Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-24
FORT ATKINSON.

From the Times.
Rev. Kopecky visited at Calmar
Tuesday.
Joe Skoda went to Beulah, Iowa,
yesterday.
Fred Ettledorf was in town Thurs
day from Festina.
Miss Rosa Brookner went to Calmar
Wednesday.
Oscar Perry, of Jackson Junction
was in town Tuesday.
Geo. Nockels was down from Cal
mar Tuesday on business.
Mrs. Chas. Krumm visited with her
sister at Ossian Wednesday.
School closes today for a two weeks
vacation, after the holidays.
Mrs. Ed. Doyle was down from
Callnar Wednesday visiting friends.
Bert Plomteaux and Paul Krumm
were at Spillville Thursday.
Miss Mary Drilling returned home
from North Washington Tuesday.
M. Houdek and John Hemsath
transacted business at jackson Jet.
yesterday.
Joe Sobolik met with a serious ac-
cident last Saturday morning that
might have been fatal. He was haul
ing wood and in going up the Fort
hill his load tipped over, burying him
under the wood. 1t was a half hour
before he was relieved but it was not
without several bruises about the body.
Mrs. Lewis Jirak was down from
Jackson Thursday
Mrs McRoberts and children and
Mrs. Kershaw, of Calmar, were visit
ing friends here yesterday.
One day last week John Schiller,
of Protovin, was badly burned with
gasolene. He had been filling one of
those air pressure lamps and spilled
some gasolene on his bar which took
fire in some way burning his hands
in dreadful manner.
Ray Algyer of DEBORAH was trans
facing business with Cashier Pouska
Wednesday.
Frank Helwig was over from De-
corah Tuesday on business connected
with his cigar factory.
Nanny Burns came down from Law
Ter Wednesday evening and will assist
in the drug store during the holidays.
Miss Mary Doubek, who has been
visiting with her brother who resides
near Cresco returned home Wednesday
afternoon.
Frank Thomas and John Burns, OF
jackson township, transacted business
here yesterday.
Frank Kubish and wife, of Grafton,
N. D., and Aug. Kubish, of Vessel
Vile, N. D.. are the guests of their
mother near Calmar this week.
Henry Huber of Clear Lake. stopped
off in this city Wednesday morning
on his way home from Chicago for a
visit with relatives.
Hurb Perry was down from the
Junction yesterday. He says that
there is still lots of threshing to be
done in the country and that he could
thresh until spring.
The worth of advertising is shown
by the advertisement that is being run
in the Times on the 10th page of this
issue by H. ]. Green, who is advertis-
ing the Chicago Daily Tribune and
the Public Opinion, both one year for
3d. If advertising space is of value
to newspaper men, why should it not
be to merchants who can advertise in
a general way.
At the regular meeting of the
Woodmen last Friday evening the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
Chas. Krumm, V. @.
H. f. Hortney, w. A.
9. A. Kohut., Banker.
j. j. Kubish, Clerk.
J. w. Neubauer, Escort.
J. Puffer, W&tchman.
B. Pivont, Sentry.
G. Glass, Manager
Tuesday evening, Jan. 18th, was the
date decided upon to hold the annual
ball.
The Festina Creamery Co. held
their annual meeting and election
Tuesday when the years business was
reported by the officers to the patrons.
77,540 pounds of butter were made
during the year 1902 and everything
was found to be in good shape The
election of officers for the ensuing
year resulted as follows:
JAS. Schneberger, President.
VIM. Schrandt ST., Vice Pres.
VIM. Schrandt Jr., Secretary,
John Schupanitz, Treasurer.
John Huinker, Director.
w Eblar Diractor