Iowa Old Press

Allamakee Journal & Lansing Mirror
Lansing, Allamakee co. Iowa
August 7, 1929

Notables Visit Us Today.
More notables in the shape of governors, U.S. senators and congressmen from the states of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin, will visit us today than possibly have gathered at one time in the state or ever will again. The occasion is the second tour of the Upper Mississippi National Park association, sponsored by the State Conservation Board, who have extended the invitations for the trip.

At this writing, Tuesday afternoon, over sixty invitations had been accepted, and with favorable weather indications as seems likely as we write, the attendance will probably reach seventy-five or more. This is about double the number that made the editorial trip, of which this is to be practically a duplicate, on June 28th.

The crowd will gather at McGregor early in the morning, have breakfast and then visit the Heights and Pike’s Peak, leaving for Postville via Marquette and Monona about 10 o’clock in cars furnished by the three towns named. A band and citizens will greet them at the City Park and after a stay of fifteen minutes the procession will head for Waukon, in cars from there, arriving at 12:30 for dinner by the Kiwanis Club. About 1:30 p.m. cars from Lansing will bring them here, arriving about 2:15. Mt. Hosmer, the State Fish Hatchery and the Ehrlich fish pond will be visited in the order named. Brief, impromptu remarks by Ellison Orr, Dr. Warren Hayes and possibly others will be made on Mt. Hosmer. The ladies of the Lansing Community Club will furnish box lunches to be eaten on the boats, Arbutus and Elk, which transports the crowd back to McGregor.

Be on hand to welcome the crowd and see what our national law-makers look like. Senator Blaine, of Wisconsin and our own Gilbert N. Haugen, congressman of the 4th Iowa District, serving his sixteenth term and Dean of the lower house, if we mistake not, will be of the number, but Gov. Hammill, true to life, will not be here but will get into the limelight at McGregor on the return trip. Just like the Gov!

The committee of arrangements, having the affair in charge are: Geo. C. Aschom, Lansing, chairman; I. E. Beeman, Waukon; Jack Kramer, McGregor; C. E. Ferris, Marquette; J. S. Schoentang, Monona; A. L. Peterson, Postville, and they say that everything is ready to go over the top with a bang and a hurrah!

H. J. Metcalf on Herald’s Staff.
Clinton (IOWA) Daily Herald:
H. J. Metcalf today became a member of the Herald’s news department staff. Mr. Metcalf, for ten years director of information for the extension service of Iowa State college at Ames, resigned that position to come to The Herald as a special writer and contact man in a plan for enlarging The Herald’s community and farm news service.

While The Herald has been foremost in its community news departments, including agriculture news, it aspires to provide its readers with an ever improving service in all its departments and hopes through Mr. Metcalf’s work to make its farm and community news pre-eminent.

Mr. Metcalf comes with an ideal background for the activities in which he will engage. He was the originator of the movement under which farm pages were established as regular departments of daily newspapers in Iowa and has been engaged in the last ten years in the fostering of community and farm news in Iowa dailies as well as weeklies.

During the World war, Mr. Metcalf served as secretary of the state council of defense, under Governor Harding, and prior to the war was engaged for many years in newspaper work.

In connection with his duties as information director for Iowa State college, he has conducted numerous schools of instruction for correspondents, including two for The Herald and he has a wide acquaintance throughout the state with community and farm news sources.

ARCHBISHOP KEANE DIES - SUFFERS STROKE FRIDAY
Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, AUG. 3.
The unexpected death of the Most Rev. James J. Keane, archbishop of Dubuque, takes from the Catholic church in Iowa and the United Sates and from the community of Dubuque a truly great man.

The recognition of this churchman’s greatness was not limited to his own religious followers. His scholarly attainments were generally recognized, and in the fields of educational, social, economic and civic work his opinions were sought and respected.

The late archbishop was born at Joliet, Ill., in August, 1857. He was ordained to the priesthood at Montreal, Dec. 23, 1882. Had he lived to continue his work through three and one-half more years he would have enjoyed the happiness and distinction of having served in his chosen labors long enough to celebrate a golden jubilee anniversary of his ordination. He began his priestly labors as an assistant pastor in St. Paul, Minn., where his talents for educational work were quickly recognized and he was impressed into service as a member of the faculty of the St. Thomas seminary. From 1888 to 1892 he was president of the St. Thomas college in St. Paul, a position which he gave up to take over the important pastorate of the Immaculate Conception church in Minneapolis. This was the downtown parish of a great city, and there he served his church so faithfully and with such zeal that in October, 1902, he was raised to the episcopacy.

Father Keane became bishop of Cheyenne, Wyo., in 1902. That elevation made him one of the pioneer bishops of the great west.

It was in August, 1911, that Bishop Keane was transferred to Dubuque and on Sept. 13, 1911, he was installed as head of the archdiocese of Dubuque.

The archbishop’s distinctive work in the Dubuque archdiocese was in the interest of education. Under his direction Columbia college has grown and developed into one of the outstanding Catholic colleges of America.

Archbishops Keane’s vision was broad. He took a lively interest in national and international affairs. His influence was felt outside the church. He was a favored and popular lecturer at Iowa’s state educational institutions, so much that in recent years his lectures at the state university, Iowa City, and state college, Ames, have been broadcast by radio. In 1908 he was invited to open the Democratic convention. In 1920 he was chosen, with Cardinal Gibbons, as a member of the peace commission on Ireland. In 1926 he was one of the chief speakers at the annual meeting of the World Alliance for International Friendship, held at Pittsburgh. A national radio hook up broadcast his masterly address on that occasion, and its praises were sung by the press of the nation, both religious and secular.

The late archbishop was a man of great learning and high executive ability. He was keenly intellectual, widely read and a forceful and polished speaker. It was always a pleasure to hear him, for on each of his public and church appearances he had a purposeful message for his audience.

Dubuque people today mourn the death of a distinguished and honored citizen. The sorrow over Archbishop Keane’s passing is not limited to the people of his own faith; but all Dubuque recognizes the community’s loss.

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The Archbishop will be buried this (Wednesday) morning and thousands of persons are expected to view the remains at the Cathedral. Interment, at his own request, will be in Mr. Olivet cemetery. The Most Rev. A. A. Dowling, Archbishop of St. Paul and close personal friend of the deceased’s, will preach the funeral sermon. Prelates of the church from all parts of the country, personal friends of Archbishop Keane who knew him as a priest and educator and later as a bishop, and the more than 200 priests of the Dubuque diocese, attended the funeral.

Frankville Woman Ends Life. From the Decorah Public Opinion.
Mrs. Dora G. Meikle, of Frankville, who resided there with her daughter, Mrs. Hans Stegan, ended her life sometime during the day last Sunday. She was at home alone. She hung herself in a small room off the kitchen. The ceiling wasn’t finished and a scarf was tied around a rafter. Mrs. Meikle had been in ill health for some time. She was 62 years of age. Sheriff Christen was called to the home about 7:30 Sunday evening. Dr. Fritchen accompanied him and also Justice of the Peace Henry F. Barthell, who went in place of Coroner J. M. Boehm, who was absent from the city in Minneapolis. The deceased was born Sept. 8, 1866, in Ludlow township, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Miller. Her husband passed away 11 years ago. Two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Stegan and Mrs. Hazel Long, both of Frankville, survive. She is also survived by two sisters and five brothers. The funeral services were held yesterday, Wednesday afternoon, from the Community church in Frankville. Rev. J. Bethel officiated and interment was in the Frankville cemetery.

Memorial Cabin to Luther College. From the Decorah Journal.
On Sunday, the Little Iowa Pioneer Association, of which Rev. Brevick is president, voted to give to Luther College the log cabin erected by the association in 1925 as a memorial to the first Norwegian settlements west of the Mississippi. The cabin has been standing near the Glenwood church. It is furnished throughout with replicas of the furnishings of a pioneer dwelling. The cabin is now being moved to the Luther College campus under the direction of Dr. R. Gjerset, who is the director of the Norwegian-American Museum there. The first Norwegian settlements west of the Mississippi were in Allamakee, Clayton and Winneshiek counties.

BRESNAHAN - SPIEGLER MARRIAGE.
Miss Evelyn Bresnahan, daughter of Mrs. John Bresnahan of Hanover, and Mr. Frank Spiegler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Spiegler of Eitzen, Minn., were united in marriage Wednesday, July 31, in Hanover, Rev. Father Reynolds officiating. Clem Bresnahan, brother of the bride, acted as best man and Laurayne Bresnahan, cousin of the bride, acted as bridesmaid. The young couple left that same day on a honeymoon trip to St. Paul, Minn., and will visit the Dells of Wisconsin and other points. They will be at home on the groom’s farm at Eitzen, Minn., after Aug. 15th.

ADDITONAL WAUKON NEWS.
-Edgar Markley, who has been with home folks, the James Markley family, for the past two months returned with Donald Hall to Chicago Sunday, where he expects to take his former position in a cafeteria.
-Mike Reddy of Jefferson township proved himself quite a Nimrod recently by bringing down a large chicken hawk which had been feasting on the chicks on his own and neighboring farms. He used fifteen shots but finally got it on the wing.
-“Aunt Sadie”, Beck, housekeeper for her nephew, Capt. R.A. Nicholls, reached her 86th birthday Monday and the event, which has come to be an annual one to the neighbors and friends, was duly celebrated. About forty ladies equipped with baskets of eatables gathered at the home after dinner. The afternoon was pleasantly spent visiting and a fine spread supper served: “Aunt Sadie” is enjoying good health and is well preserved for her age. The friends left a substantial purse of money with which she is to purchase a memento of the occasion and wished her many happy returns of the day.

More About the Fish Law. Legal Dept. Iowa Homestead:
“The state game warden calls our attention to the fact that it is only males over 18 years of age who are required to take out a license to fish. The theory of the Legislature seems to be that women catch so few fish when they go fishing, that it is hardly worth while to make them pay a license. However, the ladies have to take out a license to fish in “stocked waters,” which means waters which the state game warden has supplied with the spawn of game fish.”

Notice to Truck Owners.
All operators of motor trucks must secure loading capacity platox, which is to be displayed on the front of truck showing loading capacity on which license is paid.
Owners wishing to haul greater loads on which the license fee is paid may do so by paying the additional fee.
Call at this office and get your plate as soon as possible. H. E. Thompson, County Treasurer, Allamakee County, Iowa.

HARPERS FERRY.
-Mrs. M. J. Foley spent Monday at Lansing.
-John Quillin was a Lansing business caller Friday.
-Will Reilly spent the week-end with his family here.
-Harold Purcell arrived Tuesday for a visit with relatives here.
-Leo Heffern unloaded a new Rumley thresher here recently.
-Katherine Quillin was at Lansing Tuesday to have dental work done.
-George Meskimens and daughter Genevieve were Lansing visitors Monday.
-Edith Robinson came from Austin, Minn., Saturday for a vacation visit with home folks.
-Jim Mullally, a retired sergeant, came from Waterloo, Friday, for a visit with relatives.
-Otto Martelle left for Davenport, Iowa, Monday, after a few days visit with relatives here.
-Mrs. H. Morgan and baby of Minneapolis are making home folks, the M. Conway family, a visit.
-Father Kirchoff and Sisters Leo and Cecelia came Friday for a visit at the Jas. Livingston home.
-Genevieve Rellihan, R. N., came from Waverly, Iowa, Friday for a ten days’ vacation visit with home folks.
-Miss Clara Latimer went to Dubuque Thursday last to attend the funeral of her cousin, Will Latimer.
-Will Guider and Mrs. E. J. Houlihan and children motored from Madison, Wis., Sunday, and enjoyed the picnic here.
-T. F. Garin went to Minneapolis Monday. From there he will go to the harvest fields for the rest of the season.
-The parishes of Paint Rock and Harpers Ferry had ideal weather and a record breaking crowd at their picnic Sunday.
-T. J. Ryan of Minneapolis, accompanied by Susie Ryan, Mrs. B. Grady and Marie Kelly, were visitors here over the week-end.
-Dr. Earl Houlihan, who is practicing dentistry at Adair, Iowa, is spending his vacation with home folks, the T. A. Houlihan family.
-Cyprian Cota and family of Vancouver, Wash., are spending their vacation with relatives here. They made the trip by car.
-Summer school closed here Friday, August 2, with High Mass and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. The children all received Holy Communion in a body.
-Marcian and Eulalia Collins, accompanied by Mrs. A. Hogan and children, motored down from Minneapolis Saturday for a few days visit with relatives.
-J. B. Schulte took his daughter Marcella to LaCrosse, Saturday, where she submitted to an operation for appendicitis that afternoon. She is improving nicely.

“The Trial of Mary Dugan”-with Norma Shearer, Lewis Stone, H. B. Warner, Raymond Hackett. Written and directed by Bayard Veiller. When the voice of Mary Dugan speaks out from the magic Talking screen you will be first to witness an historic occasion. The power of the audible film to thrill and entertain reaches its most perfect expression now. The producers of “The Broadway Melody” have again shown the true capacity of the films that speak in this production that is destined to revolutionize the entire world. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday at the Cota Theatre, Waukon.

ROSSVILLE.
-Mrs. Hubert Hermanson and baby daughter arrived home from Waukon Thursday.
-Mr. and Mrs. Blake Albright of Castalia were over Sunday visitors of Rossville.
-Miss Goldie Klees, after an extended visit in Chicago and points in Michigan arrived home Saturday.
-Alden Adams and son Lee of McIntyre, Iowa, came last week for a visit with the W.W. Gast family.
-Mr. and Mrs. R.C. Robey and daughters Irma and Joy of Waukon attended church here Sunday morning.
-Mr. and Mrs. Edna Leas of Montana and Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Leas of LaCrosse were guests of relatives here the past week.
-Rev. Duckett was a welcome caller here Sunday and delivered a fine sermon at the morning service at the Presbyterian church.
-Walter Eide and Paul Pufhal left Wednesday for Des Moines for a four weeks stay at the Citizens’ Military Training Camp.
-Ruth Lashway was operated for appendicitis at Finley Hospital, Dubuque, last week. Mrs. James Carlson went down to be with her.
-Mrs. O. J. Swain returned home Saturday evening from a most enjoyable visit with a sister, whom she had not seen for eleven years, at Pipestone, Minn.
-Mrs. Rhody Scott, formerly Carrie Leas, and daughters Helen and Mae of LuVerne, Minn., came Saturday for a visit with her many relatives and friends here.
-Relatives here have received word that Mrs. John Foote of Waterloo, formerly Cora Biggs of this place, recently underwent a serious operation at a Waterloo hospital.
-On Thursday afternoon, August 15, Mrs. E. B. Walters and Mrs. Joe Reeder will be hostesses to the Ladies aid Society at the home of the former. Lunch will be served and all cordially invited.
-Oscar Rumph left Friday for an over Sunday visit with friends at Madison, Wis. He was accompanied by his mother and aunt, Mrs. Lou Stock, as far as Potosi, Wis., where they visited a niece.
-Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse Houlihan, former residents here but now of Havre, Montana, and their niece, Miss Nellie, and nephew, Bernard Houlihan of Harpers Ferry, were welcome supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Deemer one evening last week.
-Leonard Aschom, manager of the Woolworth store at Atlantic, Iowa, is here for a visit with his brothers, Hjalmar, Walter and George and sister, Mrs. Anga Riek, and other relatives and friends.
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LaCrosse Tribune: Ladies of the William McKinley Relief corps gathered at the home of Mrs. C. F. Luther Saturday evening to celebrate the 79th birthday of Mrs. Helen Withrow, who was the first president of the corps and is frequently called the “mother of the corps.” The honor guest was presented with a purse. Special musical numbers were presented, and refreshments were served at 10:30.


THE TOWN TALK.
LANSING MAIN OFFICE, BLUFF BLOCK WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1929
-Ed Teeling of Lycurgus was a passenger for LaCrosse last Friday, taking passage from here.
-Cairns Bros. tent show has been holding forth to good crowds at Houston, Minn., all last week.
-Mrs. Maggie Kern went to LaCrosse last Wednesday morning to visit her sister, Mrs. Jos. Matiak.
-Mrs. H. A. McKinney returned Monday afternoon from a two weeks’ visit with home folks in Davenport.
-Mrs. Lizzie Helsapple returned to LaCrosse last Friday leaving her mother, Mrs. Cole, much improved in health.
-The Helle shoe store and the Pohlman Cash Store will be closed every Monday night for the remainder of the summer.
-Sr. M. Amabilis went to Dubuque last Thursday evening to escort home Sr. M. Meraldt, who had been attending a term of summer school at Columbia college.
-Misses Martha and Josephine Steger motored here from Cleveland, Ohio, arriving Sunday afternoon, for a visit with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Steger and sister, Anna.
-Mrs. Mary Bohrer and daughter Florence arrived home from Milwaukee last Thursday afternoon. They were accompanied by her daughter Katharine and her son Clem’s little daughter, Patsy Ruth, who will spend a month with home folks here.
-Miss Frances Brophy drove here from Chicago last Thursday afternoon, where she had been the past two weeks enjoying a visit with friends. She will spend the remainder of her vacation here with her sister, Mrs. L. T. Hufschmidt, returning to Des Moines about September 1st.
-WANTED, Currier & Ives prints—either framed or unframed. Must be in good shape, showing title of picture and name Currier & Ives. Kellogg prints or M. Currier prints also in demand. Write Mrs. Leo Jarvis, 3514 Bryant Ave., N., Minneapolis, Minn., stating subject and price.
-Will Guider and sister, Mrs. Mary Houlihan and son Dick of Madison, Wis., drove here by car Saturday afternoon, bringing home Ray Bohrer, who had spent a few days visiting there, en route home from Milwaukee where he went at the close of his studies at the Catholic Seminary in Baltimore. They returned Sunday afternoon.
--Wash Clothes, Churn Butter, Grind Meat—Ask us about these three things you can do with the Maytag washer and its attachments. No other washer offers these wonderful labor-saving devices. Before buying any other washer, you owe it to yourself to investigate these propositions. Maytag prices $135.00 and up. Kehr Bros., the coupon store.
-H. J. Metcalf, an old-time Lansing boy, severs a ten years’ term in the office of Director of Publicity of the Extension Service, Iowa State College, August 15th, to become associated with the Clinton Herald. Herbert has had varied and extensive newspaper experience almost from boyhood, growing up in Lansing in his father’s printing office, the Lansing Mirror, consolidated in 1922 with this paper, and we predict will make good in his new position.
-Mrs. Mary Brewster, an old-time Lansingite and schoolmate of Mrs. J. J. Dunlevy, in remitting for her Journal, enclosed the following clipping from the Grand Forks (N. D.) Herald, relative to her daughter: “Mrs. J. E. Brewster has just received word from her daughter, Adelaide Dampier, to the effect that she has accepted an appointment as state superintendent of music of Montana. Mrs. Dampier has had charge of the music department of the State College of New Mexico for several years. She has also been director of music in the city schools of San Diego, Cal., for three years. Her new headquarters will be in the state capitol in Helena the first of August.
-Miss Lois Henry returned to her home in Dubuque Tuesday evening of last week after a three weeks’ stay at the Rob’t Cooper home on upper Main street.
-Harvey Feurhelm was ticketed for McGregor, Saturday, expecting to return with his wife and family, who had been visiting relatives there for a week.
-Charley Hirth of Mays Prairie was a LaCrosse visitor between trains Saturday, consulting a physician with whom he had been treating.
-Mr. and Mrs. Philip Bieber of Route 2, Lansing, are happy over the advent of their first born, an 8 ½ pound daughter, since last Thursday. Congratulations.
-Roy Crowe of Lafayette left for Roche Plain, Sask., Canada, last Saturday, where his uncle, Mike Crowe, operates a large farm, and where he will be employed.
-Miss Ada Bauman, saleslady in G. Kerndt & Bros. department store, is enjoying her annual vacation and spending part of it with LaCrosse friends, leaving for there Monday morning.
-Mrs. Wm. Munchoff and three children were passengers for Minneapolis, Saturday, for a vacation visit with relatives, after their recent enforced quarantine with mild cases of scarlet fever.
-Miss Alma Paulson of Chicago came Saturday morning to attend the funeral of her grandmother, Mrs. Niel Coyle of Waukon, which took place that afternoon at the East Paint Creek church.
-Mrs. Justus Johnson was called to LaCrosse again Saturday, where her daughter Luella is a patient at the Lutheran hospital, and on Monday was to undergo another serious operation for gall stones.
-Mark Spinner of Minneapolis and brother Fred of Chicago came Sunday morning for a visit with home folks, the Fred Spinner family. Mark spent a week on a motor trip to Canada before coming here.
-Teacher Wanted-Wexford district in Lafayette township wants the services of an experienced teacher. Apply to either of the following directors: Mike Mullarkey, James Thorsten or Ed. Fitzgerald.
-Mrs. Bernard Hurley and little daughter arrived from Chicago Wednesday morning of last week to visit home folks, the Matt Hurm family in Lafayette, and her sister, Mrs. Frank Tully in this city.
-Hank Rettinger was a passenger for LaCrosse, Saturday, to see the circus, and from there took the bus to Sparta, Wis., to visit his wife’s sister and brother, Mrs. Shindle and Charley Batteen and their families.
-Miss Kathleen Dunlevy accompanied her cousins Henry and James Kennedy back to Chicago Saturday for her first visit to the big city. They drove as far as Dubuque Saturday, remaining over night with their aunt, Mrs. W. B. Clarke and family.
-The Iowa State Fish and Game Department car has been newly painted, preparatory to its annual trip to the state fair at Des Moines, where the usual exhibit of the department will be made, and which is becoming one of the big attractions of the Fair.
-Miss Helen Bieber will have charge of the Drake school near her home for the coming year, beginning about September 1. This is Miss Bieber’s first term, being one of this year’s graduates, completing the normal training course offered by our high school.
-Mrs. Joe Mahoney (Marge Callahan) of Waukon, a bride of last month, was an honored guest at a picnic supper at the Park last Thursday evening, given by her many young Lansing friends. They presented her with a beautiful console mirror as a wedding gift.
-Mrs. Arthur Bakewell of Lansing township is enjoying a visit from her mother, Mrs. John O’Neil, and her two sisters, Catharine and Mary, of Maywood, Ill., who arrived Monday morning. They brought home the Bakewell’s oldest son Jimmy, who had gone to Chicago three weeks previous with his aunt, Mrs. Myron Omlie.
-Miss Isabelle Ryan returned to her home in St. Louis, Saturday, after a pleasant three weeks’ visit with her aunt Maggie and Uncle Tom, of Preston, Iowa, the latter accompanying her as far as Dubuque. Miss Ryan is employed in St. Louis as one of the city’s stenographers, and is a most charming young lady, making many friends here during her stay.
-M. W. Bard of Montreal, Canada, who had been visiting at the home of his nephew, D. F. Wolfe, for several weeks, left Saturday for a stop at Chicago before returning home. Mr. Bard is a retired railroad man, having been Superintendent of the Canadian Pacific for sixteen years, and was located at Aurora, Ill., with the Burlington, before going to Canada.
-Louis Gruber of Minneapolis is visiting numerous relatives in this vicinity since last week.
-Joe Rice and John Bechtel saw the Wallace-Haggenback circus at LaCrosse Saturday; also Jim Clancy and several others.
-Miss Adela Hufschmidt went to Spring Valley, Minn., Saturday, for a visit at the home of her sister, Mrs. H. C. Nielander and family.
-Gus Weber and wife of Milwaukee came by car Monday for a visit with his mother and brothers, Fred and Ed. at the old home on North street.
-G. M. Kerndt went to Dubuque Tuesday afternoon to attend the funeral of Archbishop Keane, held this morning from St. Raphael’s Cathedral.
-Tom and John Howard are entertaining their sister, Mrs. Herman Schultz and husband, and two grandsons, Earl and Allen Towers, of St. Paul, Minn., who arrived Monday evening on the late train.
-Rudy Erickson, of the Erickson Tire Shop, took his folks, the Frank Erickson family of
Center township to Davenport by car Tuesday, where Mr. Erickson will consult a specialist in regard to his health.
-Aschom Bros. have installed a new Frigidaire counter for meats, butter, cheese, etc., one of the few general stores to have such an improvement. A large lower un-cooled section is used for bakery goods.
-G. J. Thomte of Fort Dodge and daughter, Mrs. Rinehart Swenson of New York City, are guests of his daughter, Mrs. George Gordon and family at the old home on Second street, arriving Monday afternoon.
-W. H. Hanke, of Davenport, and employee of the General Electric Co., was here early last week trying to locate someone who remembered his father, a clerk in the old Scandinavian Association store here fifty odd years ago.
-Miss Selma Koerner of Dubuque was an arrival Saturday afternoon for a week-end visit with her aunt, Mrs. Sam Decker, of Church, also visiting her friend, Mrs. Geo. Aschom in this city before returning Monday evening.
-Leslie Colbornson and family motored here Sunday from Eldora, Iowa, for a two weeks vacation visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Colbornson. Les has a good position as Linotype operator on the Eldora Herald.
-Born, Sunday, Aug. 4, to Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Thornton, twins, a boy and a girl. The mother and babies are progressing nicely under the professional care of Miss Emma Kurth, of LaCrosse. They were baptized Monday by Msgr. Haxmeier, receiving the names of Matthew John and Margaret Mary.
-Brennan Bros., local cement contractors, are preparing for putting in a new bridge for the county at Columbus.
-Mr. and Mrs. Eric Eastman returned Friday evening from a pleasant visit with their son Harry and wife at Sheyenne, N. D.
-Mrs. C. W. Alexander went to LaCrosse yesterday afternoon and will enter St. Francis hospital for a two weeks treatment and rest.
-Miss Catharine Healy of Fort Dodge is a guest at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Mary Kerndt and family, arriving yesterday morning.
-Mrs. Alvina Johnson Gilbertson and four children of Hudson, Wis., arrived last evening for a visit at the old home with the Albert Olson family.
-Mrs. M. J. Gavin and children of Lafayette were week-end visitors at Brownsville, Minn., last week, guests of Mr. Gavin’s sister, Mrs. Henry Wagner and family.
-Edgar Morstad and a party of Quandahl friends were down fishing last Thursday. We did not hear whether or not they had the proverbial “fisherman’s luck.”
-The senior acknowledges a present of a couple of nice bass, in honor of his birthday last week, from Herman Haas and his nephew Lee Calfee of Cleveland, Ohio, the real fisherman at the camp.
-Miss Juliette Reed came down from LaCrosse last Wednesday evening and returned next morning with her sister Dorothy, who had been recuperating from an operation at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Reed, north of town. Both are student nurses at Grandview hospital.

The Building News
-W. E. Albert ordered a platform made with rollers for convenience for fishers to take their boats across the Big Lake dam. This platform was built and taken up Monday.
-Walter Bailey ordered a 16-ft. boat built of clear red cedar finish which he will use for taking fishermen out on trips and also for his own use fishing.
-Carl Raddatz and Miss Minnie Hefty gave us orders for new screen porches for their homes and this work is being gotten out this week.

Brought Home for Burial.
The remains of Frank L. Maxwell, an old and well known resident of this city, were brought from Flint, Mich., Friday on No. 38, and buried direct from the train in the family lot in Oak Hill cemetery, beside his parents, the late Charles and Martha Maxwell. Deceased was born at Dorchester, in this county, August 5, 1866 and died of heart disease at Flint, Mich., July 30th, being stricken at his work in the Buick factory, where he had been employed since moving from this city ten years ago last October. Frank will be remembered as a popular employee of the old Boat Store here for many years before removing to Michigan. He had suffered from heart trouble for about two years. On December 24, 1891, he was married to Mary Dolphin and this city was their home for nearly twenty-seven years. No children were born to them and the widow and one sister, Mrs. Julia Harbin, of Mayville, Mich., are the only immediate relatives surviving. Funeral services were held August 1st, at the family home in Flint. Deceased was a member of the Modern Woodman and also carried insurance as an employee of the Buick Company. Mrs. Maxwell was accompanied here by her brother, Earl Dolphin and family of two sons, who remain for a week or so longer visiting relatives and old home friends. Mr. D. is also an employee of the Buick factory.

Old Time Mason Dies.
George P. Burgess, who came here October 22nd of last year, died at his home on the south side, Monday, after an extended illness with cancer of the stomach. Deceased was born May 4, 1854, at Cassville, Wis., and leaves a widow and one son Dale and family, a boy and a girl, and one brother, Frank, of Lake City, Oregon. Mr. Burgess lived in Clayton county, Iowa, most of his life with the exception of a year spent at Urbana, was postmaster at Graham for over thirty years and belonged to the Masons for forty years at Colesburg, where the lodge holds the funeral at 11 o’clock. Short services were held at the home on the south side, yesterday morning, Rev. K.W. Schalk officiating, and the body was shipped by train to Guttenberg, where the hearse from Colesburg met it. The widow, grandson Clyde Burgess and sister-in-law, Mrs. Mary Burgess, of Cassville, Wis., motored down to the funeral.

Save the Lilies.
Lansing, Iowa, Aug. 5, 1929.
Dear Readers:
If you were asked to name the most distinctive feature of this portion of a region of many natural distinctions, you would probably have some difficulty in choosing between them. But would you even think of the Lotus lilies? These magnificent flowers, growing in secluded places, are almost unnoticed, even though they are so rare as to be found in only a very few places in the world. Several beds that existed only a few years ago have no trace remaining of their former luxuriance and last year, those of you who were observant must have noticed that only a few of the nut-like seeds were of germinating quality. It would be an everlasting shame if these rare plants should be exterminated, and until there is more stringent protection for them, let each of us refrain from picking the blossoms, except possibly a very few from beds where there is an abundance of them.
Walton Leaguer

Last Excursion Date Announced.
The Streckfus Co. of St. Louis has announced the last trips of the big steamer Capitol out of Lansing for this year to be Monday, August 19. The two trips will be made as usual, an all day trip to LaCrosse, leaving at 7 a.m., and giving a two hour stop-over in that city, the round trip fare for which is only 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children. If you have not enjoyed this delightful river outing before, this will be your last chance to do so this year.

In the evening the last moonlight trip of the season will be run, leaving Lansing at 8 o’clock sharp, and making a stop for Wisconsin people at DeSoto. The Varsity Melodians will again furnish music on the boat and dance lovers from far and near will want to be on hand to enjoy it. The last moonlight trip broke all records for attendance from this port, but with a fine evening Aug. 19 a still larger crowd may be looked for.

Observe Mission Festival.
The Congregational Church on Lansing Ridge will observe its annual mission festival next Sunday, August 11. This year the three services, in the forenoon, afternoon and evening, will have a unique character as the general theme will be “Missions at Home,” around which the main speaker of the day, Rev. F.W. Kracher, of Dubuque, will build his thoughts. He will preach in the English language at both the morning and afternoon service. Rev. Buetell of Waukon will preach briefly in the German language, on “Missions at Home.” At both services a mission offering will be taken, for foreign missions and Christian education, respectively. In the evening the two church choirs and the orchestra will present a musical program consisting of sacred duets, trio, quartets and anthems for either and both choirs, as well as such by the orchestra. The musicale will ask for an offering for the home church building fund. Everyone is cordially invited to attend these services. A mission lunch will be served free of charge by the members and friends of the church on the church lawn.
K. W. S.

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CITY CHIT-CHAT.
WAUKON BRANCH OFFICE, SPRING AVE. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1929
-Stanley Helms of Marion, Wis., is making a two weeks’ visit in this city at the home of his sister, Mrs. Will Leschensky.
-Toleff Johnson and daughters Hulda and Jeanette went to Bode, Iowa, Monday, of last week for a visit with relatives.
-Rev. Father Stuart, pastor of St. Patrick’s church, visited at Cresco for a few days last week with his friend, Rev. Father Dougherty.
-Miss Ruth Thayer of Cresco and Miss Mabel Hamilton of Chicago, friends of Mrs. Walter Martin, were guests at her home Monday and Tuesday of last week.
-John Dotseth and family visited relatives at Milwaukee last week. Affairs at the bakery were looked after during his absence by his brother, August Dotseth of Decorah.
-Mrs. Anna Hersey Snyder, an early day Waukon resident, now of Trenton, Mo., visited last week with her cousin, Mrs. Grace Reid Johnson and other relatives and friends.
-Mr. and Mrs. Louis Manty and son Harold of Milwaukee and Mrs. W. Hornberg of Hartland, Wis., visited the D. F. Duggan family from Monday until Wednesday of last week.
-Mesdames Paul Helming and Lincoln Zarub and the latter’s daughter returned to their homes at Cedar Rapids Friday after a several days’ visit with Waukon relatives and friends.
-Mr. and Mrs. Harold Toney, accompanied by Miss Elizabeth Dixon of Waterloo, were visiting Waukon relatives and friends last week, leaving Tuesday for a trip to the Dells of Wisconsin.
-The Jack Beedy road construction crew, who have been putting in cement culverts over in Winneshiek county all summer, were home visitors last Wednesday, leaving Thursday for Dubuque county.
-Miss Clara Helming of New York City is a welcome visitor at the homes of her sisters, Mesdames J.C. Ludeking and Albert Steffen in this city and her brother, B.D. Helming of Union Prairie township.
-Mrs. M. C. Powers was operated for gall stones Tuesday morning of last week at the Mound Park Hospital, St. Paul. Her husband, Rev. M. C. Powers, pastor of the Baptist church, spent the week at her bedside.
-Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hall motored to Dubuque last Wednesday, taking her mother, Mrs. John Miller, for further examination and treatment by the oculist who removed a cataract from one of her eyes some time ago.
-Decorah Journal: “Miss Helen Schave of Waukon came yesterday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Holt”… “Mr. and Mrs. John L. Rygg motored to Lansing Sunday and from there to Waterville and visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Geving.”
-The Russell cement crew finished its work on the Waukon-Dorchester road last week and left Thursday for Dubuque county, where they were recently awarded contracts. The party consisted of Frank Russell, Al Russell, Bert Bulman, Bert Stafford and Art Feurhelm.
-T. M. Ford says it pays to advertise in the Journal. Lat week he put in a three line advertisement offering 34 young pigs for sale and expected to run it several weeks. He was a caller Monday ordering it out. The day after the paper was circulated he had five customers and sold out. The Journal was the only paper in which he advertised.
-Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Ryan and baby Matthew, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Lauerman and the ladies’ mother, Mrs. M. J. Buckley, motored to Caledonia, Sunday, where the latter remained for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Niel Gavin. The others drove to LaCrosse for a visit with the ladies’ aunt Sister Catherine of Odana, Wis., who was at St. Francis convent. The party returned home in the evening.
-Judge Taylor held a short session of District Court Tuesday of last week for the purpose of hearing the case of Lloyd Purrington of Iowa township, charged with infraction of the liquor laws. The accused pled guilty and was sentenced to pay a fine of $300 and costs and serve three months in jail. Because it was his first offense, and his having a family to support, the Judge suspended the sentence and paroled him to Sheriff Bulman on payment of the costs.
-M. T. Grattan in last week’s Decorah Journal has the following in regard to Waukon horsemen: “The fastest mile, trotting, over the Decorah race track within my knowledge was negotiated Tuesday by the silver tube horse “Peter Hall” at his ease in 2:13. His driver, Henry Eldredge, never touched him or said a word. Mr. George Hall is at the finishing touches on the successful campaigners, “Reckless Treverbyn” and “Clara H.” He has also the green trotter, “William Gentry”, a very glib stepper.”
-August Pieper of Iowa City was a visitor last week from Tuesday until Saturday at the home of his son, attorney E. F. Pieper.
-Prof. F. A. Wildman is having a vacation from his Lyceum Bureau work and is a Waukon visitor with relatives and friends.
-A fine soaking rain visited this section Friday, commencing about daylight and continuing until noon. It was of incalculable value to corn and potatoes.
-For Sale, a sorghum press and cooking outfit; also high grade Short Horn Bull, aged 18 months. Apply to L. Woolstrom, Dorchester, Iowa, Route 2.
-Mrs. J. M. McNamara of Des Moines came Friday for a visit at the home of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Anna Williams, in this city and with other relatives and friends.
-New Hampton Gazette: “Mr. and Mrs. Roy Herman and son Maurice motored to Waukon Sunday and spent the day with Mrs. Herman’s mother, Mrs. Anna Williams.
-At the auction sale last Thursday J. C. Opfer and Dr. Rominger bought the Mike Beck farm near Lycurgus church, consisting of 162 acres. The consideration was $68 per acre.
-A large crowd of customers appeared for the housewarming supper at the Methodist church last Thursday. A fine menu was provided for the occasion and the receipts were $92. The interior of the church looked very nice with its new decoration.
-John Gulrud returned last Thursday from Milwaukee, where he has been working as a carpenter for the past six weeks, getting eighty cents an hour and his board. He would like to have stayed, but had to come home as he had contracted to put up several silos hereabouts.
-A news item from Lawler, Iowa, in the daily papers says: “Leonard Quillin escaped with slight bruises and his wife and daughter, Rose Mary, were uninjured when the brakes of their car locked and it turned over on its side in a ditch on the Fredericksburg road south of Lawler Sunday.”
-John McWilliams, caretaker at Oakland Cemetery, who seriously injured his knee cap in a fall two months or more ago, and who has since been receiving treatment at the Waukon Hospital, was able to be out and around the middle of last week. He uses crutches now, but thinks he will be able to get along without them in a week or so.
-Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Helming of Union Prairie township and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Steffen of this city went to Minneapolis last Thursday morning, returning in the evening, to see the former’s brother, whom he had not seen in twenty years, and the latter’s brother-in-law, August Helming. The trip was made in the Helming auto, with Leslie Bauercamper as chauffeur.
-The twenty-five members of the Juvenile camp of the Royal Neighbors were entertained Tuesday afternoon of last week at a picnic held on the lawn at the R. A. Eaton home. The affair was in charge of Deputy Mrs. Maude Kelly and Director Mrs. P. H. LeTourneau. The Juvenile Camp was organized a little over a year ago by Mrs. Kelly with ten members and later the membership increased.
-Caledonia Argus: “The Argus editor had the pleasure Monday of meeting an old friend, Wm. L. Klett, whom he had not seen in nearly 50 years. Mr. Klett is a former Harpers Ferry, Iowa, boy who took up railroading and is now traveling auditor of the Great Northern road with headquarters at Minneapolis. Mr. and Mrs. Klett, accompanied by his sister, Mrs. Flannigan, were motoring to the old family home at Harpers Ferry.”
-On the front page of the Chicago Tribune last Wednesday appeared the following: “At Twin Lakes in Sawyer county, Wis., a 40-inch muskellunge jumped into a boat occupied by Leo Charbonneau and George Lahr of Chicago. The fish landed in Charbonneau’s lap.” That’s the fish that Court Reporter Emmet Dougherty has been trying to catch, at least that is the lake in which he has fished for muskellunge for the last four years.
-A party of Waukon friends, with W. H. Ebendorf and son Herbert of Topeka, Kan., as guests of honor, partook of a fine 6:30 dinner at Landmark last Thursday. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. John Barton and son Alfred, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Arnold and daughter Florence, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. W. Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Al Grimm, Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Beeman, Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Klingle, Mr. and Mrs. T.F. Dunlevy and August Pieper of Iowa city.
-Postville Herald: “Mr. and Mrs. Harry Thompson of Pasadena, Calif., were visitors in Postville a few hours last Sunday, stopping here to call on his aunt, Mrs. Shepherd. Harry was en route to Waukon to arrange for the burial there sometime this fall of his father and mother.” …“Miss Lydia Shuckei of Waukon was the guest of her friend, Mrs. H. N. Hanks of this city Tuesday and Wednesday.” …“Mrs. J. E. Horgan and Miss Loretta go to Waukon today for a visit with the J. J. Thill family at the home of Mrs. B. F. Dasher.”
-Henry McGoon of St. Paul came Sunday for a visit with his sister, Mrs. Heide Johnson and other relatives and friends.
-Paul Magner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Magner of this city, who is employed in the McLellan store at Springfield, Ill., came last Monday for a vacation visit with home folks.
-Miss Ada Townsend, who has been in poor health for sometime, was taken to Rochester Sunday by her niece, Miss Ruth Bigelow, for examination and treatment by the Mayo Clinic.
-After a week’s visit with relatives and friends in St. Paul, Mrs. Will Kaveny was brought home last Thursday by her sister-in-law, Mrs. Joe Zoll and son Bobby. The latter remains for a visit with her and his grandparents.
-Mrs. John Lee of St. Paul, who has been visiting relatives and friends, was entertained by the members of her former bridge club Saturday at the New Grand Café. Afterward they adjourned to the home of Mrs. J. E. McGeough and played bridge.
-Mesdames Bert Hendrick, R. C. Vaughn and Charles Colsch, with Mrs. Grattan O’Brien as guest of honor, entertained a party of ladies at a Kensington at the Hendrick home Saturday afternoon. Dainty refreshments were served.
-The largest crowd of the season so far assembled at the City Park last Thursday evening for the concert by the Waukon School Band, Chas. W. Phillips Director. A fine program was given and received with enthusiastic applause.
-“Uncle Peter” Herman, who has been visiting the Herman families hereabouts for the past two weeks, departed last Wednesday, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. John Noll, by bus to Independence. They go from there by train to Schaller and LeMars, Iowa, for a visit with relatives and friends.
-Mrs. Herman Thies, who makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Witlinger, in Chicago, accompanied by her grandchildren, Loretta May and George Witlinger, came Friday for a visit with Waukon relatives and friends. Mrs. George Witlinger joins her here this week and they will visit at the Heide Johnson home.
-Rev. Karl Ernst of Zion Reformed church of this city, now a member of the faculty of the Mission House at Plymouth, Wis., was a pleasant caller at this office last Thursday, advancing his subscription to the Journal for another year. He was pleased to say that he and his family enjoyed the paper very much and would not be without it.
-S. H. Eddy, Otto Martin, Dennis Cota and Max Witlinger in their recent fishing trip to their summer camp on the island opposite Waukon Junction, made a fine catch of bass. The fish were very accommodating, too, coming right to the camp to be caught. They made their catch right off the bank beside the cabins, a place that has not heretofore been productive of good fishing.
-Mr. and Mrs. Bert Valiant, the latter formerly Miss Mildred Thomson, of Minneapolis, who were married several months ago, came a week ago Sunday for a visit at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Thomson, near Elon. A large number of relatives and friends attended a reception in honor of the young couple last Wednesday. A sumptuous dinner was served and a pleasant afternoon enjoyed.
-Ambrose Keefe, who worked at the plumbing business in this city some years ago, but who has of late been following that vocation in Elkader, was a Waukon visitor Monday of last week and told some of his friends that he was looking for a suitable location and if he could find one would move back to this city. P. S.—Mr. Keefe, family and household goods arrived by truck Saturday evening. The family will occupy the flat over the Model Café and his plumbing business will be located in the small Witlinger store room east of Peterson Bros.’ hardware store.
-Frank Walton of Cresco motored here last Thursday morning and spent the day at the home of his cousin, P. H. Klingle.
-Mrs. Cora Montgomery and son Price have taken up their residence in Dubuque, moving to that city Tuesday of last week.
-Miss Lydia Carter returned Tuesday of last week from a three weeks’ visit with her brother Willard at Aurora, Ill., and with friends in Chicago.
-Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Burroughs of Mount Auburn, Iowa, were here a week ago Sunday to attend the funeral of Harold Sheriff and visited at the home of his brother-in-law, Francis Gerky.
-Mrs. Martin Ryan of Union Prairie township and daughter, Mrs. Donald Bender, went to Rochester last week to be with the husband and father when he underwent an operation last Wednesday.
-Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hall and sons James and Thomas motored here from Chicago Friday evening for a visit with his mother, Mrs. Tom Hall, the J. J. Arnold family and other relatives and friends. Donald returned Sunday, leaving the rest of the family for a longer visit.
-Mrs. E. W. Goodykoontz was a passenger Saturday for Pittsburgh, Pa., where she will visit for a week or ten days with her daughter Bess and son Horace, employed in that city.
-Parties who wish to make entry in the Team Pulling contest at the Fair should see the secretary, J. C. Ludeking. He has some instructions that will help you. The purse for this contest is $25, $15 and $10.
-Chas. J. Hale returned from Chicago Saturday, where he had been since Tuesday, selecting goods for Hale & Sons and visiting his son John, employed in the Marshall Field store.
-The J. D. Cowan and Len Herman families left Sunday for the vicinity of Hayward, Wis., where they will spend a few days in one of the lake resorts, afterward motoring up to Canada, and expect to be gone a week or ten days.
-E. P. O’Donnell and son T. P. Jr., of St. Louis, came Saturday for a week-end visit with his numerous relatives, the Sweeney, Waldron and other families hereabouts. Mr. O’Donnell is Soliciting Freight Agent for the M. K. & T. lines.
-Mrs. J. H. Hager, who has not been in her usual good health of late, went to Rochester last Thursday for examination by the Mayo Clinic. Friends were notified Saturday that the Clinic found nothing serious the matter with her but she remained for treatment.
-Fro sale, W. H. Riley home, garden and garage, near Catholic church, Waukon.
-Mrs. Mary Flanigan of LaCrosse was a visitor in this city recently at the home of her brother T. F. O’Brien.
-The Otto F. Ney family returned a week ago Saturday after a pleasant four weeks’ motor trip through the east.
-Mr. and Mrs. Ludvig Larson, Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Roggensack, Misses Rita Keiser, Lillian Meierkord, Martha Collins and Tade Kerndt spent the week-end at McGregor Heights.
-Rev. Father J. C. Stuart, pastor, and Rev. Father O’Sullivan, assistant pastor of St. Patrick’s, went to Dubuque yesterday to attend the funeral of Archbishop Keane, which takes place today.
-James Markley took a day off Sunday, his first in six or seven years, from the oil station and he and his wife motored to Riceville for a visit with relatives. Jim was an extensive motorist in the dirt road days and was surprised at the big change in automobile travel.

Death of Mrs. Niel Coyle.
After a protracted illness, due to old age, Mrs. Niel Coyle passed away last Wednesday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Jacobson, in this city, where she had made her home for sometime. The deceased’s maiden name was Alma Holder and she was born at Corry, Pa., Oct. 9, 1853, being aged at the time of her death 75 years, 9 months and 22 days. She has been a resident of Allamakee county almost all her life and was married twice. Her first husband was Peter Paulson and they lived on a farm near Village Creek. After his death she was married to Niel Coyle of Lansing and shortly after they took up their residence in Waukon where she has since resided. Mrs. Coyle is survived by four sons and two daughters as follows: Fred Paulson of Center township, Martin Paulson of Monona, William Paulson of Canada, John Paulson of St. Peter, Minn., Mrs. Ella Jacobson of Waukon and Mrs. Anna Doehler of York, N. D. The funeral was held Saturday. Rev. Lea, pastor of the East Paint Creek Lutheran church, conducted services at the home at 1 o’clock and at the church at 2 p.m., where burial took place.

Have Nice Auto Trip.
Through the kindness of Mr. and Mrs. Al Grimm, the writer and wife enjoyed a fine auto trip Sunday. Starting at 10 a.m. we motored through Caledonia and Hokah to LaCrosse, had dinner, drove around the city and to the top of Granddad’s Bluff, 1,100 feet high, from which a wonderful panoramic view of the city and river is displayed. From there we drove up the Wisconsin side of the river to Winona and all around that city, which we had never visited and which, with its beautiful buildings and parks, was a surprise to us. The city was in holiday attire for the meeting of the Legion State Convention, which added to its charm. We came down the Minnesota side of the river to LaCrescent, which is almost a continuous string of summer homes, and we believe there is no prettier stretch of scenery on the river. We had supper at LaCrosse and then as Samuel Peppy says “home and to bed” at 9 p.m.

Waters - Henry Wedding.
St. Mary’s Catholic church, Dorchester, was the scene of a pretty wedding Tuesday of last week at 8 o’clock a.m. when Rev. Father Mullen, before a nuptial mass married Miss Pearl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Waters of Union City township, and Milton Henry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Henry of Lycurgus. After the ceremony a sumptuous wedding dinner was served to seventy relatives and friends at the home of the bride’s parents. At the conclusion of the festivities the young couple left by auto on a honeymoon trip. On their return they will settle down to married life on the farm of the groom’s parents and that it may be a long and happy one is the wish of a large circle of friends.

Foot Nearly Cut Off.
Steven Gavin, working on the Peter Curtin farm on the West Ridge, met with a most distressing accident last Thursday forenoon. He was operating a mower and stepped in front of the sickle to clear it of tangled grass when the team started, the sickle in operation catching the heel of his left foot nearly severing the foot from the limb. He was brought to town at once to Dr. McCullough’s office, who extended first aid and later, accompanied by Dan and Peter Curtin, was taken to LaCrosse, where further treatment was given the injury. It is to be hoped the foot can be saved.

ENGLISH BENCH.
-Lucille Snow spent the past week with her sister, Mrs. John Sadler.
-Alton Bulman and family spent Sunday at the Fred and Mrs. J. T. Bulman home.
-The telephone crew killed three rattlesnakes here last week.
-Gene Bulman, John Ashbacher and Allan Bublitz and several young men from New Albin left last week for the harvest fields of the Dakotas.
-Henry and Otto Welper were the first to start threshing hereabouts.
-Albert Hartley’s many friends will be glad to know that he is getting along fine after his recent operation for appendicitis at the Waukon hospital.
-Florence Snow spent the past week at the Rev. A. C. Prust home.
-The Frank Dubeck family spent Sunday at the Emil Fritz home. Lillian Dubeck will remain for a two weeks’ visit.
-Mrs. Ada Martin, son Ed. and daughter Gladys and the Ridge Martin family spent Sunday at the Roy Sires home.
-Lewis Dresselhaus, daughter Ruby and son Roy and Gus Dresselhaus and daughter Mae left Monday by car for Stillwater, Minn., for a visit with relatives.
-The John Sadler family and Mrs. Louisa Sadler were Lansing callers last Thursday.
-Mrs. John Sadler and son Jackie and Lucille Snow were Saturday afternoon callers at the Fred Kumph home.
-Loretta Waters returned home last week after spending the summer at the Theo. Welper home.
-Leona Welper called Friday at the John Waters home.
-Arthur, Leonard and Joe Beardmore and their families spent Sunday at the old home with their mother, Mrs. Wm. Beardmore and sons, as also did the Barberry boys.
-Mr. and Mrs. Charley Beardmore spent Sunday with the Walter Thiele family near Eitzen.
-Loretta Waters is spending a few days with Ruby Dresselhaus.
-Maurice Regan was an over Sunday guest at the Tom Waters home.
-Miss Emma Wright is down from Portland Prairie for a week’s visit with relatives.
-The Wm. Spiegler and Joe Reeder families motored to LaCrosse Sunday.
-Rev. Prust preached a very able sermon Sunday at Mr. Hope church, his subject being “The Value of Conscience,” which was listened to by two congregations, many from French Creek Ridge attending the services.
-Gladys Martin was a caller Monday at the John Sadler home.
-DORCHESTER, FRENCH CREEK M.E. CIRCUIT AND PRESBYTERIAN CHUCHES,
Dorchester: Church School-9:00 a..m.; Worship-9:45 a.m.
French Creek-Services at Mt. Hope: Worship-11:45 p.m.(?)
Rev. Arthur C. Prust, pastor

NEW ALBIN NEWS
E. O. LENZ, Local Representative.
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 1929

Obituary—Mrs. Ernestine Batten.
Funeral services, conducted by Rev. P. C. Keinath of the local Evangelical Lutheran church, were held Saturday afternoon from the home for Mrs. Ernestine Batten, who died Wednesday morning, after a lingering illness of three months. Born Sept. 14, 1853, she reached the age of 75 years and 10 months. Mrs. Batten was born in Germany and was married there April 25, 1873 to Leopold Batteen, who survives her. In 1880 they emigrated to America and came directly to their present farm, two and one-half miles south of New Albin, as pioneers. Mrs. Batten was a member of the Evangelical church of New Albin. Besides her husband, she is survived by two children, Mrs. August Weymiller of New Albin and Otto Batten, who has always lived at the home with his parents; five grandchildren, Carl of Pray, Mont., Edw. Of near New Albin, Mrs. M. Bloomquist of New Albin, and Emile and Louise Weymiller of New Albin; and four great grandchildren, Robert Bloomquist, Calvin Weymiller of Montana, and Helen and Rose Weymiller of New Albin. Interment was made in the New Albin cemetery.

Camp Fire Ceremony.
The Camp fire Girls’ first ceremony Council for over a year, was held at their cottage at Hokah, Minn., last week where they were camping for one week. (The candle-lighting ceremony and the Camp Fire song. “Burn, Fire Burn,” with motions.?) After the roll call of the Indian names and the Wood Gatherer’s Desire and the Law of the Fire repeated in unison the honor beads won for work done and health habits established were awarded by the guardian, Mrs. H. Field. The members went through the ring ceremony, after which the song “Mammy Moon” was sung with motions. Five girls then took the Wood Gathers’ rand, the fire was extinguished and all sang Wohelo for Aye and the closing song. The girls who took part were: Marjorie Kumph, Voya Larson, Ooris May, Berniece Meyer, Arlene Panzer and Sara Smerud. Visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Earl Reiser, J. H. Reiser, Esther Dresselhaus and Dr. Henry field.

-FOR SALE-A quantity of yellow corn, Geo. P. Hartley, Church, Iowa.
-Mrs. Margaret Cavin returned home Friday from a visit at Austin, Minn., with her son Paul.
-J. V. Irons and family motored to LaCrosse Friday of last week.
-The local ball team, after being idle the past few Sundays, defeated the Iowa River team Sunday on the home grounds 17 to 4.
-Richard Dresselhaus and wife, of Galesburg, Ill., were guests of relatives here last Sunday.
-Threshing has begun in this vicinity and reports are that the grain crop will be a big yield.
-Mr. and Mrs. Alex Woods, Sr., were at home to a dinner party Sunday, it being in the form of a family reunion.
-Ed Collins and wife, of Spring Valley, Minn., spent the week-end with relatives here.
-John Hassesr, wife and son of Brownsville, Minn., visited Sunday at the Fred Lenz home.
-Abe Meiners, wife and son Hobson returned home last week from a visit at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Glenn Bender, at St. Joe, Mich.
-Roland Irons, who is employed in Chicago, is visiting home folks here.
-Mrs. W. B. Schoening and son Billy returned to their home at Lake Minnetonka, Minn., last week after a visit with relatives here.
-Oscar Lenz was a Lansing business caller last Wednesday.
-Mrs. Anna Wuennecke was at LaCrosse last Wednesday.
-Jim Woods of LaCrosse spent the week-end with relatives here.
-Mrs. Johanna Coleman left Friday for Chicago.
-Thomas Daley left Thursday for Caledonia.
-Lyle Jarvis and family, of Austin, Minn., were guests at the Ed Gordon home near town Thursday.
-Earl Reiser and wife, H. J. Reiser and Dr. H. P. Field and Esther Dresselhaus motored to Hokah, Minn., last Tuesday to visit the Camp Fire girls.
-Merlin Higgins, who is employed at LaCrosse, spent Sunday with home folks here.
-Mrs. Jacob Rouster returned home Thursday from LaCrosse where she underwent an operation for appendicitis at the LaCrosse Hospital.
-E. J. Meyer was a business caller at LaCrosse last Friday.
-Louis Tabatt returned home Friday from Des Moines.
-Mrs. Florence Mauss is visiting at the Frank Donovan home near Freeburg.
-Mrs. Geo. Allen and son Dean of Minneapolis who have been visiting the C.A. Kumpf and C. G. Bock families the past week, left Thursday last for LaCrosse to visit at the W. A. Cutting home.
-Fred Drumright who has been assisting at the Roy Ryan home on Jefferson Ridge, returned to his home at Drumright, Okla., Thursday.
-Mr. and Mrs. D. Christenson of Anaconda, Mont., were here a few days last week visiting at the home of her cousin, George Bulman and family.
-Herman Meyer and family and his mother, Mrs. Fred N. Meyer, left Thursday by car for a visit at the home of the latter’s son William at Scales Mound, Ill.
-Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wittland and son Tyson and Mrs. Ida Messall of LaCrosse were here Sunday visiting relatives, Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Lenz.
-Banker A. L. Higgins of Brownsville, Minn., was a business caller in our city last Friday.
-Mrs. G. H. Welper entertained the St. Peter’s Evangelical church Aid Society at her home last Sunday afternoon.
-Rev. Adolph Freuchte and family of Chicago are here visiting his mother, Mrs. Dora Freuchte.
-Francis Gerkey and family of Waukon, accompanied by Pat Gallagher, were here Sunday visiting at the Nick Colsch.
-Mrs. August Meier of Lansing was here last week visiting relatives.
-Mrs. E. O. Lenz went to LaCrosse Tuesday for a visit with relatives, the Herman Wittland family.
-Leo Pottratz of Eitzen was a business caller here last Monday.
-Mrs. J. J. Higgins and daughter were passengers last Tuesday for LaCrosse, the latter having secured employment in that city.
-F. M. Robinson and wife left Tuesday on a motor trip to northern Minnesota.
-Carver Gantenbein and son Glenn and Emmert Rice and son Roy returned Sunday from an auto trip to points in Canada.
-Mrs. S. P. Twite and little granddaughter left Sunday for a visit with relatives at Milwaukee and Chicago.
-The W. F. M. S. of the local M. E. church will meet Friday afternoon, Aug. 9th, at the home of Mrs. Henry Reiser.
-Mrs. Roy Rongstead and daughter, Virginia, of LaCrosse are here visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carver Gantenbein.
-Marguerite, four year old daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Findlater, met with a painful accident last Monday afternoon while playing with some children near her home. She found a match and lit her dress, which was almost completely burned off her body, causing her to suffer severe burns.
-Jordan’s Pavilion was the scene of a most happy gathering last Friday evening when a large number of invited guests assembled in honor of Mr. and Mrs. James Collins, residents of Minneapolis, who are here visiting relatives. The evening was spent dancing and at a late hour a delicious luncheon was served from the well filled baskets brought by the guests. Pohlman & Goetzinger’s orchestra furnished the music.
-A Crosley Console Radio, all electric, fully equipped, for $95. Call on E. O. Lenz, New Albin.
-Relatives and friends here have received announcements of the marriage of Dr. W. A. Coleman, a son of Mrs. J. C. Coleman of this place, and Miss Marie Condon of Chicago, which took place at the Presentation church in that city Saturday, August 3rd. Mrs. Coleman, who attended the wedding returned home Monday.
-Mr. and Mrs. John Pohlman of Kansas City, who are employed by the Western Union Telegraph Co., arrived by car Monday for a visit with relatives.
-Pat Collins came Monday for a visit with relatives.
-Miss Rachael Higgins left last week for Bridgeport, Wis., for a visit at the home of her sister, Mrs. D. J. Ryan.
-Chas. Leiser and Edw. Noel of Reno were callers here Tuesday between trains.
-Gus Weymiller left Tuesday morning on a business trip to Montana and also to visit his son Carl and family at Pray, that state.
-Merchant J. P. Lommen of the Winnebago Valley was a business caller at LaCrosse yesterday.
-Clem Moore returned last week from a brief stay at Dubuque.

Enjoy Picnic at Myrick Park.
The following enjoyed a picnic dinner at Myrick Park, LaCrosse, Sunday: D. H. Higgins and E. J. Meyer families, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Twite, S. P. Twite and son John and Mrs. John Higgins of New Albin, Mr. and Mrs. P. Gran and family, Mildred Gavin of Caledonia, John Smith and wife, A. L. Higgins and family and Mrs. John Smith, Jr., of Brownsville, Minn.

WEST RIDGE. (Written for last week.)
-James Ryan of Minneapolis was a Saturday evening visitor at the Chas. Kilpatrick home.
-Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Link and family and Earl Kilpatrick and Kate Duggan spent Sunday evening at the Will Kilpatrick home.
-The Jerry Ryan family moved to Waukon. We regret to lose this good family from our midst.
-James Kilpatrick is assisting Martin Collins with his farm work.
-Mrs. Phil Carlon and son Charles of Bonair attended Mass here Sunday and visited at the Frank Drew home.
-Austin O’Neil is haying for Will Urell.
-John Howe is assisting John Drew with his haying.
-Francis Collins of Hanover was a Sunday evening caller at the Mike Mellick home.
-Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fitzgerald and daughter Kathryn of Hanover, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Mellick and two daughters, Ellen Farley, Will Duffy and Herman Peterson were Sunday visitors at the Dan Curtin home.
-Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Ryan and John Mellick, Sr., were Sunday evening visitors at the Mike Mellick home.
-Miss Lorna Kilpatrick was an over night visitor Saturday evening with her friend, Luene Drew.

ALLAMAKEE FOLKS ON TRIP.
The vicinity of Dorchester is being represented by a farm family delegation on the first farmers’ railroad vacation tour ever organized in Iowa. H. W. Freuchte of Dorchester, and Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Freuchte of Eitzen, were in the party of 180 corn belt farm folks, 150 of them from Iowa, that started from Des Moines for Yellowstone Park on Tuesday, August 6. They are going by way of Minneapolis and are stopping on the way out to visit the Experiment Station at Bismark, N. D., and on the way back to visit the Experiment Station at Miles City, Montana. Over three days will be spent in the park itself. Traveling in auto busses, the party will enter the park at the western entrance and return to the railroad at Garner, Montana. This farmers’ vacation tour was organized by Wallaces Farmer. John P. Wallace, president of the publishing company, is in charge of the party.

Going Up In Smoke.
Within the next year it is expected that 130 war time vessels will be burned. About 115 of this fleet of wooden boats have already been burned. Just about a million a piece they cost. War is an expensive luxury; so is unpreparedness. And how easy it is to get up a fight.

AD: Tena D. Wenig, DC, Chiropractor, New Albin and Lansing, Iowa. At Lansing Tuesdays and Fridays. Office over Schafer Bros. store.

Notice of Final Report and Application for Discharge.
In the District Court of Iowa, in and for Allamakee county, September Term, A. D., 1929
In the matter of the Estate of Mary A. Murphy, Deceased.
To William F. Murphy, John J. Murphy, Mrs. Catherine Conway, Cecelia Murphy (Sr. Gregory), Gus Murphy and Mrs. Mary E. Moore, Heirs at Law of Mary A. Murphy, deceased, and to all others whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given that on or before the 30th day of August, 1929, there will be filed, in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of Allamakee County, Iowa, the final report of Josephine Murphy, Executrix of said estate, and praying that she be finally discharged and her bondsmen released.
You are further notified that the hearing of said report will be brought on before the court on the first day of the next term thereof, which commences on the 9th day of September, 1929 or as soon thereafter as the came can be heard; and that unless objections are made to said report, the same will be approved and said executrix and her bondsmen will be released.
JOSEPHINE MURPHY, Executrix.

The Winneshiek County Fair.
The stage is all set for the great Winneshiek County Fair at Decorah, August 13, 14, 15, 16, four days and four nights of real entertainment. The management has booked a great line of attractions for the 1929 fair. One of them is “The Sunkist Revue,” a premier attraction, with famous radio and stage favorites, Pat O’Day and Roma Hewitt and a bevy of beautiful girls, all hand picked. They have gorgeous wardrobes and carry a carload of scenery and electrical effects.

Six free acts every afternoon and four free acts every evening.

Some hot baseball will be played. The Winneshiek County Giants will play four fast games, against some crack teams of this section. One of the Giants opponents will be a picked lot of stars out of the Little Eight League.

A good program of harness races will be staged Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

The McMahon Carnival Company will be on the Midway with the greatest lot of up-to-date attractions you ever witnessed.

The big dance pavilion will be going every night. Music will be furnished by the Chicago rhythm Boys.

Remember the dates, August 13, 14, 15, 16, four days and four nights.

Back From the Golden State.
South Bend, Ind., Aug. 1, 1929
Dunlevy Brothers, Lansing, Iowa:
Dear sirs:--Please note this change of address so we will not miss any numbers of the Journal, which is always read with interest by all members of our household: “Mrs. Regina Murphy, Pennington Sanitarium, South Bend, Indiana.” My daughter and son-in-law have outgrown their present twenty-five rooms and are adding eight more with two extra baths to the sanitarium. It is located on a very nice tract of twenty acres close to the University of Notre Dame. If any of your family ever come to this part of the country we would be glad to have you stop and visit us. I just returned from a winter in California where the winters are delightful, as are also the summers.
With kindest regards to all the old Lansing friends, and best wishes for the new bridge.
Most sincerely yours, REGINA MURPHY.


LOOKING BACKWARD.

1904 TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. 1904
-The Great Pan-American Circus played Lansing August 5, lots of grafters along.
-Max Green, Miss Anna Smith, Mrs. Duffy and son Frank are here from Chicago; Mrs. Wm. Kerndt is home from Minneapolis, accompanied by Tillie Wiecking; Leo Simonson is down from LaCrosse still nursing a badly injured hand, which he hurt July 4th; the Calvert boys of St. Paul, formerly of Village Creek, were down and had their father’s remains moved up there.
-Frank Love and family have moved to Catawba, Wis., and the Traversey family to Kenyon.
-LANSING MIROR 35 YEAR ITEMS: The Supervisor system is being agitated…..New potatoes $5 per bushel…..Haas’ new brewery is nearing completion…..About 75 Norwegian emigrants landed Sunday….John M. Hancock is selling out and moving to Milwaukee….Dr. Taylor and wife have gone on an up river trip….J. W. Thomas is mentioned for State Senator….A laboring man named Tom Fay was found dead in Peter Hirth’s corn field.
-Joe Dolan is working for Nielander & Co.
-Misses Anna and Kathryn Kerndt, Mae Dolan and Mabel Wier took the Steamer Dubuque for a visit in St. Paul.
-Elsie Hufschmidt is visiting in Cassville, Wis.; Mrs. Fred Spinner is at Grand Rapids, Mich.; Miss Eva Cummins and Mrs. T. C. Medary of Waukon are guests of Mrs. Gadsby.
-Misses Alice Hegg, Emma Anderson, Florence Orbeen, Rose Wagner, Florence Heden, Genette Schafer, Wilma Rud, Esther Aird, Lora Aaird and Clara Koehm are at Institute in Waukon.
-Waukon’s rural carriers now leave at 11 o’clock; as does carrier Bert Dodds of Lansing.
-Barber Sam Vier sold his driving horse to a Prairie du Chien party for $225.00.
-Capt. Turner has removed his button office from his home to the plant up town.
-Chris Fossum left Tuesday for Renville, N.D.; Mrs. W. O. Erickson of St. Paul is visiting the L. O. Rud family; Mrs. Otto Faraason is down from Mabel, Minn.; Clara Redo has gone to Fon du Lac, Wis., to make her home with Mrs. Batteen; Charles Bjorklund and wife of Winona are visiting at Geo. Wilde’s.
-John Verdon, Charles Parker and Art Gaulthier are employed at government work at Victory.
-Franz Nachtwey left Tuesday for Dakota to recuperate his failing health. Art Magnusson will work in the drug store during his absence.
-Mrs. W. T. Piers is visiting in Winona; James Woodruff and wife are spending their vacation in Lansing; M. Kerndt, Sr., son Gus and one of the girls are visiting in Milwaukee.
-W. H. Guider will sell his store property at Village Creek and remove back to Lansing.
-Vic Stevens, president of the Standard Telephone Co., drew 341 in the Rosebud land lottery and Ben Svebakken of Waukon was also a lucky man.
-Rev. M. Kester, pastor of Hawkeye Methodist church, has been exonerated of burning his own house to the ground.
-John Callahan of Chicago is visiting home folks at New Albin; Grace Fish is in North Dakota and Blanch Bock is at Waukon for Institute; Otto Holz is home from his duties at Independence.
-New Albin band and ball team will put on a big picnic August 15.
-Lyndale post office has been discontinued.
-Born, to Mr. and Mrs. David Anderson of Center a son.
-Gelo Bros. have a new J. I. Case thresher.
-Friday last at his home on Sand Cove, took place the death of Thos. O’Donnell, an old resident of that locality for the past 42 years. Deceased was the father of Mrs. N. Fish of New Albin.

1894 Thirty-five Years Ago 1894
-Waukon will vote Aug. 13 on the proposition to give M.B. Hendrick an exclusive franchise for seven years to supply electric light—8 arc lights at $5 per month or $480 per year.
-J. T. Robinson, J. Fitschen, J. Bock, J. Hurley, Jr., and Wm. Irons, Sr., have been appointed Commissioners by the District Court to supervise an election at New Albin for the purposes of incorporating.
-Mrs. Anna Harris of Sibley, Iowa, is in Lansing working for the Good Templar movement.
-Attorney D. Deremore was down from Waukon; M. F. Healy, wife and son are here from Fort Dodge; Mrs. Schaffer and son of Chicago are guests at J. A. Kemble’s; Mrs. Thorp and daughter Minnie are visiting in Viroqua; Will Luth and family of LaCrosse are sojourning at J. G. Quinn’s;
C. G. Albert and bride arrived from Milwaukee; Mrs. Sophie Koehler and children are down from Minneapolis.
-Three steamboats, the “City of Winona,” “Menominee” and “Reindeer,” are reported sunk up river.
-Collins Bros. have finished a new 300-ft. well for Chris Riser on Mays Prairie.
-W. J. Aird is back from Dubuque.
-John Trayer is making more improvements to the Lansing House and may engage in the hotel business.
-Barber Sam Vier is laid up with the mumps.
-Owing to the low stage of water the Diamond Jo steamboats have quit running on the upper river.
-Born, to the Henry Wagner and Levi Deremore families of Lansing, bouncing baby boys.
-J. S. Mobley of Lansing, aged 66, has resided in Iowa over half a century.
-Grant Ladd was called to Waukon to build a house for H. O. Dayton.
-Selma Smith is learning typewriting in attorney Trewin’s office.
-South Lansing will have a dance hall in the old court house, the first hop to be on Aug. 17.
-Roadboss James Clancy, with 20 men and six teams, are raising the dyke at McKee’s. Later on they will improve the Columbus dyke.
-Gus Simonson will open a temperance saloon and pool hall in the Roenish building on lower Main street, Lansing.
-Decorah ball team beat Waukon Saturday on the Fair ground 18 to 6.
-July marriage licenses: Jesse M. Mecum-Frances Babcock; Wm. Ward-Anna Cavanaugh; Peter Lang-Verank Rosier; Wm. Boeckh-Minnie Stark; Chas. Simmonds-Laura Belle Lamborn.
-Frank Ward of Forest City is back in Waukon; Mrs. R. A. Houlihan of Dubuque is visiting Mary Eggleston; Mrs. Burgess and baby are with home folks, the Hendrick family.
-Teachers Institute opened its second week with an enrollment of 214, the largest ever held.
-Lycurgus and Silver Creek played a fine game of ball Sunday, the former winning 3 to 1. Dorchester beat Caledonia 14 to 7. Hanover and Dorchester play Sunday for a $25 purse.
-Simon Meierkord and Henry Helming, Jr., have received the council’s permission to open a mulct saloon in Waukon in the Opera House basement.
-The mother of L. G. ford of Waukon died on Monday, aged 74 years.
-Lycurgus parish and Foresters will have a picnic celebration Aug. 15th.
-Mr. Angell of Waukon will open a blacksmith shop in Harpers Ferry.
-Joe Valley of Harpers Ferry has gone to Mason City, expecting to locate in the west.
-Section foreman James Powers of Waukon Junction has moved back to Harpers Ferry.

[transcribed by A.K., February 2009]

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