Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-14
LOCAL ITEMS.

Masquerade
Dance at Steyer's
Thursday night, Feb. 18th.
St Valentines day to-day.
Monday was Lincoln's birthday.
Miss Edith Olson visited at Cal
mar Monday.
Mrs. Bar Der is visiting friends at
Madison. Ind.
-. II. Mackenstadt transacted bust
ness i'm Chicago last week.
Miss Davidson is at present visit
ing friends at Red Wing, Mimi.
-Thos. Graham came home Satur
day from his duties at Des Moines.
John Greer is transacting business
at A bert Lea. He over Monday.
Otto Drexel went to Wauzeka,
Wis, Friday, on a several days visit.
w. I. Abbey left for Omaha, Fri
day, where he will reside in the future.
e. Z. Auchmoody has rented the
q. p. Thompson house on Broadway.
Martin Lee, of Spokane, Wash, is
here on visit with his sister, Mrs.
Hislop.
"A little advertising is like a little
fire if you don't keep feeding it, it soon
goes out.
Mrs. Perry Madden, went to Ro-
chester, Thursday, to visit with her
husband.
"A students dance i'm the Steyer
opera hall on Friday evening was well
attended.
-Drs s. s. Whitbeck and family
returned from their visit to Missouri,
Saturday.
John Spriggs, of Bluffion town.
ship, has been at Virgil, Kansas, for
ten days past.
Mrs A. F. Anundsen and daugh-
ter have been visiting in Chicago the
past few days.
The painting of the city hall has
already begun. ROhm Il NcCraney
are the artists.
Don't forget the masquerade dance
by Rescue Hose 20. No. l, at Steyer's
Thursday night.
-Halvor Baardsen is enjoying a
visit with his nephew, N. It. Nielsen, of
Silver Lake, Iowa.
Peter Quanrud of Quandahl, Iowa,
has accepted position in Mr.. Gullick-
sons jewelry store.
Caroline and Ole Lumbye, of
Ostrander are at present visiting with
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Bergan.
The second floor in the new city
hall will be finished so the city council
can hold q meeting there on Feb. 20.
e. l.. Leach sold his racket store
last week to Elliott & Co. Of Charles
City, who have taken possession of it.
Calvin Brown has been suffering
few days with rheumatic influenza
and is not recovering very fast at this
writing.
Last Wednesday night a party OF
friends gathered at the home Of Mat.
Dalvey, 1t being his 40th birthday.
1t was an enjoyable occasion for every
body that participated.
"A Valentine Social will be given at
the residence of DR.. c. l.. Topliff this
"wednesday evening, under the aus.
pieces of the Unity ladies. Everybody OF
course is cordially invited.
Mrs. A. w. Griswold has accepted
position as saleslady at liver Larson's
dry goods store. She will be In posi-
ton to take good care of her many
friends, who need anything in the diy
goods line.
Charlie Wetherbee fell sixty feet
last Thursday and is alive to tell the
story. He was working on q windmill
tower at the county farm and some
boards broke letting him down. Tive
breaks of an arm and broken leg seen
to be the extent Of his injuries - Wau
coma Sentinel.
"A cross roads exchange wants tn,
formationofa society for the proven
ton of cruelty to vegetation. JUS
think Of digging the eyes out of pota
toes, pulling the ears from the corn
cutting the head of cabbage, pulling
the beard out of barley, thrashinl
wheat, cutting the heart of a tree
splitting the blood from beet, tear
ing the neck Of . squash and man!
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