Funeral rites for longtime Canoe resident Ole Langaas
The body of Ole Langaas age 88 was found near Hauge church yard after he disappeared Sunday afternoon. Coroner Dr. S P Dahl ruled death natural with heat possibly contributing to a fainting spell. Survived by son John, ten grandchildren. widow predeceased. Funeral held at the house and Hauge church with Rev. Rasmussen officiating.
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Ole Langaas
John Langaas
Canoe Township
Hauge
Langaas
Singsaas
Norway
America
John
Rev. Rasmussen
Crawford Buys C. S. Marsh House at Auction Near $4,000
T J Crawford, who moved from Frankville to Decorah, bid on the C S Marsh residence at auction Saturday, paying just under 4 000 dollars. The Marsh family plans a Pacific coast move with Mrs Marsh and children heading to Berkeley California for college. The family home will be in Metolius Oregon where Mr Marsh partners with Nelson A Burdick in banking and real estate.
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C. S. Marsh
T. J. Crawford
Decorah
Frankville
Crawford
Marsh
Pacific Coast
State Teacher’s College
Cedar Falls
Metolius
Oregon
Nelson A. Burdick
Fort Atkinson votes on $2500 school remodeling bonds
Fort Atkinson residents will vote Saturday on issuing $2,500 in bonds to remodel the new school building. Under Principal Gossman the school has progressed well, creating demand for more space to accommodate growing attendance and higher grade work.
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Fort Atkinson
Gossman
Professors O A Tingelstad E Peterson and H F Swanson in Chicago
On Saturday last Professors Tingelstad Peterson Swanson departed for Chicago to spend about six weeks in post graduate work at the Chicago University. Mrs Tingelstad accompanied her husband Prof T E Thompson who resigned from Lather to take a position at Lane Technical High School and will also do post graduate work.
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O. A. Tingelstad
E., E. Peterson
H. F. Swanson
Chicago
Chicago University
Boy Injured by Barbed Wire After Hill Coast
The son of James Mall from north of Decorah rode a wagon Sunday afternoon. He lost control at the hill’s bottom and was thrown into a barbed wire fence, tearing an eyelid. Dr. Dahl treated the wound with several stitches. no other injuries reported.
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James Mall
Decorah
Dahl
Inez Hislop Greenleaf Appointed at Portland Post Office
A Civil Service exam pass led to the appointment of Inez Hislop Greenleaf to a clerk post in the money order department at the Portland Oregon post office. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs George Hislop of this city.
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Portland
Ore
Inez Hislop Greenleaf
Bear’s Winter Stock Now Being Made Up For Customers
Our winter stock of clothing has been ordered and is now being made up for us. We will be in shape to take care of your wants at prices so there will be no fault to find. You can rely at this store for better goods at lower prices. Pure fruit juices used in tea cream sodas and sundaes served at Parman’s.
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Bear
Old Sol Brings Record Heat on Sunday
The article notes a scorching Sunday with readings near 99 degrees by mid afternoon, 104 at E. L. Beard’s, and over 100 in other city spots. Des Moines saw 102 in the shade with no prostrations, and the day’s light breeze eased the heat despite the holiday and suspended work.
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E. L. Beard’s
Des Mbines
Perilous Fall Injures Everett Amundsen
Eleven year old Everett Amundsen fell about twenty feet from a tree in the Ole Rohm yard onto a cleared board sidewalk. He suffered a deep gash over the left eye and a severe nose cut, was unconscious for about fifteen hours, but gradually recovered and is now doing nicely. He also had other bruises. there was initial worry about mental effects, yet youth’s recovery powers prove favorable.
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Everett
Leleven
R. A. Amundsen
Ole Rohm Yard
Photograph found drifted by wind near Hesper
Mrs Henry Smalley reports a large photograph found in a field about three miles south of Hesper. The image shows Mr and Mrs Frank Shuster and Miss Lou Webber, likely swept there by a recent cyclone. Seek Miss Webber to recover the picture.
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Henry Smalley
Hesper
Republican
Frank Shuster
Lou Webber
Calmar
Miss Webber
Real Estate Deals In Pleasant Hill Additions
Last week Pleasant Hill Development Co sold a new house in their spring completion to Oscar Monson for 4400 dollars. On Monday Nels Qualley began building O H Melans new Grove street house with modern design and outside coal bin. Qualley also advances a Mill street residence for Peter Jensen nearing completion.
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Pleasant Hill
Oscar Monson
Nels Qualley
O. H. Melans
Grove Street
Woman suffers compound fracture of right arm
Mrs. Signor Dahl sustained a compound fracture of her right arm when a car crank handle slipped and struck her wrist and elbow. Inflammation prevented reduction until Tuesday morning.
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Signor Dahl
Optometrist Attends Twin Iowa Optical Meetings in St Paul
I H Conigisky travels to St Paul for the American Optical Association annual meeting now in session and also for the Iowa Association of Optometrists gathering. He plans to return to Decorah Friday evening.
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I. H. Conigisky
St. Paul
American Optical Association
Iowa Association ‘of Optometrists
Decorah
War garden window features at Ben Bear store
The June issue of The Clothier and Furnisher prints a picture of the war garden window that recently drew attention from passers-by at the Ben Bear store.
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Ben Bear
Teachers' Examination Dates Announced in Decorah
The regular teachers' examination for uniform county certificates will be held in Decorah at the county superintendent's room on June 26 27 and 28. County Superintendent H BE Miller announces the schedule. Open Air Exhibition outdoors on Saturday June 22 at 3 30 PM invites town and country residents to attend.
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Decorah
H. Be, Miller
No Road Oil Threatens Decorah's Street Plans
Ames Iowa June 15 1918 letter from Thomas M MacDonald Chief magne explains the U S Fuel Administration asks for curtailment of road oil shipments due to high demand for fuel oil by government and Allies Hundreds of thousands of gallons are requested but city must justify necessity. If no oil becomes obtainable residents will be told.
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Ames
Iowa
E. J. Hook
Decorah
United States Fuel Administration
Thos. M. MacDonald
Magne
County Finances and New Railroad Rates Highlight May Budget
The county treasurer notes May and summer receipts were light at 3224.14 with disbursements at 47526.39. Major payments include county roads and several town corporations while the public faces new railroad passenger rates rising from two to three cents per mile for state travel and higher interstate charges.
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County Roads Decorah Corporation
Calmar Corporation
Ridgeway Corporation
Fort Atkinson Corporation
Jackson Junction
Calmar
Ossian
Cresco
Minneapolis
Chicago
Wedges in the War. Wedge family on war work
Mrs Clarence Wedge of Albert Lea learns of Elizabeth Wedge leaving for Miami Florida for Red Cross nurse training. She will visit her brother Jesse who is building ships at Jacksonville Florida. Philip has served six months in France with the 116th Engineer Training and the three Wedge siblings contribute to war efforts.
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Albert Lea Tribune
Clarence Wedge
Mary Cutler
Agar
Elizabeth Wedge
Rock Island
Miami
Fla
Red Cross
Jesse
Minnesota
Jacksonville
Philip
France
Wedge
Y M C A Receives Donations Aide July Drive Hopes
Message from W F Baker chairman notes Miss Nelle Jewell gave 127.25 half net from a recent play and 8.28 from Luther College Amphictyonic Society entertainment. Welcomes further contributions to fund the upcoming drive planned for July or August.
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Nelle Jewell
Amphictyonic Society
Luther College
W. F. Baker
Waterbury Opens Insurance Office in Bank Building Rear
Gets a Fine Office FEA. Waterbury rents the rear room of the Citizens Savings Bank building formerly used by the American Express company. He will set up his insurance business there once furniture is arranged. Also notes good location and a mention of dry paste from PRASTMARK'S and an optometrist service by Kauffman.
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FEA
Waterbury
Citizens Savings Bank
American Express Company
Chautauqua Speakers Open War Era Lectures in Decorah
Decorah’s 1918 Chautauqua announces government supplied speakers and entertainment as U S war effort emphasis dominates the program. Notable performers include Dr Robert O Matthews Red Cross nurse Marie van Gastel and Leslie M Shaw with a strong musical lineup led by the State University Iowa Military Band. Tickets priced low amid rising costs. war tax due at gate. Junior program and Weiner Roast mark a community week of events.
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United States
Wilson
Decorah
Washington
U. S
Robert O. Matthews
Red Observer
Marie van Gastel
Red Cross
Antwerp
E. J. Powell
Henry Clay Risner
Kentucky
Leslie M. Shaw
Town
U. S. Treasury
Charles Brandon Booth
Maud Ballington Booth
Strikland Gillilan
Uncle Sam
Walter Wilson
Lorenzo Zwickey
Dorothy Halstead
Oxford Company
Chautauqua
Olebaldi
Norway
Theobaldi
Ole Bull
Alexander Bull
Ole Theobaldi
Varallo-Grosa Company
State University Iowa Military Band
van Doran
Holliday
Schrubbe's
Northend
Jack
Richard Schrubbe
Winneshiek Red Cross Pig Club Forms Campaign
The Winneshiek County Red Cross Pig Club organizes and begins member enrollment. Representatives meet in Calmar with south county workers to plan a countywide canvass. Burr Oak tonight with Merchants band, Punteney schoolhouse Friday, weekly donor lists will track progress.
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Winneshiek County
Merchants Band
Punteney
Births Recorded in County Clerk's Office
The county clerk's records list births in the week of June 2 to June 13. Families include Uhlenhake Military boy. Scheidemantel Decorah girl. Dresselhaus Pleasant Mil ton Eugene. Aakre Decorah girl Lillian Silva. Telford Decorah boy. French Pleasant boy. Spilde Pleasant girl.
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Henry Uhlenhake
Military
Earl Scheidemantel
Edwin H. Dresselhaus
Pleasant
Milton Eugene
John Aakre
Decorah
Lillian Silvia
Wm. M. Telford
T. French
Hans ©. Spilde
Ohmacht and Phillips Wed in Preston Minn
Married by Justice H. F. Barthell on Monday June 17, Ferdinand Ohmacht and Daisy Isabel Phillips, both of Preston Minnesota, united in marriage.
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Ohmacht—Phillips
H. F. Barthell
Ferdinand Ohmacht
Daisy Isabel Phillips
Preston, Minn
Bear's Soft Shirts At Special Price This Week
An advertisement notes soft shirts on sale at 75 each, with earlier prices listed as 1.00 and 1.25. The piece then shifts to car care guidance advising against adding acid to batteries and instructing distilled water as safe for maintenance. Willard service station at Peter Johnson & Sone offers free distilled water top-ups and battery solution testing every two weeks.
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Willard
Peter Johnson & Sone
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Parman
County Finances
Prastmark's
Kauffman
Opto- Metrist
EB. H. MeMtasters
G. H. Thane
E. H. McMasters
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PIG Club
Fatty” Arbuckle
Toto
Jome Clown
Waaay
Cela
John C. Hexom & Son
W. R. Wheatman
Warren E. Hoyt
Albert G. Christian
Paramount Thos
H, Ince
Enid Bennett
Keys of the Righteous
Wisconsin Woods
Ince
Billy Jand
Miss Olson
T Motes Pictures
J. Warren Kerrigan
Kerrigen
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