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Newspaper

Decorah Republican

Location

Decorah, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 26, 1914

Page

6

County News 1914 Hesper notes and localHappenings

County News from February 24 1914 reports illness changes and social visits across Hesper Mabel and Canton. Prominent items include Frank Johnson road work election reaffirmation, Isaac Fawcett hog shipment and ice house filling, local arrivals and departures, church and school activities, social events and farewell gathering for the Tweeten family with a move to Minnesota.

Burr Oak Social Links and Local Visits

Mrs I N Reed visited Mrs Alice Morris on Tuesday afternoon. Cr Reed bought a team from Joe Moran last week. Miss Alice Seelve spent Sunday with Miss Florence Reed. Mrs Bundle visited brother W C Reed Tuesday. Mr and Mrs BE Reed and son Paul visited Frank Perry’s home. M D Whitney returned home Friday after a short course. Geo Gates family visited relatives in town last Sunday. Local youths attended a play in Decorah Thursday. Dr W H Kromons Einer Kippe and Frank Sullivan planned Decorah trip last Saturday. Teddy Emmons and Paul Reed attended a Wade school shadow social Friday. Mrs Hall of Austin, visiting her father Mr Thompson, returned home Friday. Harry Cox now drives a buckskin team bought near Canton last week. Several cars for ice arrived in Prosper last week for the creamery with many teams helping.

Frank Johnson John Allen J. W. Welch Ed. A. Griswold Roy Hiatt Gracie Street Ed. Griswold John Burgeson Will Darling Miss Hilleman W. A. Plunkett Willie Robinson Frank Welch Harlan Talbert Haldor Johnson Howard Haines T. W. Bryant Byron Darrington Decorah Lillian Fawcett R. J. White Arthur Carrington Roy Miller Humphrey North Dakota Fawcetts Major Hendershot Rappahannock Hesper Isaac Fawcett Albert Sant Mabel Dr. Worth Granville Fawcett Casterton Frank Nina Johnson Lila Carter Cyrus Burt L. A Tweeten Ivanhoe Lincoln County Minn Burre Burreson Prosper Canton Burr Oak Lottie Olson Maude Rice Fremont Cox Geo. Smith Guy Sheley G. Darling Gene Headington Alfred Jewell Lindsay Wingate Rebekahs Odd Fellows Knight of Harmony Burr Oak Lakes’ Aid Society Prosper Ladies’ Aid Society L. Healis P. C. Olson Healis Clifford Reed Towa Telford Cox Stone Tweeten Mr. Tweeten Minnesota I. N. Reed Alice Morris Cr. Reed Joe. Moran Alice Seelve Florence Reed Bundle W. C. Reed BE. M. Reed Paul Frank Perry M. D. Whitney Geo, Gates Little Son W. H. Kromons Einer Kippe Frank Sullivan Teddy Emmons Paul Reed Wade Hall Austin Thompson Harry Cox Clara Pletka Casey Jones Wm. J. Cremer Ole O. Hauge W. E. Straver Fayette Rudolph Novotny Selmer Boe Charles City Fred J. Rilling Fort Atkinson Albert Schissel Attorney C Boice Messrs Giesen and Skor Henry Wesselmann Elkader Louis Deily Dubuque J. D. Becker Chicago Marie Ebert Warren Hurlbut A. O. Flaskerud John Humker Fred Houdek Ossian Ben Bear John Holm Kate Parsons Milwaukee Hilda Holm Bertha Hegg Randy Kittlesby Anna Valenta Waterloo Frank Valenta O. P. Ooe Des Moines Elsie Smith Opera House Albert Minaschek Cedar Rapids Frank Novotny Celia Gustafson Edna Meyer Ridgeway Waldo Reisner Mr. Stribley Willis Giesen H. J. Giesen Co Freda Law O. B. Law Hopkinton Elizabeth Ryan Omaha Olga Ode Helen Kaye Grinnell Young People's Society of the Norwegian Lutheran Church Winger

Ossian Visitors and Calmar Trip News In Fort Atkinson

Fort Atkinson residents record a flurry of visits and travels. Ossian guest John Wagner stopped by while Peter and Bennie Smith visited Osian Friday. Calmar trips included Jake Cap on business and Miss Ida Doubek visiting for a dance. The FHBG club met with Creter Smith as two hundred plus attended a hall event that raised sixty six dollars for church debt. A sad accident left Joseph Doubek with two fractured ribs as Leona Rogers faced a sudden bereavement back home.

John Wagner Ossian Peter and Bennie Smith Jake Cap Calmar Bevins Hawkeye Altar Society Louis Meyer Ida Kubish Etta Reihle Leo Dostal Helen C. D. Horton Geo. Bieber Des Moines Will Svestka Jackson Joe Wandas Clem Burns Jackson Junction Jos. Shima Decorah Ida Doubek John Humker Ed. Valenta Fred Houdek Drs. Hennessy Horton Creter Smith Frank Berst Stella Jarosh Crescet Korbel John Jones Tom Schneeberger Cresco Father Dragoon Kremer Ballon Spillville Marie Brockamp Fred Frank Schrieber Summers Geo. Ferguson Dubuque Oliver Berg Son Idoyd West Union

No Backache or Kidney Pains Remedy Ad

An older herb remedy claim promotes Mother Gray's Aromatic Leaf as a tonic laxative and preventative for back pain urinary bladder kidney trouble dizziness and low energy. Sold by druggists or by mail for 50 cents with free sample offer from The Mother Gray Co LeRoy New York dated May 3.

Mother Gray Mother Gray Co LeRoy N. Y

Decorah Visitors and Local Business Notes

Calmar and Decorah residents frequent towns for business and pleasure. Notables include Clara Pletka, Rudolph Novotny, Selmer Boe, and Marie Ebert visiting Decorah. J. D. Becker heads to Chicago on business. Henry Wesselmann visits Elkader. trains, plays, and dances draw crowds in Fort Atkinson and Osian. Local property changes, millinery trips, and a theater show highlight community life.

Kendallville Community News Briefs February 23 1914

Kendallville S A S plans a Saturday meeting while illness touches many residents. Myrtle Ellingson and Peter Ellingson recoveries are noted. Mr and Mrs Steve Todd attended a Cresco armory dance. Tom Elliott traveled from Monticello for his brother Andrew’s funeral. Several visits and illnesses fill the week with church and school disruptions. The Yates orchestra will play at a Grange hall dance. Will Kendall recovers from appendicitis in Milford. Mrs G W Dusham returns from Canton to Kendallville. Henderson, a young Howard county resident, dies at Decorah. family receives heartfelt sympathy.

Kendallville S. A. S Myrtle Ellingson Peter Ellingson Clifford Eddy and Son Harry Goldsworthy Jacob Matteson Steve Todd Cresco Tom Elliott Monticello Andrew W. A. Clink Steve Porter Minnie Porter Karl Curtis Mattie Burton Plummer Grange Hall Yates Orchestra Canton Milford Willie Kendall Retsey Peterson

Siblings visit Cresco hospital and town notices

Mrs Olive Goldsworthy and Edna Fifield visited their sister Mrs Viva Howard and infant at Mercy hospital in Cresco. Bert Yates and wife and daughter traveled from Canton for a visit. Yates returned home and the baby stayed longer. Florence Bents and daughter from Sioux Falls visited Mrs Jennie James en route to Chicago for millinery. Andrew Elliott, ill for years near Monticello Minn, died Wednesday. his funeral was held in Monticello and burial at State Line cemetery. A curious accident at Elias Holness farm drowned a heifer after its horns became trapped in a water tank. Burial followed services at the Fifield home. Barker's Remedy advertised as best for coughs and colds at local druggists.

Olive Goldsworthy Edna Fifield Cresco Viva Howard Babe Mercy Hospital Bert Yates Canton Yates Baby Florence Bents John Haas Sioux Falls Jennie James Chicago W. C. Fifield Andrew Elliott Mr. Elliott Elias Holness Farm Monticileo Minn Monticello Fifield State Line Elliott

Freeport social notes mix visiting doctors and calls

Freeport residents report visits from Decorah physicians Dr. Dana Jewell and Dr. H. H. Thomas and calls by Mrs. O W Deremo. Ruth Stewart visits D H Leach in Decorah. Clark Tillinghast stays with James and Mrs. Tillinghast in Springwater. A pastor on sick list caused no church services. a Rochester trip ended with Arthur in hospital. Fire on Mrs. Deremo’s roof caused brief alarm. family moved to Mrs. Banning’s father's home.

Trving Miller North Dakota Dana Jewell James Tillinghast Casterton Decorah Dr. Woodward O. W. Deremo Freeport H. H. Thomas Ruth Stewart D. H. Leach Clark Tillinghast Springwater Lackland R. T. Robinson Rochester Arthur Ed. Banning

Osian Social Notes and Local Events Highlight Week

Osian social page records visits from John Bucknam of Osage and Miss Anns Becker from Charles City. Local dances and theater outings with Harringtons orchestra and The Girl of My Dreams in Decorah attract crowds. Community groups meet nun days, Red Men basketball beats Lawler 53 to 24, Mardi Gras plans in the south, Washington birthday party at M E church raises 76 cents, and local embeds hold supper. Advertisements for Downs Regulars laxatives and Doan's Ointment appear among notices.

Max Fan Westville John Bucknam Osage Theresa Schulze Elmb Harrington Decorah Miss Thoma Postville Carroll Bullard Embroidery Club J. B. Schneeberger T. P. Schmitz Elks Louis Uoebelherr Leonard Logsdon Dave Weitgenant Anns Becker N. L. Frodden Charles City Lawler Wm. Mullaney South New Orleans Artalinda Regina Meyer Prairie du Chien Dubuque Washington M. E. Church Opera House Frank Limbeck Babe West Union Wisconsin Mesdames M. J. Klein Barney Holtey Fred Figge L. A. Meyer Arthalinda Faye Gilbert

Frankville Notes From Ossian and Nearby Towns

Local notices from Frankville dated February 22 1914 record visits among residents Ossian Postville Decorah and Waukon. Social calls include Kelse Webster Ray Waters Mrs Sherman Bollman Frannie Padden and Miss Mary Kneeskern with multiple trips to Postville Decorah and Ravena. T J Crawford bought a new Overland auto. a village dance attracted over sixty tunes. community members bought and sold horses and brick tiling for spring projects. a Dramatic club presents Bound by an Oath on March 3 benefiting city improvements.

Jas. Ryan Walter Ryan South Dakota Mason John Malone Strawberry Point Lester Davis Bruce Wis Walter Brandt T. J. Crawford Sanborn Estherville Vern Zeeman Postville Brandt Birdsell Sarah Ryan Mitchell Mesdames J. A. Peek L. C. Spaun J J. van Wey Sepha Peck C. H. Waters Lydia Padden Alma Leer Evelyn Jnice Brouillet Calvin Birdsell Elkader McGregor Amon Ole Walby Esther Minneapolis Kongsbak J. A. Peck G. D. Bollman Rev. Mason Ray Waters Ruth Marsten Stella Crawford C. WH. Waters A. Peck Fred Waters Lynn Crawford John R. Mott Fred Duval Ludlow Philip Raymond Miller Alfred Crabtree Jacob Johnson Irvin Hughes Seth Randolph Sherman Bollman Edward LeRoy Mabel Walter Pilgrim Elias Amsden John Leer

Ravens greet visitors and local calls noted in Decorah area

In Ravenna ny Herman Lansing made calls at Calmar on Saturday. Anton Anderson visited Decorah last August and Lansing called at the Decorah mill last Thursday. Albert Peyer of Ossian spent Sunday at Wenzel Lansing’s. Oscar Johnson of Decorah spent Sunday with home folks.

Herman Lansing Calmar @n Anton Anderson Decorah August Lansing Decorah Mill Albert Peyer Ossian Wenzel Lansing Oscar Johnson

Ossian Area Social and Callers Move Through Week

A rundown of social calls and visits from Ossian and nearby towns includes Ole Benson delivering ice from Ossian, visits to Clem Hemesath and John Meyer, and calls by Mr and Mrs Joe Remke Clem Zweibhohmer and others. Neighbors gathered for a euchre party at Ossian and Julius Brown celebrated his tenth wedding anniversary with friends and family.

Mary Stuart Chapel at Roscoff Nurtures Wind Lore

In Roscoff Finistere lies Mary Stuart's house built as a chapel named St. Ninian to mark Mary Queen of Scots landing in 1548. Local Roscoff women gather dust from the chapel floor and blow it away from seaward to bring a fair wind home for fishermen.

Mary Stuart Roscoff Finistere Mary St. Ninian

Time to Call a Halt Vacation Advice

A busy man should take a vacation when he can no longer sit for an hour without doing nothing. The New Orleans Picayune notes this standard goal of rest and escape from constant activity.

New Orleans Picayune

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Iowa A. K. Bailey & Son County News Leona Rogers Eden Kendallville Barker Figue Down's Doan Republican Frankville Kelse Webster Waukon Kiesau Sam Waters John Lydon I. E. Ericson Harold Spaun Ed. Youmans Ravena L. R. Letchford Fred Kruger Phil Brouillet Geo. A. Waters Chris, Leer Charley Barrett Frannie Padden Charley Castalia Esta Meikle A. D. McKay Henry Chamberlain Sambo Jacob Claude van Wey Drusilla Johnson Jacob Ida Bollman Jacy Snuff Carrie Hughes Raymond Philip Seora Letchford Mabel Raymond Ravenna Ben Eimers Calmar Saturd Ole Benson Joe Remke Clem Hemesath Dr. Harmon of Henry Wilbur Ben Holtey John O. Meyer John Schroeder Herman Schroeder August Peck John V. DeCoy Mr. Hechman J. C. Meyer Will Lansing West of Ossian S. M. Culbert D. Peck Frank Schroeder Clem Zweibhohmer Ronan Bros Herbert Kleisart George Broihier Herman Bush, Sr Joe Calmar Lewis Oe Joe Ehler Centennial Joe Wiltgen A. Lansing Frank Dessel John Broghammer Henry Schweinerus John O Meyer Edith DeCoy Otto Schneeberger Elda Black Guttenberg John Duvee Joe Becker High Ridge John Sudley Remsen Ben Kimers Lewis Zweibohmer Theo. Bee South of Ossian Ole Anderson Oscar Anderson Glenwood Dora Lansing Percy Bullard Cloteil Rosa Henry Humker Julius Brown California North Pacific Coast Rock Island Lines el Paso Colorado Salt Lake City R. Schrempf the National Bank of Decora L. B. Whitney D. C. Johnson Vice Press H. C. Hjerleid W. F. Baker Asst Citizens Savings Bank Winnesheik County
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