Purely Personal Local Notices From Decorah
Numerous short notices note residents visiting relatives in Decorah and surrounding towns. Names include Mrs W M Allen Ossian Mrs A J Holness Calmar and many others visiting Mason City Waterloo Cresco Eagle Grove and Chicago with travels to Minneapolis Ringstad and Des Moines among destinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Allen
Ossian
Decorah
A. J. Holness
Calmar
A. Pierce
Burr Oak
Emmett Hoare
Mason City
Clara Vick
Waterloo
John Griebel
Minneapolis
Mike Kratz
Cresco
C. Haakenson
John Wold
Theodore
Mary Daly
Richard Bachman
C. H. Bromley
Eagle Grove
Miller
Emily
Anna Osland
Chester
Kloster
Oscar Qualley
Ridgeway
N. A. Ausenhus
M. J. Halvorson
Mason
City
Jonas Amundson
Chicago
T. E. Kirkbride
McGregor
Phoebe Lincoln
James Hoye
Dan Shea
Owen Rooney
Margaret Whalen
Bowman, N. Dak
Col. Brady
A. Daniels and Son
Missouri Valley
Daniels
George and
Bert Daniels
Winneshiek County Y M C A Drive Nears 7500 Target
Des Moines nov 20 W F Baker Decorah Ia reports Winneshiek Co relay for Y M C A army fund campaign is over seven thousand with twenty solicitors still to hear from. The county may reach 7500 as citizens donate time money and even jewelry to aid soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
W. F. Baker
Decorah
Towa
Winneshiek. Co
Cc. A. Rawson
Winneshiek
Y. M. C. A. Army Fund
National Bank
Hymeneal notes from Decorah and surrounds
A sequence of late autumn marriages across Decorah and nearby towns includes Frederick C. Larson and Grace A. Murphy in Fargo on November 17, J Walter Mott and Agnes Moen in Cresco, Frank M. Hughes and Alice Hoyt in St. Paul, Frances Hoare and Lawrence Bowen in Mason City, Bus Ness and Ragtyald Jacobson, John Anderson and Leona Budahl in Hesper township, and Ella son and Frank Harris moving to Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo
Frederick C. Larson
Grace A. Murphy
Henry N. Larson
Decorah
Knight Printing Company
Souris
N. D
Larson
Women rally food pledges and bond sales in county
Mrs. E. N. Logsdon reports 773 food pledge signatures from towns including Hesper Castalia and Decorah and 626 women subscribing to Liberty bonds totaling 71 450. Other towns and townships are expected to raise totals further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winneshiek County
E. N. Logsdon
Women’s County Defense Council
Hesper
Lieutenant J D Hexom Returns Home From Fort Ben Harrison
Lieut J D Hexom arrived Tuesday morning for a short visit with family and relatives before departing for Boston tonight for a month of hospital work. He will then go to Camp Dix New Jersey and later unknown assignment. He is feeling well and says life at Harrison has been interesting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Hexom
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Boston
Camp Dix
New Jersey
Harrison
Soldier leaves band to seek frontline duty in Hawaii
Paolo Hi Sperati, after two years with the 32d Infantry band at Schofield Barracks Hawaii, writes his parents that he has transferred to the Regulars and will try real soldiering, finding the band's musical post dull and idle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
32D Infantry
Schofield Barracks
Hawaii
Paolo Hi.Sperati
Mrs Bradish Seriously Injured in Fall at Home
Mrs Alonzo Pradish household members found her semi conscious in the attic area after a fall likely caused by fainting. Doctors say due to feeble health an anaesthetic cannot be used to reduce the femur fracture. If the bone unites she may become an invalid. otherwise she could be bedridden for life. She recently turned ninety one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo Pradish
Matt
Bradish
Preus Returns to St Paul. Audits Mining Wealth Scrutiny
Hon. J. A. Preus, Minnesota State Auditor, speaks to a Republican reporter on his three day trip from New York. He says the auditor's role as custodian of public lands brings him into constant conflict with mining and lumber interests, and notes Minnesota's iron ore output and school fund concerns. He warns of a political fight over school funds next year and the need to preserve the state’s mining related wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Preus
St. Paul
New York
Preus
Minnesota
Germany
Austria
Bulgaria
Turkey
United States
Iowa
Wisconsin
Michigan
United States Steel Corporation
Pumpkin Pie Plan Backfires in Wartime Sugar Shortage
A wife ideas to cheer her husband with pumpkin pie backfires as he hunts for brown sugar across five groceries. Government rationing blocks brown sugar as a raw material used in explosives, leaving travelers unable to stock up. Trunks and suitcases offered for sale by BEAR’S with reasonable prices.
Iowans in Honolulu Club Revived For War Effort
In Honolulu a Towans club of former Iowans revived for wartime activity held an entertainment for soldiers. Mrs H B Ris tarik, formerly of Council Bluffs, contributed two verses to the song Towa O Iowa. The verses urged aid to starving millions and called Iowans to answer the trumpet call, with Nellie Haynes, former Decorah manual training teacher, among the attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
H. B. Ristarik
Council Bluffs
Towa
Iowa
Nellie Haynes
Decorah Public
Red Cross Benefit Auction Notes in Decorah
The county Red Cross chapter calls December first auction as a major season event. Bring items to support yarn and materials needs and keep collection quota. Piano tuning orders accepted at Decorah Music Shop with guaranteed service. Contact John R Thorson at 42-11 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
the Cross
Decorah Music Shop
John R. Thorson
Quarantined Measles Army Letter From New York
A 1917 dispatch from Gov Island details a battalion under quarantine for measles, limited mobility, and scarce civilian goods like sugar and candy. The writer notes a dance, working in the kitchen, and remaining hopeful about future service while supply restraints and lights curfews affect daily life. The letter references the Rainbow Division and mentions nearby household items and local ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Island
N. Y
Rainbow
Double Rainbow Marks Novembers Storm Event
A rare November thunderstorm struck at 3 30 with a double rainbow visible in the east and north. The local record weather likely will stand for years as witnesses recall the vivid sky display.
Dead at Five Carsten Helkesvik
Carsten Helkesvik five year old son of Mr and Mrs Julian Helkesvik died Friday evening November 16 in Carson North Dakota from diphtheria contracted after a visit to Decorah. He was born July 8 1912 in Canoe township. The body was brought to Decorah and funeral held at Miss Mary Christopher home with Rev I B Torrison officiating. Interment in Norwegian cemetery. Dr Carsten Smith of Scandinavia Wisconsin and Lieut E Biermann of Camp Dodge attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos. Treat
Anetta Allert
Charles City
Decorah
W. A. Mullarkey
Ed. Emme
Esther
Siren
Wis
Emme
H. A. Foss
John Harter
Ole Lemmen
Manchester
Northeastern
Iowa Horticultural Society
Marting Narum
Luther Seminary
St. Paul
C. S. Narum
Tom Hanson
Agnes
M. J. Clemenson
Ringstad
Daniel Novak
Spillville
Camp Dodge
Ernest Hulet
R. J. Hogan
John Protheroe
Cleveland
Ohio
Hubert Opsahl
Helene Opsahl
Camp Perry
Great Lakes
Boston
L. H. Moos
Pat Hogan
Hoisington
Kas
Hogan
Margaret Stoskopf
Nelle Jewe
Mason City
Frances Hoare
Pocahontas
Clear Lake
Martin Williams
D. Ames
Carl Danielson
Stephen Bolson
Tony Moe
Carl Buer
Agelos Paunasakis
Helge Winterthun
H. D. Lennon
Minneapolis
F. C. Lennon
E. F. Sellman
Lennon
Florida
F. C. Putnam
Des Moines
Putnam
Phoebe Drake
E. Ellingson
Walcott
N. Dak
Albert
Hesper
Washington, D. C
Ellingson
Navy
Guard
Carsten
Julian Helkesvik
Carson
Canoe Township
Mary Christopher
I. B. Torrison
Carsten Smith
Scandinavia
E. Biermann
Bear's offers best line of sheep lined Ulsters
A local store promotes a strong selection of sheep lined Ulsters with guaranteed pelts chosen last summer. Prices are advertised as absolutely cheap amid rising wool costs. Customer invitation to visit Bear's store.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cresco Times
J. Walter Mott
Agnes Moen
Maggie Moen
Rev
Normann
New Orleans
the Times
Louise D. Matteson
Frank M. Hughes
Alice Hoyt
David N. Hoyt
F. M. Norris
Lawrence Bowen
William Pence James
St. John’s Church
F. E. Hoare
Decorah High School
Mr. Jacobson
Vermont
Norfolk
H. F. Barthel
John Anderson
Leona Budahl
A. C. Anderson
Martin Budahl
Hesper Township
Ellason
Andrew Peterson
Frank Harris
Canada
Fort Benj. Harrison
U. S
Mrs. Bradish
George Leo Paine
Franklin St
FP. S. Putnam
Bear's
Belle Arness
Elmo
Russell Baker
Carroll
Green Bay Lumber Co. oeWialtes
Jewell
Iowa City
Ben Jewell
Carsten Helkesvik
Artcraft Pictures
Elsie Ferguson
Oll
Robert Warwick
the Silent Master
Eve
Christ
Mas
K. I. Haugen’s
Big Daylight Store
Decorah Coat and Suit Store
A. L. Agnew
Decorah Cloak and Suit Store
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