Community Notes from Highlandville December 14 1914
Miss Sarah Jarland visits Mrs Aunt Sjuros and several neighbors share visits. A baby girl born Dec 4 to Mr. and Mrs. Martin Akre. Deaths of Peter Shuros and Mrs John Folkedahl noted with funeral plans and obituaries coming next week. Local bands form and church events scheduled with community figures named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Jarland
Sjuros
Martin Peterson
Martin Akre
Anfin Siem
North Dakota
Schieldahl
Big Canoe Y. P. S
Johs. Jossendal
Synneva
Julia Jossendal
Dorothy Bierke
Peter Bidne
Mons Askelson
Ruth
Maud
Spring Grove
Theodore Arneson
Independence
Knute
Lars Bjorgo
Big Canoe Church
Seehaus
Local Notes From Centennial on Main Street
Centen nial short items include residents visiting relatives and attending calls at various homes. Names mentioned include Anna Daniels L D Burrows Kiesan Frankville Tom French Rae Runkle Henry Schave and Nellie Daniels among others with several visits and small transactions noted.
Calmar and Spillville Notices Readied December 1914
Local short notices from Spillville Calmar and Cresco report visits shoppers callers and arrivals. Grandmother Kipta of near Calmar died Friday at age and funeral held at St Wenceslaus church with pallbearers named. Parochial school entertainment planned for Dec 20 at AB C hall. See George Ade's The County Chairman at the Star this week Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mber
Will Smith
Calmar
Elven Davis
Philip Frye
Lewis Mikesh
Will Mikota
Jos. Ptachek
Frank Voldan
Frank Kovarik
Ed. Kapinos
John Klema Farms
Carrie Hrushka
Brom
Joseph
J. P. Kuhn
Kipta
A. G. Pisher
Loretta
Emma Mikesh
Cresco
A. B.C
Near Calmar
St. Wenceslaus Church
Rev. Broz
Jos, Slepicka
J. Hrushka
Anton Frana
J. Sobolik
Frank Luzum
Conover
George Ade
the Star
Castalia Social Roundup and Upcoming Events
Miss Leo Reeves returns from Decorah for a weekend visit. Ward Bachelder buys the farm from his father. M E church serves chicken pie dinner Thursday. Odd Fellows dance December 23 at the opera house. "After the Game" by local talent December 18. The Price She Paid hosted by Aldrich Pierce Co December 19. Admission 25 cents and 1e. Opera house repainted and redecorated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Reeves
Decorah
Ward Bachelder
M. E. Church
W. H. Bachelder
Luseland
Sask
Ward
Rev. Hursh
Bethel
George Harris
W. K. Riggs
Blanche Riggs
Dubuque
Aldrich Pierce Co
Opera House
Wedding bells and visits mark Hesper notes in December
In Hesper Colorado signals December 15 1914 items report Fred Johnson gaining news Lena Pearson and mother visiting Charlie Johnson’s Sigurd Torgeson visiting B Burreson Lilla Hilleman and Henry visiting Plunkett home Christmas program set for next Friday at two Harry Franklin arrived from Colbrit Canada visiting Hesper Mabel Clara Peterson and Hans Lysgaard wed at Riceford reception at Molstad home Friends church service led by Rev Mettem to preach again Dec 20 inviting all Last Thursday Mrs Tutte reen entertained at coffee with a long list of attendees including Mesdames Reid Burreson Wold Hellem Young Thingvold Golberg Pearson Arneson Sales Sanden Tamnes Meader and many Misses Effie Wold Dora Wold Ina Golberg Inga Stensland Eda Young Mamie Flak Selma Agnes Ella Vel Burreson and Gladys Lein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulder
Colo
Fred Johnson
Lena Pearson
Charlie Johnson
Sigurd Torgeson
Lead
N. D
B. Burreson
Lilla Hilleman
Henry
Plunkett
Harry Franklin
Colbrite
Canada
Hesper
Mabel
Clara Peterson
Hans Lysgaard
Riceford
Ole Molstad
Friends Church
Mettem
Local Notes From Fort Atkinson and Nearby Towns
Fort Atkinson notes include Neilings from Calmar Tanemail on a business trip to Calmar Rev Father Dragoon a Calmar visitor Karl Knight visiting Waucoma C Goddard departing to St Paul Mrs Kubish and son Jakie Calmar Monday Mrs Adolph Doubek visiting Calmar Monday Mrs James Sekora and Mrs Skoda Calmar Saturday Emma Skoda visiting New Hampton Maruska visiting Cresco sister Mrs J B Smith Joe Valenta and children visiting with Fred Houdek family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neilings
Calmar
Tanemail
Frankeek
Jackson Junction
Father Dragoon
Karl Knight
Waucoma
C. Goddard
Aa O
Skada
Emma Skoda
New Hampton
Maruska
Cresco
J. B. Smith
Joe Valenta
Fred Houdek
Local visits and travels shared among Festina area residents
Ina Stribley visited Chas Glass and family in Prague Oklahoma after traveling from Calmar. Mat Houdek spent part of last week with brothers Win and Frank Hauken and their families. Rose Tekippe left for Milwaukee for treatment at a sanitarium. Chas Glass returned from Prairie du Chien where he stayed at a sanitarium. Clara Humnker left her sister Mrs Wm Rausch near Festina to return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim French
Postville
Elmer Lennon
Ted Uhlenhake
Festina
Will Wiltgen
Hiram Daniels
Ossian
L. D. Burrows
Ethel Thornton
Castalia
John Witt
Will Wittgen
J. A. Juen
Henry Ginapp
Schuette
Frankville
W. P. Rosa
J. J. Rosa
Decorah
Herman Schuette
Herman Gipp
Archie Jones
Marjory
Alfred Crabtree
Gladden
Louie Felke
Florence Wiltgen
Dominic Wiltgen
Herman Pankow
Will Atpadel
Fred Westphal
Laura
Tackla Boeckman
Joe Ehler
Frieda Koch
Waterloo
George Meyers
Anna Uhlenhake
Henry Heiman
Raymond
Will Kipp
Rae Runkle
Christ Koch
Frieda
Irene
Etta Stevens
Anna Daniels
Prague
Okla
Ina Stribley
Calmar
Chas. Glass
Mat Houdek
Win
Frank Hauken
Rose Tekippe
Milwaukee
Prairie du Chien
Clara Humnker
Wm. Rausch
Winter in Ravena Area Brings Snow and Farm Activity
Local residents report three inches of snow and a busy week of farm work. Farmers from Ossian Decorah and nearby areas delivered cattle marketed hogs and hauled wood to various homes. Social visits include Lansing and Etteldorf households as towns exchange winter routines and trading notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Hertges
Andrew Etteldorf
Philip Bartheline, Jr
Ossian
Chas, Hauber
Melvin Johnson
Decorah
Neo. Sersland
Washington Prairie
Anton Anderson
Norman Anderson
Owatonna
Minn
Knut Anderson
John Johnson
Nordness
Swen Towson
Bert Lansing
Beses
Drew Barthel
Leon Regina Barthelme
Frank
Evelyn Schweinerus
Walter Meyer
Herman Lansing
Ome
Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey Cold Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as a remedy for colds and coughs. It promises to loosen mucus and soothe the lungs and claims a 25 cent price at your druggist.
The Ducking Stool Punishments in Colonial America
A colonial description details harsh penalties for social offenses including the ducking stool for scolding women. Accounts from 1635 Virginia describe Betsey Walker’s punishment, multiple dunkings, and a parish machine used to expose and penalize verbal misconduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Thomas Hartley
Virginia
Betsey Walker
Betsey
Angling Tale Ends With Clever Reel In River Waveney
Mr FE Norman of the Brockdish Angling Society hooked a pike on the River Waveney but broke the line above the swivel. After re casting he again hooked what he thought was another pike, only to discover the lost swivel with the first fish had snagged his new hooks, allowing him to land the original catch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waveney
FE. Norman
Brockdish
Norfolk
Confession About a Clog Dancer Appears in Conversation
A reader asks a novelist if a woman who taps her toe impatiently is real. The writer replies that he did see such a woman once. When pressed for identity the answer is that she was a clog dancer.
Wind Speeds Inside Cyclones Measured In Study
Scientists recorded wind velocities in 600 cyclones finding an average of 392 miles per hour. The observed range spanned from 270 to 800 miles per hour, illustrating the extreme intensity and variability of vortex winds.
Indigestion Relief Promised by Chamberlain Tablets
Mrs. A. Keller of Elida Ohio credits two to three bottles of Chamberlain Tablets with ending two years of indigestion. The testimonial notes relief after long illness and is offered for sale by Engbertson's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
A. Keller
Elida
Ohio
Engbertson
Also Mentioned on This Page
County News
Highlandville
Centennial
Oes Youmans
Main St
Mon
Gco
Illen
Tomy
Ehler
Joe Chas
Daniels
Kiesan
Tom French
John Nesset
Waters
Rosa
George Hroth
Mary Schoonmaker
Henry Schave
James Runkle
Raymond Daniels
Phillie Wiltgen
Nk Boeckman
Je Beary Heiman
Nellie Daniels
John Rosa
Nemo
Columbia Yarns
Wayne Knait
Fort Atkinson
Ravena
Betsy
C.c.hagen
Merchant Tailor
Winnebago St
Lyman Brown
Murray St
New York City
Helen
John C. Hexom & Son
McCall’s
Skinner
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