Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-09-28
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Miss Anna Mali visited at Decorsl
few days of this week.
Jake Butz is transacting business a
Huron, S. D., this week.
l.. O. Moen and wife went to Elan
dreau, S. D., Tuesday. for visi
with relatives.
Ole Sanderson is at DEBORAH thi
week serving on the grand jury.
Miss Sara Aga attended the Thomp
SON DAZZLE wedding a: Cresco yester
day.
Orlando Aga, Misses Sara Aga ant
Alice Barker drove TO Cresco Tuesda,
afternoon.
Mesdames VIM Kratz and Johr
Kirshman were DEBORAH visitors tn,
first of the week
Miss Lena Holverson of Hillsboro
n. d. has been visiting at Albert An
derson's this week.
Ole Juve is looking after his land
near Eckelson, N. D.. this week He
expects to remain about two weeks.
Mrs. John B. Thompson, of Spill.
Vile and Mrs Ellingson of Lawrence
burg, Tenn, visited with Mrs D o
Aaker, Wednesday.
Misses Cornelia and Anna Peterson
OF Freeport have been visiting at Ed
VERSIONS and G Degro's the past week
ana the first of this,
= John Aga has put In a stock of can
dy and we understand that he will al
so have stock of groceries for inspec-
tion in a few days.
Rev E Hofstad, who has been teach.
ing school near Jerico, was in town
Tuesday he went to Cresco for a few
days visit with friends.
Eugene Hickey had the misfortune
to run a rusty nail in the back of his
hand the other day, and consequently
will be laid up for a few days.
r Blackburn departed Tuesday
for White Rock, S D, to visit his sis
ter, Mrs L @ Schorr and take advan-
tage of the bunting season.
Steen Johnson went to Cogswell, N
d, Tuesday morning to look after land
interests there. He will stop off at
the Twin Cities to make some pur-
chases of winter goods for the firm of
G r Baker & Son.
n Ouuudy SCiOOl COu Will
be held on Wednesday and Thursday,
Sept. 2Sth and Goth. All are invited
to attend. The Ridgeway Sunday
school invited all those who wish to
attend the convention next Thursday.
from the nearby Sunday schools to
please come and bring their dinners.
The basement viii be open TO the visit
ors for their use.
@. T. Trytten went to Alta Vista
yesterday TO erect building that he
has the contract for.
A J Wetherbee and wife, of Cresco
drove down yesterday and made a
short visit at the O s Ebbesen home.
Miss Emily Larsen has resigned her
position in the school here, ana de-
parted last night for Cherokee where
she has been engaged TO teach. Miss
Mabel Kratz is teaching in Miss Lar.
sons place for the present.
Last Monday at noon a large num-
Der of people, both young and old, as
sembled at the depot here to bid their
pastor, Rev. N. P. Xavier, and fami-
" good bye. That it was hard to
break the tie of friendship which had
bound the pastor and the people to-
gether for so many years was evident
by the many expressions OF sorrow at
the time of their departure. During
his thirteen years pastorate here, Rev.
Xavier has completely won the hearts
of his congregation by his noble char.
acter and his untiring labors in be-
half of his congregations and the con-
gregations have tried to show their
appreciation by material gifts, es-
pecially last week when they both
united in presenting him with purse
of nearly 5000. Rev. Xavier came
here from Renville county. MINI.
and has been pastor for thirteen years.
He first preached during the Easter
of 1891. having been called as Rev.
Wulfsberg's successor. During the
past thirteen years he has been faith
full to his duty, but the care of two
large congregations like Lincoln and
Madison became too great strain for
his health. During the past summer
he went to the hospital at st. Paul
for treatment, and this proved benefi-
cislyfor but short time, and he there
fore had to ask his congregations that
hisyresignation be accepted. His re-
signation was accepted last June, and
since then he has been preparing to
move to q milder climate in hopes OF
recovering his health. He preached
his farewell sermon at the, Lincoln
church on the 4th inst and at the
Madison church on the 18th inst, and
on the 10th inst departed for Falkland
Wash. where his daughter, Ann, an6
SONS, John and Henry have worked thil
summer IN building their future home.
Rev. Xavier and family have a wide
circle of friends who deeply regret
their departure. His children will
be especially missed as thsy were very
popular with the young people of this
vicinity. That prosperity and happi
ness be with them is the wish of al
who know them.