Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-02-11
WASHINGTON PRAIRIE
From our regular correspondent

Feb. 8, 1908.
Peter and Henry Allison of Nebraska
are here on business and visiting rela-
tives and friends for couple of weeks.
Ole Loven was transacting business
in Waukon Saturday. He purchased a
new wagon from M. Buggy.
Ole Aslaksen was on the sick list
for a couple of days LIST week.
Quite a number of our young people
attended a party given by Miss Bertha
Ramsey at Nasset Friday evening at
her country home and very pleasant
time was reported.
Dipping Bros. from Ludlow were
transacting business with O. @. Ask
Friday.
Lars Gordon and Martin Roshan of
Spring Grove stopped over Sunday
with Mrs. A. Loven ON their return
from business trip to Luana.
Miss Mathilda Westby from DEBORAH
was the guest of John Hills family
the first part of the week.
Musical entertainment at school mas
ter Berg's Tuesday evening.
&. Forum and nj. Hendrickson were
transacting business at Skainsborg
Friday.
Suito tlHle III Our tOWu rrluay
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Westby and Mr..
and Mrs. o. @. Ask were invited to
dine with Mr.. and Mrs. O. H. Berg
Sunday.
M. Borge's wooden bee went very
lively Monday
Henry Hill met with some bad luck
Wednesday. He hitched up his, horses
and was driving to N2sset but when
he had got half way one of his horses
caught sick and dropped so he had to
get help and got him loaded on to a
sleigh and got him in John Blaess'
barn and kept working with him until
Friday morning when he died. 1t
was quite loss for Henry; it was
about month since he bought it from
Anderson Bros. and paid the fine sum
of $155. 1t is too bad when he is just
starting in to farming.
Miss Anna Forum was doing some
trading in our town Monday.
ID. d. Hexom was calling on Wau-
kon people Saturday.
Wedding bells will ring Tuesday.
Several loads of young people from
Washington Prairie, Thoten and De-
corah Joined together and gave Mr..
and Mrs. Bennle Halvorsen a very
pleasant surprise party Saturday even
ing and the guests didn't depart until
the bright of the day faded the stars
away. We understand they had a
good time.
Johnny Allison was very busy last
week hauling timothy seed to DEBORAH
and got the top notch.
@. Ask is hustling to get his ice
house filled. 1t don't seem to t.ke
Ask very long when he gets at it.
Frank Drew reports he has such
good neighbors that he doesn't have to
work any himself. Monday he in
tended to haul some straw from his
Ridge farm and before he knew it a
dozen teams were around the straw
pile. Good for Frank.
Fine sleighing and moon light.
Claus Sivesind has bought his
mothers farm containing 80 acres for
the sum of 5000 with stock, horses
and machinery. A very reasonable
bargain. He is going to take care of
the old lady in her living days
Another wedding bell is going to
ring inside of a couple of weeks is
the rumor now days, if all goes as
anticipated.
H. Lovstuen's girls gave Miss Inga
Berg very pleasant call Monday
evening.
Our former merchant, o. HI. Mass.
from DEBORAH gave us pleasant cali
over Sunday.
John Hager and Geo. Ruen were
transacting business in DEBORAH Satur
day.
Mrs. G: Lundtvedt was shopping in
DEBORAH Friday.