County News Peeks at Cresco Visits and Farm Life
The report highlights local social calls in Cresco Spillville and Ridgeway with neighbors visiting, horse buyers from the east, and weddings. It notes flu like illness, holiday school recess, wolves in the area, and a Lincoln Valley School program on December 1 featuring songs, recitations, and a play with a basket social to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kratz
Cresco
Goth’s
la Grippe
Mike Kratz
Henry Anderson
Anna Anderson
Wagner Bros
Frank Butz
Ridgeway
Goth
Verna Sanderson
Fred ©. Koch
Bert Butz
Edna Gullickson
Carl Haakenson
Ralph Schild
Harry Wiedeman
Koch
Wagner
Spillville
Rollie Kratz
Golden Ridge
Howard County
Amel Koch
Fred
Roy
Ole Sanderson
Fred C. Koch
Will Wagner
J. Bury
Decorah
M. E
Howard Center
Grant Moe
Brother Arestes
Howard Co
Robert Vopava
Sumner Township
Lincoln Valley
Santa Claus
Turkey
Europe
Asia
Clara Kuntz
Lincoln Valley School
Square Dealers Offer Lower Prices Despite National Increases
An advertisement from a local store promises 20 to 40 percent savings on goods bought before a price surge. It touts stable prices this year and a commitment to a "strictly square deal" with customers, inviting early visits. It also notes telegraph wire lifespans differ by location, lasting 40 years near the seashore but about ten years in manufacturing districts.
Burr Oak Social Notes of November 27 1916
Ben Ward has been very poorly the past week. Numerous residents visit family and friends in Decorah Cresco and Mason City. The W C T U sets December 5 with a program and refreshments at Mrs. C. C. Ward, inviting all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Ward
Florence Price
Nettie Reed
Emma Rice
Ottaway
C. N. Masters
Chas. Pollitt
Harry Cox
Prosper
Decorah
Theodore Halvorson
A. J. Butler
Cresco
Rev. Ulrich
Fred
Nebraska
Florence McManus
Ossian
G. Sullivan
Reed
J. B. Reed
Wyman Feltis
Canada
Florence Reed
Vernon Manning
Jester Sheley
Nevada
M. Feltis
Montana
Joe Wennett
Dubuque
Sylvia Butler
Fern Buthed
Deah
A. A. Seelye
Alice
C. Porter
Emma Decker
Selmer Thorsen
Bessie Feltis
E. M. Reed
Will Barnett
Myrtle Wade
Bernice Ward
Luella
Iona Pierce
Carl Pierce
Luella Pierce
Ames
Hugh Kelly
H. G. Ward
Ward
Charles Marlow
Bill Barnett
Clara Graham
Sand Point
Idaho
Clifford Reed
Cady Potter
A. B. Wanless
Topeka
Kas
Will Darling
P. H. Whitney
Agnes Darling
Dereorah
A. M. Morrison
F. E. Potter
B. M. Wicks Home
Alice Pierce
JulianSonnelly and Son
C. C. Ward
Marjorie Pierce
Charles Murdock
Harmony and Town News Roundup from Kendallville
Christina Holness returned from Harmony Tuesday. A number attended the Will Hayes sale Tuesday. Emma Ellingson began her winter storm of school northwest of her today. Several locals visited Orleans and Crescent areas. revival meetings start next Sunday. A box social at the Moore home raised nearly $14 for the Children’s Home at Counters Bluffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christina Holness
Harmony
H. M. Dasham
John Clink
Emma Ellingson
Barnes
John Elli
Ethel Fifield
Viva Howard
Orleans
Farree
A. Moore
Will Stockman
Chester
Fred Eckstein
Phil Todd
Little Meet
Cresco
Gertie Curtis
Curtis
Earl Trouten
Lasteek
Thompson Farm
Clinton Fifield
Decorah
W. A. Dasham
C. C. Brown
Ella Mahaffy
Sioux Falls
Vina Platt
Montana
Elmo Stephenson
Dee
Grandma Fifield
Lundereng
Mrs. Holness
Frankville Notes and Local Happenings in Brief
Frankville riport includes building activity as H E Chamberlin to construct a garage, residents visiting family and friends in Waukon Postville Decorah Castalia Ravena Ossian and Burr Oak, a Thanksgiving service at the Presbyterian church, a holiday opening by Van Wey, and various social events led by local clubs and individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Chamberlin
Lewis Meikle
Waukon
Fred Stock
Earl Livingood
Freeport
Fred Klepper
Irvin Crawford
John Snither
Claude van Wey
J. A. Peck
Postville
Rev. Healey
Emma McNair
Vern Letchford
Castalia
Henry Webster
Fred Ream
Decorah
Loren Billows
Emma Letchford
Bethel
Emma Kamp
Ida
T. J. Crawford
Gene
Marian Burns
Pleasant Ridge
Geo
Miss Siple
McIntyre
Harry Harvey
Mason City
Davis & O'Leary
The
Waukon Plumbing Co
Ray Waters
Harry Waters
Dessel
Ossian
Fred Brouillet
Helen
Tom French
Ravena
Presbyterian Church
Healey
van Wey
Sydney Pollard
New York
Geo. Wolf's
Gene Owens
Mildred
Ruth Padden
Sarah Miller
Maude van Wey
L. C. Spaun
Janet McIntosh
Mike Fitzpatrick
Christian Endeavor
Cynthia DeWitt
Ruth Meikle
Walter
Albert Kneeskern
Clarence Crabtree
Burr Oak
I. R. Hughes
Rachel Birdsell
Mesdames Kate Peck
Mabel Waters
Nelles Edna Bollman
Anna Brouillet
Ida Bollman
Mabel van Wey
Zoulek Junko wedding draws large local crowd
The Zoulek Junko wedding took place Tuesday in the parish church with Rev J Broz officiating. Joseph Junko of Lawler wed Emma Zoulek of this place, with a reception at the Zoulek home and a free dance at Fisher's hall. Local residents note the couple's strong ties in the community and extend best wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. Broz
Cresco
Clemence Herold
Canoverbie
Carl Reihle
Lawler
Philip Herold
Frances Swehla
Cedar Rapids
Anton Hauber
Ossian
Paul Lemnberger
L. A
Charles Smith
Park Rapids
Jake Smith
Calmar
H. Chandler
West Union
J. Neuzil
Fort Atkinson
James Hrdina
Protivin
James Wagner
Brothers
Charles Humpal
Anton Swehla
James Bena
Lusk
John Doubek
George Skoda
Henry Novak
Near Cresco
Emma Klimish
Haug-Houser
Will Jirak
Near Jackson Junction
F. Novak
J. J. Kubish
John Zoulek
Jos. Junko
Ed. Scheidemantel
Near Ossian
Rev
Cremer of Calmar
St. Clements
Fisher's Hall
Fisher
Joseph Junko
Emma Zoulek
Joe Junko
Social gathering notes and family updates
Readings were given by Mrs. Kate Peck and Mrs. Rosa Healey which were greatly enjoyed. At the close of the program luncheon was served by the hostess. Mrs. Earl Hammer and sons returned Friday from Postville where they had been the past week. Her youngest child had an operation for enlarged tonsils while there and is doing nicely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Bollman
Lottie Pilgrim
Kate Peck
Rosa Healey
Earl Hammer and Sons
Postville
Sunday social notes from Castalia and nearby towns
Local residents and visitors listed include Dr Blessin from Postville visiting Castalia, James Hanks of Postville on business, and Rev Hollingshead conducting Bethel church meetings. Various arrivals and events noted: Miss Leta Thornton’s school term end, a club dance with Skul's orchestra, and a U B church dinner and sale on December 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Bernhard
Harley Steele
Elgin
Meyers’ Orchestra
Postville
Faracre
Co-operative Co
T. H. Barrett
Elkader
Dan Malloy
Kneeskern
Skul
Leta Thornton
W. C. Winn
Kneeskern & Son
Harold Bernhard
West Union
Eugene Malloy
Ames
Mae
Eileen
Mayer & Harvey of
Ossian
M. FE
W. M. Sehara
Cedar Falls
Herman Sehara
School For the
U. B. Church
Weather forecast for Upper Mississippi Valley and Plains States
Weekly outlook shows warmer start then midweek cold with lingering chill to week end. Unsettled conditions Tuesday and Wednesday likely bring rains and snows, while the rest of the week stays generally fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi Valley
Plains
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Ole Sanders
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Pathe
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Edison Records
Victor
Columbia Records
New Brunswick
FR. J. Parman