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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1914
Page
6
February 10 1914 report from Ossian Calmar and nearby towns notes editor Schmitz and many residents in town for various errands weddings dances and social visits. The piece lists numerous names including Goldie Glass Geo Wiest James Hoye and Loretta Gaertner among others as they travel attend church events, weddings and dances while detailing local commerce and social gatherings.
February 9 1914 local column from Spillville lists visits and travel across Decorah Cresco Calmar Protivin and Dallas Texas. Names include J P Kuha Ed Reihle Miss Rose Luskis Miss Emma Mikesh Philip Frye Jos Bena John Hruska Sr Chas Novak Rev Lakomy Dr Jameson and others. Several residents attend events and make calls while others are ill or traveling.
OS IAN February 1 114 P Heinen visited Festina Monday Miss Bessie Emery visited Mrs Wm Tobiason Decorah Saturday Mr and Mrs Eudorus Riggs of Castalia visited town last Saturday Collins Monona business traveler between trains Sunday Mr and Mrs Ti Elisart entertained friends at cards Sunday evening Mrs Leonard Kapen returned to Decorah Thursday Embroidery club met Blanche Rathbun hosted last week Edward Schultz attended a basketball game Prairie du Chien Friday evening Mrs Victoria Wells went to Chicago Sunday to buy millinery D A Bucknam and C B K Bucknam Osage visited Harvey and Westgenant families Saturday and Sunday Mrs Ed Dowd visited Fort Atkinson Thursday returned Saturday St Francis parish card party Feb 18 Agnes Limbeck left Fay ette for Chicago to buy spring stock Calmar Ossian high school played here Saturday night visiting team won Woodmen annual dance Monday Carpenter orchestra provided music Liebig shrine at Giessen restored scientists quote generous note
February 8 1914 Ravena Iowa area notes report visitors from Decorah Ossian and Calmar. Hog and grain movements to Ossian markets plus cattle deliveries. Social rounds include dances weddings and family visits. Weather records note a 21 below zero cold snap and a late winter season.
Community notes from Washington Prairie cover coal hauling, ice supplies, a ladies aid meeting with Mrs Julius Moon, Melvin Sandbank’s hospital return, a social at C D Hexom’s, a Gauken singing trip to Wisconsin and back, Bernt Wick helping with wood on a missing boss day, visits between Moon and Albert Sandbank, Thelma Moen's parish school stay, news of Andrew Horsrud’s death, and a forthcoming wedding between Julius J Hill and Gustine Sterping at the bride’s home with wishes for a long, happy marriage.
Centennial items report Joe Ehler acting as Lawler caller on Monday Viola Heiman listed ill Elmer Rosa delivered hogs at Ossian today Joe Ehler lent Sunday at Henry Boeckman home Guy Oxley from Velva visiting relatives Mrs Walker DeCoy traveled to Decorah Amanda Ginapp staying with Roe Runkle Mrs A W Oxley visited Decorah on business Andy Wiltgen Ossian seen in the area Saturday mumps being entertained in town Daniels visited on Sunday
In Freeport a light sleighing spell is reported with frigid 24 below zero at 6 am. Local residents, visits from Decorah and Postville, and travel to Minneapolis, Rochester, Cedar Falls, and North Dakota are noted. A B Y hall meeting on Feb 13 offers songs and a 10 cent lunch. U S government tests show lignite briquetting without extra binders.
February 9 1914 Pleasant Township reports social calls and visits including Theo Anderson Decorah Henry Dein ill list Geo Barth Locust Eddie Iverson Marion Ellings Alfred Dahlming Springwater Thomval Thompson and Narveson children. Ruby Tolstad hosted a six oclock dinner. A 160 acre farm was deeded to Paola Kansas schools to fund books clothing for needy students.
A Hungarian innovator unveils a vented high speed telegraph device with a keyboard resembling a typewriter to send and reproduce messages in legible handwriting. The piece notes curious phrasing on drunkenness and features a city farewell car ride in San Francisco with Mayor Rolph aboard. Adv. Dean's Regulars advertised as laxative.
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