Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28
CASTALIA.
frrom our special correspondent

School begins next Monday.
Twenty-one tickets were sold from
here to Oelwein Thursday.
Austin Hetland and Charles Biloxi
ham helped Figge & Sons in their
restaurant during the street fair.
Bloomfield township will be we'll
represented at the county fair this
week.
John Caldow who disappeared two
weeks ago has been heard from at
Greene, Iowa.
VIM. Albright left for Cresco this
morning on business trip.
Ward Tatro and family have moved
into Mrs. E. s. Lambert's house.
The masons have finished plastering
Mrs. Baird's new house.
The Edward Mann farm of $50 acres
in Northern Bloomfield was sold for
$50 per acre.
Miss Blanche Riggs returned last
week from very enjoyable camping
at Dubuque.
Deputy Treasurer Haines was a
pleasant caller one day last week.
Mrs. A. f. Waugh and children are
pleasant visitors from Monona.
Miss Mabel Lambert and her sisters
of Cresco are visiting friends here.
Quite a number of our Good
Templars will attend the district ses-
sion at Alpha this week.
A. f. Smith will represent the
Castalia lodge at the Grand Lodge
session at Clear Lake next week.
Little Glen Madden came up from
Fayette last week to visit his grandpa
Mr.. Bloxham.
M. P. Riggs has new sidewalk in
front of his residence.
John Sullivan, of Spring Valley,
Mimi, came down last Saturday to
visit his mother.
DR.. Marion Drury, of Toledo, Ohio,
delivered a lecture on "The Ideal
Young Man, before the Y. P. e. U.
Sunday evening.
The new school books can be had at
Kramer & Sons. Old ones will be
taken in exchange till Jan. LIST.
Word received from John III. Bur-
hans tell of their loss by fire of their
barns and grain, harnesses, etc.
Mrs. Livingstone will arrive from
DEBORAH today and get nicely settled
in rooms at Mrs. Hohenshelts before
the opening of school.
Miss Oman Tatro entertained hel
cousins from Clermont over Sunday.
Mary ]. Kean and nephew Lyon
cave for their home in st. Louis this
week, going via Chicago.
Mrs. James Windell was called tt
Kansas City Friday, on account o.
the serious illness of her sister.
The courtesy of choosing his owr
delegates to the county convention
will doubtless be extended to our can
didate for sheriff, Mr.. o. f. Lamber
without opposition.
| w. w. Shloyer and wife of Post
vile attended church here Sunda,
morning.
The farmers are beginning to Gu
their corn on account of the shortnes
of feed. $3.50 to S. per acre seems t
be the prevailing price of the fodder.
Mr.. Fesse was down from Ridgewa
one day last week and through tn
efforts of Geo. Allen secured anothe
large cream route for his creamery
Mr.. Stanley who has been hauling fo
the Ossian creamery will now brin
his route here.
Mrs. w. G. Winn will visit Mr.
Alvin Fosse at Ridgeway this week.
Mrs. Lambert moved into her ne,
residence last Thursday.
Mrs. A. J. Fox, of Austin visite
relatives here last week.
Miss Bessie Allen began her schoo
in No. 6 this morning.
| Two classes of girls in the S. s. viii
picnic tomorrow.
i Yellow river is reported as dry AM
several of the farmers looking for thei
supply of water for stock from ther
will have to drill wells.
i G. G. Thornton goes to Des Moline
tomorrow to visit his father and TAX
in the state fair.
| The city council has passed an or
dinance requiring all property owner
to build and maintain good sidewalk
in front of their property. That will
make a notable improvement in tn
town.