting Tournament Held
The Decorah Gun Club hosted its inaugural shooting tournament on the hitching grounds last Friday with about twenty one marksmen. Forester and McEwan of Postville led the field though Decorah shooters challenged them amid a strong west wind. Top scores show Garret 115 and Bucknell Whitney 130 with several others in the 90s to 110s across ten matches of fifteen targets each.
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Decorah
W. F. Garret
Dad Shatet
Mtor. Co
B. E. Bucknell
F.C
Wallace Reed
Forester
Postville
McEwan
Fred Wichman
Fort Atkinson
Christopherson
Worker Crushed At Mason City Gravel Pits
An alarm warned of a man fatally hurt at the Mason City Sand and Gravel pits north of Mason City. J. B. Henry was taken to Park hospital with crushed hips and stomach after being caught between a post and a tightening cable attached to a sand car. He died a few hours later despite immediate surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City Times
Mason City Sand and Gravel Company
J. B. Henry
Park Hospital
Counterfeit Cache Found Near Winthrop Barn
Albert Reed uncovered a tin can at his Winthrop property containing 76 cc of counterfeit U S currency. The hoard included 2 50 gold coins to 10 cent pieces, buried perhaps 35 or 40 years ago. The tin was decayed and nearly returned to the earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop
Albert Reed
U. S
Wells Fargo opens Commission and Food Products department
Wells Fargo and Co express launches a Commission and Food Products division led by a general manager to connect farmers and sellers with best markets, maintain price lists, and assist shippers. Agents provide tariffs, guidance on packaging, refrigerator service, and sourcing goods for city and country buyers.
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Wells Fargo & Co. Express
Commission and Food Products Department
Wells Fargo
Beautification drive at Pictured Rocks draws visitors
McGregor Citizens Association led a week long effort to clear the river bank at Pictured Rocks. Clamfishers shanties and shell sheds were moved or removed, weeds cut, paths leveled, and steep areas stepped to create a prettier overlook. Steamers now offer a thirty minute stop there when on schedule.
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McGregor Citizens’ Association
Pictured Rocks
Cat Survives Weeklong Piano Box Journey
A small black kitten nearly dead crawled from a piano box as it was being removed from Roy Nafus home. The piano came from Mrs. Nafus former Tomah Wisconsin residence and the cat’s weeklong enclosure was a mystery before it settled in its new surroundings.
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Nashua Post
Ihe
Roy Nafus
Child burned fighting fire from matches in Ellis township
The three year old daughter of Robert King near Town Falls was severely burned when a piece of match ignited her clothing while she and another child were cracking match heads with a hammer. A visitor at the King home dampened the flames by submerging the child in a tub of water, likely saving her life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert King
Ellis Township
Town Falls
King
Church Burned by Lightning in Richfield Lutheran Loss Revealed
A fierce storm struck Richfield early Monday as lightning set the Richfield Lutheran church ablaze. The commodious wooden structure and pipe organ were destroyed, with losses estimated at 4000 dollars and 1000 dollars insured. A new church will be erected at once. Eddie McCulloch, 18, sustained facial burns and eye risk after handling a briar pipe and igniting powder intended for still use. the powder had been placed by Walker, another youth, with unclear repercussions for him.
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Hawkeye
Richfield Lutheran Church
Eddie McCulloch
Eldora
Walker
McCulloch
Land sale tops records at four thousand five hundred
G. W. Underwood, a New Hampshire real estate dealer, paid 4500 for a ten acre tract owned by shoemaker F. W. Kottke. The small improvement on the farm lies within one half mile of the city north corporation line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampton
G. W. Underwood
F. W. Kottke
Corporation
Patents Granted to Iowans for Week Ending Sept 9
A list of Iowa inventors receiving patents includes Geo Broendt Milford with a printing frame piston rod packing by Alex Naeckel Davenport for an electrical signalling device Clinton L Bopp Waterloo a combination pencil clip by Olof F Lawson and Dan van New Sharon and Wm W Ronson Davenport assigned to Ronson Dry Concentrator Co Dubuque for a dry ore separator
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Geo
Broendt
Milford
Alex
Naeckel
Davenport
Clinton L. Bopp
Waterloo
Olof F. Lawson
Dan van
New Sharon
Wm. W. Ronson
Ronson Dry Concentrator Co
Dubuque
Railway Collision at Fredericksburg Kills One Injures Several
A head on collision between Great Western passenger trains Nos. 1 and 2 at Fredericksburg at 3 am on September 11 left Wiceman Peterson of No. 2 dead and Engineer Brown badly injured with multiple fractures and internal injuries. Passengers were shaken but unhurt beyond shock. The notice mentions season overcoats with shawl collars offered by S. Larsen.
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Great Western
Fredericksburg
Wiceman Peterson
Engineer Brown
Fatal collision kills Clara Savage and George Pendleton
A freight train on the Northwestern struck a wagon carrying Miss Clara Savage returning from school and George Pendleton, an employee of the county farm. Both occupants were killed instantly, with Savage's head and Pendleton's body severely damaged.
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Louis Gerhart
Clara Savage
Parkersbur
George Pendleton
Northwestern
Pendleton
First Frost of Fall 1913 Recorded
The first frost of fall 1913 occurred last Saturday morning, the 1th. It lightly touched flowers and garden vegetables but did not harm the corn. The frost caused the shelving of belated straw data.
Inter-State Fair Opens in La Crosse Wisconsin
The Twenty second Inter State Fair starts Monday September 22 in La Crosse Wis and runs through the week. Premiums total 87000 with 84500 for trotting and pacing races. A 325 premium is offered for the corn and barley contest. Livestock and poultry from Minnesota and Wisconsin fairs will be shown, with the fair directors inviting all to enjoy a holiday week.
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la Crosse
Wis
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Traveling Subscription Men Wanted by The Homestead
The Homestead Company of Des Moines Iowa seeks a limited number of first class men with good references to travel in ten states and take subscriptions. No experience required. Earn 200 to 300 per month. season just opening. Write with bank references to The Homestead Des Moines Iowa. A shooting gallery attendant in Chicago was killed by a patron who mistook the setup.
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Homestead Company
Des Moines
Iowa
Homestead
Lowa
Weathered Town Notes From Oelwein and Beyond
Local items report thefts of autos in Oelwein, a Jupiter era array of farm yields, a new church cornerstone at Monona, and a costly Odd Fellows hall project in Clear Lake. Reports cover storms, lightning losses, fruit bounties, and oddquips about local banks and savings.
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Oelwein
West Union Chautauqua
Parman
Town Falls Tee Company
Wam. Gericke
Postville
Decorah
Sander Thompson
John R. Benson
Houston County
As. L. Cagley
Nashua
McGregor
Webster City
W. E. Miller
Charles City
Farmer claims disinfection fends hog cholera
A northwest county farmer credits regular pen disinfection and a ash salt hyposulfate copperas soda mix with preventing hog cholera for twenty years. He says pigs eat the mix ravenously and no animals have died, urging others to adopt the method to protect herds and profits.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Sold at Local Pharmacy
Mrs. Sarah E. Duncan of Tipton credits one bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with stopping her son's severe cold. The ad notes Eng bretson's Pharmacy as the seller. A contrasting quip notes a newspaper writer finding life on $15 a week easier than $15,000 a year.
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Sarah E. Duncan
Tipton
Chamberlain
Engbretson
Adv
The Absurd Man and Allen's Cough Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts Allen's Cough offering soothing relief for coughs and colds. It stresses no harmful ingredients and long-standing satisfaction with bottle sizes 25c 50c and 1.00.
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Allen
Wood Cutters Seek Basswood for Joliet Match Factory
A gang of wood cutters arrived in Waverly last Saturday with several teams and wagons to cut 400 carloads of basswood timber. The logs will be shipped to a Joliet Illinois factory for matches. Sellers reportedly receive just over seven dollars per cord.
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Waverly
Joliet
Til
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement and Laurels
An 19th century style advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for any catarrh cure failure and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. It cites endorsements from National Bank of Toledo and others and notes internal action, price 75 cents per bottle, with free testimonials and additional Emily Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
National Bank
Commerce
Emily
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A. K. Battey & Son
Lutheran Synod
Thomas
Decorah Gun Club
Wells Fargo Express Co
S. Larsen
Curs
Chicago
Dr. T. Felix Gourauds
L. A. Sayre
Pery Ford
T. Hopkins & Son
Props
Great Jones St
Parker
August Wiese
Town City
Charles Lower
West Union
Henry Troexel
Waukon Junction
Troezel
Citizens Savings Bank
Palaare
B.J. Reynolds
Lyman Brown
Murray St
New York
N.Y
California
el Paso
New Mexico
Colorado
Salt Lake
L. R. Schrempf
Severt Larsen
Clothier
Rma
Tes
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