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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1914
Page
6
Local notices from Calmar Protivin Decorah and Fort Atkinson recount visits calls and travels of residents. Names include Beevar Fenel Heuser Mikesh Novak Klimesh and many others with frequent car outings between Calmar Ridgeway Protivin and Cresco.
The markets show little movement as farmers focus on corn planting. Eggs steady at 16 cents, dairy butter up to 24 cents per pound, hogs trade from 7.70 to 7.95 per hundredweight, and cattle priced around 5.00 at MOTT &.
May 19 1914 Fort Atkinson reports a string of social visits and routine calls. residents include Henry Moser Geo Cooney A J Schreiber and others visiting Cresco Decorah New Hampton Ossian Calmar Mason City and Lawler. local ball game crown goes to Fort Atkinson 6 to 20 and a baseball dance netted over 100 for new uniforms.
H T Ramlo of Canoe township shipped a yearling Short Horn bull calf to H M Andrews near Raymond 8 D. The animal shows promise of becoming a fine specimen. Andrews, a commercial salesman from New York City, learned of Ramlo's herd through friends and made the purchase last week after visiting the Ramlo farm.
Centennal and Ossian residents are seen at various local sites and visits including Joe Ehler's purchase of a manure spreader and Overland car by Clarence Crabtree and Herman Lange. Dozens of neighbors such as Dave Rosa Sam McKay and Rae Runkle are noted visiting relatives, calling on friends, or transacting small business around Ossian, Castalia, and nearby towns with multiple mentions of farms, teachers, and local gatherings.
In Freeport many neighbors visit and travel between Decorah Clay Hill and Trout Run with calls and strolls noted. Memorial Day services are planned at the M E church May 24 with invitations to veterans and widows, while local merchants advertise deep discounts on ladies coats and suits and Dean’s Regulats offer gentle relief for bowels.
Mrs A E Lee visited Mrs T Bernes on Sunday. John Peterson was a business visitor in Decorah Saturday. Miss Ida Bee visited at the Sjoboen home Thursday night. Miss Mamie Lee stayed at the I Bernes home for an indefinite period. Mrs Josephine and Laura Kolseth called at J Johnson's Sunday afternoon. Dr Haviland the Ossian veterinarian was seen on our streets. Ladies aid met at Ingrid Landsrud's Nordness home Thursday. Bertha Baardson and Ida Boe visited Bertha Remmen Friday. D E Sjoboen and family visited John Sersland Sunday. G Ogloe left Ossian for Minneapolis to help celebrate May 17. Gust Winger and daughter Gertrude of Decorah with Hans Teslow of Decorah and Ben Teslow of Glenwood with Sadie Estrem visited J Gullicks Sunday.
An advertisement argues deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It claims nine of ten cases are caused by catarrh and promotes Li's Catarrh Cure with a money back promise for unresolved cases. Official contact is F.J. Cuny & Co of Toledo, with a note to try Hall's Family.
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