Portia Defeated In Re election Bid Amid Strong Opposition
BeBe Portiia faced near total opposition from Heddington in a tight re election race. Portman secured 125 votes with a 10 point majority after a close contest. In Decorah talks, plans emerged for a modern hotel replacing the Winnesheik structure. J Weisur leads the enterprise as the new hotel bears his name. A southern Winnesheik saloon menu area including Calmar and Fort Atkinson was affected by a fresh consent petition replacing the 1896/1907 petitions blocked by the supreme court.
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BeBe Portiia
Heddington
Mr. Portman
Decorah
Plaua
Tein
Esiaon
Winnesheik
J. Weisur
Arid
Vodnty
Calmar
Oasian
Woman Drowns in Monona River Gorge Incident
Mr and Mrs A W Campbell of Monona were returning from Volney Sunday afternoon March 17 when ice gorge water swept them into the Yallow ver channel. Mr Campbell escaped but Mrs Campbell and the horses were not found until Tuesday despite river searches. The river, normally small, became raging as the gorge burst and swept the team away.
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A. W. Campbell
Monona
Volney
Yallow
Campbell
Saulight
Dynamite Misadventure Ends With Close Call
In Waterville, two youths found dynamite cached by quarrymen. They brought it home and misidentified pieces as soap and a soap-like block. A kitchen stove incident caused a frightening flare up before a neighbor identified the material, teaching the youths a hard lesson about dynamite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterville
Ailamukee
Ecumea
Town Water Bonds and Carnegie Gift Highlight Iowa Election Notes
An early 20th century notice reports voters in Fairbank approving a waterworks bond of 84 200 and notes Carnegie's 975 000 grant for a public library in a plan already arranged. It mentions smallpox in Mason City, a hotel quarantine, a fire at Donsman House, and local civic changes including districting speculation and personnel moves in Dubuque.
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Athe
Fairbank
Carnegie
Dryvenport
Aragen
Wrestling scam taints Decorah memory in farmers plot
In Decorah a past wrestling incident is recounted with names Parmar Barns and Patur Romine. A Woodsawyer disguise drew the rival to town and a staged match netted conspirators hundreds of dollars. Witnesses recall Alas and Burns aiding the scheme as several confederates helped push the lie to a thousand dollars. The tale appears in a late issue of Harpers Wowkly and Modery's Democrat republication.
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Modery
Democrat
Harpers Wowkly
Toad
Decorah
Parmar Barns
Patur Romine
Traume
Mrs George Neuenschwander Dies Near Elgin 1901
Mrs George Neuenschwander born Anna Spahr of Elgin Iowa died at her home near Elgin on Saturday March 16 1901 Funeral services were held at the German Baptist Church in Elgin on Tuesday March 19 conducted by Rev R J Hack and many relatives attended Interment was at Elgin Cemetery She was born March 20 1871 and would have turned 30 later this month She married George Neuenschwander on March 7 1904 and left two children husband and three sisters mourning her death
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George Neuenschwander
Anna Spahr
Elgin
German Baptist Church
R. J. Hack
Hlgin
Anna Spahe
F. G. Spahe
Iowa
George Nevenschwander
Nevianachwander
Aga
Neuenschwander
Indus
Elizabeth McKinley
Lizzie Bucher
Dubuque
Hia
Aéd
McKinley
Macomb
Mantorviler Minn
Oelwein
Central School
Oalwain
Oelwein Record
Fight over a death and a hotel fire in Fayette
The article recalls the March death of Charly Lawrence after a night of intoxication near Hawkeye land. Two neighbors hauled goods home while Lawrence was left behind and found roadside the next morning. A fire at the Rovie Hotel in Fayette destroyed the building, with proprietor HL Covelman and family escaping from a blazing cellar. Thos Cannell and others barely saved clothing. the cause remains unknown as the fire started in the cellar. The incident prompts attention as Fayette awaits a new hotel to replace the lost structure.
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Bordon
Charly Lawrence
Hawkeye
Sudonen
Lawrence
Nuide
Roviee
Fayette
Nightwatch
Vomates
Apredd
Covelman
Aedond
H. L. Cossiman
Fayette County Tid-Bite Highlights Local News
Fayette County tidbits report no diphtheria cases in Waucoma while West Union residents reclaim safety quarantines. Notable notes include Hiverman leasing a West Union building to Milton Marcuse of Chicago, Roy Martin departing for Manila via the Meade, and Captain Alonzo Gray's Fifth Cavalry promotion. Henry Maynard Sr is listed as the oldest landholder in Haylan township, with land transfers tracing to an 1851 warrant. Local press chatter covers a possible U.S. Assistant Attorney General appointment and the purchase of a Cottrell press by Editor Van Atten, plus talk of a pugilist clash and household strife in West Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Maynard
Haylan Township
Hoe
Sam
Elgin Election Faces Two Tickets In Spirited Race
Town elections in Elgin set for next Monday March 25 spark a close contest with two party tickets named for mayor and council. A Peoples caucus followed another party meeting, outlining rival slates headed by candidates Shaffer for mayor and Gravam for mayor, with council choices by Muehlenthaler Gnuver and Burview Kustar, while local residents note the strong field and trusted citizens backing both sides.
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Rigin
Heli
Bald
Noa
Laat
Bhaffer
Muehlenthaler
Wm. Gnuver
Peoples’ Caucus
Gravam
Burview S. W
Kustar
Elgin
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