Personal notices from Decorah and nearby towns
A long list of social updates shows many residents traveling for visits, visits to relatives, and returns home. Names include Mrs O H Olson Calmar Mrs Elmer H Parman Cedar Falls Miss Pearl Halverson New Hampton and Miss Ruth Baker. Several trips to Prairie du Chien Cresco Omaha Minneapolis Madison Des Moines and Chicago. Community members attend graduations visits and family events with many families mentioned by name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rygg
Dubuque
O. H. Olson
Calmar
Elmer H. Parman
Cedar Falls
Lackland
Ridgeway
New Hampton
Ruth Baker
Beatha Haugen
University of Minnesota
Emily Lennon
Prairie du Chien
R. F. B. Portman
Lena Sleetager
Lucy Jones
Waukon
L. McConaty
Carrie Ellefson
McGregor
Sarah Ellefson
Torbelson
Ostrander
Minn
O. June
R. A. Engbretson
Cresco
Peter Morton
FS. Putnam
Des Moines
R. L. Black
Russel D. Baker
Minneapolis
Anton Hanson
C. Alm
Chester
M. Brunsdale
Portland
N. D
Karl
Luther College
Will Rosenthal
Prairie du
William Knowlton
O. Arneson
Kladt
Gus. Hanson
Bagley
Town
B. O. Hooper
Oshkosh
Wis
Towa
Ella Treat
Charles Manning
Milwaukee
Chas. Haas
Watertown
KE. H. Pryde
Lili Riste
Chicago
Nels Riste
Will Anderson
Castalia
H. F. Anderson
Los Angeles
Cal
John Lubke
Helena Jensen
Strawberry Point
Anna Reitgen
Selmer Narum
Elbow Lake
Narum
R. C. Adams
Ella Adams
Manford
Fred Colmstock
F. L. Colmstock
Mellott, Sask
Canada
C. K. Preus
Ove Preus
Carl Preus
Beloit
Improvements at the Sugar Bowl Front
The Sugar Bowl Candy Store will receive a new front with a nearer left door, a window space for a permanent roaster, and swinging upper windows for ventilation. The redesign aims to blend utility and appeal and speed handling of growing business. A fountain at Ben Bear's fountain was activated last Friday inviting free drinks. Lost auto headlight glass between Johnson's garage and O. Lomen's. leave at Republican office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Bowl
Ben Bear's
Johnson
O. Lomen’s
Decorah High School Commencement At Grand Opera House
Decorah high school closes with class day exercises at the Grand Opera House. Judge Lawrence DeGrall of Des Moines fills the address role after Dr. Pearson could not attend. Graduates listed by Latin and English courses, with class motto, flower, and colors. Baccalaureate sermon at United Lutheran Church preceded by a large audience, and the class play presented at the Grand Opera House with notable performers. Junior-Senior reception to follow tomorrow evening in the High School auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah High School
Grand Opera House
Pearson
Town State College
Ames
State Board of Regents
Lawrence DeGrall
Des Moines
DeGraff
Bernice Casterton
Sarah E. Cummings
Dagmar V. Hanson Deeny
Louise E. Hexom
Carl H. Meyric
Anna D. Nesheim
Gerhard N, Riste Myra Sayles
Iva L. Schlatter
Alf W. Swenson
Horace
8. Weiser
Ella A. Womeldorf
Ruth M. Wood
Carl A. Arneson
Marie J. Bakke
Fred A. Chandler
Charles C. Crawford
Gladys A. Haberly
Evelyn Howden Frieda E. Josvanger
Ida Moore
Stratton A. Miller
Kathryne
Moore
Earl Marsh Stanley A. Price
Arnold C, Quenrud
Helen G, Torsen
Severt A. Twenge
United Lutheran Church
C. E. Schmidt
Gail Torsen
Sarah Cummings
Horace Weiser
Carl Meyrick
Family Reunion Highlights Gullixson Family Ties
Last week Prof and Mrs C L Olson hosted a large Gullixson family reunion with ten siblings plus spouses and relatives from Chicago Rede Humboldt Brycelin Minot Lig nite Canton Decorah and Los Angeles The Luther College band serenaded them at noon Saturday and four sons and three sons in law are Luther College alumni Before leaving the clan presented their mother with an automobile to aid her comfort and pleasure
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Olson
Gallixson
Olson
Geo. Gallixson
Chicago
Oscar Gullixson
Rede
Herman Gullixson
Humboldt
A. O. Gullixson
Brycelin
Minn
T. F
Child Delivers Hair-Raising Creek Mishap Near John Vine
Helga Swensen, daughter of Mr and Mrs D Swensen, fell into Dry Run near John Vine's residence on Monday. Ole Olson of Upper Iowa Power rescued her, she was unconscious but recovered with no serious injuries apart from being drenched. Also advertised: mercerized men’s hose at 25c, savings of 10c at BEAR'S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helga Swensen
D. Swensen
John Vine
Ole Olson
Upper Iowa Power Company
Civic Club Forms To Improve City With Rest Room Plan
The Civic Club organized after a Friday meeting with many ladies attending and 210 memberships solicited. Officers named include President Helen Wilcox and Treasurer C J Weiser. The club aims for 500 members and will install a women rest room at the city park. Next meeting set for Saturday afternoon June 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Wilcox
E. J. Curtin
T. C. Hutchinson
C .J. Weiser
L. O. Eastman
Civic Club
Real Estate Transactions Stir City Property Moves
During the past week several city parcels changed hands. Dr. T. C. Hutchinson bought the West Broadway lot beside J. A. McCusker to build a new home. Edward Bear purchased the Mechanic and Jefferson street corner lot with plans for possible future residence. Mrs. S. R. Ringoen negotiates with the Lan ders heirs for the Mill and Jefferson corner lot adjoining Mrs. Wilcox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Hutchinson
E. R. Haines
West Broadway
J. A. McCusker
Edward Bear
Jessie K. Marsh
Mechanic and
Jefferson Streets
Luther College to Close as 50th Year Ends
Luther College faces closure of its 50th year with a June 6 graduation for a class of twenty seven. The bac calaureate sermon will be delivered at First Lutheran Church by President C. K. Preus. The class day address comes from Prof. L. M. Grimmestad and the valedictory by Brynjolf J. Hovde.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther College
First Lutheran Church
C. K. Preus
L. M. Grimmestad
Gale College
Galesville
Wis
Brynjolf J. Hovde
Martin L. Brevig
Arthur C. Askegaard
Hjalmar
Dahlen
Martin J
Nelson Gustav Fjelstad
J. Eberhard Opsahl
Theo. Gilbertson
Herman A
Preus
Donald J. Haugen
Freeman Ramberg
Brynjolf J
Hovde
Herman L. Renner
Irenus C
Jacobson
Rolf Rosenqvist
Paul
To Celebrate Fiftieth Anniversary of Great Lights Lodge
Great Lights Lodge A F and A M No 181 of Decorah marks fifty years this month with a June 6 social session and speeches followed by a banquet and Master Mason degree work. The lodge recalls earlier founding in Frankville and Decorah, a disputed period, and eventual peaceful continuity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lights Lodge
Decorah
Frankville
Decorah Lodge
Grand Lodge
Mme. Ohlson-Solem Recital Delights Opera House Audience
Pupils of Mme. Ohlson-Solem presented a postponed recital at the Grand Opera House last Friday. The program featured operatic arias and duets by Alice Daniels M L Brevig Mrs A M Rovelstad Mrs Dr Allen Cresco Rebecca Bakken St Ansgar John Patterson Cresco Mascagni duet with Mrs Rovelstad Haakenson and the Rigoletto quartet. The audience was cordial and the pupils showed careful training and credit to their teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Ohlson-Solem
Grand Opera House
Alice Daniels
M. L. Brevig
Rachmaninoff
A. M. Rovelstad
Dr. Allen
Cresco
Rebecca Bakken
St. Ansgar
John Patterson
Mascagni
Rovelstad
Haaken Haakenson
I. F. Barthell
Allert Larson
J. Eberhard Opsahl
Clever window decoration at Mott & Co store
A corner window display at Mott & Co features a central female figure with ribbons extending to dolls representing states that have declared for equal suffrage. Iowa doll stands separately with the plea Help me to win the vote, too, arranged by Mds. R. Algyer, LO, Eastman and Wal ter Ingvoldstad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mott & Co
Iowa
Mds. R. Algyer
Lo, Eastman
Walter Ingvoldstad
Making New Road Assessed by Sheriff Jury at Festina
Sheriff Ellingson led Clarence Chris and five other men as a jury to Festina last Monday to view damages for a new road planned by the supervisors across a man’s farm. They traveled by auto bus and faced wet slippery roads on the trip both ways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellingson
Clarence Christen
Festina
Bear's Fine Wash Suits for Little Boys
Advertising a new selection of children's wash suits in attractive styles. Priced from 1.10 to 2.00, described as pretty and suitable for mothers to buy for their little boys. Includes note of a new assortment and BEAR'S as the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear's
Real Estate Dept Added by Western Mortgage Loan Co
Roy B. Larson joins Western Mortgage Loan Company to head a new city real estate department handling city property loans insurance and building dwellings and apartment blocks. The service expands operations from the Dakotas and Montana to Minneapolis with the firm at 538 Security Building and Larson owning the nearby 1704 1706 Park Avenue apartment building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis Journal of Sunday
Roy B. Larson
Carl Larson
Decorah
Western Mortgage Loan Company
Dakotas
Montana
Minneapolis
Larson
Park Avenue
Petition Filed in Bankruptcy by Harry Graceman
Decorah creditors received word Tuesday that Harry Graceman filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in Sioux Falls. He lists liabilities around 7500 with assets including Decorah merchandise and fixtures 3800, Sioux Falls merchandise and fixtures 2000, Decorah book accounts 450, and Sioux Falls accounts 890. He seeks discharge from obligations, stating the move fair to all creditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Harry Graceman
Sioux Falls
Death of Martin Haaf In Decorah Years Resident Remembered
Word came Tuesday that Martin Haaf died in Minneapolis at his son Josephs home. An old Decorah resident, he lived here until age and illness led him to live with his children. No obituary details are available at this time. The remains were brought to Decorah yesterday for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. White
Minneapolis
L. Helgeson
F. G. Maltby
Northfield
Clara Anderson
Ossian
G. O. Howe
P. M. Jewell
Wis
Sophie Bock
Geo, Hislop,Jr
Clara Blagsvedt
Grinnell
Davenport
L. P. Gellerman
Byron Chandler
Margaret Schwebach
la Crosse
Joe Billow
Marie Howard
Dubuque
M. Curtin
W. L. Groth
Muscoda
Mabel
Ellen Kasberg
Sioux Falls
S. D
M. Fr. Wiese
Stoughton
TI. B. Torrison
D. Britten
Britten
Iverson
George Nelson
Col. Brandt
Fargo
N. D
O. Rudy
South River Street
J. F. Schneider
Decorah
Gladys Johnson
Charles City
Plfl Kjerlaug
Rice Lake
T. T. Henryson
Story City
Ernest
Luther College
Donhowe
Naesseth
Misa Louise Dalvey
Reval
Town
Dalvey
Stella Dalvey
C. H. Hansen
Clara
Detroit
Crookston
Minn
Hanson
O. H. Bakken
Arnie Sampson
Peter Gjems
Willmar
T. Hamre
Chris, Dale
Madison Township
Leeds
N. C
Charles Johnson
J. O. Johnson
Martin Haaf
Joseph
Haaf
Cemetery Association Meeting Scheduled at Winneshirk Bank
Members of the Phelps Cemetery association are called to a meeting at Winneshirk County State Bank in the afternoon of Jane Sth at 2 p m. All members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phelps Cemetery Association
Winneshirk County
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T. F. Auchmoody
California
Mathilda Larsen
Eagle Grove
Nebraska
O. T. Boe
T. H. Boe
Wausau
Myrtle Ostere
Gertrude Lambert
Lancaster
Lawrence DeGraff
the Civic Club
Real Estate Transactions
College
Cemetery Meeting
Nemo
Columbia Yarns
Wayne
H. M. Havener
Marengo, Iowa
Attorney General
The
Citizens Savings Bank
Palm Beach
Skinner’s Satins
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