Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-11
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PRAIRIE

GFrom our regular correspondent
March 8. 1908.
Mrs. Ben Halvorsen was the guest
Prairie Wednesday.
Mrs. q. Forum was calling ON Mrs.
Sivesind Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. N. Evenrud had their
little girl christened Sunday and she
received the pretty name, Cora
Rebekka.
Mrs. o. H. Berg was on the sick
list last week.
@. Kirkeby was transacting business
with the justice Friday
Agrim Halvorson passed through our
burg on business trip near Nasset
Wednesday.
Ludvick Teslow transacted business
at Skeggerud's last week.
A Eggemoen invited his neighbor
to come and dine with them Sunday
and to say they had a good time is
stating it mildly.
Peter Rocksvold purchased fine
horse from p. @. johnson near Wau-
kon and paid $l45 for it.
Our neighbors over in Union Prairie
are trying to form a telephone COM
pany. We hope they succeed.
Hans Brynsaas moved onto his farm
which he purchased from his brother
Nels near Nasset Monday
Selmer Hill left Monday for st.
Ansgar, Iowa.
G. Ness is getting ready for the
seeding. He brought home new
seeder Tuesday.
Ladvick Johnson has been staying
with V. Ruen the past month.
March certainly came like a lamb
but according to an old saying will
go out like lion.
Mrs. G. E. Moen and Mrs. ID. D.
Hexom were calling on Mrs. P. G.
johnson Thursday.
Miss Cecilia Teslow visited with
Mrs. A. @. Johnson last week.
A. Moen had his residence fixed
with new paper last week. Decorator
Nels Wick from Nasset did the work.
A. d. Hexom has an attack of the
grippe as we'll as several others around
here.
Teslow Bros. have dissolved partner
ship. Hans moved home to his fathers
place and EUwin moved on to A. o.
Horsrud's farm, which he has rented.
Miss Mile Rye departed Friday
for her home at Mason City, after
couple of months visit with her
grandparents and uncles, the Ask
families.
Albert Gilbertson has hired out to
Melvin Sandbak for the summer at
Ill.
scarce this year and wages are getting
high.
The Glenwood Farmers Telephone
Co. had their line extended to both
Halvor and Mrs. G. Johnson's last
week.
ID. ID Hexom marketed big lot of
fine hogs in Waukon Friday. They
averaged 2Sl pounds and he got the
top price, 1915.
Andrew Gilbertson transacted bust
ness at Nasset Monday.
Selmer and Paul Moen arrived home
Tuesday after few days visit with
their sister, Mrs. A. Grinna, at Clay
Hill.
Several loads from Nasset and this
vicinity attended the silver wedding
of Mr.. and Mrs. Rev. Hellestvedt at
Waukon Saturday.
A general moving tournament has
been on the docket the past week
when the following have changed
their places of residence Henry Hill
left for Winnebago county where he
has rented farm. Helmer Blegen
moved onto Peter Stats farm. Victor
Ruen moved onto his new farm near
Freeport. Ben Halvorsen moved onto
his new place south of DEBORAH,
where he is going into the bee bust
ness. John Sislak moved down from
Winnebago county onto the place
which he purchased from p B. Hal
yorsen, the former home of Mrs S.
Quite a number of farmers attended
the farmers meeting at Waukon Sat
urday.
Geo. Hill is engineering for Peter
Rocksvold, the lumber saver, and
julius Westby went into the gang
Monday also.
Mrs. o. Christopher is spending a
couple of days at Union Prairie with
ID. Hexom's folks and other friends.
Jens Ehri was taking in Ole Ash
um's sale at Hanover Monday.
The people of the Glenwood congre-
cation seem TO have been figuring ON
some kind of scheme the past week
and Friday they thought they had it
arranged to try to catch Rev. Borge
with surprise party and they did
too. Rev. B. didn't know word be-
fore the yard was full of teams and
people and all the good women folks
had their baskets we'll filled with all
kinds of good refreshments, and got
the table set and good dinner was
served to them all They spent the
day with conversation and purse
containing 1885, was left as reminder
of the day. That would be the way
we all would like to be surprised