Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-02-15
Sunday was LincOln's birthday. /.

mOrHluS IrOm his "Trip TO CnlcagO.
Miss Gertrude Kaye of Calmal
visited friends in the city Saturday.
Miss Ida Reum left for Milwaukee
last Saturday for a visit with her sis.
ter.
e. j. Parman enjoyed visit last
week from his brother, of Cedar Falls,
Iowa
Il. l.. Couse has been successful
in securing pension for James G..
Hetn.
Editor @. G. Coutant was called
to Texas on Friday by the severe ILL
ness of his father.
C. f. Gunderson of Ossian was
transacting business and calling on
friends here Thursday.
Miss Alma Uhley of Castalia has
been visiting in DEBORAH, the guest
of her sister Miss Mary Uhley
"A prize dancing party will be
given by the Young Mems Dancing
Club at Steyer's opera house tomorrow
night.
Wood saving with gasoline en-
CINE. Once in two 90 cents; twice
Go cents; three 70 cents. Phone 1919.
10 A. o. Sampson.
-Enoch Rygg returned from WASH
ington Saturday He will move his
family out to that state in the spring
and make it his home.
Miss Edith Hamre has returned
to her home in DEBORAH from st. Paul,
where she has been working in the
great department store, the Golden
Rule.
Don't miss the Colonial Tea at
the Congregational church from . 80
to Z 80, Wednesday, Feb. god. You
will see the original , Washington
tent, also miniature white house.
The members of the Luren Sing
ing Society will hold private mas
querade dancing party tonight at
their hall over the National bank.
Tobiason's harp orchestra will furnish
the music.
-Gustaf Westby, of this city left
last week for Madison, S. D., to at
tend the wedding of son, Anton,
which takes place there tomorrow,
the 10th. He was accompanied by
his son Albert, of Glenwood township
Atty. and Mrs. Dan Shea went to
Cresco Saturday, to attend the funeral
of Mrs. Fitzgerald, mother in-law of
Senator D. A. Lyons. She was the
mother of Miss Nancy Fitzgerald, who
used to teach school here, and will be
remembered by old residents.
"A most agreeable surprise party
was rendered to Miss Esther Alstad at
her home in West DEBORAH by large
arty of friends. The evening was de-
spent in games, etc., and
a substantial lunch was served, and
several presents were left by admiring
friends.
Sheriff H. Price of Clay county,
got tangled up in the blizzard ON the
main line of the @. M. & st. p, while
plotting prisoner to the Anamosa
penitentiary yesterday. Finding a
train for DEBORAH he came here and
placed his man in the county Jail for
safe keeping.
Miss Edrie Smith very pleasantly
entertained company of young people
last Friday night, at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Chris. Qualey. The even
ing was delightfully."- spent with games
and other amusements, after which a
bountiful supper was served. The
occasion was Miss Edrie's, 10th birth
day.
The new Winnesheik hotel is rapid
ly nearing completion. Contractor A.
Zwack expects the carpenters to finish
their work this week, the marble work
is about finished, and about all that is
left is the decorating, which will pro-
badly take a couple of weeks yet.
There is every probability that the
elegant new hotel will be completed
by the first of March.
Austin Luros wss pleasantly sur
prised last Friday evening at his home
on East Water street by crowd of his
gentlemen friends, the occasion being
his birthday. The evening was spent
at whist, after which a substantial
supper was served. His friends made
him the present of a fine safety razor
and outfit as testimony of their es-
TEEN.
Agent Gruver informs us that
yesterday was the worst day ever ex-
perienced on the Rock Island road.
A snow drift five miles long, near
West Union, has been keeping the
shovelers busy for the past few days.
We understand there is stretch OF
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