A Most Successful Year At G A R Convention
Mrs L L Couse attended the Ladies of the G A R convention in Des Moines closing her year as president. The event featured gifts and bouquets while ninety five veterans and five sons of veterans joined the Circle. New officers elected include Laura Zimmerman Mason City president Mary Burt Decorah senior vice Pearl Wright Waterloo junior vice Root Delta treasurer Wines Mason City secretary Taylor Red Oak chaplain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Couse
Ladies of the
Des Moines
Noble Circle
Laura Zimmerman
Mason City
Ice
Mary Burt
Decorah
Pearl Wright
Waterloo
Root
Delta
Wines
Taylor
Red Oak
Reque and Kalvestrand wed in Minneapolis
Sigurd Reque former Winneshiek county superintendent and Mrs Caroline Kalvestrand married yesterday in Minneapolis. They plan summer home at Little Falls Minn where Reque will manage a semi pro ball team. He has been doing graduate work at Minnesota University and aims to teach as a career. The couple met during her time as his assistant in the superintendent’s office and have many friends across Decorah and the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ermaine Duffy
Sioux Falls
E. A. Duffy
FE. K. Olson
Esther
Olga
Cresco
Hans Foss
Matilda Teske
St. Paul
Carl Teske
Inga Monson
Inga Monson Concluded Her Visit At the Home of Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Dale
Kindred
N. D
Lillian Sperati
Carlo A. Sperati
Richmond
Tilliny
Furness
Wis
Rose Roney
Elmer Nefstad
Rochester
Hawarden
Canada
E. W. Cutting
Geo. Hislop
Mason City
J. T. Loback
E. E. Richardson
Crookston
Minn
Chicago
Olson
Chicago University
Nellie Nelson
Halston Nelson
Grand Forks
N. C
Northfield
Jorge Hormel
Austin Packer
Decor
St. Olaf
New York
New Christianiafjord
Henry Reeves
Mefkegor
Reeves
Decorah
Eunice Garrett
Elaine
Geo. E. Smith
Milwaukee
Ohn Drexel
Leeds
Vera Bucknell
Waukon
Ella Vick
Minneapolis
Bertha Haugen
la Crosse
Cecil Thomas
University
J. A. McCusker
Cedar Rapids
A. F. Cameron
Garner
I. 0. Kotzebue
S. D
E. J. Powers
Ethel Daily
Leroy
Seim
B. N. Nelson
Austin
Andrew Nelson
R. Olson
Sweagen
Albert Lea
G. H. Kirkland
Elmer
Sycamore
Til
Chris Rye
Odella
Erick Ness
M. J. Carter
W. M. Allen
Ossian
City
Phoebe Lincoln
Missouri
Lulu Holland
Amelia Grindeland
Waterloo
Grindeland
Clarence Markle
Ed. Wicks
Fred Wellsted
Aberdeen
A. N. Vance
Claude Morton
Orleans Township
Supervisor Morton
J. Hart
S. Starr
Charles City
Adams
Sarah Kellogg
Canton
Bellingham
Wash
Wilford
P. JB. Halvorson
Twin Valley
Rogan
J. G. Skeim
Fertile
Bert Lennon
P. W. Curran
Prairie du Chien
St. Mary Academy
K. Oldre
Mabel
A. A. Lee
Ridgeway
Ole Hokansen
Lee
Arneson
Alice Wilkinson
E. J. Curtin
Grace Wilkinson
Sigurd Reque
Winneshiek County
Caroline Kalvestrand
Little Falls Minn
Reque
Minnesota University
Kalvestrand
Epworth League Convention Held in Waukon
The Decorah District Epworth League of the M E church held its annual convention in Waukon this week. A sacred concert by Waukon youths preceded the closing address by President Cooper of Upper Town University. F W P Baker of Decorah was set to speak on the Epworth League pledge but sent a paper instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Epworth League
M. EK
Waukon
Cooper
Upper Town University
F. W. P. Baker
New Decorah Store Leased by F A Germann of Chicago
F A Germann of Chicago has leased the Citizens Bank building room formerly used by the electric light company in Decorah and will open a modern clothing and gents furnishing shop. Germann, a fifteen year veteran traveling salesman for L Abt Son Chicago makers, plans to return about the 21st to prepare for the opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Germann
Chicago
Citizens Bank
Electric Light Company
Mr. Germann
L. Abt & Son
J A Gregg Honored At National Hardware Convention
At the fourth annual convention of the American Iron Steel and Heavy Hardware association held in Buffalo last week Jesse A Gregg of St Paul managing partner of Nicols Dean and Gregg was elected second vice president of the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Iron, Steel and Heavy Hardware Association
Buffalo
Jesse A. Gregg
St. Paul
Nicols, Dean & Gregg
Bear's Swimwear Sale Encourages Your Visit
Local ad promotes swimming trunks and swimsuits with reasonable prices. Bear's invites shoppers to come to the store for affordable beachwear and summer gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear's
Aged Farmer Nels Lunde Dies Suddenly in Madison Township
Nels Lunde of Bluffton township, uncle to Clarence and Albert Christen, collapsed and died Sunday morning at his daughter Mrs Ok Thompsons home in Madison township while talking with relatives. A painter by trade, he had recently lived on a family farm near the Madison border with his youngest son. The funeral is set for this afternoon at Madison church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nels Lunde
Bluffton Township
Clarence
Albert Christen
Ok Thompson
Madison Township
Mr. Lunder
North Dakota
Lunde
Winneshiek County
Madison Church
Gave Interesting Addresses by Dr J R Greene
Dr J R Greene, Turkish missionary and Congregational preacher, spoke to two large audiences last Sunday. Morning talk on Mohammed traced his influence beyond the Koran, while the evening sketch covered the Balkan war and why the Young Turks failed. He closed with a review of mission work over a half century, noting favorable conditions and hopeful prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Greene
Congregational Church
Mohammed
Greene
Miss Florence Burtis Dies in Bermuda While Recuperating
Mrs. W. H. Burtis received a telegram last Saturday announcing the death of Miss Florence Burtis in Bermuda where she had gone to recuperate from a nervous breakdown. Mr. Burtis was called to Bermuda and has been with her. The remains will be brought to Oshkosh Wisconsin for burial this week. Mrs. Burtis will join the funeral party in Chicago tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Burtis
Florence Burtis
Change of Management at Decorah Bakery
Louis Stoskopf retires from bakery management as Decorah Baking Company takes over. The new management will push the business to its utmost, focusing on outside orders and city trade. It is not learned what Mr. Stoskopf plans next, except that he expects to remain in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Stoskopf
Decorah Bakery
Decorah Baking Company
Stoskopf
Local Woman Graduates from Chicago University
Miss Kathleen Shannon daughter of Mrs Isadore Shannon of this city was among thirty two Towans to graduate from the University of Chicago last week Tuesday. She received the Bachelor of Philosophy degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Shannon
Isadore Shannon
Chicago University
M. E. Church Notes and Service Times
M. E. Church notes announce Sunday services at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. with sermon titles The Untroubled Heart and Is War Justifiable. Invitation extended to all. Swimming trunks for boys listed in advertisement by Bear's.
Farm Tour促 Sets Saturday Schedule for Local Farmers
Interest grows in the Farm Tour on Thursday June 26 with Town Agricultural College representatives. The caravan will depart Decorah at 1 pm visiting Alwin Pfister near Locust, A J Wingate in Hesper, and W H Houck near Burr Oak. A public Decorah meeting will review tour findings. bad weather may cancel the afternoon leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Agricultural College
Decorah
Alwin Pfister
Locust
Strawberries Near Peak Yield With Gentle Rain Expected
Home grown strawberries ripen slowly as moisture shortage limits production. A six hour warm, gentle rain would boost the crop, with plants already heavy with green fruit awaiting rainfall to mature fully.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Iowa
A. K. Bailey & Son
Amanda Nalli
Henry Butz
A. J. Holtz
Monona
Paolo Sperati
Saude
Towa
W. B. Ingvoldstad
Nettie Frose
O. P. Thompson
H. M. Cummings
Janesville
Eva M. Fleming
J. Linnevold
Mayville
Linnevold
Viola Ruffridge
Council Bluffs
M. J. Callam
John Carolan
Grand Meadow
D. R. Franzler
Grand Rapids
Mich
Pearl Johnson
Madison
Ernest Blough
Bowie
Texas
T. Ringdahl
Lala Lee
Freeport
Ben Bear
D. O. Aaker
Ben Tuttle
Hans Aschem
Redwing
Levi
Anna Krog
Abe Rukstad
John Rukstad
Florence
Sam Sorenson
Walborg Biorn
L. S. Dale
Faribault
Agnes Dale
Miss Tarrum
Dale
Holman
Dawson
Larsen
Peter Haugen
Rev. Larsen
Brooklyn
Cresco Plains
Kathinka Preus
Spring Grove
Herman Wolfgram
The
Empire Theater
Julia Thompson
Glenwood
Clara Wollen
Myron Downie
Town City
Merle Greer
Ames
Walter Bucknell
Albert Sampson
Agnes Wedgewood
California
F. W. Conover
Olaf Hustvedt
Washington, D. C
H. B. Hustvedt
West Union
E. J.gkrook
State University
Earl Mackenstadt
Wagner
Josephine Taylor
Della Grazier
Price
Topeka
Kas
Ole Attletweed
Beach
C. C. Attletweed
Alma
Melvin Johnson
Constance Sherry
John Scott
Frankville Township
Cherokee
Gene Kenyon
Henry E. Kennedy
Fort Dodge
F. P. Kennedy
Algona
Epworth
J. A. Gregg
Bermuda
M. E. Church Notes
Ise
Bear
YALE
Newark
N. Y
George ‘Riechey
P. W. Stevens
O. W. ‘Stevens
Indianpolis
Decorah Auto Co
H. B. Montgomery
Citizens Savings Bank
Casterton
J. McKay
F. E. Cratsenberg
Cash
R. E. Bucknell
F. B. Portman
John Curtin
Ford
Krit
Walter H. Bucknell
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