Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-09-26
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From Local Papers
VALLEY Reed, of West Union, was
the guest of ". H. Webster, Tuesday.
A barn on the Peck place near
Frankville burned to the ground.
John D. Mullaney was over from
DEBORAH Tuesday.
Mr. Greer of DEBORAH, one of the
oldest business men of that town, was
caller here last Wednesday morn
ing
Miss Anna McGary is confined to
her rooms with a threatened attack
of appendicitis.
Misses Anna and Barbara Mertz
were with their parents the fore part
of the week. They are now students
at Valdez College, DEBORAH.
A. A Hanson and wife of DEBORAH,
are visiting at the home of Mr..
Hanson's brother-in-law. Ole Hauge.
south of town. Mr.. Hanson is en-
ployed in the Lutheran Publishing
House at DEBORAH
The Carlsons, OF DEBORAH, were paid
Sl036 81 for cement crossings and
other work of that nature, at the last
council meeting of that town. At
the same meeting eighteen settees
were bought for the public park.
Mrs. Owens was at DEBORAH the
fore part of the week, having been
called there on account Of the sick
ness of her daughter, Mrs. Mikish,
who has severe attack of appendicitis.
Frank Ruem was here on Tuesday
taking i'll carload of poultry,
bought for him by p. Billiard and
Nick Croft.
Miss Laura Nelson of DEBORAH was
here over Sunday, the guest of Miss
Goldie Dodl. She returned on Mon
day
Henry A. Holthaus, son of Aug.
Holthaus, of near Festina. left last
Friday noon for Innsbruck, Austria,
to finish his education for the priest
hood He expects to be gone three
or four years.
The car of sheep shipped by a.
W. Oxley last week TO Chicago mar
kets brought twenty-five cents per
hundred above all market quotations.
This don't look bad for feeders in
Winneshiek County.
George Daniels and Holver Lommer-
nd who are working on the painting
gang FOR the G. NJ. & St P. Ry. were
home over Sunday. They went to
DEBORAH on Monday, where they are
working at present.
Andrew Knudtson informs us that
the roads leading TO some mail boxes
along his routes are in such condition
that he is unable TO drive up to them.
chn,, la that tho road load
ing TO their boxes is kept in good
Nick Croft shipped yesterday to the
Chicago market rs, 900 pounds or one
carload of poultry which he bought
the past few weeks for Fred Reum u
Co. of DEBORAH. Nick certainly is q
hustler when it comes to buying pOul-
try and we doubt if there is any one
on this side of hades that can beat
him.
Ole Tangen and Ole Lomen were at
Calmar last Thursday and hauled
home load of sash for the stone
church south of Ossian. About $50
worth of windows were broken dur
ing the recent hail storm and it re-
uuired the Calmar manufacturing
company several days work TO replace
them.
Ed. Brown and Jacob Capp of Fort
Atkinson have contracted TO build
the new residence for Theo. Scheide-
mantel. The old building was de-
stroyed by fire last Spring and will be
replaced by one which in size and
moderness will eclipse the old one.
Its dimensions will be 32x50, 20 feet
high and will contain about twelve
rooms.
Did Limbeck hit the high spots on
Tuesday? We guess not, they We're
too hard for his bare feet On Mon
day he made bet with +. W. DIESEL,
p. Billiard and L. J. Orke that he
would walk the streets of Ossian,
bare footed the entire next day. Linn
beck put up $4,000, against 81. 70 so it
stood him in hand TO make the state
ment good You can't bluff Linn
beck