Social notes fill Decorah area with multiple visits
Miss Elizabeth Byrnes visits Cresco. many townsfolk embark on trips to Des Moines St Paul Waterloo and beyond. Luther College and Camp Dodge figures appear with students and alumni traveling for studies visits and military training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Byrnes
Cresco
C. E. McKinney
Calmar
J. H. Bradish
St. Paul
E. J. Hook
Des Moines
Esther Jordahl
Ridgeway
Decorah
K. M. Brown
Waterloo
Arthur Haas
Camp Dodge
Amphictyonic Literary Society Presents Annual Entertainment
This evening at Luther College Auditorium the Amphictyonic Literary Society offers a varied program. Cornet solo, vocal quartette, piano piece, vocal solos, dramatic reading, and the Darktown Minstrels. proceeds go to the Y M C A fund. Admission is 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther College
Amphictyonic Literary Society
Cornet
Theo. Hoch
Olaf Nelson
M. B. Tollefsrudweed
HH. Behrend
Edgar A. Poe
Walter Searvie
I. Airlie Dix
J. Tillman Hanson
Gray Carl W. Strom
Darktown Minstrels
T. H. Megorden
George Washington
Unseth
Zekiel Chrysanthemum Larson
Erastus Johnson Brown Wierson Moses Woodrow Wilson
Ellingson
Service flag dedication at Congregational church honors twenty three soldiers
At the Congregational church a patriotic program featured the dedication of a service flag bearing twenty three names. Gold en Links class presented the flag with readings by Mrs I W Brunt. The program also included recitations music and a Red Cross address by Mrs E J Curtin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Links
I. W. Brunt
Harold Thompson
Rexford Thompson
Ambulance Co
France
George McCall
U. S
Wainright
Care
New York
Leonard
Beard
Hiram Harold Ward
2Nd Regt
Harry Bertossa
122D Field Artillery
Camp Logan
Houston
Texas
Alex. Bear
Camp Grant
Rockford
Ill
Harry Conover
Columbia
Fort Stevens
Oregon
M. D. Jewell
F. H
Camp Travis
A. E. Conrad
Fort Douglas
Utah
Walton Thune
Brks
Camp Crane
Allentown
Penn
Frank Christen
Base
Camp McArthur
Waco
Allen L. Wells
Camp Cody
Deming
Vancouver
Wash
Arthur Overacker
Tex
Hawley D. Lennon
Joseph E. Johnston
Jacksonville
Fla
Lawrence Acres
Fort Oglethorpe
Georgia
F. N. Thompson
E. J. Curtin
The
Red Cross
Holton Announces Bid for Decorah Madison Supervisor
A. T. Holton declares candidacy for the Decorah Madison district supervisor seat. Holton has prior county experience from Glenwood township and is expected to command a solid following in the Republican race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Holton
Decorah-Madison
Jr. Holton
Glenwood Township
Decorah Nurse Resigns for Wisconsin Hospital Post
Mrs. Lutie B. Larsen head nurse at Decorah hospital resigns to become head anaesthetic nurse at a 300 bed hospital in Wauwatosa Wisconsin. She departs next Tuesday night to begin new duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutie B. Larsen
Decorah Hospital
Wauwatosa
Wis
Oldest Decorah Brother John Lee Dies in Idaho
A telegram to Mrs. George Hislop announced the death of her brother John Lee in Burley Idaho. Born October 5 1856 in Decorah he married in 1881 and is survived by his wife and four daughters. The family moved west about twenty years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hauer
St. Lucas
Decorah
Torvald Vaaler
Duluth
Luther College
John McCook
Cresco
Alma Arveson
St. Olaf
Albert Anfinson
J. H. Reiser
Lou Holland
Cedar Rapids
Anta
Anna
Emma Farrell
T. Norton
Frank Young
Hawkeye
N. Jacobs
W. K. Naeseth
Rochester
Minn
Naeseth
J. W. Kintzinger
Dubuque
Judge Kintzinger
J. J. Seegmiller
Calmar
Frank Poshusta
Wim, Longstreet
Beatrice
Stella Hamre
Ridgeway
W. B. Ingvoldstad
Chicago
Orlando Ingvoldstad
A. H. Hellickson
Spring Valley
C. Severson
Minneapolis
Harry Skinner
Allen Nelson
Morris Sorenson
Clifton
Texas
Wm. Johnson
Johnson
J. O. Johnson
Tom Johnson
Willow Lake
C. J. Slinde
Carl
Malta
Mont
Emma Hanson
N. P. Linn
Louise A. McClaskey
Dana Mason
Mabel McClaskey
Milton Dalvey
Mason City
Robert Hargreaves
Camp Dodge
BK. D. Solstein
Knut Nelson
Arthur Lee
Courtney
N. D
George Hislop
John Lee
Burley
Idaho
Mr. Lee
West
The Stork Special: Cummingses Welcomes Daughter
A daughter was born Monday at Decorah hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cummings. She is the first grandchild for Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Strand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Cummings
Decorah Hospital
W. IM. Strand
Growth and Safety Record of Winneshiek County Banks
The Winneshiek County Bank and Winneshiek County State Bank report a strong growth record since 1855 while highlighting their safety. Officers note continued public confidence, with deposits rising through national panics. Management commits to uphold banking principles and adapt to industry growth. The Episcopal church women plan a supper at the Rectory on Thursday April 25 at 5 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winneshiek County Bank
Winneshiek County State Bank
Episcopal Church
Messages from Oscar in the Lafayette Escadrille front line
In France near the front with the Lafayette Escadrille Oscar writes of moved billets and constant air raids. He recalls a homeless French boy taken in as mascot and notes the boy’s tragic losses. He asks about home while awaiting letters and describes mud, rain, and routine duties. He later reports receiving letters but no packages and mentions reading European editions of major newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Lafayette Escadrille
103Rd
Fritzie
U. S
Chicago
Heine Haug
Elmarie Herold
Gus
Heuser
New York Herald
Chirp ‘Tribune
Grandma
Oscar
Winneshiek County Earns District Honor Flag Star
Telegram from GEO McLEAN praises Winneshiek county and its citizens for earning a district honor flag star and notes a Chicago request for the flag. The message reports county pride and that subscriptions to the loan reached $970,000 as of the previous morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our County
R. Algyer
Winneshiek County
Chicago
Geo
McLean
Winneshiek
Honorably Discharged Soldier Returns Home
Arthur Haas son of Chas Haas was honorably discharged from the army at Camp Dodge on Tuesday afternoon due to rheumatism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Monson
L. D
Camp Dodge
Dale
Arthur Haas
Chas, Haas
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Paul Stee
James Allen Headington
Florence
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Fayette
Nellie Jewell
New Albia
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Dorchester
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Los Angeles
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Cavour
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Fred Gellerman
A. M. Rovelstad
Ernest Rovelstad
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J. A. Nelson
Cornell University
Ithaca
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Amphictyonic Entertainment
Leon Sorlien
Congregational Church
Wisconsin Hospital
Russia
Donald C. Thompson
Petrogard
Oscar Heuser
Spillville
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N. Y. City
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Norleigh Diamond
Norleigh
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Nemo
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