Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-27

---Lauritz Rogue is down from
Robinsdale MINI. for the holidays.
Miss Hanlon returned to her home
in Burr Oak last Monday, after a two
months stay in this city.
During vacation at st. Mary's
school at Faribault, Mimi, Miss Edna
HOlway is making a home visit.
Mrs. ID. Donald and Miss Jane
Donald were down from Burr Oak
Monday, doing Christmas shopping.
Mr.. Bert Tuttle and wife, of Post
vile, came up Saturday for visit
with his mother and sister in this city.
Prof Chas. Houck returned yester-
day from his Christmas visit at Bnrr
Oak.
IF. A. Hoyt went to Prosper yester-
day on his way home to Houston
Minnesota.
Mrs. Emma Strayer went to Burr
Oak Wednesday, to visit her brother
for a few days.
Mr.. L. r. Letchford was up from
Frankville yesterday and made this
office very pleasant call.
Miss Gminder came down from
Burr Oak yesterday where she has
been visiting for a week past.
DIR. Cartwright is the youngest
man of his age in the city. He was n
last Sunday and he looks about so.
Miss Julia Breckenridge is home
from the University of Minnesota at
Minneapolis, for her holiday vacation.
H. A. Dixson left Monday morn
ing on his regular trip for the M. NJ.
Walker commission house of Dubuque.
Mr.. Hoyt passed through town
Tuesday en- route to Frankville, for a
Christmas visit with his family at that
place.
Farmer Burns was in the city
Tuesday and Wednesday, shaking
hands with his numerous DEBORAH
friends.
DIR. Williams and l.. b. Whitney
were called to Burr Oak Wednesday
by the serious illness of the latter's
brother.
Sheriff Christen went yesterday to
Independence taking Miss Anna Cipra,
of Sumner township, to the insane
hospital.
john Bucknell came down from
Spring Grove yesterday for visit
with relatives, and to transact some
business.
"A New Years ball will be given at
Steyer's opera house on the evening OF
Jan. lst, with music by Ervin's full
orchestra.
Mrs. VIM. Merrill Of Prosper came
down Tuesday to visit her mother for a
few days. Mr.. Merrill followed on
"Wednesday.
james r. Kerr, the peerless bari
tone singer, of Preston, Mimi, sang a
very fine solo at the Nj. +. church last
Sunday evening.
Miss Lizzie Greer came Saturday
from Rock Rapids, where she is teach
: ing, to spend her holiday vacation
with home folks.
C. w. E. Hill, the temperance lee
turer, returned from Burr Oak Tues
r day morning, and left for Des Moines
in the afternoon.
IF. A. Masters and wife came down
3 from Burr Oak yesterday, where
t they had been to help get away with
Christmas turkey.
M. Ousley went to Austin, MINI.
t Monday last, in search OF bushes:
location. Mrs. Ousley and the baby
r accompanied him.
! MIR. and Mrs. w. H. Tillson cam,
down from Cresco, Tuesday to spent
: Christmas at the home of her fathe
, Mr.. c. w. Burdick.
The telephone company placed {
4 SlIlall ny 1dh1o Ill the iosteH ouhioiiis
9 last Saturday, to be used with the tele
phone instead of a battery.
The Ladies of the Methodist Epis
? copal Church hold literary sOciabl
at the residence of Lovejoy Holcom|
Friday evening of this week.
German Lutheran Services at tn
First Lutheran church on next Sun
day afternoon at $50 20 o'clock, conducte'
u by Rev. Mallon of Cresco.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. r. Conover @
Frankville, parents of DIR. Conovei
a ate Turkey with Mrs. C's brother, II
l. A. Bigelow, Christmas day.
Brady Smally and wife visited il
II this city with s. b. Erwin over Sunda.
q last. They went Monday to Burr Oal
to visit at the home of f. G. Schanck.
a The tremendous emigration to Ca
J. ifornia lin your mindD, has not set i'm a
early as usual this year, but wait bi
IF till the thermometer settles and the
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