Local News From Decorah Aug 11 1913
John Griebel owns a new motorcycle. Gilbert Toldstad went to Dakota for harvest work. Miss Cora Dickinson of Freeport visited Mrs. Williarn. Thayer of Decorah helped John Dinger with stacking. Renaas of Decorah sewed for Mrs. Malli. Ice cream sociable in Freeport attracted locals. Mahogany rain benefited corn and pastures. Gross brothers threshing began. Various visits and trips around Decorah. W. C. T. U. meet at Mrs Edna Bollman. Elizabeth Ryan and friend visited Dubuque. Whitewater social and excursions noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Griebel
Gilbert Toldstad
Dakota
Cora Dickinson
Freeport
Williarn
Mr. Thayer
Decorah
John Dinger
Renaas
Wm. Malli
Geo. Malli
Bert Lennon
Frankville
Sam Barth
Will Ulmer
Gross Brothers
Sam Sorenson
Hans
Hans Sorenson
Riverbend
Tom Qualley
Chas. Marsh
Ed. Rolsen
James Stortz
Franklin Prairie
Will Stock
Esther
John Kraby
Anna Lane
Hazel Stortz
Trout Run
Hazel
Miriam
Josepha
Jas. Ryan
Cedar Rapids
Edna Bollman
Billa Letchford
Elizabeth Ryan
Dubuque
Ike Birdsell
O. H. Dahl
John Dahl
Helen
Ed. Lynne
G. J
Gene Williams
Nellie
Washington Prairie
Charley Shattuck
S. Paul Topel
Sherman Bollman
L. R. Letchford
Charley Letchford
Stella Crawford
Irving Crawford
Delmans
Ravena Community Notes Brighten Weekend Visits
August 10 1913 Ravena report shows residents visiting relatives across Glenwood Red Oak Ossian Decorah Festina Centen nial towns and Norway. Local trips include Engelbretsen Ness Willets Ness Austad and others with farm work, masonry, threshing and W C T U meeting participation. An overseas trip from Christiania Norway is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herb Rude
Glenwood
John C. Meyer
Herman Lansing
Anton Anderson
Red Oak
Joe Broghammer
Ossian
Otto G. Gleisner, Sr
Knut Towson
Hilda Orvella
Ole Anderson
Dave Weitgenant
John Knutsvig
S. M. Ness
Otto Schneeberger
Festina
John Schroeder
Herman
Miss Engbretson
Decorah
Andrew Mosby
Eldorado
Joe Remke
Idaho
S. Ness
Prankville Social Update Reflects Summer Visits
August 11 1915 residents of Prankville report visits from Waterloo Postville Lawler Cedar Falls Cresco Ossian and McGregor. Frannie Padden, Jim Peck, Eva Waters, Mrs. Ericson and others host or visit relatives. Community events include an ice cream social at Ray Waters residence and chautauqua attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frannie Padden
Waterloo
Will Kneeskern
Fred Stock
Clifford Hughes
L. C. Spaun
Jim Peck
Eva Waters
Cedar Falls
Tom Waters
I. E. Ericson
Jas. Costigan
Mary
Alice
Lawler
Maggie Foster
McGregor
Birdsell
Lew Meikle
Cresco
Jas. Meikle
The
Improvement Society
Ray Waters
Dr. Kiesau
Deppe
Postville
Lew Allen
Benclair
Jim Kneeskern
Chas
Miller
Doris
Ossian
Kendallville News Roundup of Visits and Deaths
Local notes recount visits from Marjorie Mackey LaCrosse and Carrie Handke Cresco. A son was born to John and wife with mother and child doing well. John Anderson dies after a haying mishap. funeral at Fremont Norwegian Lutheran Church. Community activities include church repairs and a wedding at Clink home with Edna May wed to Stephen Todd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan
Ed. Holness
Calmar
Elmer James
Lime Springs
Pollitt
Walter Dasham
Marjorie Mackey
LaCrosse
Minnie Todd
Carrie Handke
Cresco
Bert Yates
Canton
W. A. Clink
W. A. Daskam
Kendallville L. A. S
Ed. Barnes
John Porter
John Pierce
Mitchell
Hawkeye
Steve Porter
N. Porter
Dakota
Vesta
Ethel Fifield
Monticello
Andrew Elliott
Richmond
Everett Clark
Wisconsin
J. H. Warburton
Ray Warburton
Riceville
Wendell Todd
Haying
Mercy Hospital
John
Fremont Norwegian Lutheran Church
Payette County Fair Brings Pomo’s Italian Band to West Union
The West Union fair runs August 25 to 29 featuring Pomo’s Italian Concert Band from Chicago plus extra free attractions and three fast baseball games on Tuesday Wednesday and Friday afternoons. Special train service is arranged as usual. The management aims to surpass prior fairs with another big time event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payette County Fair
West Union
Pomo
Chicago
West Union Fair
Pictures on the Rocks Then Wreck Follows at Sale
The New York Press notes art dealers’ curious look and remark It s on the rocks already as bidding ends below expectations These words signal an ensuing wreck in the market and reflect a sharp downturn in prices at picture sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bluffton social notes and visitors list extend week
Wess Wicks and family called in Bluffton Friday. T A O'Brien and Will Halse visited Bluffton and Cresco last week. Several residents spotted on streets including Cornell Bentley George Bentley and Frank Wickett. Mrs J Dinger and family excursions to Cresco and Canton. Wedding bells expected soon in the village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wess Wicks
T. A. O'Brien
Bluffton
Will Halse
Cresco
Cornell Bentley
George Bentley
Decorah
Harrison Marey
Charley Burgess
Burr Oak
Alice Bergmann
Edith Bergmann
Kingsley
Chesteer
Canton
Minn
Paddy O'Brien
Ernest Bergmann
J. Dinger
Lew Brenner
Minnie Morton
Janie Halse
John Halse
John L. Halse
Nellie
W. McCauley
Morgan Ryder
Pinch Penny
Henry Wernett
John
L. Bronner
Candace
Lew Bronner
Maple Leaf
Mechanism of the Human Heart in Health and Life
The article explains heart rate varies by age sex and body type with averages around 70 beats per minute for adult males, lower in older or slender individuals and higher in children and women. It cites the heart’s work equating to lifting heavy weights and a calculated blood mileage of about 84 years of life totaling over 2.8 billion beats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richardson
Ingenious Mexican Farmer Hauls Water From 50 Foot Well
A Mexican farmer near a border town built a clever water-hauling device using a tree with two main branches forming a rest for a long well sweep. A cross bar, weight, and rope work together to lift a bucket. the system brims with water as the stone weight pulls the bucket up. Additionally a Vienna astronomer notes 218000 tons of cosmic dust fall on Earth every duvan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Vienna
It Can’t Be Done Poem of Persistence and Try
A motivational verse celebrates overcoming doubt by trying. It contrasts critics who say it cannot be done with a determined person who starts, smiles, and proceeds, succeeding through effort. The poem urges readers to buckle in, shed excuses, and begin tackling the impossible.
Regular Sleep Habits and Health Advice
A New York World column argues that sleep adequacy depends on habit and individuality, not hours. Quality beats quantity, with Edison cited as sleeping four intense hours. Regular bedtimes matter more than late hours, and early rest is valued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison
New York World
Seals Find Steps in Ice to Reach Air During Escape
Report from Captain Scott's Antarctic expedition notes that seals cut steps in the vertical ice to rise from the water for air. They use long canine teeth to carve footholds, twist the head to sever ice, and then push up with front flippers while hind flippers finish the ascent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Scott
Fossilized Elephant Head Found by Norfolk Fishermen
The fossilized head of an elephant was found in a cliff at Bacton on the Norfolk coast by fishermen. The lower jaw is missing, but tusk remnants were previously recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacton
Norfolk
London Mail
Camels for American Deserts Promoted by Texas Leader
J. H. Trimble heads an association planning to import 200 camels from the Orient to New Mexico Arizona and California and a Rio Grande ranch. The plan notes camels suit drifting desert sands and long trips without water, recalling Jefferson Davis era camel experiments near Cape Verde. England needs elastic window glass. County Road Superintendent applications in Winneshiek county due by Sept 8 1913 require a 500 bond and 3 50 daily pay with 150 days work yearly. term 1913 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Trimble
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Rio Grande
Cape Verde
Orient
United States
Jefferson Davis
President Pierce
Asia Minor
Davis
Confederacy
Winneshiek County
Board of Supervisors
W. R. Shea
Incorrigible Crook Mocked By Boston Luncheon Quip
Governor Foss at a Boston luncheon calls a cited incorrigible crook incorrigible in drinking as in stealing. Two criminal lawyers discuss him and one notes he has been persuaded to take the gold cure. The other asks if it has worked, and the reply says he fears so.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tie
Bright
Stockdale
B. A
Utica
Des Moines
Lows
Governor Foss
Boston
Boston Post
Notice in Probate for Matthias Bily Estate
Notice to Mary Malafa legatee that the Final Report and Petition for Discharge by John Polansky administrator with will annexed is on file in Winneshiek county Iowa. Hearing set for 1 30 P M September 22 1913 at Decorah Court House. Boice Hook attorneys for administrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Malafa
Matthias Bily
District Court of
Iowa
Winneshiek County
John Polansky
City of
Decorah
Boice & Hook
Attorneys For Administrat
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St. Louis
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