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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1918
Page
5
Decorah Iowa ad listing fine dress goods and trimmings as a specialty. Full line of dry goods and notions always on hand. Corner Water and Washington Streets in Decorah.
Community news lists visits to Decorah and Harmony, travels to Calmar Cresco and New Hampton, Red Cross activity with unit captains named, and health notes including Miss Feltis and Mrs Reed relatives. Mentions of Billy Reed and Myrtle Wade entering teaching, plus various farming, house repairs, and Mercy hospital visit.
The village reports visits from Rev P Koren Bernes and Grace to Cresco Ossian visitors to the Sjoboen home and others. Residents traveled to Decorah for the Miss Bob White opera and many joined a young people society at H Kelseth. Cyclone damage to Calmar drew many out to see the ruined city.
Local notices from Centennial dated May 14 report illness lists, visits to Rae Rankle’s, and Ossian callers. Entries include births, home stays, and neighbors visiting families. a storm damage trip to Calmar and various near dawn social calls by Wilbur Thornton and relatives.
Local notes report school closed for summer and Eugene Barnes ill. Rev. Parker of Fayette to speak Tuesday night. Kitty Clink visiting Wi A Clink family. Dr Kierland of Harmony called on Eugene Barnes. Bennie and Paul Peterson drafted. Linda Elliott and son Max visiting Monticello. Miller brothers of Cresco repaired a pump for W A Clink. Mrs L Flemming called to Austin for brother's illness. Heavy rain. river bank full. Ward Curtis home party. L A B 8 to meet at Mr and Mrs W A Dasham for supper. Barnes visited from Preston. Mabel Ellingson and Mattie Burton at Big Five Teachers meeting in New Hampton. Martin Peterson lost a wheel from his auto. Susie Ellingson returned from Orleans. Goldsworthy family to Owatonna for wedding and visit. Death of Mildred Williams announced. body to Wisconsin to be buried beside Leone. Fred Todd and Geo Todd to Owatonna for sister’s wedding. Elmo Howard on furlough visited grandparents, then Rock Island to see father. Mrs Howard to Davenport for future home.
May 30 1918 report lists John Berg caller at John Siem and many residents visiting relatives. Items include Olson purchasing a Studebaker, Gretley and other families visiting, driving to Decorah and Canoe Ridge, shopping trips, and a parcel social at Daubney school on May 18 with a pupil program.
Advertises Chamberlain’s Liniment as a great help to relieve rheumatism. Claims the relief is worth multiple times its cost and notes availability from R. A. Engbertson.
A May 13, 1918 column in Western Lincoln records dances at Anton Novak's barn, pleasant callers from the Schild and Kratz families, war saving stamps efforts, road maintenance, storms damaging crops, church services and guest visits, and a May wedding with congratulations and cigars. The piece mentions telephones out of service after a storm, replanting corn due to rain washouts, and community updates across local farms and households.
Oscar Towson spent Sunday with home folks Filith DeCou visited Aug Peck's Tresa Uhlenhake and others spent time at W Lansing's Helmer Johnson and family stayed home Hilda Holien works for Hal vor Sersland Agnes Lomen visited Julius Brown's Mr. and Mrs. W DeCou were at W Lansing's Will Meyer and family and John DeCou at A Peck's Sven Tovnon sold W 8 near here Ludwig Johnson and son traveled to Decorah Andrew Etteldorf to Calmar Weeneel Lansing and Andrew Etteldorf went to Calmar P and P at WM Kolseth's last Sunday Several attended Calmar to see the storm Agnes Lomen and Signe Tovsen at teacher meeting in New Hampton Christian Towson undergoing car operation telegram to L Johnsen family land Mrs. Ole Orvella and family at Towson's last Tuesday evening
Julius Brown and family joined by Stella and Esther Lang traveled to Cresco on Sunday. Others attended Red Cross at W Rosa's. A severe wind storm last Thursday damaged multiple buildings including Andrew Etteldorf properties and August Peck holdings, injuring a Ford.
Local tidbits list visits by CALMAR residents and nearby towns from Peter CALMAR to Laura Dahl and Ethel Marron. Notes note four thousand cars touring cyclone sights Sunday and the burial of Maria Sandager who died in the eyelone last Thursday.
Residents report a tornado that struck Calmar and nearby towns causing total or partial destruction. The Wesselmann slaughter buildings in Calmar were wrecked, a woman and child escaped a fire, and several homes and outbuildings were leveled or damaged. Local workers graded roads west of Conover while others viewed the wreckage in multiple nearby places.
Anton Skaalien drove to Calmar last Saturday. Many residents caravanned to Calmar Sunday. The Ladies Aid met at Rev. Jordahl's. Mrs. Lloyd Larson visited Minnie Ask Sunday. Abbie and Lena Holstad shopped in Cresco. Mrs. C. O. Blekeberg shopped Decorah. Red Cross met at Mrs. Halvor Skadeland's Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Benson and family dined at Ole Fulsans' Sunday. Elmer Ellingson family visited Halvor Skadeland Sunday evening. Private Olvin Heyden left for Camp Dodge after a short visit home. Mrs. Albert Fulsans and others called at Martin Haga's Sunday evening.
Our Purchases have been tirade for fall and winter. We had foresight enough to buy way in advance and will show some of the finest and best lines of men's and young men's suits for early fall ever brought to De Corol. We are always giving the best for the least money.
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