Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-01-07
NORDNESS.
CFrom our regular correspondent

turn over the old worn page and start
anew
Students who have been home dur
ing the holidays are returning to their
school duties. The school children are
resuming their studies after a two
weeks vacation.
Mrs. j. A. Gunderson and son Wen
dale made aquick trip to her parental
home at Conesville, Christmas eve
and attended the wedding of one of
her friends, returning the following
Saturday.
Enoch Willrnan stopped here day
and visited relatives on his trip from
the Klondike to Norway where he
will spend the winter. He formerly
made this place his home but twelve
years ago he left for the gold fields in
Alaska where he has been till his re-
turn. He was married three years
ago but misfortune seems to be in
store for him and after one year of
married life his wife died leaving
him with little baby girl. He sue
ceeded i'll raising the child till three
months ago when she died, leaving
him all alone, so he has decided to
return to his native home to cheer up
again. Many of our citizens are we'll
acquainted with Mr.. Whitman, and
regretted to hear of his i'll luck
Both of the churches east of town
held Christmas services and the
Lutherans ON New Years day also.
New Years day was an exceptionally
fire day and many of the farmers
spent part of the day at the church.
? Erick Anderson attended the M. E.
Christmas services at DEBORAH and
visited among old friends Christmas
day.
L. Lee of your city spent Christmas
with his brother in the country here.
He runs the delivery wagon for liver
Larsen's store.
1t has been found that teaspoonful
of lemon juice will kill the bacilli in
our drinking water. This is the germ
which causes typhoid fever, and it
hight be we'll to remember.
A horse belonging to a party at
ian broke loose just as they were
Shing the team and ran to
1.-TWO miles north of Lere before
stopping. 1t had been bought of Mr..
Lomen a few years ago and still re-
membered its old home place.
The Public Opinion had been mis-
informed about seven cars off the track
near Nordness a week ago Sunday.
Only one car was derailed by a draw
bar dropping down. 1t was impossible
to replace the car so the crew cleared
the main line and proceeded on their
run 1t was fortunately an empty
stock car and very little damage done.
Rev. lKoren's hired hand left last
Monds lfor Faribault to visit sick
cousin, returning home on Wednesday.
Abraham jacobson was on our
streets tuesday. Since the rural free
7eliyer- started from DEBORAH we
yer see any of our farmers
,rly did their trading here.
number were in attendance
ing society at P. Johnson's
", and in the evening the
enjoyed themselves with
mes until late hour.
ften wondered where the
town was derived from.
OLSON chose the name
om town in Norway
slated means the most
int. 1t was afterwards
to add another $50 to the
The name will readily
ass of people who first
Which was his aim in Civ.
ime.
lerson was DEBORAH
returning home We'd
mber OF our younger
skating party the
first
completed his black
I'd resumed work again
I'D customers as wei
give him call. Hi
to an improvement Il
/.
II was a passenger To-
ling of the End and thu
Misses Han is''h VI 'i'o 'u'
oory wanderers strolled thi
-. saturday and offered thei
ON the WHO'D piles for bit t.
eat. Ia, L. :. a..
We still heal '"e "iisoio - VIZ
threshing machinf near 'o"n anu nv
:, H., rra;, is khlreshed.
Melvin Andeisdn leaves ,ouay =
resume his school iu.ies a. La Fay
cite, Ind, after pn'''Ns '.'' ''o'''"S
with his paIents