Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-10-18
FRANKVILLE.

(From our regular correspondent
Fine weather.
Much warmer, SO far, is October
than latter part of September.
Quite a.wind storm passed over our
vicinity last Saturday evening, doing
no damage in our immediate surround
ings, but at the home of l.. X. Lower
the wind was strong enough to blow
the wheel off his windmill and at
VIM. Hubbells blew corncrib down,
also infiicting other damage.
VIM. Smith, wife and little one of
DEBORAH, were visitors at the home of
Henry Chamberlain Sunday.
Mrs. Louise Pratt returned to her
home in Sheldon, Saturday, after a
short stay with friends and relatives
about here.
The grabbing machine formerly
owned by Thos. Ward, will be sold at
sheriff's sale Oct. "a, at Frankville.
Any one desiring grubDing machine
cannot afford to miss this opportunity
of securing good grubbing machine
cheap.
Mrs. Nell Crawford, Stella, Irwin
and Charley started Monday evening
for stay of three weeks with friends
at Estherville and Sanborn.
Mrs. Kate Chamberlain is recover
ing slowly from her recent illness.
Harry Bollman, who is attending
school at DEBORAH, Sundayed at home,
returning again Monday.
Prof. w. L. Peck has returned to
Waukon and is again laboring in the
same position he has so creditably fill
ed during the past few years.
Mrs. c. A. McClintock who has
been suffering from heart trouble for
the past week or SO, is somewhat better
at this writing.
F.. A. Hoyt goes to southern Min
nesota the fore part of this week with
some homeseekers who expect to buy
home there if the country suits.
Presiding Elder Robertson will
preach in M. E. church Wednesday
evening Oct. 18th, af,er which bust
ness of much Importance to this charge
will be transacted.
Will we have our new school build
ing when completed heated by a
furnace or not, is being discussed to
some extent these days. We say by
all means heat it by furnace.
Mr.. Pooler failed to organize a
Woodman camp last Friday evening
as anticipated, not having sufficient
number to organize.
E. E. Peck offers $500 pair of
shoes, as a prize to the person showing
at his store, four ears of the best corn,
taken from the field of persons con-
tending for the prize. Now as you are
husking, select four ears of your best
corn, tie them together and attach
your name and bring them in, as some
one is to secure good pair of shoes
for SO doing.
The I. o. G. T. lodge will give an
entertainment in the M. e. church
next Friday evening, Oct. 20. This
entertainment promises to be good
one, as talent from abroad, such as
Art Kramer, Of Castalia, and Miss
Alice Owen, a former resident whom
you all will be glad to see and hear
again Mr.. Baird, and probably others
will be present to aid our local force in
giving a good entertainment. The
usual admission will be charged and
the proceeds will be used to build up
Good Templary in our midst.
Justin Billows and Miss Nancy
Mizener attended the firemen's dance
at Postville last Friday evening.
The Yeoman's goat will be called in
to service again next Tuesday night, as
Mrs. Jane Simmons is DESTROYS, to
know whether or not Will has been
telling her the truth about that unruly
animal.