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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1916
Page
5
Farmers trim wood supplies and socialize at Cresco visits as winter hits early. Local people attend sales, shop in Cresco, and tend to church work while harvests and markets move along. Community life includes birthdays, illnesses, travel, and election reflections amid cool, unsettled conditions.
Local column from Kendallville dated November 13 1916 reports Mrs. Nichols improving and Mrs. Myra Eddy hosting the Larkin club. Families Odell and Barnes travel and visit, Rev Farree among Luddin guests, Yates family visiting, church canceled due to storm, Tarnes with Sobolik Cresco guest, Mabel Ellingsen begins teaching in Orleans, winter arrival with snow all weekend, farmers plan to husk corn.
Frankville residents share illness and visits with neighbors from Waukon Decorah and Postville. Activities include school term closure at Birdsell district, a large family dinner, house building, fencing and carpentry, a train of visitors to John Snitker’s house, and a postponed WC T U and school event due to weather.
Hen Kimers delivered hogs in Ossian on Monday. Anton Anderson called at Calmar last Thursday. Mary and Emily Benson shopped in Decorah Monday. Bishop Schweback of La Crosse visited PL. Barthelmed Jr. last Thursday. Miller Nexs and sister Tilla visited at OO. Lomen's near Nordyess Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Walker DeCoy and son Ollie of Centennial spent Sunday at AW Peck's. Herman and Frank Schroeder delivered cattle Monday. Herman Lansing, Joe Broghammer and Bill Kipp did road work Friday. Tilla Ness and Miller attended a basket social near Nondness last Thursday. Leo and Regina Barthelme and Frank Schweinerus attended the show His Heart's Desire in Decorah last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Weasel Lansing, Ben Kimers and Mrs. A. P. Etteldorf visited Philip Wagner's west of Ossian last Wednesday.
SPILLVILLE B Kala attended Calmar on Thursday. John Hrushka Jr was in Conover Friday. James Bena marketed hogs at Calmar J Zoulek agreed to Conover last. Swehla and wife visited Cresco. Frank Soukup in Calmar Monday. Anton Smith Jr drove to Old Mission Sunday. J B Macal and family moved to Austin last week. Gustave Meyer of Calmar was here on Thursday. Heuser Mia Chas Frey drove to Oelwein Sunday. Robt Klimesh drove to Conover Monday with passengers. Mrs Jos Mikesh and daughter Emma visited Cresco Friday. Miss Lizzie Williams spent Sunday at Decorah. Wenzel Novak moved to new residence. Thus Dvorak visited Calmar relatives. Carl Reichler went to Jackson Junction last Thursday. Miss Mary Suchan staying near Cresco. Mr Mrs Hiram Cooper visited Calmar. Miss Otilla Pecka and brother near Conover visited town. Rev Broz assisted during forty hour devotion at Protivin. Mrs Charles Kovarik and children visited Protivin. A baby girl born to Mr Mrs Philip Frye on Wednesday Nov 8. Congratulations. Mr Mrs Adolph Jira arrived from Wauban Minn for visits. Mr Mrs Frank Pletka and Mr Mrs Frank Uher guest at Dvorak home. Mrs Schleier and Mrs Paul Lemberg attended Fort Atkinson L A S at Miss Pauline Haug's. Misses Pauline Haug Anna Hron Gertrude Kapler Lizzie Williams enjoyed evening with Mrs Gilbert Haatvedt. Mrs Conlee and children left for Cooke Neb for husband Dr Conlee’s work. Sister Miss Stella Klimesh accompanied to Cedar Rapids for Nurses Alumni.
November 15, 1916. Local items include hay hauling by Walsh and Willie Williams to Decorah, Ed Belson selling forty hogs, Lizzie Williams of Spillville visiting, and David Biddinger visiting Fred and Edwin Gross. Funeral attendance for Andrew Barth in Decorah, Mrs. Will Tieskotter hosting Lizzie Winn, Equity meeting at Clay Hill school on Nov. 17, 1916, fur sale for Mrs. George Stoskopf’s aunt, a performance of This Heart's Desire in Decorah, six inches of snow signaling early winter, and many farmers still husking corn.
Deputy Game Warden Bud Bucknell and the Rod and Gan Club distributed a load of at least 5 000 black bass from the state fish car. The fish, caught in Mississippi river ponds and bayous, ranged from full grown to recent hatchlings. Bucknell had pursued the shipment for some time and was rewarded.
A fragment shows a Mrs. Sam praising Foley's Honey and Tar for a three month old with whooping cough and notes its life saving quality. Other ads promote Foley Kidney Pills and Burdock Blood Bitters while mentioning Engbertson's Pharmacy and Dr Thomas's Rejections as household remedies.
Independence raises nearly $50 000 for a new hospital. The Waverly beet sugar factory foundation is completed. A rich mix of incidents includes a death in Town Falls, a barn fire in Edgewood, a large cold storage plant near Waukon, bridge work in Independence, and extended lighting networks from Schmidt Bros. & Co. across Elkader to Guttenberg.
The MeGregor Electric Light and Power Company energized 13 200-volt lines from Postville to McGregor and North McGregor, supplying Luana Monona and local farms. The rural consolidated school at Luana showcases the system with many electrical devices and five motors in operation.
Delaware county coroner probes identity of man found shot in the Illinois Central yards near Manchester. A revolver lay by the body, with authorities considering suicide. The well dressed man's pockets held a substantial sum of money after he reportedly bought a gun Saturday in Manchester.
A successful farmer near Lake City, W E Maden, produced over 3000 dollars in crops from 25 acres this year. Vegetables sold 962.65, potatoes 475, potatoes on hand 880, melons 1000, kaffir corn 85, squash 100. Butter cream eggs field grains or stock not counted. Avg yield 106.70 per acre.
The Aborn Opera Company arrives at the Grand Opera House on November 23 showcasing an expanded ballet alongside the Arab whirlwind acrobats. The troupe claims the ballet is a leading feature and markedly improved from last year.
The second Study Center for Winneshiek county teachers will meet in Decorah in the large court room on Saturday November 18. The schedule lists 9:30 Arithmetic Cory 10:30 Geography Marguerite Uttley 11:20 Noon Intermission 1:00 Arithmetic CC Cory 2:15 Geography Marguerite Uttley. All teachers are expected to be present. BR Miller, Co Supt.
The Aborn Opera Company performs The Bohemian Girl at the Grand Opera House on Saturday night. The St Paul critics praise the chorus, scenery, and costumes while noting Balfe’s era may not endure, yet Wells and Blake give strong readings in Arline and Thaddeus. other leads are adequate and the show evokes memories with familiar arias.
The article notes a modern dreadnought requires about 7,200,000 man hours to complete. It compares the scale of effort to a single worker's lifetime and adds a social aside about women and grammar.
The ad extols Dr. King's New Discovery as a 47 year old cough and cold remedy that soothes, relieves congestion, and restores energy. It claims universal effectiveness for all ages and invites readers to buy a bottle at their druggist for 25 cents.
A Yorkshire style ad offers a trial package of Foley remedies for coughs and colds. Enclose five cents to Foley & Co. at 2835 Sheffield Ave Chicago Ill with name and address to receive Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets. Engbertson's Pharmacy Ady.
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