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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1914
Page
7
Irvin g Crawford visits Decorah while Amos Haslip visits Postville. Numerous residents travel to Ossian Castalia and Cresco for shopping and social events. A D Y N T meeting set for Jan 20. a chicken pie social raises 25 dollars. a large funeral for Isaac Birdsell is noted with detailed family obituaries.
Bluffton residents share shopping trips visits to Decorah and Crease. Names include Jane Wicks Dave Cassell J Halse atie Fred Walters W McCauley Ro Sharp Halse Phil Halse Quinger family Hutton Ruby Wilbur Elmer Greenslade and others. Local dances and hospital stays mentioned.
Long list of residents and visitors in Spillville and nearby towns. Generated trips include Mikeshs to Conover Fort Atkinson Decorah and Calmar, with many callers from Protivin Ridgeway Cresco and Little Turkey. Community events, illnesses, and a masquerade dance slated for Jan 21 at Fisher's hall.
The report lists Mrs. Bandle returning home last week and Mrs. Hugo Noecker as a Decorah caller. Will Stoskopf and family visited the Jake Brandt home west of Bluffton from Saturday evening to Sunday afternoon. Frank Bandel traveled from Hawarden to join his wife and family visiting relatives. Horace Stockman, post heart surgery, came home Saturday and is comfortable. Ernest Wilson, away nine years, visits the parental home of Mr. and Mrs. Dee Wilson.
Local notes report Alfred sawing wood for Dr Hexom and visits among residents like Alma Gunderson, Mrs. Schjeldahl, and Miss Stella Pore. Snow, dances, births, and injuries noted. many residents listed visiting, hauling wood, or tending shop as winter routines continue.
An ad asserts deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and nasal passages. It promises a circular on catarrh remedies, with testimonials and a Toledo Ohio address. The text ends praising a constipation remedy brand.
January thaw reports small town life with visits and guests in Burr Oak. Listed are Mrs N Stoskopf entertaining, Rob Tillanough and Idella visiting last week, Aohn Foltz improving, Falck visiting Bertha Bender, Staskoff visiting F J Potter, Vernie Perry wooding for Louise Broughammer, Ray Smalley and Weston Stockons shipping furs, Pert McIntosh selling groceries for John Sexton Co, and other social calls and hospital visits in the week.
Attorney E J Hook and numerous residents visited Decorah on business and social calls. Homes bought, travels to Minneapolis and Texas planned, a funeral held at St. Aloysius, dances attended by Ossian youths, and a whist club gathering. Also a playful birthday surprise for G A Meyer and a tongue in cheek advert for Barker's foot appease.
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