Irvine Crawford Visits and Local Doings in County News
Irvine Crawford, Bary Waters and many locals appear in daily visits and shoppings across Postville Decorah Ossian and Castalia. The town board convenes in the Masonic hall while school terms and teacher exams advance at the First Presbyterian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvine Crawford
Bary Waters
C. H. Waters
Postville
Christ Waters
Claude van Wey
Brandt Bros
Gunder Tinderholt
Masonic Hall
Ferdinand Ier
Bert Over Overhouse
Sister Lily
Ossian
Carl Letchford
J. B. Kneeskern
Decorah
Dan Peck
Maude van Wey
John Murphy
Renn Wilson
Waukon
Irvin Hughes
Clifford
Roma Padden
Albert Kneeskern
Saturam Crawford
Harold Spaun
Clara Waters
Highlands
Gerald Moose
A. Peck
Roy Kneeskern
L Crawford
Earl Livingood
Will Stock
Carl Dreyer
Esther
Helen
Harry Olson
Glines
L. C. Spaun
Ravena
Hilmer
Ludlow
Castalia
Tom Bollman
Orpington
Rodenkirch
Mildred Owens
Bessie Birdsell
Edna Healey
Rossville
J. E. Healey
Hans Stegen
Levis
Talia
Ravena Community Notes Open Weekend Visits
Edith DeCou spent Sunday at Walkersons. P Barthelme Sr traveled to Cresco and Chicago. Otto Erickson and Louis Ihde visited, Frank Schweinefus shopped Decorah, and Tom Iverson sale drew locals. Autos appeared early, residents visited, works and relocations noted in Ravena and nearby Centennial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith DeCou
Walker ‘On
P. Barthelme, Sr
Cresco
Joe Barthelme
Minneapolis
Otto Erickson
August Peck
Louie Felke
Louis Shde
Centennial
Velma Thde
Frank Schweinefus
Velma
Louis Ihde
Sven Towson
Wenzel Lansing
Ole Anderson
Frank Lansing
Oscar
Sigurd Towson
Anna Nygaard
Thelma Thornton
Philip Barthelme, Sr
Chicago
Charley Hendershott
Arthur Lowery
Herman Lansing
Postville
Tom Iverson
Theo, Sersland
Anton Anderson
Chas. Daniels
Ravena
Decorah
Frank
Mike Hertges
Dan Danielson
Red Oak
Julias Brown's
Ben Eimers
Barney Holtey
la Crosse
Lansing Bros
Halvor Holten
Christ Walland
John Aakre
Towson
Julius Brown
Stella
Iills
Sloan's Liniment Promises Fast Relief For Aches
An advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment as fast relief for sprains strains bruises and muscle soreness. It claims easy liquid application that penetrates without rubbing and does not stain or clog pores unlike mossy plasters or ointments. It also mentions relief for rheumatic pains neuralgia gout and other chronic aches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
Neighbors Help H House With Sawing Wood In 1917
WESTERN LINCOLN April 1 1917 notes neighbors assisting H House with wood cutting last week. Local comments mention spring signs sharp weather and various visitors from Cresco Ridgeway Sumner and Willow City. Turkey River birds band concert and high water are also touched on with brief social notes and farm activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. House
Heo. Kratz
Cresco
Ray Benning
Henry Halvorson
Ridgeway
John Moe
Theo. Kratz
Fred Falck
Chas. Hornberger
Frank Wagner
Apeee
J. J. Hornberger
Chas
W. E. Wiedeman
Fred Koch
Will Wagner
J. G. Kirschman
C. Schild
John Reinhart
Austin Sanderson
Willow City
N. D
Turkey River
Chas, Vrba
Protivin
J. J. Kreitzer
Precious
Theo
Kratz
Rollie
Edith Butz
Hope
Mike Hrushka
Mike Kratz
J. G. Kirsehman
Reuben
Biddie
Carl Haakenson
Harry Wiedeman
Ridgeway Stock Yards
Ole Sanderson
Fred Falek
Henry Halverson
Norseville Notes Describe Visitors and Blossoms
March weather brings showers and a drop in temperature caused by North King's battery. Many local residents are recorded as callers and visitors at the Koch and Kratz homes, with various families hosting dinners and gatherings. Distemper affects horses as spring work nears, and high river water disrupts travel, forcing rural schoolchildren to stay with friends. An eighth grade graduating class and teacher are named in sub district No. 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North King’s Battery
The
Evangelical Church
Mary Kratz
Cresco
Harry Wiedeman
Mildred
Vern
Fred Koch
Rollie Kratz
Theo. Kratz
Charley Kuntz
Fred C. Koch
Jas. G. Johnson
Decorah
Rawleigh
Carl Hankenson
Fred Sanderson
Fred Falck
Ollie
Opel
Ridgeway S
Fred Lucas
Protivin
A. Koch
Arvie Johnson
C. Haakenson
Esther Aegerter
Thelma Sanderson
Margaret Brekke
Ridgeway
County notes and local prices from Fayette County
Fifty years ago two men were jailed in Fayette County for counterfeiting and taken to buque. The Chickasaw County Courier notes half the county lacks foodstuffs to harvest, flour costs seven dollars per ent, and hardship is widespread. A heavy snowstorm dropped ten inches in Castalia, while Conover saw a gambler fined for three card monte and gambling. Local store openings are announced and sidewalk work approved on Washington Street. Weather mentions robins and prairie chickens nearby. Current prices list wheat at 2.20, sheeting 20 cents, calico prints 18 cents, dried apples seven pounds per Sh, syrup 1.25, teas 1.40 to 2.00 per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Buque
Chickasaw County
Castalia
Conover
Monte
John Meuser
Nightwatch
Johnson
A. D. Wright
Cresco
Robins
Prain
Pleasant Hill
Ellaworth & Landers
Boyce & Wilson
Washington Street
Water Street
Dry Run
Unbeliever Sees Light in Easter Flowers Story
A man long a skeptic attends Easter service at his wife's urging. Amid beauty and abundant flowers, he feels peace and declares belief. Asked what moved him, he replies that seeing the flowers' beauty and fragrance convinced him a great God made them. Margaret E. Sangster quotes in Christian Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Margaret E. Sangster, R
The
Christian Herald
Why Constipation Injures
The bowels are the natural sewerage system of the body. When obstructed by constipation a portion of poisonous matter is absorbed, causing dullness and poor digestion. Quickly relieved by Chamberlain's Tablets. For sale by R A Engbertson Ady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
R. A. Engbertson
Ady
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Hazel Meikle
Florence Waters
Dwight DeWitt
Belle Siple
McIntyre
Robbie Waters
Ola Waters
Ruby Na
Wykoff
Minn
First Presbyterian Church
Mabel DeWitt
K. C. DeWitt
Fritz Dreier
Healey
Lincoln
Republican
Bates
New York
J.C. Hexom & Son
Ingvoldstad Lumber Company
Iowa
Boston
United States
W. P. Little
Willard
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