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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1918
Page
5
A reflective wartime poem imagines future generations asking what the home front contributed to victory. It speaks of soldiers sailors and airmen returning, the cost borne by those at home, and the inner voice remembering those who died or gave their all.
County News dated April 15 1918 reports numerous residents traveling to Calmar Ridgeway Decorah Cresco and Protivin for business visits social calls and dental and Red Cross activities. A community dance at Fisher's hall is planned for April 22 with supper to follow.
Community diary items report a Grange hall social, attendance at a funeral for Mrs. M Whalen, church services by Rev Shoemaker, and various visits. Seeding is nearly done as farmers busy in fields. Ruth Barnes stayed with her sister Pearl. John McEvitt dies in Monticello with local residents sending condolences. An ice shaver invention for home refrigerators is noted.
Perry Kinyon and others make calls across Decorah Mabel and surrounding farms. Visitors include Geo Young A Young Hugo Noecker and families. A speech by Mr Nelson at Hesper hall draws a large crowd. Vera Koppen and Vera Florell Stoskopf noted for parties and visits.
The clipping lists multiple social calls and visits in Cedar Valley around mid April 1918. Names include Wrenostoed onicsond oninetoctontoctoete, Ole Gjetley, Willie Gjetley, A Borsheim, Thorson, Decorah visits, Stella Tosten, John Olson, Eddie Nordheim, E T Anderson, Sever Bringe, Bertie Borsheim, Melvin Peterson, John Sime, Lars Rasmussen, Ole Bringe, Pete Borsheim, Chas Peterson, Albert Peterson, Hattie Dinger, Barbara Borsheim, Tom Johnson, Susie Crage, and Mrs Lacey Gretlev, among others.
Mrs E M Reed visited Decorah on Tuesday. Mrs Martin Abrahamson was ill last week. Frank Sullivan and Mrs W H Emmons drove to Fayette Sunday. Mrs Ed Goeke and children of Waukon stayed with relatives here last week. Miss Florence Price went to Decorah Friday to visit relatives. Chas Pollitt and family and C N Masters spent Sunday at Roy Wanless. Geo Thayer goes to Prairie du Chien for rheumatism treatment. Many residents attended the Camp Dodge band in Decorah Tuesday. Minnie McMullen began teaching seven miles east of Hesper. Mr and Mrs W H Reed of Canton visited W C Reed on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Alvin Rollins of Decorah stayed with son John Saturday night. Myrtle and Naida Pollitt visited Mrs Roy Wanless. John Johnson visited from Waterville Saturday. C N Masters returned from a ten day visit with his mother J F Masters. Miss Tona Pierce returned home after weeks with Mrs Alice Morrison. The young son of Carl Pierce has been ill but improving. News arrived Thursday of Alfred Torgerson's death. he was aboard a train.
The report lists deaths and attendances tied to J. Ackerson with relatives from Dubuque Hawarden and Nordness attending funerals. Red Cross work shows bed spreads sweaters hospital shirts helmets wristlets and socks. Community updates include Lizzie Winter’s return from Mason City and local visits to Harmony Rochester and Burr Oak family ties to France noting G A Marile in the aviation corps born in Burr Oak.
This advertisement quotes Mrs. Thos H Davis of Montgomery Indiana who suffered relief from backache sore muscles and rheumatic pains after using Foley Kidney Pills. She reports eight bottles cured her and the product is sold by Engbertson's Pharmacy.
April 16 1918 Cresco visitors and locals from Ridgeway attend gatherings tour Decorah Spillville and New Hampton. Twin boys born to Roy Libbey Ronald Gordon and Ross Vernon. Jennie Ralk marries Lien Winters at Mat Ralk home with Father Wagner officiating.
Local residents in Bloomfield township rally for the Liberty loan with Mrs. Bailey visiting from Des Moines and a large turnout at community events. A new service flag is planned for Castalia and Bloomfield, while a Red Cross card party and supper on April 24 invite all to support the fundraising and patriotic activities.
Four year old George Stoneburner of Moscow Cedar County wandered with his dog to the Cedar River two miles from home. His lifeless body was recovered from the river after he went to see the world.
Twelve Cresco boys and all Arlington High volunteers for farm work received credits and were dismissed for the remainder of the spring term, signaling a school program for student labor.
Forecast for April 15 to 21 shows first of week fair and cooler, midweek fair with above normal temperatures, and end of week showers with normal temperatures. The period covers Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys.
Farmers are urged to plant amber cane to make sorghum next fall and to plant wide corn acres, test seed corn, and secure mills where none exist. Barberry bushes are linked to wheat rust and may need removal. identification services are offered, stressing patriotic duty to support crops and national needs.
A letter from nine Hancock county farmers declares membership termination and demands release from the National Non-partisan League. They condemn the league’s principles as not serving community loyalty unity or US interests under current conditions. The signatories include Henry C. Beier J H Terhufen Louis H. Griffen J L Abele Herman Gast Erick Josten W H Lemke J J Stille H D Runge.
The American Red Cross, with Swiss and Paris offices, ships weekly food to American POWs in Germany. Twenty pounds per man per week arrive in two ten pound packages, with a warehouse near Berne to serve up to 10 000 prisoners, though only about 9 percent of packages reach the men. Letters and post cards are allowed, and fresh bread is often included from Berne. The campaign asks for a 100 million dollar War Fund in May 2027 to sustain aid.
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