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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1913
Page
2
Frequent visits and travels across Iowa and adjacent states populate this personal column. Northerners from Minneapolis to Des Moines, Cresco, St Paul, and Dubuque visit Decorah and neighbors, while others journey to attend funerals, see relatives, or conduct business.
Miss Tillie Schissel returned to Ft. Atkinson after visiting Mrs. W. P. Donald. Mrs. James Curtright of Paris Mo arrived for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bradish. Robert Hargreaves left for Windom Minn to stay some time. Mrs. BE W Cutting attended a Rebekah meeting in Charles City. Miss Genevieve Hilliboe arrived from Bellegrade Minn to spend summer with her father Prof. H. S. Hilliboe. Mrs. Grace Schaller and children came from Watson Town for a visit with the Putnams. Bernard Kornmeyer returned from Dubuque where he oversaw machinery for Kornmeyer Brothers brickyard. Hon Wm L Atkinson of Clarksville impressed Republican office. County Superintendent H F Miller judged at a McGregor declamatory contest. Guttenberg won first and second, El kader third. Mr and Mrs A J Durland left for Cedar Rapids then Halliday N D to visit son John. W H Burtis left for Chicago and learned his sister Florence ill, then hurried to Bermuda Islands to be with her.
The St Paul Pioneer Press notes Miss Mabel A MacKinney’s two year tenure as president of the International Kindergarten Union ending with a flourishing condition. She presided with notable dignity at the Washington meeting and earned praise from parliamentarians. She is a Chicago Kindergarten college graduate and supervises the Brooklyn Free Kindergarten Society aiding public schools.
Mr J Hambro of Christiania Norway visited Decorah Tuesday night addressing a large audience of Norwegians at the college auditorium. He leads Christiania's premier political paper and presides over Normands Forbundet, a World Norway society with strong local presence. His trip aims to stir support for Norway’s independence centennial in 1914 and to encourage Norwegian Americans to participate in celebrations and future return visits.
The Spring Grove Choral Club presents its annual concert next Sunday afternoon the 18th with The Rose Maiden. Soloists include Mrs H C Smeby of Westby soprano Miss Henrietta Preus of Decorah alto O A Lathe of Jackson tenor and Rev Otterson of West Salem bass. Rev Alfred Johnson directs the group noted for entertaining programs.
Local booster William H. Smith known as Uncle Billy pledges 10 000 dollars on a 15 000 dollar fund drive to create a new public hospital in Decorah. He proposes a stockholding corporation to run the facility with city and county doctors granted access and oversight by a physician director. Citizens are urged to give what they can to make the project a reality.
The People's Church of St. Paul plans a tenable endowment fund of 100000 to sustain ministry for downtown parishioners moving to residential areas. Dr Samuel G Smith once led Decorah, now shepherding a large poorer population with limited means to contribute. January first targets final fundraising. The church is debt free and owns about three acres in a dense district.
L. C. Reed reported the loss of a prized horse after a country team’s runaway near the city. The animal fell on Water and Washington streets injuring its knees. despite immediate medical care, infection developed and the horse died the next morning.
Capt Roald Amundsen will visit Decorah to deliver a lecture at the Grandpa House on May 1 in a event drawing interest from Americans and Norwegians. Dr Roe notes many inquiries from outside suggesting large attendance to cover expenses.
Local retailer Bear's promotes a special Saturday sale offering unusually good prices and aims for strong customer turnout with hopes of a big trade during the weekend event.
The Decorah Choral Union presented Max Brucks The Lay of the Bell at the Grand Opera House with orchestral support. Soloists Susie Burr Whyland Gustaf Holmquist M J Brines and Mrs W M Thurston received praise for their vocal performances. Prof Carlo A Sperati directed the program delivering a challenging yet authoritative oratorio.
Calmar shows a full fledged baseball team ready for business and Ossian has raised a fund for a semi professional battery. Decorah has yet to organize though old batteries are practicing and a local pitcher near Locust is reputed as a top college prospect.
John D. Valleau, known locally from his boyhood in Decorah, has become sales agent for Jones & Adams Coal Co. and will base his headquarters in Peoria. He has long worked in railroads and coal, gaining recognition for his capabilities in the trade.
May 17 promises a tennis tournament, a Luther vs St Olaf baseball clash, an evening Luther College Concert Band performance, plus a Norske Selskab address by Prof Svanoe. Weather permitting, many picnics and private celebrations are planned on campus.
Preparations for the Norwegian singers arrival in Decorah for a convention next month progress. A concert featuring Inga Orner of the Metropolitan Opera company is set for June 6 at the college auditorium, followed by a banquet June 7 and a picnic June 8. Over a hundred delegates are expected, with two hundred voices in the concert. A key business item is the singers' participation in the Centennial at Christiania next year.
Manager Stewart at the Star Theatre presents a new five thousand foot film series titled From the Manger to the Cross. The show runs Friday matinee and evening for about an hour and a half and promises a costly, authentic portrayal of biblical sites linked to Christ's life.
Word from Rev Clarence Haugen and Mrs Haugen that they will depart Leipzig at month's end after nine months of study. They will travel across the continent and in England until about mid July, then return to America and rest in Decorah at the end of July.
Richard Schrubbe displays a handsome silver cup from Spalding in Chicago to be awarded as the prize for Luther College's annual tennis tournament. The event is currently under way and will conclude early next month.
Workmen this week began tearing down the front of the Winneshiek Co. State Bank in preparation for shipment. The site at Parman's Drug Store will host Huyler's Schall-Hutchinson's and Lowney's Candies.
Arthur Dickerman longtime Decorah boyhood resident died in a sanitarium near Chicago after years in poor health. He had lived in St. Paul for several years before his death, with word of his passing arriving last week.
Trade observers foresee a tariff shift that could reduce wool prices possibly to one shilling. The tariff is not yet in effect, but dealers urge suppliers to deliver promptly to secure payment.
A postal card from Jesse Gregg notes a 30 day stay in Honolulu 15 days in Japan 17 days on the Pacific and two on the Japanese sea and says they are now homeward bound All well.
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