County News Gossip From August 28 1917
Rev D C Jordahl left for Minneapolis. Cresco visitors included H Butz and family and C Carruthers. Decorah guests Velma Anderson and Gena Espeseth. numerous Ridgeway and Synod church activities noted. Several locals and relatives travel or host gatherings. Miss Ruth Seim named principal. WCTU organizer Laura Hale speaks. community events span Aug to Sept with many short visits and moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Jordahl
Minneapolis
H. Butz
Cresco
Velma Anderson
Decorah
B. T. Arney
Marshalltown
C. C. Carruthers
John Kirschman
Earle
Freeport
S. D
Shoemaker
L. A
Fred Brown
Jacob Horn
Indiana
Herman Dahle
Deco
Geo
Lomet
M. E
N. Schuetz
Synod Church
Ed. Ellingson
Rachael Horvedt
Twin Valley
Minn
Theo. Gullickson
Tanahn Schuetz
Alfred Peters
Anton Anderson
Watertown
Sigurd Reque
Albert Lea
Tlomen
Matilda Johnson
Ingrid Shefte
Ridgeway
Walter Paley
Wangsness
Calmar
Henry Michael
Tipton
Ind
Young People’s Sewing Society of the
Grace Gullickson
Fred Kirschman
Mason City
J. Kirschman
Bessie Haakenson
Carl
R. Ringoen
Margaret
Bury
Tuesdle
la Crosse
Wis
M. B
Steensland
R. G. Baker
Anton Brekke
Hy Albertson
M. F
Rte Butz
Mercy Hospital
Joan Butz
Hope
Ernest
Andy Gray
Alice McQuatters
Donald
Quatters
W. J. Paley
Marguerite Brekke
Selmer
Stuart Aga
Clear Lake
Butz
C. Libbey
Beulah
Otto Ernest
Clarence Butz
Tomena Johnson
Cavour
Atartley
Amy Olson
Oscar Howden
Northtown
Carrothers
Norma Son
Jim Russell
Mise Jacobs
McGregor
Curran
Dist
Érma Johnson
Mayme Hickey
Ruth and Jacobson
Esther Brekke
Aliceen
O. R. Rin- Ome
Local News From Frankville Dated August 27 1917
The Frankville column notes Carl Dreyer on the sick list and Eter Meeker's children recovering. A Decorah visitor, Ge Stock, was seen with Van Wey and Claude who sold cattle last Friday. Phil Brouillet visited relatives in Decorah Friday. A fragmentary line mentions organizing on sanity and arrest of relatives Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Dreyer
Cure for Cholera Morbus and Family Endorsement
Mrs Sid ney Simmons of Fairhaven New York testifies that Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured her seven year old son of cholera morbus and has aided other family bowel troubles. The ad notes sale by R A Enghertson Ady and lists advertised letters remaining at the Deeprsh post office including Engebret Lee Tom Lithop Melissa Rapaola Steve Potts and A C Wyp rad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Simmons
Fairhaven
N.Y
R. A. Enghertson
Ady
Deeprsh
Mr. Engebret Lee
Tom Lithop
Melissa Rapaola
Steve Potts
A. C
Wyp
Partial List of Men Selected for Military Service Iowa 1917
A notice from Winneshiek County Iowa Local Board and Northern District District Board lists men selected for military service as of August 25 1917. It includes names and addresses of registrants with direct instruction to watch the Local Board bulletin for future reporting dates. It also records a separate list of individuals who failed to report or submit to examination and notes several enlistees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County of Winneshiek
State of Iowa
State of
Iowa
Towa
Winneshiek
Thos
J. Jennings
Ft. Atkinson
Gill. Lommen
Ossian
Claud H. Iverson
Cresco
Wim. F. Fischer
Castalia
Roy Bender
Prosper
Minn
Ben Oliver Hill
Decorah
Stephen B
Jorgen Reed
Clarence V
Knoke
Reaper
Melvin C
Ewing
Postville
Frank Rom
Ridgeway
Gerhard Johnson
Clarence A
Jacobson
Edward Larson
Anthony N. Huber
Calmar
Hans A. Engen
Carl
Danielson
Walter Durland
Wm. G. Kramer
Frank W. Elsberml
George Walsh
Harmony
Arnold Burt
Wim. Kruse
H. J. Schupanitz
Maj T. Invick
Edw. Rausch
Fr. Atkinson
Fritz L. Krogsund
Alert M. Krogsund
John Dorseth
Oxear Johnson
Daniel A. Novak
Olaf Thompson
F. W. Rosenbaum
Gilbert — . Mabel
Theo. B. Kirkeby
Ant. L. Kaufman
John Cy Hosti Calmar
Bivin C. Ellis
Frank P. Cronin
Waucoma
O. A. Sellneeberger
Louis A. Sobolik
Johnny ©. Ellingson
Harold H. Sheley
Burr Oak
Chas. W
Kupka
Atkinson
Lago Broghammer
Ole H
Moen
Waukon
F. W. McConnell
Robt
M. Bjonerud
Solomon Hammerstand
Wm. Koch
T. O. Kelseth
Jacob C. Fuller
Christian Johnson
C. Grindeland
Spring Grove
Martin Williams
Jos. G. Huber
Spillville
Helmer Peterson
Elmer H. Lien
T. M. Fatrem
Wm. J. Ira
John Ka
Frank F. Jirak
Albert Edward Peyer
Gilbert A. Arness
Nels Alert Arness
Tenhart L. Thompson
Jas
John Kipp
Oxsian
JasMeory J Gisape
Dccian
Henry Tina Jan
Olaf M. Queal
Richard W. Arness
Ployd Allen
Henry Knute Larson
Henry TH. Hapson
Locust
William Hospy
Elmer O. Terge
G. M—Lawrence Butler
John H. Knapp
Jackson Junction
Arthur M. Forde
Highlandville
John A. Barrett
Rt. 2
Fred C. Winn
Excellent Opportunity for High Grade Salesman on the Road
Excellent opportunity for a high grade salesman with salary and expenses paid. Previous selling experience unnecessary. Work one year around with home nights four fifths of the time if properly located. Goods sold to stock raisers only. Interested parties should write at once with age and references Moormanfg Co Quin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moorman Fg. Co
Fifty Years Ago In Brief Local Items And Incidents
Maxmillian's body to be given to Austrians. Yellow fever toll 1214 in New Orleans this year. Institute week planned for next week. Leach Merrill quote 1.42 for No 1 wheat. H B Williams of Hesper lost two full blooded Durham heifers to poisoning. Congregational church at Postville dedicated the 12th. Decorah patent right excitement last week with several bitten. Railroad reached Austin on the 12th. Nels George injured thumb and fingers in threshing mash on Nels Johnson farm Springfield township. Robert Bucknell crushed hand while clearing straw on a thresher in Bluffton township. doctors Parliaman and Coleman amputated. Graves arrested at Calmar for opening others letters. described as simple minded and influenced by wife and her paramour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxmillian
New Orleans
Institute
Leach & Merrill
H. B. Williams
Hesper
Durham
New Congregational Church
Postville
Decorah
Austin
Nels Johnson
Springfield Township
Nels George
Robert Bucknell
Bluffton Township
Grain Yields Reported From Decorah Area Threshing
Grain yields from Decorah area farms show strong results with oats per acre ranging from 46 to 75 on several properties. Henry Lubke reports 75 bushels per acre, 46 acres yielding 2568 bushels, and 10 acres of barley producing 468 bushels. Other farms record oats and barley outputs across 7 to 35 acres, indicating locally heavy production this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Lubke
Decorah
Addiken
A. J. Heiman
Beard
C. G. Fitz- Simmons
T. M. Burke
Glenwood Township
Madison Township
Alfred Gilbertson
Elling Wold Place
T. J. Wold
Narve Gilbertson Place
Patriotic Fund Notice by Modern Woodmen of America
The Modern Woodmen of America announces a Patriotic Fund assessment of 10 cents per month per $500 of insurance to finance death claims for members serving in the United States and Canada during the war. Assessments begin with No. 9 for September 1917 and continue until further notice. Members who prepaid for assessment No. 8 should remit the additional amount promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Modern Woodmen of America
United States
Canada
Decorah Camp
Hog shipment from Decorah to Chicago rich in profit
Thursday J T Carolan delivered eight hog loads to Decorah bound for Chicago via the Equity society. The spring pigs weighed about 215 pounds each, totaling roughly 10 320 pounds of pork. At 18 to 19 cents per pound, the sale represented a substantial sum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Carolan
Decorah
Chicago
Equity Society
Tri State Medical Meeting At Du Buque September Dates
Physicians of Iowa Wisconsin and Winois will convene in Du Buque on September 4 and 5 for the Tri State Medical Meeting. In the program are Drs P E B Gardner of New Hampton and Kessel of Cresco. Many men of national reputation are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Wisconsin
Winois
Dubuque
P. EB. Gardner
New Hampton
Kessel
Cresco
Weather Crop Bulletin for Week Ending August 28 1917
The week was cool and dry across the state with light frost in the northwest on August 28. Ground is too dry for satisfactory plowing though threshing and outdoor work proceed. Corn is late but progressing. potato crop precarious without rain. Grasshoppers have cleared meadows in southern counties. pasturage is short and stock is being fed. GEO, M CHAPPEL, Director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo, M, Chappel
Local Weather Report Reflects Warmest Day At 80 Degrees
The past week was cold with mostly sunshine. Last Saturday reached the warmest high at 80 degrees. The weekly maximum average stood at 75.1 degrees, about 7.5 below the normal and roughly 5 degrees cooler than the same period last year.
Awaiting Orders From Local Exemption Board
The local exemption board finished its work and awaits orders. No call yet for men selected to go to the front. Rumors pointed to September fifth but nothing definite. Winneshiek board ranks high in state for work, done by Brunt Bradish and a stenographer. No dissatisfaction reported, all treated fairly. Mobilization could come any day and men are ready at a moment’s notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winneshiek Board
Brunt
Bradish
Oldest Decorah resident question raises doubt
The Decorah article naming Bernard Harmon Jr. as the oldest resident now suggests he may be second oldest. It recalls C. C. Moore born in 1845 who arrived in Decorah in 1850, earlier than B Harmon Sr., prompting the question of whether Moore is the city’s oldest resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Hariman, Jr
Barney
Decorah
C. C. Moore
B. Harmon, Sr
Mr. Moore
Decorah Men Arrested After Milwaukee Train Ride
Police Court reports two Decorah men detained Wednesday morning after arriving on the Milwaukee train. Both were arrested and brought before the mayor. one received the customary fine while the other was sentenced to street work. They claimed they had been visiting friends in Winona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Milwaukee
Winona
Decorah Markets Report and Bargains at BEAR'S
Wheat figures at 2.00 to 2.25, oats 45 to 52 cents, Timothy 36.50 to 7.50, corn 1.50, hogs 15.00 to 17.50, potatoes 75 cents to 1.00, flour 3.50, dairy butter 4 cents, wool 50 cents top. Adds 176 boys overcoats sample wool, sold at half price at BEAR'S after NY trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy
Clicquot Ginger Ale Arrives With New Name
D H Hill secured rights to produce a ginger ale under a new name after talks with the Millis Massachusetts company. The drink is similar to Clicquot but cannot be sold under that name and is expected to become popular in club rooms and restaurants in the east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millis
Mass
D. H. Hill
Labor Day Observances and Bargain Clothing Ad
Next Monday September 3 marks Labor Day a federal holiday. Decorah post office will observe usual hours while Special Values Saturday advertises a new lot of blue serge suits at 15.00 and BEAR'S heavy fleeced underwear at 0.75 each with random mixed items. The ad proclaims cash for eggs and offers low prices to save money from Reum and Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Decorah
Ben Bear
Notice in Probate Contested Will in Decorah Iowa
Notice to all interested: appear at Winneshiek County Court House Iowa on September Mth 1917 at 2:00 p m to show cause why the Last Will and Testament of a deceased person from Decorah township should not be admitted to probate. Signed August 20, 1917 by J Moore Clerk. Frank Sayre attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winneshiek County
Iowa
Decorah Township
Winneshirk County
J. Moore
Frank Sayre
Jefferson Barracks Accepts Soldier for Regular Army Training
Lawrence Acres reports from Jefferson Barracks that he was fully examined and accepted in the regular army and sent to Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis for training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Acres
Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Praised by Reader
Mrs John Bourneville of Brussels Wisconsin reports using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for her family and says she will never be without it in the house. Adv Engbertson's Pharmacy promotes the product as a relief for irritating coughs and rages-like symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
John Bourneville
Brussels
Wis
Adv
Engbertson
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