Miss Mott's wartime escape from Paris to Havre
Miss Dontie Mott and Miss Bulig of Chicago fled from Austria into Switzerland then Paris as German troops neared. They faced shortages, bombings, and lines for transport before reaching Havre. An American family hosted them in Paris. in Lucerne shopkeepers offered credit and German hosts impressed with cordiality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dontie Mott
Europe
France
Miss Bulig
Chicago
Miss Mott
Austria
Servia
Lucerne
Switzerland
America
Lakerne
Geneva
Ving
Paris
Bois de Bologne
Miss Matt
le Friend
Havre
Ruby
Germany
Pssengers
Would Join Central League Mason City Berth Hope
Sept 30 Mason City fans believe the town will gain a Central association berth next year. Ned Egan arrives Thursday to discuss establishing a Mason City league team. The city supported a paid team this season but was not affiliated with any organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Kefl
Ned
Egan
Myson City
Wedding Anniversary of Theo and Sarah Kratz Near Ridgeway
Mr and Mrs Theo Kratz celebrated their twenty seventh wedding anniversary last Sunday with 220 relatives and friends occupying their Ridgeway area home in their absence from church. Rev L N Day led devotional services on the lawn, songs were sung, Scripture read, and prayers offered. Relatives presented silverware and a purse to the couple. The Kratzes were married Sept 22 1987 at Lansing Town by Rev J Knoche and have since lived west of Ridgeway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo. Kratz
Ridgeway
Rev. L. N. Day
Kratz
Theo, Kratz
Sarah Martin
Lansing
Town
J. Knoche
Chicken Thieves Steal Fifty Chickens Near Hampton
Three men appeared at the Carl Rowe home two miles west of Hampton one night last week. One held up Mrs. Rowe at gunpoint while the others looted the poultry house, taking about fifty chickens from the summer's work with little chance of catch or punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Rowe
Hampton
Mrs. Rowe
Storm Lake Canning Plant Reports Strong Corn Season
The Storm Lake canning plant closed a very successful season with a total pack near 1,900,000 cans. On August 25 the factory packed 113,500 cans, the year's largest day, after unloading 201 tons on August 24. William Mack earned 1,267.47 dollars for 426,810 pounds from 47 acres, the largest single crop. The overall quality this year is good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storm Lake
Wm. Mack
Indicted for Murder in Allamakee County
The grand jury returned an indictment against Ernest Wiedner of Harpers Ferry charging murder. Wiedner, about 70, a well known and respected local fisherman, was arrested early in the spring for the murder of a recluse near Harpers Ferry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allamakee County
Ernest Wiedner
Harpers Ferry
Wiedner
Electric Light Plant Destroyed in City Fire
The Oclwein Light Heat and Power Co building housing the plant burned Wednesday evening after alarms rang. City hall firemen arrived quickly, water was turned on, but the boiler house and generators were doomed and after about thirty minutes only partial walls remained standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oclwein Light, Heat & Power Co
First Meeting in Forty Nine Years Reunion at English Beach
A remarkable family reunion gathered five Clarage brothers and Mrs. Martin at the Martin home near Waukon in English Beach. For the first time in forty-nine years four generations shared a banquet at Joe Martin’s home. The elderly parents William Martin and his wife, nearly ninety, welcomed their descendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
English Beach
Waukon
Clarage
Joe Martin
William Martin
Will Celebrate Quarter Centennial At Sioux Falls
At the meeting of the Norwegian Luce Synod in Sioux Falls on October 14 the twenty fifth anniversary of the Lutheran Normal school founding will be celebrated. Plans to erect another building will be discussed as $16,000 has already been subscribed. A Sioux Falls dispatch says prominent church leaders from across the general synod will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwegian Luce Synod
Sioux Falls
Lutheran Normal School
General Synod
Two Men Struck by Lightning in Sheffield Incident
Sam Esslinger a prominent Sheffield man and his guest J Riggins of California were struck by lightning last week Wednesday. The metal umbrella parts melted into a lump and their shoes torn from their feet. Both were stunned. Esslinger may die while Riggins has apparently recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Esslinger
Sheffield
J. Riggins
California
Esslinger
Riggins
Ossian Booster Club Wraps Yearwork Plans For Next Season
The Ossian Booster baseball association closed for the year with players returning home. It did not prove profitable but served as good advertising and the funds were well spent. A January meeting will reorganize for a larger effort next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booster Baseball Association
Ossian
Postville Considers Sewer Bond Vote in October
Postville schedules a special election for October 12 to approve a 25 000 bond for a city sewer system. The council also discussed a 1 000 septic tank plan last week as part of the sanitation project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postville
Tragic Death by Own Action Near Highlandville
Sophia Folkedahl, a young woman living with her parents near Highlandville, died last Saturday night by taking poison. The inquest, led by Justice Plunkett of Hesper, found her in a despondent mental state after failing to prove up a Williston land claim due to seeding only nineteen acres. Though advised the claim would be kept open, her worsening condition culminated in the fatal act. source notes she may have obtained the poison in La Crosse, exact method unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highlandville
Sophia Folkedahl
Justice Plunkett
Hesper
North Dakota
Williston
la Crosse
High Priced Land Gains in Odebolt Area
A land deal near Odebolt sets a local high price with Joseph Teice purchasing 160 acres of the W. A. Stanzel farm for 200 an acre northwest of Odebolt. Joseph Ziegman sold a quarter-section to W. A. Stanzel at 165 an acre, bought five years ago for about 77 an acre, yielding a substantial profit. All kinds of jewelry repairing done at Parman's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Teice
W. A. Stanzel
Odebolt
Joseph Ziegman
Mr. Ziegman
Patents Granted to Iowans Week Ending Sept 15 1914
The weekly list shows patents granted to Iowans including Wm E Barbee Des Moines for an Adjustable bed Jas Barels Des Moines for a Vaporizer Harry L Biebing Clermont for an Endgate T D Craig Albin for a Dental instrument Caleb Elliott Clinton for a Sign Frank H French Pres ton for a Mop and brush Ellsworth Hefling and W J Roberts Red Oak for a Veterinary appliance Allen Johnston Ottumwa for a Button attaching machine Emil C Loetscher Dubuque for an Electric sad iron Mathias Lutgen Dubuque for a F shaped building block Jas H W McKay Forest City for a Gearing device for washing machines and wringers Geo Sands assigner to Newton Dise Plow Co Newton for a Selective System Sidney C Snow Blakesburg for an Implement for opening boxes E E Stacy Onawa for a Cell-cise machine Joseph Starman Cedar Rapids assigner to North Star Mfg Co Chicago for a Hose supporter A M Wilson Cherokee for a Filter John F Wise Onawa for a Filter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellsworth
W. J. Roberts
Red Oak
Allen Johnston
Ottumwa
Emil C. Loetscher
Dubuque
Mathias Lutgen
Jas. HW
McKay
Forest City
Geo. Sands
Newton Dise Plow Co
Newton
Sidney C. Snow
Winnishek Star Player at Carlisle Indian School
Carlisle Indian School football practice last week credited Winnishek with star center work and noted he likely descends from the Winnebago Winne bag o family. An aside advertises Dr King s New Life Pills and Deans Regulats as tonics and laxatives with prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle Indian School
Winnishek
Winneshiek
Guerrilla raid and political shifts reported in fifty years past
Northern Missouri guerrillas raided southern Iowa killing three citizens and plundering horses and goods. Chief Justice Taney died in Baltimore aged 87. Pennsylvania Ohio and Indiana vote Republican with large majorities. Captain Cleghorn shipped vegetables to the Third Town regiment. Cannon transport planned to Postville for a barbecue. H H Dickerman elected gun squad captain. two kegs of powder donated. County commissioners to draft quotas for Winneshiek Allamakee Howard Mitchell Chickasaw and Floyd counties next Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Iowa
Justice Taney
Baltimore
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Cleghorn
Grays
Postville
H. H. Dickerman
Winneshiek
Allamakee
Howard
Mitchell
Chickasaw
Floyd
Lightning Kills Horses at Riverton Farm
During a severe electrical storm Wednesday last week, lightning struck Henry Crossman’s Riverton township farm in Floyd county, killing three horses and ten head of cattle stationary beside a wire fence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Crossman
Riverton Township
Floyd County
Stop That First Fall Cough Dr Bell Pine Tar Honey Ad
Stop That First Fall Cough urges check of fall cough or cold. Promotes Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as a safe remedy for babies and adults, claims quick relief and prevention of cold germs. Also advertises Barker's for coughs and rheumatism as reliable medicine from drugstores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Bell
Barker
Ady
Rosin weed control and cosmetic powder advertisement
The piece discusses rosin weed eradication by repeated hoeing or plowing, urging landwork over multiple seasons. It then promotes Phoebe Lincoln's Invisible Powder for facial complexion, claiming it preserves and improves skin with a velvety texture, sold by Mott & Co with endorsements from E. J. Parman Imogen Lincoln and A. J. Sorenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoebe Lincoln
Mott & CO
E. J. Parman
Imogen Lincoln
A. J. Sorenson
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Decorah
A. K. Bartey & Son
Central League
Dr. T. Felix Gouraud
L. A Sayre
Hautton
Ford
T. Hopkins & Son
N.Y.C
Parman’s
Carlisle Star
Dr. King
West Africa
Republic
Beatrice M. Victory
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
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