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Calmar Man Run Away and Fires in Sumner Sumner
The news item catalogs a string of local misfortunes and events. A Sumner cheese factory burned due to a defective flue with estimated losses around 1500 dollars. Waterloo mills faced shutdown from a cold snap to conserve water for pumping. A fatality from extreme cold in Allamaee county occurs as an elderly man dies after wandering from home into the snow. Reports touch on county officials, a planned artesian well contract in Waverly, and various small-town incidents including a photographer leaving town abruptly amid possible wrongdoing. The piece also notes a suspected railroad venture behind Elkader and neighboring towns, while a county newspaper column relays remarks on gambling and public concerns.