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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1918
Page
6
Local notes list visits and travel of residents to Decorah and nearby towns. Reports include births, engagements, church events, Red Cross planning, and travels of families such as the Falck, Hovey, Gullickson, Hopperstad, and Tuve clans. Obituaries note deaths of A. G. Tuve and Mrs. Martin Jones with funeral details.
July 22 1918 notes report Floyd Fretheim staying at O P Hovey s.. Oscar Vicks visiting. Alica Hovey with Beatrice Hovey. Andrew Roe family at Peter Neste home. Red Cross social attendees at Beard s. Nettie McIntosh of Decorah visited Meg McIntosh family. Elmer Wheatman and baby visited Oscar Wick. Istad Vine Lo men and H Wioldt callers at C P Hovey s. Ernest ford Vine Clara Sever son Christine Hanson at Chas Vine home.
J A Peck visited in Postville while Jas Meikle stayed in Ludlow with D W Bray. Many residents, including Mrs Emma Letchford and Geo Chandler, were seen visiting Decorah, Postville, and nearby towns. A large Sunday picnic at Emma Letchford’s, measles cases, Red Cross meeting changes, church events, and a forthcoming service flag dedication are noted with numerous names and local activities.
Calmar and nearby communities saw a flurry of visits and arrivals. Miss Marguerite Bleken and Miss Clara Nelson returned or visited relatives, while Elmer Numedahl prepared for military duty in Atlanta. Christian Winger died after a long illness, with funeral services and family from Council Bluffs Decorah and other towns attending. Confirmation services were held at NEL church with several confirmands listed.
July 21 1918 reports visits and calls across local households including Richert Smalley Young and Darrington families. People called on neighbors at Smalley's Mabel Decorah Burr Oak and Bolson residences with dances and visits noted. Elses and kinfolk listed among frequent social rounds.
A. K. Sweitzer is on the sick list. Chester Harris from near Decorah was a Freeport caller. Miss McKay of Decorah visits Mrs. S. Warn. Local attendance at Matter's dance. L. L. Couse of Decorah called Sunday. Claude Vall to Austin for sister’s illness. Mrs. H. J. Gross hosts Mrs. Anderson and others from Waukon and Centennial visitors. Drake home visits in Decorah. Dr. and Mrs. A. C. Vernon of Decorah called. Goddard the Rawleigh man visited. Ruth Sweitzer of Lanark visiting A. K. Sweitzer. Lester Pearson visits his parents. Ice cream social at Drake school Friday July 26 by Ri Red.
A cordial invitation is extended to all. Mrs. James Hallman visits brother Hubert Funke near Burr Oak for several days. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Delaney and children of Decorah were Sunday guests at the Mrs. P. C. Delaney home. Mr. and Mrs. Clark Tillinghast and children of Pleasant visited with the former's parents. Claude Taylor and son with Ralph Taylor of Decorah spent Sunday at Gordon Baker's. Mrs. J. A. Robinson, Cora Dickinson, Ethel Miller and Mrs. A. K. Sweitzer were Waukon visitors last week. Dell Lang, Mrs. Arthur Lang and children of Decorah called at D. H. Leach's one day. Mrs. L. Funk and Mrs. Robert Prince returned to Parker South Dakota after a month here.
Vermont Experiment Station tests show silage yields more milk per hundred pounds of dry matter than fodder and across nine trials silage produced about 7.4 more pounds of milk per 10 pounds of dry matter. Waste in shock-fed fodder increases the value gap. a silo is advocated.
County Food Administrator warns defectors of feeding wheat substitutes to livestock and imposes strict flour rationing of six pounds per person per month. Household help may be purchased at the same rate as family members, one and one half rounds per person per week.
Castalia residents host friends from Luana Clermont Spirit Lake and Strawberry Point while many travel to Camp Dodge Decorah and Tama. Local Red Cross work faces complaints over lax contributions as patriotic events, open air talks, and a dedication of the U B parsonage reflect community wartime activity.
Mrs M R Sears of Baldwinsville New York credits Chamberlains Tablets with curing a six month stomach disorder after two to three weeks of gas and pain. The tablets eased the first dose and prevented recurrence after relief. Sold by A Engbertson.
The optimal flock size depends on space and available feed. A backyard flock usually tops 20 to 25 hens, often fewer, with a rule of 20 to 30 square feet per bird. If space is tight, reduce the flock accordingly, though a larger yard yields better results.
John Hervert aged 28 from Iowa City was killed when a hay pole fell from an overhead stacker rig during hay stacking on his sister's Riverside farm. The accident happened as heavy loads pulled anchors loose, knocking him from a wagon where he worked in the field.
Forecast period July 22 to July 27 shows showers probable Monday with some moderation in temperatures. The rest of the week will be fair with nearly normal temperatures. Issued by the U S Weather Bureau Washington DC for the region.
Monday's papers list American casualties including three Iowa youths. J. F. Zahn of McGregor is named as wounded in the report.
Retired farmer G G Bucknell of 404 Day St says kidney aches and back pain eased after using Doan's Kidney Pills. Ad claims the remedy helped others and offers pills at 60 cents through Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
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