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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1918
Page
6
August 26 1918 county notes list various residents traveling to Des Moines Minneapolis Decorah and Waterloo. church events funerals school trips camp visits and a village patriotic program are announced with gatherings at the United Lutheran and M E churches.
Freeport community keeps with visits from Decorah and Waukon residents. Many calls, church event planned as Aug 30 cream social promises a good program. locals travel to Des Moines and Minneapolis for Adventist meetings.
Local item dense with names and visits as residents of Western Lincoln share social calls, threshing resumes after rain, and service visits around Cresco Spillville Ridgeway Decorah and Charles City. Messages mention Alfred Peter Jr family Watthauer and Falck kin along with church activity and telephone line repairs after a storm.
Geo Hanson visited relatives in Denver last week. The L. A. 8S netted 43 from an experience meeting and supper. Several residents visited friends in Ossian Des Moines and Dubuque. The community advertised an outdoor ice cream serial Liberty Sundae Aug 31. Eugene Malloy left to serve as K of C secretary at Camp Dodge.
August 27 1918 Fort Atkinson notes list visits and greetings from Mrs Ed Houdek Calmar Dr Bevins Hawkeye and many families including the Doubek Jossmen and Pavloveec groups prominent. Social gatherings mark birthdays at the Gossman home with a picnic dinner and evening lawn supper.
Local notes list Fort Atkinson visitor T. P. Schmitz and Mason City visitor W. F. Cody in Ossian and at multiple homes. The Figge family and associates travel to Decorah and Dubuque. Peter Klein visits from Waterloo. Kneeland family stays with J. J. Manus. Mrs. Edwin F. Lee arrives from Fayette for visits with the Lee and Anderson households.
Mrs L A Meyer celebrated her fifty ninth birthday with fifteen women guests on a Wednesday afternoon. The gathering at the Meyer home included card playing with 500 and 44 other women contributing to the event.
Calmar community members and relatives are noted visiting in Ossian Garner Cedar Rapids Decorah Festina Garnaville and Des Moines. The record lists visitors including Miss Trice Becker Hattie Luzum Mr and Mrs J E Morton and many others with several trips to Des Moines Camp Dodge Cincinnati and Garnaville. A twin birth is reported with one infant deceased while the other twins survive briefly.
Centenahial and nearby residents hosted relatives and friends this past week. Gladys Moen aided Mrs. Geo Allen and Amanda Ginappis attended Mrs. Carl Sersland with other visits recounted. Multiple families including Wilti gen Rathbun Lennon and Daniels circles shared Friday or Sunday hospitality at homes in Postville Decorah Ossian Waucoma and Centennial.
Forecast for August 26 to 31 calls for showers in the north portion midweek with fair conditions in the south. Temperatures near normal at week start and rising slightly after.
Shop offers complete outfits for children including school suits blouses and hose with good value.
Residents and visitors are listed with weekend activities including visits to Cresco Harmony and Monticello Minnesota. Names include the Reuters Ellingson Barnes Daskam Ellingson Culbert Easler Pfendler Roschhaupt and White. The Kendallville L A B meets for a picnic and a Grange hall dance features the Kakac orchestra from Cresco.
Journal notes visitors and movements across Calmar Decorah Protivin Fort Atkinson Ossian Mason City Oelwe, including M Graf David Frey Lena Klimesh Jos Junke Will Tobiason Chas Guite Robt Heuser and G Heuser. Catholic school and public school primary room will commence.
Numerous residents and guests are listed visiting relatives and attending events in Calmar Mason City Decorah Cresco and surrounding towns. Weddings and funerals are noted with families traveling for ceremonies and fairs with Leuenberger wedding plans to Des Moines and the state fair.
Documents from the U S Food Administration sent to C J Weiser praise county efforts by Miss Christenson and announce lifted barley grinding restrictions for hog feed with instructions for publicity in Decorah Iowa and surrounding areas.
Karl D. Pisk, optometrist, will resume his visits to Decorah on Tuesday, Sept. 3. He will see patients at the Winneshiek Hotel parlors.
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