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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1916
Page
6
May 15, 1916 county column reports Mrs. Dave Rice renting to Gossman and many visitors in Decorah. W. C. T. U. to meet May 25 with Mrs. Maude Reed. Death of Mrs. John Foltz after brief illness noted. Several relatives travel to Ridgeway for ball game. multiple gatherings at homes, patient updates from Arthur Smith and Arthur Smith’s foot injury. Funeral planned for Mrs. Foltz at M E church.
Inga Haugen visited home folks while Carl Gulbrandson is on the sick list. Decorah callers included Joel Fretheim and Odin Dahle. Many neighbors visited and hosted guests at various homes including Oen Ness Otto Neste and John Drew.
Local items from Fort Atkinson include visits by Dr. Fox of Waucoma and Sheriff Ellingson of Decorah, a Rochester trip for Fred Einwalter, and several domestic movements. A prenuptial shower honors Miss Agnes Wandas. Miss Wandas marries Edward Doubek at St John’s Church with family members serving in the wedding party. Mrs. John Neuzil dies near town after a short illness, with a large family surviving and one son deceased. funeral at St John’s led by Rev Neuzil and other priests.
May 16 1916 Mrs George Wells spent Monday at Arthur Carrington s R Reid has been under a doctor s care the past week Mrs T G Meader and Knapstad were Mabil callers Friday Mr and Mrs Burr Sinclair spent Friday evening at Ray Hiatt s Jr and Mrs Lawrence Iverson were guests at Win Welch s Sunday L A and Win Griswold were Preston before part of last week Willie Robinson has been at Florence Burt home the past few days Violet Stoskopf was an over Sunday guest of Vernice Darrington Mrs Ray Hiatt and children spent Friday afternoon with Mrs Chas Smith Nina Johnson has been spending a few days with her sister Mrs John Burt who has pneumonia is slowly recovering Abbie Meader arrived from Eau Claire Wis last week to visit Mr and Mrs R J White and children spent Friday evening with Mr and Mrs Frank Casterton near Canton Mr and Mrs Amos Robinson of Warba Minn arrived Thursday afternoon called here by illness of Fred Burt Wm Carrington has been sick with pneumonia a nurse from La Crosse has cared for him Mrs John Foltz died at her home southwest of Hesper May 14 after a week with pleuro pneumonia Attendees at tea at M E church parlor Mabel Friday afternoon included Mrs R Reid Ed Darrington Geo Wells Barry Talbert and Miss Birdie Wells Mrs Arthur Noble arrived from Minneapolis to join her husband who has been here some time They have rented rooms of Mrs T G Meader
Howard T. Knapp’s tale follows Billy Be and Tinker Teedle Tee as they shrink and enter Cicada’s underground dungeon. They explore mud watch towers that protect Cicada’s hollow burrow from floods and discover a guarded tunnel leading toward his prison.
In the June American Magazine Albert W. Atwood claims the United States has overtaken Germany in chemical enterprise. He notes rapid American investment and growth, predicting independence of Europe in industry, with nitrogen, explosives, dyes, and fuels driving wartime and peacetime needs.
Miss Robinson of Baroda India reports magic lantern shows bring high and low castes together in one meeting. She notes caste lines persist even in darkness and high caste jealousy flares when pictures are shown in low caste areas.
A simple explanation of volcano structure and activity. It notes a crater at the top, a hot interior, and that eruptions occur when steam or gas under pressure escapes. Proposes seawater interaction as a trigger and describes steam and rock being hurled into the air during eruptions.
A reflective note on memory and weather reports contrasts current griping about rain with older records kept by harness maker William Dixon. He logged frost in May and June and snow at 1 am on May 18, illustrating how past weather counteracts present complaints.
The past week showed mostly cloudy skies with two bright days. The warmest day was Sunday at 68 degrees, the coldest Tuesday at 52. The average maximum reached 57.3 degrees, 16.3 below normal and 7.9 cooler than May last year. A light frost occurred yesterday morning.
Philip Goettleman of Bluffton reports his Hungarian pheasants bred from state game warden stock are doing well. He has about twenty eight chicks hatched this spring and the birds are still laying, with setting to continue for several weeks.
The state central committee at Clinton last week named officers for the coming state convention. G. A. Meyer of Calmar is listed as one of the vice presidents. S. LARSEN.
In 1889 a New South Wales hunter wounded a kangaroo in the northwest. He tracked the animal through mulga and salt bush, discovering an opal-bearing stone by a red spot within the stone. This marked the start of the White Cliff opal fields.
Hungarian peasant women wrap infants in a long pillow as a bed. The baby rests on the pillow, the end is folded over, and a string ties the pillow snug around the child for warmth and security.
California's salt comes mainly from sea water via solar evaporation on San Francisco Bay near Long Beach and near San Diego. Paint beautifies and protects. If you need paint for any purpose see B. P. S. the Best Paint Sold. Our stock is complete at Parman's Drug Store.
Anuric touted by Dr. Pierce of Buffalo as a superior eliminator of uric acid with claims of rapid relief for acute rheumatism gravel and gout. The ad urges readers to obtain a 50 cent package and notes free sample offers and French comparisons.
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