Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-03-04
HESPER.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
March :, 1908.
The Hesper Band is arranging to
give a public entertainment before
long and that means there is a good
time coming March 18th.
Rev. Densmore has been on the sick
list but is now improving.
Last Saturday evening at ! 30 the
W. G. Z. u. ladies held in the
Friends church commemcration SER
vices consisting of music, recitations,
an address by the pastor and such
like exercises. Many attended to
show their appreciation OF the world
wide efforts of benefactress.
Philip Moon of LaValle, Wis. is
visiting Hesper and vicinity for few
days.
Alvin Hawks is slowly recovering
from an attack of pneumonia and la
grippe Miss Edith Miller of Walton,
Wis. is helping Mrs. Hawks with her
work
Ed. Bunnell's expects soon to re-
move into the house recently vacated
by Ben WickS.
Mabel basket ball team came over to
Hesper last Friday evening and
played the Hesper lads. defeating
them by score of 30 to 20
j. Darlington will accompany al
emlgrant car destined for North Da-
kOta about the tenth OF this month.
where he has large farming interests
His son Dade and family intend to
locate there later and take charge of
. l,n IA Mr. HARRINGTON will
return to take care of his interests
here.
Jay Casterton is contemplating
moving to Canada soon. He will
take car of stock and implements
with him.
Geo. E. Wells will sell all his
stock and property at public auction
on March the 9th on the premises for
merly known as the Dan Bowerman
farm. Mr.. Wells intends to retire
from farming and move to Mabel.
Tom Allen is busy these days NOV
ing his property from the +. Sellman
farm to the Granville Fawcett farm
in Highland which te has rented for
number of years.
Rowe White is hauling logs TO the
saw mill. He intends building a
large barn in the spring.
Charlie Johnson has purchased 30
acre tract of timber of Oscar
Hutchins
Bank of Mabel has recently reor-
ganized and will hereafter he known
as the First National Bank of Mabel.
a reception was given at Bolland's
opera house. Wednesday evening,
March 4th in honor of the marriage of
Clara Sophia Bersie 70 Carl Ramlo.
Their many friends wish them II
long and prosperous married life.
Miss Ida Vinger will complete her
| term of school i'm district No. 3 the
18th OF March.
Peter Vickmeyer has purchased a
fine driving team and phaeton buggy.
A. O. Andersen and IL. Jacobsen
were transacting business at Mabel
last Thursday
Geo. Young got his hand quite
seriously hurt last Tuesday while
saving wood at V. Stoskoff's.
Newton Kenyon is in critical con-
dition.
Rob Smith has moved on the old
homestead.
Miss Ida Vinger visited with Madge
Blount at Philip Stoskoff's last Sun
day.
Martin Nelson is moving on the j.
d. Wold farm which he has rented for
a term of years.
j. Mullaney of DEBORAH and ID. NJ.
Denison Of Washington, Iowa, were
business callers at q. J. Steno's last
Saturday.
| Mrs. J. Nelson of Prosper has
been visiting few days with parents
and friends.
| A number from here attended the
sale at w. Thompson last Monday.
A number of the prominent business
farmers here have received N. H..
Adams seed catalog and its contents
we'll noted.