Iowa
Old Press
Allamakee Journal
Lansing, Allamakee co. Iowa
March 1907
- John Wiehe had a $200 horse break his leg.
- Ernie Gaunitz celebrated his 18th birthday on the 2nd,
receiving a beautiful signet ring.
- Dentist M.B. Yeoman of Lansing is so busy he is looking for an
assistant.
- Pioneer Meat Market paid Otto Carlson $180 for three steers.
- Lansing band has a new double base horn, to be played by Frank
Wittbecker.
- Theodore Kerndt, George Albert and Frank Wier will build new
houses in Lansing this season.
- Mrs. Catherine Bakewell has bought the Dr. Ambler home on
Diagonal street, Lansing, for $475.
- Mrs. Herman Sanders, aged 52, of Union Prairie, died after a
long illness. Her maiden name was Hattie Meierkord. A husband,
two daughters and four sons survive.
- Waukon motorists have organized a club with Dr. LeTourneau,
president, and P.S. Narum, secretary.
- Dave Bohrer returned to Chicago, where he is a motorman.
- Charley Lape of New Albin Sundayed at home in Lansing.
- Fred Batteen went to Niles, N.D., to operate a section of land
for Tom Bakewell.
- Mrs. Anna Widmeier, Milbrandt, is down from Minneapolis on
business.
- George McKee and wife are back from a trip to Lyons, Nebraska.
- Fan and Mae Brophy did not return from North Dakota but will
teach summer schools there.
- Louis Torgerson and wife moved into the Dehli house on North
Second street.
- Martin Whalen has started out with his extra gang laying steel
at Clayton.
- Wm. Nopper and Frank Dolphin left on a trip to LaCrosse,
Madison, Milwaukee and Chicago to buy a new dynamo for the
Lansing electric light plant.
- Little Misses Rosella Bohrer and Annie Manning won the
Lafayette spelling contest.
- Bert Hendrick got back from the Junction with a wild goose and
three ducks.
- John Brenner moved from his farm to New Albin last week and
took charge of the livery business.
- Iowa Legislature passed a hunting license law this week, the
fee being $1.00.
- The big dam of the Power Co., 14 miles north of Waukon, just
completed, was undermined by the water and collapsed, with a loss
of $75,000. It may be rebuilt.
- Jack Lowe bagged 24 mallards one day last week, Fred Schafer
19, and Capt. Short 10.
- The old brewery barn in Lansing, occupied by liveryman Bentley,
burned March 26. His little son Jimmie set fire in the loft, and
then gave the alarm.
- Leonard Holmes, who owns 1500 acres ofland near Pollock, S.D.,
and wife, are here on a visit.
- J.F. Wiehe is getting out 5,000 railroad ties and a large lot
of logs for lumber.
- The Sam Henderson farm near Waukon was sold last week to Peter
Bieber and J.J. Bresnahan, each taking half at $50 per acre.
- T.A. Houlihan of Harpers Ferry received five cars of freight
last week, three of flour, and one each of salt and sugar.
- On Monday, March 25, some thermometers registered as high as
80.
- Otto Cornelison, former Harpers Ferry boy, has been promoted
from Superintendant of the Great Western Railway at Fort Dodge to
Gen. Superintendant of Transportation at St. Paul. At a
"smoker" at Fort Dodge, he was given a $275 diamond
ring. Honorable M.F. Healy giving the presentation address.
- Hogs $6.50, butter 27¢, eggs 13¢.
- Joe, eldest son of Frank Kelleher, cut his right foot badly
while chopping wood.
- L.O. Rud was thrown from his rig last week and suffered a
dislocated shoulder.
- The old Robert Delaney farm of 158 acres on Silver Creek was
sold by White Brothers to Mike Mahoney for $4,424 by auctioneer
Tom McDermott.
- J.E. Collins and wife have returned from Arkansas and will
occupy their fine farm in Union Prairie.
- Postmaster Narum of Waukon held examination for rural carriers
Saturday at the court house. The following took tests: John R.
Johnson, Tom Fullerton, J.H. Kelly, Waukon; Matt Flynn, Frank
Kelly, H.G. May, New Albin; J.A. Sorenson, M.J. Kelly,
Waterville; Patrick J. Danaher, Dorchester.
- Miss Anna Duggan, teacher at Waukon Junction, had a very
successful basket social, the proceeds of 35 baskets being
$45.40, with Tom McCabe, the versatile old writer, as auctioneer.
[transcribed by E.W., March & April 2007]