County News May 5 1914 Busy Day and Local Notes
County News from May 5 1914 reports fine roads busy day activities. visits include Howard Haines at his uncle Ed Griswold's, Grading on east road, tea invitations by Mrs W Harris, travels of Peter Losen and Lars Usgaard to Norway with Luther College band, property moves near the Lutheran church, farm sale to Pedersons, new baby at D B Haines home, and quarantine for scarlet fever near Hesper. Also gardening at the parsonage, Chautauqua plans for June 2 to 7, honor rolls for Hesper school, and various local visits, funerals, and family news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Haines
Griswold
W. Harris
Willard Halsey
Decorah
Ossian
Peter Losen
D. B. Haines
Board of Health
Adam Bender
Hesper
A. F. McMillen
Mabel
S. Fawcett
Minn
Ruth Bryant
Clara L. Sanden
Chas Griswold
Richard McMillen
Ruby McMillen
Oscar Sanden
Alfred Selnes
Evelyn Burreson
Milford Johnson
Harold Molstad
Nellie McIntosh
Palma Peterson
Harlan Talbert
Alice Sellman
Hazel Burreson
Edgar Smith
Bernard White
Agnes McMillen
Victor Mitchell
Naomi Greenwood
Local Socials Report May 4 1914
May 4 1914 notes include Peter Meyer visiting A L Tyler and G T Pearson visiting John Kraby from Decorah. Miss Marie Malli spent time with relatives in Decorah last week. Miss Lizzie Williams traveled from Spillville to attend the Big Five event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Meyer
Calmar
A. L. Tyler
G. T. Pearson
Decorah
John Kraby
Marie Malli
Lizzie Williams
Spillville
Kendallville Births and Local News Wrap
A little son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Amos Elliott last week in Kendallville. Local social notes mention postponed L. A. 8 meeting at the Fifield home, visits to Eugene Howard east of town, and better health news for Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Howard of Orleans. John Johnson and John Skogen traveled to Norway for a relatives visit, while Mattie Burton and Mabel Ellingson attended a Big Five teachers meeting in Decorah. Mrs. Addie Buschhaupt came from Indianapolis for a visit, and several locals attended an I. O. O. F. meeting in New Hampton. Heavy rains hindered field work, yet grain sown is growing well. Mrs. Jennie James returned from Tripp, S. D., with her sister Bents improving. Will Stockman repaired a farm shed after a house fire, so the Aberg boys can stay until new housing is built. Scarlet fever cases in Mrs. Gus Anderson’s family are under quarantine. John Jacobson’s pendicitis operation at Mercy hospital left him in serious condition. A Sunday cyclone damaged Frank Wallace’s property including chicken houses and a windmill wheel, but no other damages were reported. Joe and Hanson partner changes request prompt settlements of all accounts. New caps priced 75 cents and $1 at Bear’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Elliott
L. A
Fifield
Mirs
Rob Moore
Eugene Howard
Wm. Howard
Orleans
John Johnson
John Skogen
Norway
Mattie Burton
Mabel Ellingson
Decorah
Addie Buschhaupt
Indianapolis
Ind
W. A. Clink
W. A. Daskam
John Ellingson
New Hampton
Jennie James
Tripp
Mrs. Bents
Will Stockman
Aberg
Gus. Anderson
Rubie Wilbur
Cresco
Ella Anderson
Charity Willsie
Emma Foster
DeKalb
Ill
Wm. Cummings
Wesleyan Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church
Upper Town
Burry Oak
Town
Kansas City
G. H. Cummings
Conover
Iowa
Lulu
Trexler
Cheney
Kas
Harry R. Cummings
Lohrville
Frank Cummings
Rockwell City
Cummings
B. B. Hovey
Los Angeles
Cal
E. W. Townsend
Lake City
W. A. Townsend
Fashion display promises new dresses and rain coats
SUITS are handsomer than ever. We have sold lots of them, but we still have a good assortment to show you. In this department we show the best line of Dresses we have ever shown. You will be surprised at the moderate price you can buy a Dress for. New Waists, New Rain Coats and lots of Children's Dresses also in this department. Come in and see them.
Highlandville News Recap Brimming With Visits and Weather
Local notes report Arnold Peterson visiting relatives over Sunday and multiple neighbors stopping by. Auto trips to Decorah and through town highlight a busy weekend as residents report spring weather, garden work, and road improvements. A May 4 birth is noted along with a detailed obituary of Emma Foster Cummings born 1848 in Illinois.
Local Notes from Burr Oak and Nearby Towns
Mrs Luther Pierce remains very ill. John Madding visited Cresco. Jerre Feltis left for Osian. Joe Moran and Harold Cox went to Decorah. Florence Reed visited Harmony friends Friday to Monday. A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Steve Brady on April 30. Miss Bessie Whitney visited Decorah. L A B will meet Mrs Will Mitchem for supper May lith. Harold and Glenn Reed visited Canton. Miss Selma Sanden stayed with her sister Grace helping care for Mrs Luther Pierce. Guy Masters drove to town Wednesday. one of his horses sick. Conditions unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Pierce
John Madding
Cresco
Jerre Feltis
Ossian
Joe Moran
Harold Cox
Decorah
Florence Reed
Harmony
Fmnday
Steve Brady
Bessie Whitney
L. A
Will Mitcmen
Harold
Glenn Reed
Canton
Willie Reed
Selma Sanden
Grace
Guy
Masters
Pleasant Township May 4 1914 Weather and Visits
Rainy weather returns for Sunday in Pleasant Township. Pearl Iverson visited A J Foss, leaves appeared on trees, Mrs H Erickson saw her sister Sarah Valle, Anne Foss went to Decorah Monday as juryman, Arthur Ellingson visited T Iverson Sunday eve, Martha Thomas shopped with Sarah Valle, several locals attended confirmation at Searvic church, road crew dragged streets leaving them decent, N C Narveson and family visited John Narveson family Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Iverson
A. J. Foss
H. Erickson
Sarah Valle
Anne Foss
Decorah
Arthur Ellingson
T. Iverson
Martha Thomas
Mra
N. C. Narveson
John Narveson
Ravena Neighbors Exchange Calls and Visits Weekly
Ravena and nearby towns show social activity with numerous calls and visits. Henry Miller stopped by Knut Towson and Dr Haviland visited Ravena. Rev Peterson spent Sunday at Eagle Grove. many residents attended gatherings, barn raisings, and parties across Ossian Decorah Washington Prairie Festina Postville Glenwood and other locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Miller
Knut Towson
Dr. Haviland
Ossian
Ravena
Peterson
Eagle Grove
Eber DeCou
Charley Moore
Moneek
de Hauber
Lansing
Freddie Dean
Halvor Qualley
Happy Hollow
Ole Moe
Red Oak
Ole Anderson
Ole Benson
Emily and
Mary
Decorah
Karen
Washington Prairie
Anton Anderson
Otto Schneeberger
Festina
Walter Meyer
Postville
Herman Schroeder
Joe Becker
High Ridge
Mike Hertges
Henry Kleisart
Ben Elmers
August Lansing
Minnie Lansing
Charley Hauber
R. Ringoen
Chicago
Henry Schweinerus
Martin Kirkeby
Glenwood
Fred Zweibohmer
South of Ossian
Henry Funke
West of Ossian
Trapping an Ermine for a Snow White Fur
A New York Tribune excerpt describes how ermine are captured using tongue traps in extreme cold. It explains that fur becomes snow white in hard winters and that young ermine are trapped with a grease-coated knife baited in snow, causing a slow, painful death as their tongues freeze to the steel. The dealer notes the value of a $1,000 ermine fur cloak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nix
New York Tribune
American College Athletes Grow Taller Heavier and Taller Than Fathers
A Chicago News summary notes Yale athletes now average 5 feet 10 inches tall, 170.5 pounds, with 3 inches more chest and 42 cubic inches more lung capacity than five years ago. Harvard athletes are about an inch taller and 4 to 5 pounds heavier than those 30 years ago, per Professor Sargent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
Harvard
Sargent
Chicago News
Bear's Sets Sale To Show 81400 Negligee Shirts
In the Furnishing Department the store plans to display the best 81400 men's negligee shirts ever offered to the trade. They will be on sale Saturday of this week at Bear's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear's
Winneshiek Crop Report and Smithsonian Bequest
Winneshiek county farms show crop outputs including corn oats winter and spring wheat barley rye hay and other staples with alfalfa underperforming. The article also notes the Smithsonian Institution gift from James Smithson totaling around 900000 and outlines the Board of Regents structure plus the president as ex officio. It ends with a quip about fashion and sleep gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winneshiek County
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
United States
James Smithson
England
Act of Congress
House of Representative
Congress
Weather Crop Bulletin May 3 1914 report summary
The week ending May 3 1914 was cold and cloudy with above normal temperatures in the east and center and below normal in the west. Frost occurred only in extreme northwest counties. Heavy showers fell across regions but rainfall stayed below normal in the east central and above normal or excessive in the west. Hailstorm damaged crops in eastern Polk county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emling
Westen
East Central
Polk County
Geo. M. Chappel
Smallest Book in the World Crafted in Italy
A tiny book, not much larger than a thumb nail, measures four tenths by a quarter inch and holds 208 pages. Each page carries nine lines with 95 to 100 letters, containing a 1615 pendulum clock inventor’s letter to Madame Christine of Lorraine. If woman loved only the perfect men this world would be a mighty lonesome place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Madame Christine of Lorraine
Catarrh Cure Claim Promises $100 Reward
A vintage ad-like text touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh, asserted to cure all stages by internal action on the blood and constitution. It promises a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure and urges readers to send for testimonials from Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Iinll
Toledo
Ohio
Rugs and home furnishing stock sale notice
RUGS. When you are thinking of Rugs, think of our line of Rugs. We have an entirely new stock to select from in Fibre, Brussels, Ax minsters, Grass, Velvet, etc., and have them from $1.00 up to $60.00, and all priced just right. This is the time of year when you buy your Rugs. Try ours. You will also find all kinds of Curtain Material here, and a fine line of Shades, Linoleums, Oil Cloths, etc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
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County News
Pearl Skinner
Freeport
Harry Skinney
A. J. Swezey
Sam Sorenson
David Stevens
David Biddinger
John Barth II
Bolson
Riverbend
Charles Hallman
Harry Skinner
Lizzie
Louise Williams
Marie Broghammer
V. C. Sheetz
Ridgeway
Paley
Ed. Bolson
Amelia Sorenson
Julia Bolson
Clay Hill
Kendallville
Ed. H. Hanson
Joe & Hanson
Nemo
Columbia Yarns
Wayne Knit
Moire Coats
Highlandville
Arnold Peterson
P. J. Bidne
Edward Tranen
Hexom
Edgar Schjeldahl
John Mestad
C. P. Olson
George
Alma Brunsvold
Ole Brunsvold
John Jossendahl
Sevareide
Lewis Saxvik
Edgar Sehjeldah
Lars Johnson
Esten Engan
Helmer Forde
Buffalo
S. C
Mr. Melby
Albert Amundson
O. Ness
Edgar Selness
Adolph Sevar ‘Eide
H Mestad
Allamakee County
C. L. Saxvik
Saxvik
Apelin
Lewis Grindeland
Lewis
Pleasant Township
Weather Crop Bulletin
Jn Bank
the National Bank of Decorah
L. B. Whitney
D. C. Johnson
H. C. Hjerleid
W. F. Baker Asst
McCall’s
Skinner
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