Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-08

e Try the fresh, homemade candy
i, at 2l7 East Water st. 35-l
"A. Mahaffy made business trip
D to Omaha, starting from here last Fri
day.
Flour at Toe and upwards. Couse
& Tracy. IS
II. w. HaZelton of Calmar, was
transacting business in DEBORAH last
Saturday.
---All our candy is made at PIT East
Water St. 35-1
Have you noticed the display in
Ben Bears corner show window. 1t
is very artistically arranged.
Miss Josephine Brorby went to
New Hampton last Tuesday to visit
with her brothers, Paul and Martin.
-Crockery can be furnished to our
customers at reasonable price. Couse
& Tracy. 50
Some of the finest potatoes we have
/. seen this year, were left at this Office
by Mrs. Alice Jackson, of Bluffton.
Mrs. Frank Bull was up from Ced-
ar Rapids last week, visiting relatives
and friends She returned home Fri
day.
w. E. Downie is going to put in a
stock of jewelry and silverware. He
is in Chicago making his selections
now.
Miss Nellie Johnson and Mrs. f.
Pennington of Minneapolis, are visiting
their sister, Mrs. l.. l.. Caldwell, this
week.
Mrs. Smith, mother of the watch
maker in NJ. r. Torsen's, arrived from
Postville Monday to make this her
home.
Tim Keefe has quit playing ball
and has gone to husking corn. He is
at present located up on Franklin
Prairie.
--"Purity and Cleanliness" is our
motto, at the new candy store, PIT East
Wafer st. 35-l
Prof. Timberman's evening class
in writing will open Monday, Nov. II,
at p. m. in the business room of De-
corah Institute.
The weather man didn't have the
heart to let an election day go by with
out letting it rain little. We had
nice shower Tuesday night.
Mr.. John Thompson, one of the
employees of the First National Bank,
who has been ailing for some months
past, is now confined to his bed.
We are glad to see Carver Strong
back at his desk in Ben Bears. His
limb will have to stay in the cast for
about two months yet, but he can be
around.
Frank Putnam arrived home last
Saturday, for short stay. He is trav-
cling in the interest of the Crescent
Medicine and Supply Co., of Minnea-
polls.
Last Monday evening Mr.. w. r.
Smith, of Ashland, Wis, came on the
Milwaukee for visit with his brother
and sister, Mr.. G. E. Smith and Mrs.
c. NJ. Wilson.
Some sneak thief entered a wood
shed in town last Tuesday night and
stole several articles, one of which was
an old gentleman's dressing gown
which was keepsake, the former
owner having been dead some years.
This is of no value to anyone but the
rightful owner, and the person who
took it can probably save some trouble
by returning the same. 1t is well to be
on the lookout for this class of people
these nights.
-Forty-fOur couples were at the
dance last Saturday night at Steyer's
opera house. 1t was the first of the Sc
ries of club dances to be given here
this winter, and was the largest club
party there has been here for about
SiSht <NiIIcIlCdIl anu NOT-
wegian clubs have consolidated and
we can look forward to large parties
throughout the season. 1t was a very
pleasant and soclable crowd, and all
had nice time.
AT one o'clock Sunday morning
fire was discovered in the barn belong
ing to Ole Egge, over i'm the southwest
part of town, on the edge of the hill,
but before the departments could get
there it was SO nearly consumed that
they could not save it, and it burned to
the ground. They saved the adjoin-
ing building. There was nothing of
value contained in the barn at the time
of the fire. The origin of the fire is
not known. No insurance.
Saturday evening there was quite
an exciting time on the street, over the
arrest Of one Mas, of West DEBORAH.
He had been imbibing to freely, and it
became necessary for the officers to
take charge of him. He showed fight,