Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-12-25

holidays in Elgin, Ill.
---Chas. Longhans is home from
Chicago, for the holidays.
Miss Floy Hazleton was over from
Calmar Monday, shopping.
Norman Elsner has opened shoe
makers shop at Waucoma.
-Thos. Pierce was over from Calmar
yesterday morning, shopping.
James Madden, of Button, was a
pleasant business caller Monday.
Cashier H. G. Hjerleid went to Fl.
Atkinson, yesterday, on a business trip.
Editor G. V. Summers, of the
Fort, was in the city yesterday morn
ing.
Frank Putnam is home from an
extended trip on the road, for the holl-
days.
ED. Bean is here from Albert Lea,
for Christmas visit with friends and
relatives.
miss Clara Hegg is home from
Rice Lake, Wis, for the vacation from
her school.
Miss Clara Matteson is home from
school at Kenosha, Wis, for the holt
day vacation.
= L. J. .Halse, of Bluffton, went to-
Waverly yesterday, to spend Christmas
with relatives.
james Headington has gone to
Mason City, to join his brother in the
grocery business.
WIN. Puntney, of Canoe township,
was looking after Christmas purchases
in town yesterday.
Tom Willett is one of the DEBORAH
contingent of students home from
school for the holidays.
Dana Jewell has come home from
the College of Physicians and Surgeons,
of Chicago, for the vacation.
Prof. and Mrs. l.. B. Parsons went
to Maquoketa, Iowa, Monday, to visit
his parents during the holidays.
Leo Hutchinson returned last
Wednesday from the dental school at
Chicago to spend the holidays at home.
The electrical parasol dances of the
famous Lawrence sisters at the Grand
Monday night, Dec. 80, are especially
fine.
Mrs. f.. G.. White, of Cresco, is
moving to DEBORAH to give her children
the advantage of attending DEBORAH
Institute.
Mrs. j. Breckenridge went to Spill
vile yesterday, to spend Christmas at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. DR..
]. J. Radcliffe.
Our Freeport correspondent gives
full account of the fire there on Fri
day night which destroyed the home
of VIM. Dixon.
Miss Ida and Robert Hegner, of
Chicago, and Mrs. Emma Hegner Nc
Nally, of Rollinsville, Md, are here
for the holidays.
IT is announced on good authority
that the Great Western railroad will
double its track between Chicago and
st. Paul next year.
The first singer of coster songs
ever in this city appears with the "Ru-
dolph and Adolph" Co., at the Grand
Monday night, Dec. 80.
C. H. Watros and Mr.. Howard,
of Orleans township were transacting
business in the city last Wednesday,
and made us pleasant call.
"A small fire started among the
boxes and rubbish in Vance Bros
cellar Friday evening, but was extin-
guished before much damage was done.
Frank Peacock went to Prosper,
Mimi, Monday, to see his brother,
George, who has been in Eau Claire,
Wis, doctoring for cancers and is very
low.
DR. Volding has been up from Des
MOines this week, called here to see
Mrs. DIR. Swezey, who has been very
low the past week. He returned yes
terday.
-Supt. Il. j. Hook and wife de-
parted Saturday morning for his for
mer home in Grundy county, where
they will spend Christmas with his
parents.
City Clerk F. M. Hughes and sister
Miss Lou, went to Estherville, Iowa,
Monday, to spend Christmas at the
home of their sister, Mrs. Chauncey
Ammon.
Mrs. Carl Larson, who had the
misfortune recently of falling and
spraining her right shoulder, is at
present getting along as nicely as
could be expected.
Il. r.. Morrison went to Minneapo-
lis Monday, on business trip. He
had such large trade in his second
hand store that he has to purchase
goods from the cities.
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