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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1917
Page
2
Mrs. J. Ellins of Calmar shopped in Decorah while Miss Emma Mikesh of Spillville and Miss Amelia Teskey of Ridgeway visited Decorah. Numerous locals traveled to Prairie du Chien, Castalia, Luana, and Cresco for medical visits, family visits, or Easter holidays.
Mr and Mrs Heine Jenson announce the birth of a daughter last Sunday. Albert Stevenson the painter left Albert Solheim to start his own business. Prof A C Lynch returned Monday from Blairstown due to his father's serious illness. Miss Hildegaarde Dahljelm visits from Ames with her parents. Miss Kathryn Moore planned to return from Town City for Easter with her mother. Dr and Mrs H H Green came home last week from Ogden Utah where they spent the winter with daughter Mrs Guy Johnson.
At the bride’s home on Saturday March 31 Mr W R Hicks and Miss Ella E Marlow wed with Rev M Willett officiating. The couple left for Missouri and Oklahoma by Rock Island train then return to Des Moines. The groom works in the Rock Island bridge department and is described as a man of solid character. The bride, longtime resident of Decorah area, enjoys wide esteem. On Thursday in Pleasant township Carl C Ellingson son of Mr and Mrs K Ellingson and Miss Ida S Iverson daughter of Mr and Mrs Iver Iverson were married by Rev Wangensteen. The couple will reside on a Pleasant township farm.
James W Hogan longtime Decorah rail conductor on the I M and St Paul line died suddenly at his Illinois home near Chicago. He lived in Decorah years ago and later farmed a large Wheeling farm with Rogers Park as his home base. Survived by wife four sons and one daughter plus two sons from a first marriage. Sisters Mrs Flemming Decorah and Mrs Wilkins New Hampton attended the funeral.
Donald Blair, hailed as the busiest boy in Decorah, received a large envelope marked The Saturday Evening Post Boy containing a synopsis of a monopoly telephone bill. He gathered signatures against its senate passage and sent them to Senator Enger, marking his first foray into politics with notable shrewdness.
The County Clerk office reports 42 marriage licenses issued up to Tuesday noon. The latest license names Theodore Charles Johnson, known as Flick, and Miss Fannie Potts Payne, formerly of Independence. The ceremony will be performed today by Rev. Paul Koren.
At a Winneshirk County Woodmen convention yesterday E C Grant of Decorah was named delegate to the state camp at Muscatine on May 2 with A Hlu bek of Fort Atkinson as alternate. Delegates approved retrenchment and reform measures and urged support for FP R Korns to R be reelected to the board of directors.
Post card from A C Baker dated March 10 announces his arrival in Yokohama as part of a fourteen person party. They will cover 7000 miles on water and 4000 on land before returning home, and Baker sends greetings to friends.
Mr and Mrs Will Bernatz learned their son Anton who had been in Chicago since January enlisted in the U S navy and is at training camp in St Louis. Allen Bailey, son of Mr and Mrs N L Bailey, has joined the army.
News reached Mrs. F R Acres that E C Uhl died in Monrovia California. Mrs Uhl formerly Anna Gjems will receive sympathy from many friends in her bereavement.
Newly elected officers of the Deborah lodge of Elks will be installed tonight with formal ceremonies and a social session to follow. All Elks are urged to attend. In Decorah, the Coat and Suit Store received twenty coats and twenty suits just unpacked. Showcasing fashions awaits shoppers today or tomorrow before popular options are gone.
Newly elected Mayor E. J. Hook and city council organized Monday evening. A formal ballot elected city clerk Dale after a three-three tie with Hughes. J. A. Nelson reelected city attorney. Board of Health and Board of Review formed. Committee assignments set for lights, fire and police, streets, finance, property, sidewalks, waterworks, and laws. Marshal and sewer roles deferred.
City marshal T. F. Johnson decided not to run for re election and submitted his resignation. George Daniels was appointed marshal ad interim as Decorah enters a potential contest for the office. Flick Johnson served six years with courtesy and efficiency and will remain in Decorah for business prospects. The old council presented him with a gold star for his service.
The Northeastern Town Teachers Association met in Dubuque with large attendance and substantial discussion. Elected officers include President C W Kline Fastwaterloo Vice President S E Miller Decorah Treasurer T M Clevenger Anamosa Secretary Miss Pearl Stewart Cedar Rapids and Executive Committee Chairman Frank T Vasey Charles City.
Mr and Mrs M J Carter return to Ossian on Tuesday after a three month absence spent in Florida. Friends note they enjoyed the southern sights and winter playgrounds, and will share experiences that time and pen could not capture.
A large crowd attended the willow wedding at Olaf Eggen’s ten miles northeast of Decorah. Guests socialized and shared a meal while a purse was collected to gift Mr. and Mrs. Eggen, with funds to buy a suitable remembrance of the event.
Board of Supervisors met this week with no major items on the agenda. Chairman Claude Morton reports spring floods caused no damage in the county. In Fremont township minor bridge abutment washouts occurred but have been repaired at nominal cost.
The week starting April 30 will be band week in Decorah featuring unusual entertainments including speeches concerts dances with the Jazz band, parades and special movie films. Watch for details in future issues.
Warning to auto drivers to slow down at public school grounds. Carelessness, especially with children at play, may be dangerous and lead to injuries or penalties.
Decorah churches and Luther College Concert Band prepare an Easter program with sunrise and festival services. English morning concert 6:45 to 8:00 featuring hymns from He is Risen to Hallelujah Chorus, plus sacred pieces and readings. Norwegian service at 10:30 with choir of 22. evening program at 7:30 includes Handel Faure Grieg and Luther College Quintette selections.
Religious notices describe Easter services at Congregational and Methodist churches with morning and evening programs, anthems, and sermons. A special Easter offering will aid European sufferers per federated churches. Passion Week services, children’s meeting, and Holy Week observances are announced, with multiple choirs and solos listed. St Benedict’s to decorate for Lent and hold two services at 10:30.
A two service Easter observance at First Evangelical Lutheran Church includes a morning festive service with an Easter sermon by the pastor and a special Easter anthem by the choir. In the evening a children's service features a program by Sunday school members and an address by Prof. N A Madson of Luther College.
James A. Burns, known for ending a Cumberland mountains feud through religious education, closed the Decorah Lyceum course with a simple, pure speech. He described persuading feuding factions to fund schooling after seventeen months of schooling, noting illiteracy fading and Anglo Saxon descendants gaining freedom and brotherly love. His life mission and leadership were praised as royal and divinely guided.
A Monday evening program at the Castalia high school auditorium featured entries from Decorah Castalia and Calmar. Decorah took first and third places with Little Gentleman by Doris Tuttle and Christmas Day in the Morning by Meddle Burtis. Castalia claimed second with Tdella the White Plague by Comenlelen Thornton. The silver loving cup was awarded to Decorah by Banker M. J. Klein of Ossian. gold medals went to the top three. Judges were Supt. Hunt Postville Supt. Hetzler Lawler and Principal Jackson Cresco.
A Minneapolis American Association team, Luther, is slated for an exhibition Monday in Decorah with a $200 guaranty. The Millers, among the league’s best, tour college towns in Iowa before the season opener. Admission is 50 cents. ticket orders may be left at the Sugar Bowl or the Sweet Shop.
A carnival representative from St Paul visited the city on Tuesday to interest the fire department in scheduling a carnival next June. The fire department met Tuesday evening but reached no agreement, leaving the decision to the trustees.
The Decorah Coat and Suit Store promotes word of mouth by offering customers the best merchandise for the least. It urges buyers to share their positive experiences as the top form of advertising and satisfaction.
Andrew B. Moen of Decorah area died after a year long illness from tuberculosis. Born October 9, 1886 in Glenwood township, he married Lydia H. Meyer on June 21, 1911. Survived by wife, two sons, his mother, five brothers and two sisters. Funeral Monday at United Lutheran Church, Rev C Glesne officiating. interment in Phelps Cemetery.
Friends held a surprise party at his residence in the south part of town before his move to the west side. Sunday gathering featured sociability and expressions of goodwill as guests departed.
County Treasurer Christen Deputy Seim and Assistant Daubney report a demanding month with nightly and Sunday work to track tax receipts. While total payments are not yet tallied, a peak day in the middle of the month saw about $22,000 paid in taxes.
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