Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-05-07
WASHINGTON PRAIRIE.
From our regular correspondent.)

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From our regular correspondent.)
III g6 ~ Is III May !, 1902.
Miss Anna Onsager is doing some
dressmaking for Mrs. H. Blegen this
week. sSf #s
N. A. Lovstuen and Miss Pauly
Horsrud had very pleasant drive
Sunday.
Jens Ehri and son were kept busy on
the road the last month hauling rocks
and sand They are going to build
their barn into a stock barn and they
are going to start in with the Polled
Angus cattle very heavily. Mr.. Jones
is going to do the mason work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hendrickson were
among the DEBORAH people Monday.
Misses Helga and Julia Berg were
pleasant home callers Saturday and
Sunday. They are teaching the Nor
wegian school in DEBORAH.
o. A. Berg is hustler; when he
makes up his mind to do a job he
simply does it right away. He com
menced thinking the other day that he
might need a new barn and then he
took his men out in the timber and
got the logs cut and hauled together,
and he got P. Rocksrold at once with
his saving rig and got the logs stripped
into lumber and few days afterward
there were eight men on the roof nail
ing on sheeting and shingling SO the
barn is nearly completed.
The P bile Opini n must have
made some great improvements and
changes in their paper. 1t is hardly
to be known, it is so much better than
before.
Mrs. o. Christopherson is visiting
with A. Blegen's folks at present.
Saturday evening between 6 and
O'Clock was the heaviest rain that
ever could be remembered by any OF
the first settlers B. l. Giving left
his drag out in the field in little
valley and the water took it along
about 80 rods and left it up in a tree
about 10 feet and the Coon Greek was
over 10 feet on top of the ground SC
the damage to the land is not paid
with money, besides all the machin'
cry, bridges, and there isn't rod Of
fence left along the valley at the dis
lance of 10 miles.
M. Hanson of Nasset passed oul
burg Saturday on a business trip t.
Paint Greek and returned Monday.
G. Lundtvedt transacted business
in DEBORAH Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Backer and A. MoeI
of Ludlow were going to drive
over on Clay Hill to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Grinna, they got half ways
and got caught in the rain and they
to stay over night with M.
Hagen's.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Evenrud and Mr.
and Mrs. G. Westby attended church
at Glenwood Sunday.
For the past month negotiations
have..been in progress for transfer Of
the Washington Prairie grocery and
dry goods store and the postoffice pro-
perty between o. H. Mass and o. J.
Berg of Thoten a we'll known and
highly respected young man. A
week ago Mr.. Berg closed the deal
and is now the owner of the property
and will take possession the first OF
June.
The Waukon stage had break
down one-half mile from Nasset Mon.
day evening SO it certainly must have
been late before he reached Waukon.
K. Selsvold was doing some bust
ness with G. Moen in Union Prairie
Wednesday last.
@. Sivesind is busy hauling lumber
for his new dwelling and the tag
shows it is bought at Ingvolstad e. 90.
Miss Maud Hexom of Union Prairie
made couple of days visit with her
sister Mrs. A. Westby. She returned
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Brynsaas and
grandma Bolson and Mrs. B. IS sister
left for Fargo, N. d. Tuesday for a
few weeks visit with relatives and
friends.
H. H. Evenrud was at DEBORAH Fri
day.
ALT Nash passed our burg Monday
ON business trip to DEBORAH.
/. o. Berg is putting up 10 foot
Aermotor windmill to pump the water
out of a 500 foot we'll. 1t is put up by
H p. Hanson g. Co., of.Decorah.