Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-08-13
CASTALIA.

Quoits is the popular game here.
Last Saturday was very busy day
for our merchants
W. B. Riggs goes to Chicago today
with stock for their farm.
Dr. Becker was professional caller
from Clermont Friday.
There were no tickets sold from
here for the La Crosse excursion yes
terday.
Mayor Tatro is looking for good
| location in town to build nice resi-
dence.
Miss Grace Sphar and Vera Bollman
went to Lime Springs Friday to visit
relatives.
Miss Carrie Kramer left on the
night train Saturday evening for
Madison, Wisconsin.
Mrs. S. Bloxham is visiting her
daughter Mrs. Madden, at Fayette.
Mrs. Downs of Waukon visited at
the home of J. H. Sphar last week.
A. G. Baker was a pleasant caller
last week.
Geo. Bucknam was business visit
or at Ridgeway last week.
S. M. Vance has gone west to run
threshing machine.
Reports from those who have
threshed say the grain is turning out
exceptionally we'll.
The rooms east of Kramer & Sons
store were cut in two and moved to
the rear of the store to be used as a
-four house.
H. W. Neverman sold an engine to
Alex Sheggrud of Frankville last
week.
Miss Emma Perry visited her sister
at Clermont last week.
w. K. Riggs left ON his wheel for
Oelwein Saturday, expecting to go to
Dubuque before his return home.
The M. w. A. added three new men,
bers to their lodge last Wednesday
evening
This week Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday are special days at the
camp meeting.
S. Bloxham began laying the wall
for thesnew bank this morning.
John Johnson has been offered the
c., r. ]. & P. section here again, and
will probably accept the position
Sept. 1st
Duncan McMartin's new house is
ready for the plasterers.
Several teams are hauling rock
from Ossian here.
Miss Mary ]. Kean and Lyon Kean
will take the night train tomorrow
igor st. Louis via Chicago.
Miss Sarah Smith spent Sunday
with friends at Hawkeye.
Messrs. Myers and Oyloe were
business visitors from Ossian today.
VIM. Duff is hauling lumber from
here for new improvements.
Thos. Doud was DEBORAH visitor
from here today.
Joy Dresser, the Postville jeweler
was here again today. He would like
to locate here.
Mrs Bovee arrived from Waterloo
Saturday, to assume her position as
musical director at the camp meeting.
Mrs Frank Doud went TO Cedar
Rapids Saturday, to visit her mother,
Mrs. Welsh.
Last weeks Castalia correspondence
contained 40 items of local interest.
Mr.. Charles Shelton and family of
Postville are frequent callers at our
town.
E. E. Scofield returned last week
from a very successful trip with the
Cresco grubbing machine.
Two very attractive brass signs were
placed on the door of Thomas Kane's
building last week.
The number So caused some trouble
| to determine who was the lucky one
to draw tea set at Haefner's store
last Saturday. There was no way to
tell which was right side up, 6S or SO.
1t looked all right read either way.
The ladies of the U. B. church will
give an ice cream social in the hall
next Friday evening.
Extra copies of this weeks Public
Opinion can be had ready for mailing
at Kramer's store, price five cents
EACH Send a copy to your friends.
The town was we'll represented at
camp meeting Sunday afternoon and
evening.
The l. o. G. 7. IS enjoyed a nice lap
supper last Saturday evening, especial
ly the doughnuts, which were nicely
filled with cotton batting.
While Mrs Henry Behrens and
little boy were returning from Ossian
last Saturday evening, they were struck
by the south bound Rock Island pas
senger train at the Jones crossing
three miles west of town. One horse
was killed and the buggy smashed, but
fortunately no one was seriously hurt.