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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1916
Page
7
Local notes from Decorah dated February 8 1916 record visits and travels of residents including Philip Seelye Melson Sheley and Miss Eda Koenig. The piece mentions social events church services a leap year dance and various small-town movements between Decorah Ames Preston Clarendon and nearby towns.
Calmar February 7 1916 Miss Verna Meyer and Clara Pletka shop in Decorah Thursday. Florence Yager surprised Friday. Rodney Nicholson visited his sister Hazel from Decorah. Mrs P Meyer visits Dubuque. Alvina Wangsness leaves for St Paul to resume milliner duties. Elsie Haakenson visits Verna Meyer. Moen family from Canada stays with M M Moen. Mrs Wheeler of Edgewood visits daughter Mrs J H Meyer. Greg Becker hosts a dancing party. Royal McClaskey and Oscar Norgard attend Decorah dance. Mrs A T Moe ill for weeks. John Flaskerud returns from creamery short course in Armes. Elizabeth Hiller visits Decorah with Carrie Meyer. Ossian trio Mrs John Vance and Macie visit G B Painton. Rev Paul Koren leaves for Chicago with Mrs E Wangsness and Agnes for daughter’s medical care.
Mrs J A Robinson is on the sick list. Mrs W Dickinson entertained friends. Thomas Malk of Clay Hill visited. Several Decorah and Waterloo visitors observed. W C T A met at Mrs Logsdon's with a suffrage talk. Dr G S Lackland to preach a six sermon series on church views for business men. Cemetery fence committee formed. Equity society debated temperance at Drake schoolhouse with baskets sold for about 28. Those attending from our village included Sweitzer Delaney and Womeldorf family. Local store promises reliable merchandise and a money back guarantee.
Long list of local social activity and visits in Centennial Iowa. Residents attend dances, visit kin in Decorah Ossian Castalia West Union and Wesley. School openings planned for Feb 28 in Elmer Rosa district with Mary Harris as teacher. Community health and visitors noted as Mr Westphal and Mrs Youmans improve, and many calls at Ginapp Runkle and Daniels households.
Local notes record numerous Sunday visits and calls across Madison. Names include Engen Fretheim O Hove Halvorson Neste Fretheim Dorseth Clausen and others, with decorah and lime springs travel and a horse incident involving Wm Lypeh.
A roundup of local happenings includes Ward Allen visiting Castalia as a business guest, Rev Brean delivering services, a carload delivery to Farmers Cooperative Co, and film showings of the German war side on Wednesday. A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Eldo Meyer, Miss Fordyce visited Randalia, Frances Bickel stayed with her sister Mrs Haefner in Giard, Harvey Bros sold electric supplies, Dr Juen’s auto runs despite heavy snow, A F Smith visited Cedar Falls to see family, W H Haefner traveled to Guttenberg, Mrs Dell Downing underwent surgery in Dubuque with a good recovery, Kneeskern’s masquerade dance drew a large crowd with Harrington’s orchestra, Griswold inspected a local electric plant, Cortalig High alumni plan a Friday program at Kneeskern’s with national booth refreshments to raise funds for a domestic science room table.
Spilling town chatter records numerous visits callers from Decorah Calmar Conover Ridgeway Cresco and Protivin. Notable items include Miss Agnes Klimesh and Lena Herold visiting, Anton Swehla and Daniel Novak in Minneapolis, Jim Wagner and brother in town, and a Leap Year dance planned with Kovarik orchestra. An auction by Albert Novak and a funeral near Ridgeway are also noted along with local business ads and electic lighting work by Sam Peck.
Fort Atkinson items list local visits and business trips to Decorah Hawkeye and Prairie du Chien. Wenzel Puffer, Bohemian born tailor, dies at 86 after a long career and is buried at St John’s cemetery. He lived in Fort Atkinson since 1870 with his wife Mary Sekora. Nine children born, four died in infancy. survivors include Mrs Jos Shima Decorah, Mrs Harvey Curtis Washington DC, Mrs A R Dodd Pateras Washington, and James and Mary Puffer.
Gust Olson served as a Calmar caller Saturday while Dan Farnes and the Phillips brothers traveled there. Mrs Ed Swehla visited Ler Tuesday and Dic McSharko toured Fort Atkinson Tuesday. John Huber near Spillville called on Decorah Thursday, Mrs Wm Wagner of Spillville visited Cresco last Thursday. Herald girls from Spillville shopped in Decorah Thursday. Louis Sobolik works as night baggage clerk in Calmar this week.
James Humpal drove to Calmar to visit relatives Saturday while John Phillips of Hayfield spends the week with his brother and sister here. Albert Novak rents his farm to a. Frank Benda of near Spillville. Mrs Albert Sobolik spent time with her son James and family in Calmar. Jacob Swartz and Geo were Calmar passengers on business Wednesday. Tom Malek and wife hosted their daughter Kate from Calmar for a day. Jacob Swartz returned from St Paul after a short visit. Anna Mailand of St Paul visited her mother Mrs Pizenger returning Monday. Dr Hennessy of Calmar came here several times this week despite icy roads. Mrs Jennie Luzum of Calmar visited her sister near Conover a few days. Anton Olson travels daily to Calmar for Farmers Creamery business where he is treasurer and secretary. Geo Chapman, our merchant, runs a well stocked store trading eggs and poultry for goods or cash. For earache, toothache, pains, burns, scalds, sore throat try Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil, a ready remedy. Adv.
O J Metcalf of Weatherby Mo says a severe December cold was cured after buying two bottles of Chamberlains Cough Remedy within days. He proclaims it one of the very best medicines and plans to use it again for future colds. For sale by R A Engbertson Adv ear Some men's ideas of progress is to rest and watch others go backward.
An old newspaper fragment promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills as a liver tonic aiding digestion and blood purification. It also advertises Dean'sointment for itching and piles with a 50 cent price. A generic quip on youth and consequences closes the piece.
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