Wrangle Alaska salmon packing noted by Guthtebo
Rudolph Guttebo departs Springfield township for Wrangle Alaska to work in salmon packing after four summers and two winters there. He reports climate shifts from 30 below and twelve feet of snow to lighter snow and milder weather, attributing changes to a shifting Japanese stream. He plans to inspect farm lands near Fairbanks before returning to Decorah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Guttebo
Springfield Township
Wrangle
Alaska
Mr. Gutteboas
Guttebo
Fairbanks
Decorah
Rev Edwin F Lee to Return Home This June
Ossian Bee reports Rev E F Lee formerly pastor at Union church Manila will come back to the United States in June. He plans to visit his mother Mrs Andrew Lee and other relatives in Ossian. An early Monday fire alarm drew the entire department to Prof T F Thompson’s home in West Decorah. The blaze was chimney-related and caused no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ossian Bee
E. F. Lee
Far East
Union Church
Manila
Andrew Lee
Ossian
Prof
T. FE. Thompson
West Decorah
Midshipman Arnold Lee Resigns from Naval Academy
Arnold Lee, appointed mid shipman at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, resigns and returns home due to a slight illness and belief the life is too strenuous for his physical ability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Lee
Naval Academy
Annapolis, Md
Fire Boy Donations Highlight Easter Preparations
Local firemen express gratitude for a generous gift from Prof. Thompson following a Monday fire threat to his home. Advertisements urge Easter dress sales with $10 to $12 suits, souvenir cards, and Mother's relief powders, plus a weekend sale at Bear’s with Florsheim shoes and blue serge suits.
Decorah Visitors and Neighborhood Notes Highlight Week
County column records numerous calls and visits across Decorah and nearby towns. Residents including Mrs. J Oddan Myrtle Moe O Hove and Alma Oddan share greetings, while others report house calls, sick babes, Easter visits, funerals, and arrivals in the district.
Local Notices From Hesper March 30 1915
Mrs Dickinson on sick list and Miss Ruth Bryant stayed with Grandpa Johnson. Aaron Merwin visiting Mabel. Telephone meeting held at R Reid shop. Mrs Becker improving. Ray Hiatt family guests Burr Tathert home. Mrs Tom Humphrey and daughter Cleona visiting Ridgeway. Elmer Griswold and Chas Smith saved wood for O L Street last Tuesday. Young Mrs Steen Tweeten visiting Ro Street. Mr and Mrs Jack Carrington moving to Decorah. Miss Vera Koppen staying with C J Tames part time since Levi left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. M. White
George White
Mabel
Ethel Smith
Ole Ansum
Lutheran Church
R. J. White
O. L. Street
L. H. Talbert
Arthur Carrington
Luros
Highlandville
C. 4
Tamnes
Frank Smith
Eda
Charlotte Young
Hartland
Minn
John W. Johnson
M. G. Reid
Mrs. Reid
Spokane
Wash
Eda Young
Burreson
Dickinson
Ruth Bryant
Grandpa Johnson
Aaron Merwin
R. Reid
Becker
Ray Hiatt
Tom Humphrey
Cleona
Ridgeway
Elmer Griswold
Local notes from Burr Oak area reflect visits and health
Residents report visitors from Decorah Canton and Cresco while several illness notes surface including Mrs. Cora Darling at Perry Whitney home and Miss Bessie Whitney with pleurisy. Family deaths occur as Eleanor Palmer passes March 20. funeral held at Burr Oak cemetery. Bear's advertises new luggage stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Darling
Perry Whitney
Arthur and
Merle Smith
Cresco
George Emery
Canton
Peter Decker
B. Reed
E. G. Reed
Decorah
Bessie Whitney
Nettie Reed
Clifford
Bertha Gates
John Johnson
Archie Thompson
Minneapolis
Ida Heckle
John Comstock
Detroit
Mich
Norma Reed
St. Paul
Our Town
W. H. Emmons
C. E
Headington
Ben Manning
Howard Whitney
Claude Whitney
P. H. Whitney
Albert Darling
Montrose
Spears
B. B. Downs
George
W. C. Reed
Will Leonhart
Burr Oak
Child Cough Remedy Ad Sparks Health Advice
An old advertisement touts Dr. King's New Discovery for children's coughs claiming rapid relief and guaranteed results. It cites testimonials, mentions Chamberlain's products for rheumatism and indigestion, and advertises Easter souvenirs from BEAR'S. It lists Engbretson's Pharmacy as a seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Truth
Liberty
Akenside
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Io Assembly Room
Victor Selection
Helmund
Kathryn Moore
Otto Cantor
Jos
Lincoln Nelle Jewell
Reuben
Rachel
W. Gooch
Thora Kvamme
Thurston Krome
Edwin F. Lee
Navy
Fire Boys
Prof. Thompson
Ben Bear
Winneshiek Co. State Bank
Fctures
Winneshiek County State Bank
Gray
Sam i
A. S. Olmstead
Clay
N.Y
Mp. S. Larsen
Larsen
Bear's
Florsheim
County News
Helmer Engen
Alg. Qualley
C. O. Hove
A. O. Hove
Anna Flaskerud
Otto Neste
Peter Gavle
Sam Hanson
E. 0. Hokaas
Grandpa Istad
John Kirkeby
Oscar Kirkeby
Franklin Prairie
L. K. Neste
John Oddan
F. Barfoot
Decorahmidae
O. P. Hovey
Anna Woldt
A. T. Istad
Allen Vangsness
Nordness
N. O. Hangen
Alden Bauder
H. E. Gulbrandson
Sam Hansen
O. Hokans
Mr. Hokans
Hesper
Bree Bee
Soeebo
Seredorn Pedrordocdy
Decorah State Bank
Winneshiek Hotel
Elmer Hatch
Peru
Ind
Chamberlain
Engbretson
Panama
United States
Wm. M. Thompson
Battle Creek
Chamberlain's Tablets
Decorah Grand Opera House
Elks
Gar
For the Benefit of the Elks’ New Home Fund
Parman’s
Giaco
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