Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-24

Nav %. 1911

May ZZ, 1911.
Mrs. Hayward of Des Moines, wife
of Secretary of State, visited Mrs.
w. V. wager Friday.
Ole Hoff, prosperous farmer liv-
ing east of town, was found dead on
the railroad tracks Friday evening,
having been killed by a train.
Mrs. Will wager, Prof and Mrs.
HI. E. Miller and Pearl Stoelting
were delegates to the Home Mission
airy Society convention at DEBORAH
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. j. S. Roome left this morn
ing for visit with her daughter,
Mrs. Martin.
Mrs. Jacob Meyer has been SER
iously i'll for several days
DR.. Hennesy attended a medical
convention at Des Moines Wednes-
day and Thursday.
Lizzie Winger spent last week in
DEBORAH visiting her sister Dena.
Henry Giesen and Mr.. Nelson of
Calmar and Mr.. Qualley of DEBORAH
went to Minneapolis this morning on
business.
Theodore Winger was a Postville
caller Saturday.
Mrs. Doty has been visiting her
mother at West Union the past week.
Miss Dyrland visited at DEBORAH
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cantor of Ovation,
ma, Mimi, came Friday for visit
at the Christianson home.
Mrs. DIESEL, Margaret Koch and
Mrs. Etteldorf of Festina were De-
corah shoppers Saturday.
Mrs. Collins and daughter of Wa
terloo came Friday to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Closing. They re-
turned today.
Mr.. DOty and daughter, Greta and
Theodore Tweedt went to West I'm
ion Sunday. Mrs. Doty returned
home with them
Joe Becker has been working in
McGregor the past week.
Mrs. Geising died Thursday and
was buried in the Catholic cemetery
Sunday morning.
Lena Sandager went to DEBORAH
today.
The Nelson family spent Sunday
at Jackson Junction.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanders spent Sum
day in DEBORAH.
Mrs. Pete Meyer went to Prairie
du Chen Saturday.
Eddie Doe visited at the Ode
home in Washington Prairie this
week
Frank Kuhn was a Dubuque Wis
itor last week.
Mr.. Brickner was called to De-
corah Sunday morning on account of
the death of a sister, Mrs. Horace
Smith
Mrs. Peter Johnson went to Nc
Gregor Friday to visit her sister,
Mrs. Martin Moe.
Mrs. Busch returned from the
Cresco hospital Saturday.
Tea Bjerke visited her sister at
DEBORAH last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eastman of jack
son Junction visited at the Huber
home last Thursday
Mrs. Smith of FIT. Atkinson visit
ed her brother, Martin Haubrich
here Saturday.
George Haaf of Detroit, MINI. Wis
tied at the Hauber home last Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. ]. Peterson of
Cincinnati visited the formers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. Peterson here
this week.
Mrs. Hertz's class of the M. E.
Sunday school had stand on the
bank corner Saturday and took in
about SO.
An ice cream social will be given
by Mr.. Hertz's class. on Wednesday
evening On the lawn of the Buck
home.
The following teachers were elect
ed for the coming year in the public
schools: Miss Stoelting, primary;
Miss Christianson, 3rd and 4th
grades; Aida M. Johnston, 9Th and
9th grades; Allisha Baldwin. eth
and Sth grades; Miss Wheeler, prin-
oipal; Prof. H. E. Huber, principal.
While Valentine Frana was cross
ing the tracks by the stock yards
Friday evening, train hit his wa
gon, broke a wheel and the horses
ran away.
Mrs. Leyner and daughter, Mae
of Salem, Oregon are visiting Mrs.
Parsons this week.
The Study Club met with Will
wager Monday. Rev. Galbrath gave
a paper on social reforms and Mr..
Boice read paper on law, concern
ing women.