Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-02-13
HESPER.

] (From our Regular Correspondent
! Feb. IL, 1907
Remember the concert next Tuesday
evening, Feb. 10.
| Misses Clara and Myra Halsey spen;
several days at the home of their aunt
Mrs. Halsey of Canoe recently, re-
turning last Monday, Feb. 4.
HI. O. Rowe is serving on the jury
at DEBORAH.
Miss Flora McMillen came up from
DEBORAH last Tuesday.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. B.
Talbert has been very ill with pneu-
monia the past week.
J. H. McMillen attended the Farm.
ers' Institute at Calmar last week.
Miss Nellie Rowe has been confined
to the house the past week with
throat trouble.
Aunt Harriet Tabor celebrated her
ninety birthday last Saturday.
Mr.. Plunkett informs us that the
board of trustees has given him the
contract for the road work again for
the coming year.
Mrs. Morgan and son Russell left
for Chicago last Saturday morning
after an extended visit ar the home
of her mother, Mrs. Bottly.
M. d. Whitney informs us that he
has not done much assessing as yet,
but intends to make business of it
from now on.
Albert Van Welt is advertising a
sale of his thorough bred stock.
John Plunkett. who left for Mime
apolis last fall, now has a position as
stenographer and bookkeeper with
the Northwestern Lumber Co., at
Cloquet, MINI.
DR.. Whitbeck remained in town
after the debate last Thursday and
drove to Mabel the next morning.
Mr.. Casterton and family from near
Canton were visitors at the home of
his sister Mrs. Ruddy White, last
Sunday.
A Francis E. Willard memorial
service will be given ry the w. @. I.
U. at the Friends church next Sun
day evening at Z 80 O'Clock.
Geo. Linzenmeyer has his sale bills
out, the date of which we do not
know. We are told that he will move
over into Highland township this
spring
Howard Void, son of E. j. Void,
has been i'll with pneumonia.
Word was received last Wednesday
evening that the stage contract for
the next four years was to be given
to Fred johnson of this place. Since
then, however, we are told, the gov
ernment inspector has been here and
decided to recommend that the route
be discontinued.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Plunkett, Miss
Kneen. Miss Lorena Carter and Mr..
and Mrs. HI. @. Moeller attended the
Teachers meeting at Burr Oak last
Saturday.
Miss Edna Carter is improving,
being able to sit up a little each day
now.
Word has been received from Miss
Myrtle Halsey that she was snow.
bound at Missoula. Mont, on her
way to Astoria, Ore. and that she
would probably not return, as an
nounced last week, if her mother
was improving
Eight Mabel school pupils called on
Miss Edna Carter Sunday afternoon.
The Burr Oak Hesper debate last
thursday evening was success in
every way. The weather was all
that could be asked for and an audi
ence of about one hundred and seven
ty-five was present After few reci-
tations by pupils of the public school
the debate took place. Burr Oak was
represented by DR.. Whitbeck. Rev.
Hallett and Nj. ID. Whitney who ar
gued on the affirmative and in favor
of the primary law as recommended
by Gov. CummiDs. Hesper on the
negative was represented by II. Q.
Moeller, p. j. Losen and Rev H. 9.
Carter. The judges, Prof. Kent and
DR.. Haines of Mabel and G. A. Hiatt
of Hesper township, decided two to
one in favor of the affirmative. After
the meeting the debaters, judges and
other visitors were invited by our
society to the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ii. G. Moeller, where al oyster supper
had been prepared for them.
The two societies have ar
ranged for another debate TO take
place at Burr Oak on Friday, Feb.
90. The question to be Resolved,
That two-third vote be decisive in
all jury cases" Hesper will take the
Affirmative.