Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-01-21
FORT ATKINSON.
From the Times. J

frJ. @. Morris was down from Cal
mar Thursday.
Joe Closing, of Calmar was in our
city Wednesday.
J. F. Soukup was down from Spill
vile Wednesday.
George aBieber transa cted business
at Jackson yesterday.
Tony Houdek went to New Hampton
yesterday on business.
dad" Chick came up from Nc
Gregor Tuesday to attend the dance.
Ray Burns was down from Lawler
yesterday visiting his brothers.
Miss Meyer. of Cresco, is visiting at
the G. II. Huber home this week.
Carl Summers went to Britt, Iowa,
Wednesday morning to act as agent
for while.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Richie,
Thursday morning, girl Mother
and child are doing we'll.
The accommodation train that has
been running between Mason CITY
and McGregor will be discontinued
Sunday.
f. @. Novotney, of little Turkey,
was in our city Wednesday on bust
ness.
Monday, Ole Bringe of Saude, and
Gus Moe of Calmar, met here and
purchased of George A. Bieber his
200 acre farm in Pleasant township
for 1913 dollars per acre. This farm
was purchased less than three years
ago by Mr.. Bieber for $14. so per acre.
The M. w. A. dance Tuesday even
ing was a grand success, both finan-
cially and socially. 107 tickets were
sold in all, which makes it one OF the
largest crowds that ever attended q
dance here. The music by Carpen-
ter's Harp Orchestra was very fine.
Taking it all in all it was grand
success.
Theodore Lusson, of Cresco, was in
our city Wednesday morning on his
way to st. Lucas to attend the cele-
bration of Rev. Boeding's 25th year
as pastor of that congregation.
The outside towns represented here
at the dance Tuesday evening were +:
Calmar, Ossian, Spillville, jackson,
Waucoma, Hawkeye, Lawler, Straw
berry Point, st. Lucas and Emmets-
burg.
There is gang of young fellows in
this town who are bent on picking
rows with outside parties every time
there is anything going on here.
Boys, you had better mend your ways
before it is too late.
The ice harvest is drawing to a
close.
John Martinez was Spillville visl-
tor Tuesday.
j. @. Young transacted business at
DEBORAH last Tuesday.
Mesdames j. f. Houdek and Tony
Sobolik were Waucoma visitors yes
: terday.
299 cars is the business done at
this station during 1902 in carload
lots. There were 66 cars of hogs, 32
cars of cattle and l car of sheep,
which makes total of SO cars OF
stock forwarded; &C cars of grain, 2
of -four, of eggs IL of merchandise,
z of sand, of iron, of wood, of
hay, l of household goods. There
were 105 cars of freight shipped in
which makes the total of 299 cars for
the year. ~
Last Friday evening the Woodnen
installed their officers for the ensuing
year. District Deputy Head CONSUL
Stoecker, of Garrison, Iowa, was pre-
sent and acted as installing officer.
After the work was finished CONSUL
Stoecker gave lecture on the agitated
reserve fund under the step-rate-p
which was listened to very attentive
ly by all those present. Then to wind
up the evenings entertainment refresh
ments were served, the Woodmen boys
acting as chief cooks, etc., but the re-
freshments were prepared by several
of the Woodmen's mothers, wives and
sisters to whom thanks were voted.