Decorah Area Residents Entertain Visitors and Travel
A long list of Decorah area residents and visitors is noted with many departures and arrivals. Ohn Holm plans a return from Boston while Ernest Oxley Burr Oak and Bert Gates Burr Oak township residents were in town. Several trips to Detroit Minnesota Davenport Cresco Rochester and Chicago suburbs are recorded among neighbors and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohn Holm
Boston
Ernest Oxley
Burr Oak
Bert Gates
Burr Oak Township
Nels Ramsey and Son
Detroit
Minn
W. F. Cody
Mason City
Wm. Brown
Austin
O. Barlow
Highland Rgeruaie
Frank Ream
Davenport
Ella Marlow
Rochester
J. W. Banning
Ossian
Decorah
N. Folkedahl
Locust
Magnus Larson
Madison Township
T. E. Arneson
Dana Mason
Cresco
Elizabeth Byrnes
Local residents make Thanksgiving visit rounds in Decorah area
Mrs FE M Carter travels from Hesper to Fayette for Thanksgiving, while Mrs 8 A Dixson and Mrs C W Burdick return to Mankato. Mr and Mrs J A Robinson head to Minneapolis and Maple Plain, Frank Landers and family go to Hayfield, Mrs Frank Golz and Mrs Minnie Golz visit Fayette, Frank Golz joins today. The Grindleands host in Decorah as Mrs Matt Roberts arrives from Seattle with Kermit and Thelma, and Mrs George Lermo visits Mason City after staying with Noecker family. Chas Child visits Decorah from Waukon with Mrs Child extending stay, Wells Fargo agent Trowbridge and family relocate, the Schermerhorns come from Chicago for Thanksgiving, and Dr Nash buys Kiesau practice returning from southern Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. J. Moore
Kendallville
J. O. Hamre
Mora
Minn
A. K. Sweitzer
Lanark
Ill
Minnesota
A. R. Coffeen
Clinton
Peter Graf
Calmar
J. W. Hull
Tda Iverson
Ross
N. D
A. M. Kelly
Garner
Clermont
O. Blagavedt
Gilbert A. Anderson
Highland Township
Decorah
Kendrick
Fayette
C. C. Morley
B. Stewart
Cedar Rapids
R. G. Bailey
J. O. Brown
H. Sersland
Springfield Township
Anton Olson
Conover
Philip Steskopf
Preston
FE. Lomen
le Roy
Gust Lomen
J. B. Delaney
Dubuque
Nellie Bergerson
TL. Bergerson
New York
Kate Eholet
Grace Hogan
Cleveland
J. W. Protheroe
A. Larsen
LaCrosse
Clara
FE. M. Carter
Hesper
A. Dixson
C. W. Burdick
Mankato
J. A. Robinson
Baby
Freeport
Minneapolis
Maple Plain
Frank Landers
Hayfield
Carl Finseth
Frank Golz
Minnie Golz
Matt Roberts
Kermit
Thelma
Seattle
N. C. Grindeland
George Lermo
Prosper
A. Noecker
Mason City
D. C. Graham
Linn
Erik Anderson
Woman's Relief Corps
Chas. Child
Waukon
Dr. Nash
Kiesau
Towa
Highlandville Business Change Joins North Dakota Transfer
Heirs of the late E. O Schjeldahl sold their Highlandville stock to Mr. Jones of North Dakota. The deal includes North Dakota land as part of the consideration. Theodore Sehjeldahl, a civil engineer, after managing the store since E O Schjeldahl’s death, seeks to return to his profession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highlandville
E. O Schjeldahl
Mr. Jones
North Dakota
Schjeldahls
E. 0
Sehjeldahl
Theodore Sehjeldahl
Sehjeldahls
Winneshiek Bank
N. H. Adams
Aeruptican
Schjeldahl
Ellsworth & Landers
Frank Landers
Frank
Turkey Hunt Ends In Plucked Thanksgiving Speculation
A Decorah banker rode out on a country road Tuesday and shot a slow moving gobbler. He paid the standard price on the hoof and, incidentally, stopped by Ridgeway on business during his hunting expedition, resolving the turkey uncertainty with a simple purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Ridgeway
Arrival of Winter Grips Town With Subzero Morning
Cold spell settles in after last Thursday dawn. Thermometer at F H Baker’s hits zero while others read three below on the flat. November’s warmest reached 65 degrees above. A year ago the coldest November day was the loth with 14 above and hard freeze came around December 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Baker's
Prize Birds to Represent Decorah at Independence Show
Decorah sends prize quality poultry to the Independence show this week. Mrs Peter Johnson dispatched six white Plymouth Rocks while Superintendent H B Miller delivered two coops of White Wyandottes and Martin Christopher sent two coops of ten single and rose comb Rhode Island Reds. Officials anticipate prize winnings after the exhibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Independence
Peter Johnson
Plymouth Rocks
H, Be, Miller
Martin Christopher
Rhode Island
Sewage Plant Pressure Reaches Decorah City Council
Lafayette Higgens of the state board of health pressed Decorah officials on building a sewage plant. The city, largest in Iowa without such a facility, faces cost concerns but climate of action from the health board suggests imminent progress toward sewer system construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette Higgens
State Board of Health
Decorah
Higgins
Iowa
Repuslcan
Controversy Over Ownership At Local Stock Show
A stock show at the courthouse attracted jurors and the court stenographer. Two farmers argued over a two year old steer with conflicting claims of ownership. Evidence included bringing the steer and its supposed mother to Decorah for the jury to view. Both sides expect costly litigation beyond the steer’s value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Hobson's
Decorah
Mark Twain
Wilson
New Manager at Lalheres Publishing House
At a board meeting Rev. D Kvasse of Spring Valley Wis was elected manager. The choice likely ends LS Dale’s long tenure as Decorah manager and will remove the Dale family from the city where they formed many friendships and were active socially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lalheres Publishing House
Kvasse
Spring Valley Wis
Decorah
LS. Dale
When Dreams Come True at Grand Opera House
Tickets are going fast for the show next Saturday night at the Grand Opera house. The 8, RL O, sign will be put out and only a few good seats remain. The musical comedy is expected to draw a strong crowd, with Decorah anticipated to give it a warm reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Opera House
Decorah
Ice cutting on Upper Town river fuels skating fun
Tavener Bros. began cutting ice on the Upper Town river last Saturday when the ice was about 5 percent inches thick. It has since thickened to six inches of clear smooth surface. The skating season looks promising for Young America with ample recreation lined up after meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tavener Bros
Town
America
Dr J Rt Guthrie to Meet Patients at Hospital
Dr Guthrie will be at the hospital tomorrow to consult with all who wish to see him. The notice indicates the physician's availability for consultations this Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Rt. Guthrie
Thanksgiving Reflections On Sharing And Gratitude
An essay invites readers to consider the comfort of a Thanksgiving table and to extend generosity to a widow and her children. It urges acts of charity, noting that giving from what remains can brighten others and enrich the giver with gratitude and peaceful sleep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monty
Ife
Birds on the Move to Winneshiek Produce Yard
A local report notes three wagons with twenty birds per coop loaded with chickens ducks and turkeys bound for Woldum Produce Company and a subsequent wagon carrying twelve coops. The piece highlights Winneshiek county’s poultry and meat outputs fueling Europe and distant armies amid global hunger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woldum Produce Company
East
Europe
England
Winneshiek
Russia
Towa
Worried About His Relatives In Vienna
Harry Komornik now in Streator writes that he fears for his father mother and sisters still in Vienna Austria. He notes communication from the country is nearly impossible and his father stayed to protect what little property he has while his mother and sisters fled to the mountains seeking refuge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Komornik
Streator
Til
Vienna
Austria
Decorah creamery annual meeting set for next Thursday
The Decorah Farmers' Creamery Company will hold its annual meeting in the small courtroom of the courthouse next Thursday December 5 at 1 p.m. Members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah Farmers
Lee Cave Creamery Company
Con gregational Church Chicken Pie Supper Dec 2
The MEN and ALIMES of the Con gregational Church offer a Chicken Pie Supper on Wednesday December 2 at five oclock at the church parlors. Priced at 35 cents with a promise of profits shared with buyers, the menu includes chicken pie rolls pumpkin pie and more. A post dinner Empire show with four reels of Great Mexican War pictures follows a 3 45 matinee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
The
Empire
Speace
Hesper Boy Maimed by Found Dynamite Caps
Nine year old Clarence Thorson found two cap detonators near a granary. At school he attempted to remove contents with a hairpin, causing an explosion that maimed his left hand. Doctors amputated the thumb and two fingers. the incident prompts warnings on dangerous explosives.
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Ole Thorson
Albert Selies
Clarence
H. O. Rotvold
No New Depot at Calmar This Winter
Calmar will endure a makeshift depot through the coming winter as railroad officials confirm no new structure this season. A spring construction plan is proposed on the old site after failed land negotiations and a $50,000 cut ordered on the I D division explains the delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calmar
Methodist Ladies Sale and Chicken Pie Supper
The Methodist ladies announce their annual sale of aprons and fancy articles followed by a chicken pie supper at the church parlors on Wednesday December 6th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dee
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. K. Battery & Son
Turkey
Publishing House
Dr. Guthrie
Santa Claus
North Pole
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Sanford’s
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul
Hesper Boy
Clarence Thorson
Methodist Ladies’ Sale
Columbia
Grafonclad
Columbia Records
A. Leytze
H. A. Schremser
Henry Ness
Miss Lillie Anderson
Booster Club
N. R. Groff & Son
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