County News Highlights Local Visitors and Events
J H Kneeskern and J H Witt were business visitors in St Paul Monday. Local residents welcome visitors include Lewis Allen and wife of Burechinal 8 D and Rolla Thornton from Farmington Minn. Activities cover a Palm Sunday confirmation, a declam contest results, and many visits to friends and relatives in Ridgeway Decorah Cresco and Osage communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Kneeskern
J. H. Witt
St. Paul
Lewis Allen
Burechinal
Kneeskern & Son
Ross Winn
Nelle Neuenswander
Elma
Frank Ward
Boscobel
Wis
Cecil Todd
W. A. Gibbs
Mildred Sparks
Oelwein
Leta Thornton
W. C. Winn
Alva
Charles Winn
Rolla Thornton
Farmington
Minn
C. C. Thornton
F. Swenson
A. P. Cornell
T. J. Barnes
Oclwein
Hal Riggs
Ruby Meyer
Helen Rathbun
Florence Robinger
Helen Thornton
Castalia
Kneeskern Hall
Ossian
Madison Society Notes and Local Visits Report
Clarice Fretheim was on the sick list last week. Carl Gulbrandson returned Monday from Pec. Beatrice Hovey visited Elizabeth Tstad Tuesday. Clarence Bidne stays at Peter Gayle's. Flaskernd delivered hogs at Decorah Wednesday. Alex McIntosh had dental work Friday. Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Drew shopped Ridgeway Monday and did business at Decorah Tuesday. Neste Bros. called on C. C. Pilgrim Thursday. Carrie McIntosh of Decorah visited Alex McIntosh Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. P. Hovey
Istad
Ida
Fred Josvanger
Inga Haugen
Nick Engen
Ole Linde
Old People’s Home
Ole Qualley
Decorah
H. A. Halvorson
Ole Tveter Ohme
Ridgewwy
Sam Hanson
Spencer Anderson
Orleans
Theo
Engen
Carl Oen
Norman
Nelsen
Ridgeway
Prence Vick
Henry Lubke
Clarence Bidne
Highlandville
O. N. Haugen
Walter Grindeland
Highlentville
Alex. McIntosh
Cresco
Philip Knudtson
Bertha
Ailda
Enos Bergan
C. P. Hovey
Ole Hamre
Amund Hovden
Gust Bakken
Hilda Bakken
Albert Lea
Agnes Hoyt
Stewartville
Minn
N. O. Haugen
Peter Gayle
Ruth
N. Haugen
O. N
K. P. Knudtson
Albert Hovey
Beatrice
L. K. Meste
Bertha Grindeland
Clarice Fretheim
Carl Gulbrandson
Beatrice Hovey
Elizabeth Tstad
Peter
M.J. Drew
H. Bakken
H. O. Josvanger
Carrie McIntosh
County Recorder Candidate Seeks Republican Primary Support
The undersigned announces candidacy for County Recorder in the Republican primaries. He will seek support in Decorah and nearby areas, urging voters to back his bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Recorder
Decorah
Hesper News Roundup April 4 1916 Illnesses and Farewell Notices
Local column notes numerous sick lists including Mrs Matt Jacobson John McMillen and Mrs Chas Smith. Visits occur among Spring Grove Kedron and La Crosse families. A birthday party for Willard Darrington and a farewell for Amos Robinson mark community life. Dennis C Wiles dies at 63 after long illness. survivors include Emma E Wiles Stacy D Wiles and relatives in Utah Indiana and Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Saale
E. J. Wold
Spring Grove
Myra Saale
Ed. Carrington
Arthur Darrington
Ray Hiatt
Chas. Smith
Wm. Hutchinson
D.C. Wiles
Ruddy White
Arthur Moon
Kedron
Minn
H. C. Rowe
Julia Johnson
la Crosse
Milford
Lutheran Hospital
Ed. Darrington
Willard
Myra Halsey
Amos Robinson
Minnesota
Hesper
Mr. Wiles
Emma FE. Nelson
South Dakota
Emma E. Wiles
Stacy D. Wiles
Edwin Osborne
Salt Lake City
Utah
James A. Patterson
Indiana Harbor
Indiana
Asa Wiles
Manawa Man Remembered in Hesper Funeral Service
Funeral services for a long standing community member were held at the Friends church in Hesper on Friday at 2 pm with Rev. Mettam of Mabel and Rev. I C Dickinson officiating. The deceased was the oldest son of his father's only sister and had many decades of friendship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Avery
Manawa
Wis
Friends Church
Hesper
Mettam
Mabel
I. C. Dickinson
Ossian Notes From Early April 1916 Social Round
Osian daily life roundup lists visits and calls across Decorah Cresco Calmar Preston and Minneapolis with Ed Dowd Fort Atkinson and Riceville noted. Events include W C T U meeting at Ed Dowd home and Farmers Institute at the opera house. A dental clinic trip to Chicago and various relatives visiting Ossian are mentioned.
Highlandville News Bits Across April 3 1916
Local notes report Arnold Peterson traded a horse for a hay rack. Newborn boy for Theo Sehjel dahl. Leonard Akre and Clarence Gulbro ill. Martin Vinje and Henry Nelson visited La Crosse. Dr J D Hexom treated patients in Decorah and Oscar Simonson’s. Amundson family visited A Tranen’s. Morken siblings called on C P Olson. Gjere ill with rheumatism. Brita Mestad and Palma Olson stopped by Severt Ellingson’s. Nelson girls with measles improving. Saxvik and son Lewis did business at Waterloo Ridge. Bentley sisters and Clara Forde visited Palma and Thelma Olson. Brunsvold had appendix removed in La Crosse. Walter Grindeland in La Crosse for appendicitis. Levert Ellingson christened daughter Evelyn Bertina. Bentley visit Decorah with Wingers. Engen and Roy Emil Lew Brandt fished Quandahl. returned with a hundred fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Peterson
Theo. Sehjeldahl
Leonard Akre
Clarence Gulbro
Martin Vinje
Henry Nelson
la Crosse
J.D. Hexom
Decorah
Oscar Simonson
Albert Amundson
A. Tranen
Lewis
Emma
Anna Morken
Quandahl
C. P. Olson
A. A. Gjere
Hexom
Brita Mestad
Palma Olson
Severt Ellingson
C. N. Nelson
Saxvik
Son ‘Lewis
Waterloo Ridge
Maria
Hilda Bentley
Clara Forde
Palma
Thelma Ols
Geo. A. Brunsvold
Lutheran Hospital
Walter Grindeland
la Crosse Hospital
Levert Ellingson
Evelyn Bertina
H. ©. Bentley
Oscar Winger
Esten Engen
Roy Emil
Lew “Brandt
Albert Ellingson announces candidacy for county recorder
Albert Ellingson declares bid for Winnebago County Recorder as a Republican candidate, stating readiness to handle concrete work and offering estimates and masonry services, with primary voting set for June 15, 1916 in Decorah Iowa.
Notice In Probate In Decorah Township Will Admittance
Notice to all interested parties to appear at Winneshiek County Court House Iowa on April 20 1916 at 1 30 PM to attend probate of a will alleged to be the Last Will and Testament of the deceased resident of Decorah township Iowa and show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate. Clerk Olal Kallevang with Deputy S J Moore and attorneys Boice & Hook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winneshiek County
Towa
Decorah Township
Winneshirk County
Iowa
Olal Kallevang
J. Moore
Boice & Hook
First Iowa butter permit issued for Strawbery Point creamery
W. B. Barney dairy and food commissioner issued permit No. 1 on Monday for making Iowa butter at the Strawbery Point Farmers’ creamery association. The plant will begin issuing butter under the Iowa trade mark before week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Barney
Dairy and Food Commissioner
Iowa
Berry Point Farmers’ Creamery Association
Dutchess Trousers Offers Blue Serge Suits At Bargain Prices
Ben Bear presents a trade pitch for Dutchess Trousers noting blue serge suits at 12 00 and 12 50 with a 13 00 and 1350 price range. The Lot 5130 Clothcraft suit, priced at 15 00, is touted as a top value in America and guaranteed not to fade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Ben Bear
Miller's Suit Advertisement Beats Ordinary Prices
An old newspaper ad contrasts No 6130 at $15 with other $15 suits, urging readers to buy at Bear's and Miller's. The short promo echoes a local retail rivalry and promotes quick shopping at Bear's or Miller's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear's
Miller’s
Vinci Remedy Advertisement Claims Gramercy Cure
After grippe left him weak James Martin says Vinci built him up and cured his cough and nervousness. The ad portrays Vinci as a constitutional remedy for weak run-down conditions in all ages and for chronic coughs colds and bronchitis by R A Engbertson Druggist Decorah Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinci
James Martin
R. A. Engbertson
Decorah
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Wayne
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Matt. Jacobson
John McMillen
Edna Haug
Oine
Crusaders
M. J. Carter
Mat Larson
Kent
Carrie Lee
George Bucknam
J. P. Nesvik
Fred Anderson
Joe Barthelme
Jerome Waters
Austin
J. Jermeland
Lara
Ed Dowd
S. M. Ness
C. M. Anderson
Preston
Theo, Fleisher
Helwig
Fred Zweibohmer
Edna Easter
Waterloo
Ed. Dowd
Fort Atkinson
Carl Johnson
Anna Lervold
Barbara Heinen
Roy Chopek
Waukon
Lowa
Ity
Leo Barthelme
Minneapolis
Eileen
Mae Malloy
L. A. Meyer
Will Meyer
Reinecke
Postville
L. Ebelherr
Joe
Lizzie Baumen
J. Zak
Frank Markovetz
Calmar
John Staska
Herman Bush, Sr
Ben Elmers
Farmers’ Institute
Opera House
Wenzel Krysan
Frank Krysan
J. D. Long
Owens
Albert Ellingson, Hesper
Chas, A. Johnson
Emma A. Duffy
Grippe
Vinol
Mr. Martin
DR. Conrad
Citizens Savings Bank
BANK
the Suit and Coat Department
Skinner
Doodgesic
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