Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-01-25


friends here for q few days. II
came up from Marion, Tuesday,
where he has been making visit
at his parental home.
Will Hazelton departed Friday for
Waverly to take position IN drug
store.
Miss Molly Severson entertained a
few ladies at cards, at her home We'd
nesday evening.
Mrs. M. Nicholson of Ossian was
a guest at the Hazelton home We'd
nesday.
Rev. w. H. Smith has been at Cas-
Italia all last week conducting revival
meetings.
Will wager made business trip to
Rockford, Iowa, Saturday.
Miss Nettie Olson returned Wednes-
day evening from an extended visit at
Austin.
A sleigh load of our young people
enjoyed a ride to Ossian Thursday
evening.
Martin Dahl, Henry Meyer, and
Theodore johnson. attended dance at
Lawler Thursday evening.
E. G. Walker transacted business in
DEBORAH Friday.
The Royal Neighbors held their in
stallation of officers Thursday evening.
Refreshments were served later, and
the members of the home talent COM
pany were invited in to enjoy that
part of the program. The following
officers were installed: Emma Meyer,
Oracle Julia Meyer, Vice Oracle (;
Yager; Chancellor Eda Jacobson, Re-
corder; Sarah Walker Receiver; Mary
Bechel, Marshal; Anna Thaler, Inner
Sentinel; Barbara Pletka, Outer Sem
tinel; Louise Page, Oscar Olson, Mary
Shema, Managers.
Miss Fields and Mrs. S. V. Potter
visited friends at Decorh, Friday.
Mrs. Thomas Ryan has had an
attack of the grip the past week.
Ralph Wesselman entertained some
little friends Thursday afternoon, in
honor of his sixth birthday.
The Y. P.S. of the Lutheran church
day evening.
Mrs. Martenson of DEBORAH was a
guest of the Misses Bjerke Friday and
Saturday.
Little Jaunita Leffingwell has been
quite sick for few days.
T. w. Hazelton was business visit
or at DEBORAH Friday. ,s, ..,s si.cr
Quite a number from here attended
a dancing party at the X. Larson
home, east of town, Friday evening.
Mary Shema returned Wednesday
from an extended visit at her par
entail home in Spillville.
Mrs. S. collins and Miss Alice Field
were at DEBORAH Saturday.
Ed. Olson and Miss Thea. Bjerke
were at st. Paul, Thursday and Fri
day, buying goods for spring trade.
Roy Deily transacted business in
DEBORAH Friday. -,
A. j. Holiness is at home from
his duties on the road as salesman
Some Of the young men of the town
are to give "a masquerade dance on
Wednesday evening, Feb. LIST.
Mr.. Darlington of Cedar Falls was
in town all week transacting business.
Capt. S. Alberti was secured by
several citizens of Calmar to give his
interesting lecture here on Tuesday
evening, Jan. "a, 1905. The lecture
was given at the M. f. church ow-
ing to disappointment in getting the
opera house for the occasion. Capt
Alberti served eleven years in the
Russian army, and only lately escaped
from Siberia where he was sent as an
exile. He came highly recommended
as speaker, and as his dicourse
dealt entirely with Russian people,
and Russian life, it poved to be par
ticularly interesting at this time.
Philip Pfster and wife of Locust
spent several days of last week with
relatives here. .,
A. J.. Mikesh spent Monday in Fit.
Atkinson.
Mrs. George Nockels is visiting at
her parental home near Spillville.
Mrs. George Novak is here from
Cobb, Wis, to make an extended visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Peterson, Sr.
j. g. Mashek was up from Spill
vile, Monday.
Clifford O'Toole is visiting friends
in town.
The M. f. LAS. will meet with
Mrs. Charles Munson, Thursday after
noon.
y Thomas Souhrada was called here
from Cedar Rapids, Tuesday on &C
count of the sickness of his father
Louis and Ed. Bird concluded their
visit with relatives at Calmar and
Spillville, and left Monday for their
home at Canute, Oklahoma.
Wesselmann & Herr went ito Water
loo today on business pertaining to
cold storage which they are to erect
next summer.
"What Became of Parker" play
to be given by home talent under the
auspices of the Royal Neighbors has
the following cast of characters Fred
Parker, Wholesale gdry goods mer-
chant, Roy Dolly; William Terrence,
hisspartner, and Mr.. Harrison, a cap
italist from Chicago, Henry Meyer;
jeremiah Growler, retired business
man, Martin Dahl James Jones, DR.,
Harrington; DR.. Rogers, Sidney
Roome Police Sergeant Ripley, Theo