Iowa Old Press

Allamakee Journal and Lansing Mirror
Lansing, Allamakee co. Iowa
Wednesday, April 8, 1931


BLACK HAWK HIGH BRIDGE
Riveting on the Wisconsin side of Black Hawk Bridge goes merrily on, the start having been made on the big main span across the river, one section of which is now in place. On the Iowa side, this work was temporarily halted by a break in the air compressing machine, but it is expected to be resumed today or tomorrow. The big towers on the Iowa side are now being put in place, and visitors will have a chance to watch this interesting part of the work at close range. Excavating for the approach of the Winneshiek end is progressing nicely, and everything moves satisfactorily along.

Big Book Sign at Bridge
On Thursday last representatives of the Fish Sign Company, of Waterloo, erected a large sign at the north side of the entrance to Black Hawk Bridge on Second street. Its dimensions are 8x15 ft. and it is painted on sheet-iron and a real work of art. It represents an open book on a brown background, the pages white, with red rule border, the lettering in black, and bears the following inscriptions:

Left hand side:
THE BLACK HAWK BRIDGE.
Necessity Built this Bridge. Cost $750,000. Length of Bridge and Approaches 1576 feet. Entire Length of Project 14,000 ft. above water. Carrying Capacity 30 tons. Over 20,000 tons of Material used in its construction. Completion of this project is the realization of 30 years persistent effort.

Right Hand Side:
LANSING, IOWA—DESOTO, WIS.
YOU are cordially invited to the Bridge Dedication and Celebration. The Exact Date and Details will soon be announced through Newspapers and over your radio.

COME and hear Federal and State Executives. Enjoy the Big Indian Spectacle and Pow-Wow.
Amusements. Bands. Dancing.

The Lansing bridge is looking today like a real bridge. The superstructure is about erected excepting the center span and officials claim it will actually be completed during the month of May. And with the vast amount of work that is completed, over half of the structural work and the entire grading and pier and work completed with all bridges along the island causeway completed, we occasionally find one who is still in doubt and insists the bridge will never be built. That’s pessimism with a bang. However Lansing people are jubilant that ere long their dreams of a couple of generations are about to be realized. And with the numerous paving contracts let across the state on highway No. 9, it looks to us that that highway is bound to become one of the main cross state arteries and one of the few having bridge accommodations(sic) across the Mississippi. As soon as No. 9 is paved across Allamakee the bridge will be ready for use and we predict that when both these are completed and open to traffic this fall, this section will see a volume of traffic through this county always dreamed of but never thought possible county.---Waukon Republican and Standard

HELLO EVERYBODY! FIRST CALL FOR HOMECOMING!
R. F. Angell, President of the Lansing Homecoming Committee, elected at the gathering in 1928, writes local members of the committee from Los Angeles, California, where he spent the winter, authorizing them to proceed with preliminaries for a Homecoming this year in conjunction with the Dedication of Black Hawk Bridge. Mr. Angell is now en route from the Golden State, via the Panama Canal by boat to New York, and will arrive at his home in St. Charles, Ill., about April 21st, coming here shortly thereafter. He would like to have the dates for both doings about June 15th or a little later.

The committee wants to send out invitations for the Homecoming this year because many did not know of the 1928 celebration, and doubtless the officers of the Iowa-Wisconsin Bridge Company will want to join them in so doing. Therefore the names of all former residents of Lansing and Allamakee County as well, are desired at the earliest possible moment, and when the dates for both the Homecoming and Bridge Dedication are fixed, invitations will be mailed them.
Send names to this office or to Julius Boeckh, Secretary Homecoming Committee, Lansing, Iowa

Progress on the river bridge at Prairie du Chien is being delayed by the attempt to secure permission for one at McGregor. A hearing was held Friday at Prairie du Chien at which the claims of the two places were put forth and the War Department will decide the matter. While these communities are arguing, the DeSoto–Lansing bridge is making rapid strides. The first section of the big towers on pier 3 on the Wisconsin side have been put in place and the bridge is beginning to loom up great.—DeSoto Argus.

MANY SUNDAY SIGHTSEERS.
The fine day Easter Sunday drew many visitors to Lansing to view the progress of steel work on the Black Hawk Bridge. Many Winneshiek county and Decorah people were here, as were Clayton and Fayette county folks in goodly numbers. Among the visitors our reporter noticed Sam Hemenway, son and lady friend, Miss Fanny Hemenway, Cedar Falls; Wallace Cooper and family, Leo Tully, wife and brother mart, Dubuque; George MacLachlin family, LaCrosse; A. L. Peterson and wife, Cresco; Barney Amondson, who now runs a shoe repair shop in Decorah; Charles Glynn family Reno; Art Harrington and wife, Leo Buescher family, Postville; Father McNamara and party, Lycurgus; Alfred Petrehn family and grandma Jacob Marti, Austin, Minn.; Drs. Eischeid and Hannafin, Joe Siegfried, Ed Meyer and others from New Albin; Gabe Peterson and wife, I. I. Satrang and wife, Waterville.

From Waukon the visitors were almost too numerous to mention, but the following were noted: Clerk of Court Will Schafer, Herman Peterson family, Frank Graham and wife, N. Roggensack and wife, Mrs. Joe Keiser and daughter Rita, John Arnold family, Miss Lydia Carter, Will Ryan and wife, Herman Johnson and wife, Julius Swain and wife, Art Sandbeck family, Co. Agent Fred O’Reilly and wife, Chas Hale, wife and son Nate, J. M. Thompson and wife, Charley Magnusson and wife, Carl Davis and wife, Frank Klees and wife, Ed. Thompson and wife, Den Duggan family, Anton Nierling folks, Dr. Hastings family, P. J. Mahoney, Irving Beeman and wife, Fred Beeman and wife, and doubtless many others who the reporters missed.

An Appreciation.
Mr. C. J. Casey, one of the prominent merchants of Lansing, treated the bridge men’s wives last week to their choice of any ice cream served at Wolfe’s Café. Ten ladies were present and those who were unable to come received theirs later. We wish to than k Mr. Casey very much and we hope that the new black Hawk Bridge will bring him the best success and prosperity possible. The Bridge Ladies.

HARPERS FERRY
-Mel Weidner was a Lansing visitor Friday.
-Laurayne Boardman was an Easter visitor with home folks.
-The local fishermen attended a meeting at Lansing last Thursday.
-Earl Robinson and Jim Williams were at Prairie du Chien Thursday.
-Joseph and Leon Kelly spent their Easter vacation with their mother here.
-FOR SALE-Good hard corn, 60 cents a bushel. Thos. Calvey, Harpers Ferry, Iowa.
-Walter Rellihan attended the funeral of Cecille Brophy at Lansing last Thursday.
-Miss Duffy of Cherry Mound is assisting Mrs. Mike Garin with her housework.
-John J. Kelly, Pete Gavin and Earl Robinson were Lansing callers Saturday afternoon.
-Ed. O’Hara went to Stewartsville, Minn., Monday, where he will remain for a few days.
-Effie Williams returned to Dubuque last Wednesday after a visit with home folks here.
-Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Boardman were Sunday guests at the John Powers home in Lansing.
-Patricia Cavanaugh and Ruth Farley were at Lansing Saturday having dental work done.
-Jas Corrigan and children and his sister Dorothy were at Lansing Sunday to see the new boy.
-Relatives here received the sad news of the death of Dan Steele at Rochester, Minn., Monday.
-Mr. and Mrs. Mike Corcoran spent Easter with the latter’s home folks, the B. Mullarkey family of Wexford.
-Mrs. Thos. Traversey went to Mcregor Saturday to spend Easter at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Walter.
-Mr. and Mrs. Frank LaTonch went to Prairie du Chien, Friday, to spend Easter with the latter’s home folks.
-Leona Kelleher and Mrs. Mike McCormick are taking care of the Jas. Corrigan household while his wife is at Lansing.
-Nell Powers went to Dubuque last Wednesday for a visit at the home of her brother Ed. She will also visit Mr. and Mrs. Frank Meyer.
-J. J. Rellihan went to Dubuque Monday night of last week and was accompanied home next day by his wife, who is convalescing nicely after her recent goiter operation.
-Mrs. John Hart and Anna Clark returned to Waukon the first of last week after an extended visit at the A. E. Damon home and with friends at Paint Rock.
-Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Kelly, Ted Kelly and daughter Jean of Cherry Mound were here Monday to see John Kelly whose health continues about the same.
-LuVerne Valley, who attends Columbia College, Dubuque, came up the latter part of the week for a brief Easter vacation, with home folks, the E. J. Valley family.
-J. H. Hogan went to Minneapolis Saturday to attend the funeral of his cousin, Owen O’Rourke, who was killed last week by an auto while getting on a street car. He will also visit his sons Joe, Frank and Adrian, and his sister, Mrs. W. H. Collins.
-Mr. and Mrs. Jas. V. Corrigan are rejoicing over the birth of their sixth son at the Mrs. Joe Lechtenberg home at Lansing last Thursday. Mother and baby are getting along just fine and James is looking for more land to buy.
-Nick and Joe Burnes were called to Highland, Wis., last week by the illness and death of their brother, who died in hospital at Dodgeville after a two weeks’ illness. The Burnes brothers have the sympathy of the entire community in their bereavement.
-James Corrigan and Mrs. Miks McCormick motored to Lansing Monday and James, accompanied by Mrs. Joe Lechtenberg, brought the new baby down to be baptized. He was given the name Wayne Vincent. Mr. and Mrs. Niel McCormick were sponsors. Mrs. McCormick remained at the Lechtenberg home while they were gone.

CHERRY MOUND
-Mrs. Agnes Kelly and children were recent visitors at the Tom Baker home.
-Monica and Norman Cahalan are home fro Iowa City for the Easter vacation.
-Mrs. Anna G. Heffern went to Waukon, Thursday, for a visit at the Dr. Dillon home.
-Mrs. Lena McCormick is spending a few weeks at the J. V. Corrigan home in
Paint Rock.
-Boy No. 6 has taken up his abode in the J. V. Corrigan home in Paint Rock. Congratulations.
-Mr. and Mrs. Louie of Postville have rented the Johnston farm and took possession a few weeks ago.
-Leon and Joseph Kelly went to Harpers Ferry Thursday evening for an over Sunday visit with home folks.
-Friends were grieved Thursday to hear of the death of Owen O’Rourke, which occurred from an auto accident at Minneapolis that morning.
-Hazel Madonna is the name of the new girl at the George Jones home. She was baptized recently by Father Nolan at Paint Rock and her sponsors were Mr. and Mrs. James Cahalan.
-Donald Fitzsimmons, who has spent the winter with his uncle, T. J. Baker and family, went to Chicago last week where he may remain if business has improved. Donald is a machinist for the Milwaukee Ry.

WATERVILLE
Beautiful weather here today (Monday) and people are starting their spring work.
-Chester Shafer and lady friend spent Easter with home folks at Colesburg, Iowa.
-Mrs. Anna G. Heffern went to Waukon, Friday, to visit over the weekend wither sister, Mrs. Dr. Dillon.
-The Lyman Olson family moved to their new home on the hill last Friday. It was the former Andrew Dahl property.
-Ed Gaynor, who has been on the sick list, is improving and we think he will soon be able to do a little “clog” for us again.
-G. H. Orness, the potato king from Bagley, Minn., is here for a few days visit. He expects to have a car of “spuds” on track here soon.
-Misses Ruth and Olive Pladsen of Northfield, Minn., where they attend college, spent Easter with home folks here, the W. O. Pladsen family.
-Mrs. Geo. Kinley, whose serious illness we reported some time ago, has recovered nicely and the nurse, Miss Mary Regan, returned to her home at Waukon last week.
-A loose paper caused Nick Hinchon’s team to run away Monday. Aside from a broken wagon, no damage was done. A runaway is quite a novelty these days.
-Mr. and Mrs. C. Hagen had their Easter dinner with Grandpa and Grandma Hagen on Round Prairie and spent the evening at the Dr. Dillon home in Waukon.
-Vic Anderson and family of Rockwell, Iowa, drove over Sunday for a visit at the home of his father-in-law, Herman Hermanson. Mrs. Hermanson went home with them for a visit.
-Several of the teachers spent the Easter vacation at their respective homes; Miss Olney at Cedar Falls, Miss Berryhill at Webster City, Miss DeCou at Ossian and Mr. Norskog at Houston, Minn.
-Our chicken hatchery which was installed a few weeks ago, by Gilman Gunderson, is doing a landoffice business. The first hatch has been shipped out and Mr. G. has his outfit hitting hard on the second.
-Well we failed to report last week largely because of the snow storm. We got a fall of about 14 inches of snow and it sure kept us busy driving horses and breaking roads. However, things are getting back to normal and we guess the snow was needed.
-Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Haas, who have been living the past year in Nebraska, evidently didn’t find things to their liking there and returned a few weeks ago to good old Iowa. We understand they will make their home for the present with Larkin Bros. on Paint Creek.

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New City Administration
Mayor R. G. Miller and the new administration took charge of the city affairs Monday morning, and are still in session as a Board of Equalization.

Councilmen at Large are now W. H. Aschom and Cyril Murphy, with M. Kohlstad in the first ward, P. E. Rethwisch in the second and Joseph Wagner in the third.

The Council elected the following officers:
Mayor pro tem—P. E. Rethwisch,
City Clerk—F. L. May,
City Solicitor—J. W. Dempsey,
Supt. Water Works—August C. Breuchert,
Weighmaster—W. H. Guider

The mayor appointed Stewart Cooper as marshal and street commissioner, and George Whalen as night watch, at the same old salary as heretofore paid these officers.

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-The beautiful Easter was conducive to quite a display of new toggery and headgear by both sexes.
-There will be a basket social and program Friday evening, April 10th, at the Ferring School, Center No. 1. Ladies please bring baskets. Elsie Wendel, teacher.
-Miss Juliette Reed, the nurse, employed lately at Grandview hospital, LaCrosse, came last evening for a visit with home folks, the J. B. Reed family, in this township.
-Carpenter Peter Heim of Harpers Ferry was a city visitor yesterday and noted progress on the Black Hawk Bridge. This office acknowledges a pleasant paying call from Mr. Heim.
-The barge line steamer Patrick Hurley passed north early Thursday with the first tow of the season. The Hurley and Goode will operate on the upper river this ear, the C. C. Weber and S. S. Thorpe below St. Louis.
-Dr. and Mrs. Bert Fellows of Newton, who have been guests of home folks, the A. M. Fellows family the past two weeks, while the Doctor takes a rest, were joined Friday by their two daughters who came to spend their Easter vacation an complete the family circle.
-Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Melaven of Harpers Ferry, were business visitors to the city yesterday.
-Trainmaster W. J. Whalen was up from Dubuque again yesterday looking after railroad business hereabouts.
-For Sale or Rent—The John Weipert property near the Park, newly decorated, house and acreage. Enquire of L. S. Bradley, Lansing.
-Rev. Herbert J. Krieger of Mason City was an arrival Monday for a visit with his mother, Mrs. V. Krieger and brother Leo.
-Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Kirkemo of Deer River, Minn., have been guests for the past week of that lady’s sister, Mrs. George Strub, and family, driving here by car.
-A new Chevrolet truck, said to be owned by a New Albin party, was left parked too close to the railroad track in South Lansing Sunday evening and was hit by a passing freight train, demolishing it quite badly.
-Miss Marcella Stirn arrived by bus Friday evening for a week end visit with home folks, the George Stirn family. She returned Monday to her employment at Finley Hospital, Dubuque.
-Victor Hand, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. James Hand of Emmetsburg, and a student at Columbia College, Dubuque, spent the Easter vacation with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Duncan in this city.
-Mrs. Wm. Sweeney, who had been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Roy Roeder and family, at Algona, came yesterday by car with Mrs. O. J. Koch and children, for a visit with her son Ben and family, and numerous other old home relatives and friends.
-Lansing got a boost of nine in population last week by the arrival of Rev. Noeding, the new pastor of the Federated Church, and his family, consisting of a wife and seven children. The Journal welcomes this very extraordinary family in this day and age of birth control.

LANSING LOCAL
-Miss Leona Kelleher, who has been employed at Harpers Ferry, came up last week to spend the Easter vacation with home folks in Lafayette, the Thomas Kelleher family.
-Mesdames Joe Whalen and C. E. Veit were up from Marquette again last week. The former’s husband, who has recently finished his barber course at Davenport, was also here several days, looking up prospects to engage in business.
-Judge H. E. Taylor and O. J. Hager of Waukon were noticed in town Saturday, and of course noted with interest the progress of Black Hawk Bridge.
-Carl R. Strauss, aged 58, died in Sioux City March 25, where he had been in the drug business for 40 years. Deceased was born in Lansing May 24, 1872, and went to Sioux City in 1886. Surviving are two brothers and two sisters, J. W., of Vivian, S. D.; and Otto, Lizzette and Frederika Strauss, all of Sioux City.
-Friends in Lansing will be pleased to learn that B. F. Thomas has secured a position with the Federal Bank Examiners department in Northern Indiana. Mr. Thomas was in South Bend recently and visited Robert Nachtwey in hospital there. Mr. Thomas reported his brother-in-law, the veteran Dr. J. H. Greene, as being at present in a Chicago hospital, suffering from an attack of angina pectoris, which will be unpleasant news for the doctor’s many friends here.
-Lansing Kiwanis Club sent a delegation of about twenty to the district meeting at Dubuque Monday evening, the boys making the trip by autos. The regular local meeting and luncheon at the Dudley was abandoned in consequence.
-Tom Callahan drove to Preston, Iowa, yesterday to being home Miss Margaret Ryan, who had been there for some time taking care of her brother, Thomas Ryan, the well know stock buyer, who recently suffered a paralytic stroke and will now be removed to a hospital at Iowa City for treatment. Mrs. R. W. Carroll and Antoinette accompanied him and had a pleasant visit with the Burl Hobbs family while there.

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Card of Thanks.
For the many acts of kindness to him while he lived; for the kindly sympathy when he was gone, we wish to extend our heartfelt thanks and appreciation. Also for the beautiful floral offerings.
Mrs. Hans E. Bakkum and children.


ADDITIONAL WAUKON NEWS.

District Court Proceedings.
Notwithstanding the announcement that last week would be a quiet one in court there was considerable activity.
Judge Reed was here nearly all week and considerable business was transacted.

Thursday afternoon was occupied with a trial of the case, State of Iowa Vs. Karl D. Fisk, County Attorney Richter for the State and Hart Bros. for the defendant. The State asked for a temporary injunction against the defendant for practicing itinerant optometry without a State license. A number of witnesses were examined who testified that Fisk had visited their towns without an appointment, had tested their eyes and sold them glasses, all of this being six months or more previous to the bringing of this action. At the close of the State’s testimony Judge Reed sustained a motion by defendant’s attorney and dismissed the case on the ground that the testimony was too remote from the time of instituting the case. March 30 was fixed as the date for hearing this case in an action for a permanent injunction.

Friday afternoon the case of WM. J. Klingbeil vs. O. S. Bailey was on trial. Attorney Hunt of Guttenberg appeared for the plaintiff and A. E. Sheridan and Sherman Hart for the defendant. Mr. Klingbeil, publisher of the Postville Herald, appealed from the decision last January of the Board of Supervisors appointing O. S. Bailey, publisher of the Waukon Republican and Standard, as one of the three official papers for the county, claiming that the Postville Herald had more bonafide subscribers in the county than the Republican and Standard.

The matter seemed to hinge on the wording of the affidavit made by the defendant. The code prescribes a form of affidavit and his did not contain the word “yearly.” The Judge said the Supreme Court has ruled that the word “yearly” must be in the affidavit and its absence was fatal. He said he would give his decision next week, but from his ruling and his remarks it seemed evident that it would be for the plaintiff.

The roll of trial jurors in District Court was called at 2 p.m. yesterday and a jury drawn in the case of Nellie A. Duggan vs. Iowa Automobile Mutual Insurance Co. The plaintiff, represented by James Hart and Herman Haehlen, asks $375 damages for damages to her car when the garage was wrecked in the wind storm a year ago last June under an insurance policy held in said company. A. E. Sheridan appears for the defendant.


NEW ALBIN NEWS - E. O. LENZ, Local Representative.
-Percy Buckendahl motored to Lansing on business last Friday.
-Herbert Deters of Eitzen, Minn., was a business caller here Saturday.
-Pupils and teachers of the local school enjoyed a few days Easter vacation.
-Miss Margaret Hurley was a passenger to lacrosse Wednesday of last week.
-Rube Kearney of LaCrosse was in town last Friday visiting at the C. D. Hartley home.
-A new line of spring hats now on display at the Lager Millinery Store, New Albin, Iowa.
-Mrs. Frank Weymiller was a passenger to LaCrosse Wednesday of last week on business.
-Leo Pottratz, Sr., the Eitzen undertaker, was a business caller in our city Friday of last week.
-Henry King and Ferdinand Chamberlain were business callers at LaCrosse last Saturday.
-Mrs. Rose Harvey returned last week to lacrosse after a few days visit with relatives here.
-Mrs. Harold Gerling was among arrivals Friday from Gordon’s Ferry for a visit with relatives.
-Roland Irons of Chicago was a visitor here over the week-end with home folks, the J. W. Iron’s family.
-Mr. and Mrs. James Spinner of this place are the happy parents of a baby girl, born Monday, March 30th.
-Mrs. Sarah Fitzgerald returned last week from a visit with relatives and friends at Harpers Ferry and Waukon.
-After an extended visit with relatives at Minneapolis, Mrs. Mary Carroll returned home Wednesday of last week.
-Mrs. Richard Dresselhaus of Galesville, Wis., is here at this writing visiting home folks, the H. H. Krzebietke family.
-Herman Kurk, manager of the Eitzen Farmers Store, was a business caller in our city one day the fore part of last week.
-Miss Mayme Rogers returned to her home in LaCrosse, Saturday, after a week’s visit at the home of Mrs. Ruth Tufts.
-Adolph Benneke returned Friday from Lacrosse, where he has been with this brother, who is a patient at the Lutheran hospital.
-Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kirchoff of the Irish Hollow, accompanied by the latter’s father, Oscar Lenz, motored to Waukon Friday of last week.
-Mrs. Leroy Wiebke left Thursday for her home at Caledonia, having visited here at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Welper.
-Karl Korn, who is employed at the City Meat Market, left Wednesday of last week for Prairie du Chien, where he visited over Easter with home folks.
-Herbert Hayes, Principal of the Beeman, Iowa, schools, spent Easter here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Hayes, and his sister, Mrs. Elmer Lenz.
-Mrs. Peter Hosch and children returned Friday to their home at Caledonia, having enjoyed a week’s visit here with home folks, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Woods, Sr.
-The Misses Sarah Smerud and Gladys McCormack enjoyed a visit over the week-end with the latter’s sister, Miss Helen McCormack and other friends at LaCrosse.
-George Ross was at LaCrosse last Friday where he visited between trains with his mother, Mrs. M. E. Ross, who is ill at the home of other daughter, Mrs. C. Johnson.
-A. F. Kuehn is having the interior of his store building treated to a new coat of paint. We are informed that Mr. K. contemplates opening up a hardware store in the near future.
-Miss Kathryn Metzdorf, accompanied by her three nieces, Ruth, Shirley and Kathryn Dayton, of LaCrosse, spent Easter here at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Metzdorf.
-Mrs. Alfred Benneke, accompanied by her father, John Meyer, and Rev. F. R. Bemberg, were at LaCrosse last Wednesday visiting the former’s husband, who is a patient at the Lutheran hospital with a bad case of blood poisoning.
-Miss Ruth Gerling was a visitor at LaCrosse last Wednesday. She was accompanied home by her sister, Mrs. Chas. Buelow of Dubuque, who had been visiting relatives in the Gateway City, the latter leaving for her home in the Key City Friday.
-George Pohlman and crew finished sawing a setting of logs in the Winnebago Valley last Thursday, 30,000 feet of lumber being sawed. As soon as the roads are passable he will move his outfit too the William Roeber farm where he will saw 800 railroad ties and some lumber.
-Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Donovan entertained at a family dinner at their home Wednesday evening, March 25, in honor of Mrs. Donovan’s father, Patrick J. Lovett, who reached his 76th milepost in life’s journey that day. Mr. Lovett was born March 25, 1855, in Savannah, Georgia, the son of Richard and Ellen Lovett. His parents came to Caledonia the following July and were among the first settlers here. His father was the first town constable when the town was organized. Mr. Lovett is enjoying good health and is active. He is making his home with his son William J. Lovett.—Caledonia Argus.

Men’s work shirts at 68 cents at the Lenz Harness & Shoe Store.
-For Sale, a 1926 Chevrolet touring car. See Mrs. Ann Moore, New Albin, Iowa.
-Miss Cleota Scholtes of Lansing enjoyed a visit at the Wm. Bakewell home over Easter.
-Mrs. Guy Steele and daughter arrived last week from Binghamton, N. Y. for a visit with relatives.
-Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Robinson and Miss Daisy Robinson motored to Waukon, Sunday, to visit friends.
-Wilford Higgins of St. Cloud, Minnesota, is enjoying a visit here with home folks, the Den Higgins family.
-For Sale, a thoroughbred Aberdeen Angus bull, weight about 1400 lbs. Inquire of M. J. Ryan, New Albin, Iowa.
-Mrs. Clem Burke and son Tommy left Tuesday for their home at LaCrosse after an extended visit with relatives here.
-Mrs. I. H. Childs returned to her home at Oelwein, Iowa, Monday after an extended stay here at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Earl Reiser.
-The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Spinner was baptized by Rev. Father Hayes last Sunday afternoon, receiving the name of Rita May. The sponsors were Marie Spinner and Ronald May.

Chicks Hatched.
Purebred baby chicks. Heavy breeds $8.50 per hundred; Leghorns, $7,00 per hundred; custom hatching, 3 cents per egg. Order now. MRS. FLORENCE MAUSS. New Albin, Iowa.

NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that all chickens are to be closed up and not allowed to run at large. Any complaints coming tome following this notice will be fined in accordance with the city ordinance.
Dated at New Albin, Iowa, this 6th day of April, 1931. A. RUDNICK, Mayor.

Program by Junior Class.
The Junior Class of the New Albin High School will present the 3-act comedy, “The Eighteen-Carat Boob” at the H. D. Gym on Friday evening, April 10th, at 8:00 P.M. Following is the cast of characters:
Daisy Bell, who sponsors Bud—Gertrude Reburn;
Alice Bisnette, hostess of the party—Maxine Meyer;
Cora, colored housekeeper—Gladys Thimmesch;
Charles, the chauffeur—Earl Morgan;
Billy Kearns, a high school student—Leo Kelly;
Kitty Darling, Alice’s friend—Angela Higgins;
Bella Sparks, another friend—Loretta Ryan;
Evelyn Sparks , sister to Bella—Evelyn Kreuger;
Harry Carter (Bud), the country cousin from Maine (?)—John Twite;
Lynne Bisnette, Alice’s father—Mark Mauss;
Raymond Barkville, the mysterious unwelcome suitor—Roger Reburn;
Anna, mysterious maid—Loretta Waters;
Jack Merry, Alice’s choice—Levi Sweat.

Synopsis of Acts:
Act I. Living room of the Bisnette home on a summer morning.
Act II. Same as Act I. About ten P. M. the same day.
Act III. Same as previous acts. About an hour later.
Music High School Glee Club.


Passing of Young New Albin Man.
Our peaceful community was rudely shocked Thursday morning on learning of the sudden death of Everett Andrew Sandry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Sandry of this place, who died suddenly from heart trouble at the home of his sister, Mrs. Leslie Steiber, near Lansing, Iowa, on April 2, 1931. At the time of his death he had attained the age of 17 years, 1 month and 16 days.

Everett was a young man of sterling character and had a pleasant smile for everyone with whom he came in contact. He was liked by all who knew him and will be greatly missed. He was born and spent all his life in New Albin, and the bereaved family have the sympathy of the entire community in their great loss. He leaves to mourn his death his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Sandry, two sisters, Mrs. Leslie Steiber of Lansing and Mrs. H. H. Krzbietke of New Albin, and six brothers, Frank and Leonard of Lansing, Ernest and Virgil of Dubuque, and Dewey and Clifford of New Albin. Four brothers and one sister preceded him in death.

The funeral, which was largely attended, was held from the home of his parents at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the local Methodist church, Rev. J. H. Barr officiating. Interment was made in the family lot in the New Albin cemetery. The casket bearers were Harold Welper, Leslie Dresselhaus, Fred Lager, Herbert Zarwell, Burnell Steele and John McCormack.

Card of Thanks.
We wish to express our sincere gratitude and thanks to all for the kindness and help shown us in the death and burial of our beloved son and brother; also for the beautiful floral offerings, and also to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Buckendahl.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Sandry
Mrs. Herman Krzbietke
Mrs. Leslie Steiber
Frank, Dewey, Leonard Sandry
Ernest, Clifford, Virgil Sandry

Camp Fire News.
The regular Camp Fire meeting was held at the home of Arlene Panzer Thursday evening, March 26. Roll call was taken and the following responded by giving a current event: Arlene Panzer, Gladys Zarwell, Marjorie Kumpf, Rosemary Smerud, Bernice Meyer, Miss Slusser. Miss Divorkey was a guest at the meeting. The next meeting will be held at the home of John Ryan, Miss Slusser being the hostess. The evening was spent making further plans for a camping trip. A delicious lunch was served by the hostess. Bernice Meyer, Scribe.

THE NEW COTA THEATRE, WAUKON, IOWA
Equipped with the latest type Western Electric Sound.
New spring constructed chairs.
Carpets, draperies, decorations of rich quality and beauty.
A gorgeous gold curtain controlled automatically.
Everything new and the very latest in theatre equipment has been installed for your pleasure and comfort.
The best pictures have been selected for your entertainment.
COMING ATTRACTIONS
“East Lynne” Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
“The man who came back” Sunday, Monday, Tuesday.
“Fighting Caravans” with Gary Cooper.
“Finn and Hattie”, with Mitzi Green, ZaZu Pitts, Leon Errol
Charlie Chaplin’s new comedy “City Lights.”
“Rango,” the greatest jungle picture ever made.”
“Conquering Horde.”
Marline Detrich in “Dishonored.”
“Trader Horn.”
Will Rogers in “The Connecticut Yankee.”
“Skippy,” and all the new Paramount Productions.

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REPAIR WORK—I am prepared and able to do most any kind of repair work at my home, near the Rethwisch lumber yard, or leave word for me at the Journal office. Joe Damon, Lansing.

J. E. O’BRIEN, Attorney and Counsellor at Law. Waukon, Iowa.
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Burt Hendrick—Attorney at Law. Settlement of Estates a Specialty. Money to loan, Waukon, Iowa.

Frank L. May—Lawyer, Conway Building, Lansing, Iowa.

Edw. Julson, Jeweler and Optometrist, Lansing, Iowa.


PROOF OF WILL.
To whom it may concern: Notice is hereby given that an Instrument purporting to be the last Will and Testament of DAVID J. DOONEY, deceased, late of Allamakee County, Iowa, has been opened and read in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of Iowa, in and for Allamakee County, and that April 29th, 1931 has been set for hearing the proof of said Will in said Court.
Witness my hand and the seal of said Court this 26th day of March, 1931. Wm. F. Shafer, Clerk of District Court.

COUNTY SPELLING CONTEST.
The always interesting county school spelling contest will be held in the court room, Waukon, next Saturday, April 11, commencing at 2 p.m., under the direction of County School Superintendent Miss Isabella McCormick. The public is cordially invited to attend the affair. At this writing the following contestants and the schools they represent have been filed in the Superintendents office:
Evelyn Iverson, Hanover, Iowa River; Cornelia Ryan, Jefferson, No. 8; Lawrence Helming, Ludlow, No. 4;
Helen Plein, Makee, Lycurgus; Mavis Pladsen, Lafayette, Prairie; Marian Dahlstrom, Franklin, No. 3; Florence Snow, French Creek, No. 1; Alberta Hammell, Iowa, No. 5; Doris Davis, Linton, No. 2;Ernest Kolsrud, Center, No. 7; Edith Purington, Lansing, No. 4; Esther May Smith, Lansing, parochial school; Merle Iverson, Waterville Consolidated; Shirley Griebel, Waukon, public school; Mabel Gee, Lansing, public school; Lillian Crowley, Spring Brook, Taylor township; Charles Bechtel, Myron, Post township; Genevieve Mahr, Washington , Waterloo township; Stella Sanderson, Northwest, Paint Creek township.

BUTTER THIEF KILLED AT LUANA.
Word came to Waukon Tuesday that Alvin Sheffert, a resident near Luana, was shot and killed at an early hour that morning while engaged in stealing butter from a railroad car.

The Luana creamery was robbed of a quantity of butter a couple of weeks ago and as cars had been broken into also, a railroad detective was watching the car in question.

Two men were engaged in the act and as they ran up the track the officer shot Sheffert in the back and killed him. He fell on the track and a train was approaching so the officer had to stop and remove the body, which gave the other man an opportunity to escape, although the officer shot at him and says he thinks he wounded him.

CITY CHITCHAT - WAUKON , BRANCH OFFICE, SPRING AVENUE. Wednesday, April 8, 1931
-Mrs. L. F. O’Brien and two children went to Monona Wednesday of last week for a few days’ visit with relatives and friends.
-Mrs. Bert Robbins, who has recovered from a gallstone operation at St. Francis hospital LaCrosse came home Wednesday, accompanied by her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Alvin Robbins of Minneapolis and they were met at Lansing by Mr. and Mrs. Al Simon.
-The Waukon Community Club will present a Black and White revue and box social at the Opera House Friday evening, April 10. The entertainment is being prepared by the officers of the club which were recently elected.
-Dr. E. W. Hastings and R. H. Wheat attended the meeting of the Northeastern Iowa Dental Study club held Tuesday evening of last week at the Winneshiek Hotel, Decorah. Following a 6:30 dinner Dr. Shurburger of Ossian gave a paper on partial dental construction.
-Robert McIntyre, an employee of Interstate Power Co. here for some time and whose family have been occupying the former Fred Herman home moved back to Decorah last week.
-Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mulvenna, who have been living with her folks, the Royal Pratt family, moved last week to the flat over the Henry Dravis music store recently vacated by the Val Elsheimer family.
-In honor of her birthday Dorothy Luther, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Luther, entertained a party of little friends at her home Monday afternoon of last week after school. They played until six o’clock when her mother served them a nice supper. The little girl received a number of mementoes of the happy occasion.
-The Browning Club met Saturday with Mrs. Zella Ludeking as hostess. Mrs. J. G. Minert was in charge of the lesson Edgar Guest, Bliss Carman and Vashal Lindsay.
-The 19th Century Club met last Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Mabel Colsch. The roll call was Asia Minor and Mrs. Harry Orr was in charge of the lesson on California.
-Miss Lois Bassett, teaching at Maywood, Ill., came last week for an Easter vacation visit in this city at the home of her Mother, Mrs. James Minert.
-Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Roder of St. Paul were visitors last week at the home of her parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Cain.
-Mrs. Howard Jenson and little daughter of Minneapolis came down by bus last Wednesday and remained over Easter with her sister, Mrs. Willard Martin and family and her mother, Mrs. Henry Opfer.
-The Farmers Waukon Creamery Company have been installing a new and much larger ice making plant in town. A representative from the factory is here superintending the installation and the size of the plant made it necessary to remodel the building, which was done by carpenter Lou Hanson.
-Tuesday evening of last week the bugle and drum corps at the close of its practice meeting staged a drill and played on main street in honor of Mayor elect Ludvig Larson, who is a member of the organization. Mr. Larson headed the procession on horseback and in response to calls for a speech thanked the voters for their support and promised to perform the duties of the office to the best of his ability.
-Miss Bernice Pratt and Mrs. Lucy Mullaney, teaching in the Cedar Rapids schools, motored to Waukon Wednesday of last week for a few days’ vacation visit with relatives and friends. Horace Roggensack, student at the State University at Iowa City, accompanied them and they returned to Cedar Rapids Sunday morning.
-Miss Marian Anderson, teaching at the State University, Iowa City, and Arthur Jacobson, a student at the University, motored here last Wednesday to spend the remainder of the week with home folks, Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Anderson and Mr. and Mrs. Gus Jacobson.
-Miss Marian Peterson, a former teacher in the Waukon schools, now teaching at Council Bluffs, was visiting relatives at Cresco and came over last Wednesday evening and spent the remainder of the week as the guest of Miss Merle Ronan at the home of Mrs. P. N. Heiser.
-Mrs. Elvida Allison, who has spent the winter visiting a friend at Lake Wales, Florida, sends us a postal card under date of March 30, containing the following: “Dear Sir: I expect to leave here March 30 for Waukon. Will stop off some on the way sightseeing, but will likely reach there Saturday or first of next week. You will please discontinue sending my Journal here.”
-Decorah Journal: “Mrs. ANDREW Lovaas returned Friday from Waukon, where she spent a week at the home of her nephew, John Dotseth, while he was in Prairie du Chien taking treatments for the effects of an attack of flu.”
-The Lippert Construction Co. of Oelwein, who built the Joe White auto service station, the Waterville creamery and several other buildings in this county in recent years, has the contract for the erection of the Bert Klinkel garage and oil station on the south east corner of west Main and Ratcliffe streets. The building is to be 18x40, a veneered brick, and work on it was commenced Tuesday of last week.
-The American Legion Auxiliary will give a dance at Legion Hall Monday, April 13th. Music by Frank O’Brien Orchestra. Everybody welcome.
-Albert Meier, rural mail carrier on Route 4, was confined to his home with the flu last week and Fred Kriete substituted for him.
-Miss Lois Ludeking, who teaches at Boone, Iowa, spent her Easter vacation last week in this city with home folks, the Fred Ludeking family.
-Miss Marian Niehaus, teaching at Osage, Iowa, spent her Easter vacation last week at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Niehaus.
-Mrs. Grace Cater, who has spent the winter here at the home of her daughter, Mrs. M. S. Stoneberg, returned Sunday to her home at Herman, Minn.
-Miss Hazel Kaeser, student at the State Teachers College, Cedar Falls, came last week to spend the Easter vacation with home folks, the D. J. Kaeser family, north of town.
-The Nineteenth Century Club will meet tomorrow afternoon, April 9, with Mrs. Kathleen Cassidy as hostess. Roll call, Eqypt. “The Family Flivers to Frisco,” Mrs. Ethel Saberson.
-Miss Marie Olson, teacher in the public school, enjoyed a visit last week from her sister, Miss Evelyn who teaches at Des Moines. She came last Thursday and departed Sunday.
-Miss Charlotte Stone, who has been sick at the home of her parents for several weeks, has recovered her health and departed Saturday for Rock Island, Ill., where she teaches in the city schools.
-Beg your pardon. Our attention has been called to an error in our figures of the city election last week. We gave Tom Webster 275 votes for Councilman at large in the first ward. Should have been 225.
-Miss Helen Hazlett, former teacher in the Waukon schools, now teaching at LeMars, Iowa, spent her Easter vacation visiting with Waukon friends and was a guest at the home of Mrs. Martha Stilwell.
-The Goodrich Produce House of Strawberry Point, we understand, is to establish a branch in this city. It will be located in the Cain building on the corner of west Main and Pitt streets with John Thoma as local manager.
-Representatives wanted, part or full time. Must be men of honesty, industry and integrity. Opportunity for farmers. American Farmers’ Mutual Life Insurance Co., 706 Capitol Theatre Building, Des Moines, Iowa.
-Mrs. D. E. Moorhead and little daughter, Milo, who had been visiting in this city at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Howe for the past two weeks, returned to her home at Rochester, Minn., last Thursday.
-Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Worley motored to Cedar Rapids Sunday to spend Easter at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Ross Miller. Mr. Worley returned the same evening but Mrs. Worley remained for a longer visit.
-Mrs. George Toney and son Hessel of Union Prairie township motored to Rochester, Minn., Friday morning. Mrs. Toney has been suffering with gall bladder trouble and goes for an examination by the Mayo Clinic.
-Miss Gertrude Stillwell, who has been with home folks, the Fred Stillwell family in Jefferson township since last October assisting in the care of her grandmother, Mrs. Maris, returned to her nursing work in Chicago last Wednesday.
-Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Leschensky and Wm. Leschensky motored to Marion, Wis., last Wednesday to be on hand for the celebration of their parent, Mr. and Mrs. August Leschensky’s fortieth wedding anniversary, which took place Thursday.
-Miss Grace Purdy, teaching in the Minneapolis schools came the fore part of last week to spend the Easter vacation in this city at the home of her sister, Mrs. Otto Ney. She was accompanied by her young nephew, Rockwell, son of Ed. Purdy.
-A new conductor, James Cassidy, made his appearance on the Waukon Branch last Wednesday, “bumping” Walter Graham, who has been running here for the past year of more. Mr. Graham returns to main line and “bumps” some younger employee.
-Mr. and Mrs. Duke De Witt of Lake City, Iowa, came Monday of last week for a week’s visit with relatives. Mr. De Witt is teaching in the Lake City school and Mrs. DeWitt is a daughter of Langford May. They came here to spend the Easter vacation.
-The meeting of the Knights Rose Croix held in the Masonic Hall last Thursday evening was well attended and a most impressive service. Memorial talks were given for two of the members who have passed on, Wm. Clark and John F. Kepler. The following officers were elected for the coming year: President, Herman Haehlen; Vice President, E. M. Stewart; Secretary and Treasurer, Fred Hausman.
-The ladies of the New Century Club participated in a pleasant Easter party at Landmark Saturday afternoon. The committee in charge was composed of Mesdames Al Grimm, Walter Martin and Ed Carlton. They had luncheon at 1 o’clock, the decorations consisting of Easter colors, yellow, green and lavender and the table was beautiful with flowers. An appropriate Easter program followed and the members exchanged Easter gifts.
-For Sale, brood sow with seven pigs. Apply to Mike Reddy, Waukon.
-The Baptist ladies will serve a 35 cent dinner tomorrow, April 9, at the church. Everybody invited.
-The opening of the re-modeled Cota Theatre Sunday was attended by a large and well pleased crowds both afternoon and evenings.
-Mrs. Ove T. Roe was a passenger for Des Moines Monday for a few days’ visit with Representative Roe before the Legislature adjourns.
-Rev. M. C. Powers, pastor of the Baptist church, is taking a week or ten days’ vacation and went to Hastings, Neb., Monday for a visit with friends.
-The Wednesday bridge club have 1 o’clock luncheon at Landmark today, the season’s losers entertaining the winners, and spent the afternoon at bridge.
-Two babies were born last Friday at the Hall Maternity Hospital, a girl to Mrs. George Schelhamer of Church and a boy to Mrs. Theodore Loritz of this city.
-The City Council met at noon Monday, Mayor elect Ludvig Larson and the Councilmen taking the oath of office. The meeting was organized as a Board of Review.
-Miss Rose Quillin, who is employed in Dubuque, came up by bus Saturday for an Easter visit with home folks, the Phil Quillin family, returning by bus Monday.
-George Patschke, teacher in Waukon public school, accompanied by Miss Florence Arnold, motored to Marion, Iowa, Friday to spend Easter at the home of his parents.
-The Monday evening bridge club had 6 o’clock dinner at Landmark with Mesdames J. G. Minert and E. F. Dougherty as hostesses and the evening was spent at bridge.
-Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Eaton, little son, daughter Maxine and her friend, Miss Edith Benson of Minneapolis, motored to Waukon Wednesday of last week for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Eaton.
-Mrs. Charles Waterman and son Lynn of Detroit, Mich., motored here last Friday for a visit with old friends and are guests at the Herman Nagel home. The Waterman family moved to Detroit twelve years ago.-The Ladies Aid of St. John’s Lutheran church will hold a social at the church Wednesday afternoon, April 15, with the following hostesses: Mesdames A. E. Drogset, Herman Thompson, Alfred Bakkum, C. W. Baumgartner, C. C. Little and A. N. Jacobson.
-The annual Easter Vesper Service was held at the Baptist church Sunday, which was crowded with a very devout audience. An appropriate program of sacred vocal and instrumental music was given. Robert Engrav directed the choir and gave the organ prelude and postlude, William Megorden contributed a violin solo and Alice Anderson Lemme served as accompanist.
-Mr. and Mrs. John Leer and two little sons of Minneapolis motored down Saturday for an Easter visit in this city at the home of her mother, Mrs. J. W. Barthell, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Leer, returning to Minneapolis Sunday afternoon.
A letter received from W. C. Buggy, employed by the International Harvester Co., informs us that he has been transferred from Billings, Mont., to Sheridan, Wyoming, to be more centrally located, and requests that the address on his Journal be changed.
-Coach L. D. Orr awarded letters to the Junior College football and basketball athletes Friday. Those winning letters in football were: Martindale, Flage, Patschke, Kaveny, Opfer, Kewley, Sullivan, Stilwell, Hawkins and Buntrock. Winners of basketball letters were: Kewley, Duggan, Flage, Holding and Buntrock.
-Leo, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Ryan of this city, celebrated his fourth birthday with a number of little friends at this home Monday afternoon. His mother furnished fine eats and the little ones had lots of fun. Leo received a number of birthday gifts from his parents and little friends and thoroughly enjoyed the occasion.
-Dan Steele, suffering from some sort of nervous breakdown, was taken to Rochester Saturday evening for treatment. He was motored up by T. E. Ryan and was accompanied by Mrs. Steele, who remained with him, and Dr. McCullough. Later—Word was received Monday that pneumonia set in and Mr. Steele passed away that morning. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made. Obituary next week.
-Mrs. Henry Ludeking returned by bus Monday from a two weeks’ visit at Dixon, Ill., with her sister, Mrs. Daisy Hardy and family.
-Misses Margaret Burke and Lorraine Mahony, students of St. Joseph school at Mason City, spent Easter with friends at Whittemore, Iowa.
-Mr. L. F. Meier was painfully hurt and bruised in a tussle with a cross bull on his farm east of town Monday forenoon, but is injuries are not serious.
-Master John Burke, student at St. Berchman’s Seminary at Marion, Iowa, spent the Easter vacation with his home folks, the Michael Burke family of Hanover township.
-Olson & Ahlstrom, proprietors of the West End Grocery, have recently remodeled their storeroom in the Beeman Block on the hill and respectfully invite the public to call and look them over Saturday, April 11. A lunch consisting of cookies and coffee will be served.
-Lewine Drew, fifteen year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Drew, living in the northwestern corner of Union Prairie township, was injured Tuesday afternoon of last week. She was hunting eggs in the upper story of the barn and fell through the hay chute, striking the stanchion below. It was feared she was internally hurt and she was brought at once to the Waukon Hospital, where it was found that her injuries were not serious.
-A good friend, George J. Helming, who, with his wife, has been wintering at Los Angeles, Calif., in renewing his subscription, writes as follows: “I myself am going back to North Dakota for the summer, but Mrs. Helming will live at the hotel while I am away. Had a nice visit with the Barton Jones folks talking over old times. Mrs. Helming and I are enjoying good health. I was a little off for a while, but am fine now. With best wishes to you, the Mrs. and daughter Mabel.”
-A. B. Hanger of Dubuque, Chief Clerk of the District Railway Mail Service, passed away last Friday morning at Finley Hospital from injuries received in an automobile accident near Hurstville on March 24. Mr. Hanger’s death brought sadness to the Waukon Post Office force, all of whom have taken their periodical examinations under him. He was due here March 25 to give Clerk Louis Williams the examination, but accident which caused his death occurred the day previous.

Buried at Monona.
Funeral services for Mrs. William Kurth, 73, were held Sunday afternoon from the First Methodist church, Monona, Rev. L. H. Joslin officiating, with burial in the city cemetery. Members of the R. N. A. formed an escort. Mrs. Kurth is survived by the widower, William Kurth; four daughters, Mesdames Henry Klinkenberg, William Klema and Victor Trappe, of Monona, and Vern Pettit, of Prairie du Chien; two sons, Louis J. Kurth, and Walter Kurth, both of Waukon, and two sisters.

Athletes Receive Letters.
A fitting close to the 1930-31 basketball season for the St. Patrick’s basketeers, “The Fighting Irish,” was conducted at the school Monday afternoon of last week when members of the retiring team were presented with their letters. Rev. Clair Drummy awarded the letters and seven players received the large letter P. in green colors with a gold S in each corner.

Those receiving the honors were Robert Anderson, Donald Steele, Charley Tierney, James Bird, Walter Howe, James Regan and Thomas Tierney. All but the latter two boys are graduates of the school this year, and while a loss to St. Patrick’s school will prove a valuable addition to the Waukon high school which they enter in the fall.

A gift was presented Rev. Drummy, director of the team, and Bernard Schwarzhoff, who coached the team successfully enough to win 10 out of 12 games played.

DEATH OF FORMER RESIDENT.
George W. Downs, a former Wexford boy, sends us a copy of the current issue of the Emmetsburg Reporter, giving an account of the passing of a pioneer of Palo Alto county, where he resided 59 years, and before that a resident of this county, James Flood, 81, an uncle of John Powers of this city. Death was caused by influenza, and occurred Sunday afternoon, March 29, funeral the following Tuesday morning and interment in St. John’s cemetery.

The following extracts from a column and a half obituary in the Reporter, of which his son George is editor and part owner, give a brief summary of the life of this good man: “The deceased was born in Ohio in the year 1850. He came to Allamakee county, Iowa, with his parents at the age of five, and lived on a farm near Wexford, a country parish, near Lansing, Iowa. As a young man he worked on the Mississippi river, in steamboat service and in running the large log rafts down the river.

“He was married to Miss Margaret Powers at Wexford parish church, in October 1875. Nine children were born: Frank, the second eldest, died in 1912. Eight survive, as follows: Sister M. Carmeline, of Denver, Colorado; James P., Osage; William, of Provo, Utah; Mrs. C. A. Long, Los Angeles; Mrs. J. M. Neary, of Cedar Rapids; Mrs. W. J. Fisher, Emmetsburg; Joseph, Dalamer, N. D.; and George, of Emmetsburg. Also there are 18 grandchilden.

“Fifty-three years ago Mr. Flood moved to Mitchell, and later came to the vicinity of Fort Dodge and Webster City. In 1882 he came to West Bend, this county, and lived there until 1902. For two years from 1902 the family lived at Whittemore, coming to Emmetsburg in 1904.”

Many LaCrosse Visitors.
The past week has called many people to LaCrosse for various reasons. Among those noticed were Florence Cassidy and Blanche Betsinger, trained nurses, who have been visiting home folks; Frankie Spinner, Mrs. R. A. Cavers, and Mrs. Ves Baur, the latter going up to see her brother , Philip Roggensack, who is in poor health; John Kass, Taylor township, to consult his physician; Miss Hazel Olson, the nurse, who resumed work at the Lutheran hospital; Matt Ferring and wife, the latter to seek medical aid at St. Francis hospital, and being accompanied by their son Alfred, of Dubuque; Mrs. Richard Thompson, who takes treatments at Grandview hospital; William Bronski and wife, of North Second street, the latter to enter a hospital for examination and treatment, being accompanied by her brother –in-law and sister-in-law, Fred Bartheld and Mrs. Henry Schaffer; Mrs. Protsman, James L. Sweeney, of Lycurgus, the retired railroad man; Theo. Dee, Lansing township; Joe Bechtel, wife and sister, Miss Celia, the ladies to consult their physicians and Joe to visit their son, Leon, for the day, George G**** and wife and Mrs. Peter Paulson, who went up yesterday via the Burlington; John P. Ferring and sisters Alvina and Mrs. Herman Troendle, who went to visit their mother at St. Francis hospital.

NOTICE.
Owing to prices prevailing in our neighboring towns, we have decided to cut our prices and compete with them. So from now on hair cuts will be 35 cents and shaves 20 cents.

THE BUILDING NEWS. PUBLISHED FOR THE PEOPLE OF LANSING AND VICINTIY
-CLARENCE Keller drove down and took out 120 rods of 26-inch Square Deal fence; also three spools of barb wire.
-Will Weber, purchased Clear Fir dropsiding, shingles, windows and hardware for a 10x12 brooder house he is building.
-J. H. Whitford of New Albin purchased a new Chevrolet truck of F. J. Spinner and had us build a platform on it before taking it home.
-Leslie Steiber ordered 120 rods of 32-inch Square Deal fence; also some galvanized roofing and nails for repairs he is making.
-Adolph Allexson is repainting his boat and purchased one-half gallon of Lowe Bros. paint.
-The Ford Garage had us get out a light of plate glass for a car door.
-Will Zimmerman called Saturday and took out some Lowe Bros. Mello-Gloss Floor Varnish and Varnish Stain for interior painting.
-Joe Gander is putting up a new garden fence and took out a roll of 48-inch chicken wire.
-Bill Nelson purchased one-half gallon each gray and white Lowe Bros. Mello-Gloss paint for painting the interior of his home in South Lansing.
-Bill Troendle took out a spool of 26-inch No. 11 heavy Square Deal fence for fencing around the barn.
-Sam Decker drove his truck Saturday and took out 17 sheets of 28 gauge galvanized iron for Mrs. Ike Bechtel.
-Leo Hurm is making repairs on his fences and took out two spools of barb wire.
-Wayne Robertson purchased 100 ft. of 24 for railing on a walk he is building on his fur farm.
-Mrs. L. O. Rud ordered flooring and posts and roofing for repairs on hr River street property. Kohlstad & Olson did the carpenter work.

“HANDSOMEST LIVING HARNESS HORSE.”
That is what M. T. Grattan, veteran horse trainer and driver of Decorah, calls Chesnut Frisco. Mr. Grattan and Fred Bierman, editor of the Decorah Journal, were Waukon visitors last Friday. Mr. Bierman, who has been bitten by the race horse bug, to which any one associating with Mr. Grattan is exposed, came over to make arrangements with driver and trainer Henry Eldridge to handle the horse owned by him.

Mr. Grattan called at this office and gave us the particulars of a recent horse deal made by him as follows: “ A syndicate of Decorah gentlemen have bought the eight year old trotter, Chestnut Frisco, regarded by expert judges as the handsomest living harness horse. His aged owner of Springfield, Mass., recently deceased, would not have trained or raced him, but in natural speed he is doubtless the equal of his full brother, Fire glow, 2:04, in his two-year old race at Lexington, dying soon after. Chestnut Frisco, without training, only saddle and road work, showed a mile in 2:07 and a quarter tick better than 29 seconds. He will be campaigned with the speedy pacer, Napoleon Direct, Jr., and I predict they will put Decorah on the racing map and money in the pockets of their owners.”

Mr. Grattan will be here next Friday or Saturday to receive the horse, which will be shipped from Springfield to Waukon, and will turn him over to Henry Eldridge, who will train and drive him.


LANSING - THE TOWN TALK.
MAIN OFFICE, BLUFF BLOCK,
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1931

-Expressman Tade Bechtel drives a new Ford truck, which greatly facilitates his work.
-For Sale, a number of young horses, all broke. N. J. Brazell, Harpers Ferry, Iowa.
-for Sale, seven Durham Bull Calves. George Marti, Lansing, Ia., Route No. 3.
-Wanted. An elderly wants work piecing quilts at home. Call at Journal Office in Waukon or Lansing for address.
-For Sale—About 12,000 feet of oak lumber, all 8-ft. length, from 6 to 10 inches wide. Inquire of C. E. Johnson, Route 1, Church.
-Mrs. A. M. Duty and daughter Ruth were passengers for LaCrosse, Friday, to spend the week-end with her son, Lyle Swingle, and other relatives. Mr. Duty drove up after them by car Sunday.
-Forman J. M. Knox and wife, and most of the Industrial Co.’s construction crew, drove up by cars and spent the week-end in Minneapolis. The crew laid off work Saturday noon and resumed operations again Monday morning.
-Mrs. F. J. Nachtwey returned home from South Bend, Ind., Saturday, leaving her son, Robert, a student at Notre Dame, nicely recuperating from his recent appendicitis operation.
-Miss Imelda Trayer and little adopted daughter, Anna Marie, returned from Chicago, Saturday where they had spent several months visiting her sister, Mrs. Clothilda Burten, and brother Alfred and family.
-Miss Helen Leech, music teacher in the consolidated school at Auburn, Iowa, was an arrival Saturday to spend a week’s vacation with her mother, Mrs. Guy Leech.
-George Munz drove Reinold Nees down to Dubuque Saturday, bringing back his niece, Miss Meta Fritz, for an Easter visit. Miss Mazie Dunlevy rode down with them for a couple of days’ visit with her brother Will and family.
-Mr. and Mrs. James V. Corrigan of Taylor township are the proud parents of another son, born at the Mrs. Joseph Lechtenberg home in this city Thursday, April 2. This makes their family six sons, and the mother and babe are getting along nicely.
-Coach Roy Veldhuyzen, of the Lansing public schools, spent Easter with a sister living at Beloit, Wis., driving there Friday by car and returning on Sunday.
-Wm. White, former Waukon boy and now with a Chicago commission concern, was looking after business in Allamakee county last week.
-Irving “Bud” Lawton, the printer, and family dove over from Waterloo, Friday, and visited over Sunday with home folks, the Carl Colbornson family. Owing to slack business in the printing game, Irv has been laid off and is casting about for a new location. They drove back to Waterloo Monday.
-Mrs. Joan Wendler and little daughter Veronica visited home folks at Guttenberg over Easter, going down Friday and returning yesterday. It was their first visit since school opened last fall, and the longest time between visits for Mrs. W. since her marriage.
-George W. Downs, Secretary of the Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association of Palo Alto county, Iowa, and a former resident of Wexford, Allamakee county, closes a business letter to the Journal as follows: “There are a bunch of us, about an auto load, watching for the grand opening of the Black Hawk Bridge, and if we are well and able we intend to be there.”
-Miss Ella Ferris of Toledo, Ohio, was an arrival yesterday for a visit with father J. S. Ferris at the home of her sister, Mrs. Douglas Cooper and with other relatives hereabouts.
-Mrs. Alice Miller and two sons of LaCrosse came down Saturday for a visit over Easter with home folks, the Mrs. A. Love family, and other relatives.
-Miss Dorothy Bechtel, the teacher, returned to her work I Minneapolis, Saturday, after spending a week’s spring vacation with home folks, the Matt Bechtel family.
-Miss Leona Teff, who holds a responsible position with the Power Co. at Spring Green, Wis., was an arrival Saturday to spend Easter with home folks, the George Teff family.
-Box Social and program at the Village Creek school for the benefit of the school, Friday evening, April 10th. Ladies please bring baskets. Anna Munz, teacher.
-The members of St. George Court C. O. F. will sponsor a dance and card party at Parish Hall, Friday evening, April 10th. Riley’s Orchestra will furnish music and admission will be 75 cents for gentlemen and 25 cents for
ladies.
-Mrs. O. J. Koch drove over from Ventura last week, where Otto is engaged at fishing, taking the children back with her Wednesday for a visit until Easter Monday.
-Miss Clara Ferring, stenographer in LaCrosse, spent Easter with home folks, the Mrs. Mary Ferring family, in Center township.
-We see by the Iowa Industrial Review of March 30th, that Marcella O’Neill, a former Taylor township young lady, has opened a miniature golf course in the annex of the Reynolds Hotel, McGregor.
-Fred Barr, a former well known Lansing township farmer, was among those who were burned in the recent forest fire near Marshfield, Wis. He was taken to the hospital there, where he is slowly recovering.
-Work Wanted—I am competent to do all kinds of wood and cabinet work, also brick and cement work, furniture of all kinds repaired and refinished. Located at old Wittbecker house in North Lansing. Phone 148 LR if in need of any work of this kind. GEO. F. DAVIS
-Hugo Walters, who is generally engaged at government river work during the summer, left last Wednesday for Fountain City, Wis., where the fleet has wintered, and where the work will start at once.
-Wm. Hager and his neighbor, Lars Johnson, Waukon, stockholders in Black Hawk Bridge, were over Sunday, accompanied by their better halves.
-Lansing relatives and friends have been apprised of the death of Mrs. Will Blumer, which took place on March 24 at Harlowtown, Mont. She died from a cancer operation. Her husband is an old time Lansing boy and with his wife and four children spent their vacation hereabouts last year.
-The Allamakee-Clayton county commercial fishermen held their regular monthly meeting at Lansing last Thursday afternoon. Sec’y John Weidner, f. J. Robinson and Doug Boardman were up from Harpers Ferry, and delegates present from New Albin and Clayton. Routine business and reports were transacted and read. The fishermen have recently succeeded in having a law passed reducing the size of mesh in nets from 2 ½ to 1 ½ inches.
-Martin Moore, grandson of the old Iowa township pioneer of the same name, and one of the few of that vicinity stockholders in Black Hawk Bridge, was a city visitor on Sunday and took some snap-shots of the high bridge.
-Mrs. Jane Dikeman, one of Lansing’s pioneer passed life’s 87th milestone on Good Friday, April 3rd. She is in good health, save for deafness, baked her own birthday cake, and was the recipient of many congratulatory cards and telephone calls from numerous friends.
-Cornelius Holmes, traveling tobacco salesman, and his sister Mary, a student at St. Francis of Assisi College at Joliet, Ill., were arrivals last Wednesday for Easter vacation. Miss Mary left again Sunday to resume her school work, Con taking her to Postville to catch a train.
-Edward Bensch, who has been confined to his home in the west part of town with a bad attack of shingles, was able to be down town Friday for the first time in over six months. Ed’s many old friends were glad to see him and hope his recovery from now on will be more rapid.
-Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Cota and two sons of Waukon spent several hours in Lansing Monday putting out advertising for their new theatre, which re-opened Sunday and is beautiful. Mr. Cota will, no doubt, enjoy a good business from Lansing theatre goers, who for the first time in years are without a movie show.
-Palmer Severson went to Omaha the first part of the week to begin work in that territory as salesman for the Lansing Button Co. Palmer has been in the employ of the Button Company here for several years and should make good in his new line of work.
-Louis Hogan has opened up a fish market just south of the depot, over the river bank, and is prepared to supply retail trade with all kinds of fish in season. Give me a call. LOUIS HOGAN, Prop’r.
-Miss Anna Lere, accompanied by Mrs. c. C. Riser, Miss Slema(?) Berdel and Fern Pugh, spent a delightful Easter vacation in Minneapolis.
-Miss Anna Koehm of Waterloo spent her Easter vacation in this city with her mother, Mrs. Anna Koehm, and sister Klara.
-For Sale—Yellow and white corn, small amount, individual ear tested. Prices $4.50 per bus. Henry Olson, Route 1. Harpers Ferry, Iowa.
-Thomas Saam, Herbert Dehli, Kenneth Fellows, Robert Olson and Miss Marie May, students at the State University, Iowa City; Miss Esther Saam, at Grinnell, and Mrs. Emma Hartong Bakewell, the teacher, were home for the spring vacation last week.
-Messrs. Hall of Decorah and Lineback, of Waukon, representatives of the Interstate power Co., were here last week, looking over the necessary changes and alterations they will have to make on their lines when the Main street is paved in the near future. We should think that when these proposed changes are being made, they would include an extension of the white way the full length of Main street. A better lighting system all over own would not be amiss, either.
-Father Clarence Ferring, of Dubuque, was substituted for Father Kaufman who was slated to come here and assist at I. C. church over the Ester services. Father Ferring arrived by train Wednesday and returned by auto Monday with Moritz Kerndt and party. He is the youngest priest in the Dubuque Archdiocese and was pleased to meet many friends made on a former visit. I.C. church was almost packed at High Mass at 8 o’clock Easter morning, the entire congregation receiving Holy Communion in a body.
-The funeral of Miss Cecile Brophy took place Thursday afternoon from the home of her foster sister, Mrs. L. T. Hufschmidt, with interment in Gethsemane cemetery. Out of town relatives and friends in attendance included Will White, her real brother, Dubuque; Miss Frances Brophy, Des Moines; Joe Brophy and wife, Cedar Rapids; Mike Brophy, Walter Rellihan, George and Bess Tully, Mayme Rellihan, Dubuque; Eugene Kerrigan, New Albin; John Kerrigan, lacrosse; Mr. Maurice Willows, New York; Mr. Will White, Chicago.

NEW MARRIAGE LAW PASSED.
Those of the Journal readers who contemplate matrimony will be interested in provisos of the new marriage laws recently passed by the Legislature which are as follows:
The bill requiring that a five-day notice of intention to wed be posted before a marriage license can be obtained in Iowa was signed by Gov. Dan W. Turner last week.
The new bill becomes effective July 1.
The house passed the bill only after rejecting it once and rewriting it on reconsideration.
As finally passed and signed, the bill stipulates that the intention must be filed in writing before the district court clerk in the county in which one of the two persons entering the marriage contract resides, or in case of non-residents on Iowa, in any county.
The marriage may be solemnized, however in any county. If the wedding is performed in a county in which the intention was not filled the certificate of registry must be presented at the time of the ceremony.
The last clause was inserted in the bill to prevent collapse of the remunerative marriage business at the Little Brown Church at Nashua, where many ceremonies are performed daily for couples not residents of that county.
The bill was drafted to prevent hasty marriage.

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S. P. Bauer, a deputy fish warden, and another gentleman from the state fish hatchery at Lansing, were in Nashua several days last week, says the Reporter, and leased the Sutherland pond, just north of the city limits, and it will be used for the propagation of fish. The pond was seined by Mr. Bauer and his helper as it was thought there might be carp or other fish in the pond that would destroy the minnows, but no fish except some shiner were found, the pond being carefully seined twice. Within the next week for two in the neighborhood of a million pike minnows will be brought here from the state fish hatchery and placed in the pond. While these minnows are little fellows, scarcely an inch in length, by fall they will have reached a size of from four to five inches, and be hardy enough to protect themselves from being devoured by carp and other destroying fish. They will be seined out of the pond before cold weather comes and placed in the river.

TRIBUTE TO KNUTE ROCKNE. By Sec. Taylor, Sports Writer, Des Moines Register.
Knute Rockne’s tragic end brings death near to all of the American public.
To those of us who intimately knew him it brings death home to us just as the loss of a mother, a father , a sister, a brother, or a son or daughter would.

His personality was such that to know him was to recognize in him an extraordinary man, a man of character, of ability, of honesty, of indefatigable patience, a friend worthwhile, and as Ossie Solem so aptly puts it—“a man’s man.” A man one could tie to, depend upon, honor, respect and love.

I know of no person who had more friends, sincere friends that “Rock” and I know of no person who deserved more. He cherished them, took care of them, always had time for them, in a career that was full of activity for Rockne was a busy man.
-Men have passed on before who have left an untold void in the athletic world. But Rockne’s passing leaves more than that. He just cannot be replaced. But athletics alone will not suffer by his going.

He was an athletic director and a coach, it is true. But he was also a father and husband, a writer and orator, an expert on salesmanship and advertising, a reader and a thinker, a humorist and an intellectual, a professor and a student, an idealist and a business man, an executive and a worker, an inspiration and a model.

His connections with athletics, with the automobile industry, with motion pictures, with European tours, with the newspapers and magazines and his outstanding success in his various lines of endeavor make him one of the most talked of and read about men in the world today. As a consequence I can think of none whose sudden death would cause as great a shock to so many persons.

His death of course hits the University of Notre Dame hardest, next to his family and immediate relatives. But it is also a severe blow to Des Moines, where the famous coach had hundreds of friends.

For years Rockne was a staunch backer of the Drake relays and in recent seasons has seen fit to schedule the Drake university football team regularly. He has visited Des Moines many times, not only for the relays and football games but to make speeches.

Rockne was born at Voss, Norway, March 4, 1888, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Rockne. His father was a carriage maker. The elder Rockne first came to the United States in 1893 to exhibit his product at the world’s fair in Chicago. His exhibit was a medal and he was so pleased that he decided to remain in this country. Two months later his wife, son, and two daughters joined him.

The hard working Rocknes put Knute through grammar school. Then he had to go to work to earn money for his high school and college education. He attended old Northwest Division High school, now Tuley, doing odd jobs after hours. He worked in the Chicago postoffice, on Lake, on lake steamers, and on railroads to earn enough to finance his way through Notre Dame.

In the summer of 1914 Rockne married Miss Bonnie Skiles of Sandusky, O., whom he had met while serving as a life guard at Cedar Point, O., during the summer of 1913. His widow, three sons and a daughter survive him.

Notre Dame kept Rockne after his graduation in 1914 as assistant to Harper. He also served a s a chemistry instructor. He made good from the start at both jobs and when Harper resigned in 1918 to devote his time to his ranch in Kansas, Rockne was the only candidate who had a chance to land the position of head coach, which he has held ever since with signal distinction.

His mother and three sisters reside in Chicago and heard the news of his death over the radio.

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No. 2207 in Bankruptcy-April 3, 1931- James Edward McGeough, bankrupt. JOHN. G. CHALMERS, Referee in Bankruptcy.
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Waterville School Notes.
-Miss Evelyn Mortenson was a visitor in the High School Monday afternoon, March 30th.
-Mr. Omen’s is moving into rooms over Hagen’s store, vacated by Lyman Olson.
-Arden Iverson has gone to consult a specialist regarding eye trouble, which has developed from pink eye.
-The Boy Scouts were unable to attend the Boy Scout Court of Honor, Friday, March 27, on account of the blizzard.
-At a meeting of the Board of Education last Thursday evening, the entire teaching staff was re-elected for another year.
-Helen McGeough and Lillian Gjefle had perfect scores in a spelling test given the second grade over the words covered this year.
-Last Thursday, March 26th, was observed as the regular monthly weigh day of all the pupils in school. As a result there are some additions to the skinny lists and about the same number of eliminations.
-Coming Friday evening, April 10, the motion picture story, “Trees and Tribunes” in three reels, followed by two 1-reel comedies, “Felix in Hollywood” and Jungle Belles.” General admission 10 cents.
-The Iowa Academic Test, in which our school will compete with other schools throughout the state, will occur the first week in May. The winners of the first and second places in each subject in which the test is given will be entitled to represent this school in the district Academic Contest.
-In the spelling test Friday, March 27, grade three had the highest percent of perfect scores in their class. Grade three has now six points. Grade two is still in the lead with 12 points. We helped our grade win: Bernice Johnson, Donald Fredendall, Theodore Spinner, Rhoda June Pederson, Everett Ellefson, Arthur Hillesheim, Sidney Chapman, Ruth Mae Erickson and Betty Sorenson.


LOOKING BACKWARD - LANSING MIRROR - 1896 THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO - 1896
-Trial jurors for April term include Frank May, Dan Ryan, Sam Englehorn, Wm. Vollkert, Ferd Gruber, Geo. McKee, Lansing; Frank Robinson, Iowa; A. B. Clark, E. C. Hale, Waukon; Wm. Zoll, Jake Hoffman, French Creek; Hans Svebakken, G. Satrang, Paint Creek; Richard Buggy, Jefferso.
-T. T. Buggy, democrat, was elected by 1500 as Mayor of Dubuque, on the Independent ticket.
-Olaf Haug, son of Gilbert Haug, Lansing fisherman, was accidentally shot in the leg April 2, by his companion, Ernie Melvin, while out hunting. He died two days later, after gangrene had set in. Deceased was a fine boy, aged 16 ½ years, and his High School classmates attended his funeral in a body.
-Star actors in the public school primary grades entertainment April 10, include Florence Heden, Luella Peterson, Grace Lowe, Karl Knoeffler, Wilma and Magdalene Rud, Carl Aird, Ernie Gaunitz, Frank Wittbecker, Hartford Aird, Selma Thorstenson, Oscar Anderson, Genette Thomte.
-John Noll has quit his job with Nielander & Co. and will go farming.
-Nightwatch Frank Wendt of Lansing resigned.
-John Intlekofer took the civil service examination for mail clerk at LaCrosse.
-Tom Dempsey went to Algona; Carl O’Neill is visiting De Laceys at LaCrosse; Peter and Richard Hanson and Albert Heden are seeking employment in St. Paul; K. F. Ebner and family returned to Dakota; Miss Eva Duffy went to Peoria to work as dressmaker.
-John Tully and Will Schulze, railroad men, are up from Dubuque.
-Nord Nelson is visiting his sister, Mrs. D. Christianson, in Waukon.
-Miss Fannie Kemble is home after a six months visit with Ohio relatives.
-Mrs. Hans Haug and children and Mrs. Olson and children left last week for Norway.
-Charley Weymiller has bought the Charles Wagner place on Village Creek for $2400 and will move back from St. Louis.
-A Mr. Johnson has bought the Fred Bartheld place on Village Creek, also paying $2400.
-The wedding banns of Dominic Stirn and Mary Plein were announced at the Catholic church.
-Dentist P. F. Dempsey opens his new office in Waukon this week.
-The first steamboat out this season was the Chancy Lamb last Sunday.
-Dr. and Mrs. Theo Natchtwey are rejoicing over the birth of a son, born April 6th.
-John Casey is teaching the Harpers Ferry school and his sister Kate at Village Creek; and Miss Kate Guider at Four Mile.
-DeSoto went dry 46 to 44; also did Ferryville, Wis.
-State Bank of Lansing statement shows footing of $167,000 and Citizens State Bank of Waukon was $125,000.
-Henry Duffy of Waukon is in Chicago selecting merchandise.
-Miss Mame McGovern is teaching at Lycurgus.
-Mrs. Peter Narum, pioneer mother of Paint Creek, died last Thursday.
-Jack Campbell has purchased the Decorah stage line.
-Mrs. T. C. Medary of Waukon is visiting in Washington with the J. T. Metcalf family.
-The formal dedication of the new pipe organ in St. Patrick’s church, Waukon, will be held Sunday.
-Waukon will vote on the electric light franchise April 23.
-Waukon has organized a ball club with Bob Steele captain and manager; F. S. Marshal secretary and James Buggy treasurer.

Marriage licenses issued during March 1896
Henry Magoon—Amanda Klinkle;
John L. Bray—Ruth Dundee;
Fred Klein—Clara Siekmeier;
W. O. Wurm—Minnie Deremo;
Andrew Dokken—Caroline Larson;
Simon Brandt—Gusti Nolte;
Joseph Hartley—Carrie Howes;
Frank L. May—Amelia Goettle.

[transcribed by A.K., September 2011]

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