Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31

City are visiting her brothers, Ge'
and Tom Windell, of this place.
Miss Ida Oxley of DEBORAH 81
Christmas with friends here.
Roy Campbell is home from
weeks vacation at the Valdez sch
George Allen was a business Wis
at DEBORAH last Friday.
Miss Josie Holehan left for Dec,
Saturday to enter one of the inst
tions of learning there.
The new furniture for the |
arrived Saturday and will be phi
this week. 1t is the work of the
mar Manufacturing Co.
Miss Lula Crawford is down I
Superior visiting her many fri
here.
j. A. Musser and wife spent CHI
mas with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank MI
at DEBORAH.
Mr.. Allen is supplying all the
hard wood needed here at al
cord. @1
The city cooler contained it,
occupant last Saturday night.
one arrest for a year speaks
we'll for the morals of the tow
country.
The people of Bethel presented
Ross with a handsome coon skin
Christmas eve. The Bethel p
always do the handsome thin
their pastor.
Mrs. Shaffer is visiting her de
tiers at Luana.
The l. O.. G. T. lodge held q
interesting debate last Saturday,
ing. Subject, Resolved that
man who drinks intoxicants
more harm than the man who
it." The negative won.
MI. and Mrs. Cliff Cornell left
their West Superior home today.
Quite number of our younge
prising farmers will attend the
weeks Farmers Training schot
the State Agricultural school at a
They 60 next Saturday.
Blake and Bessie Rathbun
spending the holiday week at
ington.
The young people are plannil
watch party for New Years eve.
We hope the city council vii
the contract for lighting the 8
lamps at its next meeting.
Wayne Weitgenant of Ossian vii
friends here Sunday.
Miss Addie Makepeace and
brother Oliver of Wheeler are visi
relatives here.
We understand that rural route
from Castalia Office has
established to take effect March
This will give free delivery to ne
q of the farmer patrons of this Of
With fifty farmers now hol'
phones around and free delivery ]
comfortable houses and surround
and land valued at $50 to $85 per
the farmers in this vicinity
surely the people.
The building improvements
Castalia for the year just closing
amount to over $1,000 or about
average expended for the past
years. Of this amount fully "a
went into business buildings and
remainder into dwellings. The
dications now look as though a N
larger sum will be expended in
both in business and reside
properties. We honestly believe
fully 25 per cent more business
done in the town now than was {
three years ago, and yet it
healthy growth, and the town
hardly impro ring as fast as the
rounding country. Three new !
of business have been added du
the year that were never represel
here before and all are doing v
Yet we need a clothing store, h
ware, furniture, more contractors
builders. masons, dressmakers,
There are splendid openings for al
these and we hope to see them
piled before another year.
VIM. Lancolns, of Brooklin, 10
is visiting old neighbors here.
says it is twenty-four years since
was here and of course sees g
change in the country.
On New Years eve at Postvi
Iowa, will occur the wedding of
d. Z. Harvey of this place to !
Calendar of Postville. They ,
take New Years dinner at
Harvey's farm north of town wi
all of the children will be presen
greet them. We join in wish
them all the good things possible.