Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-19
CALMAR.

Mrs r. j. Becker entertained the
Sunshine Club Tuesday afternoon.
| Miss Sadie Summers visited at the
Henry Miller home the first of the
week.
Willis Gieson who is now attend
ing Valdez college is spending Sun
day here with his folks.
Mrs. Jake Becvar is on the sick
list.
Miss Edith Jacobson is working in
the Calmar Electric Co.'S Office now.
Miss Minnie Christianson spent
Saturday and Sunday here from her
duties in Ossian.
Jos. Schneberger and family
moved up from Festina and are oc-
cupying the Mrs. Hoamstad house.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. S. T. Kittel-
shy Thursday Feb. 6, 1919 a daugh-
ter We congratulate.
Jesse Tuffley arrived home Thurs
day from Camp Grant being muster
ed out.
Mrs. NJ. Gilmartin entertained the
Study Club Monday afternoon.
w. w. HazeltOn sold his home to
Frank koepp and rented the w. V.
wager residence.
DR.. c. F. Sobolik and wife visited
Ossian relatives the first of the
week.
Mrs. Haug of Spillville visited
friends here Thursday.
Oscar Shannon and T. Hillsland
both honorably discharged soldiers
visited the Flaskerud and Dyrland
families here the past week while on
their way home to Minnesota.
Rudolph Uher visited in Austin
the fore part of the week.
Miss Lena Sandager was a Decor
all caller the first of the week.
Miss Anna Becker accompanied
her sister, Mrs. Hugo Huber to South
Bend, Ind. for visit.
The declamatory contest held here
Friday evening was attended by
large crowd. The dramatic speakers
were: The Americanizing of Andre
Francois, Clara Broghamer; The
Coward, Glee Horton; The Death
Disk, Mildred Peterson; Helen
Thamre, Viola Schindlar The humor-
Gus speakers were: The Pettison
Twins. Marcella Broghamer; The
Wedding of Miss Bray. Angela
Klien; Jane, Helen Peterson; A
Case of Fits, Thelma Wangsness.
Judges:
Miss Gladys Jewell, DEBORAH
Miss Hunt, Postville
Miss Cronin, Ossian.
The Winners were:
Dramatic: 'an
1st Mildred Peterson
I'd Clara Broghamer
Sd Glee Horton.
Humorous:
LIST Angela Klein
I'd Helen Peterson
Sd Thelma Wangsness.
| Winner over all was Angela Klein.
An infant son was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Hruska on Vanentine
day and Saturday the little one pas
sed away. We extend our sympathy
to the grief stricken parents.
Mrs. Frank Krysan and children
visited Festina relatives Wednesday.
Mrs. j. F.. Conover and daughter
returned Wednesday from visit in
Sac City. Iowa.
| Jos. Valenta, Casper Sandager,
John Valenta and Herman Kiel ar
rived Thursday from camp being
mustered out. They have all been
overseas.
NJ. c. Graf purchased the Dr.. Hor-
ton residence for $4,000.
The Domestic Science class gave
a Valentine party at the school house
on Thursday evening.
Mrs. Edevin Peterson entertained
the Kensington on Wednesday after
noon.
Gail Latimer entertained few
friends at her home Thursday.
Little Marion Twedell of Austin i;
here visiting her grandparents, M
and Mrs. Frank Uher Sr.
A Modern Woodman rally was held
in the Frana hall on Friday evening
Misses Crane and Hummer atten'
ded a declamatory contest in Post
Vile on Friday evening. Miss Hum
mer acting as one of the judges.
Don't forget the card party at the
Frana hall on Thursday evening
Feb 20. Everybody invited.
The Music club was entertained
at the J. H. Meyer home on Friday
ievening at a Valentine party.
The high school pupils had &
Valentine party in the Nockels hal
on Saturday evening.
Mrs. Peter Meyer and daughter
and Mrs. ]. P. Schneeberger and son
of Ossian visited at the c. F. Sobo
lik home Wednesday.
Mrs. Jos. Yerkes, Mrs. Jos. Schnee'
berger and Mrs. A. Hruska and baby
were Ossian visitors Thursday.
1t being Mrs. Wenzel Krysan'S
birthday Tuesday her children and
their families gathered at her home
and helped celebrate the event.
Mrs. Ray Fisher and daughter re
turned to Waterloo Saturday after a
visit with the Frerick and Gerleman
families here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Greteman of ST
Lucas visited their daughter, Mrs
Frank Krysan Thursday. From here
they went to Waterloo for a short
Istay.
Miss Esther Christianson of De,
corah was here Tuesday and organic
ed a club of a II weeks course In
Home Economics. A meeting will be
held every Monday evening in the
Domestic Science room under the
supervision OF Misses Esther Christ
manson, Helen Hummer and Olga
ode.