Iowa
Old Press
Allamakee Journal
Lansing, Allamakee co. Iowa
July 8, 1925
Wolfe's Model Cafe advertised a spring chicken dinner for Sunday
last by a 3-line local in this paper and served seventy dinners.
Who says advertising doesn't pay.
On account of the show on the river boat Saturday night the
Princess Theatre will show on Friday night only. Feature picture,
"Sinners in Heaven" and 3rd Chapter of "Galloping
Hoofs".
A deal was consummated last week whereby F. Asay, present
landlord, becomes the owner of the New Dudley House property. The
consideration was about $11,000. Mr. Asay has been operating the
house for about six months and found business warranting its
purchase, which we are pleased to note and believe it a wise move
on his part.
This scribe had dinner at Lycurgus the 4th and enjoyed an hour or
more's stay at St. Mary's, one of the prettiest country church
sites in the state. The structure itself and the beautiful
grounds surrounding it are a credit to the parish and testify to
the zeal and energy of Father McNamara, the pastor, who found an
old rock church and a dilapidated cemetery and church yard when
he came there thirteen years ago.
Work on the city well was abandoned last week by Louis Knopf and
crew, after spending three or four weeks trying to reach the
bottom. The well is 752 ft. deep and they could only get down 724
ft. It is thought an old set of tools are at the bottom. The well
has been recased 200 feet and the flow of water increased
materially but not as much as was hoped for. A new well could
probably have been drilled cheaper than repairing the old one.
The 4th of July celebration at Jordan's Pavilion, 2-1/2 miles
north of New Albin, was a grand success, so far as numbers
participating are concerned. Over 2,000 people visited the
grounds during the day, 535 cars being parked there at one time
and 300 dance tickets being sold both afternoon and evening.
[transcribed by E.W., March 2007]
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Allamakee Journal
Lansing, Allamakee co., Iowa
July 15, 1925
Federal Raid at New Albin
E.V. Baldwin, federal prohibition agent for fourteen
Iowa counties with headquarters at Dubuque, came to New Albin
July 9, and with the assistance of City Marshal Irons and
Constable Eugene Kerrigan, arrested the following parties for
violating the prohibition laws: Allen Crowley, Willard Inman,
William Tippery and Fred Pohlman.
Approximately four gallons of hootch, thirty gallons of wine, and
about two hundred bottles of home brew were seized in the raid
and brought to Waukon for evidence.
All violators were placed under arrest and brought to Waukon and
will be bound over to the grand jury. Federal charges have not
been preferred.
[transcribed by E.W., November 2016]