Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-02
CORRESPONDENCE
News Furnished us by an Excellent
Corps of Writers From NeighbOr-
ing Cities and Towns.
CASTALIA.
February 2S, 1895

reDrudTy 20, 1910.
An excellent program was rendered
at the Y. p. c. u. last evening
Mrs. Walter Winn went to Burr Oak
Friday for visit with home friends.
Mrs. Alice Clark has been visiting
friends at Postville the past few days.
Levi Cornell departed for Milbank,
Ia, Friday where he has rented farm
A. A. Mosher took the B. G. II. d n
for his home at Spirit Lake Wednes-
day.
Welton Cornell came down from
DEBORAH Friday for short visit under
the parental roof.
A little girl arrived at the residence
of Rev. j. q. Dickensheets last Tues
day and will make it her permanent
home.
Tom Windell and family, of EN-
poria, Kans., are expected to arrive to-
day and will move onto the farm late
ly rented of Burkman Bros.
Clarence McCusker resumes his stud
les at the Iowa Agricultural College
this week. This is his senior year and
we wish him abundant success
J. H. Whalen is shipping his house
hold goods to-day to his former home in
Wisconsin. Mr.. Jas. Harvey will oc-
cupy the house vacated by him.
We understand a gentleman from
Postville will open new blacksmith
shop here this week. AS competition
is the life of trade we hope both shops
will be Kept busy.
Naarly ovaryhody Saon,S to ha ON tho
move this week as all those who have
rented or sold their farms give posses
sion March LIST. In this respect the
first of March in the country CORE
spends with May first in the city.
Christian Hendrickson, an old, re-
spected resident of this community
passed away quietly on Sunday even
ing, February Goth, after an illness of
but few days duration. He was
buried Tuesday from the Norwegian
Lutheran church, east of Clermont.
The bereaved wife and family have the
sincere sympathy of the entire com
munity.
Mr.. Foster, of Colesburg, Ia, is here
in the interest of The Modern Brother
hood of America, endeavoring to insti-
the names of a dozen or more applica-
tons for membership and assures us
that an organization will be perfected.
1t is an insurance fraternity taking in
both sexes and providing for accident
as well as life insurance.
Charley Darwin and Miss Lii Buck
man will leave III ursday for Riceville,
Ia, to engage in the mercantile bust
ness, -Chas. having purchased large
stock of hardware at that place. We
regret to lose these young people from
our midst as they have always been
active workers in the temperance and
Christian societies and will be greatly
missed by all. We wish them success
in their new vocation.
Friday evening ten of our loyal Good
Templars went to ClermOnt for the
purpose of assisting j. II. Campbell in
enthusing that community in the
cause of temperance. Services were
held in the Union church which was
well filled. Miss Anna Larrabee rend-
cred material assistance by her pres
ence and a number of most excellent
selections on the pipe organ. A short
program was carried out by the Cas-
Italia delegation after which Mr.. Camp
bell gave a ringing address upon the
need of temperance work there. M
lodge was organized that night but a
dozen or more names were secured and
doubtless a lodge of % will be organ
work go on.