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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
6
Cresco and Decorah visitors, visits to Lime Springs and Sisse ton, and many calls in town. Lectures, Red Cross events, church activities, and family gatherings mark a busy week with notices of travels to St Paul and Armour South Dakota.
Decorah and surrounding towns record recent calls and visits. Burr Talbert, Elmer Griswold, Selma Young, Effie Wold, and many locals are noted as visitors or travelers among Decorah, Mabel, Armour, La Crosse, and nearby farms. Community members attend gatherings, a Red Cross tea, and family receptions, with several transfers and sales noted.
Castalia news reports visitors and gatherings including D. Stearns of Illinois, W. H. Haefner family, Louise Baltz from Giard, Kneeskern & Son selling cattle to Muscatine buyers, W. A. Harvey trip to Decorah, Minnie Strien from Fermoreburg, Lovilla West guest of Geo. F. Bernhard, Roy Richards family visit from Whitcoma, Mae Malloy to Des Moines hospital, Florell Potter and Bessie Feltis visiting Burr Oak, Lacey Myer and Bertha Baltz visiting Joe Becker in Calmar, Red Cross dances raising funds, Ossian Catholic funeral for Mrs. Powers, Joe Wirsching and Clarence Lambert sighted en route, Eugene Malloy at bankers’ convention then Great Lakes camp, Rev. Harms at missionary convention, Deconan Reprentean price change, and note on renewals.
A long list of social calls and visits in Decorah and nearby towns. Numerous residents including Miss Anna Reisdahl Ann Becker Marie Schisser Thelma Vandas Blanche Miller and Veronica Grunder are noted with kinfolk and host families across Ossian Cresco Decorah Dubuque and other places. Several travelers including Mr and Mrs Horton from Chicago and Miss Hazel Gunderson return from engagements. Baby news and local wedding attendance also appear among the entries.
June 25 1918 reports show Joe Donovan visiting Joe Fretheim and several locals busy with callers visits to Hoveys Drews and Haugens. Decorah attendance at Ole Steine funeral, with many listed visiting relatives and friends, including outings to Decorah and Austin.
M A Selness bought a Mitchell 6 yesterday. J and Mrs John Clausen were business callers this morning. Miss Olga Strinmoen returned to Clarence Tollefsrud's today after a week's visit. M Peterson went to La Crosse Saturday to attend the Vardal Lag. Mr and Mrs A A Gjere and Mr and Mrs D E Grindeland went to the river last Saturday to pick gooseberries. P B Bidne's house ready for fastering carpenters start T H Steens house this week. Tabita Ladies Aid met Wednesday at Mrs J J Strinmoen with a large crowd. The Decorah American will be made sure that date will be accepted RB Schjeldam, J C Gulbro, Sander Bidne and C P Olson accompanied Anfin Siem to La Crosse Sunday. Last Thursday at Chas Amundson home the marriage of Alma Amundson to Olaf Mestad. About a hundred guests attended. Anfin Siem, a student at William H. Dunwoody Naval Institute, arrived Saturday for a visit with sisters Margaret and C P Olson.
Frank Miller of Bingham Utah describes serious kidney trouble that kept him from working. He tried many medicines without relief before using Kidney Pills and reports feeling as good as ever. Engbe ’s Pharmacy advertises the remedy.
Local notes from Spilville dated June 24 1918 include social visits and trips. Robt Heuser and G F Heuser travel between Calmar and town. Frey and Novotny visit nearby towns. Miss Carrie Tuchek and Miss Viola Grundeland seen visiting relatives. Births and marriages noted. Stephen Hrushka and Mary Shevik wed at St Wenceslaus. Funeral for Sister Godalia of Ixia on Swarts held June 21. Community business includes Pocahontas play earnings and various calls to Decorah Cresco Mason City Fort Atkinson Camp Dodge tours.
Obituary notes Sister Godalia Swartz born April 12 1885 Spillville joined the Order of St Francis Milwaukee in 1904. She taught until health failed about a year ago. Burial at St Wenceslaus cemetery beside her mother. Survived by father Frank and sisters Frances Mary Celia May and others. Funeral cortege included 16 flower girls and six Sisters. Card of Thanks from Math Swartz family and Pocahontas Company members.
Norwegian violinist Dr Ole Theobaldi, visiting Minneapolis, claims a statue given to Norway in 1905 hides a radio amid a spiral stair within its leg. He says the figure resembles Kaiser Wilhelm, not a Viking, and backs war against Germany. The note mentions his son in France and an afternoon Decorah Chautauqua concert today.
John Kinyon and Ray Smalley visited. Jim Smalley and Vera Koppen shopped, Henry Sellmann called at Mabel, Decorah visits by various families. Carol Hawks visited Wilma Darrington. Large Ladies Aid at Rob Smith's. A list of callers and social visits across Decorah and Clay Hill areas with multiple families referenced.
A Peru Indiana mother reports two daughters with whooping cough were helped by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. She says it worked like a charm, and the product is sold by R A Engbertson.
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