Mr. McManus received the endorsement of "bosses", Tim Donovan of New Hampton and Fred Biermann of Decorah, and was appointed to the postmastership much to the disgust of Editor Schimitz. This political incident appears to have been the cause of a feud between the editors of the Bee and the Decorah Journal. The dispute culminated with editor Biermann suggesting that editor Schmitz "go nestle in the bosum of the G. O. P."—perhaps the ultimate in insults to a faithful lifelong Democrat.

Mr. McManus took over the postoffice from Republican John Moe in September.Miss Mary Cavanaugh retained her position of deputy at a salary of $6 a week.

Six young men—John Bach, Harry McVean, Otto Gleisner, Edward Groff, Nick Groff and Lloyd Ean—journeyed to Mason City hoping to enlist in the army. The Ossian band, after rendering a few patriotic selections at the public square, led a crowd of 500, escorting the volunteers, to the depot. However, only two of the boys, Bach and McVean, were accepted for service. They became members of Company E, 1st regiment, and saw action on the Mexican border.

The Bee listed retail prices of certain sundry articles for the years, 1857 and 1864. The editor concluded that the cost of these items was much lower in 1916.