Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-24

From our regular correspondent

June %, 1908.
Official score, Castalia 10, Ossian 6.
Ice cream social at hall Friday
evening, given by ladies of the M. E.
church.
The Christy Medicine Co. pulled
stakes this morning and moved to
Ossian
j. E. Floody of Ossian was a bust.
ness visitor in town today.
Miss Mary Uhley is home for the
summer vacation.
| The school children of both rooms
enjoyed a picnic in Hunters Grove
Saturday.
Mrs. II. f. Rathbun and children
of Arlington are visiting relatives
here.
Nelson Gibbs left Saturday for Mt
Clemens, Mich. to try mineral baths
for rheumatism.
Master Gregory Vance of Mason
City is visiting relati yes here.
Street Commissioner Ed. Mann has
a force of men at work improving the
streets.
NJ. P. Riggs and Mrs. A. S. Riggs
returned from months visit in In
diana last Friday.
Mrs. j. II. Sphar and daughter
Grace are visiting friends at Waukon
today.
Joy Dresser was up from Postville
on business last Saturday.
County Superintendent Hook visited
the schools of the township last week
The social at G.. T.. Bucknam's last
Tuesday evening was decided sue
cess over S15 was realized from same.
Hnu Of fnl t,,ar
business visitor in town last Friday.
John McKiernen has been at the
sanitarium at Prairie du Chen the
past week taking treatment for rheu-
matism.
Miss Alma Lambert arrived home
from Dubuque last Friday for her an
nual vacation. She is now profess
sional nurse in Finley Hospital
Ward Allen arrived home from U.
|. u. last Friday and is enthusing the
boys with base ball talk. Ward was
captain of the End nine at the univer-
sity
H. w. Neverman received another
car Of so Champion rakes and 20
mowers last Friday and car of bind
ing Irvine today.
E. E. Scofield, general agent for
the Swenson Grabbing Machine Co.
arrived home Friday from a trip to
northern Wisconsin.
Road Master Burk of the Milwaukee
R'y was in town Friday to confer
with our business men in regard to
improving the looks of things around
the old depot. He was told what was
wanted but on account of hard times
CO couldn't promise anything better
than having the section men NOW the
weeds In compensation of a business
that amounts to % carloads a month
the company's total pay roll at this
station amounts to paltry $50
month. Something is going to drop.
S. H. Fox has been appointed as
carrier of the night mails and began
his duties last Tuesday. BY the new
arrangement night mail is now thrown
off of No. at 3 a. m. but mail not
taken on. The service calls for daily
mail including Sunday but the mail
clerk neglected to throw off the pouch
last Sunday morning. After few
fines have been imposed we hope to
remind them there is station some
where between Ossian and Postville.
"A very large crOWu SdtileTeu W see
the ball game here Sunday between
Ossian and the home team. Our boys
were in good training and proceeded
to make it interesting for the visitors
from the start The game was called
off at the end of the 7th inning on &C
count of the rain. The return game
will be played at Ossian in three
weeks.
Vim. Albright has purchased the
farm of Mrs Oreu Allen and moved to
same last week.
j. H. Kneeskern moved his family
from DEBORAH to his farm 4 miles
north of here last week and is getting
settled into old quarters once more.
We welcome John into the community.
A. O. Baker of DEBORAH was pleasant
caller today.
Master Freddie Neverman was the
successful contestant and prize win
ner at the close of the medicine show
here last week, having removed over
2400 advertisements and was presented
with beautiful set of silver plated
tableware The medicine company
drew very large crowds every night
and closed profitable two weeks bust
ness.