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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1913
Page
7
Miss Bertha Folkedahl sails for Chicago last week while local residents report illness, corn husking, housework, and hunting season updates. Several births, visits, and repairs populate the town notes alongside road work, a new firm at Schjeldahl Mercantile, and community events including a farewell for George Teff and a stork delivering a baby boy.
The column notes neighbors Carl Haakenson and Prenk Kunty. Louis Wagner assists Frank Butz with fodder stacking. Frank Tuts finished corn picking first in the neighborhood. Carpenters build a machine shed for John Aegerter. The Hopperstad family visits Theo Mop and family in Ridgeway. Halloween passes quietly. Weather returns to normal and roads improve for travel. many trees still cling to leaves suggesting a hard winter. furs and woolens rise in fashion.
Castalia records a business visitor Mrs C Thornton in Clermont and a Waterloo visitor George Nevenswander returning home Monday. Shippers from Rochelle and Northwood announce stock movements and a baby named Elizabeth arrives at the Madson home. Local events include a school entertainment, Ford car deliveries by Harvey Brothers, and Hallowe en pranks with town marshal enforcing cleanup.
Fort Atkinson notes from November 4 1913 record editor Schmitz Ossian visitors Adolph Doubek from New Hampton Fred Houdek Calmar trips Emil Witte New Hampton visits Cresco friends Miss Sadie Summers Waukon and many local moves and family updates including births and arrivals with Miss Kate Deming set to Decorah teaching and Mrs Weiler funeral attendance in Arlington
Local notes from Burr Oak report weekend visits and travel. Master Paul Reed spent Sat and Sun at James Wade home. Lizzie McMullen returned from Ma trip. Abe Pierce family visited Carl Pierce. Nov 13 ladies aid dinner planned at Jens Reed home. Decorah trips, play attendance, and several assortments of guests and homecomings are noted including Mr and Mrs Wade Headington and Dar lings news. Florence Reed visited Decorah.多个 readers attended. Many locals toured Decorah for films and social visits.
Calmar residents and visitors share travel and social news from Cresco Decorah Ossian and Fort Atkinson with multiple calls on relatives and friends. Attendees include Miss Ebert entering Valdez Business College and Edna Meyer departing for teaching, while gatherings note farewell parties, surprise events, and recoveries from an automobile accident.
OSSIAN November 4 11 Mr and Mrs PF A Figge visited Chicago Tuesday Miss Hang traveled to Decorah Saturday A H Gunderson returned from Minneapolis Monday Wm Burns of Lawler visited friends Saturday Mrs Humnker of Calmar was a shopper Monday Misses Bessie and Augusta Boyle returned from Decorah for an over Sunday visit J P Heinen and mother visited Mat Heinen and family at Casually Saturday Mrs Marvin Bullard and daughter Dorothy and Mrs Carroll Bullard went to Mitchell S C Tuesday to visit their parents likely stay about a month
Peter F. Meyer left Tuesday for Minnesota to inspect his farm. Nellie Cavanaugh of Clermont visited here late week. Miss Bessie Bullard had a birthday party with friends last Thursday. Mrs. Hampton returned to Chicago after trimming at Mrs. Wells millinery. Anthony Bohr, student at St Joseph's College Dubuque, visited home Friday and left Monday. The Girl and the Outlaw played Friday night under Harrison Warner Co and drew a good audience.
Market notes show butter dairy prices in the US at 100 dollars and hogs trading between 41 and 50 dollars. Prices range from 87 to 87 dollars for pork items with varying bids and offers observed.
Local items recount visits shoppers and callers from Spillville to Calmar Fort Atkinson Cresco Ossian Decorah Protivin and Ossian sites. Social events include a November 4 dance at Fisher's hall with the Spillville Favorite orchestra and a October 28 wedding at St Wenceslaus church Philip Hayek wed Celia Shindelar with a reception and dance that evening.
A brief town note from Pleasant Township dated November 4 1015 reports no new snow and recent frosty nights. Farmers report corn husking finished. Mentions visits by Salvin Iverson to Arthur Ellingson and by Stenry Melvin Levi to Elvin Iverson plus Sunday calls by Judith Narveson to Pearl Narveson.
A vintage advertisement quotes Alexander Dumas on duty and urges self care with Allen's cough or cold remedy. It claims quick relief and lists 25¢ 50¢ and $1.00 bottle prices at dealers.
Mrs. Oliver Levi called on her sister Mrs. Henry Severson Sunday. Andrew Akre made a business call on Ole Salem Monday forenoon. Mr. and Mrs. N C Narveson visited Mr and Mrs N Narveson Sunday. Anne Foss and daughter Pearl enjoyed the new dam Sunday. Fred Iverson and Arthur Ellingson helped Peter Helgeson build a barn in Bluffton. Mr and Mrs Hans Erickson called at the home of Mr and Mrs Sande of Springwater Sunday. Advertising line notes overshoes and rubbers and a McCall magazine offer. boys mackinaw coats for school season.
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