Visitors and travel notes fill Decorah column
Mrs. L Quandahl of Canoe and many locals are listed visiting Cresco Ridgeway Ossian and other towns. Numerous relatives travel to St Paul Winona Britt Davenport and Minneapolis. Some attend funerals synod meetings weddings and reunions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Quandahl
Canoe
Cresco
J. H. Baker
St. Paul
Stella Dunning
Ridgeway
Vera McKee
Crescono
Olga Haugen
Christine Hanson
Ossian
Carl Moe
Springfield
Decora
Olias
Lawrence Allen
Kenyon
Minn
F. A. Rollins
Chester
Dick Ruffridge
Greene
Chas. Dahly
B. Harmon
Winona
Ray Harmon
H. B. Lathe
P. M. Jewell
Mark Doolittle
R. F. Gibson
Ruby
E. Anderson
Albert Lea
M. V. Strayer
Eugene Hallman
Britt
C. L. Palmer
C. L. Topliff
Postville
G. B. Rook
Freeport
Minneapolis
C. C. Inman
Baby
Davenport
C. Blagsvedt
John A. Kern
Locust
Granada
W. S. Hayward
Sioux City
H. Brynsaas
Fargo
N. D
A. Hilleman
Mabel
Mary Matter
Michael
Ed. Schrempf
Philip
L. R. Schrempf
Dubuque
W. E. Haven
Marriages and Movements Across Town and Country
Mrs. O A Schall and daughter head to Kansas City then Santa Anna Cal for a new home. Mrs J D Lutz and daughter Helen visit Lincoln Neb to relatives. Mr and Mrs L L Couse return from Oregon trip. Maud Luella Lower wed Lester Lowery at Lower home with Rev Willett. couple to Wells Minn. W E Tinling visits Decorah before returning to Tacoma after rail career ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. A. Schall
Kansas City
Hillsboro
Oregon
L. K. Lower
Maud Luella
Lester Lowery
Waldez College
Wells
Minn
Willett
W. E. Tinling
Tacoma
Wash
Tinling
Milwaukee
Northern Pacific Railroad
Union Depot
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Ae Railroad and Navigation Co
Tinlin
Brooklyn
New York
Ossian
Dr Daubney Ill With Kidney Trouble
Friends of Dr F W Daubney report he is confined to bed with kidney trouble after an illness that began last week. He attended calls until Saturday and grew worse Sunday. His son M W Daubney is expected to arrive tomorrow from Centralia Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Daubney
M. W. Daubney
Centralia
Oregon
Decorah High School Opens Season With Win At Lime Springs
Decorah High School defeated Lime Springs 36 to 5 in the season opener. Decorah scored 19 points early, used substitutes late, and reports good play and treatment for the team. A return game is slated for the Decorah fair grounds tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Lime Springs
Fair Grounds
Congregational Church Ladies Plan October Parlor Entertainment
The women of the Congregational church host an Oct 20 parlor evening with a brief program and refreshments. All church members and guests are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Congregational Church
John G Barthell Dies at 91 in Ocean Grove
John G Barthell aged 91 died of paralysis at his Ocean Grove New Jersey home on October 15. He was born in Bavaria and came to America in 1844 serving in the Mexican and Civil Wars. Survived by widow, three sons John W Howard F and Charles E and two daughters Sophia A and Harriet I. Funeral at 4 pm Thursday at his home with burial in Oakwood Cemetery Troy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W
Howard F. Barthell
John G. Barthell
Ocean Grove
N. J
John George Barthell
Heck Avenue
T. P. Gates
Oakwood Cemetery
Troy
N. Y
James H. Sexton
Barthell
Bavaria
Germany
America
Mexico
Sophia W. Miller
Howard F
Decorah
Town
Charles E
Michigan
Sophia A
Harriet I
M. E. Church of
Unique Confederate Bills Shown by U S Treas
L L Cadwell received an autograph letter from Franklin Mac Veagh treasurer of the United States enclosing 180 in old Confederate currency. The notes, obtained by Union troops at war’s end, were turned over to the treasury in 1897 for exhibition purposes in the Post room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Cadwell
Franklin MacVeagh
United States
War Department
Treasury
Decorah Library Association Annual Meeting Noted
The Decorah Library association invites members to the annual meeting Friday evening October 25 at 4 oclock in the library room of the courthouse. Attendance is urged as matters of first importance will be considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Decorah Library Association
Court House
Decorah attorney becomes Grand Master of Iowa Odd Fellows
At Sioux City the Grand Lodge of Iowa Odd Fellows installed FE W Cutting of Decorah as Grand Master for the coming year. Cutting has served on the board of instructors and held posts as grand warden and deputy grand master. Local lodges presented him a silver loving cup at a banquet. Mrs George H Baker was honored with the Degree of Chivalry, approved by West Union canton, and conferred by the Grand Lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Grand Lodge of Iowa Odd Fellows
FE. W. Cutting
Decorah
Grand Lodge
Cutting
George H. Baker
West Union Canton
Patriarchs Militana
Baker
Rebekahs
Thirty eighth Town regiment reunion at Col Hughes Post
The 38th Town regiment held its twenty first annual reunion at Col Hughes Post rooms with good attendance from members and outside comrades. Delays from the Rock Island train postponed the opening. An afternoon business session was followed by supper by the W R C ladies and a camp fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
38Th Town Regiment
Col
Tuberculosis Meeting to Be Held at Local Church
A union gathering of Methodists and Congregationalists will meet next Sabbath evening at the Congregational church. Both pastors will address the audience on tuberculosis and preventable diseases to promote public health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Methodists
Congregationalists
Commercial Club Meeting At City Hall Friday Evening
A regular meeting of the Commercial club will be held at the city hall tomorrow evening at 8 o clock sharp. Several matters of importance will be considered and full attendance is desired. BEAR'S advertises heavy all wool men's socks at 25 cents per pair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commer‘eial Club
McAndrews Lamm Nuptials At St Benedicts Church
John J. McAndrews and Miss Rosalie Kathryn Lamm were married this morning at 10 o clock in a ceremony by Rev. John Howe at St Benedicts church. The groom, a printing foreman at the Public Opinion, and the bride, daughter of Mrs. J G Lamm, plan a Chicago honeymoon and warm wishes pour in from The Republican for a life of sunshine and fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Benedict’s Church
John J. McAndrews
Rosalie Kathryn Lamm
John Howe
Sunday Fire Destroys Olson Cottage on West Main
A one story cottage owned by painter Carl Olson burned in the third ward last Sunday as neighbors dined. The east wing was soon consumed by flames, likely from a kerosene stove. Mrs Olson served noon meals, then smoke forced an escape. only a sewing machine, scattered furniture and clothing were saved, with no insurance to cover the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Ward
West Main Street
Carl Olson
Heir to English Estate Crowned in St Paul News
The St Paul papers announce Edmund Punkene once a Decorah branch brakeman now president of the Soo road has fallen heir to part of an English estate. The deceased is Lord Manchester in England. Pennington’s father was born in Chester and came to the United States in the 1850s. The inheritance amount is not listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Edmund Punkene
Decorah
England
Mr. Pennington
Chester
Lord Muncaster
A Play With a Message The Shepherd of the Hills in Grand
Harold Bell Wright with Elsberg W Reynolds and Lem Parker dramatize The Shepherd of the Hills. The Grand hosts a one night engagement presenting a tale of old universal conflict between good and bad, faith and beauty, with Ozark characters alive and real.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Bell Wright
Elsberg W. Reynolds
Lem B. Parker
the Grand
Mr. Wright
Sunlight Fields
Ozarks
Decorah Choral Union Heads to Evening Meeting
A Decorah Choral Union business meeting will be held Monday evening October 28 at 8 o clock in the parlors of the First N E L church. All members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah Choral Union
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Mason City
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Elgin
C. B. White
Wm. Rosenthal
Strawberry Point
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Austin
Geo. Barth
J. W. Strayer
C. Peterson
R. F. B. Portman
Fred Ream
New Hampton
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G. F. Baker
G. R. Baker
Los Angeles
Lela Wilson
Omaha
Henry Gremm
Waterloo
Fifth Ward
J. N. Day
M. B. Ousley
Mt. Hope
Wis
C. Sunde
Seattle
Gurda Oakland
Jessie Holverson
Clermont
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J. G. McCallum
Edith Agroed
McGregor
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Castalia
Frank T. Burdick
Garnaville
J. O. Crosby
Frank Hutchinson
Cedar Rapids
B. J. McKay
Mida Hegner
Grand Chapter
C. E
Ella Marlow
W. T. Symonds
Three Forks
Montana
John
Frank Broghammer
Peter Quinn
Anna
Chicago
New Orleans
Herradura
Cuba
Nelson Gibbs
Westport
Clara Smith
Glenns Falls
Capt. Gibbs
P. Roney
Roney
Dr. Daubney
Decorah High School
Library Association
ODD Fellows
E. W. Cutting
Order
Commercial Club
Apples
Lyndonville
Hutchinson Grogery
M. J.soukup’s
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M. J. Soukup
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