Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-04-08
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WASHINGTON PRAIRIE

! From our regular correspondent.)
April 6, 1908
/ O. c. Ask was on the sick list a
! couple of days last week.
! Nels and Anton Brynsaas from
| Nasset were calling on Mr.. Loven last
week.
John Hager gave US pleasant call
! Saturday evening.
A. I. Evenrud from DEBORAH was
transacting business at Chr. Sivesind
the first part of the week.
Gust Moen from Union Prairie
visited with Geo. Nj. Selsvold Sun
| day.
Mrs. N. Hagen spent couple days
with Hans Nelson's family and other
friends. The two little girls of Mr..
and Mrs N. Evenrud are very poorly.
The leading wood saver, Albert
Moen, was winding up the saving
business for this season last week.
Ed Teslow purchased a fine 3-year
old colt from Rupp last week and paid
good price.
d. ID. Hexom made pleasant call
on Waukou folks Saturday.
The people have been complaining
of our merchant because he has been
short of goods the past week, but that
| time is over now. Last week he and
John Ask were hauling every day so
he is we'll supplied for the spring
trade
The Young Ladies' society met with
Miss Minnie Hexom "Wednesday.
johnson Bros have rented Charley
Barthell's farm and they moved into
it last week. They won't have very
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right
| Simon Becker and Mr.. Miers were
! transacting business in our neighbor-
! hood last week
Mrs. Andrew Moen made pleasant
all Oh her daughter, Mrs. A. Grinneac
at Clay Hill Sunday.
! Gust Laak was the first 70 be seen
III the field this spring.
If any one has got used to the AK
and saw it must be julius Westby. He
has kept himself in the woods since
Christmas. 1t would be interesting
TO know how many cords of wood
and posts he has piled up.
Albert Westby sold fine 3-year- old
colt Saturday for 1925.
+. o. Sivesind has been kept very
busy answering his neighbor's hellos
wood Farmers telephone.
o. p Rocksvold from Thoten
passed our town Tuesday on a trip to
Waukon to transact some court matter.
Wednesday was lively day on the
muddy roads. A. A. Westby had a
dozen teams hauling hay and they all
had good time.
We understand that Marie Westby
from Waukon is going to teach our
school this spring 1t will commence
Monday, april 18th, and that will be
her third term so she is we'll known.
Olaf Kallevang from Nasset was
seen ON our street Monday He re-
ported he was going to make few
days stay with Waukon friends
We are sorry that we'll known and
respectable family, Mr.. and Mrs. An
drew Blegen, moved out of our neigh
borhood Friday to the new place he
purchased near Thoten, where he in
tends to spend The balance of his years
NJ G. Blegen went to Nasset Mon
day after load of farm implements
for the spring work, and 0. Loven did
the same.
Knute Selsvold, who has been stay
ing with his son, George, moved
Thursday to live with his daughter,
Mrs. b. Halvorsen, south of DEBORAH
where he is going to make his home.
Mrs. O. Ruen was doing quite a
trading in our town Thursday.
Mons Woldum of the firm of VOL
| dun Bros. of Nasset was transacting
business in our town Saturday and at
the same time he drove to Waukon to
look after some business matters.
Andrew and Henry Onsager from
Connor, purchased a load of seed
barley from Emil Sivesind Wednes-
day. He is the man that always keeps
good seed on hand.
Ben b. Halvorsen was kept busy on
the road last week moving his bee
hives. He is pretty heavy in the bee
business and he has settled down near
DEBORAH.
Herman Berg left Monday for Leeds,
n. D., where he is going out to look
after some land speculations. He is
also going to visit two of his sisters
that live out there.
Misses Helga and Julia Berge, who
are teaching school in DEBORAH, are
spending their Easter vacation at
their home.
Melvin, little boy of Mr.. and Mrs
John Tangen, who has been very low
the last week, is reported to be doing
a little better at this writing
Nils Nielsen and few others went
to Waukon Sunday to visit an old
friend that they haven't seen since
they were in the old country NORWAY.
August Billie from Union Prairie
purchased fine buggy from Woldum
Bros. Monday.
Chris. Forum was transacting bust
ness in DEBORAH last Monday.
DANCER Of Colds and Grin