Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-12-27

Mrs. Kressy and daughter went to
Calmar Saturday.
John Failey, of Burr Oak, arrived
from Spencer Saturday.
N. Banning, of Bloomfield, was in
the city last Wednesday.
John Greer went to Chicago
Saturday, to spend Chris tmas.
B. II. Barefoot arrived home last
Wednesday from his Ohio visit.
Valdez Business College opens
Monday, after weeks holiday.
ID. II. Carl was down from Burr
Oak township yesterday, on business.
Atty. VIM. Glenn, of Mt Vernon,
has been visiting his parents for a
week.
&C. l.. Holcomb and wife are visit
ing their son and daughter at Rochester,
MINI.
Miss Anna Schneider, of Fort At
kinson, was visiting friends here last
week.
w. II. Burtis and wife are spend
ing the week with relatives in Mime
apolis.
Miss Libbie Hitler and sister spent
Sunday and Christmas at Calmar with
relatives.
-Nord. Jackwitz is home from
studies in pharmacy at Chicago, for
the holidays.
Miss Name Stiles held dancing
school at Steyer's opera house Christ
mas evening.
Miss Grace Blodgett came home
from her school near Spillville and
spent Sunday.
DIR. S. V. Weiser and wife came up
from West Union and spent Christmas
with his parents.
Prof. ID. l.. Grannis, of the Lime
Springs schools, was in the city Satur-
day, between trains.
John Portman is epjoying the holi-
day vacation from studies at Wood
stock, ILL.,, at home.
The Peterson family, of Calmar,
were guests at the home of Ed. Ru-
dolph on Christmas day.
M. II. Merrill is enjoying Christ
mas visit from his son Chas. M. and
wife, of Eau Claire, Wis.
The creamery at Mabel burned to
the ground early Thursday morning;
loss $500, insurance $500.
Attend Passion Play at the Ca.
tholic church Thursday evening, Dec.
2Sth. Admission 25 cents.
Vic. H. Stevens was up from Water
Vile last Wednesday and Thursday on
Standard telephone business.
Mrs. f. w. d. Holway entertained
company of friendsat tea last evening,
of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Palmeter, of Clear
Lake.
Miss Garlic Blodgett came home
from the Seminary at Usage, to visit
her parents during the holiday va
cation.
james o. Groves Is home from Chi
cago, to spend the holiday vacation
from pharmaceutical studies, with his
parents.
IN. Nj. Berg arrived from Des
Moines Friday, where he has been
attending Drake University, to spend
the holidays.
Ed. Brakeman and wife went to
Independence Saturday, to spend a
week visiting his only brother, whom
he had not seen for ten years.
Roy Mott, Eugene and Perry
Johnson and Hawley Lennon are
home from stndies at Madison, Wis.,,
to visit relatives during the holiday
vacation.
A series of very interesting papers
on "The Mounds and Mound Builders
IN. e. Iowa" is being written by DIR.
j. ]. Radcliffe and published in the
DEBORAH Institute.
| Bills printed at this office an
nounce an auction sale on Ben Wiges.
lands farm, south of DEBORAH, on
Thursday, Jan. 4th, Considerable
stock, farm machinery, etc., will be
disposed OF.
/ "A. M. Sheetz, of Freeport, delivered
some hogs last week that no one need
be ashamed of. There were twenty
seven in the lot, and they weighed
II, $50 pounds, an average of4SO pounds
each. One hog weighed ITO pounds
) and several of them were enormous
porKers.
After having worked night ant
day for three weeks, we felt entitled Il
a holiday on Christmas, and as oul
office was closed on that day, thi
paper il a little short on local news
} 1t Is custom Of most Of the papers II
this vicinity to issue no paper thi
/ week, but we endeaver to do the hes
, we can under the pressure of Christ