Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-29
CRESCO DOINGS.

From our Regular Correspondent
Mr. and Mrs. A. d. Garrett of Chester, Sun
dayed with their parents.
Miss Dora Carver and Miss Stockman are
home from Fayette for the vacation.
Carl Reed is home from the University of
MINI. for his Thanksgiving vacation.
The Cresco Social Club threw their doors wide
open Wednesday night, and entertained a
host of lovers of the dance.
This week the American press tells of the
massacre of the Turks" Cresco people
made way with their full quota.
Chas. Blackburn and wife of Milwaukee
made Cresco relatives and friends brief visit
last week. Mr. B. is son of Jno Blackburn
Mrs. Paul Austin, niece of the Bankers and
her little boy returned to their home at Mont
evideo, MIMI, Monday, after two months
visit with relatives
Frank +. Longs Co. is playing to good
houses in Mason City this week. Frank can
show fiattering testimonials from the press of
every town in which his company has APP
peared this season.
John Thompson, who has been confined to
his bed at his sisters, Mrs. Maggie Moen, for
several weeks, is able to be around again. He
expects to return 10 his position at the First
National Bank, DEBORAH, soon.
Congressman Updegraff has secured evil
dence in the Waite pension prosecution that
may have greater weight with the friends of
the blue, who are in a majority in the next
congress, than will be pleasant for that sol
der hater Waite.
Out of sight of the public eye, the masculine
members of the Social Club have been enjoy
ing indoor base ball for several weeks.
Thursday afternoon two mines, gorged with
turkey and mince pie, played an exhibition
game, open to public view, if you had the
price.
Saturday evening occurred the death of
Miss Carrie Breedlove, daughter of C. Breed
love. For several months she has been an I'M
complaining sufferer from that dread disease,
consumption. The funeral services were held
in the Methodist church Monday forenoon.
the burial being in Oak Lawn
The three Evans boys, sons of Mr.. and Mrs
b. r. Evans, are nearing the end of their long
trip by team. They left here in August, bound
fora warmer, dryer climate in search OF health
for two of their number. They crossed this
state and Nebraska visited Denver and Colo
RADIO Springs, thence going south into New
Mexico and on TO Phenix, Arizona. Their let
tiers have been very encouraging to their par
ents. 1t is to be hoped that the Arizona air
Will put an end to their lung trouble.
Resolutions said to have been passed at a
meeting of the members of the Congregational
church were printed in last Fridays Plain
Dealer That such resolutions were drawn up
and presented at the meeting is true, but they
were promptly voted down, and other reso-
lutions much different in tone were submitted
ana adopted at that meeting The author of
the resolutions which were voted down. SUBJ
mltfed them before the meeting TO certain
cnurch member for approval. He with his
christian spirit of forgiveness heartily en-
dorsed them, and seized by desire to serve
the public ~ copied the resolutions added n
few head lines and handed them in to the
Plain Dealer and Times for publication. The
editors of the p. ID. were not to blame for
printing them, but in justice to the members
OF the Congregational church. to the whole
community, they should i'm their next issue
nave branded those resolutions as not true.
How man who poses before the public as a
CONSCIENTIOUS worker in Church. Sunday
Scnool ana Temperance work could be so un-
CHRISTIAN as to knowingly and with evident
inlent cause untruthfui statements to be pub
lshed, the result of which will njure one man
ana MS family and place the members of his
cnurch In false light is certainly hard nut
10 crack. CHARITY is the very livery of
Shrist," said Latimer. The charity displayed
by this man will we fear give him a heavy
Dalahce on the wrong side of st. Peters led