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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1916
Page
7
County News from Kendallville recounts class closures, gatherings, and visits. Entries include births, illnesses, hospital stays, light weather, cemetery meeting plans, and numerous social calls among families such as Daskams, Soltows, and Browns. A suffrage meeting and church events are noted alongside farming updates and a horse incident.
Local items from Freeport recount visits and Sunday gatherings among Decorah Ossian Clay Hill and Glenwood residents. Guests include Eva Stohr, Chauncey Miller, Ray Bulmer, Henry Worth, Adolph Riste, G Taugen, A Laye, L L Couse, P C Delaney, and families. Next Sunday features a children's day program at the church. Dr Lackland will be pres-
Mrs Hronek visited Waticoma on a Wednesday while Mr and Mrs FP Smith called at Deco rah. Calmar visitors included G H Huber and Mrs J M Kubish and daughter. Frank F E Huber of McGregor visited Theo Smith, and Mrs Bieber and sister Sadie visited Calmar. A new daughter arrived for Mr and Mrs Hubert Berst. The Wm Hanken family of Oelwein visited Mrs Mat Houdek. Chas Krumm traveled to Chicago for the A T convention. John Humnker and children of Calmar visited Fred Houdek. Cordie Glass arrived from Strawberry Point to visit home folks as did Pavlovee and son Edward at St Lucas for Perry Winnupitals. Theo Smith and John Smith visited Cresco, while Pete Peterson and Mildred of Ossian visited the Dr Bush home. Fort baseball lost 3 6 at Waucoma. Crete Smith returned from Los Angeles. Mr and Mrs Einwalter planned Rochester operation. O Berg and children of West Union visited Theo Smiths. Jos Schreiber sold Main street property to Geo Huber Sr for 3500, planning a bungalow. Catherine Wagner died near the city. funeral at St John’s Church and interment in Catholic Cemetery. Mr and Mrs Herbert Knox and daughter and Mr and Mrs Grady of Prairie du Chien visited Theo Smiths. Grady stayed a week.
A Wellsburg NY druggist praises Chamberlains Tablets as the most satisfactory remedy for stomach troubles and constipation in thirty four years of drug store service. Sold by R A Engbertson. Advertisement notes Bear's as headquarters for trunks and suitcases.
Local notes include Amel Koch visiting Protivin, road work slowed by rain, and civic events. Church lectures, baptism, Memorial Day appeals, and social visits fill a week. high school ball results show Lincoln beating Madison 7 to 20. Multiple visits between Ridgeway, Sumner, Decorah, and Cresco mark a busy community week.
Miss Tda Bergeson was at Burr Oak Thursday. Mr and Mrs Fred Foltz were Decorah visitors Monday. Philip Young and Locust trip. Albert Broghammer called at Burr Oak last Thursday. Nesheim brothers visited Stono's Sunday. Levi family at Helge Jacobson home. Louise Broghammer shopped Decorah. Peter Eggen in Decorah for business. Cora Krome called on Ole Anderson home. Ole Anderson and wife visited relatives. Peter Eggen and Lyle shopped Decorah. Salve Burreson and Andrew Moseng called at Steno's Sunday. Anna Reed visited sister. Eggen helped with farmwork. John Peterson and Andrew Ruby and Mrs J Peterson drove to Decorah. Warm week with drizzling rain. Andrew Moseng from Minnesota visiting. will return soon. Will Hilleman and Lilla Decorah shoppers. Harter from Decorah visited. Basket social and dance at Hesper for band benefit. attendees listed.
A roundup of social visits, calls, and movements in the Decorah area and nearby towns. Names include Adolph Opsahl Julius Brown Herman Lansing Fred Tuttle and many Ossian Calmar Postville Cas talia Decorah Frankville and Festina residents. Measles and dental work are noted among community happenings.
Madison shoppers and Decorah residents are listed in a community roundup. Mr and Mrs Alex McIntosh shop in Decorah. A T Istad and O O Howe make recent trips. Bessie Hamre and Synneva Jossendahl visit Decorah. multiple locals visit relatives and attend events. A large barn dance at H J Fretheim's draws over three hundred. several confirmations and a bereavement are noted among local families.
Ossian records show numerous visits and outings through late May including Pearl Weitgenant Decorah trip, Figge and Klein trips to Prairie du Chien and St Lucas, Bud Yager Calmar visit, and Mrs Figge’s Chicago trip. Community members from Castalia Decorah Fort Atkinson Eldorado West Union La Crosse Clermont Parkston Des Moines and Los Angeles are noted alongside a local bee supplies ad by H J Holger Harmony Minnesota.
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