Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-13
weather was ideal in every way.

Cresco Tuesday, Mrs. Usgaard went
there to consult doctors. as she has
been very poorly of late.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Smalley were
Burr Oak visitors Wednesday.
Peter Leseth and Miss Pearl
Bender took in the movies at De-
corah Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Ann Reed is visiting with
her sister, Mrs. j. Smalley these
days.
George Young made a business
trip to Mabel Tuesday.
Miss Marie Peterson spent We'd
nesday evening with her friend, Ida
Bergeson.
Bert Berg is treasured guest at
the H. Rootwold home these days.
Miss Ida Peterson has been visit
ing with her cousin, Ida Usgaard the
past week
Selma Usgaard is assisting Mrs.
Guilbert Salveson with the house
work.
John Foltz made a trip to Decor
ah Saturday.
A fair sized crowd attended the
dance at Hesper Friday evening.
Yates orchestra of Canton, furnish
ed music fort the occasion.
Mrs. Hugo Noecker spent Thurs
day with Mrs. George Brown.
Mrs. Albert Sayles is back home
from an extended visit at Plenty
wood, Montana.
Those who were at DEBORAH Sat
urday were: Valentine, Will and By
ron Stoskopf; Miss Hilda Peterson,
Miss Violet Stoskopf, Walt and En-
mons Tillapaugh.
Mrs j. C. Steno, Miss Ida Berge-
son, Mrs. Albert Iverson, Mrs. Albert
Sayles, Jacob and julius Tuttoroen
were entertained at the John Tut
toroen home Sunday
Oscar Anderson came down from
Prosper the latter part of the week,
to visit with home folks.
Miss Minnie Moon of La Vale,
! Wis, is visitor at the Arthur Moon
| home.
S. o. Hubbell has been on the sick
list the past week.
| Pete Losen purchased Ford car
recently, which they are enjoying
rides in nowadays.
James Chase of Bristol, Vermont,
is visiting friends and relatives at
Hesper
| Pete Goldberg who has been very
ill is convalescing slowly, his many
friends hope TO speedy recovery.
Peter Losen and H. C. Thingwold
have been busy the past few days
making out insurance policies for
the many farmers.
Mrs. Bertha Bender done some
shopping at Mabel, Wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Rasmussen
were DEBORAH visitors Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Anderson called
at the latter's parental home We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stoen Tweeten. of
Ivanhoe, Mimi, is shaking hands
with old friends again.
John M-E5on was doing carpen
ter work at Hedge Jacobson's We'd
Inesday
Mrs. Everett Randall of New Al
bion, Ia, was called here Friday by
the sudden death Of her mother,
Mrs. Wi, Stoskopf
A few OF the young people from
here attended the Y. p. s. in the
Hauge church basement in Canoe
Sunday evening and spent it delight
fully.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Anderson called
at the Peter Usg3ard home in Canoe
Sunday.
Mr.. ard MEb Lawrence Iverson
spent Sunday evening with the
formers home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Richert at
tended tina International Stock
Show at Chicago the past week.
Our community was stricken with
grief Friday afternoon when they
learned OF the sudden death OF Mrs.
VIII Stcskopf who passed away at
O'Clock with a stroke.
Howard Ram.O, John Bergeson
and Jake Thoman have assisted
John Mcmillan in getting out his
corn the past week
Miss Nellie johnson who arrived
recently from Chicago, mas been a
guest OF Hesper friends the past
week. Her father Haldor Johnson
also returned and will make his
home with his son Oscar at Burr
| Oak
John Mcmillan has been Laid up
fer speedy and permanent recoy
cry.
Leland Mcmillan, who won first
prize in the corn contest went to Chi
cago to attend the International
Live Stock Show, with his expenses
paid. We certainly congratulate
Leland. and these contests are a
fine thing for the boys, as in the
first place it gives them an intelli-
gent and active interest in farming
and in the second place it teaches
them business principles which will
be OF great help to them through
out their lives.
Miss Guilbertson who is instruc-
tor in the Carl schools house. spen.
Saturday and Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Chris Rasmussen.
Arthur Stoskopf went back 20
school duties at Mabel Monday, after
a visit with home folks.
John Barth took his father to Ma
bel, Monday and Frank left for
Preston on a short visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII WEIGH and
children, were visitors at the Law
renee Korsness home Monday.
Mrs. Chris Rasmussen departed
for Waukon Monday, for a visit with
home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Clausen are