Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-02
WASHINGTON PRAIRIE.
rom our r regular correspondence

A very fine rain Sunday.
A. Ask of Frankville was Sunday
ing with the young folks of @. Kirke-
by at Thoten.
Mr. and Mrs. John Tagen and Mrs.
H. Tangen were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs A. Moen at Union Prairie Sun
day, returning Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Olsen of De-
corah made pleasant call on her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Dahlen and
other relatives Sunday.
John Hill returned from Lake Mills
Wednesday after weeks visit with
relatives and friends.
Our merchant was in Waukon after a
load of goods Monday. Trade is quite
lively at present.
Mrs. M. Borge and family and Mrs.
Hagen and Mr.. and Mrs. o. HI. Berg
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. p Sive-
Sind near Waukon Sunday.
Supt. Gilbert Ness was transacting
business in DEBORAH Saturday.
o. G. Carlsborg's young people
from Thoten were visiting their grand
father, A Billie Sunday.
Carl Berge was out on business
trip Saturday evening.
Miss Nora Ehri was shopping in our
burg Thursday evening.
Mrs. G.. Lundtvadt went to Madison,
N. D., last week, where she is going
to open a Garment Cutting School.
Miss Ida Kirkeby accompanied her.
P. Hager and L. Ehri are hard at
work digging Chris Sivesind's cellar
for his new residence.
The we'll drillers at John Hager are
getting along rapidly; they are down
something over 200 feet.
A. Rocksvold drove to DEBORAH
Saturday.
A. Kirkeby is busy nowadays haul
ing lumber from DEBORAH for his new
residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Westby went to
DEBORAH Saturday to visit his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Westby, and at the
same time they were calling on his
sister, Mrs. E. Bake near Nordness
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Forum spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. !. o. Berge S
folks at Thoten.
K. Jacobsen is working for N. Bru-
void during the haying.
Where are you going to celebrate
the Fourth?
M. Toyen's barn is under roof and
they are getting along very fast.
Joseph Berge is working hard at
haying.
Everyone is figuring on taking in
the Fourth at Waukon.
June %, 1902
(Too late for last week.
Mr.. A Teslow visited with A. Hors-
reid's folks Sunday. He returned Mon
day morning to Union Prairie.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Brynsaas have re-
turned from couple of months visit
with relatives and friends in Dakota.
Peter Stat had misfortune while
hitching his horses to the wagon. AS
the horses were uneasy he jerked them
backwards into disc harrow that was
standing near and one of the horses
hind leg as so badly cut that he had
to be killed. 1t would pay to handle
the young horses little more easy.
Mr. Henry Hill took the notion the
other day to hitch up his bronchos
and drove out to Lake Mills, Iowa, tC
call ON relatives and friends for a
couple of weeks. His father John ac-
companied him.
Mrs. H. Rosendal from near De-
corah, was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
o. Hatlestad Sunday.
The G.. L. S. met with Mrs. A.
Moen, Thursday afternoon. A very
interesting program was given ON mis-.
cellaneous subjects.
Helmer Williams from Cresco is
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. H. H.
Evenrud, also with other friends and
relatives for few days.
Miss Emma and Albert Rocksvold
transacted business at WaukonMonday
also visited with their sister Mrs. A.
Johnson at Union Pairrie.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Gilbertson was in
DEBORAH Saturday and Miss Pauly
Horsrud accompanied them.
Miss Ida Berg from Leads, N. Da-
kota is home on visit with relatives
and friends for few days. She is
living ON a quarter section homestead
and reports crops looking fine.
II. Prestesater from Lanesboro.
Mimi, was down on a business triI
last week for few days and called
on his relatives and friends He re.
turned home Wednesday.
Our mason, Ole Jones, started job
| of mason work in Waukon Monday
III. Hendrickson, we'll driller from
DEBORAH, is drilling a we'll on ID. p.
Halves and Sons farm and is getting
along nicely.
| n. Wick from Nasset called Oh Ole
Anderson Sunday.
A. Holyerson started in cutting hay