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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1917
Page
7
Local notices report illnesses and visits among residents. Several marriages and a funeral are recorded, including the March 14 wedding of Ina Golberg to Fred Darrington and the March 17 funeral for Martha Vinge. Community events list social gatherings, house visits, and an Epworth League meeting upcoming April 1.
Ridgeway tidbits list multiple Cresco visits and local movements. Names include Fred Falck Mrs Seymour Fosse Orville Anderson John Alison Ross Kirschman Chas Degro and family Alice Kittleson and others. Several residents travel for dental work church meetings and dinners with relatives.
Names and daily activities of residents in Bailey Springs Iowa detailing visits callers and work such as wood chopping and horse delivery. Mentions trips to Decorah Burr Oak Mabel and Locust, hunting homestead land, and weather note awaiting spring. Includes family and neighbor events like visits, shopping, and a surprise party for Amanda Steadford.
Christ Anderson and Stella Phillips visited Conover and Decorah connections are listed. Residents from Spillville traveled to Cresco, Calmar, Marshalltown, Cedar Rapids, and Chicago. Mrs Sobolik hosted, and Geo Cummings hauled hay to Calmar Miller and Vogel.
Ossian notes list numerous visitors and locals traveling to nearby towns. Names include Dr J W Lynch Rev Thiltgen A F Becker and many from Calmar Postville La Crosse Prairie du Chien Dubuque New Hampton Waterloo Mason City and West Union with visits to hospitals relatives and patients.
A Ravena roundup lists Henry Miller’s new Ford owner ship and various visits and calls across town. Citizens such as Ole Anderson, Dan Danielson, Sven Tovson, Wenzel Lansing, and Lars Torresdale appear in multiple short notes about business, social calls, and family activities in Decorah and Cresco.
Julius Brown and Sven Towson attended the Nordness Telephone Co directors meeting at Nordness last Wednesday. Julius Brown and families visited Halvor Sersland’s Sunday. August Peck, assisted by John Broghammer, cleaned and fixed up the school house for the spring term starting Monday April 2.
Castalia residents report visits and errands across Ossian Postville Decorah Ridgeway and Decorah. Milbert plastering Peck’s residence. Mrs Bickel guest at Haefner. Miss Thornton Postville visitors. Kneeskern bought cattle carload at Ridgeway. Rodenkirch auction sale next Thursday. M E church ladies meet Wednesday. Every Member Present Day planned. Mrs Allen back from Osian. Jewell coaching local oratorical contestants. Garrison Fayette visitor. Water system repairs at Allen residence. Haefner to hospital for operation. Gibbs silver wedding celebrated 909 High Street with out of town relatives including Kramer Toye and Thomas. Gibbs formerly with Great Western. now retired.
Decorah area social and local activity summary lists visits and calls at Steno's Mabel Canoe Decorah and surrounding homes. Residents including Hilleman Perry Usgaard Steno Young and others are noted with trips, shifts, moves and a disrupted mail service over the past week in this community round-up.
Market notes show barley at 1.10 to 1.20, oats around 55 to 60, timothy from 4.00 to 4.50, corn 1.10, hogs 15.60 to 14.50, eggs 2 percent, creamery butter steady, potatoes 3.00, flour 2.85. Trading remains calm but prices hold firm across grains, livestock, dairy and staples.
Ed Shiral in Calmar Tuesday. Miss Josephine Tuchek in Calmar. Albert Ludwig drove to Conover. Mrs A A Novak at Decorah last Thursday. Various residents from Ridgeway Calmar Conover Fort Atkinson Protivin and Omaha are listed with callers shoppers and visits. Clergy Rev Lakomy Rev Dragoon and Rev Opava assisted in local devotion.
Clay Hill and Geo Griebel sawed wood for farmers this week. Louise Williams spent last week in Decorah with sister Mrs James Walsh. Sam Sorenson and family visited daughter Mrs Allie Headington. Frank Mall attended an auction at Nels Hellerud’s in Madison township. C Anderson and Clark Heading ton and daughters visited Mrs Bleka. Funeral of John Curtin in Decorah attended by local residents. Margaret Williams visited sister Mrs James Walsh in Decorah. Ella Anderson of near Trout Run visited Miss Anna Grinna. Hazel Stortz, student at Valder College, visited home. Fred and Edwin Gross spent Sunday with uncle Lawrence Thomann south of Decorah. Ed Bolson and family drove to Canoe Ridge to Dick Young home. Will Foltz and son Garnaville returned from Waterloo and Greene with sisters. Albert Grinna and daughter Anna visited Mrs Me Anderson and daughters near Trout Run. Phoebe Sorenson returned home after visiting sister Mrs John Storta on Franklin Prairie. Tom and George Mall went to Decorah, stayed until Saturday due to high water at Twin Bridges. Ed Bolson’s home hosted large relatives for niece and husband Willie Winters of Lancaster Minnesota.
Mrs. Christ Dale visited A. T. Istad's. Istad and family took a pleasure trip to Texas. Decorah visitors included Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Istad and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gulbrandson. Mrs. Sam Hanson hosted friends and later visited Alert. H. H. Fretheim and children visited Ben Thompson. Miss Tinka Odden stays with her sister Mrs. Carl Owen. Dr. Wilson of Decorah called at Engen Bros. Friday. Mrs. Carlen hosted quilting party. Hammersness returned home after a two week visit.
A roundup of visits and family news from Decorah area residents including Amund Blekeberg at H A Halvorson last Sunday and Miss Trine Halvorson staying with sister A O Hove. Neighbors Dens and Hoveys are mentioned with travels, visits, and relocations among the community.
The article records river flooding in Freeport and lists a series of social calls and visits among residents from Decorah Clay Hill and nearby towns. It mentions services at M E church and upcoming Cemetery association annual meeting with officer elections.
The London Lancet notes Norway's surprisingly low swimming ability given its coastal geography. About 600 Norwegian deaths occur yearly from drowning, with only around 12 percent of school children aged twelve through adolescence able to swim.
Fifteen individuals have learned to swim as a result of the extreme cold of Norwegian coastal waters. Sailors say the cold preserves the shores and contributes to this skill. Goodyear tires are good, MOTOR SUPPLY CO.
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