Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-11
LOCAL ITEMS.

day evening, February Is.
%. Reed was an over Sunday Wis.
itor at Burr Oak.
L. b. Richmond was down from
Bluffton last Friday.
Rev. Dryer of Harmony was in
the city last Tuesday.
Rev. Joel Hilburn was down from
Burr Oak last Tuesday.
L. J. Halse was a Button visitor
in DEBORAH last Thursday.
Edward Price of Burr Oak spent a
few days of last week here.
John Scott was over from Calmar
last Wednesday between trains.
Mrs. l.. M. Small has been very ill
with pneumonia for some time past.
Peter Johnson is enlarging his
machine shop on Washington street.
-Contable John Bloomfield trans
acted business in Ossian last Saturday.
w. M. Malcomb of Burr Oak was
piSoodht aU tlllS
M. J. Carter was over from Ossian
last Thursday, getting ready for court.
Uncle Toms Cabin will be in the
Grand on the evening of the 18th, inst.
-Thos. McCauley and wife of Bluff.
ton were DEBORAH visitors last Tues
day.
VIM. Reed was business visitor
in DEBORAH from Burr Oak last Thurs
day.
Go and get nice lobster at Daub-
ney's restaurant. They are always
fresh. As
Fried chicken and roast turkey at
Daubney's restaurant every evening.
It's boss. As
e. r. Acers was in New Hampton
between trains last Friday on legal
business.
Miss May Akers was business
visitor in DEBORAH last Wednesday
from Bluffton
Almond Jewell was down from
Burr Oak last Wednesday and made
this office pleasant call.
w. f. Baker and sister, Miss Flora,
attended the "Merry Milkmaids' Con-
vention in Calmar Thursday evening.
MIR. Closing and son Henry were
over from Calmar last Wednesday on
business. They returned home Thurs
day morning.
Mrs. Frank Reed of Burr Oak
passed through here on her way to
Belvidere, ILL.,, Friday, where she will
visit for few weeks.
"A. A. Dawley who has been visit
ing old friends and relatives here for
several days, returned to his home in
Belvidere, ILL.,, Friday.
Miss Truman passed through town
en- route for her home in Lenora from
New Hampton, where she has been
visiting for several weeks, Friday.
j. E. Borlaug has lately made a
beautiful photo of the new pipe organ
in the NOrw. Ev. Luth. church. 1t is
very clear cut picture and made from
one of the finest negatives we have
ever seen.
Copies of the photo of the new
Congregational church, from which
the cut appearing i'm this issue was
made, size SX1O inches, can be obtain, I'd
by ordering at this office. Price 40
cents each.
DIR. F. Hickman was up from
Freeport last Thursday. He is sinking
his third well now in search of clear
water, which is one of the necessary
ingredients in the class of paper he is
now making at the Freeport paper
mill.
Although the fire bell did not ring
to give the alarm, quite little damage
was done to John Duffy's house by
fire last Friday. A good part of the
kitchen was burned, the rem ainder of
the building being saved by tlae prompt
action of Hose Co. No2.
-Chauncey Freeman, who, some
thirty or more years ago, was engaged
in merchandising in DEBORAH, but for a
number of years back has been resi-
dent of Missouri, is here, called hither
by the failure in health of his wife's
mother, Mrs. Pollitt, of West DEBORAH
DIR. II. III. Green will take his first
vacation from duties as Presiding
Elder of DEBORAH District, this m onth,
and enjoy four weeks of resting and
rusticating among the alligators and
orange groves of Florida, going thithel
to-day. He will visit sister who re.
sides at Sisco, Fla, and on the retu RI
trip will stop for day or two at Fort
DonelsOn and st. Louis.
Last Monday JOY one of the favo r.
lite hounds of the Walnut Creek KenI l.
els, took it into his head to go down Il
Nc Gregor and see his old friends. He
OF talo 4.