Iowa Old Press
Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette
Cedar Rapids, Linn co. Iowa
January 26, 1921
Honor Soldiers in White
Gove N.E. Kendall has issued the following proclamation:
TO THE PEOPLE OF IOWA
In the great war, which recently overwhelmed the world, the women nurses rendered a most conspicuous and invaluable service. It is appropriate that the sacrifices to which they voluntarily submitted, be recognized in public gratitude; that a day be designated upon which they may be especially honored by our patriotic people and that the rose be selected as the emblem of the day.
Now, therefore, I, N.E. Kendall, Governor of Iowa, do hereby set apart the last Sunday in January this year, the thirtieth day of the month, for purposes herein indicated. I call on the people to observe the day fittingly by wearing the emblem suggested, and I especially request that in all churches suitable mention, be made of the notable sacrifices, which the soldiers in white endured.
(Seal) IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Iowa.
Done at Des Moines, this 25th day of January, A.D., 1921
N.E. Kendall, Governor
Woman Assessor
Corydon, Jan 26 - Miss Kathryn Niday, who has served as a
competent juror in the January term of court, will be assessor
for Jackson township this spring. This will be the first woman
assessor in the county.
Man's Back Broken
Decorah, Jan 26 - Conrad Rolshus was helping two other men
cutting timber near Hesper. A felled tree lodged on another tree
and Rolshus sat on the ground bracing the tree. The tree instead
of falling away from him fell upon him, pinning him to the ground
in a stooping position, breaking his back and forcing his face
onto the ground, breaking his teeth. He was rushed to the
hospital at La Crosse for treatment.
Awarded Medal
Decorah - Jacob C. Jackson, of Ridgeway has been notified that he
has been awarded the croix de gueere by the French government for
valiant services. Near Wertegham, Belgian, on Nov. 8, he carried
important messages on roads which were under heavy bombardment.
The order is accompanied by the medal.
DEATHS
Bagley - Capt. Josiah Martin, 80 years old, civil war veteran,
died at his home in Bagley. He was captain of an Ohio company.
His wife and three children survive.
Iowa City, Jan 26 - A victim of pneumonia, Lorin Clark, a pioneer
of Johnson county, is dead at Pleasant Hill, Mo., says a message
to friends and relatives in Iowa City. His wife died a little
more than a year ago. Surviving are his two sons and two
daughters, Otto and Gertrude, at home; Mrs. Harry Henley of
Pleasant Hill, Mo., and john, a railroad man, of Perry, Iowa. Mr.
Clark was 83. T.S. McCune, of Iowa City, is a brother-in-law, and
many relatives live near Solon.
Iowa City, Jan 26 - Conrad Schultz, age 69, is dead at his home
west of Iowa City. He was a resident of Johnson county about
fifty years.
Iowa City, Jan 26 - A telegram from Omaha announces the death of
Frank Bartos, formerly a farmer of Johnson county, residing many
years ago on a farm near Swisher and Shueyville, who died
suddenly after a brief illness yesterday. His daughter, Mrs.
Anton Souchek, has been summoned to the Bartos home. She was
called when he was stricken, but he died before she arrived, says
a telegram. His widow and three sons and three daughters survive.
Hairpin in Child's Stomach is Removed
Clinton, Jan 26 - Irene Griebel, 11 year old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John Griebel, of DeWitt, underwent an operation for the
removal of a hairpin from her stomach at Mercy hospital Saturday.
She is recovering nicely.
[transcribed by S.F., November 2009]