Decorah Hospital Fund Gains Ground with Donor List
Decorah moves toward a $25,000 hospital fund with substantial early gifts. Banks lead with donations of 2,500 and 1,000 dollars, plus multiple 100 dollar and smaller contributions from local businesses, individuals, and fraternal groups. A list of donors up to last night shows broad support and ongoing solicitation needed to reach the goal.
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Decorah
William H. Smith
Winneshiek Co. State Bank
Citizens Savings Bank
National Bank of Decorah
Anundsen Pub. Co
Ella Bradish Gregg
St. Paul
MB Bones
Foo
Yeoman Lodge
Richard Schrubbe
N. L. Bailey
N. E. Ramsey
F. C. Sellman
Fred Biermann
Otto Dahljelm
Iepe
A. Oer
EB. Ramsey
W. T. Symonds Crananth
Helen Wilcox
Frank. Sayre
Bailey
Death of Mrs W A Tomann in Ellsworth Wis
Christina Schild born Ripley County Indiana November 26 1862 married W A Tomann April 4 186? lived Decorah Iowa later Ellsworth Wisconsin had daughter Mae Beatrice and son Orville Raymond Tomann. She died June 10 after a stroke June 6 at 6 pm survived by husband two children sister and two brothers and cousin Mrs C F Bertossa formerly of Decorah.
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Christina Schild
Ripley County
Indiana
Iowa
W. A. Tomann
West Water Street
Decorah
Mae Beatrice Tomann
Orville Raymond Tomann
Ellsworth
Wis
Tomann
Mike Brunner
Ellaworth
A. F. Schild
Cresco
Towa
C. F. Bertossa
Notice to Boy Scouts on Wednesday Swim Meetings
During the summer months the Boy Scouts will meet on Wednesday afternoon at 1 oclock sharp. Parents whose boys are not scouts may send their boys aged 9 or over and pay a weekly scout fee to support the Scout treasury. Signed by Lackland, Scoutmaster.
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Ofelock Sharp
Wil
Lackland
Severe hail storm sweeps parts of Allamakee County
Last Saturday brought a warm day and an approaching storm that veered south, but hail fell heavily around Calmar Ossian and nearby. Stones nearly walnut size damaged windows and struck roofs while water flooded Ossian streets and Cedar Rapids reported an inch and a half of rain in an hour. A launch on the Mississippi capsized near McGregor with rescuers saving passengers, and a cow loss occurred from lightning in Ravena.
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Calmar
Ossian
Wm. Lansing
Meyer
Spillville
Allamakee County
Waukon
E. Berness
Ravena
McGregor Albert Butler
Pat Callahan
Mississippi River
Godfrey Caroline
Rock Island
Cedar Rapids
Burglary at Strott Home in First Ward
Mrs Strott returned to find a burglar had entered the Rock Island residence while she was away, rifled a dresser and stolen a $9.00 purse. She saw the thief as he emerged from the cellar wearing dark clothes and a gray hat, then fled with her baby to a neighboring home. Police responded to three alarms but found no trace of the intruder or the getaway rig.
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Bessie M. Allen
Irvin Allen
Castalia
Postville
Bloomington
Pantagraph
Normal University
Carrie Lyford
State Normal School
Stevens Point
Wis
Miss Allen
Normal
Miss Lyford
Wm. Strott
Rock Island
Rima
Johnson
Theo
Two Estimable Bluffton Women Gone
Deaths noted in Bluffton township as Mrs. James Courtney dies at 74 after years of illness, survived by husband and three children including Rev. John Courtney. Funeral at St Bridget’s Church Bluffton with family sympathy offered. Another obituary reports the death of Mrs. John J. Carolan in Bluffton township after childbirth and illness, survived by parents and several siblings. the family receives widespread sympathy.
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James Courtney
Bluffton Township
Courtney
Katie Courtney
Michael Courtney
John Courtney
St. Rridget’s Church
Bluffton
John J. Carolan
Carolan
Peter McCaffery
The Electroliers Lighting Decorah Streets Progress
Work on the electric lighting system for Decorah streets will soon begin. The Upper Iowa Power Company expects cable shipment from New Jersey on June seven, with posts already available on Milwaukee Road cars. Bill Robbins and crew are in Cresco and can reach Decorah within half a day to start work promptly and push to completion.
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Decorah
Upper Iowa Power Company
New Jersey
Milwaukee Road
Bill Robbins
Cresco
Automobile Collision In Water Street Area
Last Friday afternoon Supervisor Knutson's auto collided with William Langhans' drag on Water Street. The radiator was punctured, engine fan twisted, and minor damage occurred. the horse collapsed near Winneshiek County State Bank, then a bruising sprint followed past E Rosenthal Store before Langhans recovered with only minor injuries.
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Water Street
Knutson
Wm. Langhans
Winneshi County State Bank
Langhans
HYMENEAL NOTES FROM DECORAH AREA MARRIAGES
Delia Anetta Seim married Melvin Z. Daily at the bride’s home with Rev. C E Schmidt officiating. They plan a home in Bovey Minnesota. Delia, a Decorah High School graduate and former teacher, weds Melvin, an assistant cashier at First State Bank of Rovey.
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Seim
Delia Anetta Seim
Decorah
Valdez College
First State Bank of
Rovey
Klimesh Case Affirmed by Supreme Court Decision
The Supreme Court affirmed Judge Hobson’s ruling in OLA Tenold v. Klimesh et al from Winneshirk County District Court. Tenold held a mortgage on Spillville property for lumber bought to build a home. The life estate holders argued superiority over the purchaser’s mortgage, and the court upheld that interest.
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Supreme Court
Hobson
Ola Tenold
John J. Klimesh
Winneshirk
Spillville
Tenold
John Klimesh
John T Klimesh
Horticultural Society Picnic At Leach Farm
The Winneshirk County Horticultural Society hosts its annual picnic at the Freeport farm home of Mr and Mrs D H Leach on Sunday June 29 with a noon picnic dinner and complimentary coffee and cream. An afternoon program will feature speeches vocal and instrumental music and all are invited.
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Winneshirk County Horticultural Society
D. H. Leach
Freeport
Palzer Rusticates From Training Camp to Perham Minn
Letters from Al Palzer report he is located in Perham Ottertail County Minnesota a small town between Little Pine and Pine Lakes famed fishing grounds. He has fully recovered is in pink condition and doing light training while spending time on lakes. He plans to return to New York by late July or early August and will resume active training to face all comers.
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al. Palzer
Perham
Minn
Ottertail County
St. Paul
Little Pine
Pine Lakes
New York
Princess Theatre Schedules Summer Friday Saturday Shows
The Princess Theatre will open only on Friday and Saturday nights with Saturday matinees for the summer. Universal Film Co. presents its biggest features on these days, starting with Helen Gardner Co. in "Eureka." Tickets are 5 and 10 cents.
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Princess Theatre
Princess
Universal Film Co
Helen Gardner Co
Picture Players
Eureka
Card of Thanks for Clayton A. Reed
I extend thanks to friends and neighbors who were kind to my wife during her long illness and to me and my family in our bereavement. Clayton A. Reed.
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Clayton A. Reed
BEAR'S Marks Sale With Silk Mercerized Hats
Fifty cent offer promotes a new lot of silk mercerized summer hats in white and tan by BEAR'S. A drawing shows BEAR'S giving away drinking cups to customers as part of the promotion.
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Bear's
Candy store to donate half Saturday sales to Decorah Hospital
Costaros Bros The Royal Candy Store will donate one half of all Saturday June 21 sales to Decorah Hospital Fund. The event promises full value in fruits confections cool drinks and frozen dainties with no price changes. A hospital committee will appoint a cashier representative.
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Decorah Hospital
Decorah
Costaros Bros
Royal Candy Store
Decorah Fire Department to Incorporate at Special Meeting
The Decorah Fire Department voted at a special meeting last Friday to incorporate to aid building a proposed auditorium. A committee comprising LE P Shea BR G Price John Dahl and Hans Teslow was named to cooperate with Chief Olson in arranging details.
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Decorah
LE. P. Shea
BR. G. Price
John Dahl
Hans Teslow
Olson
De Corah merchant opens Cresco brush store with 15 agents
Last Saturday F. F. Putnam shipped a large stock of brushes to Cresco where he will open a store similar to the one he conducted for several months in Decorah. He has a brush for every purpose and finds ready sale for them. He informs us he has fifteen agents working under him in this part of Iowa.
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Putnam
Cresco
Decorah
Towa
First steps toward new boiler house at high school
Work began last week with wrecking the oil boiler in the school house basement. The boiler was removed yesterday and crews will convert the space for other purposes in the near future.
Decorah Merchants Band Opens Summer Concerts at City Park
The Decorah Merchants band begins its summer season tomorrow evening at the new band stand in the city park. They will perform a program of popular and classical music starting at the usual hour. Also advertised is a sale on men’s summer suits with discounts up to four percent.
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Decorah Merchants
Commercial Hotel Sold to Wolding and Lermo
Wolding of Decorah and Geo C Lermo of Prosper completed negotiations Tuesday and bought the Commercial hotel from Mrs Alice Donald. Landlord Carl Freeburg will continue managing the hotel.
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CN. Wolding
Decorah
Geo. C. Lermo
Prosper
Alice Donald
Carl Freeburg
Children’s Day Observed at Congregational Church
Next Sabbath the Congregational Church marks Children’s Day with a morning sermon for the children and a quartet of Sabbath School concerts in the evening.
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Congregational Church
Decorah Nine Defeats Burr Oak in Close Ball Game
The Decorah nine beat Burr Oak six to five last Sunday while the Colts lost eight to nothing at Ft Atkinson. The Fort borrowed the Calmar battery and the unusual field layout bordered by a railroad track and a house. A ball landing on the track or house allowed extra bases. a Fort batter hit the house in the first inning and three runners scored.
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Decorah
Burr Oak
Ft. Atkinson
Calmar
Decorah Names New Postmaster F E Biermann
F E Biermann is officially Decorah postmaster after receiving a commission from Washington last Saturday and taking possession Sunday. No ceremony beyond counting stamps and inventorying government property. Postmaster Marsh retires after long faithful service and a strong record.
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F. E. Biermann
Decorah
Washington
Marsh
Summer Heat Puts Town on Edge as Thermometer Soars
Last Sunday the temperature hit 101 at F. H. Bakers and stayed high through Monday and Tuesday, dipping to 98 yesterday. Weather forecasts show no relief for 24 hours. In shops BEAR'S offers swimming suits for men and boys, with BEALS selling new straw and fur hats.
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F. H. Baker
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Ridgeway
M. J. Sotkup
Decorah State Bank
Ingvoldstad
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Ole Nasseth
Glenwood
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Ben Bear
IRLS
Nurses’ Training School
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