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March 26th. Helmer Johnson, Calmar boy, killed by the cars.
June roth. Prof. 1 .. S. Reque of Luther College appointed consul at Rotterdam, Holland, by President Cleveland.
June roth, Dr. Anton Dvorak, world famous Bohemian composer, comes to Winneshiek county to spend three months at Spillville. It was while here that he wrote his celebrated New World symphony. He also composed a quintette which he called "Spillville."
June roth, in the announcement of awards in the dairy butter contest for
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June at the world's fair in Chicago, Mrs. D. H. Leach of Freeport is first in lowa with a score of ninety-six points.
June 29th, Decorah Windmill Company receives orders for mills to be shipped to Yucatan, Mexico, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
July 13th, Plans for new M. E. church at Burr Oak completed.
August 4th, Capt. M. A. Moore, who organized Company H, Ninth lowa Volunteers, while residing at Burr Oak, dies at Omalia.
August 17th, Patrick Roney died at home of G. Severson in Canoe township under circumstances that caused Severson's subsequent arrest, trial and convic- tion of manslaughter. Roney had lived in the county since 1855.
August 22d, IIcxom Brothers, in the Hutchinson building on Washington street. Decorah, burned. Loss $9.500. Insurance $6,500.
October 21st. George Cooney, pioneer of Decorah ( 1850) and Fort Atkinson (1853), passed away. Mr. Cooney was appointed agent to take care of the fort property until it was sold by the Government.
October 28th, Public Library Association formed.
November Ist, Ezekiel Cutler, first auditor of Winneshiek county, dies.
December 14th, Prof. H. W. Shiel of Luther College, explores Glenwood cave and reports length of 2.400 feet with a stream navigable for 1,400 feet.
Deaths of pioneers during the year as follows : January 16th, Cyrus Williams, Washington Prairie. 1855. January 28th, Benjamin Beard, Washington Prairie, 1851. ( In Fresno, Cal. ) March ist, Arvilla Pagin, Frankville, 1852. March 30th, Mrs. W. M. Ranken, Frankville, 1856. (At Tonganoxie, Kas.) April 6th, Phineas Banning, Bloomfield, 1849. April 21st, Alva Tracy, Sumner, 1858. April 28th, Leonard Standring, Decorah, 1855. April 28th, Patrick Courtney, Bluffton, 1855. June 25th, John Herrick Coleman, Decorah, 1857. August 18th, Mrs. F. D. Sawyer, Ossian, 1858. August 13th, Christopher Todd, Fremont, 1855. August 15th, Hiram Wilson, Frankville, 1858. August 23d, Mrs. Wilson Daubney. Pleas- ant, 1855. September 3d, Lewis L. Cooke, Glenwood, 1853. September 15th, David Kinnison, Frankville, 1849, Canoe, 1850. October 9th, Violet McMurtrie Burdick, Decorah, 1858. October 14th, Mrs. Magne Langland, Pleasant, 1853. November 6th, Mrs. Jacob Zuchmayer, Decorah, 1858. November 19th, Amos Harris, Castalia. 1859. November 24th, Amos C. Earl, Springwater, 1858. No- vember 29th, Willard Converse (at Cresco), Sumner, 1856.
1894
January 15th, Hon. Henry M. Rice, who ran a trading post on the Peter E. Haugen farm southwest of Decorah in 1840, dies at San Antonio, Texas.
February Ist, Winneshiek county has cighteen creameries. There were two each on Washington prairie and Kendallville. The Ossian Creamery Co. operated one each at Castalia, Ossian, Festina and Nordness. Wm. Beard & Son operate one at Decorah, one at Ridgeway, and one at Frankville, and the others were located at Burr Oak, Calmar, Glenwood, Hesper, Locust, Spillville, and Highlandville.
February Ist. the death of Gjermund Johnson, the leader of the second party of Norwegian pioneers who came to the county in 1850, passed away.
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February 11th, Jared Ferguson of Decorah celebrates his one hundredth birthday anniversary.
February 25th, Mrs. Sarah M. Thune of Washington Prairie dies from fright caused by actions of a horse attached to buggy in which she was riding.
March 6th, S. C. Treat, pioneer Decorah baker ( 1856). retires from busi- ness. Russell Tabor, founder of Hesper village, passed away. He was a pioneer of 1854.
March 12th, Snyder's store and Freeport postoffice burglarized and building badly damaged by blowing open safe.
March 8th, James Malloy, prominent resident of Ossian, passed away.
April 4th, Plymouth Rock mill, one of the early ones, bought by George Sears.
March 30th, Hon. D. O. Aker, Burr Oak Springs pioneer of 1854 and for- mer state representative, died at his home at Ridgeway.
April 12th, a damage suit for $5.000 brought by the wife of a man named Reihle against the county, settled for $1.000. Reihle was one of two brothers whose threshing outfit went through a county bridge near Spillville and he was killed.
March 30th, town of Ridgeway votes to incorporate.
April 18th, Sheriff Christen searches homes of Frank Ferguson, George Strauss and John Hickey at Calmar, securing large amount of loot stolen from freight cars. Arrest and conviction followed.
May 12th, first mulet consent petition taken under new law is filed with board of supervisors. It contained the names of 78.2 per cent of the voters at the last general election. Decorah city council voted to make the tax $Soo, adding $200 to the amount stipulated by law.
May 20th. Capt. George Q. Gardner died.
June 7th. Mrs. Gabriel I. Osmondson of Pleasant township killed in a rimaway.
June 13th, James Shea of Burr Oak died while under the influence of chloro- form administered to perform operation.
June 26th, Kate Jennish of Decorah killed by lightning. In a hard storm she started to run from the home of her sister to her father's home and it is supposed she was killed by a bolt that struck a tree near by.
July 20th, Judge L. O. Hatch, of this district court. dies at his home at McGregor.
August 16th, extreme dry weather makes the fire hazard great. At Ossian on August 2d. a spark from the passing engine sets fire to dry grass and the town is menaced. In Sumner township on the 6th a threshing engine sets fire to a field on E. C. Wingard's farm and it was necessary to plow around it to put ont the blaze. On the morning of the 7th the Gilchrist elevator in Decorah burned. During the week of August 9-12 heat expanded the rails on a newly laid track at Calmar so they curved four feet out of alignment. On the 7th a little son of Jas. Iverson, Hesper, was prostrated with heat while driving to Mabel, and died.
September 2d, bodies of George Wemett and Mrs. John Cater of Burr Oak discovered. Circumstances point to murder, and John Cater is subsequently convicted of the crime and sent to the penitentiary for life.
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October 15th, new M. E. church at Burr Oak is dedicated.
Deaths: January 2Ist, Samuel Hunter, Bloomfield, 1855. January 23d, Ellen Fleming, Decorah, 1856. January 26, Dr. Austin Pegg, prominent physi- cian and resident of Ossian. February 6th, John Stead, Burr Oak, 1853. Feb- ruary 2d, Andrew McIntosh, Madison, 1855. March 23d, B. O. Dahly, Free- port, 1854. March 16th, Joseph Huber, early Sumner pioneer. March 30th Albert Weiser (at Preston), Decorah, 1856. May 18th, Silas Gripman, Canoe, 1855. May 21st, John Twamley, Fort Atkinson, 1857. July 26th, John Ken- nedy, Decorah, 1858. September 11th, Mrs. Crescentia Rastetter, Spillville, 1851. October 6th, Mrs. B. Harmon, Franklin Prairie, 1850. December 22d, Mrs. Mary Carter, Bloomfield, 1856.
1895
January IIth, ten-year-old son of Torston Johnson of Glenwood frozen to death. It is supposed that while skating he broke through the ice and was so exhausted when he got out he could not go home.
January 31st, agitation for a new courthouse began.
February 3d. J. J. Marsh's machinery houses burned. Loss $10,000. Insur- ance $1,100.
February 5th, stores of Levi Fossum and J. C. Tarvestad and photo gallery of J. E. Borlaug, Decorah, ruined by fire.
March 4th, Doctor Daubney elected mayor of Decorah, beginning a service of eighteen years in the office.
March 15th, Alonzo Houck, proprietor of Burr Oak stage line, died suddenly from heart disease.
February 22d, word comes of the death of Ernest Willett, blind son of Judge G. R. Willett, in Germany, where he was studying music.
March 27th, M. W. Carey, superintendent of county poor farm, died.
April 16th, Decorah Congregationalists vote to build new church.
April 26th, Winneshiek Lodge, No. 58, I. O. O. F., celebrates seventy-sixth anniversary of Odd Fellowship in America. Dr. F. Andros, pioneer physician, died in Minneapolis. He was physician to the Winnebago Indians at Fort Atkinson in 1846.
May 9th, Doctor Cartwright secures for Grace Episcopal church, Decorah, the bell in the old Episcopal church at Waukon. The bell was a present to the Waukon church from Jay Cooke, noted Philadelphia banker.
June 20th, the census of Winneshiek county is 23,041, a gain of 513 in five years.
July Ist, George Q. Gardner Camp, Sons of Veterans, installed in Decorah. A camp at Hesper had been installed previously.
July 3d, Wm. Updegraff lays out Updegraff's addition to Decorah. A por- tion of the tract is now included in the city park.
July 9th, farm home of Michael F. McCabe, near Plymouth Rock, with its contents, destroyed by fire.
July 22d, Sumner W. Matteson, pioneer of 1857 and clerk of courts 1860- 1864, died in St. Paul.
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August 14th, Peter Peterson of Calmar has leg crushed by cars in Calmar yards.
August 22d and 23d. old settlers reunion held in Decorah.
August 30th, Jacob Cipera of Spillville arrested for shooting Frank Novotney. He was convicted of assault.
September 14th, Baker's store at Ridgeway burglarized of $300 worth of goods. It was entered again October 2d and a large amount of stock taken.
September 16th, Rev. and Mrs. Ephraim Adams, pioneer pastor and wife, celebrate fiftieth wedding anniversary.
September 26th, Decorah becomes central station for Winneshiek county telephone lines.
October 2d, Jared Ferguson of Decorah dies at the age of 101 years, 7 months and 21 days. Pioneer Norwegians hold first reunion.
October 22d, Mrs. D. F. Knowlton celebrated ninetieth birthday.
October 8th, D. C. Tabor and wife of Hesper celebrate golden wedding anniversary.
December 26th, T. J. Crawford of Frankville has a $1.300 pig. He bought it at the state fair and subsequently it was found it had cholera. The disease was transmitted to Mr. Crawford's herd and his losses represented the above sum.
December 24th, John Kern's home at Locust burned. It was a landmark, having been built by Wmn. Vail, one of the first settlers.
Among the deaths of pioneers during the year we find the names of the following : January 18th, Mrs. Lucinda Garfield. 1857. January 23d. Sarah Jane Taylor, Canoe, 1853. January 24th, Wm. Vreeland (at Spirit Lake). Decorah, 1855. Jan. 27th, Sarah Smith Sharp. Canoe. 1851. January 28th. Mons K. Foss. Pleasant. 1853. February Ist, Judge E. E. Cooley, Decorah. 1854. February 5th, James Cameron, Military, 1854. February 7th, Jeremiah T. Atkins, Decorah, 1851. February 13th. Gilbert K. Opdahl, Decorah. 1850. February 14th, Martha M. McMullen, Canoe, 1854. March 25th, Mrs. Amelia Packard, Frankville, 1856. April 19th, Mrs. Maria Hogan, Decorah. 1858. June 18th, Michel Dibb. Madison, 1856. July 12th, Lorenz Stortz. Canoe. 1859. August 9th, Mrs. Judson E. Dean, Military, 1851. August 13th, John 1 Ringstad, Madison, 1852. September 6th. Mrs. James Headington, Canoe, 1859. September 5th. Mrs. Isabelle Blanchard, Canoe. 1849. September 12th. Jos. McMahon, Decorah, 1855. October 11th. Richard Gripman, Canoe. 1855. November 12th, Mrs. John McKay. Frankville, 1852. November 18th, Ralph C. Pike. Decorah. 1856. December 12th, John Henry. Canoe, 1854. December 13th, B. I .. Bisby, Hesper. 1851.
1806
January ist, news comes of the death at Denver of Rev. W. A. Keith, who was the organizer and the first minister of the Congregational church at Decorah. le came to Decorah in June, 1854.
January 28th, burglars entered the store of J. A. Giesing at Calmar and one was killed by a shot fired at random from a son of Mr. Giesing, who was in a room upstairs.
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February 6th, the city council considers a proposition to light the city by elec- tricity. It was submitted to the voters and on March 3d won a substantial major- ity. Franchise was given to a Mr. Rolf, but this was forfeited, and on August 19th the council gave the franchise to Burtis & Howard of Minneapolis.
February 12th, residence of Mrs. Esther Pegg at Ossian consumed by fire. February 16th, new Congregational church at Decorah dedicated.
April 5th, fire destroyed barn of John Wingate at Burr Oak. Seven horses and several head of cattle burned.
May 24th, Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus McKay celebrate their golden wedding. Lived in Decorah for thirty-six years.
June 25th, hard storm. Rain fall was 2.02 in. in one hour.
June 24th, reorganization of Cemetery Association. Six acres purchased to enlarge Phelps cemetery. Archway to be erected by Mr. Phelps.
June 28th, Baptist church at Decorah dedicated.
July Ist. contract let for new school house at Decorah.
July 4th, Jacob Segmiller, Jr., thrown from the back of a horse on to cement side walk and killed.
July 27th, Congregational church at Decorah calls Rev. Mahlon Willett. their present pastor.
August 18th, little Schellhammer boy of Castalia fell from a sixty foot wind- mill tower, died two hours later.
September 2d, Luren Singing Society won honors at the annual Saengerfest held at Omaha.
October 22d, word is received of the death of Wm. Fannon, at Neleigh, Nebraska. He was a pioneer in this county, and served four years as county treastirer.
November 12th, after thirty-four years of existence the National Bank of Decorah succumbs to adversity. Closed by bank examiner.
November 27th, Y. M. C. A. rooms opened in Decoralı.
December 14th, J. H. Mackenstadt's tailor shop at Decorah. looted and goods to the amount of $1,200 stolen.
Among the deaths during the year we find the following names of pioneers : January 18th, Mrs. Jane Grout Coleman, Decorah, 1857. January 22d, Dr. William Parliman, Decorah, 1857. February 12th, A. W. Brownell (at Salem, Ore.). February 13th, Ezekiel E. Meader, Hesper, April 12, 1861. Mrs. Richmal Pollett, Burr Oak, 1855. February 17th, N. S. Marsh, Decorah, 1856. March 7th, Deighton B. Ellsworth, Decorah, 1855. Mrs. Sophia Hoffstrom, Decorah, 1856. N. H. Williams (at Mitchell, S. D.), Decorah, 1860. March toth. Vincent Kapler, Spillville, 1855. March 23d, Thomas Mitchell, Hesper, 1856. May 2d, James McEnerny, Decorah, during the '50s. May 15th, Mrs. Cynthia Bachelder, Bloom- field. May 24th, Mrs. Ingred Haugen, Madison, 1850. June Ist, Mary Ann Gorman Birdsell, Frankville, 1854. June 29th, H. J. Harden, Burr Oak, 1857. July Ist, Mrs. N. C. Earl, Decorah, 1860. August 5th, Henry Heivly, Decorah, 1856. August 14th, Charles H. Jennish, Decorah. September Ist, George Daub- ney, Pleasant, 1854. October 13th, Amos Smith ( at Beloit, Wis.), Decorah.
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1897
January 7th, war is declared between the Iowa and Standard telephone com- panies, resulting in the latter being built to all parts of the county. The Decorah Electric Light Company organized. This was the forerunner to the Upper Iowa Power Company division of the Inter State Power Company.
January 13th, Sarah Campbell, first settler in Winneshick county, died at her home near Castalia.
January 20th, Cater murder case sent back for retrial because of error in Judge Cooley's instructions to the jury. Change of venue taken to Fayette county and Cater was again convicted and sent to penitentiary for life.
January 25th, new Decorah High School building occupied. The building cost $33.752.
January 27th, Samuel Murdock, judge of tenth district in 1855, died at his home in Clayton county.
January 29th, W. H. Oxley, well known Bloomfield pioneer, killed in runaway accident.
January 30th. Hon. John McHugh, prominent banker, stockman and politician, died at Cresco.
February 7th. Decorah Electric Light Company begins operation of plant.
February 18th, announcement made that Rev. Thomas Linehan is appointed bishop of Cheyenne. He was a priest of the Decorah-Bluffton charge in 1869-70. his first charge.
March 11th, Mrs. Joel Perry, daughter of Mrs. Sarah Campbell who died January 13th, found dead in bed. She came to the county with her parents in June, 1848.
March 20th, Citizens Savings Bank buys Finn building, corner of Water and Winnebago streets, Decorah, and announces it will be remodeled for new bank home. At a citizens' mass meeting at Calmar it was unanimously voted to build a new eight room schoolhouse with basement under the whole building.
March 22d, Judge Hobson declares Mulet petition is short of required 65 per cent.
June 6th, what was thought to be an earthquake shock was felt throughout this region.
July 5th, Decorah celebrated day of national independence with Sen. J. j. Ingalls of Kansas as orator. It was the greatest celebration ever held in this part of Iowa.
August 5th. American Pulp, Linen & Fibre Company buy Freeport Paper Mill and prepare to convert it into a flax fibre plant.
August 25th, F. W. Daubney nominated by republicans for Senator for Winne- shick and Howard district. At the time a suit was pending against him in which Charlotte Daubney, his aunt, demanded the return of $7.000 of securities from the estate of her husband. He was defeated for the senatorship by D. A. Lyons of Cresco and the court ordered him to turn over the securities he claimed as a gift from his uncle.
October 16th, fire on Peter Roney's farm at Trout Run burns barn, seven horses, 500 bushels of oats and other property.
Deaths of pioneers during the year were as follows: January 7th, Stephen
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Allen, Bloomfield, 1855. January 23d, Mrs. Salmon Shroyer, Bloomfield, 1856. January 24th, Mrs. J. H. Burhans, Bloomfield, 1855. January 27th, Wm. B. Goocher, Orleans, 1855. January 31st, Peter MeMartin, Bloomfield, 1855. Feb- ruary 6th, Lyman Seeley, Decorah, early '50s. February 26th, Lucretia C. Tal- bert, Hesper, early '50s. February 28th, Sarah A. Husted, Moneek, 1851. March 22d, Mrs Mary Holcomb, Bloomfield, 1854. March 29th, Dr. Wm. C. Battey, Hesper, 1855. April 7th, Geo. Heckle, Burr Oak, 1855. April 12th, Joseph M. Langhlen, Burr Oak, 1857. April 20th, Mrs. H. Holverson, Springfield, 1854. May 2d, Jacob Rotner, Canoe, 1854. June 14th, Thomas Russell, Canoe, 1854. June 21st, Mrs. Elizabeth Botsford, Decorah, 1857. July Ist, Ella F. Gripman, Canoe, 1854. July 25th, Walter Rathbun, Frankville, 1850. August 18th, Mrs. J. H. Porter, Burr Oak, 1857. September Ist, Win. Russell, Canoe, 1855. Sep- tember 7th, Dr. H. C. Bullis, Decorah, 1854: James Tyler, Decorah, 1853. Sep- tember 14th, James Van Pelt, Decorah, 1853. October 7th, Wm. L. Iverson, Canoe. 1851. October 11th, J. N. Kelley, Bluffton, 1856. November Ist, Mrs. John DeCou, Moneek, 1850. November 6th, C. Van Wey, Frankville, 1856. December 6th, Jens Christopher, Springfield, 1854. December 20th, Mrs. Alva Tracy, Sumner, 1858. December, W. W. Wheelock, Decorah, 1855.
1898
February 10th, John Scott, first mayor of Calmar and well known merchant, passed away.
February 12th, jury in the case of F. W. Daubney, asking $10,000 for libel from A. K. Bailey, returns verdict for defendant. Another case of $10,000 against the Decorah Republican never got beyond the notice of suit being served.
February 18th, worst snow storm in years.
May 19th, city of Decorah orders eight blocks on Water street paved.
June. among the Winneshiek county boys who served their country in the Spanish-American war we find the names of Charles T. Bailey, Fred Gellerman, Lester Rice, Charles Larson, Ole Evenson, Lou Haff, Herbert Haskel, Julius Schwarz, Hans Endustad, Will Asseln, Weld T. Burdick, Charles Drake, Charles Dwyer, Robt. Reynolds, MI. Olson, E. Elzea, Wm. Coan.
June 29th, G. C. Krumm and wife at Fort Atkinson celebrate the fiftieth anni- versary of their location in Washington township, Winneshiek county.
July 18th, The Grand Opera House at Decorah gutted by fire. Loss $15,000, fairly well covered by insurance. In August a contract was let for rebuilding. Finished in December.
July 26th, Mrs. Bertha Nelson of Madison township burned to death. A spark from her pipe set fire to her clothing.
October 4th, Nathan Peckham of Castalia killed in a runaway.
October 7th, Julius Huber of Fort Atkinson buried alive in a pit while engaged in road work. Smothered to death before he could be dug out.
December 10th, seven indictments returned by Winneshiek grand jury against J. H. Easton charging fraudulent banking. Five other indictments were previ- ously secured. Trial of the cases was postponed until the statute of limitations expired.
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December 12th, George R. Willett, pioneer attorney and legislator. passed away. He came to Decorah in 1857.
December 15th. John Kjerland of Highland township in a jealous rage kills Lars G. Aarhus. Subsequently he killed himself.
Among the deaths of the pioneers during this year we find the names of the following: January, Mrs. Aaron Street, Ilesper, 1854. February 18th, Almira Mason Burdick. Freeport, 1852. February 16th, Henry Wingate, Burr Oak, 1859. February 25th, Christian Lower, Frankville. 1855. April 30th, August Draws ( at Staples. Minn.), Decorah, 1853. April toth. Mrs. Bridget Wilson, Decorah, 1854. April 14th, George C. Winship (at Tekoa, Wash. ). Decorah, 1855. April 20th, Mrs. DeWitt Smith, Frankville, early '50s. May 13th. Robert F. Greer, Decorah, 1858. May 23d, William Henry Baker, Bloom- field, 1854. May 27th, Magnus Anderson Linnevold, Frankville, 1853. June 6th, Charles Henry Hitchcock, 1856. July 15th, Mrs. Gertrude Bidne, Pleasant, 1853; Ezekiel Webb, Canoe, 1854. July 16th, Theodore Wekdl Burdick, Decorah. 1853; Peter Sampson, Pleasant, 1852. October 3d, John W. Humphrey, 1859. Oliver Kenyon, Hesper, 1858. November 8th, Mrs. Louise Amy Weiser. Fort Atkinson, 1857. Decorah, 1859. Levi Moore (at Red Cloud, Neb. ), Burr Oak, 1851. November 16th, Ole Evenson Hann, Springfield, early '50s. November 30th, Mrs. W. W. Wheelock, Decorah, 1855. December 18th, Mrs. Philip Pfister, Locust, 1855. December 24th, John R. Slack, Decorah, 1856. December 28th, Mrs. C. P. Gibbs, Glenwood, 1852.
1899
January 27th to February 13th, eighteen days of extreme weather, the average low readings of the thermometer being 20.33 below zero. On February 10th the mercury registered 34" below.
February 20th, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Broghammer celebrate golden wedding.
March 2d, Decorah and Calmar are engaged in lively fight over courthouse question.
March 9th, C. N. Goddard installed as postmaster of Decorah. In 1856 he was deputy postmaster to "Bill" Kimball.
April 21st. John Breckenridge, well known educator and founder of Decorah Institute, dies.
May 11th, the estate of John Fisher, pioneer Military citizen, on demand of county treasurer Nordheim, pays $848.27 in back taxes for four years on sums varying from $16,000 to $22,000.
May 26th, Win. 11. Valleau, former mayor of Decorah, died in Chicago.
June 6th, Woodmen of Northeastern lowa hokl picnic in Decorah, with an attendance of eight to ten thousand people.
June 8th, Luren Singing Society of Decorah celebrate twenty-fifth anniversary. June roth, Decorah is fifty years old.
September toth, banquet of B. Anundson on the attainment of his twenty-fifth anniversary as editor of Decorah Posten is a public affair attended by members of the Scandinavian Press Association and other prominent Norwegians from all over the Middle West.
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September 30th, Mrs. Sewall Knowlton, Bluffton, pioneer ( 1859) died at the age of ninety-four years.
October 9th, paper mill at Freeport burned. Loss $15.000. Insurance $6,500. (It was rebuilt. )
October 20th, Lavina B. Benedict, founder of Benedict Home at Des Moines. passed away.
Among the deaths of pioneers during the year 1899 we find the following names : January 3d. John W. Thune, Glenwood, 1850. January 25th, Moses Gove, Hesper, 1856. February 18th, E. Blackmarr, Hesper, 1854. February, Mrs. Carrie Allen, Decorah, early '50s. February 17th, Timothy E. Fuller, Frank- ville, 1848. February 27th, Geo. N. Holway, Hesper, 1853. March 17th, J. H. Burhans, Bloomfield. 1855. April Toth. Mrs. H. R. Thomas, Decorah, 1858. April 26th, Charity E. Wingate, Burr Oak, 1859. May 20th, Wm. B. Updegraff, Canoe, 1854. June 22d, Enos S. Lambert, Bloomfield, 1854. July 25th, Mrs. John Greer, Decorah, 1857. August 22d, Mrs. Simson Drake, Decorah, 1856. Sep- tember Ioth, Peter Olson, Highland, 1854. September 25th, Mrs. O. P. Tenold, Calmar, 1855. October 15th, Eliza B. Todd, Fremont, 1856. October 15th, Philip Kratz, Sr., Lincoln, 1859. October 17th, Adam Steinmann. Decorah, 1853. October 23d, Mrs. J. C. Strong. Fort Atkinson, 1858. October 19th, Mrs. Tollef H. Larsen, Springfield, 1855. December 8th, Ole P. Tenold, Calmar, 1855. Decem- ber 9th, DeWitt Smith, Frankville, 1855.
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