Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-10
CASTALIA.
{ From our regular correspondent.)

tnlS morning.
Twelve cars of stock were shipped |
from here to Chicago yesterday, the
Milwaukee getting nine and the Rock !
Island three.
The Young Mems club will give an
other dance at the opera honse Friday |
evening, December IL. Carpenters
Harp Orchestra will furnish the
music.
j. H. Kneeskern, j. Van Wey, S "A.
Hunter, @. Schweinefuss and Roy
Webster all went to Chicago Sunday
with stock.
Several new scholars from outside
the district began attending school
here today.
| A. F. Smith and Alonzo Harvey re-
turned Saturday night from Chicago
where they visited the fat stock show.
w. E. Bollman of Lime Springs
visited friends here over Sunday on
his way home from the International
Live Stock Exposition.
A party of young people surprised
Miss Ethel Woolsey on the occasion
of her birthday last Friday evening
and spent pleasant evening.
Ogden's Uncle Toms [Cabin COM
pany played to good audience at the
opera house last Friday evening and
were we'll spoken of by those present.
They carried good band.
Presiding Elder Carlton held quart
erly meeting here last Saturday p. m.
and preached at Bethel Sunday even
ing.
Cliff Cornell and family came down
from West Superior SATURDAY. to at
tend the wedding of his brother.
The |. o. G.. Il. Lodge have ar
ranged with travelling musical
| family 70 assist in home talent play
to be given by the lodge next week.
See small bills for date and program
later.
Cashier Malloy got moved into the
new bank last Saturday and will soon
be costly settled in elegant quarters.
N. Jacobs of. Hawkeye will load a
car of poultry here next Tuesday and
pay fancy prices for all delivered on
that day. Those already contracted
for will be paid higher price than
the contract calls for.
The railway papers las. week an
nounce the appointment of Geo A.
Clark, former Castalia boy, as
General Manager of the Tennessee
Central Railway with headquarters
at Nashville, Tenn. He is one of the
youngest General Managers in this
country and has worked his way from
the lowest place up
The State Bank examiner was here
last week checking up the savings
bank. The total footings now amount
to over $50, 900. He congratulated the
bank on the splendid showing made.
Mrs. John Scofield died at her home
miles north of town last week Mon
day, and was buried from the Centen-
NAL church on Thursday, Rev. Ross
offio iating. Mrs. Scofield whose maid
EN- name was Nancy Townsend, was
born and raised in this township, and
her friends were as numerous as her
acquaintance. She will be greatly
missed by the family and in the neigh
borhood. Her brother Enoch Town
send came down from northern
Minnesota to attend the funeral.
Invitations are out for the wedding
of Mr.. Roe Cornell and Miss Pearl
Tatro, at the.bride's home in this city
at high noon Wednesday, December
10th. The bride is one of our bright
est and best young ladies, always of
happy, jovial disposition, whose
winning ways made her host of
friends in the store and in the home.
The groom is young man of excel
lent habits and sterling qualities.
He is a conductor on the Great North
ern, and they will soon leave for
their new home at West Superior.
We join our friends in wishing them
long and happy welded life.
Mr.. Lea Fan has accepted position
with large lumber firm of Mime
apolis who control over 80 yards to be
manager of yard at Aberdeen, s.
Oak. and will leave for his new work
about the 25th inst. Mr.. Fred Rath-
bun has been appointed as manager of
the yard here in his place. We regret
to see Lee go as he is a hustler in
business and a bright sociable young
man, but he gets much better posi-
ton at nearly double the salary and
chance for promotion. Since manag-
ing the Frudden Lumber Co.'S yard |
here they have turned the stock nearly |
one and a half times each year. Mr.. |
Rathbun, the new manager was raised |
among us and is we'll qualified for the
position he is carpenter by trade and |
we bespeak for him the same liberal