Iowa
Old Press
Allamakee Journal
Lansing, Allamakee co. Iowa
August 12, 1931
Senator Brookhart is against Hoover in 1932 and says all G.O.P.
factions agree he can't be re-elected. Iowa's blatherskite
senator quotes a standpatter as saying, "There isn't a
Chinaman's chance for President Hoover to be re-elected, but the
unfortunate thing is that we probably shall have to renominate
him."
HARPERS FERRY NEWS
Bob Retz and Inez Easely have gone to Oelwein for a visit with
relatives and friends.
The Will and Bernard Valley families motored to LaCrosse Sunday
via Black Hawk Bridge.
Marcella and Estelle Traversey and Catherine Quillin are visiting
at the Gonyier home at Lynxville.
Jim and Dick Williams, John J. Kelly and Mrs. L. L. Boardman were
Waukon visitors Monday. The latter attended a meeting of the
County Board of Education.
WATERVILLE NEWS
Mrs. Geo. Thompson died at her home four miles west of here
Sunday from injuries received in a fall several weeks ago. We are
without further particulars.
Mrs. M.J. Kelly, Mrs. Mame Hart, Mrs. James Slattery and Miss
Catherine Guider, with Earl Hermanson at the wheel, drove to
Dickeyville, Sunday, to see the famous grotto. They took a picnic
dinner with them and came around by Dubuque, reporting a most
pleasant day.
While driving on No. 13 near the Wm. Lloyd farm last Wednesday
evening, Frank Kelly, accompanied by James Egan, struck some lose
gravel. His car tipped over, badly lacerating one of his arms.
Dr. Dillon was called to dress the injured member and he was
taken to the LaCrosse Hospital. Mr. Eagan escaped injury.
BLACK HAWK BRIDGE NEWS
John A. Thompson, of Des Moines, president of the Iowa-Wisconsin
Bridge Co., who also spends much of his time in Florida, was a
Lansing visitor last Wednesday. He came in his private airship,
stopping at Cedar Rapids on business, and landing at the New
Albin emergency airport, where he was met by J.H. Thompson, of
the Peoples State Bank, who is toll collector for the bridge, and
also brought him back to town. While at Lansing, he flew around
and the photographer took many views of the bridge and city from
the air, some of which we hope to publish later. He also made a
trip to Minneapolis by air, accompanied by Miss White,
stenographer for the bridge company at the Lansing office,
returning next day. Mr. Thompson was greatly pleased with the
traffic over Black Hawk Bridge, under present conditions, finding
everything running along smoothly. The job of rip-rapping much of
the dyke and island bridge abutments has been started, material
of the old city gutters being cut into small chunks by Brennan
Bros. air drill and a crew of men, and trucked over to the dyke.
This work is progressing nicely, and the low water stage is
favorable for its completion.
Sunday was another big day for Black Hawk Bridge - the biggest in
its history following the first Sunday after its dedication - if
we mistake not. This, notwithstanding the road conditions,
especially on this side of the river, is all the more surprising
and augurs most favorably for its financial success when road
conditions are improved as they will be in another year. Not a
few of the many cars crossing - we saw at one time - stopped on
the center span and passengers get out to feast their eyes on the
grandeur of the scene from there, both north and south.
Many "foreign" cars were in evidence, Wisconsin and
Minnesota leading, with old Winneshiek (96) not so very far
behind. Next Sunday no doubt will be another big day, as it is
Circus day in LaCrosse and the children will doubtless want to
see the animals and monkeys, and via Black Hawk Bridge the
Gateway City is just about a fifty minute drive from here.
LANSING NEWS
T.H. Bakewell left Monday for Churchs Ferry, N. D., expecting to
be gone about six weeks superintending operations on his large
land holdings in that state, crops being good.
Six 3-mule teams and some horses belonging to Groves & Sons,
who had been employed on a job at Mt. Hope, Wis., came via Black
Hawk Bridge Friday, and will assist in finishing the grading work
on the west end of No. 9, which is being done by that company.
Cairns Bros. Stock Co. closed a week's engagement in this city
Sunday night with the comedy, "The Modern Flapper,"
playing to a packed tent, and many enjoying the concert which
followed. The company had good business all week, and gave entire
satisfaction, and Manager Roy Cairns, in making his closing
announcement, said they would be back in Lansing again next
season. They can rest assured of a hearty welcome and good
patronage when they come.
The towboat S.S. Thorp, of the Inland Waterways Corporation, was
stuck on a bar opposite South Lansing for a half hour or so last
Thursday. The water is now at the lowest stage in history, and
navigation very difficult.
The McKenzie & Kileen Co., who have the Lansing city paving
job, as well as the work on highway No. 9, had a force of men
building a large storm sewer on the north side of Main street,
from the river to the Wagner & Co. store at Fourth street,
last week, and it is about finished at this writing. It is
intended to take care of surface water from the hills which
formerly flowed down the gutters, and is built of 24 and 30-inch
tiling.
During the digging of the ditch, Frank Morgan, Jr., was hit on
the forehead with a rock and slightly injured and Alvin Larson
narrowly escaped being caught by a big slab of cement when the
ditch and side walk caved in in front of Kehr Bros.
Carl Brockhausen, of Chicago, former Lansing boy, and his friend,
a Mr. Schaira, staff photographer for the Daily News, were here a
couple days last week and secured some pictures of the beautiful
lotus beds north of Lansing, which Mr. S. will have printed in
his paper. Carl came via Freeport, where he visited his parents,
Dr. and Mrs. B.E. Brockhausen, leaving them in their usual good
health.
[transcribed by E.W., February 2007]