Decorah Commercial Club holds first annual meeting
The De corah Commercial Club met at City Hall last Thursday with strong turnout. Officers elected for the renewing year were President H A Warner First Vice President A Leytze Second Vice President Geo W Johnson Secretary I W Brunt and Treasurer E R Haines. The group voted to incorporate and appointed a committee to draft articles. Other actions included road improvement plans Tee Cave road and securing state game warden funding and expanding the publicity committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah Commercial Club
H. A. Warner
A. Leytze
Geo. W. Johnson
I. W. Brunt
E. R. Haines
C. N. Houck
E. J. Hook
J. A. Nelson
Tee Cave Road
Leytze
Decorah
FE. R. Haines
Whimer
Time Change Law Heads to Passage in Senate
In 1917 the Senate approved a daylight saving bill moving clocks forward one hour starting on the last Sunday in March. The amendment may be ratified soon and signed by the president becoming law. Trains and mails will run an hour earlier and the change is expected to save 60 to 75 million dollars annually in heating and lighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Senate
Congress
Senate
United States
County Declamatory Contest Held In Calmar
The annual county declamatory contest takes place tomorrow evening March 22 in Calmar with entrants from Ossian Fort Atkinson Ridgeway and Calmar. A silver cup donated by M J Klein of Ossian will be awarded along with gold medals for first second and third place. Large school delegations are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calmar
Ossian
Fort Atkinson
Ridgeway
M. J. Klein
Foot Expert Here This Week Demonstration in March
J. Hexom & Son announce a Chicago expert will demonstrate Scholl foot appliances on Saturday March 23 and Monday March 25. Those who used these appliances report real relief, according to the notice in this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. €. Hexom & Son
Chicago
Now Proclaims Daylight Saving Time Law
President Wilson signed the bill passed by Congress setting all clocks one hour ahead on Sunday March 8th. The act becomes the law of the land across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Congress
United States
Reserve Window Space for Third Liberty Loan Publicity
A Winneshiek County Liberty Loan committee urges all local businesses to reserve the best window space for window hangers and advertising matter to promote the Third Liberty Loan. Chairman R. Algier calls on everyone to perform patriotic duty in this town effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Algyer
Winneshiek County
Obituary notices for Mrs Mary Sheets Heively and pioneers
Obituary details Mrs Mary Sheets Heively died Saturday at her son in law and daughter Dr and Mrs F W Conover home after a long illness. Born April 6 1830 in Montoursville Pa she lived in Decorah since 1856 raising six children, four surviving. Funeral held Tuesday at residence with Rev Mahlon Willett. Also obituary notes O W Emery 88 died March 9 1918 at Cresco after protracted illness, survived by wife and numerous children and grandchildren. services held Burr Oak and later Burr Oak cemetery. A Hillsboro Oregon obituary reports pioneer Benjamin Birdsell of Winneshiek County died March 5 1918 at Hillsboro aged 80. born Port Dover Ontario April 7 1838, married Mary Duff in Decorah in 1861. moved to Oregon in 1891.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Sheets Heively
F. W. Conover
Mrs. Heively
Mary Rebecca Sheets
Montoursville
Henry Helvely
Decorah
Agnes Wedgewood
Los Angeles
Cal
Beloit
Wis
D. C. Moore
Grafton
N. D
Conover
Wella
Henry, Jr
Kansas City
Klondike
Heively
Mahlon Willett
Phelps Cemetery
O. W. Emery
Mons Askelson
Cresco
Mr. Emery
Ashtabula Co
Ohio
Winneshick Co
Canoe Township
Burr Oak
Baptist Church
Martha MelInthe
John
Mary
Joseph
Leonard
Mildred
Minn
C. F. Cameron
Salem
Geo.Stoskopf
Ransom
Kas
Moris Askelson
Aaron
Nels Nelson
Deborah
Ezra
Andrew
Robi
McMullen
Ernest
George
Frank
Canada
Nebraska
Kansas
Shoemaker
Ridgeway
B. C. Supplee
Hillsboro
Oregon
Winneshiek County
Benjamin Birdsell
Forest Grove
E. L. McCormick
Ore
Birdsell
Tie
Port Dover
Ontario
Iowa
Mary Duff
Portland
Hills
Masonic Lodge
Katherine Lee
Boise
Idaho
Int Savitt
Quakertown
J. P. Birdsell
Enterprise
Johnn Dennis
Pa Land
This City
Curtis Birdsell
Leavitt Birdsell
Alberta
Funeral Ends Local Woman’s Life and Legacy
Alta Kellogg Wright Steverson, born May 17 1880 in Decorah Town, died February 24 1918 at age 36 9 7 after a long life in Kendallville and St Paul. She leaves a husband Samuel Steverson four children and a wide kinship. funeral at Cresco home and burial in Kendallville Cresco Plain Dealer reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alta Kellogg
Decorah
Town
Ridgeway
Wykoff
Minn
Kendallville
Alexander Wright
Fountain
Herbert
Katherine
Jennie
Francis
Wright
Minneapolis
Samuel Steverson
St. Paul
Charles Kellogg
Melntire
Iowa
Mary Mead
Armour
Fred Kellogg
Red Cross Notes in Decorah and Spillville Gifts
Over the past week the Winneshiek Red Cross turned over funds to Treasurer Bear including Royal Neighbors lunch 41 841.00 Decorah Dance Club 9.05 and others. Decorah Tuesday saw deliveries of articles made by Spillville ladies including 41 sweaters 14 pairs of socks 38 wristlets 5 helmets 38 pajamas 17 hospital bed sheets and more on March 3 44 sweaters 26 socks 13 wristlets and 19 helmets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear
Winneshiek Red Cross
Royal Neighbors
Decorah Dance Club
T. E. Selness
Highlandville
H. J. Cooper
R. Heuser
Decorah
Spillville
Births Registered in County This Week
Six births were registered this week in the county clerk records, three boys and three girls. The families listed include Olaus Berg of Glenwood with a boy born March 10, EB Haugen of Orleans with a girl born March 10, Iver Iver ed Decorah with a boy born March 16, H Reisner of Calmar with a boy born March 16, Lester Milne of Burr Oak with a girl born March 18, and Chas Snyder of Burr Oak with a girl born March 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olaus Berg
Glenwood
EB. J. Haugen
Orleans
Iver Ivered
Masque Skate at Steyer Rink Promises Prizes
Stay Home Tonight and fix your costume for the Masque Skate at the Steyer Rink Monday night. The prizes are worth the while. Attend our shirt sale Saturday. It’s worth your while BEAR'S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steyer Rink
Bear
New Books on the War at the Public Library
The Public Library adds many war titles including A Yankee in the Trenches by R. D. Holmes and Under Fire by Henri Brabusse. Other recent arrivals feature Holding the Line by Harold Baldwin and My First Year of the Great War. A campaign promotes 2,000,000 books for camp libraries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Holmes
R. E. Williams
James “Taccuse
Iey
Belgium
Hugh Gibson
Brussels
Ralph Connor
Kitchener
Bribling
Germany
Restored Train Service Returns to Decorah on Milwaukee Road
Last Thursday the morning train due at 10 45 arrived in Decorah on the Milwaukee road for the first time in two months. Railway officials do not know the cause of the delay. Fred Campbell reappears, unsure of his stay. With many trains off, keeping conductors at work has been difficult and they have lost substantial time. The eastern express arrived, but no eastern mail. The mail was dropped at Ossian to await the Rock Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Milwaukee Road
Fred Campbell
Eastern Express
Eastern Mail
Ossian
Rock Island
Decorah Grand Opera House stockholders meeting notice
Annual meeting of the Decorah Grand Opera House Company stockholders will be held at City Hall on Wednesday March 27 1918 at 730 PM. Full attendance is desired. proxies may be handed to the undersigned BEN BEAR President R ALGYER Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Opera House
Decorah Grand Opera House Company
Decorah, Town
Ben Bear
R. Algyer
Relief Corps Lunch Mar 26 in Engbretson's Hall
The Women's Relief Corps will serve a fifteen cent lunch in Engbretson's Hall Tuesday afternoon March 26 for the Red Cross benefit. Everyone invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Relief Corps
Engbretson’s Hall
Red Cross
Easter Food Sale by Episcopal Ladies in Portman Building
The Episcopal Ladies announce an Easter food and apron sale set for Saturday in the Portman Building. Card of Thanks expresses sincere gratitude from Mrs. O W Emery and children to friends and neighbors for assistance and sympathy during illness, death, and burial of their husband and father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal Ladies
Portman Building
O. W. Emery
Calmar Boy Injured in Freight Train Accident
Our Calmar correspondent reports a distressing incident in which Frank Chlan, son of Mr and Mrs Matt Chlan, lost a leg while attempting to catch a ride on a freight train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calmar
Frank Chlan
Matt Chlan
Easter neckwear novelties at Beards store
Beards offers Easter neckwear in latest novelties. Includes pure silk ties in colorings new shades and guaranteed silk. Prices listed 50c 75c and 1.00.
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. F. Thompson
West Main Street
Poland
Forrow
Young
John Richert
Mabel
C. J. Steno
Rt. 1
Prosper
Blaisdell
G. Jorgenson
Hesper
Fair Improvements
Albert Iverson
Ingvoldstad
Washington St
Rud Bros
M. J. Soukup
Rahi
Sco
Bear’s
Jewels Pictures
George Bronson Howard
Paramount Pictures Presents
Lina Cavalieri
Paramount
Goldwyn Pictures
Madge Kennedy
Avery Hopgood
Commercial Club
Nemo
Columbia Yarns
McCall's
Wayne
Wirthmore
Wellworth
Satnsmn
Miot't & CO
Ladies’ Home Journal Patterns
The
Public Library
Relief Corps
Calmar Boy
Steyer’s
J.ww
DAHL
West Water St
Willard
Peter Johnson & Sons
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