Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-24
HESPER.
Nav % 1916.

May ~, 1916.
Don't forget the basket social a
the Hesper hall, Thursday evenins
May 25th, for benefit of Hespe
band. The land will play.
The Hesper band is planning
good old time program for the cele
bration of real GLORIOUS Fourth.
There will be a complete program
from Sunrise Salute to fireworks, in
Guiding street parade, patriot
speeches, picnic dinner, athleti
stunts, automobile stunts, base bal
same, band concert and bower,
dance. Hesper has long been prouc
OF her enviable record, that of beins
the best place in the country to cele
brate the Nations birthday, and thi:
year pomises to lie better than ever
Miss Cora Kjome went home We'd
nesday to visit until Sunday, wher
she returned and took up her duties
Iagaln as domestic at the Andrew
Anderson hone.
Now If it would only rain gasoline
Tor awhile our farmer friends with
automobiles might not feel so peeved
over the delay in corn planting,
which the weather man and his weep
ing habit are responsible for
| Hugo Noecker was a business cal
Ter at Mabel Tuesday.
Many prudent householders de-
eide to make lawn moving easier by
only moving one-half as often with
the result that the work is three
times as hard.
c. j. Steno was business tran
sactor at Mabel Friday.
1t is hard to ponder over crisis
when the back yard apple trees are
in bloom.
Miss Muriel Foltz had no school in
the Van Vliet district Tuesday and
Wednesday on account of the death
OF her aunt, Mrs. John Foltz.
1t is surprising how people will
regard with Indifference all appeals
to clean up their yards, and will has
ten 10 do so the moment some neigh
Dor begins to fix up his.
Miss NADIA S'oskopf visited with
her cousin Charlotte Noecker Satur-
day.
Apparently Villa has decided to re-
main dead little while longer.
Messrs. Pete Peterson and Ole Us
gard were callers at Steno's Wed
nesday evening.
1t is rumored that there is going
to be a celebration called BE Kind !
to Animals Week." now if some peo-
pie could be urged to the consent OF i
giving their horses three-quarters of |
enough to eat instead of only nalf |
enough.
Farmers are very much "preoccu-
pied these days blowing and plant
ng corn, while the better half Is
making garden, cleaning house, etc.
Quite number went from here TO
Oecorah Wednesday to witness the
pail game between st. Olaf and Luz
her college. Those attending said it
vas an interesting game
Many people who can't spare one
minute to put the cover on the gar
age can, where flies breed, will spend
whole hour swatting the insects
bout the house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Cady and
lrs. Void also Miss Rosetta Void :
assed thru our vicinity Thursday
nroute to DEBORAH.
Mr.. Percy Robinson and Prof. /;
cannon were at Mabel Thursday. =
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hilleman au-
ISu " DSSOidu OdIuTudy. \
We hear our good people of Hes !,
er are preparing for Memorial 4
ay Program, which will commence =
1000 o'clock a. m. :,
Many people can't go to church on =
tiny days because the weather is Q
10 bad, and they can't go on pleas d
ut days, because the weather is too :,
bod and just right for motoring. !,
DR.. Worth went to Mabel Thurs
ny and took the train from there \,
r La Crosse, where he will visit his d
n, Henry Worth. =
large number of people attend .
the funeral of Mrs. Daisy Foltz, =.
life Of John Foltz Wednesday.
Mrs. Margaret Eggen has had her -,
use treated with a new coat of -
int, which improves the building b,
ry much. ~ ~
Mr.. Ole Saxvick of Highlandville ~
Is caller at Halvor Ramlo's -
Iursday
Mr.. Roy Ramlo made trip to Ma w.
Saturday. &c
Mr.. John Foltz and son Raymond ~
10 Miss Pearl Foltz dined at the n,
100 Noecker home Sunday.
Some OF the younger element at W.;
lded the dance in the barn Satur- III
evening at Alvin Barth's near -
Gust and reported a fine time. e
Miss Pearl Foltz has been assist do
her uncle John Foltz with the y"
usework the past week. ,e
Miss Marie Peterson returned VIC
me Monday evening after an ex- So
ded stay at the Steno home. S9
Alfred Anderson visited with his
ne folks Sunday. 'ei
:. j. Steno drove to Yucatan on
'iness Saturday and returned home
lday.
Martin Johnson had the misfor-