Decorah visitors and local travels fill County News
November 19 1912 notes show Agnes Lee visiting Decorah Freddie Groff home from Mason City and Clara Spillmann helping at a Lawler dance Local visits include Dr G L Bammert A Cleve Leonard Logsdon and many others Mrs Edward Dowd and family visit Kansas City Jubilees and weddings noted Adam McMullen wed Nettie Monahan Miss Lena Meyer surprised by friends Miss Fay Gilbert returns from McGregor and Fordyce visits Ossian Also Ford car agency and garage plans PSA Thanksgiving dinner by M E church with 156 and 25 cent plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Lee
Decorah
G. L. Bammert
L. A. Meyer
Castalia
Andrew Cleve
Freddie Groff
Mason City
P. M. Jewell
Nora Mills
New Hampton
Leonard Logsdon
Dave Westgenant
Mae Malloy
Parker
Frudden
Charles City
A. C. Heck
Dubuque
M. J.klein
Frank J. Klein
Calmar
Frank Sobolik
E. V. Gilbert
C. H. Gilbert
McGregor
Edward Dowd
Kansas City
Wm. Lawrence
Clara Spillmann
Carpenter
Lawler
J. W. Meyer
H. J. Etteldorf
Clermont
Larrabee
Fay Gilbert
Clem Brockamp
Marie Etteldorf
Fort Atkinson
Chas. Krumm
Walker
Mike Moran
M. Coleta
M. Willamette
Sisters of
St. Frances
Eulalia Figge
Prairie du Chien
St. Mary's Academy
Castalia News Briefs Show Local Visits And Births
Blaze Albright D C Harvey and Ford auto were in town today. Mr and Mrs Irvin Allen visited. Jed Schellhamer traveled from Monona for a short visit. A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Roy Hunter this morning. Mrs Jennie Baird and Ben left for Tacoma last week. Mrs A C Tatro is ill. Dr Lynch of Ossian attends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaze Albright
D. C. Harvey
Ford Auto
Irvin Allen
Jed Schellhamer
Monona
Roy Hunter
Jennie Baird
Ben
Tacoma
A. C. Tatro
Dr. Lynch of
Ossian
Clay Hill Busy with Corn Harvest and Local Calls
Farmers are busy husking corn as Decorah residents visit Clay Hill and nearby areas. Local calls include Gilbert Pearson, James Hogan, Dr A J Swezey, and Ed Bolson family. The Clay Hill school opens for winter term with Miss Louise Williams as teacher and a baby girl born to Ed Bolson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Pearson
Decorah
Clay Hill
Erickson
Tom Mall
Bluffton
Hans Sorenson
Riverbend
Pat Delaney
Freeport
Walter Gross
Frank Jewell
Charlie
Suny
Fred Ream
Julia Austenson
Ed. Bolson
Tulatee
Louise Williams
Grose, Bros
Will Foltz
Larsen
Canoe Ridge
George Howard
Cresco
Howard
E. C. Belsen
Chas. Broghammer
Chas. Krumm
Fort Atkinson
Louis Finholdt
Myrle
Pleasant Township
Caroline Gross
Famin
Centennial locals list visitors and events in Decorah area
Centenn ial residents and neighbors are noted visiting relatives in Decorah Ossian Eldorado and Burr Oak. gatherings include a surprise for Gertie Funke and a public auction by Herman Funke with future move to Cottonwood Idaho. medical updates report Mr Rowe and Leonard recovering from illness with significant anti toxin use.
Local notices mix of services sales and events
Rev Schepple held services Sunday afternoon. A newborn daughter arrived to Mr and Mrs Oehler on Sunday the 17th. H C Carter preached in Highland Sunday evening to a crowded house. Nicoli Levi's sale saw strong demand. cows sold for 70 dollars each. Farmers near finish husking corn. The n has begun to sing its annual solo. Mr Erickson negotiating to buy two Dillingham lots near the schoolhouse for 300 dollars. Barrie Haines finished painting Alvin Hawks's house and barn, marking Union Springs Stock Farm. Quarantine lifted. schools and gatherings resume. Gol den Rod Vacuum Cleaner advertised by Mr Rod of Decorah. Evangelist Lindley A Wells from Portland, Ore., conducting meetings at the Friends church. Wells praised as a thoughtful speaker. all welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schepple
Oehler
H. C. Carter
Highland
Nicoli Levi’s
Mr. Erickson
Dillingham
Barrie Haines
Alvin Hawks
Union Springs Stock Farm
Rod
Decorah
Lindley A. Wells
Portland
Ore
Friends Church
Wells
Western Lincoln News Highlights Local Happenings
Farmers shred fodder fuel wood supplies for winter. Herbert Keane of Golden Ridge visited friends. Tom Moe and sons painted for Wm. Kuntz. Local dances and visits noted. Road work and wall maps praised. A Jewish peddler passed through. Fires menace nearby barns and sheds. Austin Sanderson visited longtime relatives from North Dakota. Bridge work at Hornberger site. A recipe book seller toured, making several sales. Joe Hopperstad to retire and move to town before new administration. Tom Moe refreshed Evangelical church with tidying ahead of W M S events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Keane
Golden Ridge
Friends
Tom Moe
Wm. Kuntz
Protivin
Wm. Kratz
Cresco
C. Schild
Chris. Schild
Decorah
T. T. Hogevold
Board of Education
Will Wagner
Austin Sanderson
North Dakota
Geo
Coney
Fort Atkinson
Hornberger Bridge
Voung
Joe Hopperstad
Joe
Evangelical Church
Calmar notes and social items scattered through the week
Norman Olson returns home from Mason City. Mrs. Gilmartin visits Austin. Mrs. Verne visits Waterloo daughters. Arthur Johnson stays with his folks. A baby girl born to Seymore and Fosse on Nov 29. L. J. Stroble of Milwaukee visits relatives. Mrs. Schultz of Ossian visits Calmar. Minnie Palmer guests of Greta Doty. Sadie Summers of Fort Atkinson visits Calmar. Olga Ode and Maude Wheeler shop Decorah. Margaret Lutz hosts Fireside club. Carl Meyer in Mason City on business. Boeckman visits Cherokee. Matilda Meyer visits Spillville. L. Poshusta entertains guests at 500 Thursday. Carrie Olson returns from Rheinbeck for Thanksgiving. Barney and wife tour Montana, Dakota, Minnesota. Mrs. Crawford visits West Union daughter. Mrs. Joe Meyer hosts visitors from Sioux City and Schley. MFE Ladies Aid to meet at Mrs. Snow’s. Catholic church youth social at the opera house. Orchestral Entertainers perform as first lecture-night. Mrs. Swehla and son visit M. A. Kubish. Mrs. Weiler and daughter visit Arlington. Mrs. Scofield returns from Strawberry Point. Bieber party heads to Chicago to consult Dr. Murphy. Chas. Karnik dies at home after a week’s illness. He was about 55, formerly on a Jackson township farm, moved to town last year. Wagon topple incident led to fatal injuries. Surviving: wife, two sons, three daughters. Funeral at St Johns church, burial Catholic cemetery. Karnik’s death mourned by many.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Olson
Mason City
Gilmartin
Austin
Verne
Waterloo
Arthur Johnson
Seymore Fosse
L. J. Stroble
Milwaukee
Schultz
Ossian
Minnie Palmer
Greta Doty
Sadie Summers
Fort Atkinson
Olga Ode
Maude Wheeler
Margaret Lutz
Carl Meyer
Frank Boeckman
Cherokee
Matilda Meyer
Pauline Haug
Spillville
Spillville Several Days Last Week. Mrs. L. Poshusta
Carrie Olson
Rheinbeck
Barney Kipp
Montana
Dakota
Minnesota
Crawford
West Union
Doty
Joe Meyer
C. Frazier
Sioux City
L. H. Derr
Schley
M. FE
Frank Swehla
Near
M. A. Kubish
Lloyd Weiler
Arlington
H. Boyer
Scofield
Strawberry Point
Einwalter
G. A. Bieber
Horton
Chicago
Fort Atkinson Local Social Notes November 1912
November 19 1912 Fort Atkinson Iowa notes include Miss Ida Svestka visiting friends in town Dr Kessel Cresco calls in town Misses Rose and Crete Smith attended a Decorah play Horace Goddard family visited Decorah Mrs Dan Gerholdt Dallas Texas visiting Horace Goddard Esther Goddard improving at home J C Kubish family Calmar visited M A Kubish Little George Summers sixth birthday party Pie sociable at M W A hall Saturday Nov 23 hosted by L A all invited
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Svestka
Jackson Junction
Friends
Kessel
Cresco
Rose
Crete Smith
Decorah
Horace Goddard
Jos. Schneeberger
Cedar Rapids
Joe Staska
Wagner
John Chizek
Clear Lake
Olks
Joe Wandas
Lourdes
Kolee
Chicago
Dan Gerholdt
Dallas
Texas
Esther Goddard
J. C. Kubish
Bess
Bertha
Calmar
M. A. Kubish
Hattie Kratz
Ridgeway
Chas. Glass
George Summers
M. W. A. Hall
Bluffton Newsnotes and Social Visits Change Hands
J Lange and family plan to move into Decorah this week. Miss Valenda Murdock helps at the Ed Folk home. Several families joined in celebrating Mrs J Dinger's birthday. Walter McCauley and wife visited his sister Mrs Griffith at Ridgeway. Miss Olga Gabrielson from Cresco stayed with her sister Mrs W L Halse. Miss Bessie Sheley resigned from C W Brittendal store and Lottie Olson became saleslady. Ruth Taylor returned from weeks with her sister Mrs G Baker near Ridgeway. Rev Schepple led services last Wednesday. next meeting Sunday afternoon and biweekly thereafter. Adah Sybert returned from Aurora Tl after visiting sister Mrs Chris Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Lange
Decorah
Valenda Murdock
Ed. Folk Home
J. Dinger
Walter McCauley
Mrs. Griffith
Ridgeway
Olga Gabrielson
Cresco
W. L. Halse
Bessie Sheley
C. W. Brittendal
Lottie Olson
Ruth Taylor
Local notes from Ravena and nearby towns in 1912
November 18 1912 Ravena report details visits across the area. Ole Anderson and Ole Orvella hosts. J O Meyer family in Postville. Dr Juen from Ossian aided the neighborhood. Oscar Anderson Herman Soreide at Glenwood. John Barthelme at Ben Elmer’s. Joe Becker and Mary Becker with Herman Schroeder. Lena Thoma visiting Cecelia Lansing. Lena Thoma returns to Postville. August Laine family Minnie Lansing H M Kaut at Joe Broghammer’s. Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil advertised for 25 cents as a household remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ole Anderson
Ole Orvella
J. O. Meyer
Postville
Juen
Ossian
Oscar Anderson
Herman Soreide
Glenwood
John Barthelme
Ben Elmer
C. C
Local Notes From Burr Oak And Nearby Towns
Burr Oak residents share Sunday visits with Bennie Blegen in Canton and Mrs. Ella Anderson in Prosper. News covers births, illnesses such as Mrs. Clark’s blood poisoning, and numerous social calls in Decorah and Prosper. The week includes plays, lectures, a party at Abe Pierce’s, a Cresco lodge event, and Edna Manning’s kitchen knife accident.
Freeport Social Notes Highlight Decorah Visits and Local Moves
Freeport residents and guests feature in a roundup of Sunday appearances and weekend travels. Decorah neighbors such as L. O. Reed and Knut Baker are noted on local streets, while Miss Cora Dickinson begins a winter teaching term near Cresco.
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Iowa
A. K. Battery & Son
County News
Anton Cleve
Wm. Anderson
Nell Cahill
Devils , N. D
Owatonna
Adam McMullen
Nettie Monahan
Miss Fordyce
Miss Zoller
Lena Meyer
J. W. Lambert
Dogdon
N. D
Burr Oak
Marie Keenan
Carl
Ford Auto Co
M. E. Church
G Will Foltz
Ed. Bolsen
A. P. Haugen
Jim Welch
Henrietta Lee
Myrtle Gould
W. Williams
H. M. Cummings
Nemo
Columbia Yarns
Wayne Knit
Centennial
Jacob Lee
Dora Dan
Theodore Daniels
Clarence Emery
Rae Runkle
Wiltgen Bros
Walker DeCoy
Ollie
Elmer Lennon
James
Nettie Crabtree
Frank Bo
George Duff
Rock Falls
Arlene Daniels
Nellie Daniels
LaGraffe
Butte
Mont
Arnold
Hiram Daniels
Alice Ban
Daniels
Herman Funke
Funke
Lansing
Cottonwood
Idaho
Gertie Funke
Gertrude Wellington
Frances Dillingham
Jeff Meader
Fair Oaks
Cal
B. J. Taber
Burt
H. C. Rowe
Rowe
Leonard
Lincoln
Ravena
America
Dr. Thomas
Eclectic Oil
Ady
Janet Milne
Bennie Blegen
Canton
Clark
J. B. Reed
Martin Abrahamson
Geo. Smith
Alice Seelye
Ella Anderson
Prosper
Mrs. Koenig
Geo. Sheeley
P. McAllister
Minneapolis
Mrs. Weldon
Fayette
Mrs. Seelye
Miss Minnie
A. Seelye
H. Wickett
Grace Bacon
C. Dahl
Clark Manning
Edna
Ie Cresco
L. O. Reed
Ralph Lee
Hattie Kirkland
Nordness
L. Frink
D. Hoyt
Knut Baker
P. C. Delaney
Leona Sorenson
P.C. Delaney
Bringjard
Arness
Ronglien
Cora Dickinson
Jennie Sanaker
Neil Barker
Sioux Falls
Pearl Skinner
J. A. Headi
Isses Hattie Kirkland
L. A
Eugene Hallman
Trout Run
Skinner
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