Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-04-14

nlgnt In the high ScnOOl building.
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Mr.. and Mrs. l.. l.. Couse entertained
company of friends at tea Friday
evening.
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The ladies of the M. f. church gave
tea at the parsonage last Wednesday
evening.
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w. f. Baker entertained a few
friends at tea Wednesday evening of
last week
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There was jolly dance at the home
of Will Ward in West DEBORAH Satur-
day night.
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A Leap Year dance will be held at
Burr Oak Friday night. Marsh's Ball
Room Orchestra will furnish the music.
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Miss Jennie Dayton entertained sew
eral friends very pleasantly at her
home in West DEBORAH Friday evening.
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The Burr Oak band gave the third
of a series of prize contests Thursday
night, Miss Zoa Smith being the win
ner.
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The ladies of the United Lutheran
church gave a dinner and supper at
the Treat building Saturday, which
was patronized by quite number.
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Miss Allie Tracy entertained very
pleasant company of friends at her
home on River street last Tuesday
evening, i'm honor of Miss Gertrude
Kaye, of Calmar
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The Luther College Musical Union
gave very acceptable concert i'm the
College gymnasium on Saturday even
ing before quite large number of the
admirers of this excellent musical or
ganizatiOn.
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The Luther College Turning Club
gave very good entertainment at the
College gymnasium last evening. 1t
consisted in those gymnastics which
are usually taught in college physical
classes, and some of the athletes showed
extraordinary strength and agility.
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The Cooking Contest for the toy
Bucks steel range at ID. E. Reeds
hardware last Wednesday and Thurs
day afternoons was well attended, and
was very unique way of advertising
this make of stoves. Twenty girls un-
der twelve years of age contested, the
prize being won by Miss Florence
Childs, the only girl living outside of
town who contested.
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Fifty-six of A. j. Cratsenberg's many
friends surprised him in royal man
ner last Tuesday evening, at his home
i'm Burr Oak. He rushed home from
his store in response to telephone
from his wife, stating that someone
was breaking into the house, only to
find that these nightly intruders were
his very best friends, who had come to
show their esteem of the friendship of
himself and family. The event was i'm
cOmmemOratiOn of Mr.. and Mrs. Graft
senberg's forty-ffth wedding anniver-
sary, and a handsome silver tea set
was left as memento of the occasion.
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We attended very nice social and
banquet at Steyer's opera house on
April 9Th. Speeches were made by
many prominent citizens of DEBORAH
and neighboring towns, and very
pleasant evening was spent. G. w.
Higgins, with his efficient assistants,
Ed ROssley and others, served the ban
quet, which was delicious one i'm
every way. These social events are
very beneficial in drawing the business
men together, and we would be glad
to see things of this nature occur more
often, for "all work and no play makes
Jack dull boy" and it is the same
with men; these gatherings have a ten
dency to bring them closer together in
business as well as social matters.
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The lectures delivered by DR.. f. c.
Eastman, ofthe Upper Iowa University,
before the Teachers Institute at Stey-
er's Opera House on Wednesday and
Thursday evenings Of last week were
very highly appreciated by all who
listened to them. His subject for We'd
nesday night was "Fad and it's Father"
and it was an excellent discourse i'm
every particular, showing the follies of
many of the" fads" so prevalent now
and in times past, and the benefits of
many which are deprecated by the
general public. His subject for Thurs
day evening, "The Limbo of Letters"
was critical analysis of the literature
of all ages, and was especially instruc-
tive and pleasing. The lectures were a