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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1916
Page
2
A long list of residents and visitors are noted as traveling to cities including Chicago Rochester Austin Minneapolis and Des Moines for visits medical care education and family gatherings. Many are returning from or planning to undertake trips to Wisconsin Iowa Minnesota North Dakota and Colorado, with numerous relatives and friends named in passing.
After a month’s break caused by the flood the Woman’s Civic League will resume activities on Friday June 30. The meeting is at the Court House at three o’clock and members are urged to attend and bring a guest. The group will decide the first line of work to undertake.
Baseball results from last Sunday show Decorah defeating Calmar 14 to 6 while Waucoma beat Fort Atkinson 12 to 1 in listless play. The summaries highlight Decorah’s strong offense and Waucoma’s dominating pitching.
The Congregational church ladies announce a supper to be served in the church parlors on Friday June thirtieth for twenty five cents. Proceeds support church activities.
Congregational Minister Willett presides with 10:30 a.m. worship and 12:00 p.m. Sunday School offered. Christian Endeavor at 6:30 p.m. Prayer Thursday at 7:30 p.m. July 2 communion. no evening service. Methodist Lackland reports 10:30 a.m. services with a brief summer, Sunday school 9:15 a.m. Christian Science Freeman Building 10:45 a.m. service and noon Sunday school. testimony Wednesdays 8:00 p.m. lesson subject July 2 is God.
Oscar Norgard plans to depart early next month for Plattsburg New York to attend a month long military training camp. About fifteen thousand men are expected to enroll as Congress supports uniforms subsistence medical supplies and travel for eight camps nationwide including Plattsburg Fort Terry Plum Island Oglethorpe and others. The program aims to increase officers knowledge of military history and discipline and prepare men for emergencies.
State Auditor J A O Preus, a captain in the quartermaster corps of the Minnesota National Guard, may be absent from duties for an indeterminate period after reporting to Adjutant General Wood. Claude Helgeson of Decorah, son of Mr and Mrs L G Helgeson, is in Battery B MN National Guard and may lead the unit from Fort Snelling. Selmer Kjos of Luther 1917 is in the Wisconsin National Guard and ordered to mobilize.
A former industry observer notes that Bear brand clothing, though often priced lower, would not bear the label if it did not meet enduring quality standards. The remark emphasizes reputational value over mere cost in the apparel market.
The Rock Island railroad repairs washed out bridges and track with a day and night crew. By Decorah detour, bridges near John Hjelle will be rebuilt as 200 feet in one span and 150 feet for the next, potentially lengthening Trout Run spans. The Milwaukee company works to restore service within a week or ten days as rains ease and junk iron pricing influences reuse decisions.
Tomorrow evening June 30 the Grand opera house hosts a home talent vaudeville with debutant ushers Flicky singing and lemonade and ice cream cones for five cents. The program includes dances sketches impersonations and a grand ensemble with 25 and 50 cent admissions. Also notices a college course catalog from Valdez College Decorah.
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