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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1917
Page
6
A sprawling list recalls social visits and small events across Allamakee County. Dated references include Decorah Ossian Castalia Ravena and Cas tali a with residents such as L Spaun Bert Overhouse and Mrs. Van Wey. Community notes cover visits from towns, house repairs, illnesses and the local W C T U and V T B activities.
Freeport notices list sick list updates, weekend visitors from Decorah and Ossian, and several trips to nearby towns. It records church service weather impact, a Japan topic talk by Dr Lackland, Barnum & Bailey circus attendance, and remarks on the death and funeral of Mrs. A Snyder, with detailed lists of distant relatives and attendees from Plainview Mason City Cresco Milwaukee and other locales.
Ossian residents and neighbors appear in a Ravena roundup with visits to homes harvest help and social calls. Names include Hauber Lansing DeCou Broghammer Towson Peck Lang Schoonmaker Tuttle and others. A note mentions a circus attendance and a comment about borrowing an umbrella in fair weather.
High Ridge residents delivered hogs to Decorah market last Tuesday and attended a Decorah dance. Numerous locals traveled to Postville for the circus and shopped in Decorah and Ossian during the week. Neighborly visits included Ingvald Bernes, Mabel Nerlie, and Esther Lang with various households. The Norwegian Ladies Aid gathered at Ness’s home, and several families spent time at the Halvorson and Remmen homes. Andrew Halvorson returned to Chicago after a weeks-long stay, with others visiting grandparents and returning home.
Burr Oak residents list visitors and trips including Rev. C. H. Sweet leaving for Mendota and Ed. Dark, Prva Maltby, and Ruth Slip visiting. Cedar Rapids and Mendota guests, evangelistic meetings at the A C church, and local routines at Mercantile offices with absences and returns noted.
Local items list residents visiting in Decorah Osage and Castalia with短 visits to Minneapolis Marshallstown and Osage. Notable arrivals include a baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Herb Kleisart. A church visit by Rev Thiltgen ends at Marshalltown with a well attended house dance on Monday night.
Castalia Cresco and nearby towns show strong representation as social visits unfold. A Red Cross meeting in the opera house drew Mrs. Lynch as chair with guidance from Decorah’s Mrs. Curtin Willett and Cummings aiding the Ossian chapter.
Local residents traveled and visited across towns including Calmar Prairie du Chien Cresco Decorah Arlington Ossian and Spillville. A lawn fete to raise funds for the Cross will be held on Catholic church grounds August 19 with admission inviting all, as several families return home from visits.
Bailey Springs residents reported visits and gatherings around town including Winfield Bender at W Kern’s and Peter Leseth at his parental home. Buddies from Bailey Springs traveled to Prosper, while several families, including the Barth and Ramlo clans, attended events in Hesper and Postville. A newborn arrived to Daniels on August 8 as the community shared congratulations.
Monday to Saturday activity notes include Ridgeway and Cresco visits by the Carruthers Libbeys and Schuetz families. Delegations from Decorah Ames and Walarten pursue business and relatives in Calmar Bluffton Cresco Manchester Fayette and Grantsburg. Chautauqua activities in Ridgeway end, Epworth League and church services scheduled, Winneshiek fair set for August 14 17 with plans to attend.
Prof Norton of Fayette visits the Meyer home in Castalia. A large crowd from Castalia attended a Postville circus last week. W. A. Harvey hosts IC. W. W. club gathering. Mrs Rose Dutina of Mason City visits her mother Mrs Boy. Lester Meyer’s brother Roland of West Union visits over Sunday. Mrs Fred Baltz returns after visiting daughter Mrs Genry. Miss Nelle Neuenswander returns home from Elgin. Rev Fred Riggs leaves for Ralston after visiting mother. Eugene Malloy visits relatives in Blooming Prairie, Minn. Newton Schoonmaker hosts visitors Fremer at Waterloo. Sam Harris of Postville and Rev Hollingsbee travel to Montana. Charles Sehara back from Rochester hospital greatly improved. Mrs W H Roe returns from La Crosse trip, accompanied by Geo Schultz and wife. Mrs Helmuth Meyer called to Parker S D for ill brother, with daughter Wirsching. Ice cream lawn social by Christian Endeavor tonight at W A Harvey’s for Y M C A war fund. Edw Wirsching, Elzie Albright, and W K Riggs join Burt Harvey on an auto trip to Waukon and Lansing to view iron works. The Fall of a Nation eight reels shown next Saturday. selectives for the draft admitted free. Event starts at 8 o’clock.
Mrs. Isaac Duff visits Geo. Allen home while locals attend the Decorah fair. Numerous residents report visits to Decorah, Postville, Ossian, and Cresco. several call on relatives, with Embroidery club meeting at Mrs. A M Jones home. Frankville and Ellendale connections appear among the weekend gatherings and motor calls.
Mrs Rima of Decorah Iowa testifies over four years about kidney trouble and recurring pain. She credits Deans Kidney Pills from Wangler's Pharmacy with instant relief and lasting improvement. In 1915 she again praises the remedy as a proven cure. Price 60 cents at dealers. Dean's Kidney Pills are produced by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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