Decorah Area Residents and Visitors on Winter Roundup
Decorah and surrounding communities report a steady flow of visitors and trips. Numerous individuals travel to Cresco Prairie du Chien Ridgeway McGregor Madison and Minneapolis for shopping visits funerals holidays and family visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Sellman
C. Haberly
Cresco
Agnes Klimesh
Spillville
Wm. Linzenmeyer
Prairie du Chien
Kathleen Morris
Calmar
Lulu Campbell
Agnes Lee
Ossian
Edna Haug
D. C. Jordahl
Ridgeway
David Rice
E. Ottaway
Burr Oak
Ini Nair
J. E. Hopperstad
Alex
Bear
Chicago
G. Heller
Marie Vick
Stoughton
Wis
Alex. Russell
Whitecrest
C. FE. Schmidt
St. Paul
Has. Mitchell
Roy Wanless
Hesper Township
Decorah
S. S. Nesheim
Spring Valley
Minn
Ludwig Moe
Rachel Bakken
Anna Bakken
Lon Ellefson
Christina Peterson
McGregor
Carrie Ellefson
Chas. Goth
Cameron
J. J. Marsh
Leonard Marsh
Wisconsin
Anna Hanson
Madison
Olaf Nelson
Anna Handy
Lansing
J. C. Handy
Catherine Tierney
Waukon
J. G. Schimming
M. P. Riggs
Castalia
W. B. Howland
Fargo
N. D
E. E. Richardson
Contant
Minneapolis
Mons Askelson
O. W. Emery
Ole Juve
Alex. Haatvedt
B. Goodno and Son
Bronson
Kansas
Death on Milwaukee road train ends in mystery
Harry Jacobson Garthus, about 45, died after a shotgun blast aboard Milwaukee road train No 8 near Calmar. He held a Emmetsburg to Winona ticket and carried $26. Friends and relatives in Canada and Wisconsin were notified. Doctors deemed the wound accidental, with Rev Mason conducting a brief service at the Norwegian cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Road
Calmar
Harry Jacobson Garthus
Emmetsburg
Winona
Minn
Pierce Hotel
Ellingson
Canada
Independence
Wis
Mason
Jewell
Aaker Marries Minot Social Leader Leda Marsden
Casper D. Aaker and Miss Leda Maree Marsden wed at nine in Minot North Dakota. Aaker, a Luther College alumnus and Minot lawyer, is praised for his stature in law and city affairs. Marsden is noted as a social leader in Minot with refined background. Delegations of good wishes come from Decorah friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minot N. D
Casper D. Aaker
Leda Maree Marsden
D. O. Aaker
Luther College
Minnesotaniversity Law School
Minot
N. D
Palda & Burke
Palda & Aaker
Aaker
Marsden
Aakre
Mr. Aaker
Decorah
Lecture on Luther College band trip to Norway
Rev R C Brandt of McFarland Wis plans a winter lecture in Decorah with stereopticon views from last summer's Luther College band trip to Norway. He has gathered many views of Decorah the college buildings and scenes of local interest and will present the Norwegian trip pictures in English for American friends of the college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Brandt
McFarland
Wis
Luther College
Norway
Decorah
Mrandt
Lutheran Synod
Friends of the College
Drexel Daughters Advance in College Studies at Iowa City
Misses Hannah and Elsie Drexel, daughters of Mr and Mrs Otto Drexel, attend college in Iowa City. Elsie studies French and Latin and recently wrote a nearly perfect French letter. When the Latin teacher fell ill, Elsie led classes for two days. The sisters expect to return home tomorrow evening for the holiday vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah
Elsie Drexel
Otto Drexel
Iowa City
Elsie
Return of an Old Timer at Deco rah National Bank
W F Baker assistant cashier received a certificate of deposit dated 1900 fourteen years earlier. The $100 note carried interest of about 56 dollars and was renewed into a new certificate for the principal and accrued interest. The item shows the value of keeping a bank account even for small sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Baker
Decorah National Bank
Burr Oak Starts Electric Light Project
Burr Oak makes progress on electrifying the town as wires are strung after notes were set. FE M Reed leads the venture and is praised for enterprise with hopes of profitability for the Rereaucas in the north county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. M. Reed
The
Rereaucas
Change of Business Moves for Winnebago Street Firms
J. H. Conigisky leases rooms on Winnebago street to Oscar Anderson who will open a full cleaning and renovating shop for men and women. Conigisky moves his optical establishment to the Winneshirk Hotel building. The arrangement is regarded as mutually beneficial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Conigisky
Winnebago Street
Oscar Anderson
Mr. Conigisky
Winneshirk Hotel
Santa in Windows Attract Decorah Shoppers
Two holiday windows in Decorah feature Santa Claus in humorous scenes. Fred Schrubbe and gnomes stage Santa caught climbing a chimney in Haugen’s window, while Schimming’s display shows Santa’s head and shoulders emerging from a brick chimney. A second Schimming window pairs a fireplace with stockings as the foreground. Stores urge a Christmas shopping tour before the week ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
K. I. Haugen’s
Fred Schrubbe
Santa
John G. Schimming
Christmas Help for Delivery Boys Across Cold Weeks
A reader recalls the strain on delivery staff from Saturday night orders and suggests practical help. She notes three men sorting a three foot high load by lantern light and proposes house staff assist with nonurgent orders and reduce weekend rush for out of town patrons. She asks who will help.
Re-elected Fair Director for Fourth District
At the state fair association meeting in Des Moines last week FE J Curtin of Decorah was reelected as the Fourth district member. He will oversee horse affairs at the fair next fall.
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State Fair Association
Des Moines
FE. J. Curtin
Decorah
Curtin
Selnes Wins Luther College Oratorical Contest
E R Selnes won first prize of 25 dollars for the oration Women and the Nation at Luther College in a Monday evening contest. Einar Larson took second with True Greatness and W I Brandt third for Is Prohibition a Failure with one point separating the top two. Rev R O Brandt presented the award amid a chilly but fair audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther College
E. R. Selnes
Luther College Club
Wisconsin
Rev
R. O. Brandt
McFarland
Wis
Einar Larson
W. I. Brandt
Larson
Ogden Castertons Will Filed for Probate by Heirs
The will of Ogden Casterton was filed with the county clerk last week. Ten children are summoned to appear February 1 for probate. Estimated estate value ranges from 210000 to 215000, mainly bonds and mortgages with two parcels of town property. Executors named are W C Casterton, Chas C Casterton and Isaac Fawcett. Distribution among the ten children is personal and not public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogden Casterton
W. C. Casterton
Chas. C. Casterton
Isaac Fawcett
First Snow Covers Ground After Weekend Storm
The first major snowstorm arrived Saturday afternoon and lingered into Sunday, painting the ground with about two inches. Wan kon reports three inches by Friday night, with sleigh bells merrily ringing as travelers left on Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wankon
Child Breaks Wrist in Glenwood Township Accident
Last Thursday the five-year-old son of T Bolson of Glenwood township tripped and fell injuring his left wrist. The bones were broken and he was brought to Decorah where Dr Hoeg reduced the fracture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Horning
McGregor
Burr Oak
Bluw. Sehanek
Wenetchee
Wash
BE. A. Ansen
Manchester
Minn
Hb, Opsal
Katie Drew
Minneapolis
Frank Liddiard
Geo. Gunvall
Sumner Township
Decorah
Anna Sandager
Lakefield
Marie Sandager
Colmar
California
Mae Pierce
Dubuque
W. Rh
W. J. Riehn
Will P. Knowlton
Jefferson
Wm. Knowlton
W. M. Stoskopf
Hiesper Township
W. D. Kellogg
Rushford
Wisconsin
Marie Naesseth
Montana
Chr. Naesseth
Updegrad
Edith Simmons
Crookston
L. O. Reed
Denver
Colo
Clifford Welch
T. Bolson
Glenwood Township
Hoeg
Conductor Campbell’s Father Dies Prompting Substitution
Conductor Campbell, of the Milwaukee branch, learned Monday night that his father passed away in Aberdeen South Carolina. He left Tuesday morning to attend the funeral. Conductor Emms is filling Campbell’s Milwaukee route in his absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Campbell
Milwaukee
Aberdeen
S. C
Emms
Campbell
Masonic Officers Elected In Two Lodges
Great Lights Lodge elected W M J G McCallum and officers Frank Jewell J W E J Parman treas H C Hjerleid sec Luther Reed B L Urban J DFE Rosenthal. Eastern State Lodge chose W M Mrs Emily Thomas W P Luther Reed A M Bessie Headington Secy Matilda Renken Treas C Trzemski Con Mrs N P Linn A C Mrs A Lincoln. Oyster supper at county home hosted by Clem Funke and wife drew about fifty friends amid talk of year end changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lights Lodge
A. F
A. M
W. M
Emily Thomas
Luther Reed
Bessie Headington
Secy
Matilda Renken
Treas
Clem Funke
Van Nuys Club Seeks Republican Readers At Exposition
The Van Nuys Commercial club invites Republican readers attending the upcoming exposition to visit their town. It notes Turner Callendar, a former Decorian, is connected through his son Dr. M. N. Calendar who serves as club president and recalls his boyhood days in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Nuys
Ca Cal
Turner Callendar
Dr. M. N. Calendar
The Right Hand of Fellowship Letter from C A Hiatt
A business letter from C A Hiatt of Fairoaks California reaches the Republican, expressing a wish to extend the right hand of fellowship to friends in Winneshiek. He signs from the hills eastward noting frost on the pumpkin and referencing George Ade's The County Chairman at the Star this week Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Hiatt
Hesper
Fairoaks
Cal
Winneshiek
George Ade
the Star
Panama Pacific Exposition prospectus and Valley development
An advertisement touts the San Fernando Valley near Los Angeles as an ideal site for homes and agriculture. It highlights miles of improved utilities, apricot and peach crops, model poultry ranches, and invites readers to request free descriptive literature from the Chamber of Commerce and Van.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uys
San Fernando Valley
Los Angeles
Ber of Commerce
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Decorah, Iowaa
A. K. Batley & Son
Harry Jacobson
Selnes
Muller Bros
Jewelers
Citizens Bank Building
Winnebago St., Decorah
Royal Candy Store
Costakos
Ben Bear
the People
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