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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1916
Page
3
Sealed bids for constructing an auditorium at Glenwood Township Synod Lutheran Church Decorah will be accepted at Winneshiek County State Bank Decorah until 1 PM April 1 1916 Plans and specifications available at the bank Building committee may reject any or all bids Chairman Co D Fortun announces decision right.
Forty two Decorah merchants join in Dollar Day offerings to launch the spring buying season. Stemming from last fall's success despite bad weather, the event aims to boost value for buyers and sales for sellers. Officials forecast a merchandising push across town with forthcoming advertised bargains to be announced next week.
Decorah Choral Union under Prof Carlo Sperati presents Handel masterwork The Messiah at Grand Opera House Decorah on April 24 1916. Chorus about 125 singers with around 30 instrumentalists rehearsals show readiness soloists to be announced.
The Winneshiek County Fair will host an exhibit by the Extension Department of the State Agricultural College at Ames. Prof. R. K. Bliss will head the exhibit, occupying a 10 by 40 foot space for four days from August 15 to 18, showcasing experimental work and college education. Separately, Maas & Co. dissolves with Charles Haas retiring due to health. Henry W. Haas Charley will continue the meat business without the original partnership, likely carrying on the firm’s near fifteen years of success.
A sequence of local obituaries notes the deaths of Mrs. Julia Vikesland of Glenwood township on March 9 at 4 p.m. after a four month illness, Mrs. B. Reynolds of East Main Street on March 12 following an APoplexy, Frances Eveline Mather Reynolds, born 1854 in Pau Pau Michigan, died in Decorah December 1802? and Melvin William Childe, son of Amasa Childe, who died March 12 from stomach hemorrhage. Funeral services were held in local churches and interments were at Phelps cemetery, with Rev. Paul Koren and Rev. M. Willett officiating.
The Winneshiek County Horticultural Society met at the Court House to elect officers for the year. Officers chosen were E W Cutting President John Harter Vice President J O Jagerson Treasurer and O O Lomen Secretary. A committee for uniting horticultural and agricultural exhibits was formed with Cutting Harter and Lomen. A summer picnic was proposed with location to be City Park unless members suggest an alternate invitation.
Calmar's new opera house to formally open next Thursday evening March 2 with Al H Wilson a noted German singing comedian. The dedication marks a civic milestone for Decorah's younger sister county area and reflects strong local public spirit. A Decorah delegation will attend, and twenty five seats are already spoken for with potential increase.
The school election Monday drew 554 votes, far above last year’s 81 with no contest. Candidates Warner and Barfoot were elected to three year terms. Five ballots were spoiled or had multiple marks, and many voters chose only one candidate.
Notice to all Decorah Choral Union members demanding attendance at the upcoming meeting on Monday March 20th. Secretary directs participation and notes the formal union requirement.
About one hundred friends and acquaintances surprised Helmer Hexom last Saturday night for his birthday. The evening was enjoyed by all and a sum of money was presented to Mr. Hexom as a token of esteem.
The officers and directors convened Tuesday afternoon to review bank affairs, which were found in good order. A banquet followed the session at the Winneshiek.
A Canoe Two subscriber reports multiple bluebirds visible and audible in their yard Sunday afternoon, noting the birds' presence and activity in a brief community sighting. The message reflects a bucolic backyard observation with no further details or citations.
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