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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1916
Page
7
July 31 1916 notes travel by auto to Conover Calmar Protivin Fort Atkinson plus many visits from Decorah Ridgeway Ossian and Burr Oak. Dances, chautauqua, church painting plans, a fatal injury in field, a drowning reported in Fort Atkinson, and a long list of local visitors and seasonal trips.
Mrs Will Wiltgen is on the sick list. Leonard Allen spent Sunday at the Out home. Henry Mundt and family visited Breitspreeder’s. O Daniels family entertained in Ossian. Dave Rosa of Ossian stayed with his brother Theodore. Friends and relatives gathered at F H Boeckman’s. Miss Amanda Ginapp spent days at Rae Runkle’s list. Heckman and wife buried at Chas Ginapp home. Miss Frances Kipp returned to Festina after a visit in Centennial. John Kipp and family near Burr Oak guests of Mrs Daniels. Emma Heckman came from Fayette for an over Sunday at home. T P Logsdon of Decorah visited relatives nearby. F Bushman and others spent Sunday at Heckman’s. Chas Kronmiller visited near Monona and returned. Mr and Mrs F E B Jones of Ossian spent days with relatives nearby. Mrs George Duff left for Rock Falls after visit here. George Allen and family and Rae Runkle and family picnicked near the dam. Mr Rae Runkle and Mrs Henry Kipp with Lydia and Nellie Daniels planned Festina visit Monday evening. Henry aoe and sister Amanda drove to Eldorado Sunday.
Harvest is in full swing with local call visits and social rounds. A county fair is announced for August 15 to 18 featuring seven big entertainments. an ice cream social is planned at the John Vick home on August 4 with a promised good time.
Names and visits fill a rural Iowa page with people seen at Decorah Locust Ridgeway and Lincoln township. Notes of calls, Sunday visits, a dance, shopping trips, hog marketing, and a valuable horse loss due to heat appear alongside several Расарман’s Drug Store ad copy about Wondermist automobile cleanser and polisher.
Castalia reports Bert Harvey as a business visitor in Decorah last week. Many residents host guests from Dubuque Oelwein and Waterloo. Cattle shipped to Chicago, local travels to Postville and Cedar Rapids, and a Camp Fire outing are noted. Community news covers health updates, a school staff change, a marriage, road work, and a fatal railroad accident nearby with family impact.
Carpenters began work for John Wicks new hardware store while Frank Perry and Carl Pierce families visited J S Wade's. Miss Amelia Knoke of Decorah guests at Wm Hilleman home. Will Thayer aided brother George last week. W C T U picnic at Decorah park drew attendees. Miss Norma Reed and Claude Allen saw the circus in La Crosse. Ira Kimber recovering after throat paralysis stroke. Mrs Emma Decker cares for ill daughter in law with rheumatism. Mrs Martin Olson visiting near Hesper with ailing mother. Merle Perry of Faith South Dakota spent summer with Grandma Perry.
Clay Hill residents share ownerships and purchases including new ord binder buyers Lewis Neste and Will Kreutter with Will Tieskotter. Locals visit Decorah and Madison township relatives, attend a city park band concert, dance at John Berg’s, and see guests from Ossian and Prairie du Chien. Congratulate Chas Broghammer on a baby girl. many gatherings and visits noted.
Ambrose Gary of Sulphur Oklahoma describes ten years of kidney trouble and mobility issues. After starting Foley's Kidney Pills three months ago he felt relief from the first bottle and continued until three bottles were taken. He reports feeling like a new man with no harmful drugs involved.
Ossian ladies and gents frequent Monona Calmar Decorah Waukon and Decorah area towns with many visits. Residents travel to Minneapolis Chicago Dubuque and La Crosse while new arrivals at local homes include babies and visiting relatives. Fragments list multiple patients church events and motor trips amid a lively community calendar.
Lake Mills visitors Dr. J. P. Schneeberger and family joined Mr. and Mrs. Judin at Old Mission for a week long outing. Local residents including Mrs. Carol Bullard and Mae Malloy prepared to travel to Decorah for a park picnic supper Tuesday afternoon.
A weekly weather bulletin notes mean temperatures about 10 degrees above normal with daily highs near or above 100. Rain was scarce until late in the week when light showers fell. Corn remains green though firing appears on light soils. Harvesting finishes in southern and central counties. Yields vary for small grain with oats 30 to 75 bushels per acre, winter wheat 10 to 35, barley 20 to 35. Pastures dry, alfalfa second crop secured, pots and truck harmed by drought. GEO. M. CHAPPEL, Director.
The Willard Storage Battery Company stresses keeping terminals and wires clean and bright to avoid corrosion and resistance. After filling with water, wipe the top with ammonia or washing soda solution and ensure all connections are tight before driving. Following battery expert guidance promises improved starting and lighting. Hankinson's Auto Polo headlines Winneshiek County Fair opening day on August 15.
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