Personal notices from Decorah and surrounding area
A long list details residents and visitors in Decorah Iowa and nearby towns. Names include Eivind Stabo H T Iverson W J Darrington Albert Jones F A Bohr Ruth Bernatz Genevieve Haas and many more with trips to Madison Chicago Cresco Dubuque Sioux Falls and Mason City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eivind Stabo
Madison
Wis
H. T. Iverson
Orleans Township
Decorah
Pacific Coast
Frank A. Germann
Three Lakes
Henry Reeves
McGregor
C. J. Weiser
C. A. Ramsey
Chicago
C. Renchler
R. N. Gilkinson
Adams Seed Company
St. Paul
Genevieve Haas
Mandan
N. Dak
Hannah Haas
M. A. Clarke
Marie
John
P. Delaney
Dubuque
A. Braver
Ben Nelson
Sioux Falls
H. G. Reed
Ada Hard
Albert Lea
Comfrey
Minn
Edward Parsons
Bede
Parsons
Luther College
Marion Green
Des Moines
L. L. Couse
Harold
Casper D. Aaker
Minot
Stork Special Brings Daughters to Decorah and Canoe Town
On August 1 two households welcomed baby girls. Mr and Mrs Herbert Riste of Decorah and Mr and Mrs Wallace Headington of Canoe Township announced the arrivals boosting family joy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Riste
Decorah
Wallace Headington
Canoe Township
Winneshiek Fair Promises Unmatched County Event Next Week
The Winneshiek County fair schedules a record entertainment lineup for Aug 14 to 17 with auto polo races, speed trials by Endicott and Lamkin, and a duel between Marian La Rue and Juanita Morrison. Livestock, poultry, farm produce, and fancy work premiums are described as liberal, signaling strong showings and profitable amusement for farmers and families alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winneshiek County
Towa
Winneshiek
Hankingon
Wild Bill” Endicott
Ray Lamkin
Marian la Rue
Juanita Morrison
Narrow Escape Near Ridgeway in Car Incident
Last Friday evening W. F. Baker with his wife and Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Tracy drove to Ridgeway. A steering break occurred while turning around causing one front wheel to seize. the car was left in a garage and the party returned home by train after a rapid final stretch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Baker
Ht. H. Tracy
Ridgeway
Elks Aim to Raise Over $500 for France Hospital Fund
Decorah lodge of Elks launches drive to meet their share of a million dollar fund promised by the grand lodge in Boston to support a base hospital in France. Distribution among local lodges depends on membership with Decorah 1 raising just over $500. All Elks support the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah Lodge of Elks
Grand Lodge
Boston
France
The
Elks
Pastor Tolo Assumes Post At Big Canoe Synod Lutheran
Rev. T. O. Tolo arrived last week to assume his pastorate at the Big Canoe congregation. He was formerly located at Belade Minnesota and is regarded as a well known clergyman of the Synod.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. O. Tolo
Synod Lutheran Church
Tolo
Belade
Minn
Synod
Cantional Church Picnic At Aase Haugen Home
Members of the Congregational Church and Sunday school held their annual picnic at the Aase Haugen Home yesterday. The day was ideal and attendees enjoyed themselves thoroughly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aase Haugen
Marriages of Veterans and Local Residents Reported in San Antonio and Midwest
A series of wedding notices from August events detail Lieut Conrad Hanson and Miss Marybelle Santee wed in San Antonio, with other couples including Norval Enger and Ruth Turby, Hawley Lennon and Margaret Geggie, Francis McKinney and Nina Headington, Winfred Wollan and Lorraine Prindle, Clifford Platz and Esther Reinhart, and Benjamin McCallister with ry Hines. The items note military ties, careers, and future homes across Minnesota, Iowa, and Washington state.
Recruits and Training Camp Photos Shared at El Paso
Two portraits from the United States training camp at El Paso Texas feature Oehler and Hiller. Sent by Robert Remington to his mother, he serves in the cavalry. Richard Schrubbe shows a recruit photo from Fort Snelling where his son Leslie trains for the hospital corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oehler & Hiller
United States
el Paso
Texas
Robert Remington
Cavalry
Richard Schrubbe
Fort Snelling
Leslie
Hospital
Thompson Injury Improves as King Recovers at Home
The article reports that H. F. Thompson, hurt in last week's automobile accident, is at home resting well. The injured King is said to be troubled slightly but is expected to overcome the setback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Thompson
Upper Iowa University Commercial School Contact
Notify Principal W. C. Van Ness in Fayette Iowa for information on the Commercial School. Advertisements show residents Hi E Rath and E Mathys still posted at Decorah post office last Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Iowa University
W. C. van Ness
Fayette
Iowa
Decorah
E. Rath
E. Mathys
Civic Club Meeting Friday Afternoon
Civic club plans a meeting on August 10 at 4 p.m. All members urged to attend and those with unpaid annual dues asked to bring payment to cover rent for the meeting room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic Club
Doctor Graening Leads Winneshiek Baby Health Contest
Dr Adele K Graening appointed superintendent of the Winneshiek County Fair baby health contest to be held next week. A graduate of Massachusetts General Hospital Training School for Nurses she has led nursing training at Garfield Memorial Washington and headed hospital work in Iowa City. She studied in Germany France and London and has supervised health contests for six years. A staff of six physicians and several nurses will assist with no entrance fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adele K. Graening
Winneshiek County
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Garfield Memorial Hospital
Washington, D. C
Iowa City
Homoeopathic Medical Department
Germany
Leopold
Paris
London
Graening
Homecoming for Ben Bear After Short New York Trip
Ben Bear returned from a brief two week minus one day trip to New York and is glad to be home. He notes the extreme heat in the city and on return plans to share his impressions of eastern conditions in a separate communication on another page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Haugen
K. I. Haugen
Chicago
Haugen
Jane Elizabeth
Albert Lea
Walter Ingvoldetad
Wilcox
Minneapolis
Donald
Helen
Beatrice Nali
John ©. Linde
Anse
J. J
Iver
Plaza
N. Dak
Henry J
Bismarck
Fargo
Ed. Grant
Margaret Ammer
Mae Zuckmeyer
Ollie Blagsvedt
Mason City
Odd Fellows
Miss Blagsvedt
Clear Lake
Cutting
Fred W. Hencke
Decorah
Duluth
Mra
EB. Barthell
Ann Arbor
Mich
Frank Jewell
David Benjamin
Ben Bear
Springfield
Benjamin
Fred Gellerman
Dak
New York
Mr. Bear
Decorah Defeats Local Nine 9 to 3 in Lanesboro Test
Manager Hogan led his ball tossers to Lanesboro Minnesota last Sunday to a 9 to 3 win over the local team. Decorah pitcher Anderson held opponents to three hits while errors allowed three runs. Decorah schedules two games with Fort Atkinson at the Winneshiek County Fair on August 15 and 16 after next Sunday's Fort Atkinson visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hogan
Lanesboro
Minn
Anderson
Decorah
Fort Atkinson
West Union
Charles City
Winnershiek County Fair
Death of William Relf at Long Beach Cal
Word was received of the death of William Relf at Long Beach California on July 31. The funeral was held August 6 in Long Beach. He formerly lived in Decorah and was in the photography business with his brother James Relf. He was 74 and the last of a family of eight. He is survived by a wife and no children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Relf
Long Beach
Cal
Relf
Decorah
James Relf
Will Move to Ohio McCallum resigns from Hancock & Son post
J. G. McCallum of this city, traveling representative for John T. Hancock & Son of Dubuque for eight to ten years, has resigned and accepted a job with a large Ohio firm. He will move with his family to Ohio in the near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. McCallum
John T. Hancock & Son
Dubuque
Ohio
Buckeye
Congregation Church Re-Decorated Ahead of Sunday Services
Decorators have taken charge of the main church auditorium and classrooms and will complete redecorating. Consequently there will be no services or Sunday school next Sunday.
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. J. Darrington
Mabel
Arthur Shannon
M. A
Rose Sherry
Arthur
Sam
Post Office Department
J. W. McRaith
Joseph Hutchinson
Nellie Hutchinson
Sioux City
Hutchinson
Euan
Dr. T. ~An
Mr. Soukup
Barbara Lomen
Ossian
St. F. Swansen
Erick Hahn
Cedar Rapids
Boscobel
Johanna Johnson
St. Olaf
O. Glesne
Hilda Holm
Elsie Haakenson
Clara Wollan
Glenwood
Elgin
C. E. Ness
la Crosse
Willis Brant
Cyrus Barfoot
Sam Harris
Postville
Cecelia Campman
Brainerd
Gertrude
Mabel Steine
Laverne
Colton
W. H. Burtis
Armour
Burtis
C. M. Hanna
Manchester
R. W. Relf
Trene Ostre
Orr ‘Thompson
M. D. Wells
Davenport
Allen
B. Burreson
Hesper
Northwood
Sigurd Reque
Rushford
Maynard
H. H. Green
Janesville
Frank Peters
D. H. Hill
J. W. Umstoeck
Overacker
Myrtle Kerkelie
Los Angeles
Jennie Edmunds
Roger Edmunds
Winneshiek Fair
Iowa County Fair
San Antonio
Conrad J. P. Hanson
U. S. Infantry
Marybelle Santee
Roscoe F. Santee
John L. Hanson
Hanson
8. C. Yivisaker
Ruth Turby
Norval Enger
Turby
State Board of Hotel Inspection
Mr. Enger
L. M. Enger
Washington
Ephrata
Mrs. Enger
West
Hennepin Avenue Methodist Church
Hawley D. Lennon
F. C. Lennon
Margaret Geggie
George H. Bridgeman
Lennon
Minneapolis Steel and Machinery Company
Quartermaster Corps
Francis V. McKinney
Nina G. Headington
M. Willett
C. E. McKinney
Frank Headington
Hingham, Mont
Winfred Wollan
Lorraine Prindle
Wollan
A. M. Rovelstad
Hingham State Bank
Clifford R. Platz
Alta Vista
Esther E. Reinhart
Elma
G. 8. Lackland
Plata
Merton H
Benjamin F. McCallister
Ry Hines
S. Lackland
Mr. Bolger
Missouri
Auto Commissary Department
Willard Service
Peter Johnson & Sons Inc
Washington St
Victrolas
M. J
J, Sol
Victor Records
JKUP
Winneshiek County Fair
Wm. Relf
Star Theatre
Marin Prestina
Stecher
Omaha
Farmer” Burns
Ole” Marsh
Plestina
Burns
Marsh
Frank Gotch
Iene
John C. Hexom & Son
Mott & CO
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