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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1918
Page
6
Local notes from May 21 1918 list residents visiting each other in Mabel Decorah and Harmony. Entries include Ella Harkness Birdie Wells Myrtle Peterson and many more. Community events cover W C T U meetings a flag dedication program and a farewell for J C Gannon with praise for his Red Cross work.
In Centennial on May 20 1918 Rae Runkle made a business call at Festina Miss Etta Stevens stayed at the Ed Youmans home Mrs Anna Daniels came back Saturday from Harold Laughlin s A few locals attended a Castalia dance Monday Evening Fd Schroeder and wife of Postville spent Saturday at Laughlin s Dave Rosa of Ossian visited his brother Theodore Theo Rosa planned a visit to Ossian today to see Dave and John Red Cross ladies met with Mrs Mat Wiltgen Thursday Fol Youmans and Chester Harris called at Mrs Daniels Saturday evening Miss Etta Stevens was a guest of Mrs Fd Youmans one day last week
May 20 1918 Ossian local column lists visitors and trips including M J Klein to Waterloo Chas Pfahler to Mason City Rev Hehir Clermont with Rev M J Thiltgen Ossian residents I W Brunt Decorah L Kobinger New Hampton Geo Buckner Castalia Wm Cornell Cresco Mel Green Castalia Jos Westgenant Edw Groff Austin Minn Max Ean Dr Lynn Dubuque Ralph Hoskins Bloomington Chas Albright Castalia visiting Henry Burns Peter Feil from Chicago Will Kurth Monona F B E Jones Gar ner D Weitgenant Leonard Logsdon F J Figge Dubuque visits Clara Wagner hosts young ladies club Marie Lansing Marcelline Figge win.
In town Monday Chas Andera visits from Spillville. Mrs Joe Klimesh hosts sister this week. Geo Cummings hosts callers Friday. Mrs A Kyte from Chicago visits friends. Theo Thompson from west area in town Monday. John Shimek from near Conover visits Spillville Monday. Albert Sobolik and family drive to Calmar Saturday. Wm Phillips visits Geo Cummings Sunday. Red Cross collection Monday. John Humpal and family near Connover go to Calmar. Lulu and Della Shiral from Spillville trip to Decorah. Christina Phillips returns home after a week with Geo Cummings. Geo Huber near Spillville buys three heifers from Cummings. Mrs James Janechek and sister Odella Humpal visit Geo Cummings Saturday. Odella Humpal stays a few days with Mrs Janechek then returns Monday.
School board held a special meeting tonight. Notices announce the June 24 play. Dan Lambert of Decorah and Mr West of Clermont visited. Earl Monroe from the navy is on a 21 day furlough. Local residents W A Harvey and family travel to Decorah. Bloomfield township selects to report in Decorah next Sunday. Funeral for Daniel Buckland from Indiana will be Tuesday at 10:30 a m at U B church. Buckland family survivors listed. Farmers urged about Silo and Hollow Tile Block Silo products by local supplier. Iowa Block Silo promoted with prices.
Residents report visitors and trips from Cresco Owatonna and Minneapolis. School term ends in District No. 3 and a church lecture draws attendees. The river floods rise with a hard Sunday rain and possible dam damage under review.
Several residents visited friends and relatives across Decorah and Calmar including John Berge and Lars Rasmussen. A parcel social at Daubney schoolhouse District No 6 drew praise for a strong pupil program and community participation.
Oscar Towson on sick list. Henry Lansing visited W Lansing's on Sunday. Myrtle Oakland works for Mrs Aug Peck. Mike Hertges called at Joe Broghammer's last Saturday. Aug Peck solicits for Red Cross nearby. Ole Lommerud bought a horse from Hans Nygaard last week. Mr Mrs Sven Tovson and son Sigurd autoed to Decorah on Tuesday. John Frank Broghammer Nick Moe spent Sunday at Sven Tovson's. Christ Elkjaer Carl Spinner calling for Hans Nygaard. Draves from Waukon piano agent called at 8 Tovson's. Ole Orvella son Helmers and Grant visited at 8 Tovson's Wednesday. Sigurd Signe Tovson Agnes Lomen entertained at Eber DeCou's Sunday. Viola Peck stayed with grandparents Eber DeCoy last week. Regina Olivia Lansing Theressa Uhlenhake visit Ossian then home. Regina Olivia Lansing John Broghammer Oscar Tovson went to Decorah last Thursday. Sven Tovson Sigurd Lewis Gronlie Ole Moe went to Waukon last Thursday to consult Dr Swebakken. Pie social at Brog hammer school house Thursday evening. All invited. Agnes Lomen, teacher.
May 21 1918 Ridgeway brief notes mention HW Luhman driving to Decorah on Friday, Milly Orum visiting Cresco between trains, and Children's Day scheduled June 2 at the M B church. Nettie Gunderson visited home folks over Sunday. G Allen and Ernest Owen drove to Decorah on Saturday. Mrs John Gessell and children spent a few days last week in Cresco with relatives.
Cresco area notices report visitors and calls from Monday to Friday. Names include Shoemaker Allen Paley Stensland Baker Caro Evans Guttormson Kecker Griswold Orum Hospodarsky Carrothers and more with references to church meetings, a birth in Northwood, and Fred Curtis returning to the Great Lakes naval training station.
Entries list numerous social calls to and from residents of Mabel Decorah Hesper and surrounding areas. People including Peter Johnson Alfred Young Bertha Bender and families Mrs Flora Kelts and children Mr and Mrs Jim Smalley and Ray visiters at Henry Smalley Decorah and Mabel appear repeatedly with reports of callers shoppers and social events alongside a public speaking gathering in Hesper.
New Food Administration rules require all sugar using manufacturers in Iowa to file a Jan 1 to July 1 1917 usage statement with the Sugar Division by May 15 1917. W T McElroy Ottumwa chief will issue blank statements and sugar certificates. Hotels and select food services are exempt from filing but must follow on premise sale rules.
A Rock Island conductor notes an unprecedented number of gardens along the railroad right of way from Decorah to Cedar Rapids. Section men and others have claimed land for home gardens as the railroad keeps mines busy this summer.
The sun will undergo a total eclipse Saturday June Sth with 84 percent coverage in most areas. It starts in Astoria Oregon and extends southeast to Florida, with earlier timing quoted for Denver and adjusted for local clock shifts. The event is expected late in the afternoon and may darken enough to urge roosting chickens.
The Chicago Tribune reported that federal orders would consolidate all Chicago ticket offices into two large buildings under eastern and western administration. Local rail men say the plan could extend nationwide, reducing two depots to one agent per pair with shared freight staff. Cities like Decorah Ossian Castalia West Union may be affected. authorities deny formal approval.
Births recorded since last issue list 11 infants born May 5 to May 12. Leonard Gillie, Helen Josephine, Manford Eugene, Edna Sophia are among names. parents include Funke, Borden Steiner, Mc Laughlin, Cornell, Haas, Anderson, Thompson, and residents Springfield Ossian Fremont Burr Oak Ridgeway.
The past week varied with sun and rain including hail. Three clear days and four cloudy or partly so. Temperatures ranged 62 to 83 with an average of 71.1 degrees, five tenths below normal. Two rain storms and a shower produced 1.53 inches, bringing May rainfall to 5.01 inches, 0.36 inch above average.
Lloyd A. Thies, son of Mr and Mrs L Thies of Elma pioneer Howard county residents, was found dead Sunday in the Northern Pacific yards Minneapolis. His body was mangled and the head nearly severed. Police suspect a train strike but aviation officers think thugs robbed him.
Ed Thebiay of Eagle Grove defrauded farmers by posing as a county agent buying six carloads of seed corn in Sac county and collecting 6000 dollars in six days. He used county agent stationery and was confronted by farmers before a Crawford county council of defense सुन he was ordered to leave the county.
A major conference of County Agents in northeastern Iowa and Farm Bureau members will meet in Decorah on Saturday afternoon May 24. A U.S. Department of Agriculture representative and a State Office Ames official will discuss County Agent work. All interested in the work are welcome at 1 30 p m.
Mrs John Peter of 20 Shape Street Mt Pleasant Pa praises Foley's Honey and Tar for colds and bronchitis asserting its safety for the whole family. The ad notes uses for whooping cough croup and related illnesses and is placed by Eng bertson's Pharmacy Ady.
A quotation praises national affection while reporting a German coal shortage where the householder can only obtain one third of the desired coal and urges buyers to act now to secure supplies.
Notice to bidders announces bids for reconstruction of the Catholic church of Little Turkey accepted until May 25. Bidding overseen by 1 Rev Vinc Opava pastor.
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