Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-06-12
AASEHAUGEN NHOMEHERE
United Lutheran Church Convention
Decides to Locate Institution
Here.
COMMERCIAL CLUB ASSISTS.
Local Committee and Commercial
Club Raises $25,OOO and Makes
Other Promises to Secure
Home for DecOrah.

The good news came to Decorah
late yesterday Afternoon that the an
Dual convention of the United Luth-
eran church in session at Fargo, N.
d., had unanimously decided to 10
cate the Aase Haugen Home for Old
People on her farm near Decorah,
in the following telegram to the De-
corah Comercial Club.
Fargo, N. D., June IL.
Annual convention unanimously
decided to erect Aase Haugen Home
in Decorah. Your assistance proved
most valuable. Extend our thanks
for services rendered Otto e.
Schmidt"
The Decorah Commercial Club sent
the following message in reply:
Decorah, Iowa, June IL.
1.-The Decorah Commercial Club
congratulates you upon your excel
lent work and grand success
The above kilograms tell the story
OF the campaign for a large institu-
tion near Decorah and its success. It
will be remembered that after the
death of the late Aase Haugen, who
lived on a fine farm southwest Of
the city short distance, it was
found that her will provided that
her estate, including the farm, be
given to the United Lutheran church
for the purpose of erecting an Old
Peoples Home, for the care of old
people, both in and out of the church.
1t was her wish that the Home be To-
Gated upon her farm, although the
will rather left it to the judgment
of the church as to the location. The
matter was presented before the an
nual convention at Redwing, Mimi,
last year. and there appeared rep
resentatives of st. Ansgar, who Of
fered $4,000 bonus, and wanted
the Institution there using some aban-
doned school buildings. The Decor
ah contingent, not anticipating any
opposition to carrying out the wish
of Aase Haugen in locating the Home
here were not prepared to meet this
offer, SO the only course open to
them was to get it postponed for one
year, which was done. Then the
local committee, Rev. o. e. Schmidt.
Fl. @. Hierleid and VIM. Ingvoldstad
got busy. Rev. Schmidt canvassed
his CONGREGATION and the neighboring
congregations for donations;r the De-
corah Commercial Club rendered it's
assistance through indorsing the
proposition and appointing a COM
mittee which raised several thous-
and dollars among the business men,
with the result that $4,000 was rails
ed hereabouts as a bonus for loca-
ting the home here, in addition to
the bequest of Aase Haugen, worth
upwards of $4,000. The general
church committee came here, looked
the property over. and was convinc-
ed that this was the proper location.
and so reported to the convention at
Fargo, North Dakota, which yester-
day decided to locate the Home here.
1t is expected that there will bean
added bonus in the way of improved
roads to the farm, and a side track
at Peterson's Grove, adjoining the
farm. - 60
Probably the first building to be-
erected will be the administrator
building, costing at least $25,00U
and then additional structures wiz
be erected. 1t is the expectation that
eventually there will be an expendi-
ture of $250,0OO on this institution.
in fact there is no telling where the
limit will be. L
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