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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1918
Page
10
County news lists visits, family events, and health notes around Mabel Iowa. Residents travel to Decorah Cresco and Waterloo. births and illnesses noted, church events planned, and small business changes recorded across households and farms.
Bertram Wold buys a Ford and Clarence Rolfshus buys a Ford while Theadore Arneson buys a Buick. Residents including John Bryant and W M Griswold visit Decorah and Burr Oak. several couples travel to Mabel, Gilman and Highland. Local callers include Albert Allen and Miss Tuew Stensland with friends near Canton.
A Fort Atkinson column lists visits and travels of local families and friends. Residents from Calmar Ossian Charles City Mason City Waucoma Decorah Arlington Cresco Aunt families and relatives are noted visiting, returning, or traveling for Easter and furloughs from Great Lakes.
Farmers report field work underway. John Barthell made a business trip to Decorah last week. Ed Rolson and family visited friends in Decorah Sunday. Jim Stortz and family called at the Sam Sorenson home Sunday. Philip Ochler of Decorah is working for Geo Rastetter this season. Mrs Sam Sorenson visiting with her daughter Mrs Allie Headington. The Rolsons spent Sunday with relatives near Burr Oak. Walter Gross and family spent Raster Sunday with his mother Mrs Gross. Lizzie Williams came from Spillville Friday for a week with Stella Sorenson. Stella Sorenson sewing for Mrs E W Cutting in Decorah this week. Mrs Gross and Mrs Rory Ruft on Mrs Joe Goettleman work today.
Calmar residents report Easter gatherings in Decorah Ossian Spillville and Fort Atkinson. Sousa's band from Great Lakes Naval Training Station performed in the town square. Red Cross shipments and dressing station organization underway with meetings planned April 4 and 7. Obituary notes include Adolph Hrushka of Calmar. Several local residents are listed as traveling or visiting relatives and work moves to Moline and Camp Dodge.
Local residents and relatives from Conover were seen in Calmar on Friday and Sunday. George Cummings and family attended a Spillville show on Wednesday and again Sunday with Stella Phillips. Several Conover youths joined the Spillville Easter show crowd as others visited relatives near Spillville, Jackson Junction, and Decorah.
A stream of names and activities shows visits to and from residents of North Madison and nearby townships. Numerous calls to homes in Cresco Decorah and Albert Lea mark a busy social week with Easter visits, a newborn, and family care arrangements.
G G Bucknell a retired farmer at 404 Day St reports kidney pain and backache easing after using Doan's Kidney Pills 60 cents at dealers. He cites positive results from others and endorses the Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Equity suit filed by Erick J. Vangsness seeks 82091.15 plus interest from 1918 against Martin Woldum Jorina Woldum H H Woldum Melia Woldum United States Tire Co G B Todd G Sommers Co and Hans Roberg. Mortgage on Bakke note foreclosed lien priority asserted. court to decide foreclosure and sale of mortgaged premises with costs and attorney fees. Trial set to begin April 15 1918 at Decorah Iowa.
Mrs. Robert Allison of Mattoon Illinois reports relief from indigestion and constipation after taking Cham Berlin's Tablets. The notice also mentions stage headquarters changes at Burr Oak and Prosper and a probate notice in Decorah Iowa detailing final reports and administrator actions for the estate of Torger Landsrud.
By mixing different cereals and cooking methods the family can keep meals interesting and stretch quantities, preventing fatigue from repetition. The approach allows reuse of staple grains in multiple forms to feed more people.
Notice in probate for the estate of Gertrude Olson Nesheim deceased asks interested parties to appear at the Winneshiek County Courthouse Decorah Iowa on April 23 1918 at 9 00 am to show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate The district court hearing also concerns discharge of executor Peter F E Gayle and a deed to Andrew F E Gayle for described lands in sections 13 14 Town 99 N Range 7 W The next term starts April 15 1918 at 1 30 pm and parties may object
At a special stockholders meeting in Ridgeway Iowa on January 14 1918 the Lincoln Telephone Company amended Article Seven changing one member to five members and removing division based limits. The amendment was recorded by the secretary of state and county recorder with authority granted to execute necessary actions. 114 Cc. T. TRYTTEN, Secretary of the Lincoln Telephone Company.
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