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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1914
Page
5
Decorah resident L Stosmel of 414 Washington St reports relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills for two years of back and kidney pain. He says brief doses brought improvement and he continues to take them as needed, recommending them to others. Presented by Milburn Co. Buffalo N Ady.
County readers report social visits among families and farmers, church activities, and road work. Spotted are weddings, births, a Republican auditor candidate campaigning, Halloween reminders, school attendance impacted by corn harvest, and a Franksville wedding set for Ruth Padden and Francis Towal.
FRANKVILLE reports the first hard frost on Oct 25. Local news notes many residents and visitors: Mrs Villa Jacobs not well. Irene Owens held a sand hauling bee. F Miller sold chickens in Ossian. C H Waters hauled sand from Freeport. G D Kollman traveled to Postville. Mrs Emma Letchford has house painted. Mrs Roy Kneeskern visited Postville. Dr and Mrs Kiesau shopped in Waukon. Geo Van Wey and Carl visited Decorah. D W Baldwin visiting sister in North Dakota. Mrs Charley Barrett and baby visiting Ravena. Jim Minert from Waukon called on Joe Ryan. Bert Marsden and Postville family visited. Jas Kneeskern closed school in McKay district. DeWitt Van Wey carpenters at Walter Tranidt. dance planned at Mason hall Friday. Chester Peck visited Decorah. J D Mullaney from Mason City stayed several days. Mr and Mrs Sherman Rollman and Lisle visited Postville. Henry Kiesau Jr returned from Wisconsin. Mrs H E Chamberlin and Miss Sarah Miller shopped Decorah. H T Sandager and Jim Conover from Gelmer called. Tom Bollman Herman Sehutta Geo Sherman Visited from Postville. Centhia and Denni DeWitt returned to Wankon. chicken pie supper in MBE basement well attended.
Wedding bells will soon ring as Ed arrived in Decorah last Friday and several Decorah callers visited nearby homes. Sheep dealings occurred near Locust with Knute Tolstad selling 65 head to Alvin Barth. Community gatherings and social visits marked the week amid election anticipation and seasonal frost.
Property listing for land in Section 27 Anne Township 114 miles from Decorah and 64 miles from Ma bel Minnesota. 45 acres plowed 8 acres timber balance pasture with spring and good buildings. Woven wire fencing. For price and terms contact A. O. Anderson on farm of J. C. Beard Decorah Iowa.
Residents and visitors on Clay Hill share news of new stores and business calls. Ed Bolsen and Jank Young visit from Decorah. Mrs. Wm Malli and Mrs. Mary Williams open range stores. families attend funerals and community events. young people finish school terms and farmers report harvest activity and frost impact.
Community news includes visits and travels among residents such as Linda Elliott at Will Howard home and Mr and Mrs Reuter visiting Harmony. Births and deaths noted with Peter Hammervoll newborn son, Mrs Winnik passing, and ongoing family events.
October 26 1914 Centennial notices report numerous local visits from Castalia Ossian and Festina residents. People dropping by homes include Ernest Allen George Juen Nellie Daniels Frieda Heiman Bernice Feltis and others while sick lists mention Anna Lennon and Mrs Henry Schave. Social calls occur around Calmar Burr Oak Cresco and Ossian with dances and school attendance noted.
Arlington News observes A. Quitmever a peanut grower in an unusual locality. An exhibition plant is displayed at the News office with nuts hanging to the roots. The single stalk bears sizable nuts likely to satisfy any small boy.
An explosion at an August Holtman farm six miles north of Osage sent fire from the threshing engine to a straw pile and burned a load of bundles grain with wagon and rack. No one was seriously injured in the incident.
An old advertising piece touts Dr King s New Life Pills promising healthy digestion and a tonic effect to purify blood and rid the body of poisons. It warns that borrowing money leads to memory loss among men of fine intellect.
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