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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1917
Page
7
Local county notes list visitors and travel across Castalia Decorah Postville Ravena Waukon and Nordness. Community events include temperance meeting farm insurance talk Liberty loan, church notices, baptisms and a short obituary for Myrtle Elizabeth Bernes.
Ossian locals note visitors from Decorah Cedar Falls Castalia Desorah Waterloo Milford and Calmar. Records of callers and journeys include H E Miller visiting Ossian schools. Mrs J W Lynch to Charles City. Eileen Malloy Castalia at L A Meyer. several families traveling to Decorah Waterloo and beyond. a Red Cross farewell party for Mrs Margaret Daniels. plus a Liberty Bonds promotion and a Five Hundred card game.
High Ridge notes report John Peterson delivering cattle in Ossian on Tuesday and E Danielson sawing wood for Me Halverson on Friday. Visits include Tom Halverson of Calmar at Ole Halvorson, Mayme Lee and Herbert with Ole Orange, Jeanette Danielson at Gunder Nerlie, Josie Kelseth with her sister, and Mabel Nerlie assisting at home. People headed to Ossian for a picture show. Ole Kolseth and Josephine Kolseth visited Strand's in Nordness. Gilbert Remmen and family returned from North Dakota. and Mr and Mrs K Aubee visited relatives here.
Mrs A C Kirstein of Greenville Illinois endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a quick cure for colds and throat troubles after years of use in her family. The remedy is sold by R A Engbert.
In Calmar and surrounding towns residents report business calls and shopping trips at Calmar, Protivin, Cresco, Waucoma, and Mason City. Automobiles light up the weekend as many attend kin visits, market days, and social events. Notable items include births, marriages, and a patriotic address by Prof. V Benesh of Chicago praising Bohemian National Alliance.
In Ridgeway and nearby towns many residents were seen in Cresco and surrounding communities Saturday and Monday. Mrs. Brinkman and Ethel visited Cresco. G A Griswold family and Ruth Jacobson spent time there. Clarence Butz plans a new home in Cavour SD. several visits and caller stops were logged with Kirschman, Larson, Bakken, and others. Mission Sunday observed at Lincoln church. L A 8 of the Synod church to meet with Mrs. Tom Sime. a young ladies sewing society gathering at Rev. Jordahl's. people traveled to Decorah and Osceola for schooling and errands. A marriage occurred Thursday at Leroy between Eilen Guttormson and a Mr. Thompson, with family ties noted.
The article notes the marriage of Stella to Carl Falck and their plan to live on the Chas Hanson farm. It reports the death of Mrs. S Olson in McGregor after a month in hospital. It mentions upcoming church services and activities with R G Baker and Earl Libbey leading Epworth League, and updates on N Schuetz family visiting New Hampton.
First snow fell last Tuesday. Numerous local residents and families are listed with visits, calls, and gatherings at homes in Ravena and surrounding areas including Tovson, Julius Brown, Hageman, Lansing, and Castalia. Several townspeople are mentioned with illnesses, travel, threshing help, and a farewell for Christ Johnson who is drafted and will leave soon.
The Northwestern ticket office in Ames was held up, about $280 taken from the night agent, and a Chicago man at the window secured $100 in cash and Chicago tickets. Also notes speed in finishing animals for market as key factor in the baby beef industry.
West section lists numerous visitors and callers around Cresco Spillville Decorah and surrounding towns. Mentions include Uncle Sam store notes, Liberty Bond appeals, road trips by Joe Novak Fred Koch Roy Koch and Edward Wiedeman, church services ahead of shoots and dances, midweek sales and weddings, and a midweek election turnout with local families and farmers noted.
Residents recall former days as Anna Wiedeman Cresco visitors stop by Fred Falck home. Sunday school at Evangelical church at 10 a.m. Rev W A Scholer Cresco to preach at 11. W M S meets Anna Wiedeman Wednesday. Deno Kratz visits Hopperstad family. Marjorie Hopperstad to stay. Earl Kirschman to study at University Park Oskaloosa. Families travel to Calmar for Farmers Day. German M E Standard Bearers plan November meeting at Kirschman home.
An old advertisement urges readers to cut out a slip and mail with name and address to Foley & Col in Chicago Illinois to receive a trial package of Foley products. The offer promises Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for colds and croup, Foley Rid er Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets via Robertson's Pharmacy.
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