Local notes from County News April 30 1917
PLEURISY sickness of Nels N Mestad dominates the rural update with many social calls visits and errands across Decorah Mabel Reedsburg Wis Ambli Sattre Highlandville and Spring Grove plus farm work seeding and plowing progress. Notable items include hog sales at $15 per cwt and several auto trips with a mention of five wheels from a back seat mishap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nels N. Mestad
Alfred
Ed. Arneson
Cora Gjere
Helmer Forde
H. Hover
Edgar
Clara Vinge
Decorah
Tolo
Bergen Parsonage
Hans Werven
Gerhard Vigen
Perry Olson
Inga Folkedahl
Iowa
Ernest Thune
Clarence Gulbro
Newhouse
Esten Engan
Chas. Amundson
C. P. Olson
G. A. Giere
Mabel
A. K. Grindeland
Ewife
Nettie Schjeldahl
Schjeldahl
Reedsburg
Wis
Bertha Folkedahl
Helen Bue
Henry Hanson
Sattre
Ambli’s
Mons Tweet
Thune’s
Ness & Anderson
Sanard Akre
C. F. Ambii
Sattre Hall
Ida
Elvina Gulbro
Castalia Community News Highlights May 1917
Castalia has visits from Clyde Hottingshead and Geo Hanson. Miss Feltis visits in Burr Oakis. Mrs Riggs and Miss Uhley attend a missionary meeting in Postville. William Clark dies at 72 with funeral at Castalia U V church. burial in Bloomfield cemetery. Grade pupils give an April 27 program in Castalia new hall with songs and flags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Hottingshead
Bethel
Bessie Feltis
Burr Oakis
W. C. Winn
W. K. Riggs
Alma Uhley
Postville
Geo. Hanson
Cedar Rapids
Hanson
Pleasant View Cemetery Association
Sphar
Jess Schoonmaker
Telgraph
Tlinois
William Wallace Clark
North
Jefferson Avenue
Chautauqua County
New York
Mason City
Iowa
Tda May Clark
W., B. Pierce
Harlin
A. M. Pennington
East Orange
New Jersey
A. B. Clark
Castalia
R. Clark
Minneapolis
Fordyce
Robinson
Shipton
Black Joe
America
Blue Serge Suit At $16.50 For All Occasions
A sale ad promotes lot 4130 blue serge suit at 16.50, advertised as all wool fast color and durable for weddings business and church. The copy references a mother and child scene but focuses on the suit’s suitability and guarantee.
The Black Leopard
The Shortstory Publishing Company presents a 1911 tale titled The Black Leopard with copyright secured in Great Britain. All rights reserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shortstory Publishing Company
Great Britain
Hindu Feeder and Leopard Kill Head Keeper in Zoo Fight
Chotan Lal the Hindu animal feeder at Swarlen Gardens mentors the black leopard Simla and clashes with Methan the head keeper. A staged escape plan ends with Methan mortally wounded and Lal surviving after the leopard attacks during the confrontation. The Manila population figures close the piece, noting growth from 234,400 in 1912 to 266,943 in early 1914 with more men than women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hen Weinzler
Swarlen Zoological Gardens
Chotan Lal
Methan
Weinzler
Chetan Lal
Theeban
Lal
Simla
Swarlen Gardens
Lion House
Tie
Elephant House
Chetan Lal and “Simla
Manila
Unique Memorial for Mary Baker Eddy Unveiled at Mt Auburn
The Mary Baker Eddy Memorial at Mt Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge Massachusetts has been completed and turned over to The Christian Science Board of Directors. Elbert Barlow of New York City held the construction contract. The $150000 fund was fully subscribed after being announced in 1911. Architect Egerton Swartwout of New York designed the circular open colonnade of eight columns atop a sloping site with Bethel white granite and white bronze inscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Baker Eddy
Mt. the Beautiful
Christian Science
Christian Science Board of Directors
Elbert 8. Barlow
New York City
Mt. Auburn Cemetery
Cambridge
Mass
Uburn
Andronicus
American Institute of Architecture
New York
Egerton Swartwout
George Washington
Missouri State Capitol
Federal Building
Denver
Inventor Unveils Four-Compartment Auto Coal Wagon
A new automobile coal wagon with four separate compartments is reported, designed to be perfectly balanced and operable by hand. The device promises easier unloading and improved handling for coal delivery.
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Charlie
Louis
Mother
Sahib
O'Rourke
Simila
Victor Talking Machine Company
Victor
M. J. Soukup
The
Ingvoldstad Lumber Co
Fanor
E. L. Beard & Son
Winneshiek County
Office of
Iowa State Ievestment of Agriculture
Dewartment of Agriculture
Deses
Towa
C. P. Wilson
Des Moines
A. R. Carey
Iowa State Department of Agriculture
Clifton Wonder
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