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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1915
Page
5
County News reports a flurry of local visits and travel through Calmar Ridgeway Protivin Ossian and Spillville with autos and trains. Residents such as J C Vana Omaha Jos Soukup Frank Soukup and Anna Kalee frequent Calmar and area churches while contracts for church shingling and water works progress amid social events at Fishers hall with plans for a July 24 gathering.
In Kendallville on August 14, 1915, the Todd family hosted a Fo Barnes home picnic while Albert Culbert and family visited W C Fifield, and Hanson family from Lattre stayed with Ole Ellingson. Residents traveled to Canton for Day OM celebrations. Max Daskam caught a seven pound pickerel. Emma and Ellen Ellingson planned a Vermillion visit. Helle Daskam visited Cresco. Walter Daskam and family visited Bert Yates in Canton.
John Kahne of Cresco and Anna Brown of Orleans spent Sunday at the W. A. Dasham home. Mrs. Walter Eddy remains very ill at Mercy hospital. Isaac Todd and family visited relatives here after coming from Sioux Falls. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hammervold hosted Elias Homes. Clinton Fifield and children visited W. W. Howard in Orleans. Sam Moore returned to Decorah after a stay here. Norwegian S. A. S. mast attended at Elias Haines home with good attendance. Morrison visited from Fayette to see their daughter Mrs. W. C. Fifield. Mrs. G. W. Dasham returned to Canton. Stuart Slink ends his work and takes a vacation before school. A child of Alva Noble injured eye with a knife. doctor hopes sight is saved. Kendallville L A B S met at Joe Goldsworthy’s. Next meeting scheduled for August 18 at Cora Solton’s. Harvest work ongoing. grain good, corn growing. this week unusually fine despite surrounding heavy rains.
The West Central district reports sultry days with a village dance at Pecinovsky s and farmers haying despite scarce grain. Local residents attend church meetings in Cresco Decorah and Vicinity while many visit the county fair in Decorah. Families visit kin in Ridgeway Sumner and Florenceville as harvest continues with grain stacking and early potato digging amid heavy rains. A new concrete bridge is replacing an old wooden span near Mike Kratz s place. Wildlife flowers like goldenrod appear as frost hints loom. Notables include W D Klein of Cresco Indiana and Kansas visitors, plus Miss Lilian Scholer Milford Cresco and local families.
Pleasant Township residents share Sunday calls and visits at neighboring homes in August 1915. Ole Ellis travels to Decorah while Iverson and Narvesons host callers. Farmers report harvest nearing completion and corn progressing well. townsfolk plan to attend the upcoming fair. John Stoskopf buys a new Ollamobile and visits the area with relatives and friends.
Advertises ordering coal at summer prices from Ingvoldstad's Lumber Yard with a prompt to trade at Miller's, implying a future purchase decision.
R H Waters ill. Irvin Hughes threshing. Spaun visited Castalia. Sidney Potlara to New York. Barrett and family Ossian visit. Brandt families to Postville. many neighbors from Castalia Ossian Decorah Ravena Ludlow and Postville seen Sunday to Thursday. Local trips to Decorah Castalia Ossian Luana and McGregor. church and band events. Mexico talk at M FE church.
Local roundup notes Claude Kirby eye injury and wheat beard incident plus visits from Glen Carter and family. Ossian crowd prepares Harvest Home on September 6 with an address, Harrington's orchestra, baseball between married men and singles, tug of war, potato and nail races, foot races, refreshment booth, and prizes. Strangers welcome at the John Lydon farm grounds.
August 16 1915 social and travel notices from Castalia Ossian Decorah and Postville include Ed Teepe Sunday in Castalia Pierre Feltis working for Will Dut Theo Rosa visiting brother Dave Ossian cattle car to Chicago Geo Allen and A D McKay in Ossian etc multiple local visits and routine movements reflecting community life with numerous name checks Rae Runkle J P Prescott Anna Daniels and Theo Rosa feature in several entries alongside farm work and cafe employment in Decorah.
September guidance urges housekeepers to meet children's new teachers plan varied school lunches ensure furnace pipes are functioning inspect and repair roof paint fences order new wallpaper review bedding refurbish comforts and mattresses check winter preparations and other necessary tasks for the season.
A stray report notes another corn menace beyond weather, a grub attacking roots and killing plants across the county especially on sod ground. Supervisor Pfister reports fifteen fields ruined.
On Clay Hill Sunday the locals beat Madison 10 to 3 at Madison grounds. Griebel pitched for Clay Hill and shut down Madison’s bats while Clay Hill fielded cleanly and hit well. Attendance was large as local residents followed the game and several Decorah figures were noted among spectators.
Fashion editor Grace Margaret Gould previews fall trends in the September Woman’s Home Companion. The forecast envisions a natural yet slimmer waist, ankle length skirts with flare, conservative sleeves, and long, practical tailored suits. Jacket lengths range from twenty eight to thirty two inches to suit height and figure.
The article notes primitive lamps used animal skulls with fat and seashells. As pottery and metal emerged, the same principle persisted in ancient Egyptian Greek and Roman lamps and in stone cups and boxes of northern peoples.
A short fragment presents a Pittacus quote about forgiveness and an ad for Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil praising it as a splendid emergency remedy for earache toothache pains burns and sore throat with a stray name Ady.
Winding a watch in the morning yields the strongest spring power for the day. Night winding leaves a weaker spring, offering less resistance to daytime jars and jolts.
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