Notable Local Visits Spark Rural Iowa Town Ties
An assortment of residents and visitors travel among Cresco Ridgeway Burr Oak Cedar Rapids and Minneapolis. Travelers include Mrs E A Crane Geo Mizener Miss Gallagher and many others visiting relatives friends or on business, with several returning home after several days away. The record notes travel to Chicago Fort Dodge and Ossian, plus a derailed Rock Island train delaying a return.
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E. A. Crane
Cresco
Geo. Mizener
Minneapolis
B. Gallagher
Ridgeway
A. M. Kelly
Laura Barth
R. G. Bailey
Cedar Rapids
C. J. Weiser
Chicago
Marjory Schulze
Mason City
Forest City
J. M. Lower
Osage
Clarence Savage
Burr Oak
Sioux City
Savage
Helge Frose
C. P. Thompson
Cass Porter
Wm. Pollitt
Gilbert Jeghum
J. M. Anderson
Waterville
O. C. Evans
Winona
Ernest Fox
E. V. Gillett
Riceville
Mons Askelson
0. W. Emery
John Kallevang
Fertile
Minn
T. J. Engbretson
P. R. Reeves
Castalia
Leo Reeves
Nels Gunval
P. R. Hamre
Decorah
A. J. Holness
Calmar
South
Herbert Rutherford
Sadie Bronner
Frank Dunbar
Edna Hong
Ossian
J. H. Baker
Salt Lake City
Boston
C. Attletweed
First National Bank of
E. J. Curtin
G. W. Peacock
Hawarden
Canada
M. C. Libbey
Grace Dean
W. R. Wingate
Worst Storm in Five Years Disrupts Railways and Roads
Rural carriers fail to make trips as snow and ice paralyze Decorah area. Train service on the Rock Island and Milwaukee roads halts with telegraph down and messages blocked. Officials adjourn meetings while quail feed programs urge farmers to rescue birds. Weather memories cite 1904 Christmas storm and 1910 January blizzard as comparisons.
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F. H. Baker
Rock Island
Milwaukee Road
Br. E. Bucknell
TH. J. Hiller
Cver
The
Aerussican
Decorah
Calmar
Conover
Rising Funds for Norwegian American Building
Mr. H. G. Swenson, once a farm boy near Frankville, now in San Francisco, is visiting Decorah to raise funds for the Norwegian American building at the Panama exposition. He aims to contribute 10,000 dollars toward an 80,000 dollar goal and reports progress, renewing boyhood acquaintances during his stay and receiving encouragement from his family friends.
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H. G. Swenson
Frankville
Swenson
San Francisco
New Arrivals in Decorah and Nearby Farm Home
Mr and Mrs Fred Supple welcomed a vine pound baby boy at their Decorah home yesterday. Supple was formerly an operator at the Western Union office. Last Saturday Mr and Mrs Halver Myron welcomed a baby boy who lived only about three hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Harold Reed Dies After Short Illness
Harold Reed son of Mr and Mrs E T Reed died Monday evening after a brief illness. Doctors diagnosed diabetes and rapid decline. he would have turned eighteen on the 15th. Funeral arrangements were pending as the bereaved parents awaited word from their other son Charles about attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Reed
E. T. Reed
A. C. Woodward
Harold
I Church Notes and Advent and Methodist Updates
I Church Notes outlines next Sabbath morning and evening topics including The Glory of Christ's Judgment Throne and Fellow workers With God for Christian Endeavor week. Advent church fixes services February 7 at 7 30 pm Psalms 73 17 and Saturday 3 pm. Methodist holds quarterly meeting February 5 at 7 pm with 10 30 am service A Sacramental Meditation and 7 30 pm Divine Outcast evangelistic service led by the pastor all welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Christian Endeavor Society
Christian Endeavor
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Advent Church
Fifty Years Ago in Louisiana Raid Remembrance Note
The piece recalls L L Cadwell’s February 2 1865 memory of being near Baton Rouge preparing for a raid as he sits in a St. Cloud hotel in 1865 snow. The writer invites George Kirkland and other veterans to share fifty year old recollections.
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L. L. Cadwell
St. Cloud
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
George Kirkland
Sorely Afflicted Wilsons Face Long Trial
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Wilson are described as a sorely afflicted couple. He has been an invalid for over a year requiring care, and last week Mrs. Wilson fell seriously ill and was admitted to a hospital for an operation. The Odd Fellows and Yeomen have organized support for Mr. Wilson while Mrs. Wilson receives treatment, yet both worry for the other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. C. M. Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Decorah Home Purchases Prompt Relocation
Mr and Mrs J M Lower of Osage purchased the J T Tucker house in Decorah's first ward and plan to move March 1st with the sale price reported as 2600. Chris Enger also bought the Rollin Wilson house at Vernon and Maple and will move in March 1st, forcing Geo TH Thane and family to seek new quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Lower
Osage
J. T. Tucker
Watchful Waiting Ahead of February District Court
About fifty jurors await Judge Hobson to open the February term of district court. No word from West Union yet, but communications should clear by morning and jurors can begin service.
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Grand and Petit
Hobson
West Union
Ada Hard Completes Post Graduate Piano Study
Ada Hard finished a two year post graduate course in normal piano study through the Siegel and Meyer correspondence program and plans to extend her class work soon. For throat complaints, Dr Thomas Eclectic O11 is recommended in two sizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Hard
Siegel & Meyer
Dr. Thomas
Married Fifty Nine Years Hutchinsons of Sioux City
Mr and Mrs Joseph Hutchinson mark their fifty ninth wedding anniversary at 1228 Twenty first street Sioux City where they have lived for twenty years. Both are 82 and were born in Ireland arriving in the 1850s. They have eight of ten children living and twenty three grandchildren. A quiet observance will be held with daughters from Des Moines and Town City attending.
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Sioux City Journal
Twenty-first Street
Sioux City
Joseph Hutchinson
Decorah
C. J. Hutchinson
F. B. Hutchinson
Des Moines
C. R. Hutchinson
Cedar Rapids
M. McRaith
Town City
Cardinals Wintering in Decorah Disappoints Local Birders
Local bird lovers report a pair of cardinals wintering in Decorah. The birds, nine inches tall with bright plumage and loud songs, challenge the notion that cardinals stay south. They frequent gardens and open woods feeding on seeds berries fruit and insects. The pair essay nest building in thickets, with greenish blue eggs spotted in red brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Chester A. Reed
Rocky Mountains
United States
Gulf
New York
Iowa
Groundhog sees no shadow on Candlemas day
The section notes a cloudy Tuesday with no sun and discusses groundhog superstition. It mentions Candlemas dating to 492 B.C., observed by Catholic and Episcopal churches, and notes Ash Wednesday and Easter dates. It ponders whether winter is over, leaving the question open.
Creamery Improves At Decorahlee Cave Creamery
The Decorahlee Cave Creamery plans extensive upgrades including enlarging concrete floors and installing a fireproof butter storage refrigerator tank. The local creamery's product already ranks high in the east and the improvements will boost efficiency.
Card Party Tonight at Woodman Hall
St Benedicts Catholic church hosts a card party this Thursday at 7 PM in Woodman hall. Refreshments and favors for top male and female players. Admission 10 cents for children and 25 cents for adults.
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St. Benedict's Catholic Church
Woodman Hall
Decorah Lyceum plans next season with two acts
The Decorah Lyceum committee has booked two attractions for the 1916 season. Edmund Vance Cooke will return for a date, and the Bostonia Sextette Club directed by C. L. Staats will appear in February or early March 1916. Staats, a noted clarinet soloist, fronts a group from Kansas City en route to Minnesota for a Minnesota University tour. The sextette includes a skilled soprano and promises novelty plus high quality in a well balanced program.
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Decorah Lyceum
Edmund Vance Cooke
Bostonia Sextette Club
C. L. Staats
Boston
Kansas City
Minnesota
Minnesota University
Staats
America
Royal Italian Opera
Lyceum Committee
January Weather Report From Decorah
January featured only one day with below zero all day on the 27th the warmest reaching eight degrees below zero and the coldest night at 31 below. Eight days dipped below zero all after the 21st. Precipitation totaled 1.77 inches and snowfall was five inches. Mr. Baker resigns as Decorah observer. son W F Baker will take observations.
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F. H. Baker
Baker
Decorah
W. F. Baker
Appreciated Compliment Letter From Baker Lumber Co
J Henry Baker of Baker Lumber Co Salt Lake City quotes a boy reading the Republican saying Decorah seems larger from the paper The boy estimates Decorah could be ten to fifteen thousand while the town is about four thousand He cites Osage News praise and notes kind words endure as good copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Henry Baker
Baker Lumber Co
Salt Lake City
Republican
Decorah
Mankato
Minn
Bro. Austin
Osage News
Lecturer I. B. McCrillis Plans Billy Sunday Talk
An advertisement states I. B. McCrillis of Des Moines will lecture at the Lyric theater next Sunday afternoon on Billy Sunday. The speaker appears to work independently, not under any society.
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I. 8. McCrillis
Des Moines
Lyric Theater
Billy
John Kendrick Bangs to Speak at Decorah Lyceum
Patrons are reminded that John Kendrick Bangs, noted writer and lecturer, will present the sixth number of the course at the Grand Opera house tomorrow evening. Doors open. seating by 8 15 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah Lyceum
John Kendrick Tangs
Grand Opera House
Disappearance of OW Sol Prompts Liberal Reward Notice
A notice offers a liberal reward for the return of the ancient figure known as OW Sol the sun who vanished last Saturday and has not been seen since. Citizens are urged to report sightings to the Republic. The ad also promotes Pereales fabric at a store and advertises beauty advice from Mrs Phoebe Lincoln of Decorah Iowa.
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OW Sol
the Sun
Republic
Weiland Iverson Tie The Knot In January Nuptials
Last Wednesday evening January 27 at six o clock, Bertha Weiland wed Selmer Iverson at the bride’s mother home with Rev. M Willetts officiating. The bride is the third daughter of Mrs. Mary Mayne and the groom the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Iver Iverson. Numerous friends extend congratulations.
Old Reminders in Rescue Hose Parade
Rescue Hose Co. No. 1 led a masquera de parade with a unit of United States soldiers. Veterans wore relics from the Civil War including a fatigue cap, a canteen belt, a coat with rifle holes, a bayonet, a sword, and Springfield rifles loaned by Col. Hughes Post.
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Rescue Hose Co. No. 1
United States
E. I. Weiser
Vet Warren
George Kirkland
H. Engbretson
L. J. Anderson
Col. Hughes Post
Bread crisis grips Decorah bakers over rising flour costs
The Decorah bakers face a dilemma as flour costs near double the previous year, eroding profit on a five cent loaf. One baker warns price hikes may trigger trouble and warns of possible closures if the situation does not improve.
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Decorah
Mission Meeting at St Benedicts Decorah Feb 7
A mission meeting will be held at St Benedicts church in Decorah starting Sunday February 7 and continuing through the week. Conducted by Redemptorist fathers from St Louis, among the best preachers in the country. All are invited.
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St. Benedict’s Church
Decorah
Redemptorist
St. Louis
The Call of the Cumberlands at Grand Opera House
A moderate audience last Saturday night enjoyed The Call of the Cumberlands. The production earned praise for a balanced cast and a well performed show.
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Grand Opera House
Representative Nicholson Named to Woman Suffrage Committee
The daily papers report Representative Nicholson of Winneshiek county was appointed to a sub committee to give first consideration to the amendment for woman suffrage.
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Nicholson
Winneshiek County
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A. K. Battery & Son
Kallevang
Kuh
Haugen
G. T. Pearson
Edw. Paine
Mississippi River
Schimming
Muller's Jewelry Store
Cardinals
I. H. Conigisky
Optometrist
Billy Sunday
Bangs
Sansford’s
Phoebe Lincoln
River St
Hymeneas
Dr. A. Reed
John C. Hexom & Son
Star Theater Today
Paramount Pictures
William Tell
Alps
Charles Chaplin
Mabel Normand
First of the World Film Corporation
Robert Varick
William A. Brady
Mott & CO
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