Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-13
Alderman Bucknell is on the sick

| sacteu DuslneSs III tnlS Guy MONDAY.
"A baby boy arrived to brighten the
home of w. F. Abbey on last Friday.
Peter Morton went to Orleans
township Saturday to spend Sunday.
Miss Grace Protheroe, of Cedar
Falls, arrived Monday for visit with
relatives.
L. J. Halse, of Bluffton township,
was DEBORAH business visitor Fridays
Sam McMullen was down from
Burr Oak township Thursday on bus
mess.
Mrs. l.. l.. Elliott arrived from
New Hampton Monday to visit with
relatives.
The state meeting of the Modern
Woodmen was held at Cedar Rapids,
yesterday.
Col. A. G. Stewart, of Waukon,
was legal visitor at the district court
last week.
Geo. Baker, w. L. Easton's eff
cient clerk, has been quite sick for
some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Pierce, of
Canton, Mimi, were callers at this
office Monday.
The ladies of the Unity church
will serve supper on Friday evening
from to 8 o'clock.
MIR. and Mrs. A. w. Dorm and Miss
Mabel, of Ridgeway, were shopping in
DEBORAH Saturday.
Sheriff Christen returned on Mon
day from business trip to Minnesota
and Northern Wisconsin.
The ladies of the M. E. church will
serve tea at the church parlors this
evening, beginning at 500 o'clock.
F. w. Haase departed for Cedar
Rapids Saturday and from there to
Waverly for visit with home folks.
Rev. J. B. Torrison, of Manitowoc,
Wis, has accepted the pastorate of the
Synod Lutheran church in this city.
Miss Della Murphy arrived home
last Saturday from visit with rela-
tives at Northwood and Ft. Atkinson.
Miss Mamie Grobel, of Cresco, who
has been visiting in this city for several
weeks, returned to her home Monday.
DIR. Jewell and George Hislop are
attending the State Meeting of the
Modern Woodmen of America, at Cedar
Rapids.
Mrs. Rose Payne, of Cedar Rapids.
has been visiting, during the past
week, with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. Bean.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Jewell, also
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Jewell, spent Sun
day at the home of Mr.. f. r. Scott in
Madison township.
Miss Trena Roberg went yesterday
to New Orleans to visit her uncle, who
is health inspector and has held the
position for 80 years.
Sisters of Mercy will serve supper
in the basement of the st. Cloud hotel,
instead of at Mrs. Curtin's residence, as
announced last week.
The Sisters of Mercy will serve
supper tomorrow evening in the base
ment of the st. Cloud hotel. instead of
Mrs. Curtin's building as formerly an.
nounced.
twenty-five members of the
Masonic lodge of Waukon came over
on Monday to assist the DEBORAH lodge
in initiation work. A supper was
served after the meeting.
Next Saturday the Luren will 60
to Harmony, Mimi, to give one OF
their fine concerts. They will be as.
sisted by Prof. Hanson, who will rem
der several selections on the violin.
Mike Benedik, farmer living two
miles north of Lourdes, Howard Co.,
attempted to kill his wife and then
himself by shooting last week Tuesday
night. Both were seriously injured
but at last reports were still alive.
Mr.. X. Vigen, who has been living
with his son, X. w. Knutson, died last
Thursday. He was born in 1920; one
of the first Norwegians who came tC
Koshkonong, Wis, in 1852, moving
from there to Washington Prairie, thi,
county, in 1858. He has resided in thi.
county ever since. Three children are
left to mourn his departure. The flu
neral was held at the Big Canoe church
last Sunday.