Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-01-28
WASHINGTON PRAIRIE
From our regular correspondent

Helmer Hexom visited Albert Ro
gen Sunday last
Miss Pauline Horsrud Sundayet
with Miss Nellie Kvennum.
Merchant Berge and wife were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. @. Johnser
near Waukon Sunday.
G.. E. Moen and A. O. Horsrud
were business, callers at DEBORAH Fri
day.
Miss Cecilia Teslow and Miss Maud
Hexom were business visitors in De-
corah Friday.
Fl. A. Horsrud marketed fine lot
of hogs in Waukon last week and got
the fine top price of So.
Ben Sivesind had the misfortune the
other day of tearing one of his ribs
loose from the breast bone while haul
ing ice. He slipped and was throw n
against the sled with great force.
Albert Teslow left Monday for Cal
mar where he is engaged in the we'll
drilling business in company with
Helmer Hendricksen from DEBORAH
Miss Emma Rocksvold from De-
corah was ashome visitor over Sunday
The G.. L. S. meet with Mrs. P.
Allison at.Washington Prairie Thurs
day.
Quite number of our boys attend
ed the dance at the Glenwood Ice
Cave mill Saturday evening, and they
report good time.
John Moe and family were spend
ing Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs. o.
Ruen.
A large crowd of young folks from
Nasset and vicinity surprised Victor
and Julia Ruen Friday evening and
enjoyed pleasant time until the stars
were shading away.
Mrs. A. Grinna from Clay Hill
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Gilbertson, Sunday last.
Mrs c. Westby and Mrs. Ed. Bake
from DEBORAH were visiting friends
and relatives in this vicinity the first
part of last week.
9. d. Davidson and August Olson
took the notion to go to DEBORAH Sat
urday to take in the show. They re-
turned Sunday.
o. Q. Evans, the stock buyer, of
West Prairie, was transacting bust
ness in our town Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Sivesind and
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Mass, were the guests
of o. O. Ask and family Sunday.
Mrs. Hans Teslow has been on the
sick list the past week.
G. Tangen was spending last week
with A. Sivesind's folks.
Misses Maria Westby of Waukon and
Manda and Dora Hexom were spend
ing very pleasant evening with A.
Westby's folks last week.
Norman Nelson held the lucky num-
Der that drew the photograph that
was raffied at Washington Prairie
last Tuesday evening.
The Glenwood ice saver, julius
Westby, has finished up the work for
this season He has been handling
the saw for the last four weeks and
he averages some round 33 chunks a
day, so we would like to see who can
beat him.
We understand that Victor II. Ruen
has sold his farm to his father III.
Ruen at the price of $50 per acre. He
has purchased a 40 acre farm near
DEBORAH at $54 an acre and will move
on same in a couple of weeks. We
regret to see Victor leave us
but wish for him lots of pleasure and
prosperity.
A. Gilbertson marketed choice lot
of hogs in Waukon Saturday.
The Russian remedy salesman, N.
Aschim, from Satire has been among
us the last week.
The wedding bells tits rumored will
soon ring for one of Washington
Prairie's popular young men.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Blegen and Hans
Korsen were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. A. Blegen Sunday and returned
Monday
II. HI. Evenrud was calling on Jens
Ehri's folks Sunday.
Gust Johnson of Nasset and Anton
and Miss Mathilde Westby of DEBORAH
and Miss Olga Borge were spending
Sunday afternoon with ID. ID. Hex
om's folks at Union Prairie.
Severt Nesheim, the marble man
from DEBORAH stayed Tuesday night at
@. FORUMS on business trip to Paint
Greek.
John Asheim, of Skeimsborg, la. 4,
was doing quite lot of trading in
our town last week.
o. J. Berge has received a big lot
of dry goods for his mid-winter sale =.
Several loads of friends and rela-
tives were invited to spend merry
evening with Drew's young folks
Sunday evening Their reputation
as model host and hostess was not
disputed in the least.
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