Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-03-25
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From Our Regular Correspondent.
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farm to Walter Darlington held a sale
last Friday, selling all his live stock
and implements, Mr.. Newcomer and
family are going to locate in Fayette,
Iowa. where their children will have
a modern school to attend.
Selmer Torsen is seriously sick,
caused from blood poison.
Peter and Ola Usgaard have been
visiting friends and relatives at Wau-
kon.
On Wednesday evening. March 18th.
Mrs. D. Eggen held reception in
honor of the marriage of her son Olaf
Eggen to Miss May Emery. Their
many friends wish them a happy
married life.
The Y. p. Improvement Club met at
H. @. Thingvold's last Sunday.
A. D. Anderson and family visited
with Willie WEIGH last Sunday.
Jack Darlington left for Plaza. N.
u. last Friday with an emigrant.
d. G. Darlington and family start
ed for their new home at Plaza, N.
d. last Saturday they will visit over
Sunday at Minneapolis with Mr.. and
Mrs. Boyd Preston.
We are pleased to learn that Edgar
Stensland has been improving rapidly
4, and will be able to return home soon.
Chas. Hiatt and wife are again
back visiting relatives and friends.
Mr.. Hiatt has been at st. Mary's hos
pital where he has undergone suc-
cessful operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearson started for
their home in North Dakota last Mon
| with relatives and friends.
Will Camp has sold his town prop
erty to Tom Bryant; Mr. Camp hav-
ing bought the N. Lien property
south of town.
There is baby girl at E. J..
Wold's
Henry Halvorsen and Ben Wicks
have gone back to Hettinger, N. ID.
John Hanson and family have
moved on the farm lately vacated by
Geo. Wells. Mr.. Wells has moved in
to Mabel.
Mrs. Christensen of Lanesboro,
Mimi. has been visiting with her
parents Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Watts.
Peter Usgaard is employed to do all
the general teamwork on SUP. o. M.
Selnes farm the coming year.
(Too late for last week.
March 16, 1908.
Chas. Hiatt and wife are among
home friends and relatives after an
absence of several weeks during
! which time Mr. Hiatt underwent a
successful operation at st. Mary S
hospital.
| Andrew N. Kjome will hold an
auction ON his farm miles east OF
| Hesper, March 18th. Mr.. Kjome in
tends selling his farm as we'll ne al'
| his property preparatory 10 locating
again j.. NOrth Dakota
| The concert given by the Hesper
Band last Wednesday evening was
well attended and the entire program
was nicely carried out. Aside from
excellent music rendered by the band.
several specialties were introduced
and much appreciated The work of
little Jessie McMillen, who though
only eight years of age is able 10
play any of the instruments in the
band was thoroughly appreciated. He
also sang song II am the drum
major of the Hesper Band" which
was very good. Chas McMillen also
gave some violin music accompanied
by his sister Miss Flora.
Mrs j. G. Sanders and her three
sons and daughter from Pineries,
Wis have come Co ffesper for a per-
manent stay.
Sid Hubbell is getting ready to be-
gin housekeeping in his new quarters
on Grove avenue.
NJ. j. Prior from Postville was i'll
town on Tuesday. He is engaged in
placing some monuments in the Hes
per cemetery.
Archie Bryant went to Minneapolis
last week, being called there by the
death of his brother-inlaw, Mr..
Frank White.
jay Casterton started back for
! Canada last Wednesday, His wife re-
mains. here for a longer visit
The report is that Tom Humphrey
was married last Thursday at Ridge
way.
a reception was held Wednesday
evening at tit1 residence OF Mrs.
Eggen, ~ honor or the marriage or
her son Olaf Eggen TO Miss MAY
Emery. The young couple will take
charge of the homestead. and their
many friends wish them happy and
prosperous married life.
A large number Ct Miss Ida Winger's
friends were pleasantly entertain ID at
n. Lein $ last Friday evening. Miss
Winger has just completed teaching a
term of school and will for short
vacation return 70 Der home in Cal
mar to return again TO teach the sum-
mer term III district No. 3.
Nicholas Richert is making prerar-
ations for building new residence,
f. NJ Reed will hold sale on. the
| Quality Hill Farm the 2Jth of March
Mr.. Reed is also going TO offer the
| farm for sale on that day; this is one
of the best farms i'll the section.
The Misses Hilda and Malesia Ram
10 from Mabel were home for visit
last Sunday.
BURR OAK.
| From our regular correspondent
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