Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-15
CALMAR.

i george Lecnnlrr came up from
Prairie du Chen, Wis. Friday to
visit the Uher families and also to
see the damage done by the tornado.
Miss Eldie Grundeland of Cresco,
visited her parents here Friday NOR
ming.
Mrs. Hubert of Waverly, Ia. is
visiting at the Warren Hubert
home.
The Red Cross Knitting Unit will
meet at the following homes Fri.
Unit No. l Mrs. Vamstad, Unit No
2 Mrs. S. Kittlsby, Unit No. 3,
postponed, Unit No. 4, Mrs. o. p.
Ode.
Mrs. Leo Fisher and daughter
and Mrs. Harry Swedell and children
of Austin, Mimi. arrived yesterday
for a two weeks visit at the Frank
Uher home.
Bert Walker arrived home this
morning from Dubuque to assist
his relatives in cleaning up the
debris due to damage done by tor
nado.
Miss Jean Huinker resigned
as captain of Unit No. three and
Mrs. Bennett was appointed to take
her place.
Miss Christine Sorenson of Dec
orah is visiting at the Hubert home.
Miss Clara Nelson of Charles City
is visiting at the home of Sever
Grundeland.
Frank Helwig of DEBORAH is visit
ing at the Will Helwig home.
DR.. F. A. Hennessy attended a
medical meeting at Fort Dodge, Ia.
the past week.
Misses Clara and Eva Kafka of
Austin are spending a few days
here with their parents.
Miss Hazel Gunderson is at home
from New Hampton for a short
visit with her parents.
A. R.Coffeen of DEBORAH tran
sacted business here yesterday.
Ed Brown of Ossian was a bust
ness caller here yesterday.
DR.. c. F. Soblik attended a den
tai meeting at Des Moines the past
week.
Miss Laura Dahl is at home from
visit.
C. w. Williamson of Hawkeye is
visiting at the Guy Hathaway home.
Mrs. Lydia Moen and sons of De-
corah are visiting at the H. Miller
home.
Stephen Hruska arrived home on
a ten day furlough to help his folks
get cleaned up after the tornado.
The farmers and people from sur
rounding towns have been very kind
in helping our citizens clean up
our city and fix up homes temper
arily for the homeless.
Mrs. Frank Andres and chillren
of DEBORAH are visiting at the Mike
Hosper home.
Mrs. Clinton Soblik is visiting
her sisters in Cedar Rapids this
week.
Monday May 6, 1918 Henry But
terwick and Miss Nellie Michner of
Spring Valley, Mimi. were united
in marriage at Preston, Mimi. The
rier1 here which position he held
for years. The newly weds ar
rived here on Tuesday and went i'm
mediatly to housekeeping in the Mrs.
Hemmer house.
Wednesday evening at ten O'Clock
Alexander McLane passed away af-
ter an illness of several months.
He was born in Michigan on June
IA, 1899. September 8, 1855 he
was married at Norway Grove, Wis.
to Anna Bjostad who with one son,
Earl survive and mourn his death.
The deceased was resident of Cal
mar for the past twenty-five years,
being one of the oldest cream haul
ers in this vicinity. The burial
took place yesterday afternoon at
two o'clock from the house. Rev.
Meyer of Charles City officiating.
Thursday evening at about six
o'clock our little city was visited
Iby a terrific tornado wrecking the
town and causing two deaths and
the third not expected to live as
consciousness has not been regain
ed yet The dead are Mr.. Peter
Anderson and Mrs. l. NJ. Sandager
and third Mrs. Peter Anderson, wife
of the deceased. The slaughter
houses, round house, Peter Ander-
son home, John Halverson and Mike
Philips and Hawkeye Oil Co., Gene
Brothers house and negro district
are total wrecks. The North side
was two-thirds wrecked and most of
the homes beyond repair 1ncludlng
some of the finest residences in
town The large smoke stack of
the Miller Wagon Works was crum-
bled and the heft of it caused the
Isecond floor to cave in onto the first
causing the factory to shut down
for some time until rebuilt. Their
lumber piles were carried great dis
tances and broken. The Tenold and
lNystrom Lumber Co. suffered heavi-
lily, the main building being unroof.
ed. The front of the H. j. Giesen
store was torn off and part of
Kellog's and also Morris jewelry
store. The whole glass front Of the
Hotel Calmar was crushed besides
most all their other windows All
three churches suffered heavily.
The Lutheran church had its high
ateeple taken off with the bell and
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