Communities Remember February 25 1918 Cresco Local Roundup
County notes list numerous Cresco visitors shoppers and callers including H Luhman Ray Albers M C Libbey Hattie Morton Joyce and Vern Kirschman and others. Obituaries for Henry Butz and Mrs Gilbert Qualley. multiple travel visits to Decorah Calmar Dubuque and Prairie du Chien. births and family news plus church and social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Luhman
Cresco
Ray Albers
M. C. Libbey
Hattie Morton
Joyce
Vern Kirschman
Paul Orum
Rev. Sylvester
Olaf Guttormson
Bert Daniels
Decorah
M. C
Evelyn Aasen
Glora Gullickson
John Aegerter
Charles City
Walter Paley
Alice Kittleson
Nettie Gunderson
Olson
Montana
Grace Powers
Morgan
Alfred Orum
Seymore Fosse
Lanesboro
Minn
Mercy Hospital
Tyndall Fosse
la Porte
Alvin
Amanda Becker
Alfred Peters, Jr
Local Cedar Valley visits and social calls listed
Community notes record numerous visits and calls in Cedar Valley. Names include Borsheim Gjetley Olson Rasmussen Peterson Dinger and others visiting friends, relatives, or preparing for Camp Dodge service.
Local notes from Spillville and nearby towns
Rev Broz visited Protivin on Sunday. John Huber traveled to Conover last Wednesday. Ed Herold went to Protivin on Tuesday. Jerome Huber visited Calmar on Thursday. Robert Klimesh paid a Wednesday visit to Protivin. James Benda bought a second hand piano last week. Mrs Stella Klimesh left for Cedar Rapids last Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Bena
Calmar
John Bloomingdale
Decorah
Lakomy
Protivia
Frank Kapinos
Carl Haug
Dubuque
Pauline Haug
Oconomowoc
Wis
Eugene Huber
Novak
Cresco
Lyle Mitchell
Spirit Lake
Hiram Cooper
Helen Klimesh
Cedar Rapids
L. J. Benda
Will Mikota
Robert Heuser
Chas
Frey
Ed. Novak
Charles Lusk
John Bena
Stella
Prairie du Chien
John Shiral
Lalu
Bruno
Neb
Matt Benn
John Fisher, Jr
Wew Haug-Heuser
G. F. Heuser
Mary Suchan
Conover
Geo. Cummings
Mary Kovarik
Cedar T Ae
Chicago
Gustave Heuser
Will Swarde
Jos. Petrik
John Benda
Ben Syers
George Loesch
Adolf
Ed. Fisher
J. Shindelar
Camp Dodge Friet
Thos. Sebesta
Moose Lake
Minn
Rev
Broz
Protivin
John Huber
Herold
Jerome Huber
Robert Klimesh
James Benda
Mins Stella Klimesh
Castalia War Welfare Notes and Local Visits
Castalia society pages report illnesses and visitors, with wartime duties. Notables include W H Harvey on sick list and Earl Haefner at Kelly Field, Texas. Community members attend Kneeskern sale, Decorah and Postville visits, and a Red Cross basket social in Bloomfield township raising 97 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Harvey
Eileen Malloy
Ossian
Joe Barrett
Mason City
Louis Benson
Miss Bellis
Elgin
Chas. Witt
Monona
Kneeskern Sale
E. W. Green
Bernice
Dell Downing
Ulrich
W. A. Gibbs
Akron
Spirit Lake
Elmer McMartin
Joe Wirsching
Bloomsfield
Smith
Cedar Falls
Edw
Albert Buenes
Camp Dodge
Ravena News in 1918 War Stamps Call and Local Happenings
February 26 1918 Ravena Iowa notes record calls by Sam White Joe Lansing and others at local households saw wood hauling hog deliveries and social visits. War Savings Stamps urged. Christ Johnson leaves for Camp Dodge. Ravena boys serenade neighbors and a card evening follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam White
A. Peck
Joe Lansing
Barthelme
Ossian
August Peck
Eber DeCou
A. Barthelme
Joe Broghammer
John Broghammer
Joe Bodensteiner
A. Lansing
Dubuque
Ben Eimers
Decorah
A. Lang
F. Schweinerus
Oscar Ad Sigurd Towson
Ole Orvella
Joe
Fritz Lansing
Halvor Sersland
J. Brown's
Frank Lansing
Barthelme Bros
Johnson
F. Schweinefus
Hans Nygaard
Lars Torresdale
Springfield
Frank Schweinefus
Lewie Schweinefus
Mike Hertges
Joe Barthelme’s
Arthur Lang
Joe Remke
P. Barthelme
Leo Meyer
Christ Johnson
Christ
Camp Dodge
Leo
Joe Barthelme
Frank
Henry
Frits Lansing
Sewalt
Hiller
Orlando Holten
John
Frank Broghammer
Oscar
Sigurd Towson
Decorah News Highlights Local Social Visits
Andrew Lee contacted business callers in Decorah on Thursday. Mrs. K Nelson, Miss Bertha Halverson and others visited relatives in Decorah from Saturday to Tuesday. Local youth attended a Decorah dance while several residents joined Red Cross knitting. Proceeds from a Dist No 5 basket social exceeded $33 for Lutheran League. Families gathered at various homes as Hjalmer Kolseth prepared for Camp Dodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kw. Wirseching
Joe
Albert Wireching
Geo. R. Neuenswander
M. EB
Geo. Hanson
Cedar Rapids
Emery Hanson
Decorah
J. T. Kneeskern
Rock Island Depot
Milwaukee Depot
Allamakee
Clayton County
Dist. No
Bloomfield Township
Red Cross
Dora Harris
W. B. Riggs
Carl Munhagen
Fred Haneartner
H. Johnson
Thomas Monroe Vred Kneeskern
Arthur Martins
Henry Momhagen
Clark Monroe
Lester Smith
Herman Schara
Carl Momhagen
Martin Harris
Henry Monroe Gee
Blumhagen
Geo
Schulte
Laete
Martin
Albert Drier
Andrew Lee
K. Nelson
H. Baardson
D. Sjoboen
Bertha Halverson
Ingrid Landsrud
Nordness
Ella Orange
Grace Sjoboen
Laura Kolseth
FM. Russett
Clarissa Rovang
Dist. No. 5
Lutheran League
John Johnson
Anton Lee
Orville
Helmer Kolseth
Hjalmer K
Camp Dodge
Local Visitors and Weekend Travels Across Cresco and Area
Ed Owens visited Cresco with relatives while Laura Gilmartin and Erving Johnstone spent weekends in nearby towns. Greg Becker, Jack Northcote, and others traveled for business or family reasons. Several residents hosted visitors in Cresco and surrounding communities over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. Owens
Cresco
Laura Gilmartin
Austin
Jack Tuehek
Greg Becker
Jack Northcote
Methegor
Clara Gilbert
Ossian
Louis Dessel
Erving Johnstone
Sanborn
G. A. Meyer
Louis Goite
Ethel Metka
Verna Meyer
Gyda Christianson
Sale
Clara Pletka
Syneva Kolaas
Adam
Hans Evenson
Albert Low
Plaskerud
Local residents greet visitors and plan for Liberty bonds play
A series of hometown visits and departures are logged in Ossian Decorah Spillville and Calmar with Mrs Tilla Larson Anna Rilling and Laura Gilmartin among those traveling. Calmar high school will stage a play in Olympic theatre on February 28 1918 to raise funds for Liberty bonds featuring a large cast led by Walter Dillingham and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilla Larson
Ossian
Gustav
Anna Rilling
Port Atkinson
Fred
Laura Gilmartin
St. Paul
Josephine Uher
John Hasting
Cramer
Clotile Huinker
Dubuque
T. H. Huinker
Johanna
Alice Numedahl
Lucy Huber
Spillville
Will Wangsness
Decorah
Anna Swehla
Mason City
R. J. Beeker
New Orleans
Theo. Skor
Robert Heuser
Lauritz Kittlesby
Camp Dodge
John Hosting
N. Rilling
Elf. Schneeberger
Elmer Tweet
Gerhard Borlaug
Louis Deily
Jack Kramer
L. J. Vogel
Chicago
Elkader
Calmar High School
Olympic Theatre
Walter Dillingham
Paul Ode
Jefferson Ruggles
George Thaler
Robert Slocum
Willis Giesen
Harvey Harrington
Jim Ryan
Hugo Birc
Ruggles
Jefferson
Helen Herr
Blanche Dillingham
Walter
Thelma Olson
Dora Ruggles
Slocum
Evelyn Huber
Elizabeth Brooks
Charley Glee Horton
Charley “Brooks
Kendallville Notes Quietly Describe Local Social Ties
Local items report illnesses and visits among Kendallville residents, traffic notes, a death in law family, and neighborhood news from Cresco to Orleans. Visitors include Fifield, Rink, Ellingson, and Dasham households with updates on health and travel. A public meeting by the S. A. S. was postponed due to cold, and an advertisement promotes Hollow Tile Block Silos for farmers with contact details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Fifield
Clinton Fifield
Cresco
Co. C. Brown
W. A. Dasham
N. Oleson
Decorah
Joe Rink
Sarah Askelson
John Ellingson
Mattie Burton
Steve Todd
Sylvester
Morgan Church
Kendallville
W. A. Clink
Dakota
Steen Henderson
Clark MeIntire
Len MeIntire
Here
Rink
Joe
Austin
Clifford Eddy
Walter Dasham
Orleans
Fred Barnes
Lttl
Alene
R. Barnes
Smythe
Dave Hasler
Durkee
Elias Holness
Rasmussen
Sattre
Ward Curtis
Vernon
Great Lakes
Fred
Marion Davis
Hildren
LaCrosse
Chas, Askelson
Fort Curtis
Cresco High School
Ivan Dalstrom
Tuscania
John Reuter
Harmony
Ervie
Onmnee
Madison News Roundup of Visits and Local Death
Madison records show numerous Decorah visitors and callers in the week including Clarence Murah Herman Fretheim and Lloyd Hovey Ernest Vine and O P Hovey home visits. The community mourns the death of Mrs Gilbert Qualley while five Madison youths joined Camp Dodge recruitment response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Murah
Herman Fretheim
Lloyd Hovey
Ernest Vine
O. P
W. E. Hoyt
Jorgen Birkeland
A. T. Istad
O. O. Hovey
O. A. Vick
O. P. Hovey
Fred
Clarence Falck
Bluffton
A. T. Roe
Peter Neste
Chas. Lynch
Wancoma
Dr. Hoeg
Decorah
Sam Hanson
Ole Hammersness
T. T
O. N. Haugen
Highlandville
L. L. Haga
Ridgeway
Anna Donlan
Wm. Lynch
P. T. Hovey
C. P. Hovey
John Erickson
Fred Falck
H. C. Sollied
C. A. Vick
Elmer Wheatman
Myrtle
Glora Fretheim
L. O’brien
Agnes
C. J. Falck
Esther Hovey
Philip
Fern
Cresco
Gilbert Qualley
Madison
Sam
Camp Dodge
Olaf Fretheim
Hans Engen
Olvin Howden
Gilbert Christen
Joseph Snyder
Local Notes From Clay Hill and Nearby Towns
Reports from Clay Hill include hog marketing by A L Tyler in Decorah and social visits among residents. Recurring names: Roy Stortz, Leona Sorenson, Hazel Storty, Tom Malli, Axel Quist, Mrs Gee, Mrs Sam Goettleman, Ida Grinna, and neighbors in Decorah and Riverbend. A Gilbert Haugen sale drew farmers, with Leona Sorenson returning from Canoe Ridge and attendance at a farewell program for dope soldiers in Decorah. Mrs Bolson’s hospital operation and recovery are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los
A. L. Tyler
Decorah
Roy Stortz
Ford
Leona Sorenson
Hazel Storty
Tom Malli
Frankville
Axel Quist
Gee
Frye
R. C. Society
Sam Goettleman
Ida Grinna
Gilbert Haugen
Melvin Korstad
Canoe Ridge
John Matter
PM. Bolson
Walter Stortz
Riverbend
Grand Opera Se
George Young
Lawrence Bolson
Cresco
Ossian Social and Visit Notes Highlight Local Travel
Ossian notes list Decorah visitors Albert Christopherson Castalia Castalia residents Diedrich Peek Os sian caller Postville Anna Hill over Sunday visitor Castalia Castalia Elva Albright Castalia no Ossian visitor Sunday John Broderick Coon Rapids business Henry Schroeder McGregor Wednesday Kolsrud Waterville Saturday Irvin Halverson Decorah Ossian Clarice Meyer junior knitters Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.C. Renaas
Decorah
Albert Christopherson
Castalia
Beeker
Calmar
Ray Sobolik
Giard
Anna Hill
Postville
Diedrich Peek
A. Lansing
Fred Zweibhohmer
Dubuqte
Mise Elva Albright
Ossian
John Broderick
Coon Rapids
Henry Schroeder
McGrregor
Miss Kolsrud
Waterville
Irvin Halverson
Clarice Meyer
WLC
T. A
A. Oxley
Henry Schoffer
Babe
C. Brockamp
Alfred Bink
Elkader
Peter Thomann
Burr Oak
Holzer
Maud Kennedy
Wanadena
Wm. Mullaney
J. Becker
Wm. Korbel
Thos
Broderick
Arthur Schneeberger
Festina
J. P. Schneeberger
Frank Welsh
Waterloo
Louis Uebelherr
C. C. Dolman
Minneapolis
P. Barthelme, Sr
Reed Elwood
Jennie Harris
Elma
Ed. Dowd
Leonard Johnson
Camp Cody
Deming
N. M
8. Johnson
Clarence F. Lee
Local social notes and county farm advisory appeal
A roundup of visits and travel among residents including Mrs Oxley Miss Kennedy and Mr Meyer with several family and friend visits around Waterville Calmar Castalia and Elma. The note ends with a Food Administration call for Winneshiek farmers to sow as much wheat as possible for national defense and troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Food Administration
Winneshiek County
C. J. Weiser
United States Food Administration
Bear's Quality Clothing Sale Ads
Absolute safety in buying clothing with guaranteed quality. Saturday suit offerings described as good bargains, inviting customers to visit Bear's for value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear
Weekly Weather Forecast for Mississippi Valleys 1918
Weather Bureau forecast for the Upper Mississippi and Lower Mississippi Valleys. Colder Monday and Tuesday with light local snows in the north and local rains in the south, followed by fair and warmer weather likely continuing through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Weather Bureau
Washington, D. C
Mississippi
Missuri
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County News
Epworth League
Cecil Caro
Ethel Brinkman
Lavonne Schultz
Henry Butz
Lincoln’ Church
Cedar Valley
Oe Borsheim
W. Gjetley
John Olsgn
Bijetley
T. Tostenson
Willie Gjetley
Ole Sime
Susienane
P. Borsheim
Henry Levi
John Olson
Chas. Peterson
Peter
Sever Borsheim
Ole Borsheim
Peterson
C. Peterson
Gjetleys
Ole
Peter Borsheven
Amond
Carl Tostenson
Earl Dinger
John Vick
Pleasant Valley
H. Gjetley
Melvin Peterson
Bertie Borsheim
Pete Borsheim
Barbara Je
CG Peterson
Hattie Dinger
Alert
Clarence Peterson
Barbara Borsheim
Hene Headington
Lars Sorenson
Amon
Thorson Brothers
Amon Borsheim and Sons
A. Bulmer
Ole Bringe
Clarence
Peter Peterson
Ravena
High Ridge
Valeska Bijou
Mabel Kapinos
Dillinghams
Kew Ro
New York
Iowa
Clay Hill
District Court
Winneshirk County
State of
Olaus Viste
Anton P. Rude
Said County
Otto Dubhelm
M. J. Soukup
Kondon's
MFG. CO. Mine
Ondons
R. J. Waters
Rt. 3
Farmers Phone
West Water Street
N. H. Adams
Bia
E. H. McMasters
Winneshiek Hof
Lam
Pillsbury Flour Milling Company
Douglas
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