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Clippings from a Waukon newspaper, June 1920
A heavy windstorm did a large amount of damage in Hanover and French Creek townships Saturday evening, several barns and other property being destroyed. At the Larry Byrnes farm in Hanover, one barn was demolished and another moved from its foundation. In French Creek township, the fury of the wind struck the Tom Deviney place three miles north of Lycurgus church, the Andrew Leppert farm a mile or so from the Deviney place and the Devitt place. Many auto parties from Waukon were out through the storm-swept section Sunday viewing the ruins in its wake.
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Arrangements have been completed whereby Waukon will maintain a fast base ball team this season and the opening game will be played next Sunday with the fast Ossian team. Chief Bender of Marion has been engaged to do the twirling for the season and the big Indian will not doubt prove an excellent drawing card as he comes with excellent recommendations and can deliver the goods.
~Contributed by Kathy Maurer

News Clipping, November 4, 1925
About six o’clock Friday evening as Clarence Kosbau was coming to town from his place down the track, walking the road instead of the track as was his usual custom, he came upon the body of a man beside the road near the John Carlson place about a mile and a half southeast of town. On turning the body over, he discovered it to be Dud Whaley, who lives along on his deceased wife’s place near the switch. The road was strewn with groceries for some distance and it was thought that Whaley’s team had run away as he was on his way home.
Kosbau secured the assistance of John Carlson and they brought the still-unconscious man to the local hospital, thinking he was seriously hurt, his face being covered with blood. An examination by Dr. Jeffries disclosed the fact that Whaley was suffering from an overdose of hooch and that his injuries consisted only of some superficial cuts and bruises. If Kosbau was walking the track as usual, Whaley would likely have remained there all night, and the chances are he would have been dead all right when discovered.
~Contributed by Kathy Maurer

Albert Kielsmeier Funeral, Sheboygan Press, March 9, 1927
Albert Kielsmeier, St. Paul, Minnesota; Mrs. Julius Johnson, of Columbus, Ohio; Albert Bahr, Waukon; and Mr. and Mrs. Gus Bahr, Mrs. Edgar Karstedt, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Toepfer and Miss Linda Bahr, all of Milwaukee, attended the funeral of the late Fred Kielsmeier at Centerville Saturday afternoon. They are all relatives of the deceased.
~Contributed by Cindy Bray Lovell

Dr. John R. Mott Retires, Iowa Recorder, November 7, 1928
The people of Iowa have an unusual interest in the announcement that Dr. John R. Mott, for forty years a world character in Y. M. C. A. activities, has retired from active service. For more than a decade he has been general secretary of the National Council of that organization. The man who bad come to be regarded by many as the foremost lay religious leader of the world had announced his intention to retire, and the council had extended an invitation to Fred W. Ramsey of Cleveland, former president of the council, to succeed him. John R. Mott and Ringling Brothers, the great showmen, were all born in northeastern Iowa, near Postville, Allamakee County. Mr. Mott is known in every section of the globe.
~Contribted by Cindy Bray Lovell

Looking back to November 21, 1928
The Farmers Savings Bank of New Albin, by action of its board of directors, closed its doors this morning. Depleted reserves and low earnings are given as the cause.
~clipping is from the Lansing papers "Looking Back" collection of the late Harold Devitt (*see note at bottom of page)

Looking back to February 20, 1929
Ben and Otto RISER sent the first carload of Hampshire hogs from Lansing. The 87 head averaged 200 pounds, bringing $10.30 in Chicago.
~clipping is from the Lansing papers "Looking Back" collection of the late Harold Devitt (*see note at bottom of page)

Looking back to March 13, 1929
-The firm of MURPHY, KNOPF and RILEY of the Lansing Garage has dissolved, RILEY selling his interest to the other two.
-This is the time to buy land, as nobody wants to buy it. We know of a farm of 170 acres of good land in Winneshiek County that sold for $40 per acre.
~clipping is from the Lansing papers "Looking Back" collection of the late Harold Devitt (*see note at bottom of page)

Looking back to April 3, 1929
In "The Building News," sponsored by RETHWISCH Lumber Co, "COHEN and LEVY were in business, and while traveling out west, LEVY took sick and died. The undertaker who took charge of the body wired COHEN: LEVY died; can embalm him for $50, or freeze him for $25. COHEN wired back: Freeze him from the knees up for $15; his legs were frostbitten last winter."
~Contributed by Kathy Maurer (*see note at bottom of page)

Looking back to April 10, 1929
-Bill SLATTERY purchased a new John Deere tractor. Walter HALL bought the former Elam JONES farm five miles northwest of Waukon. The 119-acre farm sold for $8,400.
-Ole ORNESS recently delivered eight head of dairy heifers to John L. HILL of Village Creek. HILL paid $675 for the cattle.
~clipping is from the Lansing papers "Looking Back" collection of the late Harold Devitt (*see note at bottom of page)

Looking back to May 1, 1929
-The State Bank of Lansing, established in 1859, has been closed, according to a statement from F. W. BLOXHAM, state bank examiner. B. F. THOMAS, with 80 shares, and NIELANDERS with 77, are the bank's major stockholders. Sheriff BULMAN and deputies came down from Waukon and took out several slot machines.
-Cyril MURPHY bought the SAAM house on the corner of Center and Fourth Streets.
-F. J. SPINNER has a 1926 Ford Roadster on sale for $50 down, balance on easy terms.
-James BURKE of Waterloo Twp. died suddenly Sunday.
~clipping is from the Lansing papers "Looking Back" collection of the late Harold Devitt (*see note at bottom of page)

Looking back to May 22, 1929
-Vern SCHELLSMIST brought in seven and Will McGRAW brought in nine wolf cubs, collecting a bounty at the county auditor's office.
-Emmet SULLIVAN received head injuries when some steel drills on a truck he was triving struck him as the load shifted while he rounded a curve.
-Marjorie CALLAHAN and Joseph MAHONEY were married on July 6 in Dubuque.
~clipping is from the Lansing papers "Looking Back" collection of the late Harold Devitt (*see note at bottom of page)

Looking back to August 7, 1929
-Evelyn BRESNANAM [BRESHNAHAN] and Frank SPIEGLER were married at Hanover.
-Pearl WATERS and Milton HENRY were married at Dorchester.
-Steven GAVIN, working on the Peter CURTIN farm, suffered a badly cut foot when a team bolted and caused the hay mower to slice the member.
-Frances GARROW and William C. WHEELER were married August 14 in the parochial residence of St. Patrick's.
-Car accidents are becoming "quite popular," according to the New Albin writer, who cites the crash of a car driven by A. C. BELLOWS and one driven by August KRZBIETKE, and the crash of one driven by Miss Rose HARM and one piloted by Mrs. Fred LAGER.
~clipping is from the Lansing papers "Looking Back" collection of the late Harold Devitt (*see note at bottom of page)

Looking back to October 2, 1929
-Fred WEYMILLER bought a new John Deere last week.
-The Dorchester Savings Bank failed to open yesterday and is in the hands of a temporary receiver, Bernard SCHWARTZHOFF of Waukon.
-The Ed LUDEKING farm of 80 acres was sold to Grant FLAGE for $187.50 an acre.
-A journal article on the front page says that work will commence on the Black Hawk Bridge dyke this fall.
-Joseph and Tony FERRING Jr. and Merrit SHINGLER drove to Buffalo Center Sunday where they will pick corn. They get 8 cents a bushel and figure to make $6 a day.
-Leslie GOPEL was struck by a rock while blasting for BRENNAN Bros.
~clipping is from the Lansing papers "Looking Back" collection of the late Harold Devitt (*see note at bottom of page)

Looking back to November 27, 1929
-Glen RICE, working with the LEPPERT construction crew, fell from a scaffold onto a sharp stake, gashing his side and breaking three ribs.
-The 200-acre Albert JOHNSON farm two miles west of Waukon, with probably the best buildings in the county, was sold to Joe Johnson for $175 an acre.
~clipping is from the Lansing papers "Looking Back" collection of the late Harold Devitt (*see note at bottom of page)

*This clipping is from the Lansing papers "Looking Back" collection of the late Harold Devitt. The contributor wrote: "These were given to me, so I don't know when they ran as "Looking Back" items. I still am not certain who typed these pages, but I think it should be noted that many of the entries are just little snippets that somebody chose to type up. I’m sure the original paper has more information on some of these entries." The names in [brackets] are alternate spellings added by the contributor. Also note that some of the news doesn't 'fit' the date of the clipping - researchers should verify these dates with their own research.