Decorah area social notes recount visits and travels
A long list of Decorah residents and guests details weekend trips and social visits. Ed and Mrs. Ed of Spillville visit Decorah, many locals travel to Minneapolis Waterloo Calmar Cresco and other towns for relatives, teaching, shopping, and leisure. Several plan teaching posts, business trips, and summer purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Olson
Locust
Uesday
C. K. Preus
St. Paul
B. Harmon
Cresco
John C. Hegg
Emma Mikesh
Spillville
John Odden
Ridgeway
Emma Flaskerud
Calmar
Death claims Decorah Posten editor Gjellum near Fowler
Telegraph dispatch reports E S Gjellum former Decorah Posten editor died after long TB illness at his Colorado farm near Fowler. Born 1852 in Utica Wisconsin he edited in Decorah from 1885 to 1900s and studied at Luther College Johns Hopkins. Survived by children and former wife. colleagues recall his keen perception and steadfast citizenship. Also obituary notices for Mrs Torger Hauge and Enders Hersrud with burial details and family survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah Posten
E. S. Gjellum
Posten
Fowler
Colo
Gjellum
Albert Lea Posten
Colorado
Grellum
Utica
Wis
Luther College
Town University
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Enders Hersrud
America
Union Prairie Township
Allamakee County
Decorah
Mr. Hersrud
Ostre Toten
Norway
Helen Lovbraaten
Glenwood
Bailey couple head to Chicago to manage Sheridan tea house
Mr and Mrs Fred Bailey departed Monday night for Chicago to establish residence there. Mr Bailey has secured management of a tea house on Sheridan road, signaling a new home and job placement for the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rey Glice
Leonard Bacon
Walter Sinclair
Ramlo
Mabel
Sheridan
Tex
C. J. Weiser and Sons
California
Phoenix
Arizona
Los Angeles
Levi Bullis
Clela Bullis
E.G. Carlisle
Fred Bailey
Chicago
Mr. Bailey
Sheridan Road
Decorah Visitor A. Morken Calls On City Rail Agent
A. Morken, traveling passenger agent for the Milwaukee railroad, visited Decorah on Tuesday. He said he was not encroaching on Bill Cody’s preserves, but in the neighborhood and curious about Decorah, he dropped in to see what the town was like.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Morken
Milwaukee Railroad
Decorah
Mr. Morken
Bill Cody
Colorado Springs romance ties Rock Island kin to Fort Worth wedding
In Colorado Springs on February 8 a romance linked Della May Lawhead, sister of J. W. Lawhead former Rock Island agent in Decorah, to Charles Kassel of Fort Worth Texas. Lawhead helped Kassel catch a train by wiring for a car and holding the train 30 seconds. The couple, now married, plan to live in Fort Worth while their story unfolds in wedding notices received by friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Lawhead
Rock Island
Decorah
Burr Oak
Chicago
Colorado Springs
Della” May Lawhead
Charles Kassel
Fort Worth
Tex
Short Line
Kassel
Thune to Buy at Ossian Hog Market
George H. Thune has been engaged by the Ossian farmers' company to buy hogs. He begins duties March 1. Thune, formerly a Nordness creamery buttermaker, is well known among local farmers and his appointment is expected to be popular and profitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Thune
Ossian
Marshes Return Home After Two-Week Trip
Mr and Mrs B O Marsh came back last Friday from Chicago and eastern points after a two week absence. In Chicago Ren bought two Cadillac cars which will be converted into piano trucks for use with his local establishment and the Harmony branch. Cadillac do not make trucks, but these cars are the closest fit to his plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. O. Marsh
Chicago
Ren
Cadillac
Harmony Branch
Ben
Youngest Bank Cashier in North Dakota Moves to Schafer
George W. Nelson announces his move from Ray to Schafer North Dakota and begins as cashier of Farmers State Bank at Schafer. At twenty two he claims the distinction of North Dakota’s youngest bank cashier. He is the son of N H Nelson of Mabel former Decorah residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Nelson
Ray
N. D
Schafer
Farmers State Bank
George
N. H. Nelson
Mabel
Decorah
Improper Dances Barred by City Council Action
The city council barred many dances deemed improper at the last meeting, a lengthy list that excludes the tango. Dance hall owners must now pay a yearly $25 license or $1 per dance.
Specials at Fred J Rosenthal's Saturday Only
Fred J Rosenthal's offers Saturday specials with Lewis Lye at 7 cents per jean and Fany four crown raisins at 7 cents per pound. The note touts fresh goods and bargain pricing for the limited day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred J. Rosenthal
Lewis Lye
Fany
Local notes on page seven and Frankville tale
City readers will find an overflow of local matter on page seven in today's Aerussican. Page four also carries items on local happenings including an interesting early day occurrence at Frankville with Frank M. Knight, now visiting Freeport with his mother, as an active participant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aerussican
Frankville
Frank M. Knight
Freeport
Nearly Loses His Hand At Workshop Accident
Geo. Hislop Jr narrowly escaped severe injury last Thursday when a circular saw kicked a board, flinging his hand against the rapidly spinning blade. His hand touched the saw only briefly, cutting knuckles and fingers but avoiding more serious damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Hislop, Jr
Court Appointments By Judge Springer Draw Support
Tuesday afternoon Judge Springer named three collateral inheritance tax appraisers Clarence Christen Chauncey Freeman and Charles Trzcinski and reappointed Dr A J Swezey as insane commissioner serving in the court system with broad approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springer
Clarence Christen
Chauncey Freeman
Charles Trzcinski
A. J. Swezey
Easter Dance by Decorah Lodge at Marsh's Hall
Decorah Lodge No 443 BPOE will host an Easter dance on Monday April 13 at Marsh's hall. The organizing committee includes Edw Bear W R Shea C L Topliff Geo Johnson and F J Helwig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Edw. Bear
W. R. Shea
C. L. Topliff
Geo, Johnson
F. J. Helwig
Marsh’s Hall
Mrs Bidne Injured In Slip On Ice At Home
Last Wednesday afternoon Mrs Ole Bidne slipped on ice in her yard and fractured her right hip while spraining her right wrist. Dr Hoeg reduced the fracture and she was resting as comfortably as possible at last report.
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Ole Bidne
Hoeg
The Tango Again at Elks Lodge Social Night
The Elks social club hosted a formal party at the lodge rooms Tuesday night with a guest from Dubuque and another from Chicago teaching the tango, adding an international touch to the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Elks’ Social Club
Dubuque
Chicago
Osage News Editor Announces Progressive Primary Bid
H. C. Austin, editor of the Osage News, announces candidacy in Mitchell county primaries on the Progressive ticket. Describes him as a promising young newspaper man and a representative of Northeastern Iowa's best elements. Mitchell county may benefit from sending him to Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Austin
Osage News
Mitchell County
Bro. Austin
Iowa
Des Moines
Methodist Ladies Easter Sale Announcement
The Methodist ladies prepare an Easter sale. Anyone wanting aprons made from a special pattern or goods may leave orders with Mrs. Warren Hoyt at 6-2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Hoyt
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. K. Bartry & Son
Herald of
Spiilville
Fred Stihring
W. V. Yager
J. H. Lerdahl
Minneapolis
Mrs. S. Warn
Waterloo
Anna Evans
Fort Atkinson
Vern Kennard
Charles City
James Reardon
R. Noecker
West Union
Peter Ask
Mary Ruffridge
Greene
D. B. Stevens
Elsie Drexel
Iowa City
Mabel Makepeace
Mabel Bang
Ethel Makepeace
John Dotzler
Geo. Blaess
A. E. Johnson
Kansas City
G. W. Glice
Lucille Hauck
Elma
Norman Nelson
Nordness
Gus Moen
Jennie Lemay
Mankato
Minn
C. Lang
Julius Olson
Madison
Iver Larsen
Rupert Parker
A. E. Michael
Jamestown
Wm. Dresselhaus
New Ulm
E. C. Dirks
J. H. Kneeskern
Castalia
Supt
H. E. Miller
Waukon
Ed. Oxley
Corwith
A. W. Oxley
Stewart Oxley
Mathilda Larsen
Madison, Wis
Sam R. Anderson
John C. Stoskopf
John Niebeline
George Daniels
Arlene
I. J. White
John Vance
Bear
Mason City
Retail Clothiers
John Robert Thompson
Cedar Rapids
Our City
Masonic
Co. Schulze
al. Wooley
Dan Riley
Faribault
Walter Riley
Anna Anderson
Claus Espeseth
C. A. Mollart
Mr. Mollart
Geo. Mollart
C. E. Johnson
P. R. Reeves
Leo
Altha Daubney
L. G. Helgeson
Brooks, N. D
Hans Halverson
Martha Bolson
E. T. Healey
Merriam
Miss Hayes
E. E. Richardson
Nemo
Columbia Yarns
Wayne
Fowler, Colo
Torger Hauge
Pleasant Township
Mrs. Hauge
North Dakota
Kleanall Sustatorium
Water Street
Decorah and Vicinity
John Weber
Kenosha
K. A. Vick
McCall’s
India
Skinner
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