Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-01-07

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Ed. Sampson, of Satire. was a
pleasant business caller Saturday.
Ed. Sellman returned to Freeport,
ILL.,, Thursday, after home visit.
Dan Price, of Burr Oak, was a
pleasant business caller last Friday.
Miss Tilla Asseln went to Stuart,
Iowa, Saturday, to resume her school
duties.
g. H. Freie, of Burr Oak town
ship. was a DEBORAH business visitor
Saturday.
| Mrs. Stitch, of Elkader, was a
guest at the home of M. O. Steyer the
past week.
| Miss Rose Pollesson of Mabel,
Mimi, is visiting with Mrs. Fraser
in this city.
| 60 and hear Sile Ervin's famous
music at the Firemen's masquerade
dance Jan. %.
| &C. A. Porter was down from Burr
Oak Friday, looking after some bust
ness matters.
| Ross Dixson went to Manchester
Friday, for weeks visit at the home
of his parents.
Miss Ida Oxley arrived home from
Elkader Thursday, where she visited
| dpr;po tho holidavc
Fred J. Landers has been down
from st. Paul a few days, visiting
his parents and friends.
-Gullick Bersie, formerly resi-
dent of Highland township, died at
Sioux Falls, s. D., recently.
Bert Porter returned to Duluth,
Mimi. Monday, after holiday visit
with friends and relatives here.
Miss Blanche Riggs. of Castalia,
went to Mason City Saturday, after a
visit with the family of F. j. Musser.
A set of beautiful new stations
has just been installed in st. Bene-
diets Catholic church at cost of
$4OO.
Come early before your size is
gone. You will never get another
chance to get shoes as cheap. Brom-
ley g. Co.
Will Hogle departed for Ithaca.
N. Y, Saturday, to renew his studies
at Cornell University, after holiday
visit at home
Carl Hagen has sold his residence
property in West DEBORAH to Andrew
Barth Of Hesper township, who ex-
poets to move to this city.
The Elks lodge kept open house
to its members and visiting Elks on
New Years day, an occasion which
was greatly enjoyed by large number
A temporary bridge is being erect
ed over Dry Run on Main street. 1t
is now confidently predicted that those
new bridges will be erected before the
next flood.
ID. H. Miller, agent for the Ban
kers' Life Insurance Co., was in the
city yesterday, and while here paid
Mrs. E. G. Hegner $4,000. in settle
ment of a policy for that amount held
by her late husband.
Mr.. Peck has resigned his position
as travelling salesman for M. L. Ken
nedy & Co., and the family will ar
once move to DEBORAH where Mr.. Peck
has securced position as mechanic
in some factory, that will remove to
Waterloo in the spring. The family
is an estimable one and we regret to
lose them. Gregor Times.
Fire was discovered in the roof of
the house of Gus Bakken in Madison
township Friday evening, by calling
up the neighbors over the telephone
and securing their assistance it was
promptly extinguished. The plan of
having fire call of five long rings
on these farmers lines is a good one,
as it doubtless saved a heavy loss in
this case.
w. G. Moss was taken seriously i'll
with a partial stroke of paralysis last
week and for time his condition was
a cause of considerable concern to his
family and friends. His son, Louis,
came over from DEBORAH in response
to the news of his fathers illness.
At this writing "Uncle Billy" is
much easier and will probably con-
tinue to improve. Dosage News.
The people of DEBORAH will well
come the opportunity to hear Father
Cleary, the noted lecturer ON "The
Great. Passion Play at Oberamner-
gau'' at the Grand opera house on the
evening of Jan. 14th. Father Cleary
is recognized as one of the greatest
lecturers and deepest thinkers of the
country, and this great lecture is
everywhere received with the highest