Hospital project endorsed with Dr Guthrie to lead
Decorah advances toward a new hospital after Mr William Smith offered 10000 dollars if the community raised 15000. Dr J R Guthrie of Dubuque will be chief surgeon and visit Decorah weekly with county physicians on staff. A five member board will manage the facility under a head nurse. Public contributions and commercial club support are sought to reach the goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
William Smith
Smith
J. R. Guthrie
Dubuque
Guthrie
Middle West
State University
Town City
University College of Medicine
Findlay and
Mercy
Ben Bear
C. J. Weiser
E. J. Curtin
Paul Koren
Commercial Club
Ulmer Resigns From Wells Fargo Express Post
Wm Ulmer has resigned as agent at the Wells Fargo Express and taken a position with Sellman and Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Ulmer
Wells Fargo Express
Sellman & Co
Gov Eberhart to Visit Decorah for Speech
Gov. A. O. Eberhart of Minnesota will visit Decorah on Tuesday June 3 en route to Spring Grove where he speaks on the 4th He will be hosted by Luther College and Symra and speak at the college in the evening Prominent as a brainy figure of the middle west, his visit is welcomed by locals and a large audience is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. A. O. Eberhart
Minnesota
Decorah
Spring Grove
Luther College
Symra
Gov. Eberhart
Middle West
Steen Family Reunion Planned for Memorial Day
John Steen of Wahoo Nebraska invites four Steen brothers Martin Henry Otto and John to Decorah and Glenwood township on May 30 for a family reunion. Martin of Napoleon North Dakota age eighty will attend and the brothers will take part in memorial services. All served in the army with credit and distinction and John hopes old comrades join them in Decorah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Cadwell
John Steen
Wahoo
Neb
Steen
Martin
Henry
Otto
John
Decorah
Glenwood Township
Napoleon
N. D
Going to France With Harter Family Voyage
On June 14 John Harter of Locust sails from New York to France to visit a cousin unseen for years. The trip will take him to the Alsace Lorraine region to reconnect with relatives and relive memories of past wars. He plans to bring strawberry plants that thrived last season for his relatives. Mrs Harter accompanies him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Harter
Locust
New York
France
Alsace-Lorraine
Germany
Harter
Decorah Choral Union Reports Successful Year at Meeting
The Decorah Choral Union held its annual meeting Monday at First Lutheran parish hall. Members noted a year of success with receipts totaling 305 and a treasury balance of 116. After the business session, a social hour with light refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Odd Fellows Home Coming At Mason City
Odd Fellows celebrate home coming day on Friday June 13 in Mason City. Rev Frank Taylor of Algona to deliver the principal address with music by the Lake Mills band and the Children s Home orchestra. Vir and Master Cutting of Decorah also to speak at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Odd Fellows of Town
Frank, Taylor
Algona
Odd Fellows’ Home
Lake Mills
Children’s Home
Cutting
Decorah
Route Agent McGinty Relocated From Decorah
Wells Fargo Express confirms route agent Robert McGinty will cease to be a Decorah resident. He gains additional territory and will base headquarters in Fort Dodge, reflecting a general re arrangement of route agents' territories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert McGinty
Wells Fargo Express Company
Decorah
Express Company
Fort, Dodge
Decorah High School Holds Commencement Week 1913 Events
Decorah high school closes next week for the year 1912 13 with commencement planned. Rev Mahlon Willett to deliver the baccalaureate sermon at Congregational church and State High School Inspector P E McClenihan of Des Moines to give the commencement address. The class play At the End of the Rainbow will be staged at Grand Opera House. The senior class includes twenty three members with ten in Latin and thirteen in English, and the junior senior reception will close the week with music by the junior class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah High School
Mahlon Willett
Congregational Church
Fleming
Winneshiek
Grand Opera House
P. E. McClenihan
Des Moines
Married at Waterloo church in local ceremony
At the Catholic church in Waterloo on Tuesday morning 27th at 8 30 o clock Willard Haas son of Mrs Jacob T Haas Decorah and Miss Florence Levey were united in marriage. The bride was a stranger to Decorians but Willard has many friends here who extend congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Blough
Waterloo
Allen
Frank Ryan
Austin
L. P. Coleman
Milwaukee
W. Jones
Postville
Decorah
Clarene Christen
Geo. Mizener
St. Cloud
Minn
Wm. Knowlton
Stella Dunning
Ridgeway
P. C. Tanning
Z. Halverson
St. Paul
E. J. Johnson
Christenson
Engbretson
John Harmon
Marshalltown
Charlotte Josvanger
Forest City
Waldorf College
Emma Beard
South Bend
Ind
E. L
J. C. Beard
Willard Haas
Jacob T. Haas
Florence Levey
Willard
Fire Marshal Reports Minor Delinquencies Found
Fire Marshal Roe inspected the premises last week finding no major issues. Only a few minor troubles were noted and will be remedied soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roe
Eighth Grade Graduation at Decorah Courthouse
Eighth grade graduation exercises will be held Saturday May 31 at 1 30 pm in the main courtroom of the Decorah courthouse. Seventy two pupils from county schools will receive diplomas and the event, organized by County Superintendent H F Miller, aims to spur better rural school work and high school attendance. Dr A E Bennett of Upper Iowa University will give the graduation address and the program includes songs by the Night Wind High School Glee Club and performances by the High School Quartette and a reading by Dr Willett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. FE. Miller
Court House
Decorah
Miller
A. Emnett
Upper Iowa University
High School Glee Club
Mammy
Harriet Ware Nelle Jewell
A. E. Bennett
Osc
Ccve Clough Leighter High School
Willett
Des Trine
Jessie Gaynor
Entertaining Graduates At Immaculate Conception Academy
The Immaculate Conception Academy graduating class will present an entertainment at the Grand Opera House on Wednesday evening June 11. A fine program is being arranged to please all attendees. Separately, a Decorah Realty Co. takeover plan for the Decorah fair grounds includes the Matteson property and fair improvements with trustees E J Curtin H A Warner C J Weiser G F Baker N L Bailey R Algyer TH 4 Green and Ben Bear involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immaculate Conception Academy
Grand Opera House
Decorah Fair Grounds
The
Decorah Realty Co
Matteson Aretty
Anundsen
E. J. Curtin
H. A. Warner
C. J. Weiser
G. F. Baker
N. L. Bailey
R. Algyer
TH. 4. Green
B. Anundsen Publishing Company
Ben Bear
A Painful Accident Involving Phil Halse At Farm
Phil Halse of the old Col. Taylor farm suffered a severe fall last Sunday while feeding in the barn. He broke the upper arm near the shoulder socket after slipping through a trap door. Dr M D Jewell treated and reduced the fracture. Halse rests as comfortably as possible under the circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Halse
Col. Taylor Farm
M. D. Jewell
Mr. Halse
U. S. Here Next Monday
Upper Iowa University basketball hosts Luther on the home grounds next Monday at 3 30 o clock in what is the sole meeting of the year. Mrs Margaret Ervin of Burr Oak leaves for Sioux Falls to visit her son for a couple of months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Meyer
Minneapolis
Mrs
Edw Bear
Upper Iowa University
Luther
Margaret Ervin
Burr Oak
Sioux Falls
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E. A. Duffy
Prairie du Chien
Clarence Mestad
Highlandville
Fred
Will Iverson
Oscar Jaeger
Spencer
Clara
Clara Anfinson
H. C. Hijerleid
Chamberlain
Prof. Sweeggen
A. W. Freeman
Jks Moines
Mamie Rinker
Elizabeth Byrnes
Charles City
H. L. Urban
New Richland, Minn
Anna Lane
Ida Lane
Wm. Pollitt
Will Glise
Three Forks
Montana
Sylvan Graves
Bowman
S. C
Harding County
Carl Finseth
Lafayette
Frank Landers
L. A. Schrempf
Schrempf
Baby
Florence Foley
Wm. Smith
Ogden Casterton
John Curtin
J. J. Marsh
Belle Aakre
Arthur Webber
Sophia Webber
Clarion
Daniel Hexom
Little Turkey
Lutheran Church
Synod
Mesd
K. Ellingson
J. H. Baker
East
Ove J. H. Preus
Los Angeles
C. K. Prews
J. A. Belanger
Davidson
York
N. C
Wash
Wm. Holmes
A. F. Barfoot
Holmes
Northern Pacific Telegraphers’ Union
Olympia
R. F. Sauber
Cyrus McKay
Nemo
Columbia Yarns
Wayne Knit
Hospital Project
William H. Smith
Ulmer
Eberhart
Odd Fellows
Grace Alberta Christen
Rudolph Evans
Ruth Henrietta Jaeger
Myra Josephine Moran
Cathinka H. Preus
Grace Olive Schoonmaker
Agnes May Thompson
Esther Carolyn Torrison
Louise Friedericka Weiland
Lilli Ruth Wold
Marie Elyzabeth Alleyn
George Arthur Baker
Frank Leon Christen
Agnes Aletta Engen
Maurice J. Gjerset
Oliver Alexander Grinna
Hazel Jane Headington
Raven LeRoy Hierleid
Ruth Larsen
Arnold A. Lee
Karl F. Mackenstadt
Charles Arthur Putnam
Thora Gudron Swenson
C. E. Schmidt
Mabel High School
Hillebo
Luther College Preparatory Department
the Fair Grounds
Deal
Hadley
Entertainment
U. S
Phrwaars Drug Store
R. F. Tyler
Iowa
McCall’s
Mott & CO
Skinner
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