This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 27 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1913
Page
2
Decorah residents and guests fill week with travel from Ossian Cresco and Cresco to Chicago and Minneapolis. Family visits, funerals and house parties mark the week as locals greet relatives and return to home towns in Iowa Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Mr and Mrs Algyer and son Dar win and Oscar Norgaard left yesterday for Estherville. They will also visit relatives at Paulline and Sioux City before returning. Mrs E H Pryde concluded a two weeks visit with her pets Mr and Mrs N Riste Thursday and went to Minneapolis for a short visit before returning to Chicago. Misses Margaret Schubert Madison Wis Helen Maline Youngston Ohio and Erma Otto Prairie du Chien students at St Mary's arrived Tuesday for a visit at the Hugh Sherry home. J Weiser returned last Saturday from an extended trip over Milwaukee through western Iowa and South Dakota. He was the guest of the officials of the road who were on a tour of inspection.
The 62 year old Hon. W. J. Springer, district court judge, marked his birthday while presiding in Decorah. Attorney M. A. Harmon and others born on November 13 were noted, with a plan to form a thirteen club inviting outside members. Members are asked to contribute thirteen articles of specified character with no initiation fee.
Police tracked two young burglars from Empire theater break in last week. Sons of respectable families, they show contrition and promise good behavior but face no arrest yet as authorities decide next steps.
At the annual Beauseant Commandery Knights Templar meeting held Monday last the officers were elected Eminent Commander F W Conover Generalissimo N L Bailey Captain General L B Whitney Senior Warden A M Kelly Junior Warden C W Reed Cresco Treasurer R F B Portman Recorder Chas Trzemski Prelate H H Green.
Burglars pried open a rear window of BE Bucknell's barber shop last Sunday night and stole about twenty dollars from the cash register. Three assistants typically receive six to seven dollars each as start money, but no other items were disturbed and clues are scarce.
The Quandahl family will move back to Decorah after residing in Kau Claire for several months. N N Quandahl has worked in the Milwaukee Road freight department at Kau Claire and will assume a similar role at the Decorah station, replacing Mr Ness who has resigned. Friends of the Quandahls welcome their return.
Edw Blakeman and John Harter left Monday for the Northeastern Iowa Horticultural meeting in Waverly. November 18 to 20 Blakeman as president will open with an address and Harter will discuss his European trip. Mrs Harter brings fruit samples including his seedling apple first bearing this year.
Weather mattered little as a large crowd witnessed the production of Stop Thief at the Grand. The farce was praised as one of the funniest in years with a strong, capable company and no weak links in the cast.
J C Beard sold the William Beard residence on Day Street to George G Bucknell for 4000 dollars. Possession will be given March 1 next, when Bucknell and his son Walter with their wives will take the home.
The Longstreet electric photograph gallery relocates due to ownership change of the Mackenstadt building on Winnebago St. It will occupy the upstairs of the McIntosh Bazaar building on Water Street in the near future.
Edwin B. Stillman, 76, a Fort Atkinson pioneer and noted Iowa newspaper man, died Sunday at his son F J Stillman’s Riceville home. He founded the Sioux City Journal in 1863, edited the Jefferson Bee, and influenced many civic and church activities. His son Paul now leads the Bee.
M O Aubolee of Decorah appeared before the Iowa Supreme Court in Des Moines for admission to practice. He carried Minnesota credentials and faced no examination. Aubolee plans to make Decorah his home, has secured offices in Miss Marlow's building, and is a Luther College alumnus from 1884 with many local friends wishing him success.
Mr Ivory, superintendent for the Federal Bridge company of Des Moines, conferred with the board of supervisors about the Tavener bridge. He said work would be prosecuted vigorously at once as concrete laying began last Saturday and a full force worked Monday. They aim to complete the structure before winter.
Decorah high school ended the season with a 42 to 0 defeat at Cresco last Friday. The team sought to humble the up country rivals but could not overturn the score, returning home disappointed after the final game.
Mrs C W Allison travels to Marshall Minnesota in December to attend the Harden wedding and visit then proceeds to San Francisco for a winter stay with her sister Mrs L Standring.
Word arrived Monday that Mrs Wm Hahn of Minneapolis died suddenly of apoplexy. She was well known in Decorah as sister of Mrs M H Montgomery who traveled there to attend the funeral.
O. Hagen, tailor, promotes custom suits with a fit guarantee. Store touts large stock, exclusive patterns, and emphasis on fit finish quality and style to ensure customer satisfaction.
The Ladies’ Aid society and the Fort nightly Club of the Congregational church will hold their annual Thanksgiving sale on Saturday November 22 at Seoneh Furniture Store. The sale offers fancy articles aprons candy food and homemade mince meat.
Four teams hauling ready for prompt delivery of dry wax and poplar wood. Call phone No 124 for arrangements. Located at Ronan Wood & Land.
Announcement invites boys and girls to a special 10 a m matinee to view the Battle of Gettysburg. It adds that they may attend Saturday afternoon or evening as an alternative. Empire, 10 and Me.
Big fall and winter millinery sale invites shoppers to view a $1 and $2 line of hats and shapes. Daubney Millinery promotes the largest sale ever held at the shop.
Details describe three runaway horse episodes. First, Pilgrim couple escape a fast team that bucked off the road, wrecking their buggy but leaving them unharmed. Second, Blaess’s horse bolted near Ingvoldstad, injuring his nose and face but doctor says he recovers. Third, Union Springs milk wagon flees east Main, overturning the wagon and spilling all milk with only one bottle saved by Pat Ronan.
Lloyd Bowman sixteen son of Mr and Mrs Wilbur N Bowman and grandson of Mrs Cyrus McKay Decorah died in Mason City after tying a noose with two self locking straps to a clothes hook in a closet He lay dead when found by his sister The family notes he was bright yet eccentric and enjoyed pranks Miss Jessie McKay sister of Mrs Bowman attended the funeral in Mason City
The Methodist Ladies announce their annual sale of aprons and fancy work plus Japanese paintings in the M A Harmon building on Water Street tomorrow Friday November 21. A hot 25 cent supper will be served from 5 to 7 30 PM. The New Edison Disc Eygnograph will demonstrate disc records. At Parmans Drug and Jewelry Store.
Tomorrow at five o clock at Miss Sophia Volis home Miss Emma Henrietta Christian and Mr Hagbarth Bue of Northfield Minnesota will marry. The ceremony will be performed by Rev Bue father of the groom. The couple will depart that evening for a farm home near Northfield. The bride is educated and esteemed a Decorah High School and St Olaf College graduate. The groom is described as of substantial character. Word comes of Miss Nell Barker and T M Freyer marriage at Storm Lake they will live at Ida Grove. Mrs Freyer is known to Decorah friends from past years. On Friday the 14th Vivas G Bollman of Postville and Lada Richards of Castalia were married at the Congregational parsonage with Rev Mahlon Willett officiating.
We Press Your Clothes and do it right. Quality work is our aim because it is cheapest for you. Everyone wants to see the Battle of Gettysburg, so we booked it for Saturday. Five large reels. At the Empire. 0 and Ide. Saturday.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.