Purely Personal Notes From Decorah Iowa
Local column lists numerous Decorah residents and guests visiting or traveling to Chicago Minneapolis Park Rapids Belmond St Olaf Osage Davenport Mason City Cedar Rapids Cresco Regina and other places. It notes return dates and short visits, with church events and educational trips mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian Holkesvik
Chicago
H. Simonson
Minneapolis
Clarence Christen
Park Rapids
Minn
Ruth Stihring
Belmond
Ray Klemme
Carl Freeburg
Alice Daniels
Glen Bowers
Ridgeway
D. M. Baker
Gertrude Golz
Fayette
C. M. Morley
Edward Walsh
Dwasa
D. B. Tuttle
Alice M. Colton
Ft. Collins
Colo
B. B. Greene
P. B. Halverson
St. Olaf
United Lutheran Church
M. Siemering
Monticello
P. H. Schlatter
Charles Dahl
Alma
Manley
Postville
Lulu Campbell
Albert Bordorf
Spillville
Decorah
Frank Cook
Milwaukee
Chas
Broghammer
Ole Lomen
United Lutheran Church District
Arveson
N. P. Linn
Geo. A. Hauswirth
Charles City
W. 4. Hauswirth
Becomes Assistant Consular Agent Apparent Appointment News
The St Paul Pioneer Press notes Leslie B. Reed grandson of W. C. Reed of Burr Oak and son of WA Reed of 584 Lincoln Ave. and nephew of Mrs. Bertram Downs of 173 Marshall Ave. He was appointed American assistant consular at London but failed to assume the post recently. Reed is a Central High School and Minnesota University graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul Pioneer Press
W. C. Reed
Burr Oak
Leslie B. Reed
WA. Reed
Lincoln Avenue
Bertram B. Downs
Marshall Avenue
London
Reed
Central High School
Minnesota University
Stricken by Paralysis in Local Home
Mrs. John Gould was stricken with paralysis while at home Sunday afternoon and could speak briefly at first. By Monday morning she could not speak, and her son George Gould arrived from Lemars to tend to her welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June
Caroline Nelson
Lime Springs
Winneshirk County
J. F. Sehneider
Charles City
J. H. Johnson
Carl Preus
C. K. Preus
Beloit
Wis
Ruby Engbretson
Appleton
P. W. Hunter
Aberdeen
George W. Johnson
Seattle
Wash
Otis
Nellie Hutchinson
Joseph Hutchinson
Decorah
Sioux City
H. A. Drechsler
St. Paul
A. P. Rudy
Mabel
Guy Hathaway
Hawkeye
W. M. Williamson
Laura Shearer
Prophetstown
Dr. Urban
Ellendale
Minn
John A. Moen
Lawlers
Dorothy Dybivik
Elma
J. M. Havsater
Missina Larson
Ortonville
Lawn
Berg
Glenwood Township
A. Mackenstadt
Margaret
Platte
J. H. Mackenstadt
Carolyn Jacobson
L. L. Moe
Galesville
Leonard Moe
Academy
John Gould
George Gould
Lemars
Charles Kornmeyer
Paramount Pictures and Empire and Princess Monologues
Paramount pictures and Empire and Princess are scheduled on Mondays and Thursdays, detailing showtimes and venues for the week. The notice lists film titles, days of screening, and theater affiliations for local patrons.
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Paramount Pictures
Empire and Princess
Obituary notices for treat and Kornmeyer in Decorah
Obituaries report the deaths of Sylvester C. Treat an elderly Decorah resident who died after a fall and illness and of Kate Hess Kornmeyer wife of Charles Kornmeyer who died at home after a brief illness. services held at local churches with interments in Phelps cemetery Catholic cemetery and Springfield churchyard. surviving relatives include Ella Treat Gale Torsen J Johnson and extended Nerlie Branstad and Erstad families.
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8. C. Treat
Decorah
Sylvester C. Treat
Glasttonbury
Conn
Burlington
Quincy
Ill
Eliza Dunn
Treat
Lucy
George
Ella Treat
Gale Torsen
Frank Treat
le Seur Center
Minnesota
Baptist Church
Methodist Church
Wellington McVettie
Phelps Cemetery
Miss Treat
Berit Nerlie
Springfield Cemetery
Springfield Church
Orlando Ingvoldstad
Nerlie
Norway
Gunder Nerlie
E.G. Iver
Lars Nerlie
Branstad
Erstad
Norway County
Minn
Decorah Hospital Receives Donations For Ward in Honor of Dr Coleman
Decorah residents and families donated to equip a hospital room honoring Dr. W F Coleman a longtime physician and army surgeon. The Wm H Smith subscription that opened the hospital funds the wards named for his and his sister’s efforts, reflecting generous humanity.
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Decorah Hospital
W. R. Toye
F. M
H. HH
L. P. Coleman
Atta Christianson
W. F. Coleman
Decorah
Wm. H. Smith
Decorah Faces War Tax Hits on Local Businesses
The War Tax committee nears completion and will apply nationwide. Decorah will see a 82 per 1000 capital tax, 5 for each bowling alley or billiard table, and 2 cents per gallon of gasoline for automobile use.
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Congressional Committee
Decorah
Sidewalk Bicycle Riding Prohibited by City Mayor
Mayor Baker orders pedestrians off sidewalks for bicycle use and enlists Marshal Johnson to round up about a dozen boys near the city outskirts. They were not jailed but warned to stop or face trouble. A city official is urged to “look a leedle oudt.”
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Baker
Marshal Johnson
Hymeneas at United Lutheran Church Wedding News
The article covers several weddings and open-air ceremonies in Iowa. Merton Bucknell and Dena Gustad wed at United Lutheran Church with Sep 23 ceremonies. Dr M D Jewell and Grace Haas quietly married in Mason City. M Lee Hathaway and Jessie Thompson held an open-air Fayette wedding Sept 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Lutheran Church
Otto E. Sehmidt
Merton Bucknell
Dena
Gustad
R. Bucknell
Will Move Into New Home Built on Farm in Calmar Township
In Calmar township last Saturday Almon Wheatman announced he and his family will move into their new farm home. The ten room house, completed about two weeks ago, features modern conveniences and is heated by a vapor steam system. The expenditure is estimated between 84000 and 85000 dollars and is expected to bring comfort and happiness to the Wheatman family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almon Wheatman
Calmar Township
Busy Thursday at city theaters with full houses
Last Thursday night several moving picture houses drew large crowds. The Empire and the Princess showed The Squaw Man while the Lyric started Trey O Hearts and the Star offered vaudeville. Empire and Princess closed near midnight to accommodate patrons and total spending ranged from 150 to 3175 dollars.
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The
Empire and the Princess
Lyric
Trey O' Hearts
and the
Star
Last Chance on Decorah Lyceum Course Tickets
Fewer than seventy reserve tickets remain for the Decorah lyceum course with daily reservations. If not ordered now, only enough tickets to fill the reserved seats will be sold. The course opens on Monday, October 9th.
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Decorah Lyceum
Typhoid Fever Cases Prompt Wells Embargo
In the southern city area several typhoid cases have appeared and health officer Dr Hall Thomas has ordered embargoes on several nearby wells. Thus far none of the cases are virulent.
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Hall Thomas
Condition Improves for Milton Updegraff in Navy Hospital
A postal card from Milton Updegraff at Las Animas Colorado Naval Hospital requests changing his Berme tican address to Washington. This indicates he has recovered enough to resume duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Updegraff
Naval Hospital
Las Animas
Colo
Washington
Governor Clarke to Address City at Opera House
Gov. George W. Clarke speaks this afternoon at two o'clock in the opera house. He will meet residents during his visit. Sweaters advertised with prices from six cents to 87.50 by BEN BEAR.
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Gov
George W. Clarke
Opera House
Ben Bear
Luther College Concert Band to Tour Chautauquas Next Year
Luther College Concert Band and Chorus of Decorah Iowa, directed by Prof Carlo Sperati, after a European American tour, is booked for larger Chautauquas following engagements at Pan American Pacific Exposition and San Francisco synod. Des Moines plans include a Des Moines concert August 16 under German and Norwegian patriotic groups, with a possible stopover between Fort Dodge and Oskaloosa concerts.
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Repentlican
Luther College
San Francisco
Register & Leader
Carlo A. Sperati
Decorah
Town
Des Moines
A. D. Clark
Calgary
Winnipeg
Minneapolis
Toledo
Chicago
Ilinois
Iowa
Nebraska
Charles City
Norwegian National Patriotic Organization
Fort Dodge
Oskaloosa
Will Aid Christmas Ship Volunteers Help
Ladies met at Mrs. Wm. Pollitt’s home to organize a Christmas ship gift box for European children. They plan to involve the fifth ward and invite others to contribute suitable non bulky toys. Wrap gifts with tags indicating contents. sender name optional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Pollitt
Europe
Fifth Ward
A Warm Day in Summer of 1914
Last Sunday marked the final day of summer 1914 with an 85 degree reading from F H Baker’s thermometer, the warmest of the month. At midnight the sun crossed the equator signaling six months until its southward course returns, equal daylight and night thereafter, as people enjoyed an ideal summer day.
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F. H. Baker's
Stricken Grand Juror Rescued on Way to Court
A grand juror from the county’s north part collapsed from heart failure while en route to court last Monday. He was aided at a rural farmhouse and, after lasting several hours, resumed his journey feeling weak but improved.
Sale of Half of 240 Acre Farm in Enact Townto Zacharias Erickson
W M Stoskopf reports the sale of half of his 240 acre farm in enact townto Zacharias Erickson of Wyoming Town at 160 dollars per acre. Both the price and the farm are good, so all parties should be satisfied.
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W. M. Stoskopf
Enact
Zacharias Erickson
Wyoming Town
Dance Tuesday Sept 29 at Marsh's hall with Kelly Bros
Dance notices announce a Tuesday September 29 event featuring the Kelly Bros orchestra at Marsh's hall. A church supper is planned for Tuesday September 20 in church parlors, served from 5:30 PM until finished, priced at 25e.
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Kelly Bros
Marsh's Hall
The Decorah Markets Stall With Steady Quotations
Market news shows hogs quoted 7.50 to 8.50 with limited offerings as packers resist price rises and farmers hold back due to war. Grains idle while recent rains boost fall plowing prospects. barley 50 to 75 cents, oats 33 to 40 cents, eggs 21 cents, dairy goods 29. Sugar stays at 7.75 per hundred.
Police search finds no one after Ice Cave road call
Marshall Johnson and Nightwatch Rima checked Ice Cave road Tuesday night after a report a woman screamed for help. They used autos and entered from both ends but found no one and no disturbance.
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Marshall Johnson
Nightwatch
Rima
Ice Cave Road
Near frost seen as temperatures dip to 35 degrees
On Tuesday night the thermometer at F H Bakers measured 35 degrees, nearly frost. West Decorah residents noted slight frost on porches early in the morning, though no damage to corn occurred. A 50 degree drop occurred in about 50 hours from Sunday.
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F. H. Baker’s
West Decorah
Cme
False tale of a dead man near opera house alley
A rumor spread on Tuesday morning claiming a body was found behind the opera house, but the report was untrue. The town cautions against reckless gossip and urges careful reporting.
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Opera
Church Notes Subject Life Eternal and Play and Its Problem
Congregational-Subject to speak next Sabbath morning on The Life Eternal in the church service. In the evening the program features Play and its Problem reflecting on theatrical themes.
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Marian
Davenport
St. Catherine's
A. J. Durland
Helen
Cedar Rapids
Jd. P. Olson
N. L. Bailey
Montana
N. Newman
Hartline
M. C. Dalvey
Fountain
Signa Bakken
Dennison
Carl Jacobson
H. M. Hanson
Janesville
Anaconda
Mont
4. D
Powell River
B. C
Mark D. Wells
Lutz
Wells
Margaret Crawford
Urbana
Melvin Enger
Norman Quandahl
Eau Claire
Ruth Olson
Quandahl
E. EF. Richardson
Dubuque
Standard OS Co
J.D. Hexom
Post Graduate Medical School and Hospital of
New York
George Mizener
Edward
Mason City
John Protheroe
Wisconsin
Adebert
Marshalltown
Arthur Ingvoldstad
Ingvoldstad
O. BK. Schmidt
T. W. Furness
Violet
Edna Lynne
la Crosse
O. A. Tenold
Calmar
Janet McIntosh
Cresco
Eber Christopher
Owatonna
Julius Weldt
Dillie Ames
Wm. Holmes
Farmington
Tom
Stella Scarvie
Northwestern Conservatory
Julia Byrnes
O. Fe, Schmidt
Osage
J. H. Bradish
Nelle Jewell
Columbia College of Expression
E. E. Berg
Moosejaw
Sask
Twin Cities
G. Mollart
C. A. Mollart
Emily Tennon
Constance Sherry
Melvin Johnson
Prairie du Chien
Bertha Bernatz
St. Luke's Hospital
Cyrus McKay
B. N. Nelson
Austin
Hesper
A. C. Hagemeyer
E. N. Logsdon
G. W. Daniels
Andrew Bakken
Grandfer Gleora
Ridgeway Privy
L. L. Nair
A. A. O. Larsen
Fergus Falls
Park Region College
Kate Hustvedt
Hymeneas
M. D. Jewell
Grace A. Haas
Rev. Welch
C. H. Haas
Ralph Thompson
M. Lee Hathaway
Jessie C. Thompson
Thompson
R. W. Cooper
Upper Iowa University
Elkader
Hathaway
Chester Williams
Calvin, N. D
H. L. Griffith
Flknder
Griffith
Fayette County
A. H. Thompson
Gov. Clarke
Hesper Land
Paramount Feature
Edgar Selwyn
Pierre
Plains
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Canadian Woods
Snow-Cove
Princess
Mary Pickford
David Belasco
Empire
Church Notes
Parker
Wangler’s Drug Store
Citizens Savings Bank
Bank
Winneshiek County
U. S
N.r.groff & Son
N. R. Groff & Son
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