Local county notes from July 29 1918
County News lists residents and visitors in Calmar Protivin Decorah and Cresco including John Hrushka Sr on sick list Mary Benn and Clara Mikesh visiting from Protivin. Army draft departures are noted with Calmar crowd traveling to see boys leave for Camp Gordon and Mason City entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hrushka
Jerome Huber
Will Reihle
H. Cooper
Irene
Calmar
Barbara Becker
Minnea
Essex
Frank Fisher
Protivin
Clara Mikeshof
Caroline Hrushka
Aan Smith
Mason City
Johnson
Chicago
Chris. Johnson
A. A. Novak
Joseph
Cresco
Will Wagner
Near Ridgeway
J. J. Zoulek
Frank Kovarik
James
Cedar Rapids
Ole Hopperstad
Alfred Johnson
John Gunval
Camp Gordon
James Frana
Near Calmar
John Hrushka, Sr
Alois Kovarik
New Haven
Robert Heuser
Lydia
Hiram _ Cooper
Decorah
Ridgeway Notices and Social Roundup 1918
Ridgeway news from July 29 1918 lists births visits and travel. A son born to Mr and Mrs Clarence Natvig on July 26. Many local residents visit relatives attend church and attend plays. Esther Brekke and Eleanor Parker are visiting, Miss Musmaker is the new Ridgeway high school teacher, and church groups plan meetings and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Peters
Race Gurlickson
Austin
Esther Brekke
Forest City
G. Allen
Allen Butz
Earl Libbey
Decorah
Ok R
Julius Linde
Rapidty
Deno Kratz
Joe Hopperstad
M. F
Ernest Watthauer
Musmaker
Cedar Falls
Ridgeway High School
L. T. Fosse
Lloyd Fosse
Eleanor Parker
Fayette
Mrs. Klemme
Northwood Family Visits and Midwest Travel Notes
Mr and Mrs Chester Carrothers and their son of Northwood visited Thursday and Friday Mr Carrothers departed for Baltimore Maryland Ford Ringoen and wife of New Salem North Dakota Mr and Mrs Lars Ruo and Clara joined to visit the O Ringoen family and relatives in Minneapolis returning Tuesday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Lackington
Stormie
Iapinie
Fisher’s Hall
Chas
Andera
Will Tupy
Lewis Swebla
James Kulish
Camp Gordon
Geo. Wilson
Nina
Milwaukee
J. J. Haug
Mr. Wilson
Anna Fisher
Garnaville
Otilia Klimesh
Berry
Mason City
Barbara Becker
Marion
Lewis Kulish
Jas
Chester Carrothers
Northwood
Carrothers
Baltimore
Ford Ringoen
New Salem
N. D
Lars Rue
Clara
Minneapolis
O. Ringoen
Castalia Social Roundup Notes July 30 1918
Castalia residents report visitors and returns from Des Moines Waterloo Oskaloosa and St Paul. Rev Fred Riggs and family visit old homestead while Blanche Riggs returns from Kearney Neb for vacation. Military draft picks and Rally planned with U B charge churches plus Meyers orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Misser
Bertha Baelelder
Des Moines
Faye Schoonmaker
Waterloo
Oskaloosa
Fred Riggs
Delmar
Frank
St. Paul
Rushman
Lance Sculley
Strawberry Point
Rose Rushman
Orchard
Baldwin
Fred Baltz
Archie Caldow
Tad Oiley
Clarence Crabtree
Decorah
McGregor
Bertha
Louise Baltz
Evermonn
Lucy Meyer
Calmar
Castalia
U. B. Charge
Christian Endeavor
Fred Rigs
Local notes on visits and events around Kendallville
Kendallville residents share Sunday visits and trips to Cresco Decorah and Harmony. Several families and guests from Cresco Preston and Austin visit relatives while local farms report harvest and haying. Ervie Reuter and siblings travel to Camp Dodge. Ed and Geo Todd return from Dakota after a funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luana Ellingson
Sam Moore
Deforah
Peter Pederson
Farl Barnes
Spring Valley
O. W. Clark
Cresco
Clyde Barnes
Harmony Band
Nettie Kendall
Far Trouten
Rob Moore
John
Mattie Stockman
Preston
A. Moore
Miss Moore
Cleveland
Dr. Hess
Trouten
Eugene Barnes
Mary
Ruth Handke
Dave Basler
Pitzinger
J. Rink
Handke
John Pierce
Albion
Dave Hasler
Mr. Reuter
Fred
Harmony
Camp Dodge
Ervie Reuter
Oleson
Betsey Pederson
Carl Pederson
Camp Gordon
Geo. Todd
Barnes
Dakota
G. W. Daskam
Canton
Bert Yates
Elias Hoiness
Jeanette Hoiness
Ernest Moore
Karl Barnes
Krog Langren
Walter Zell
Ervin Barnes
Fort Sill
Okla
Ervin
Hesper July 30 1918 local notes and visits
Community gossip from Hesper with names of residents visiting relatives in Decorah La Crosse Canton and nearby towns. Mentions social calls church events a family bereavement infantile paralysis death and quarantine. Includes Camp Gordon draft departures and quarterly meeting details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Chase
Arthur Darrington
la Crosse
Frank Darrington
O. L. Street
Arthur Moore
Decorah
Lawrence Iverson
I. R. Reid
Burr Talbert
Nora Nelson
Mabel
Chas. Linzenmeyer
W. H. Johnson
C. A. Smith
Emma Eneret
J. W. Johnson
Cecil Linzenmeyer
Vernice Darrington
Frank Smith
Near
Canton
Cecil Darrington
Lloyd Johnson
Montana
Ralph McMillen
Lenora
J. H. McMillen
Emil Hellem
Prosper
R. Reid
A. Iverson
Byron Dar
Idella Rowe
Albert Chase
Lucy |Chase
Geo. Linzenmeyer
R.fawcett
Chas Smith
George White
Leslie
Wilfred
Alta
Dodge
Lucile Bacon
Hesper
Cyril Rowe
Byron Darrington
Martin Johnson
Alfred Sanders
Nicolai Traanaas
Ivor Flak
Bennie Thorson
Camp Gordon
Albert Sayles
R. H. Worth
Myra Sayles
Alice Worth
Claud Hiatt
R. M. Hiatt
Minneapolis
Nelson
Freeport Social Notes and Local Visits July 30 2018
Freeport residents list Sunday visitors and weekend trips including Carl Ericson, Miss Rude, James Hallman, Harold Dinger, S Sorenson, Maude Geibel, Augusta Blakeman, Henry Gross, Walter Landmeyer, Harry Ericson and others. Red Cross social at Drake schoolhouse drew a large crowd. Hallman family and Camp Gordon plans noted. Nearby towns mentioned include Decorah Burr Oak and Trout Run with various relatives visiting in Freeport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Ericson
Clay Hill
Miss Rude
Decorah
Jos
Nelson
James Hallman
Burr Oak
Harold Dinger
S. Sorenson
Seaeh
Freeport
J. B. Delaney
Beonred
Delaney
Maude Geibel
Dunseith
N. D
Clark Tillinghast
Augusta Blakeman
D. H. Leach
EB. Miller
McKay
S. Warn
Henry Gross
Waukon
Leonard Logsdon
Inear Monona
Walter Landmeyer
Harry Ericson
Camp Gordon
Cora Dickinson
Ethel Miller
J. T. Coughlin
Trout Run
Red Cross
Drake School
Helmer Sorenson
Amelia
North Dakota
Ralph Taylor
L. A. 8. Meeting With Mrs Dinger This Week
The L. A. 8. will meet with Mrs. H. Dinger Thursday afternoon this week. Miss Christenson will be present to give a demonstration in canning. All are invited to attend. Freeport visitors from Decorah last week included Mr. and Mrs. Willis, Mr. and Mrs. See Katz, Mr. and Mrs. J. Groff, Dr. and Mrs. Conover, Mr. and Mrs. Eastman, W. F. Baker, R. H. Tracy and daughters, and Mr. and Mrs. Hjerleid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A
H.dinger
Christenson
Canning
Willis
Seekatz
J. Groff
Conover
Eastman
W. F. Baker
R. H. Tracy
Hjerleid
Freeport
Decorah
Fort Atkinson social notes and visits across towns
Fort Atkinson notes list residents visiting Calmar Charles City Lawler Wyalusing and Cresco. Marked names include Fred Houdek Mrs Frank Pavlovee A A Novak Mrs Anton Poupe Victoria Hlubek Pete Peterson R J Gossman Carl Houdek F P Chizek Mrs Wim Einwalter and others. Several travel updates, dental work, hospital stays, and a school principal's resignation mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Houdek
Calmar
Frank Pavlovee
Babe
A. A. Novak
Spillville
Anton Poupe
Klojda
Charles City
Hubert Berst
Elsie
Frank Sattler
Lawler
Victoria Hlubek
Wim. Doubek
Pete Peterson
Ossian
Dr. Bush
R. J. Gossman
Fred Huber
Quinton
Okla
Wyalusing
Wis
Einwalter
F. C. Smith
Reta
Lloyd Weiler
Vivian
Pauline Barthelme
Cresco
Reta Smith
Vivian Weiler
Adventure on Wheels Ends in Crash During Friendly Ride
Three young men set out for a day of cycling, riding in pairs through leafy lanes and woodland glades as sunshine gave way to rain. A misstep caused a sideways crash, leaving the trio mixed up and homeward bound after a brief, unlucky mishap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Aged Man Julius Zewiski Found Dead in Yard
An elderly man about seventy five, Julius Zewiski, was found dead in his yard near a small shack north of the Wm. Pagel farm, five miles north of Winthorp. The body was in a putrescent condition, suggesting he died that morning after lying in the broiling sun, or possibly the previous day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Zewiski
Wm. Pagel Farm
Winthorp
Mr. Zewiski
Two Accidents in Haying Reported in Area
Two haying accidents are reported in the past days. George Follensbee of Tlyria township was thrown from a load of hay, fracturing several ribs and sustaining other wounds. Fritz Nottnaged of Dover township was hurt when a hay load tipped, catching his left leg in a wagon wheel and fracturing the leg just above the ankle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union Argo-Gazette
Geo. Follensbee
Tlyria
Fritz Nottnaged
Dover Township
Binder Breaks Hip in Field Accident Near Lake View
KE A Walrod, a Sac county farmer near Lake View, was seriously hurt when a binder ran over him while he fixed it after oats cutting. He crawled under the machine to repair it and the horses backed the binder over his body, dislocating his hip and causing additional injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KE. A. Walrod
Lake View
Sac County
Early green corn appears ahead of last year
Green corn made its first appearance on Monday this week. Not small ears but large sweet corn suitable for boiling. Early arrival signals a good county corn crop. last year the supply only showed by August 10. Corn came from West.
Call for Registrants for Des Moines Auto Work Volunteers
Local board invites volunteers through August 6 to enter auto work at Des Moines. Only those physically qualified for military service will be inducted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Sugar Ration Rules and Home Canning Guidelines
Summary of federal sugar rationing measures for households and industries. It outlines monthly per person limits, use for canning, substitutes, and distribution controls, plus penalties, price regulation, and guidance on how to obtain canning sugar certificates. Includes international comparisons and historical price context.
Sugar Hoarding Guidance for Home Pantries and Ration Rules
The text outlines sugar hoarding limits and moral views, noting dangers to distribution, prices, and fairness. It details punishments under the Food Control Act, advises against excess stock, and explains rationing rules, substitutions, and practical measurements for a three pounds per month allotment. It emphasizes using honey and syrups as substitutes and treating sugar as a fuel food rather than a necessity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Foods
Belgium
Threshermen Resolutions Adopted by Winneshiek Farmers
Winneshiek County threshermen representing about 75 percent met at Decorah Iowa on June 29 to adopt resolutions urging farmers to secure fuel stocks for threshing, avoid shock threshing, ensure grain is dry and properly stacked, provide adequate stack support, place stacks accessibly, and coordinate threshers to minimize waste while complying with U S Food Administration guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winneshiek County
Decorah
Iowa
U.S. Food Administration
Food Administration
U. S. Food Administration
Stomach and Liver Troubles Offer Chamberlain Tablets
No end of misery and actual suffering is caused by disorders of the stomach and liver, and may be avoided by the use of Chamberlain's Tablets. Give them a trial. They only cost a quarter. For sale by R A Engbertson. Adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.A. Engbertson
Freeport to play Waukon. local games wrap up season
Fifty years back the Freeport base ball club prepared for a match with Waukon while Conover defeated Prairie du Chien 58 to 43. Sheldon appointed constable. Grant and Colfax clubs named officers. A Franklin Prairie post office named Canoe opened in Mr. Finney’s residence. Leach & Merrill added a second stone run at Union Mills as Decorah plans an Episcopal church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
Waukon
Conover
Prairie du Chien
I. Sheldon
Ryan Hard
Sheldon
Grant and Colfax Club
H. C. Bulis
E. Cutler, Jr
G. W. Haislet
T. W. Burdick
O. N. Olson
A. K. Bailey
S. E. Tubbe
C. N. Goddard
Franklin Prairie
Canoe
Finney
Marlow’s, Leach & Merrill
Union Mills
Decorah
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