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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1914
Page
2
Long list of residents and visitors as returns from trips and journeys. Notes include Ed Olson and family coming home, Cresco and Rushford visits, Luther College Band members traveling to Norway, family visits to Chi cago Milwaukee and St Paul, several cross state movements, and many brief confirmations of arrivals and departures among Decorah families.
The Decorah Public Library Association met in library rooms on Friday. Treasurer’s report covers Oct 8 1912 to July 8 1914 showing receipts 294.72 with 55.47 balance. major gifts from Commercial Club 100 and Monday Club 90, others about 40. Expenses totaled 222.86 leaving 71.86 on hand. Officers elected: President Mrs Lou 8 Enright, Vice President Mrs I W Brunt, Secretary Ruth Montgomery, Treasurer Mrs Frank Young. Encourage donations of books or money and plan juvenile section additions with book suggestions welcomed.
Word reached Decorah relatives Saturday evening that Herbert Goddard and wife of Bowie Texas lost their infant son to diphtheria after a three week illness. Initial diagnosis was unclear before hospitalization and eventual diphtheria onset. News of death shocked relatives as sympathy pours in for the mourning parents.
Miss Agnes Kittlesby, longtime teacher at St. Olaf College, returned to Northfield for a visit with her sisters at O. W. Bauder home. She has resigned her post and plans to depart next month for China to teach in a mission school for white children near Hong Kong, where her Calmar girlhood friends hold warm wishes.
Residents along Broadway and nearby cross streets can now open doors without dust. Seven tons of calcium chloride were applied to the streets, stopping dust quickly. A spreader was calibrated to two pounds per square yard, with a first treatment lasting five to six weeks. A second application of one pound per square yard will cover the rest of the season. The method aims for lasting quality and reasonable cost, with Decorah’s test proving satisfactory and potential wider use next year.
Mrs Peder Johnson of Nordness with her daughter Lily returned from Canada bringing the remains for burial. Lily had married July 2 to E A Peterson of Chaplin Sask and died within a month. Death believed due to epilepsy. Husband and sister accompanied the remains. Grief and sympathy go to the family.
In Fergus Falls Jim Mickel long-time resident of Decorah left Tuesday for Fergus Falls Minnesota to join Phil Johnson in opening a sunatorium.
Yesterday at the Congregational parsonage Rev Mallon Willett joined Guy C Archer of Troy Town and Mildred Nelson in marriage. The bride is a valued Hesper resident and the groom formerly taught at Hesper school, noted as a man of worth.
Otto Ingvoldstad returns to Chicago after a week with his mother Mrs. P. O. Ingvoldstad and proclaims Decorah the capital of the world. He notes most places reveal someone from home and recalls a welcome in Georgetown from Matt Olson, declaring it sup-it can't be done.
Herman Tavener suffered a painful accident Monday morning when a 200 pound ice block and slipped tongs caused a sharp prong to pierce his lower lip. He still continued delivering ice after the blow.
Yesterday morning in the oat field on Ridgeway road Alex McIn Tosh was operating a binder. A clog caused the machine to jam and his right hand’s first two fingers were trapped in the wheels, needing Dr. M. D. Jewell to attend. Mrs. Frank Rollins and daughter from La Crosse visited Decorah to see optometrist Mr. Conigisky. Melba Sundae advertised at Par man’s Fountain.
A chipmunk has made a home in a city park area cellar and, while not typically disruptive, startled a group of women rehearsing music one evening this week. The animal fled as chairs and lingerie became a distraction, leaving unclear whether it was disturbed or entertained by the performance. Ask the munk.
Chicago Tribune readers noted a Decorah woman contributing 100 with her name withheld. The gesture supports the free ice fund for those who toil in the city heat, a generosity that benefits local charity and warms the community.
Mrs L J Tjernagel of Story City died on Friday after a several months illness from a complication of diseases. She was remembered in Decorah where the family lived for about five years in the early 1890s.
Grace Episcopal service resumes Sunday next Aug 2 at 10 30 am. No evening service. Congregational note outlines morning topic The School and Purpose of Grace.
A. F. Porter travels by car to Hannibal Missouri with a fellow collector to pursue moths and butterflies. Frank Muller accompanies him to Waterloo. Porter will then visit Nevada and Vinton before returning home. The trip is expected to last about six weeks.
Mayor W F Baker departs next Monday for a business and pleasure trip to Edmonton Canada. He will be met in Minneapolis by his brother in law John Cessna of Grinnell who will accompany him on the journey.
Rachel Craft, inmate at the county farm, died on Tuesday afternoon. She was a member of the Russell family and was buried today in the Russell cemetery.
Mott & Co puts in a full line of Phoebe Lincoln Chemical Co toilet articles. These preparations are carefully compounded from pure materials. Mrs Lincoln, a skilled chemist, has overseen the work for years and traveled to refine formulas. Buyers may expect reliable results, as their superiority has never been challenged.
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