Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-08
NORDNESS

(From our regular correspondent.)
Oct. 6, 1902.
Our creek was on the boom during
Monday night from the heavy but
steady rain received Monday after
noon and night. They are fall rains
and are not accompanied by the 'vio-
lent thunder and lightning.
Everything shows indications of
winter approaching. The trees are
rapidly parting with their leaves, and
our song birds journey is towards
the sunny south.
Mrs. Hanson was a visitor at Ossian
last Wednesday, and on Thursday Mr..
and Mrs. Nils Hippey were transact
ing business at the county seat Also
a couple of strangers of the feminine
gender wandered this way in search
for DEBORAH road.
o. Strand is busy at fall blowing,
what time he is not on his route
gathering cream for Nordness cream
cry company.
Our cobbler seems to be kept busy
with trade in that line, and he is a
man that we do not hesitate in recon-
mending for this kind of work, for he
does it right and his price is satisfac-
tory. as il is just about half price.
A lady from your city is visitor
at H. Hanson's home at present.
Our school has no teacher hired for
the winter term beginning in Novem-
Der. What's the matter with the
school teachers? Wonder if it would
benefit them to go on a strike.
Quite crowd of our young folks
in and around near town enjoyed q
pleasant ride on the hand car Sunday
the 2Sth. That's right, have good
time when you re young. This is the
first party of young folks we have
seen for a long while, in our little
village.
Mr.. H. Hanson, our section fore
man, is contemplating trip to Wis
consin or Minnesota in search of some
land, which he may purchase Sc
that he may try farming.
We noticed in your paper that &
gentleman was at the county sea-
last week in the interest of question
of preventing the marriage of per
sons afflicted with any chronic dis
eases Wender somebody don't try
to prohibit the drunkards, from mar
rying next.
We noticed that John BragstaC
is a nominee for township trustee il
your city. Mr.. b. is our secretary
and manager of the Nordness creamery
company, and we know you have {
good man for the office.
o. OWL is speaking strongly. o.
erecting another blacksmith in place
of the one he formerly owned but
which was taken away by the higf
water last Spring. We hope he will
push it along or else some one starr
up as our farmers need a shop here.
We heard that there is a gentleman
at DEBORAH who would like to start q
store in our town. IF such be the case
we would like very much for him
to come ahead and we are sure that
our citizens will give him a hearty
welcome--if he does which is right.
Our freight train which is due here
at :55 D. M, met with an accident
Tuesday Just south of Toddville.
One car was thrown off the track and
trucks of few other cars thrown out
of center, but nobody was hurt. They
arrived here about 1 o'clock the next
morning.
we Dele1Ve couple more HOUSES loi
rent in our little village would be a
great help, especially to men that
work on the section. They use from
four to six men and part of them are
compelled to live in the country and
walk the distance two times day to
get to their work. With a couple
more dwelling houses here it would
improve the appearance of our little
burg.
A Miss Johnson, Messrs. Erick An
derson, Bragstad, Floestad, and Ed.
Ophadal were few of the business
transacators in your city from here
last Saturday.
J. Collins and family expect to
soon move to town and occupy part
of the same house with the Floestads.
Mr.. O. is working on the section
here.
The gang of men that have been
grading near DEBORAH on the @. r. l.
& P. are about one half mile north of
here at present filling up few places
in the road bed that were washed dur
ing the high water. They have been
working for some time between here
and DEBORAH repairing the road lied,
and raising the track.