Local Notices From County News August 18 1913
Mrs Korbel is on the sick list and many townspeople travel to Little Turkey. Jirak Protivin and Jirash from Protivin. Frank Benda funeral at St Wenceslaus. Frank Poshusta marries Louise Hrushka with Ballon officiating. Spillville Ridgeway game score 11 to 4 in Spillville s favor. Anton Balik funeral director and Kansas City stop for Frank Benda. May his soul rest in peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korbel
John Herold
Calmar
Fred Swehla
Hiram Cooper
Trene
Conover
Jos. Jarosh
Little Turkey
Jira
Protivin
Frank Benda
Ballon
Vytisk
Frank Jirak
L. A
Chas. Frye
Attorne Rgler
Cresco
Spillville
Jolly Farmers’ Band
Mary Klimesh
Chicago
Coy
la Crosse
Kapler
Mary Bena
Mame Hron
Mason City
J. Mikesh
Clara
Near Protivin
Dr. Horton
Joyce
Glee
Louise Pletka
Dvorak
John Hrushka
Anna Swehla
Decorah White Sox
John Fisher, Jr
Fort Atknson
Regina Fisher
Philip Herold
Babe
Emma Cibuzar
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Benda
Burr Oak Social News Highlight August 1918
August 19 1918 notes from Burr Oak Iowa include L A S at Mrs Bert Kimball with several locals visiting Decorah and nearby towns. Miss Nina Wicks went to Decorah. Ben Wicks ill. F C Sullivan traveled to Aveton Minnesota for a ball game. Peter Olson and Jim Wade visited Decorah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Kimball
Ang
Nina Wicks
Decorah
Ben Wicks
F. C. Sullivan
Avetin
Minn
Peter Olson
Jim Wade
Emmons
Herb Ward
F. Potter
Renwick
Lawn
Rhoe Darling
Bessie Whitney
Myrtle Wade
Carl Pierce
Fremont Cox
G. Darling
Pearl
Feltis
W. Feltis
Geo. Sullivan
Fern Butler
Mabel Orlenday
A. C
Egy
Miss Hazel Briggs Visits Grandparents and Local Events
Miss Hazel Briggs spent a few days last week visiting her grandparents Mr and Mrs C N Masters. Mrs Davis of Clinton Town came Thursday for a short visit with her aunt Mrs C N Masters. The Calmar Burr Oak game ended 4 to 1 for Calmar. The Day Off at Canton drew a large crowd despite heat and sidewalk accidents prompt calls for a sidewalk fund to prevent injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Briggs
Canton
Otto Bock
Wittle
Austin
Chas, Keumm
Chippewa Falls
New Auburn
Wis
Mahnomen
Minn
Wauchura
Danghter
W. Kohout
Monona
Rosie Richman
New Hampton
Schmitz
Clara
Chicago
Foot Schreiber
Jease Weiler
Fittle
Weiler
Charles City
Gea
Suronters
Einwalter
Walker
Mr. Smith
CENTENNIAL NOTES AND LOCAL CALLERS IN AUGUST 1913
In Centennial on August 19 1913 many residents are listed as sick including Carl Baumler Tony Heiman Mildred and Geo French Agnes Cooper and Mrs Theo Doerr. Local visitors and callers from Ossian Decorah and nearby towns attend family and social events while professional callers frequent homes in Centennial. A baby boy arrives at the Daniels household and Ford car owners join a Decorah picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Baumler
Tony Heiman
Calmar
Geo
Mildred French
Sersland
Carl
Agnes Cooper
Theo. Doerr
St. Lucas
J. J. Rosa
Decorah
Elmer Rosa
DreLench
Walter Milbert
Ossan
Theo. Daniels
Archie Jones
Geo. Allen's
Alfred Anderson
Fred Bacon
Mabel
Minn
Chas. Allen
Castalia
Theo. Rosa
Dave
Ossian
L. J. Daniels
M. D. Jewell
Virs. Coughlin
Durch
Peek
Frankville
Henry Sehweinefus
Evelyn
Ruth
Blanche Rathbun
C. ©. Daniels
Dr. Clark
Meskegor
Geo. Cooper
Gladden
Chas. C. Daniels
Nora Anderson
Glenwood
Alfred
Bert Daniels
Charles
Wenzel Lansing’s
Ravenw
Thos. Logsdon
L. D. Burrows
Ed. Youmans
Mary Stevens
Ford
Sophie Ublenback
Festina
Decorah l
Mr. Zeiman
Liana
Walter Brandt
T. J. Daniels
Rae Runkle
Little James Runkle
Hank Heiman
Clem Funke
Do Boone
Theo
Daniele
Rosa
Limbeck
Chas Daniels
Alice
Winn Rathbun
Prank Roeckman
Grace
Vandolin
Theo. Danigh
Pleo Rosa
LOCAL NOTES FROM WESTERN LINCOLN AUGUST 1915
Western Lincoln notes from August 19 1915 recount neighborhood visits and daily life in Cresco and Otter Creek area. Mentions Chas Kuntz and Dene Kratz as callers, Rollie Kratz with a new buggy, threshing near Ridgeway, farming activity, upcoming Harvest Home Coming game, new doctor Dr Lewis of Bassett, cars and fishing visits, a shower aiding crops, plastering, and a Prov tin band visit. Includes transport by Ford and Overland, and local social calls among Aegerter Schild Kratz and Kratz families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Kuntz
Cresco
Dene Kratz
John Aegerter
Howard County
Rollie Kratz
Glenn Miller
Nad
Golden Ridge
C. Schild
Dr. Lewis
Basset
Elsie Smith
Robt. Blackburn
Ed. Weidaman
Mike Kratz
Otter Creek
Hattie Kratz
Brother Wesley
Prosper
Minn
Congress
Sam Kuntz
Ridgeway
Myrtle Schild
Elmer
Victoria
Dan Kruger
Tom Siem
Siem
Kuntz Bros
Philip Kratz
Theo
Kratz
Sande
Lena Koch
Sadie
Protivin Band
Evangelical
BE. J. Lang
Florenceville
Neck of the Woods
Kunte
Opescoantowd
Stinnesota
Wisconsin
HESPER 1915 Notes On Visits Weather And Local Anecdotes
August 1 1915 at Hesper reports a warm spell with an unusually hot few days. Willie Took of Fayette visits. several locals attend the Canton Day OF. Amos Robinson helps Henry Sellman on farm. Miss Shore of Wonewee visits aunt Mrs Hawks family. In a Canton ball throwing contest Miss Panny Welch wins a two dollar prize. Roy Wiatt yields 63 bushels per acre. S O Hubbell screens porch for Miss Tolena Nelson improving the murse area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Took
Fayette
Canton
Amos Robinson
Henry Sellman
R. J. White
Wits
Bluffton Oate
Roy Wiatt
Kay
S. O. Hubbell
Tolena Nelson
Ever Faithful class backs camping trip to Bluffton river
Local youths from the Ever Faithful class head to Bluffton for a camping expedition, with sixteen participants planning a return Friday. Rain and heat temper the season, while Grace Talbert in California undergoes a serious operation in hospital and shows cautious improvement. A Salem Oregon letter recalls Zeno Battey, former Hesper resident, an ordained Congregational minister revered by the community, who died August 5 1913 in a sanitarium, with an ornate funeral and flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluffton
L. H. Talbert
Grace
California
Zeno Battey
Hesper
Salem
Oregon
Congregational Church
God
Jesus
Freeport social notes and local visits
Freeport village residents and visitors are listed with neighbors from Decorah Cresco and Grundy Center. social calls include Miss Harriet Kirkland birthday party and a large Tyler family reunion. A purse lost near Freeport and an upcoming ice cream social at Yeoman hall for the M E church are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey Miller
A. Barsh
Decorah
R. Tyler
Cora Dickinson
Clay Hill
J. P. Burns
Henry Price
S. F. Brickner
John Dinger
Anna Lane
Cresco
C. H. Stevens
David Kirkpatrick
Grundy Center
Tyler
L. Coughlin
Burr Oak
Chase Home
Harriet Kirkland
Mrs. Chase Savoy
Grace Marietta
Chicago
Margaret Beston
K. C. Anderson
G. H. Kirkland
Lansker
Jennie
Luana
M. E
B. Tyler
Oregon
J. D. Wolcott
Pocahontas
D. Kirkpatrick
Little Son
Grundy
Center
James and Garfield Tylor
Oolweing
Local notes from Highlandy August rain and weekend visits
A meager town summary describes a rainy August Sunday in Highlandy with thunder and lightning. Residents report picnics at the new dam, visits between Ness, Clarenne Anderson, and families traveling to Prosper. Dora Hexom returns to Decorah after a visit with Dr Hexom. Community members visit P J Bidne's and C P Olson's while J Bidne escorts Nelson home. A Sunday baseball game between Sattre and Highlandville ends 19 to 20 after a rough start, and Kodak supplies are advertised at Por mans drug store along with college notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Dam Sundey
Ness
Clarenne Anderson
Lewis Tweeten
J. A. Nelson
Dalaker
P. J. Bidne
Dora Hexom
Decorah
Dr. Hexom
Nels Ramsey
C. P. Olson
Pr J. Bidne
A. Nelson
Lattre
Highlandsville
Bate
Sattre
Sattre 13
Highland ‘Ville
Fort Atkinson Notes: Local Neighbors Visit, Travel, and Events
Fort Atkinson residents and visitors are noted in a packed ledger of calls and trips. Mrs Hronek and Miss Burns visit Calmar and Jackson Junction, while many others, including Louis Stribley, Adolph Hrubek, and John Sattler, make business or family journeys to Calmar New Hampton Belle Plaine Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. A ball game between New Hampton and local teams ended 1 to 1 after nine innings as a storm approached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hronek
Foster Smith
New Hampton
Schmitz
Ossian
Theo, Smith
Fred Houdek
Calmar
Louis Stribley
Dostal
Milwaukee
John Sattler
Adolph Hrubek
Minnesota
Little Turkey
Lizzie Burns
Jackson Junction
Jos. Shindelar
Belle Plaine
Louise Pletka
J. A
J. A. Huber Home. Wm. Lansing and Family of Ossian’ Visited A the P. J. Huber
Leo Dostal
Mr. Zeman
Cedar Rapids
R. S. St. John
Riceville
Herbert Knox
Austin Nwr
Theo
Smith Ome
Joe Doubek
Babe
Cali
John Doubek
Waterloo
Joe Martinek
Ridgeway
Soukups
Joe
Fred Huber
Prairie du Chien
John Pavlovee
Kttl
Charles City
Frank Zeman
Anna
Stella
Winnie Evans
Sluka
Fred Richman
Rose
Crete Smith
Leo Rudke
John Sluka
Celia Schreiber
Postville
Chas, Pavlovee
Henry Houdek
Havel
Fort Dodge
Tom Barlon
Sophia
Agnes Klejda
Austin
John Pelikan
John Staska
Semessi
Frank Zobal
Spring Valley
Minn
Remedy ads Offer Mild Laxative For Constipation
An old advertisement promotes Dean's Regulats as a regular laxative to relieve constipation selling for 25 cents a box at all drug stores. The same page urges police to ensure safety and recommends Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil for earache toothache pains burns and sore throat as a splendid emergency remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ady
Thomas
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Women
In Warren Indiana and Esmond Rhode Island women report relief from menstrual pains irregular cycles and long standing blue feelings after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Testimonials credit improved health increased energy and better daily functioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Hamilton
Lydia E. Pinkham
Artie Ilton
R.F.D. No
Warren
Ind
Esmond
R. I
Anna Han- Sen
Esmond, Rhode Island
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Pat-Co
Parman’s Drug
Lincoln
Freeport
Valdez College
Kodak
Por ‘Man’s
Fort Atkinson
Frank Benesh
Martinek
Zitta Humker
John Cody
Henry Steffes
Casper Vodenbruggen
Oelwein
Carrie
Celia Budke
Waucoma
Fred Reed
Ernest Goddard
Albert Riha
Fred Goddard
Claude Summers
Bieber
Mapson
Agnes Kopet
Geo. Kuhn
Edwin Macal
D. P. Dempsey
Kellogg
Clermont
Dempsey
Ernest Weller
Onslow
Iowa
Weller
Joe Huber
Paul Krumm
F. P. Chizek
John Heinen
Clara Kubish
Richter
New Brunsfeld
Texas
Ladies’ Air of the Methodist Church
P. M. Lorene
Britt
Milligan
Neb
L. M. Enger
Pennsylvania
Decorah Motor Car CO
Io Oo
Olmated
Rochester
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