Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-04-07

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Miss Pearle Hewitt went to hel
home at Waukon Friday afternoon.
H. A. Strong and son came down
from Minneapolis Saturday for brief
visit.
Arthur Benedict spent Wednesday
and Thursday in Observation-Disclosures
Tribune.
The Winneshiek county fair will
be held Sept. l, 2, 8 and t. Prepare
to come loaded.
The annual encampment of the
Iowa G. A. r. assemblies at Cedar Rap
ids, April %, % and 30.
Hon. VIM. Bulge departed Friday
morning after short visit with the
family Of A. w. Grow.
Mr. Karshland, of DEBORAH, was a
business visitor i'm town the fore part OF
the week.-Ft. Atkinson Times.
You do not have to order Column
bia quality--standard of the world
from abroad. Strand & Duncan.
Rev. w. H. McCuskey is to leave
Frankville. He has labored there for
seven years and done good work.
"A number of the churches of the
city held services Friday, appropriate
to the observance of "Good Friday"
Judge A. n. Hobson was in the
city Wednesday and Thursday and on
Thursday made us a very pleasant call.
Robert and John Greer, returned
from Clear, Lake Thursday, where they
had been to attend the funeral of a
cousin.
Services were held morning, after
noon and evening at the NJ. f. church
last Friday in observance of "Good
Friday"
ID. f. Reed has something to say
to the girls under IL years of age, in
this issue. Look up his adv. and see
what it is.
The Fayette County Sunday
School convention will be held at
West Union Wednesday and Thursday
of this week.
The Minnesota state fair will be
held August Slst to September 5th.
Liquor and pool selling on the grounds
will be barred.
Miss Keegan's millinery opening
last Wednesday and Thursday was
largely attended and she displayed
some very fine work.
Geo. M. Van Leuven departed last
Tuesday night for Postville, after
spending few days here in the inter.
est of the st. Paul Dispatch.
The Geo. @. Gardner Camp, S. OF
V. meets tonight i'm regular session.
Important business is to be transacted
and large attendance is desired.
j. w. Daubney has just received
a car load of extra fancy wax Messin
lemons, bought direct from the cargo
at New York city. Sold at wholesale
and retail. See them
Mr.. Hauge, representing the De-
corah POsten, was here last Wednesday
soliciting subscribers and delivering
premium boOks.-Oslo correspondent,
Stewartville Times.
Last Wednesday Beard Bros.
shipped car load of tobacco from here
to market, which had been raised upon
their farm near this city. This was
the first carload of tobacco ever shipp.
ed from this place.
The Waukon city council has
authorized Chas. F. Speed of McGregol
to operate an electric light plant there,
the street lights-both arc and incan.
descent-to cost S54 per month. This
is subject to the approval of the citi.
Zens at an election.
e. b. Shaw, J. M. Usher, G. b.
Muchin, ID. w. Clement, j. f. Nye
w. w. PEBBLES, A. j. Quincy, w. j.
Wade, VIM. Kinsey, Judge A. N. Hob.
son, III. r.. Palmer, j. A. Hoyer, OF
West Union, and III. Meyer, of Eliza.
dor, were here to attend the Masonic
meetings Thursday.
-Felkey, the champion light weight
of Iowa, gave very clever exhibition
of wrestling at the Armory on Satur
day evening, throwing with ease sever
al of our local lads. Bruce Miller gave
him the best tussle and threw him
once. 1t is plainly evident that Felkey
Is well versed in wrestling tactics
Waukon Democrat