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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1912
Page
6
October reports show painting projects by Ruddie White and new concrete walks for Burre Burreson. Potatoes surge with record yields while bees and farm life draw attention. residents make visits to Minnesota and North Dakota. A number of weddings and family milestones emerge amid fall color and community gatherings.
In Kendallville on October 7 2012 residents note a Grange Hall moving picture show tonight. Local social activity includes Norweigan L A 8 meeting at Elias Holness home on Tuesday and a dance planned by cream haulers with Fisk’s orchestra at the Grange hall Friday night.
A week of local activity includes silo filling and road praise. Families Koch and Huber visited Mike Kratz. Philip Smith visits sister in Dakota. Alfred Knute roofs a district schoolhouse. A self heating iron seller toured the area as Paul Qualley tours farm prospects in Detroit Minn.
Farmers are busy digging potatoes on Clay Hill. Miss Lizzie Williams of Spillville stayed with local folks. Laura Stoskopf visited her sister Mrs. John Matter. Martha Sorenson of Riverbend Perens visited Uncle Edson. Stellan Sorenson visited Mrs. Jim Stortz on Franklin Prairie. The Dinger family visited with daughter Mrs. Jesse Limbeck. Seegmiller, Ben Glover and Mildred traveled to Calmar for Farmers' Day. Henry Gross and son of Freeport visited Albert Grinna. Jim Stortz and daughter visited Will Foltz. Chas Glover returned from Cedar Rapids after federal court. Walter and wife welcomed a son born Oct 3, 1912. Enforcing concealed weapons laws cited in murder statistics.
A roundup of community happenings includes Mrs. Mabel Kimber caring for Mrs. Norton, Miss Marie Peterson visiting Pearl Feltis, and Mrs. Sarah Hoff returning from Illinois. Several residents travel to Decorah, Bluffton, Canton, Ida Grove, and Cresco. A horse mishap sprains an arm for Lester McIntire, while others attend visits, calls, and a local carnival.
Chas Tillapaugh is sawing lumber at T Carolan’s. Born to Mr and Mrs Stuart Baker in bay on Sept 28. Rev Hallett preached Sunday morning. Schley and J Green filed a citation for Joe Armstrong last week. Guy Bentley family visited Frank Frye home near Burr Oak Sunday. Aug Bergue and family at Ernest man home Rupert and Johnnie Greenslade and C W Brittendal attended Cresco carnival. P J O’Brien sold seven head cattle to Curtis Miller near Cresco and delivered them Saturday. Nettie Murdock on sick list. Dr Emmons made a professional call there Monday. Walter McCauley and wife Ralph Sharp and wife C A Lange Aug Bergmann and daughter Alice shopped in Decorah last week. Rev Hallett and Ridgeway family visited C W Brittendal Saturday night and Sunday. Rev H returned to Ridgeway Sunday evening. Mrs H and children stayed until Monday then went to Burr Oak to visit friends.
October 8 1912 notes show G Remmen and Miller Lee visiting Decorah on consecutive days. Johnny Amundson called at John Running's home last Friday. H Kelseth was busy cutting corn. Ida Strand stayed with the Rovang household. Mrs N C Britton of Ossian is visiting her parents.
Mr and Mrs Henry Running visited T Iverson home Sunday. Miss Mamie Lee stayed with O Orange last weekend. Ida Strand and Clarissa Rolvangy called in Decorah Tuesday. Visitors to Calmar Farmers day festival Saturday. Sadie Estrem visiting Blanche Tollefson. Gilbert Howe visited from Decorah. Sophie Nelson and Laura Lee called on T Halverson. John Johnson and girls visited H Kelseth. Mr Young of Decorah bought cattle in High Ridge. Josie and Laura Kelseth visited Nordness. Hildah Nelson stayed with Ed Winger. L A S ladies hosted by Mrs Gunderson. Selma Sjoboen and Hildah Nelson to Town City and back. Mrs Albert Linnevold and children at Rovang home. cement walks and barn floor planned. Mrs R W Anderson and Ingeborg Tofte attended L A S from Ossian. Mrs T Howe and Selma stayed aiding threshing at N Remmen.
Local items from Highlandville dated October 6 1912 note visits sick lists and social calls including Nels Mestad visiting Benny Osmundson and Gerhard Vigen's welcome at O J Bidnes. A wedding is planned for Amanda Bijorgo and Melvin Peterson on Wednesday.
Miss Amanda Ginapp works for Mrs. Herman Pankow. Ernest Allman spent Sunday at Fred Dryer’s near Frankville. George Allen hosted visitors Tuesday at the Ed. Tilen home in Castalia. Henry Schmitz of Happy Hollow seen on Main Street Saturday. Clem Einck and family transacted business in Decorah last Monday. Miss Alicia Gunderson spent Thursday night at Archie Jones’s. Mrs. L. D. Burrows visited Decorah relatives last week. Ed Tepee, longtime worker for George Allen, returned to Ossian. Nellie Daniels visited Evelyn Schweinfus Sunday and Monday. Mrs. Pever of Ossian visited granddaughter Evelyn Schweinefus Saturday night. Earl Runkle of Lakefield Minn visited Rae and family. Will Davis and daughter Cora of Rowena S. D. were guests at the Allen home last week.
Lucy contends with a playful conundrum about spelling Cupid. Lucey concedes the joke, while William explains that T cannot proceed past C-u, yielding a light, witty exchange characteristic of Tit-Bits.
Guidance warns not to dry white worsted garments in the sun as it causes yellowing. The advice is to dry them in the shade or indoors to preserve whiteness and fabric quality.
An advertising letter touts WI Business University La Crosse promising high placement for eight thousand graduates and low tuition with personal instruction. It highlights easy admission, chartered status, four hundred yearly attendees, transfer-friendly starts November 1 and personal responses from President Leigh Toland.
The article traces sixteenth century use of Dad and daddy in this country while papa arrives later from abroad in the seventh century. It notes Florio defining Italian pappa as the first word children learn to call their father and compares terms across languages such as Nausicas in the Odyssey calling her father papa phile, Greek tata Welsh tat and Irish daid.
An Athenaeum note contrasts Glasgow and Edinburgh rivalries, noting Edinburgh’s genteel pride and Glasgow’s commercial taint. It cites Princes Street as world famous yet dismissed as “only half a street” by a Glasgow resident due to low one-sided buildings.
The Paul Revere bell in Bath Maine city hall lost its 15 pound tongue and fell silent for the first time in over a century. The bell formerly hung in Bath North church and residents noticed the curfew failed to ring at nine o'clock signaling the silence.
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