Purely Personal Visits Across Iowa and Minnesota
Numerous residents and visitors are listed as traveling to and from Decorah, Albert Lea, Leroy, Minneapolis, Fort Atkinson, Fayette, McGregor, Cresco, Chicago, and other towns for visits with relatives and friends over the past week. Names include Nora Rygg, Ida Hoffoss, Edith Hexom, Miss Violet Vick, Miss Adalene Mann, Mrs. Augusta Blakeman, Robert Hargreaves, and many others. Local letters note advertised post office letters and a few helpers departing for state fair duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Rygg
Albert Lea
A. W. Freeman
Leroy
Ida Hoffoss
Minneapolis
Lizzie Sampson
Ossian
Decorah
Crete Smith
Fort Atkinson
Edith Hexom
Agnes Bothne
Ethel Gripman
Walter Hallman
Austin
F. S. Kendrick
Frances
Fayette
Laura Ellingson
McGregor
T. A. Jayne
Ralph Bloomfield
George Hislop, Jr
B. F
Adalene Mann
E. J. Parman
Jefferson
Augusta Blakeman
Chicago
Harry Orange
Grace Burr
Cresco
Sam Glenn
B. K. Skinner
Aberdeen
S. Dak
Frank Andres
Robert Hargreaves
John Hargreaves
F. A. Kuntz
Paul
Harry Bartossa
Julia Prentice
Charles
St. Paul
John M
Violet Stoskopf
Hoisington
Kas
Tweed
John
John Helgeson
Thompson
Andrew Hanson
Northfield
Mr. Hanson
Des Moines
Curtin
Louise
Maud Hargarth
John Dahl
Deadwood
Dak
Ray Harman
Moorhead
Minn
Mr. Harman
B. Harman
Ruby Alberg
Norman Dinger
M. M. Jones
Martha Larson
Year Mason
R. J. Mann
Leo Coughlin
Ben Jowell
Flint
Mich
Coughlin
J. A. Rowland
Gladys
Margaret
West Union
Fond du Lac
Wis
James Draper
Coffeen
VW. J. Coffeen
Richard Schrubbe
Leslie
Mabel Rustad
Schrubbe
Camp Douglas
Janesville
Decorah social notes recount extensive guest visits
A long list of visitors and travelers stops in Decorah and area homes from Cresco to Madison. Names include Marie Hilleboe Mary Courteney Dora Blodgett Ella Treat Gail Torsen Crete Smith Rose Smith Clara Little Clara Moe Gertie Moe and many others visiting relatives, attending weddings, or boarding with local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans Foss
Cresco
E. K. Olson
Helen Wilcox
A. Valleau
Lake Okoboji
Dora Blodgett
Minot
N. Dak
R. H. Tracy
Roger Edmunds
Sioux City
Ella Treat
Gail Torsen
Oshkosh
Wis
P. H. Simonson
Grandin
Lester Gorder
Sawyer
Fort Snelling
Rose Smith
Fort Atkinson
Crete Smith
Emma Farrel
L. F. Orr
Dubuque
Anna Lillegard
Edna Lynne
Bede
Luella Lee
Mabel Bates
Yellowstone Park
Seraphin
Marcia Figge
Ossian
T. C
Chicago
T.A. Rossing
Tosten Rossing
Sina
Maria Hangon
Bode
Louise Wold
Cedar Rapids
Willard
van Pelt
H.S. Curtis
Stella
Monona
Cora Potter
Oregon
Tfl
Charles McMillan
H. A. Warner
Winterset
Ed. Bear
Indianapolis
O. P. Egeland
Leroy
Sam Engelson
J. H. Bakken
Ridgeway
Gunder Felland
George Field
Joyce
Iowa
Herman Norby
Abbotsford
Ole Korsrud
la Crosse
W. B. Heller
Ocecorah High School
Fort Sheridan
Officers’ Training Act
Florence Thune
Sheldon
Charles Mackenstadt
J. H. Mackenstadt
Messrs
G. P. Baker
Ray Algyer
Jennie Adams
Baker
Joseph Hutchinson
Waterloo
A. W. Adams
Verry Glick
Hamilton
Porter
J. W. Conklin
T. ©. Hutchinson
Madison
Virginia
Margaret Conklin
Elizabeth
Thomas, Jr
Mary
Abate Lee
Buick Stolen From Busy Fair Crowd
Henry Halvorson reported his new Buick disappeared Thursday afternoon while fairgoers were dense. A. T. Helton observed a couple approach and drive off in the car near Mrs. B. Anundsen's home. The vehicle used dealer demonstration number D876 until plates arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Halvorson
Halvorson
Meen
Clem Punke
Decorah Boys to France Join 84th Infantry Brigade
War department finalizes a national guard division for France with units from 26 states and DC. The 84th Infantry Brigade includes the 151st machine gun battalion, 167th infantry, and 168th infantry. Decorah natives are among the latter regiment, with Arnold Nesheim already en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
France
War Department
States
District of Columbia
84Th
151St
Georgia Infantry
167Th Infantry
Alabama Infantry
168Th Infantry
Iowa Infantry
Decorah
Arnold Nesheim
Grand American handicap trap shoot opens in Chicago
The National Trap Shoot festival starts this week in Chicago with 638 entrants. The handicap committee set marks for top shooters and among entrants is Dr Hall Thomas with an eighteen yard handicap, placing him two yards behind the unhandicapped shooters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hall Thomas
Dr. Thomas
Hig Corn Too Ambitious
Bluffton farmer J. J. McCaffery notes corn with three ears on many stalks. He fears delayed development and smaller ears but believes the surplus will make fine fodder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. McCaffery
Bluffton
Jim
Lieutenant Biermann Returns Home on Furlough
Lieut. F. E. Biermann arrived home from Fort Snelling on Wednesday for a furlough lasting until the 28th. He must report to Fort Dodge, Des Moines, with no assignment announced yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Biermann
Fort Snelling
Fort Dodge
Des Moines
Wells News Telegram Reports Troops Embarking for Deming NM
Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Wells received a telegram Saturday morning from their son Allen stating that the troops were embarking that morning at Davenport for Deming New Mexico where they will enter active training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. D. Wells
Allen
Davenport
Deming
New Mexico
War Hero Alois Kovarik Hosts French Officer in Spillville Visit
Prof. Alois Kovarik of Yale spent a vacation with his Spillville family as Dr. Milan Stefanik of Sorbonne University Paris visited. Stefanik, a Flight Commander in the French Army, has been wounded thrice but escaped capture, wearing a French aviator uniform and medals. He ranks among Bohemian independence organizers alongside Masaryk and Benes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Kovarik
Spillville
B. O. Marsh
Alois F. Kovarik
Yale University
Milan Stefanik
Sorbonne University
Paris
France
Stefanik
T.G. Masaryk
College
London
England
Edward Benes
Kovarik
Breckenridge Institute
Seifert
Nicholson-Nicholson nuptials at North McGregor
On August 16 Ernest Nicholson, eldest son of Representative H. P. Nicholson Jr., married Miss Gertrude Hagensick in North McGregor. Nicholson, a longtime banker and cashier of the North McGregor Savings Bank, wed the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hagensick, a respected local family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North McGregor
Ernest Nicholson
Gertrude Hagensick
H. P. Nicholson
Military Township
Doctors Ordered to Report for Active Duty at Fort Riley
Drs M D Jewell and A J Swezey were directed to report on August 27 at Fort Riley Kansas for active duty. Dr Conrad received an extension due to his wife’s illness but stated he would be ready after September 1. Dr Hexom also got an extension until September 1 because of business matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. D. Jewell
A. J. Swezey
Fort Riley
Kansas
Conrad
Surgeon General
Hexom
Balloon Lost Then Found Near Pearson Farm
Balloonist Walter Raub lost control on Thursday and failed to locate the drifting craft during descent. Searchers scoured Friday and Saturday morning until a Stevie 3 found the balloon in woods south of G. T. Pearson's farm. the craft was torn but repairable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Raub
Stevie 3
G. T. Pearson
Henning Takes Charge of Solberg Photo Gallery
T. T. Henning, who recently bought the Solberg photo gallery, arrived in Decorah and has assumed control of the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. T. Henning
Solberg
Decorah
Winneshiek Hay Crop Reveals Decline From 1915 Totals
The report shows last year’s tame hay crop for Winneshiek diminished from 1915, with 50,426 acres harvested versus 52,179 the prior year and a drop of 6,990 tons in yield. Pleasant township led while Jackson township was lowest. several townships and some corporations are listed with specific acreages and yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Township
Jackson
Fremont Township
Orleans
Lincoln
Calmar Township
Washington Township
Hesper Township
Canoe Township
Decorah Township
Springfield Township
Military Township
Highland Township
Glenwood
Frankville Township
Bloomfield Township
Jackson Junction Corporation
Ridgeway Corporation
Castalia Corporation
Spillville Corporation
Calmar Corporation
Fort Atkinson Corporation
Crops Vary But Will Bring Much
F. P. Adams returned Saturday evening from a business trip reaching Miles City. He reports light crops in Eastern Montana and northwestern North Dakota but high prices give farmers ample funds to meet needs. In the Red River valley a big crop is expected due to small rains, a rare combination of yield and price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. P. Adams
Miles City
Montana
North Dakota
Red River Valley
Mrs Toye Injured After Fall At Home
Tuesday morning Mrs. W. R. Toye tripped on a chair castor in her sitting room and fell, straining a lower limb muscle previously broken. Her husband and Dr. Jewell attended to her. no bones were broken and she rests comfortably under care.
Decorah Market Prices Show Hogs Record High
Decorah markets indicate little movement with nominal activity. Daily prices list oats at 40c, flour 3.75, potatoes 1.00, dairy butter 42c, hogs 17.00 to 19.00 as the highest on record. Eggs noted as Me.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uae
Decorah
Weather Drives Early Corn Progress This Week
Warm dry conditions boosted corn growth and sped grain harvest this week. Temperatures ranged around 80 degrees with some days higher, about 64 degrees above normal, marking a faster pace than the previous year.
Brick Work Progressing on New Catholic Church
Master mason George Schulze says brick work on the Catholic church is advancing rapidly and will be finished in four to five weeks, allowing carpenters to begin. The building is shaping up to be a fine appearing structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Schulze
Oil Storage Plant Sited Outside Decorah City Limits
Hawkeye Oil Co moves ahead with a local service station in Decorah by renting ground from Kornmeyer Bros and erecting tanks just beyond the Calmar and Ridgeway roads. The site includes siding for car movement to the tanks and avoids city limits to lessen danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkeye Oil Co
Decorah
Kornmeyer Bros
Calmar
Ridgeway
New Hearse Added to City Equipment by Kornmeyer
H F Kornmeyer adds an Overland six hearse to city fleet. The handsome funeral carriage is on display at Rud Bros garage for public viewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Kornmeyer
Rud Bros. Garage
No. This quote about money and marriage prospects
A cynical reflection on wealth dying with people and on the perils of marrying before knowing a spouse. The speaker suggests money cannot be taken after death and hints that early marriage can be a regrettable risk.
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Marie Hilleboe
Marie Malmin
Mason City
Mary A. Courteney
Gertie Moe
Bessie Hankenson
Harry Hammer
Denver
Colo
F. H. Anundsen
Robt. Hoover
O. Bergeson
Flora
Edel Hustvedt
Mrs. Orwell
Granite Falls
Will Stihring
Fred Stihring
Thomas Morrison
Hay Springs
Neb
John Burrows
Ed. Hanson
Spring Green
H. J. Ellefson
Lawrence Helgeson
L. G. Helgeson
D. F. Colville
Will Renken
E. Renken
Tila Renken
H. Trzcinski
Kenmare
Chas. Trzcinski
Decorah Boys
Mr. Henning
Decorah Markets
Weekly Weather Report
M. J. Soukup
Ruth Law
B. J. Reynolds
Ben Bear Building
H. B. Warner
Sessue Hayakawa
Victor Moore
Lyman H. Howe
Howe Company
Parman’s
Bryant Washburn
Nemo
Columbia Yarns
McCall's
Wayne
Warcor Mott & CO
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