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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1916
Page
8
Ed Wagner hauled cream for Will Wagner last week while neighbors aided others sawing wood. Mendicant rides, visits, illnesses, and various local happenings fill the week from Cresco to Ridgeway including weddings, funerals, and farm accidents.
December 12 1916 Decorah and Spillville visits report Mrs Joe Liska shopper in Decorah Miss Stella Phillips caller in Calmar and others seen in town Chas Reihle of Spillville Gilbert Johnson on Ridgeway trip Joe Klema to Calmar Phillips family to Spillville Carrie Hrushka of Spillville Decorah shopper Cleo Cummings and Anton Olson to Calmar Lawrence Bjonerud returns from Minneapolis and other local visits Ben Novak home from Cresco hospital after appendicitis operation
Locust area residents report frequent business calls and visits with family and neighbors from Decorah to Preston. Highlights include multiple Barth Ruffridge family transactions, cattle trading, farm work, and a planned Locust Lutheran church Christmas program with extended family trips to Decorah and La Crosse for hospital news.
Centen nial residents recount neighbors visits at Ossian Decorah Festina and Cresco with many callers moving to new homes and a Christmas program planned. The community reports health updates including Bernice Allen improving and Bernice undergoing an operation for appendicitis with a hopeful recovery.
Kendallville notes report Steve and Phil Todd driving cattle to Canton on Saturday. Fred Brown is improving. Betsey Pederson stayed with friends at Harmony. Residents attended church in Morgan. Queal of Cresco aided Mr. Ellingson in the blacksmith shop. Edson Eddy visited the Wm Allyn home in Garnaville. A group attended the event at Arthur Curtis' Wednesday evening. Mr and Mrs John Lanningdahl welcomed a baby girl born recently.
Local social calendar centers on visits among families from Albion, Cresco, Harmony and Plymouth. Friends and relatives attend church events, host gatherings at the Daskams and Eds, and travel to nearby towns for shopping, shows, and groceries. A blizzard and illness briefly affect meetings and health.
A cough is a danger signal like a fire bell and should be treated, not suppressed. Chamberlains Cough Remedy is praised for curing coughing caused by colds or grip, with Mrs Thomas Beeching of Andrews Indiana endorsing its effectiveness for her husband. Available from R A Engbertson V.
City Council of Decorah on November 28 1914 adopted a resolution levying special assessments against properties along the sewer line under contract with Moore Sieg Construction Co. Assessments are due at the City Clerk within 30 days without interest. If unpaid, collection through County Treasurer with interest from October 4 1916. Owners may pay in seven installments by signing waivers within 30 days. Decorah November 20 1914. F M Hughes City Clerk. Moore Sieg Construction Co contractors.
In Winneshiek County Iowa Charles W Taeger sues Holdship Co and many spouses heirs and unknown claimants over Lot Four and West Half of Lot Five Block Four South Decorah Addition Decorah to quiet title. Defendants must answer by February 6 1917 or risk default judgment.
Mrs Julius Brown helped sister Mrs Herman Lange with chores Thursday. Mr and Mrs F W Tuttle of Postville visited at the Lansing home with relatives past week. Mrs Peter Johnson near Nordness died of heart trouble last Thursday after living with her son William. Don’t disappoint the little ones. Get your candies at the Sweet Shop.
Anuric marketed by Dr. Pierce claims to eradicate uric acid from the body, reducing risk of gout rheumatism and related ailments. The ad urges readers to obtain samples or tablets from druggists, citing Dr. Pierce�s legacy and his other remedies.
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