Iowa
Old Press
Allamakee Journal
Lansing, Allamakee co., Iowa
November 14, 1928
- L.T. Hufschmidt disposed of his houseboat, "Elk," to
Jack Slyfield of McGregor. Walter Bailey piloted it downriver for
him.
- Mr. and Mrs. Ray Spinner of Sumner, Iowa became the parents of
a boy, their fourth child, last Thursday.
- Nick Fink returned to Viola, Wis. Thursday after a visit with
relatives.
- The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paulus Pohlman was baptized
and received the name Dorothy Winnie.
- Mr. and Mrs. Otto Geuder and family arrived from Chicago last
week for a visit at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert
Smedsrud, of Jefferson twp.
- Dennis Cota’s coon dog, "Sport," helped his
master get eight coon last week.
- Herbert Hoover defeated Al Smith in Allamakee county by a
margin of 4,785 to 3,227.
[transcribed by E.W., February 2013]
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Postville Herald
Postville, Allamakee co. Iowa
November 15, 1928
Something that don't often happen was the situation at the Hall
Maternity Hospital recently, says the Waukon Journal,
two sisters with new born babies being there at the same time.
While Mrs. Albert Hilmer of Ludlow township and baby were being
cared for Mrs. Gus Herman, living east of town, came to the
hospital last Wednesday gave birth to a baby daughter. Both the
ladies are daughters of Mr. and Mrs. John Flage of this city.
Sheriff Hall was called to Postville last Wednesday evening, says
the Waukon Journal, to take charge of Charles Hardison,
a road worker over there, who had a fight with one of his fellow
workers and used a gun in the affair, but without injuring him.
Thursday Deputy Sheriff Davis took Hardison before Justice
Swenson of Post township, where he plead guilty to assault and
pointing a gun. The Justice gave him thirty days in jail on each
account and he is now serving out the sentence.
[transcribed by M.D., March 2010]
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Postville Herald
Postville, Allamakee co. Iowa
November 22, 1928
McGregor ended a 100 year's war against mud roads Wednesday, when
the last important side street was paved, says the McGregor
Times. Today every street in the town with the exceptions of
Crane's Addition. "Nigger Hollow" the street south and
parallel with Main, the street from the bakery to the produce
company, and main from Schumacher's corner to the McCall bridge
is either brick or reinforced concrete. The last foot of paving
was laid last night after dark and during a rain storm. The last
300 feet of the last stretch was laid without the big mixer,
trucks hauling the mixed concrete from a stationary mixer, due to
a breakdown of the big mixer.
Ed H. Brown and John H. Witt motored to LeRoy, Minn., last
Thursday on business, in the Witt automobile, says the Ossian
Bee, and on their return they met with an accident that
nearly cost them their lives. They had supper at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Leo H. Barthelme, shortly after which they started for
Ossian. When they reached LeRoy, on their return home they had to
cross the Great Western tracks. A freight train was making a
"flying switch" which of course the boys did not know.
After the engine had passed over the crossing Brown and Witt also
passed, and when they were crossing the siding the siding a heavy
refrigerator car struck the automobile and completely crushed it.
Mr. Brown sustained a bad cut across the right eye from shattered
glass and was otherwise bruised and injured. Mr. Witt received a
number of ugly gashes in the legs and had several ribs fractured.
The accident occurred about nine o'clock in the evening.
Ben Bear called us up over the phone yesterday morning, says the Ossian
Bee, and informed us that highway 55 would be opened from
Calmar to Decorah Saturday morning. The paving on the Decorah end
will not be completed until next spring as there are a number of
changes to be made which could not be anticipated earlier this
year. This will give the people of this section a paved highway
from Postville to Decorah -- and it's some fine road too.
The trend in highway building is toward wider pavements in all
centers and territories where traffic is apt to be heavy and
congested, says the Waverly Democrat. The American
Automobile Association has appointed a committee with the object
of furthering this plan, using the slogan that, "Wider
highways are Safer Highways." Under the existing conditions
trucks and other slow-moving vehicles on the highways delay many
miles of cars capable of greater speed, that are unable to pass
because of the narrow roadways. The fact that a car wishing to
pass must turn out into the path of oncoming vehicles is the
cause of a large proportion of serious and fatal accidents. This
is a condition that is being changed in many progressive
localities.
Motorists (sic) who drove to Decorah over the paving on highway
55 during the past week ran up against a "snag" just
south of Decorah where the paving ends, says the Ossian Bee. To
avoid the detour at the church, north of Calmar, made almost
impassable on account of the wet weather, they followed the
paving to its end. Here they were obliged to drive through a
farmyard and ford the river to gain access to Winneshiek county's
capital city. The owner of the property, we are told, stopped all
cars and exacted a toll of 50 cents from each driver before
permitting them to drive in. If he charges 50 cents for the
return trip it will cost each motorist $1.00 to get in and out of
Decorah on highway 55. If highway 55 has been opened to traffic,
the state should provide a through road. The charge of 50 cents
is a hold up.
[transcribed by M.D., April 2010]