Decorah News Briefs of Social Visits and Travel
Mrs. J. J. Marsh returns from Fargo while many Decorah residents undertake short trips to Dubuque Humboldt Minn. Osage Ridgeway and beyond. Readers note relatives visiting, family reunions, auto journeys to Rochester and Cresco, and several departures for Minnesota North Dakota and Iowa towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Marsh
Fargo
J. W. Marlow
Dubuque
FE. E. Richardson
W. Severson
Fortuna
N. D
Albert
Oscar Amundsen
Albert Lea
Minneapolis
Lou Hughes
Humboldt
Virginia Smith
Ed. Dresselhous
Wabassa
Minn
Decorah
E. T. Anderson
Ridgeway
Albert Christen
P. FE. Brodrick
Osage
Relief Corps
B. O. Marsh
Leonard Bruffadt
Rochester
FE. B. O'Neal
Freeport
Ill
Chas. Blair
Gustav Haugen
South Dakota
Amelia Knoke
Hayfield
Cresco
H. M. Weiser
Hunter
Teesday
F. L. Thompson
Austin
D. E. Reed
Crooks
R. F. Gibson
St. Paul
Mary Fortcamp
McGregor
W. H. Klemme
Frank Ream
Outlook
Sask
C. Brandt
Ingebor Odegaard
Spring Valley
S. Boice
C. Linkenheil
Rock Valley
B. Kornmeyer
Guy Pollitt
Vera
Frank Ryan
D. E. Cutler
W. C. Adams
8. Neveson
Ossian
Edw
Hettinger
Minot
Minnesota
Geo. Sears
Pollitt
Doolittle
Stella Dalvey
Los Angeles
Cal
Nellie Olson
Lincoln
Ed. Blakeman
Genevieve Haas
Wedge Nursery
W. Bowman
Mason City
Cyrus McKay
Jessie
J. Fletchert Farrell
Chicago
John H. Bradish
Robert B. Bergerson
Ellen Curtin
S. Cleveland
Winneshick County
C. T. Helgeson
John Skarie
Canton
C. FE. Schmidt
Glenn Bowers
Baby
D. M. Baker
Donald Baker
Missea Adelaide
Jean Ure
Washington, D. C
Ed. Grant
E. Chinn
Andrew Anfinson
George
Valley City
N. C
Anfinson
S. Anfinson
Orlando Ingvoldstad
Orlando, Jr
Marshalltown
Plod Ingvoldstad
Collision with pig-rib breaks mail carrier Emmett Gillett
Mail carrier Emmett Gillett was hurt Sunday evening when a pig hidden in roadside grass sprang into the Calmar road four miles from town. He suffered one broken rib and one fractured rib, with the collision occurring between six and seven. He was treated at home and is recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett Gillett
Chris Aasen
Calmar
Mr. Gillett
Automobile Crash Near Decorah Injures Three Men
Sunday evening Rector Johnson of Nordness Ole T Moe and a man named Yorg rode toward the city. Lights failed on Volding hill causing the auto to strike a stone or rut and roll down a six foot embankment. Johnson suffered a bad back wound Moe was unconscious others escaped injury. They were cared for in Decorah with Moe improving by Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rector Johnson
Nordness
Ole T. Moe
Yorg
Volding
Decorah
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Moe
Mr. Yorg
Large Estate Speedily Settled in District Court
The estate of the late B. Anundsen, valued near 250000 and spanning six states, was probated as the county’s second largest in forty years. Executors C J Weiser and R B Bergerson and their attorney N Willett guided the complex process swiftly, with the will admitted May 5 after Mr Anundsen’s death March 25, 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Anundsen
C. J. Weiser
R. B. Bergerson
N. Willett
Anundsen
Farm Sold in Pleasant Township to Casten for 18000
John Harter sold his 159 acre Pleasant township farm to Walter Casten of Potsville for 18000 dollars. Harter plans to move to Decorah after possession is given next March and will be welcomed as a new resident there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Harter
Pleasant Township
Walter Casten
Potsville
Harter
Decorah
Decorah Hospital Trustees Reach Near Occupancy
Decorah hospital trustees met Monday and reported the building nearly complete with sidewalks finished and only dining room and kitchen remaining. A superintendent head nurse, a highly recommended lady, was chosen and will be announced next week. The grounds and surroundings show notable improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah Hospital
Decorah
Returned to Decorah Pastor Roles After Conference
Rev G S Lackland is back in the Decorah charge after attending the Methodist church annual conference in Cedar Rapids. Dr Mer shon remains District Superintendent. Others reassigned in Winneshiek include Rutherford Calmar Kofske Ossian Shoemaker Ridgeway Elwick Jesup Shaffer Anamosa Van Buren Tipton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
The
Methodist Church
G. S. Lackland
Decorah
Dr. Mershon
O. E. Hatfield
Burr Oak
W. M. Lemen
Grand Avenue
Dubuque
Winneshiek County
Guy Rutherford
Calmar
H. B. Kofske
Ossian
G. W. Shoemaker
Ridgeway
T. J. Elwick
Jesup
F. P. Shaffer Anamosa
W. E. van Buren
Tipton
Calmar Sets October 3 Festival With Free Street Shows
Calmar has set aside next Saturday October 3 as a day for general celebration. Free street shows and baseball games by home talent will be featured. Farmers from the south part of the county have been invited and a big time is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calmar
New Arrivals Baby Boy Born to McKenna Family
A baby boy was born last Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. Patrick McKenna of Bluffton township, marking a joyful addition to the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick McKenna
Bluffton Township
Hand Mangled on Farm Cut by Corn Cutter Near Burr Oak
Wim Casby, a worker on the Edward Sellman farm east of Burr Oak, badly mangled his left hand last Thursday when a corn cutter malfunctioned. While tending the gear, the team moved, catching his hand and severely injuring fingers. He is expected to lose at least one finger. Sellman drove to Decorah in a car and brought Dr. M. D. Jewell to treat the wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Foss
Decorah
Zumbrota
Minneapolis
Kelleher
Minn
George Brunner
Albert Anfinson
Idaho
St. Paul
Town City
Carl
Town University
W. D. Kellogg
Bellingham
Wash
Wisconsin
George W. Johnson
Seattle
Otis
George
Wim, Casby
Sellman
Burr Oak
Mr. Sellman
Dr. M. D. Jewell
James Beard Visits Decorah After Forty Years
James Beard, once a boy in Frankville township on the Beard farm, arrived in Decorah with Leonard and James Cutler of Osage for a weekend visit. He now lives in Two Rivers, California, and traced old landmarks from his Winneshirk county boyhood during the reunion with nephews E. L. and J. C. Beard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Beard
William Beard
Winneshirk County
Beard
Frankville Township
E. L
J. C. Beard
Two Rivers
Cal
Leonard
James Cutler
Osage
Decorah
Best blue serge suit goes on sale this Saturday
BEN BEAR announces the county’s best blue serge suit will be offered for sale this Saturday. The ad promises top quality fabric and superior tailoring for discerning customers statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Bear
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Iowa
A. K. Battey & Son
L. L. Cadwell
Northwestern Veteran Association
Olaf Qualley
Mahnomen, Minn
Ruth Olson
Norman Quandahl
Eau Claire Wis
N. N. Quandahl
Grace Chanbourne
C. A. Sperati
Harry Bartholomew
Tltetler
BE. O. Hokaasen
Mr. Hokaasen
Ole Hokaasen
H. M. Hanson
Richard Schrubbe
Janesville
Wis
R. F. Sauber
D. J. Curtin
Waukon
Ray Hutchinson
Elma
John Dybvik
John Moen
Ordville
G. C. Ruwe
Ada Mae
K. Graves
Ladner
S. D
J. F. Bullock
Cynthia
Dan Glasser
Alsop
Miss Liddy
Nemo
Columbia Yarns
Wayne Kalit
Skinner
Machine
Turtle
Ole Moe
Hospital Trustees’ Meeting
Citizens Savings Bank
Bank
Maj
R. H. Hendershott and Son
Horace Greeley
A. Lincoln
A. 8. Grant
Orah
M. J. Soukup
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