For Sale assorted items and a Decorah house listing
Multiple sale notices include Staver survey units and Duroe Jersey pigs with pedigrees, a comfortable eight room Decorah house near Synod church and park, and a January 2 1917 annual meeting for Decorah State Bank with director election details.
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Rud Bros
Duroe Jersey
Decorah
Nicholas Richert
Prosper
Minn
Synod Church
Park
Putnam
Franklin St
Iowa
Decorah State Bank
Ak. A. Engbertson
Obituary of Samuel Glenn Decorah Resident Dies at 70
Samuel Glenn aged 70 years 4 months 23 days died after a long illness at his Decorah home in the second ward Born in Ireland August 1 1836 he came to America in 1866 with wife Martha Hislop They had 11 children with several surviving including William Glenn Cresco R H Burr Minneapolis Mrs Albert Snyder Preston Mrs J C Snyder Manhattan 8 B Glenn Columbus Mont and Mrs J C Foote Oaks G D The funeral was held at 1 30 yesterday at the house with Rev W McVettie. interment in Phelps cemetery.
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Samuel Glenn
Mr. Glenn
Ireland
Paisley
Scotland
Martha Hislop
William Glenn
Minneapolis
R. H. Burr
Cresco
Albert Snyder
Preston
J. C. Snyder
Mankato
B. Glenn
Columbus
Mont
J. C. Foote
Oaks
Gossman
Glenn
America
Keyport
N. J
Decorah
Wn. McVettie
Phelps Cemetery
Nils N. Riste
Christmas Savings Club At Citizens Savings Bank
Citizens Savings Bank starts a Christmas Savings Club with earlier openings and several accounts already opened. If deposits reach full amounts, about $10,000 could be released two weeks before Christmas next year. The plan aims to educate thrift and build lasting savings habits, with growing interest as accounts progress.
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Citizens Savings Bank
Decorah
Savings Club
Decorah Markets Report Stagnant Prices Across Commodities
Market roundup notes no activity in produce with prices frozen. Wheat holds at 1.35 to 1.50, onata 40 to 45, corn 0e, barley 75 to 85, hogs 8.50 to 9.90, eggs listed as Sic, dairy butter 39 at creamery.
Elaborate Christmas Dinner Menu from 1896 Winneshiek Hotel
Reading through the Rervun- LICAN files, two men named Murrish and Greene ran the Winneshiek hotel and published a Christmas dinner menu for December 25 1896. The list includes blue points consommé pheasant saddle venison tenderloin goose livers brochette fresh lobster salad and multiple pies with tea coffee cocoa and confections. The writer notes such a feast would be affordable only to a millionaire today and muses on rising prices. It then cites local items from Republican including Ben Bear praised by Degorah children and a 130th marriage by Judge Gibson, with notes on Hagemeier’s Batavia trip and Mackenstadt holidays.
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Murrish & Greene
Winneshiek
Bernhart
California
Saratoga
The
Republican
Degorah
Ben Bear
Gus Neufert
A. C. Hagemeier
Batavia
Til
Halladay Windmill Company
J. H. Mackenstadt
TR. F. Gibson
Luther Grabs Second Game Against Cheyenne Indians
Luther won 50 to 3 at the college auditorium last Thursday December 21 defeating the Cheyenne Indians. Luther’s teamwork excelled in the first half as Streeter Natling and Larson led scoring with nine six and six baskets. Substitutions later in the second half kept Luther ahead as Qualley sealed the win with a late basket.
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Luther
College Auditorium
Streeter
Natling
Larson
Tallakson
Rotto
Pat Lee
Qualley
Lather
Indians
Ool. F
White Eagle Ma Piacente Oro
Santagndiniorer
Worth While Christmas Gift From Haugen to Clerks
Mrs Mida Hegner read a message left by K I Haugen to ten clerks at his store. He celebrates the holiday season by giving each an extra ten percent to their salaries for the coming year plus small personal gifts. The note praises their service and assists in meeting rising living costs. Haugen was away in the Twin Cities for a holiday visit.
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K. I. Haugen
Mida Hegner
Mr. Haugen
Marriages Briefly Noted At Fergus Falls and Surrounding Areas
Last evening in Fergus Falls Minnesota Carsten E Sperati oldest son of Prof and Mrs Carlo A Sperati and Miss Martha E Johnson were married The ceremony was led by the groom’s father They met in Dahlen North Dakota where both worked in education Sperati was a school principal and Johnson a faculty member Joyous wishes were extended The wedding also united Howard F Rollins of Burr Oak and Miss Fern Butler of Burr Oak at the Methodist parsonage Christmas evening Seven o’clock Reverend G S Lackland officiated The Rollins couple departed for a short wedding trip and will reside on the groom’s brother’s farm Their friends offered best wishes Others include Miss Inez Hanson and Mr Herman Soreid who were married December 19 at the Presbyterian parsonage in Waukon They will stay at the Hanson home this winter and start housekeeping on a Winneshiek county farm next spring
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Fergus Falls
Minn
Carsten E. Sperati
Carlo A. Sperati
Martha E. Johnson
Dahlen
N. D
Sperati
Miss Johnson
Howard F. ‘Rollins
Fern Butler
Burr Oak
G. 8. Lackland
Alvin Rollins
Decorah
A. J. Butler
Inez Hanson
Charles Hanson
Round Prairie
Allamakee County
Herman Soreied
Glenwood Township
Winneshiek County
Presbyterian
Waukon
R. L. van Nice
Hanson
Elkdom Open House At Decorah Lodge 433 New Year Afternoon
Decorah Lodge 433 BPO Elks will hold an open house after noon on New Year’s for members and visiting brethren. A special session will initiate about six men chosen to wear antlers, granting them full rights and privileges at the social session. Exalted Ruler George Johnson urges full attendance.
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Decorah Lodge
George Johnson
Decorah High Basket Team Uses Steyer Opera House
Decorah high school basketball team trains at Steyer opera house after gymnasium arrangements failed. The article notes regular practice benefiting from the venue and promotes the Band Dance on January 1st at Steyer's hall.
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Decorah
George Higgins
Steyer Opera House
Ist
Steyer’s Hall
A White Christmas Delights Town With Snowbound Morning
A Sunday morning snowfall of three to five inches transformed the city into a festive scene. The dry snow hindered sledding but shops and homes rang with Christmas cheer while rural carriers paused for late gifts. Evening storms brought ice and slippery sidewalks, followed by a damp snow that enhanced sleighing. O A Schalk, piano tuner, plans a Deco rah visit next week. phone Dr Woodward.
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O. A. Schalk
Decorah
Dr. Woodward
Church Directory and Holiday Services Summary
Directory lists Congregational pastor Willett with 10:30 am and 7:30 pm services. Christian Science Society at Free man building with 10:45 am service. Methodist G.8 Lackland pastor with 10:30 am and 7:30 pm services and Epworth League at 6:30 pm. Next Sunday topics include Hitting the Mark and The 1917 Model. Annual church banquet next Friday at 7:30 pm with Rev H C Culver as guest speaker on The Church and Play.
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Christian Science Society
Freeman Building
Lackland
Epworth
Clara Hoyt
Dr. McMasters
John Griebel
Alert Larson
H. C. Culver
West Union
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. C. Hagen
Decorah Building and Loan Association
B. J. McKay
Ian Stylae
Woman's Home Companion
STAR
Triangle
Douglas Fairbanks
Balboa Films
Gladys Hulette
Prudence the Pirate
Hulette
Paramount Pictures Presents
Owen Moore and
Marguerite Courtof
George Beban
the Alien
Cedar Rapids
Thos
VICE
Civilization
Edison
Decorah Music Shop
P. C. Bloomfield
Bloomfield
Prentice Cheney Bloomfield
Essex County
New York
Winneshick County
Mary Lucinda Self
Frank
Day Bros
E. J. Riley
G. F. Baker
Congregational Church
Elmer Peake
Alf. Sehneider
Elkader
Decorah Markets
Winneshiek Hotel
Hymeneas
Sperati.johnson
Rollins— Butler
Church Directory
M. Willett
Christian Avor
Edw. J. Parman
Meritol
Schultz
Christmas Savings Club
Citizens Bank
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