Personal notices from Decorah and area visits
Local column Purely Personal lists visits and travel by residents and guests. Names include John Seekatz Dubuque trips, Ernest Rosenthal Des Moines visit, C G Tillinghast Minneapolis business, Mrs Pollitt Cresco and many others visiting relatives in Cresco Austin St Paul Cedar Rapids and Chicago with returns to Decorah and surrounding towns.
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John Seekatz
Dubuque
Ernest Rosenthal
Des Moines
C. G. Tillinghast
Minneapolis
John Pollitt
Cresco
Otto Dahlfelm
Chicago
W. T. Symonds
Sarah
Giard
Julia Byrnes
K. A. Vick
Cedar Rapids
E. Sanaker
Decorah
Luana
S. Langbien
F. E. Jones
Ossian
C. E. Knowlton
Prosper
Wm. Knowlton
Mary Murray
McIntyre
McNeil
Gilbert Amundson
Austin
F. Halverson
Blanch van Wagoner
Minnie Fairbanks
Clarion
Sophia Webber
Kate Englebert
Spring Valley
Twenge
P. H. Whalen
Owen Roney
Lawler
Kennedy
Olga O’brien
St. Paul
Lafe Miller
Lafe van Horn
Boscobel
Bess Buffton
Gertrude Soum
Grace Johnson
Sophia Larson
Lillian Riste
Marriages in Decorah and Tennessee linked by ceremony
The community notes E R Abbey wed Ella M Craig in Columbia Tennessee on October 25 at the bride’s brother E M Craig home. Abbey, a junior partner in A L Abbey & Son Insurance, welcomed Ella on their return to Decorah. Also pairing were J C Johnson and Bessie Gates in Burr Oak on November 1 at the M F parsonage, with Rev C S Lackland officiating, and Louie N Felke with Missie M Yatman in Decorah on Tuesday the 28th by Rev G S Lackland.
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E. R. Abbey
Tennessee
Columbia
Ella M. Craig
E. M. Craig
A. L. Abbey & Son
J. C. Johnson
Bessie Gates
Burr Oak
M. F. Parsonage
C. 8S
Lackland
Burr
Louie N Felke
Missie M. Yatman
Ossian
Decorah
Stroke Strikes Local Shop Owner Joe Shima
A stroke hit Joe Shima of the shop near the Elks club Monday evening. He was found on the floor unable to move, later showing partial right-side paralysis. Doctors expect recovery with care as he improves through Tuesday and Wednesday with his mind clear and spirits high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Sharp
Joe Shima
Mr. Shima
Elks’ Club
F. M. Hughes
Frank Webber
Joe
Mornig
Decorah Beaten by West Union in Clean 13–6 Game
Decorah high school football lost at West Union 13 to 6 in a hard fought, injury free contest. The next match is scheduled for tomorrow at the fair grounds against Cresco, with Decorah aiming to prevail and keep Cresco from victory. Cresco is described as a strong aggregation.
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Decorah High School
West Union
Cresco
Crescoites
A. C. Baker Considers European Winter Trip
A. C. Baker weighs an upcoming winter journey to Europe and chooses between joining the Clarke or Cooke parties. The Clarke option mirrors a Bailey couple trip from a year earlier, while the Cooke plan promises a longer voyage with extended stays in Palestine and a Nile excursion. He aims to depart around February 1.
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A. C. Baker
Europe
Clarke
Cooke
N. L. Bailey
Palestine
Nile
Gymnasium Opening With Booster Banquet At Institute
On Monday next November 10 the gymnasium will open with a booster banquet for men and boys. After three months the institute building is now under Contractor A R Coffeeen. Upgraded interior includes a 70 by 35 foot auditorium. Booster speeches planned by prominent business men. All fellows urged to attend with their boys. Supper to be served at 6 30 p m sharp.
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Institute
A. R. Coffeen
Tumbler Sale This Week At Plain Prince Store
The Plain Prince Store in the Marlow Building offers two tumblers for five cents this week. The Methodist ladies announce their annual sale and supper on November 1.
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Plain Prince
Marlow Building
Palzer to Spend Winter at Rural Minnesota Farm
Al Palzer left Sunday night for Perham Minnesota to stay with his father on a farm for the winter. He plans rough outdoor labor including wood chopping and occasional hunting. The aim is to regain his health through outdoor work until spring.
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al. Palzer
Perham
Minn
Camping Out At Lower Dam For Weeklong Outing
Dr Hall Thomas and RB Bucknell spent Sunday at the lower dam starting a week in camp. They expect fishing for crappies and muskalonge and hunting rabbits to bear. Ben Keefe was sent ahead to quiet the area until arrival.
Elks Build New Home on Main Street in Decorah
Workmen have spent summer constructing a new lodge building for the Decorah Elks on Main street. When finished by month’s end it will offer lounging and billiard rooms and other amenities. A public reception will follow, with ladies especially invited, and the lodge promises a fine home unmatched by most in the state.
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The
Elks
Main Street
Decorah
Daubney Millinery Half Price Autumn Sale Begins
Daubney Millinery announces a broad Fall and Winter line at half price. The sale starts November 8 with a wide selection of hats and headwear for the season.
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Daubney Millinery
It Was a Laugh Producer at the Grand
It Was a Laugh Producer played to two fair audiences Saturday evening at the Grand and proved a success as a laugh producer. It is frothy and relies on the company, which was good, though the play itself is soon forgotten. In rural districts the piece struggles to explain its long city runs.
Mail Transfer: B M Graham to Move Mail Between Depots
B M Graham is designated to transfer the mail between the depots and the post office. The appointment covers all routine mail movements under existing postal regulations. The transfer ensures continuity of service and logistical efficiency across the system.
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B. M. Graham
Getting Along Nicely After Auto Crash Visit From Calmar
O PL Ode, injured in an automobile accident two or more weeks ago, came from Calmar with his family Monday in a new Winton six. He reports he is getting along finely despite some inconvenience in doing business left-handed and says he was fortunate to escape with minor injuries.
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O PL Ode
Calmar
Winton
Sixty Years of Age Ben Bear’s Birthday Departure
Ben Bear left for Springfield to join his wife Mrs. Bear and children for his sixtieth birthday. He arrived in Decorah in 1976 as a young stranger and built a large northwest store over 37 years, and well wishes are extended for many more years of life and prosperity.
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Ben Bear
Springfield
Mrs. Bear
Mr. Bear
Decorah
Northwest
Decorah Choral Union Announces Election and Meetings
Decorah Choral Union has held three meetings this season and advances on The Seasons oratorio. The next gathering is Monday November 10 in First Norwegian Church parlors. An executive committee of twelve will be elected and last year’s members must attend or resign. new members will be welcomed.
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Decorah Choral Union
First
Boy Scout Test Honors Won by River Forest Youths
In a Cook County efficiency test, 5000 scouts were tested and 30 passed the 1000 mark, including three River Forest boys. Eldred Benjamin Baker, son of Mr and Mrs E F Baker formerly of Decorah, was the top scorer and the only one to make fire by rubbing sticks with a self made apparatus. He earned a first class badge.
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Cook County
River Forest
Eldred Benjamin Baker
E. Ft. Baker
Decorah
Pleasant supper honors top Wearever sellers at Winneshiek
Last Saturday a dozen or more college students were entertained at supper at the Winneshiek by a representative of the Wearever Aluminum company. The event acknowledged their summer sales prowess as they topped all other teams in the territory.
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Winneshiek
Wearever Aluminum Company
Nesheim and MacDonald Close Pantorium Plan Seattle Move
Harry Nesheim and R A MacDonald closed their pantorium last week to seek business in Seattle. MacDonald went to Chicago Thursday and Nesheim joined him there Monday, then they will travel to the coast. Friends hope they will be successful in their new location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Nesheim
R. A. MacDonald
Seattle
Mr. MacDonald
Chicago
Mr. Nesheim
One a Minute Shoemaker Hamreé Installs Power Pegging Machine
A shoemaker named Hamreé has installed a power pegging machine in his shop to speed up repairs. Used at slow speed it pegs an ordinary sale in under a minute and at higher speed its capacity doubles.
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Hamreé
C L Topliff Re elected as secretary again
At the Du buque District Dental Society annual meeting in Debus last week Dr. C L Topliff was re elected secretary for the third consecutive term. His brother Dr R L Topliff of Postville was elected treasurer.
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Dubuque
King Solomon Chapter Elects Royal Arch Masons Officers
At the annual meeting of King Solomon's Chapter No. 35 Royal Arch Masons officers were elected: High Priest William Headington King E. R. De Scribe A. F. Barfoot Treasurer Rt. F. B. Portman Secretary Charles Trzeinski.
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King Solomon’s Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
Wm. Headington
E. R. de Scribe
A. F. Barfoot
F. B, Portman
Chas. Trzeinski
Stop Thief at Decorah Grand Opera House
George Cohan’s own play Stop Thief comes to Decorah Grand Opera House on November 8. The company tours after engagements in St Paul and Minneapolis and will proceed to Des Moines Kansas City Omaha and other western points.
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Decorah Grand Opera House
George Cohan
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Des Moines
Kansas City
Omaha
Oratorio Artists In Decorah Promote Victor Records
The Oratorio Artists who sang in Decorah last Thursday night present a large selection of Victor records. The public is invited to visit and hear them. Our stock includes every record they make. M. J. Soukup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Victor
M. J. Soukup
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