Purely Personal Notes From Decorah and Surroundings
A long list of short items notes visits, travel and family events in Decorah and nearby towns. People like Miss Anna Samuelson, Mrs. Lloyd Alm, J J Strinmoen, Miss Anna Schlitter, and many others are mentioned with trips to Minneapolis, Des Moines, Chicago, and Wisconsin. The column also records funeral attendances, recent relocations, and professional movements including dental society meetings and Wells Fargo staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Samuelson
Minneapolis
Lloyd Alm
Miles City
Mont
C. J. Pagin
Frankville
Ole J. Linde
Ridgeway
H. P. Nicholson, Jr
Ossian
Decorah
George Mizener
St. Paul
L. L. Cadwell
Mason City
C. L. Topliff
Des Moines
State Dental Society
J. O. Johnston
H. C. Hierleidh
Frank Maltby
Northfield
Minn
R. A. Engbertson
Cresco
Charles Morton
Dave Biddinger
Waukon
Campbell
Carl Freeberg
Hazel
Los Angeles
Cal
F. H. Anundsen
Denver
Colo
A. Stinger
Peterson
Robert Hargreaves
Wells Fargo
Tee
Tracy Sells Grocery Store to Hanson and Jensen
On Friday last R. H. Tracy sold his grocery store to his former partner Ed Hanson and Henry Jensen, with immediate possession. The new owners are well acquainted with the local trade and are expected to continue the satisfactory service under Mr Tracy. Roy has not decided his plans but is not idle and will likely pursue something satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Tracy
Ed. Hanson
Henry Jensen
Mr. Tracy
Roy
Adams Seed Company Plans Department of Agronomy
The Adams Seed Company of this city announces the creation of a Department of Agronomy led by a full-time expert plant breeder. The service will be free to customers and focus on improving seed grain and corn. Breeding plots are secured in Northern Town and Minnesota, with Winneshiek county farmers to grow seed corn under expert direction as the war drives demand for higher yields.
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Iowa
Adams Seed Company
Town
Minnesota
Winneshiek County
Adams Seed Co
Adams Co
Memorial Piano Dedication At First Lutheran Church
The Young People's Society dedicates a piano in memory of Angelo Sperati Tuesday evening May 8 in the First Lutheran church parlors. The program features multiple solos and a flute duet with refreshments and a ten cent charge for piano fund contributions.
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First Lutheran Church
Young People's Society
Angelo Sperati
Viaientian Adldease
Leif Evans
Death of Charles Morton Aged Fifteen
Sorrowful notice from Orleans township announces the death of Charles Morton, the only son of Mr and Mrs Claude Morton. He fell ill about a week ago and died early Friday morning at about fifteen years of age. He was described as bright and sunny, and his loss will be keenly felt by family and neighbors who frequently visited the Morton home. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muller
Omdah
Bayfield
Wis
T. H. Boe
Mathilda
Wausau
T. Boe
Dora Texom
Flaxville
Mont
Peter
Louis Nolte
Mia
Keefe
Bollinger
Anoka
Minn
Schultz
Peter Johnson
Charles City
Anna Rutgens
W. Jansen
Strawberry Point
Peter Ruffridge
Decorah
John Kern
Locust
Grenada
Gilbert Williamson
Carl Hagen
Fennimore
Arthur Arneson
Gjermo
Carrie Jergens
Chicago
0.T. Arneson
O. P. Wold
8. P. Dahl
Ollie Blagsvedt
St. Paul
Adolph
W. H. Roe
Rev
C. Gleane
Minneapolis
Charles
Claude Morton
Orleans Township
Charley
Morton
Local Traveler Thomas TH Johnson Joins Lown Guard
Thomas TH Johnson, a well known traveling retailer in the county, has enlisted in troop D of the First Town cavalry in Grinnell. He previously served with the cavalry there and can be mobilized at once when orders to mobilize are issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas TH. Johnson
Lown Guard
Grinnell
First Town Cavalry
Decorah
Men Headed to Barracks After Examination
On Saturday Sigurd Hilleboe and Chr. Ravadal traveled to Charles City and left Monday for Jefferson Barracks. Thos. Peterson Ed Howden and Leon ard Peterson went to Dubuque. after passing the examination they proceeded to the barracks. Melvin Korsrud and Jos Wist passed at St Paul and were accepted. Herman Prens and Donald Haugen at Minnesota University are expected to enlist.
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Sigurd Hilleboe
Chr
Ravadal
Charles City
Jefferson Barracks
Thos. Peterson
Ed. Howden
Leonard Peterson
Dubuque
Melvin Korsrud
Jos. Wist
St. Paul
Herman Prens
Donald Haugen
Minnesota University
Luther College Ball Park Set For St Olaf Clash
Base ball fans should plan for Monday May 7 at Luther College ball park. Luther College faces St Olaf in a 3:50 pm game with 35 cent admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther College
Young Men Enroll for Reserve Corps Training Camp
About twenty men from Luther College Decorah and surrounding county enroll with Oscar Norgaard to enter the officers' reserve corps training camp at Fort Snelling. They will go to Dubuque for examination and accepted applicants will be announced. This marks a strong showing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther College
Decorah
Oscar Norgaard
Officers’ Reserve Corps
Fort Snelling
Dubuque
Appreciated Donation From Lattre Ladies Aid Society
The Lattre ladies aid society presented Decorah hospital with a gift of 825 dollars. Hospital management expresses timely gratitude and appreciation for the generosity and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lattre Ladies’ Aid Society
Decorah Hospital
Death notices from Decorah and nearby towns
Telegram reports the death of Mrs. Elmina C. Hoag’s daughter Mrs. Charles P. Stouffer in Chicago after a week’s illness. Other obituaries include Miss Alacoque Donlan of Bluffton who died April 30 at twenty years, and Mrs. C. T. Arneson born 1855, survived by nine children and other relatives. Funeral details follow in Bluffton and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmina C. Hoag
Charles P. Stouffer
Chicago
St. Mary's Hospital
C. T. Arneson
Arneson
Inger Tobiason
Tobias Tobiason
Decorah
Ole T. Arneson
Trail Co
N. D
Decorah-Posten
Lutheran
Skandinaven
Mrs. Arneson
Theodore
Mitchell
S. D
Clarence
Alsask, Sask
Henry
Frederick
Robert
Arthur
Joseph
Edward
Alice
Theodore Tobiason
Remer
Mina
Henry Tobiason
Davenport
Train Smashes Car Women Escape With Bruises
Mrs A G Graver and her daughter in law from Albert Lea narrowly escaped death when their car was struck by a freight train near Cedar Rapids. The car was dragged 125 feet and crushed, yet both women survived with painful bruises and shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Graver
Albert Lea
Rock Island
Northwestern
Tenth Avenue
Fourth Street
Cedar Rapids
Cherry Manufacturing Company
Decorah Friends
Growth in Decorah Home Gardening Prompts Plow Delays
The next season will likely bring more home gardening to Decorah as demand for plowing rises. Plowers are busy and cannot promise completion, indicating a strong season ahead for local gardening effort.
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Decorah
Pony in Back of Car Draws Street Stares
A Saturday sight on Water street showed an automobile driving with a live pony standing in the rear, appearing unconcerned as it moved past observers. The morning incident reversed the usual scene of horses pulling cars into garages.
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Water Street
Harding Signs Enger Vital Statistics Bill Into Law
Des Moines Register reports Governor Harding signed Senator Enger’s vital statistics bill, making it law. The action formalizes changes to how vital records are managed and recorded in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Register
Harding
Senator Enger
Card of Thanks and Missing Letters at Decorah Post Office
In gratitude for the kindness shown during our bereavement we extend heartfelt thanks to Decorah citizens for honoring our husband and father. Advertised letters remaining at the Decorah post office last Monday were A. G. Brunswald and Oliver J. Edwards.
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Decorah
A. G. Brunswald
Oliver J. Edwards
Iowa county crop acreage shows barley and spring wheat lead in Winneshiek
The Des Moines crop table estimates last year’s yields and acres by county. Winneshiek tops barley and spring wheat, while Fayette and Chickasaw lead in corn and oats respectively. Totals are provisional pending assessor figures.
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Weather and Crop Bureau
Des Moines
Winneshiek
Allamakee
Chickasaw
Clayton County
Fayette County
Howard County
Fayette
Ruth Cantata Presented by Local Choir and Orchestra
A Sacred Cantata Ruth will be performed by the First Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran church choir with the Calmar choral society and Decorah choral union orchestra next Sunday evening at eight. Alfred E Gaul composed the piece portraying the Biblical story with rich music. The chorus of seventy five voices is directed by Carlo A Sperati. Soloists are K Marie Sperati Orpah Hilda O Miolm Naomi Emma O Flaskerud Boaz C Herman Thomson. Admission is twenty five cents.
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Ruth
Calmar Choral Society
Decorah Choral Union
Alfred E. Gaul
Carlo A. Sperati
Marie Sperati Orpah
Hilda
Miolm Naomi
Emma O. Flaskerud Boaz
Al H Wilson Delights Audiences in New Play
Al H Wilson drew a moderate crowd at the opera house Friday night for his new play My Killarney Rose. The performance featured strong singing, tuneful songs, and a rousing reception as the audience rose for America and the Star Spangled Banner and gave hearty applause.
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al. H. Wilson
Opera House
Killarney
Mr. Wilson
America
Bespoke Young Mens Suits Ordered In Chicago
In Chicago a customer districted by BEN BEAR reports ordering a large line of custom young men suits. Cloth is selected and shrunk before tailoring. The buyer emphasizes exclusive patterns and rejects any goods not meeting full quality standards.
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Ben Bear
Two Weddings Reported at Family Homes
At the bride’s home on Tuesday afternoon Miss Juliette Rudy wed Fred J. Jewell in a ceremony led by Rev. C Glesne. The couple, after a Chicago honeymoon, plan a farm home nearby. Earlier, at St Benedict’s Church Father Hogan officiated Frank Malli’s marriage to Florence Burke with attendants Agnes Maroney and John Malfi.
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Juliette Rudy
Fred J. Jewell
St. Benedict’s Church
Father Hogan
Frank Malli
Florence Burke
Agnes Maroney
John Malfi
Michael Brenahan
William Malfi
Amphictyonic Society Delivers Notable Luther College Show
The Amphictyonic Literary society staged an engaging program at Luther College auditorium last Thursday. The evening balanced instrumental and vocal music with literary pieces and comedy, featuring a reed-ensemble arrangement by W B Coup and selections from MacDowell. Notable acts included Mal colm Unseth and J Tillman Hanson in a vocal duet, Leif Evans on cornet, and Hamlet and Much Ado skits led by Elmer Larson and Chi Hanson, praised as a scream.
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Amphictyonic Literary Society
Luther College Auditorium
Malcolm Unseth
J. Tillman Hanson
Leif Evans
W. B. Coup
MacDowell
Henry Talle
M. Severson
Clarence Westrum
Levi Albertson
Tra Melaas
Hamlet
Elmer Larson
Chi” Hanson
Kaupanger
Amphic Orchestra
Clarence Lee
Luther
Band Benefit Draws Crowd Despite Rain at Star Theater
The Merchants band benefit at the Star Theater drew a full house despite bad weather. A patriotic concert closed with the Star Spangled Banner, Len Larson gave a pleasing solo, and a five reel picture followed. Pearl Brodrick’s rude yet humorous monologue and a black faced vaudeville act by Renaas and Hoare entertained, ending with a Liberty tableau. J. H. Hargreaves donated services as solicitor and raised $45 from ticket sales.
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Star Theater
Merchants Band
Len Larson
Pearl Brodrick
Renaas
Hoare
Haugen’s Hall
Treasury
J. H. Hargreaves
Weekly Weather Report
A weekly summary notes three clear days two partly cloudy and two cloudy with rain. The report reflects overall modest sunshine and a mix of showers across the period.
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Weekly Weather Report
Flick Johnson Plans Independent Business Venture
Flick Johnson announces intent to strike out on his own in a new business venture. He aims to establish a personal enterprise as soon as feasible, signaling a move toward self employment and entrepreneurial activity.
Decorah Drum Corps Promised Trip Delayed by Rain
The Decorah Drum Corps planned a trip to Monona for a patriotic meeting last Saturday. Rain halted the event and manager Orr from the telephone company learned the meeting was postponed to May 11th or 12th.
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Decorah
Monona
Orr
Game Postponed on Prairie du Chien Trip
Luther College baseball team traveled to Prairie du Chien Monday to face Campion College but rain forced postponement. Also note medical ad for Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil claiming quick relief for croup in children, priced 25 and 50 cents at drug stores.
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Luther College
Prairie du Chien
Campion College
Also Mentioned on This Page
Carrie Hauber
Miss Nelle
B. Torriaen
Jeasie EK
Marsh
Ruth H
Downie
Hustvedt
Rovelstad
Kvale
Overn
Thorgrimson
Yivisaker
Miss Reque
Alacoque Donlan
Frank Donlan
Bluffton
Miss Donlan
Immaculate Conception Academy
St. Bridget’s Church
Sampson
Gallagher
Hymeneas
Hanson & Jeneen
Elizabeth Byrnes
East Wat
Reet, Decorah
Flick Johnson
M. J. Soukup
Chicago Record Herald
Rockers
Kapps Sagless Springs
Decorah Furniture Co
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