Purely Personal Decorah Area Visitor Notes
A long list of regional social visits and travels. Cresco, Decorah, St. Olaf, Albert Lea, Lake Okoboji, and Chicago bound residents are documented visiting relatives, attending weddings, teaching, or returning home from trips. Names include Elizabeth Byrnes, Theressa Asseln, Agnes Dale, Margaret Schremser, Minnie Schrubbe, Borger Hanson, Milda Glesne, Inga Hagen, and many others with towns such as Decorah, St. Paul, Des Moines, Minneapolis, and La Crosse referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Byrnes
Lovsgaard
St. Olaf
Richard Bigalk
Fremont Township
Decorah
Edw. Humker
Festina
Theressa Asseln
St. Paul
Agnes Dale
Ferryville
Wis
Margaret Schremser
Minnie Schrubbe
Lake Okoboji
Sophie Malmin
Thompson
Louise Moe
Albert Lea
O. Qualley
Madison Township
Des Moines
Gretchen
Billy” Kramer
McGregor
Edith Maloney
Chas, Hough
Spring Grove
T. Stabo
Richard Teslow
Cut Tank
Montana
Gilbert Teslow
J. T. Hardy
Cedar, Rapids
N. R. Groff
Inga Hagen
Jennie Hagen
Minneapolis
A. W. Hoover
Northfield
C. FE. Ness
la Crosse
Ness
Willis Brant
May Swanson
Aberdeen
Rey
C. Glesne
Mary Handley
Brother Sylvester
Lansing
Mrs. Rochford
Sigurd Reque
Albert Leais
Hi. D. Paine
Marion
Rochester
Ethel Shima
Iowa City
Karen Brandt
Chicago
Lottie Miller
Clear Lake
A. Jacobson
Sioux City
C. J. Howe
C. A. Durland
Werner
N. D
John
Peter Johnson
Waukon
Waukon Standard
Anna Sterner
N. Womeldorf
O. Viste
Sioux Falls
S. Dak
Calmar
D. F. Colville
Ana Louise
8. P. Dahl
Indiana
Ohio
B. J. Reynolds
Pennsylvania
Priscilla Bridge
A. W. Freeman
Mission
S. D
Arthur Hughes
Mitchell
A. A. Darling
E. Randall
A. L. Abbey
Detroit
Mich
H. Bromley
Mr. Bromley
Cincinnati
Marshalltown
Bertha Mott
New York
Mott & Co
Montie
Walter
Cresco
P. A. Brouillette
Glenn
Wallace
Idaho
Mrs. Brunner
HYMENEAL NEWS FROM DECORAH PROMINENT WEDDINGS REPORTED
A series of marriages were held last week in Decorah and nearby areas. Beatha Haugen united to A Clarence Wiprud at her father's home with close family present. Lucile Korsrud wed Rev Herman Nordby in La Crosse in a ceremony attended by relatives and friends. Rosa Nordby married Rev Daniel Borge in a related ceremony. Edith Butz and Andrew Gray were married at Ridgeway with plans to reside in North Dakota. The article also notes store changes at J C Hexom & Son and a 5 to 0 Fort Atkinson win over Decorah in a Sunday baseball game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy Johnson
Ruth Swezey
Lisbon
Hannah Haas
F. §. Bull
Helena
Mont
Greene
Walter Ingvoldstad
Minneapolis
Helen Wilcox
Iver Iverson
Nelson
Ole Dorseth
Beatha Mary Haugen
K. T. Haugen
A. Clarence Wiprud
Clarence Haugen
Hangen
Decorah
Federal Loan Land Bank of
la Crosse
Lucile V. Korsrud
C. C. Korsrud
Herman P. Nordby
J. Nordby
Elise Gilbertson
Ruth Korsrud
Marie Sperati
Henrietta Preus
Emma Falder
Luther College
Abbotsford
Wis
Rosa Nordby
Daniel Borge
M. Borg
Edith M. Buts
Ridgeway
Andrew B. Gray
Hope
N. D
Methodist
G. S. Lackland
John Butz
Mrs. Gray
North Dakota
J. C. Hexom & Son
Tlexom & Son
Fort
Fort Atkinson
Al Palzer Murdered by Father Near Perham Minnesota
Former heavyweight contender Al Palzer of Ossian and Decorah was shot by his father Henry Palzer at the Pater farm near Perham Minnesota. Al Palzer died after being wounded while visiting his father as his mother was shot in the arms during a domestic incident. The father was jailed. the mother survived with injuries and a court date was postponed. Funeral held at St Henry's Penjam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al. Palzer
Ossian and
Decorah
Henry Palzer
Pater
Perham
Minn
Palzer
Fred Fulton
Rochester
Pine Lake
E. R. Haines
The
Elks Lodge
Fergus Falls
Ossian
Winneshiek County
St. Henry’s Church
Penjam
County Engineer William Lee Resigns to Become Private Citizen
William Lee's resignation took effect yesterday and he plans to move to Des Moines to join a leading construction firm. During his term he oversaw notable road and bridge projects. Frank Arneson, long-time deputy, succeeds him and is regarded as highly qualified to continue the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lee
Lee
Des Moines
Frank Arneson
Curious Draft Record From Winneshick County
Since registration on June 5 eight young men from Winneshick County enlisted. It is noted as curious that none of them were called in the draft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winneshick County
Death of Madison Township resident Andrew P. Ask
Andrew P. Ask, a longtime Madison township resident born in Norway in 1845, died Monday morning from injuries suffered two weeks earlier in a hay field accident. He came to America in 1873, married Karine Larsen in 1874, and is survived by several children and a sister in Canada. Funeral services were held yesterday at his home with Rev. D. C. Jordan officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew P. Ask
Madison Township
Ask
Nittedahl
Norway
America
Karine Larsen
C. K. Ness
T. E. Tollefson
Peter Ask
Nora Ask
Grandville
N. C
A. T. Lee
Canada
Rev
D. C. Jordan
August Ask
John Knutson
Lyle, Minn
James W. Ainsworth Dies After Illness in West Virginia
James W. Ainsworth died after several weeks with heart trouble. He passed away Saturday July 22 at his West Virginia home while employed in railroad work for fourteen years. He earlier served as a Milwaukee Road railroad mail clerk between Decorah and St Paul. He was noted for a genial disposition and bright, prepossessing nature. He is survived by his wife and one child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Ainsworth
West Union
West Virginia
Mr. Ainsworth
Decorah
St. Paul
Milwaukee Road
Slaughter
Farmers Buy Boiler Tubes and Shirts From Local Sellers
Farmers are offered boiler tubes for fence posts priced at 60 cents 75 cents and 1.00 each by Peter Johnson and Sons. Work shirts of better grades from Bear's advertised as available from the same vendors with emphasis on quality manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Johnson & Sons
Bear's
Upper Iowa University
Iowa
College of Liberal Arts
School of
Doakneens
W. C. van Ness
Fayette
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L. Fisk Miles
M. Karman
Kate Hall
Richard Carr
Dell Woodward
Osage
Carr
Frank P. Shaffer
C. We. Valdez
M. A. Harmon
Mexico
Pacific Coast
Salt Lake City
Byron Blackmarr
Chas, Hanson
H. A. Engen
Otto Johnson
Thien
A. A. Cratsenberg
L. B. Whitney
Madison
C. L. Roe
Kelley, Iown
G. G. Dickerman
Mesdames L. Bullis
C. J. Weiser
Duluth
Avis Briar
C. A. Sperati
Mason City
Dagmar Sperati
Indianapolis
R. F. Gibson
A. A. Ruby
Ruby
Ellen
Lieut
Confer
West Point
Fort Haushueca
Ariz
Republican
Jence
Luth
House
Oliver
Kansas
Kansas City
Clear City
Allen County Investment Co
Iola
Burr Oak
Prosper, Minn
J. Steno
Ford
Rud Bros, Oregon & California Railroad Co
United States
Congress
Grant Lands Locating Co
Portland
Oregon
A. P. Ask
BEAR
Uper Iowa University
Northeastern Iowa
C. P. Colegrove
C. O. Hagen
Stillwater
New Richmon
Hudson Wis
Wisconsin
Hagen
RAD Bros
Overland Dealers
P. S
J. J. Daly
Camp Dodge
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