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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1913
Page
7
Community happenings report numerous visits and calls across Calmar Cresco Protivin Ossian Decorah and surrounding areas. Residents including Miss Elsie Heuser Miss Barbara Benda and Miss Barbara Janovsky are mentioned with trips to Decorah Mason City Cresco and Mason City plus several local visitors and callers. A school incident at St Frances de Sales left Frank Schroeder Jr with a broken leg and treatment by Dr J W Lynch.
RAVENA February 16 1913 Eber DeCou called at Castalia Saturday Joe Binck spent Saturday at Henry Milers John Meyer delivered hogs at Ossian Monday John O Meyer called at Decorah Wenzel Lansing called at Festina Friday Rae Runkle and family moved to Centennial Julius Brown visited Calmar Herman Lansing near Frankville Ole Benson accompanied Henry Schweiner as lights were installed at his house Herman Lansing at Fort At Otte Schaepberger spent Sunday with local folks Miss Regina Barthelme was a person for Decorah Saturday Mr and Mrs D Peck Ossian Sunday at Julius Brown's Herman Lang near Frankville visited Julius Brown's Wednesday Mr and Mrs Herman Lansing Sunday at John Barthelme's Ray Birdsell near Frankville visited Herman Lansing Saturday Mr and Mrs Ole Anderson visited Ole Orvella Red Oak Friday Dr J W Lynch Ossian was a professional caller in Ravena Sunday Rae Runkle Centennial did wood sawing for Eber Theeg August Peck and family and John Der and family visited Eber A few from this vicinity attended the Nordness Telephone Co meeting Friday.
Pat O'Brien remains on the sick list. Will Keefe visited Gene Smith. Will Reihl went to Decorah on business. Lester McIntire and others visited Bluffton friends. Locals travel to Decorah, attend church, and visit kin.
February 18 1913 items list sick lists visitors callers and travel within Decorah and nearby towns including Miss Nellie Daniels Mr. and Mrs. Archie Jones and Theo Daniels families plus common social visits. Mentions Rae Runkle family move and a spring of water at Lafayette Indiana.
Highlandville residents report multiple visits and business at Decorah including farm sales and funerals. Residents like Mr. and Mrs. Olson attend Mrs Ness’s funeral. Sturos becomes owner of a farm. bids, wood hauling, and grain grinding updated local economy. The grip season affects many, with several ill or recovering. A school meeting to settle with outgoing trustees nears.
February 18 1913 notes a ground hog forecast six weeks of winter and mentions local events. A A Hawks released from scarlet fever quarantine. J H Hiatt plans a public auction prior to moving to Canada. Henderson area houses show unusual demand.
A major blaze reduced the building to ruins after strong flames. Pupils evacuated safely via orderly drills. portions saved include books maps one piano and two organs. The high school will move to the opera house, the intermediate to the basement of the new brick church, and the primary likely to the town hall. Rebuilding will commence immediately. In a separate note, Emmett R. Mitchell and Elizabeth G. Ranke married at the bride’s home near Mabel with about thirty relatives present.
Decorah and nearby residents are listed visiting and hosting events. Names include J Gullickson E Danielson H Nelson Alma Holverson Bertha Baardson and many others. Weather remarks note melting snow and a coming spring amid reports of Rudolph Sjoboen's illness and medical care.
A stream of brief items from Freeport lists visits illnesses and social calls. Names include Mrs Mary Ruffridge Francis Robinson Rev G B Lackland Fred Ream John NHeadington Mr Johnson Hagar Delaney May Hallman J A Headington and family, R Tyler, Walter Gross and baby, Jennie Sanaker Lily Sorenson and P C Delaney. Church services were canceled with Lackland officiating.
Calmar area residents share travel, visits and gatherings from February events. Miss Helma Johnson returns from Sanborn. Edna Kayé visits Decorah. several singles and couples travel to Charles City, Mason City, Humboldt, Chicago, Minneapolis, Milwaukee and Elgin. A February 11 wedding at St. Aloysius joins Mary Valenta and James Krall with plans to house in Phillips house after March. Ross Luzum and Olga Bergland wed February 12 in Decorah with Rev Lackland officiating.
Ossian dated February 18 1915 lists residents and visitors across Decorah Castalia Monona Calmar and Prairie du Chien. People named include Agnes Lee Hilda Schissel Rose Schupanitz Mae Malloy Alma Huber Alma Cremer and Clara Wagner with movements to Fort Atkinson Independence Granville St Louis Prairie du Chien and Mason City. A broken leg incident befalls Mayme Bach and several social visits and a basketball game at Prairie du Chien are noted.
Maxine Pierce suffers a lung fever while Clifford Reed visits La Crosse. Mrs. George Sullivan shows slow improvement. Ane at Barn Ward’s last Friday. Steve Pierce’s baby ill with a call as e. Miss Janet Milne spent Sunday with.
Social calendar items list local visits, gatherings, and duties. Notables include Burr Oak Mere clearing sale starting Feb 20, embroidery club meetings, dinners and visits among residents, birthday party for Hessin Whitney with a cash gift, and hospital news from Claude Headington in La Crosse.
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