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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1913
Page
2
The Decorah Republic, established in 1860, records a long list of personal visits and travels. Numerous residents and guests are noted visiting Cresco, Storm Lake, Minneapolis, Chicago, Madison, Davenport, and other nearby towns, with many returning home or heading to new destinations.
The electroliers in Decorah were lit Friday night after a Thursday test. The display required adjustments but proved bright and steady, making the east to west street appear longer and giving visitors a favorable impression of the city. Old gas street poles were removed, enhancing the overall look and comfort for residents and newcomers.
Old Rock Island agent J. W. Lawhead, once at the Silver Creek creamery frontier, now leads the Burr Oak transfer at Chicago's suburb. He and Mrs. Lawhead vacation in Colorado Springs and will start the new post on September 1.
Col. G. O. Shields, a chautauqua lecturer, visited his boyhood home in Heaper township near Decorah. He recalled attending his first circus there in 1857 and then traveled to Hanlontown on Monday for a week with a brother.
Chas Trzemski and wife, M J Carter and wife of Ossian, possibly Howard Barthell and wife, depart Friday afternoon for the Knights Templar triennial conclave in Denver Colorado. A sleeper will meet them at Calmar to travel through without change. After the conclave the party will visit Yellowstone Park Miles City Montana and other points. Mr and Mrs Trzinski will visit their son George and wife in Kenmare North Dakota.
On July 24 Aunt Jane Husted turned eighty four and on July 25 Valentine Stoskopf reached eighty. Friends and relatives visited to extend congratulations and good wishes for the milestone birthdays in the fifth ward.
B E Bucknell and nephew Richard Bucknell depart from the lower dam by boat on Monday. They intend to drift down the Mississippi River, stopping to fish and camp along the way, hoping for a safe voyage without a swamp or typhoon incident.
A.M. Dixson departs for Minneapolis to assume charge of a hotel recently purchased in Mankato by his daughter Mrs. C. W. Burdick. E. Alleman, Frank E. Long Stock Co. representative, visits R. A. Miller home preparing for the season. Mrs. David Musser and son Alric travel from Pleasant township with Helen Bailey for a Musser farm visit. Fresh candy shipment arrives at Parman's drug store.
The July climate shows no excess of very warm days, though heat was distributed through the month. Rainfall totaled 4.67 inches, above average, with timely showers aiding corn growth and not harming harvests of small grain or hay. Readings for the month follow.
Union services will be held on the remaining four Sabbaths in August, alternately at each church. Next Sabbath morning the Congregational church hosts a sermonette for boys titled The Relations of Profanity and a sermon called Hallowed the Thy Name. Everyone is invited. There will be no evening service.
Mrs. C. N. Goddard hosts a family reunion this week with sons H. C. Goddard of Minneapolis and F. R. Goddard of Nekoosa Wisconsin. F. R. Goddard's family joins Herbert Goddard and family and Mrs. Norman Willett to complete the circle on Saturday.
Messrs C S Marsh R Algver G F Baker and George Baker will travel to Fayette tomorrow for a return match with local tennis players if weather permits. They will then proceed to Prairie du Chien next week for the Wisconsin tournament on the 11th.
The black bass from Manchester, cited by the Republican last week, arrived last Thursday and was released into the river at the mouth of Trout Run. The Decorah Rod and Gun club continues efforts to improve local fishing conditions.
The Special Eighth Grade Examination will be held in the County Superintendent's room on August Lith and Ith. Pupils seeking high school tuition must present certificates signed by the County Superintendent proving proficiency in the common branches. Those who took the February or May exams may combine August with either prior sitting.
Prof. C. H. Walder is in press with a meticulously compiled work on punctuation grammar and diction for ordinary business letters and commercial transactions. The title aims to interest both the business man and the student, offering practical guidance over romance.
Some Good Fish along with Dr Hall Thomas and Lawrence Acres fished Bear Creek last week using flies. They returned with fifteen trout, the largest eighteen inches, and a few days later with ten trout, the biggest around sixteen inches.
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