County News notes from February 11 1918
February 11 1918 County News reports a busy week with local visits and business. Notables include Heine Wiest delivering flour in Protivin and diverse travel between Calmar Jackson Junction Ossian Decorah and Arlington. A Red Cross benefit dance succeeds, several locals travel for work or family visits, and Mrs Humker sustains a shoulder injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heine Wiest
Protivin
Pauline
Calmar
Dr. Kaufman
Wm. Korbel
Clem Burns
Jackson Junction
Clara Kubish
Anna Swestka
Geheen
Roman Dvorak
Emma Vsetchka
Canby
Minn
Hronek
Mike
Albert Huber
Local notes from Ravena and Ossian area
Community diary records residents on sick lists visits and social calls including Vincent Barthelme and Christ Alm. Instances of wood cutting, hog deliveries, dental work, and family gatherings are noted along with travels to Castalia Fairfield and Wapello.
Festina Residents Visit Across Nearby Homes
Centen nis February 11 1918 reports Miss Mary Feelmaker from near Festina visiting the Will Wiltgen home last week. John and Clem Ublenhake of near Festina visited relatives in the area. Mr and Mrs Herman Snitker and children of Ludlow visited Mrs Lange. Miss Esther Lange stayed with Herman Snitker in Ludlow. Padwin Henry and Amanda Ginapp visited their parents Chas Ginapp in Ossian on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Barthelme
Walter Peck
Lloyd Brown
Eber DeCou
Ossian
Hans Nygaard
Lansing Bros
Ben Eimers
Wenzel Lansing
Eldo Peek
Orlando Towson
Joe Heinen
Andrew Etteldorf
Christ
John
Anna
Clara Johnson
Sven Towson
Christ Alm
Rt. 1
Julius Brown
Henry Heiman
Sven Toveen
T. Hove
Knut Johnsen
Wesane
August Peek
Walter
Hazel
John Winger
Steve Allen
A. Lang
Joe Broghammer
Mike Hertges
Oscar
Signe Tovson
Selma Howe
Oscar Tovson
Webb Rosa
Hazel Peck
Eber DeCoy
Frank Schweinefus
Habe
Lewie Schweinefus
Leonard
D. Peek
Castalia
Leo Barthelme
Fairfield
Wapello
Upper Mill Farm
Mary Feelmaker
Near Festina
Will Wiltgen
Clem Ublenhake
Herman Snitker
Ludlow
Mrs. Lange
Esther Lange
Padwin
Henry
Amanda Ginapp
Chas. Ginapp
Wm. Kratz
Cresco
St. Valentine’s
Join Sobolik
Ridgeway
Mike Wiedeman
Roy Koch
Schild
Fred
Elsie Vopava
Frank Sobolik
Protivin
Ole Sanderson
James Urba
Brother Charley
U. S. of
Austin
Fred Aegerter
John Reinhart J
Ernest Peter
Fred C. Koch
J. J. Kueitzer
Decorah
Ravena
Earl Hammel
Postville
Will Schutta
Claude van Wey
Henry Waters
Nell Spaum
Fred Stock
Will
Geo. van Wey
Arthur Brandt
J. E. Kneeskern
P. Kroglund
Fred Brouillet
Helen
Tom French
Emma Letchford
Charley Barrett
Nordness
Albert Henning
Will Hager
Henry Hager
J. A. Peck
J. J. van Wey
Frankville
William Hoth
Waukon
R. J. Waters
John Hecker
Seamel Place
T. J. Crawford
Sherman Bollman
Francis Padden
Lyle French
Estherville
Canada
Robbie Waters
C. H. Waters
Freeport
Robbie
T. E. Kirkbride
Joe Ryan
G. D. Bollman
Ale Nutt
Ohio
Presbyterian Church
Amanda Stegen
Hans
Canoe
Ray Sharar
Sam Waters
Glen Letchford
Strawberry Point
John Stock
Sioux City
Mires. Stock
Lawrence Pilgrim
Harold Spann
Walter Kneeskern
Charley Hendershott
Irving Crawford
Daisy
Myrtie van Wey
Ruth Bollman
Hazel Meikle
Kendallville Digest Patriots and Personal Visits Report
February 11 1918 Kendallville notes describe Mrs Henry Barnes ill with a severe cold. Local activities include a Kendallville Literary Society meeting February 16 and S A S gathering at Steve Todds home. Various visits to and from neighbors, a Grange hall dance, and a kidney stone case at Cresco hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Barnes
Kendallville Literary Society
Lowell Stettler
Davis
Walter Dasham
Clifford Eddy
Ole Ellingson
L. A
Fremont
Dave Easler
Barnes
Grange Hall
Flossie Handke
Madison Community Notices and Visits in February 1918
Local notes from Madison dated February 12 1918 recount visits and social events. Mildred MelIntosh returns home for a visit while neighbors and relatives attend gatherings and shoppers travel to Decorah and West Ridge. Mary Hamre at the Poor Farm is seriously ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred MelIntosh
C.J. Falck
Carl O«n
J. Odden
A. Ingvaldson
T. T. Istad
Ernest Vine
Ole Martinson
Alert Engen
J. Dahle
Chas. Allison
Ole Hammersness
Clarence Hovey
J. L. Haga
N. Gen
Ridgeway
Drew
Katie
West Ridge
Frances Butler
Decorah
Alex, McIntosh
Otto Neste
EB. C. Flaskerud’s
Village Notes From Cresco area February 1918
West central Iowa brief record of social visits work and local happenings around Cresco Ridgeway Protivin Spillville and Sumner township. Mentions W. S. of B and U. S. of E. activities hog shipments oats deliveries and communal events.
Haakenson Couple Wed in Decorah and News of Engagement
Mrs Carl Haakenson hosted a pleasant evening with ice cream and cake. A marriage notice announces Miss Mabel Haakenson and Mr Raymond Herwig of Decorah wed on February 4. The bride, formerly from Lincoln township, now resides with her parents in Decorah, and well wishes are extended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Haakenson
Mabel Haakenson
Raymond Herwig
Decorah
Lincoln Township
Devorah
Frankville notes show social visits and community events
Local residents from Ravena Ludlow Decorah Postville and Canoe share visits deliveries and social activities. A V I S minstrel raised 30.95 for the society with many townspeople attending. Church talks and auctions anchor a weekend of gatherings and plans for Feb 16.
Local residents and visitors make rounds in Calmar Decorah Spillville
John Korbel drove to Spillville on business. Mrs A Sobolik and Geo Cummings made calls in Calmar. Joe Klimesh and wife visited relatives. Christ Farnes and Joe Flaskerud hauled sand home. Ed Fisher and John Benda called in Decorah. Carl Haug returned from Chicago. Frank Klimesh visited Joe near Protivin. Bernatzes left for Decorah. Pizenger and Bjone rud conducted business in Decorah. Sale east of Calmar attended by Cummings Phillips and Humpal. Swehlas visited Ed and H. Cooper. Heusers and Cooper traveled to Decorah and stopped to see Geo Cummings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgeway
Robt. Vopava
Lizzie Koch
Chas. Hornberger
J. J. Hornberger
Frank Vrba
Spillville
Amel Koch
Fred
Ernest Peter
Alfred
Howard Co
U. S. of E
Joe Vopava
Frank Sobolik
Rollie Kratz
Protivin
J. J. Kreitzer
Amelia Kratz
Robert Vopava
Elsie
Sumner Township
Joyce Kirsehman
Carl Haakenson
John Aegerter
M. E. Church
J.G. Kirschman
Roy Koch
Leona
Lizzie
Chas
Hornberger
Fred Koch
Fred Falek
Ollie
Opel
Cresco
Ross Kirsehman
Fred Falck
W. E. Wiedeman
Indiana
Kentucky
Evangelical Church
Wm. Kratz
Will Wagner
John Reinhart
Carl Hankenson
Louise Mzik
James Cesar
Rochester
Louise
Lena
Jos
Vopava
Koch
Clinton
Mire
Ole Sanderson
Nettie Koch
Nettie
Fred Daneman
Roy Koeh
Fred C. Koeh
John Korbel
A. Sobolik
Calmar
Geo. Curmmings
Joe Klimesh
Christ Farnes
Joe Flaskerud
Pavlovsky
Ed. Fisher
John Benda
Decorah
Carl Haug
Chicago
Frank Klimesh
Near Protivin
Joe
John Bernatz
Spills
Decorah Monay
James Pizenger
Lawrence Bjonerud
Geo
Cummings
Phillips
Jas
Humpal
Henry Swehla
Rob Heuser
H. Cooper
Wartime Flour Substitutes Rules Stand In Iowa Notice
A 1918 Decorah Iowa notice from J F Deems and C J Weiser confirms wartime flour substitute policy. Only Rule twenty six substitutes allowed with potatoes four to one, rye flour unrestricted, beans and canned corn barred. Certificates required for human use, and free dental services offered to Winneshiek County selected men to avoid camp Dodge delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Deems
U.S
C. J. Weiser
Winneshiek County
United States Food Administration
Decorah
Iowa
Washington
C. J
Owa
State Dental Society
Camp Dodge
F. W. Conover
C. L. Topliff
T. C. Hutchinson
Bob W. R. Toye
Kinley Orr
F. J. Conover
Calmar
J. P. Schneeberger
Mer
Weekly Weather Forecast for Upper Mississippi Valleys
Weather Bureau forecast for the week starting February 10 1918 calls for generally fair conditions and mild seasonal temperatures. brief cold snaps are expected around Monday and midweek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Weather Bureau
Washington, D. C
Mississippi
Missuri
Foley's Honey and Tar Promoted for Colds in Winter
Snow and extreme cold led to more colds this winter, with Foley's Honey and Tar hailed as worth in thousands of homes. Mrs. Edward Strevy of Clinton Ohio says Foley's Honey and Tar is the only medicine for coughs and colds and recommends it highly. Engbertson's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Edward Strevy
Clinton
Engbertson’s Pharmacy
Adv
BE. J. Bedard
Cowich
Engbertson’s
Guaranteed Asthma Remedy Trial Offer
Readers troubled with asthma may obtain a one dollar bottle on trial and pay after satisfaction. The remedy promises quick relief and has cured many where other treatments failed. Also endorsed is Foley's Honey and Tar as a quick cough and cold cure for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. D. Hoover
Mfg
Des Moines
Iowa
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