County News Notes From May 13 1913 Calmar Iowa
County items report Bennett Haines suffering ague since Florida return and Nurse Harkness finishing care for a typhoid case. Local rain boosts planting, transplants, and fruit prospects as Frank Johnson and E A Griswold test a new four horse road grader. Ford autos arrive for several residents while bicycles are praised for exercise. Community visits include Mrs Elliott with daughter Mrs Carter, Mrs Fawcett, and others. School seniors hosted by juniors. M E Ladies Aid and Study club held a farewell for Elizabeth and William Millward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett Haines
Florida
N. Everett
Denver
Colo
Hesper
Lillian Fawcett
Bessie Johnson
A. F. Elliott
Liscount
H. C. Carter
Friends Church
B. G. Street
T. W. Bryant
Harkness
Tabi” Hiatt
Schepple
Rev. Mettam
Mabel
M. E
Frank Johnson
E. A. Griswold
Oskaloosa
J. S. Tavener
C. Casterton
Mr. Carter
Elliott
Tavener
Kochh
Calmar Social Notes Reflect Local Visits and Events
May 13 1913 Calmar brief records Will Yager at home Rev and Mrs Young visited Calmar Mrs T H Humker was Ossian visitor Miss Clara Olson stayed in Glenwood Sunshine club met Mrs E B Olson Verna and Edward Meyer visited from Decorah Charles Kellogg clothier traveled to Mason City Obrecht Stock Co. performed in Calmar Mr and Mrs Andrew Moen and baby spent Sunday with H Miller family Mrs B Williams of Boscobel and Mrs A Jaeger and daughter from Inde continued readable fragment of local social notes.
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Endence
Towa
S. A
Yager
Owens
Nebraska
N. A
Pierce
M. E. Ladies’ Aid
Study Club
Elizabeth
Wm. Millward
Calmar
Minneapolis
Will Yager
Young
T. H. Humker
H. E. Miller
Clara Olson
Glenwood
Sunshine Club
E. B. Ols
Verna
Edward Meyer
Decorah
Charles Kellogg
Mason City
Obrecht Stock Co
Andrew Moen
Babe
H. Miller
B. Williams
Boscobel
A. Jaeger
Little Daughter
Inde
H. B. Club
Clara Kubish
G. A. Meyer
Mr. Pokorny
Montana
Freddie Hondek
Johnnie Nienhaus
Plomteaux
Sumner
J. J. Kane
Dubuque
Our City
Telegraph Herald
Jesse Weiler
Weiler
Charles City
Tillie Schissel
Burr Oak
Wm.Donald
Rose Smith
Ossian
Leona Rogers
Grace Parker
Nellie Smith
Castalia
Clermont
Ella Schreiber
Sadie Summers
Anna Martinek
Bieber
Anton Mikesh
J. J. Kubish
Spillville
Chas
Krumm
Irvin
East
Washington, D. C
Baltimore
New York City
Albany
Buffalo
High Ridge Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Miss Mamie Lee visited Decorah on Saturday while G M Oglee called on Ole Garden last Friday. Dr J A Juen made a professional call in High Ridge Monday and many locals helped relatives around town. Irvin Hughes and crew traveled by High Ridge to Hans Jorgenson for barn material, as roads were discussed. The 17th of May celebration in Decorah is noted with a prompt sale of new suits at Bear's.
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Mamie Lee
Decorah
G. M. Oglee
Ole Garden
J. A. Juen
High Ridge
Henry Running
Nelson
T. Halverson
Melvin Orange
Ella
Kelseth
Albert Linnevold
O. Rovang
0. K. Strand
Nordness
H. Kelseth
Alma Halverson
Anton Hogenson
J. Gullickson
Mary Locken
Prairie du Chien
Misiss Mamie Lee
Agnes
Alma Sjoboen
Mabel
Ohn Gjermo
Oelwein
Sjoboen
Havre, Mont
Ossian Social Notes Reflect Town Visits and Local Events
Ossian and surrounding towns see numerous visits from residents and relatives. A recent baseball game Postville defeated Ossian 12 to 6. The Pleasant View Cemetery association schedules its annual meeting May 22 at 2 PM.
Castalia Social Notes and Local Movements
Castalia May 13 1912 notices show Rev Hursh traveling to Guttenberg for a funeral Mrs E W Allen moving into John Witts home Mrs D B Curly and son visiting Mrs Rushmans home EB D Reed from Decorah delivering stock for a Charles City nursery Thimble Bee society to meet at Mrs Gee Bucknam Wednesday Mrs D F Kittinger of Hicks visiting daughter in Prairie du Chien Mr Cason of Ossian exhibits moving pictures in the opera house Mondays and Thursdays John Witt settled in new home Mrs Ray Allen visiting her parents and Ray seeking Wisconsin location Ladies Aid Society U B church to meet at Mrs A H Uhley Thursday May 99 supper by first division 10 cents
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. Hursh
Guttenberg
E. W. Allen
John Witt
D. B. Curly and Son
Rushman
D. Reed
Decorah l
Charles City
Thimble Bee Society
Wisconsin
Ladies’ Aid Society
U. B. Church
A. H. Uhley
H. B. Club Meets In Fort Atkinson News Notes
Fort Atkinson notes list social calls and visits from Clara Kubish G A Meyer Calmar J J Kane Dubuque and others. Many residents travel for visits to Sumner Fayette Ossian Castalia Clermont Mason City Spillville and distant trips to Washington Baltimore New York City Albany Buffalo. The column closes with a local shop ad for Bulgarian four in hand ties at Bears.
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Bear's
Farmers boast record pig litters in Stortz brothers herd
The Stortz Bros Clem and Ben lead the field with four sons producing sixty five pigs in total. Litters include fifteen, fifteen, seventeen and eighteen. Proportion saved unknown. Dress up for the circus with Bear's cheaper clothing.
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Stortz Bros
Clem
Ben
Appraisers Named for Lund Estate Inheritance Tax
In Winneshiek County District Court the estate of Peter C. Lund is scheduled for appraisal of property subject to the Collateral Inheritance Tax. Appraisers W. Freeman C. McMasters Christen will meet at 10:00 a.m. June 26, 1913, at the County Clerk's Office Decorah Town to assess the decedent’s assets.
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Winneshiek County
Peter C. Lund
W. C. Brown
Britta Harvey
Ingebor Erickson
Edward Lund
Christina Lund
Ole Lund
Anna Wallat
Viking Olsen Stalheim
Lena Lund
Gorbjorn Lund
Viking Lund
Anna Fjelbyog
Ole Stalheim
Andrew Stalheim
Ereck Stalheim
Knut Stalheim
Britta Narum
Martha Nelson
Anna Blegeberg
Berge Lund
Banks Close for Decorah Banker Convention Trip
All Decorah banks closed on Tuesday so employees could attend the bankers' convention in McGregor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Bankers’ Convention
McGregor
Hart Ochs Fountain & Mark Suits Advertisement
Hart Ochaffner and Mark Suits promote a large display of all wool suits priced at 18 00 20 00 and 25 00. The notice asserts quality guarantees and a wide range of styles for regular tall slim or stout customers.
Quality clothing at low prices from The Time 19
An ad touts up-to-date models and better workmanship. It promises suits at ten to fifteen dollars, claiming quality equal to or surpassing better makers in the country and region.
store of the people offers low prices on furnishings
A local store markets garments and accessories including shirts hats gloves neckwear trunks suits hosiery and other goods described as the better grades at very low prices. It positions itself as a store of the people.
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