Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-10-17
CASTALIA.
October 16. 1900.

October 16, 1900.
(From our special correspondent
Chicken pie dinner at the M. f.
church Thursday.
Miss Ida Oxley came down from
DEBORAH yesterday.
w. s. Windell and f. f. Perry
returned from attending the M. b. A..
Grand Lodge at Kansas City last Sat
urday.
Thos. Logsden and wife came down
from DEBORAH last Wednesday to at
tend the Royal Neighbors lodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Lambert were
DEBORAH visitors last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sanders, of
Postville were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. N. Turner Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. w. w. Shroyer were
Sunday visitors from Postville.
Mrs. Emma Madden returned to her
EdNcttc uOule lOudy.
Mrs. Shaffer and Mrs. Neverman
are visiting friends at Luana today.
Mr.. Baldwin was having bee Sat
urday and Monday to haul car OF
lumber from here to his farm i'm Frank
vile township.
Mrs. j. w. Banning went to Sioux
Falls, S. Dakota today to visit her son
Herbert
Ross VIM returned from his sum
mer's work at Waucoma last Friday.
Theran Richards returned from
Lancaster, Wis. last Thursday, where
he has been employed in jewelry
store.
M. p. Riggs has his new house ready
for the plasterers.
The WOmen's Home Missionary
society rendered very good program
at the M. E. church last Sunday even
ing and added materially to their
treasury.
Mrs. Garland is quite seriously i'll at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Irwin
Allen.
Our new minister, Rev. Platts, was
unable to fill his appointment here
last Sunday but will be present at the
next regular service
Messrs. Harry Green, Steinnort and
Harmon came down from DEBORAH
Saturday evening to hear Senator
Trewin.
Kramer & Son have contracted fol
the printing of regular weekly bulletins
which will be mailed to their trade
every Monday. Anyone not receiving
them who is anxious to keep posted on
the fluctuations of the markets, the
newest goods and the lowest prices can
have their names added to the mailing
list by requesting same.
E. Pennington, general manager OF
the Minneapolis, st. Paul d Sault Ste
Marie Ry., Mrs. T.. Pennington and
Mrs. Sidney Pennington, of Minnea.
polls, and Miss May Merrill, ofCheyene,
Wyoming, came down in their special
car Saturday night to visit her sister
Mrs. A. w. Kramer. Mrs. A. W.
Kramer, Jr. returned with the party
Monday for short visit at the Twin
Cities.
Such large and disappointed crowd
never assembled i'm Castalia for 9
political speech as the one that was
to be here last Saturday evening ex
pecting to hear the Hon. j. III. Trewin
state senator from Allamakee anC
Fayette districts. Preparations had
been make by the Rough Rider Cluf
for a grand rally. Banners wer,
printed, the cannon fired, the flag al
high mast and procession scheduled
the crowd was here, the hall i'm readi
ness-everything at fever heat, and
when the wires were brought into use
the Senator telephoned from Lansing
that he had sent a message three days
before to Chairman Marsh he could not
fill the appointment. A sorry lot OF
Republicans sneaked home, the Demo.
Gratis smiled, the Prohibitionist figured
it gain and the Populist said, ~ told
you So" But the club is not dis.
couraged, they will go to the Dollivel
meeting at DEBORAH and get their
spirits reused for another big barbecue
here before election.
At Private Sale.