Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-04-13
City schools opened Monday.

Henry Rankin went to Monona on
business yesterday.
DIR. J. C. Lewis was down from
Ridgeway Monday.
Will Rankin, of Lacrosse, spent
Sunday in DEBORAH.
Mrs. A. Webster of Waukoma, was
In the city yesterday.
Geo. w. Estey, Jr., was up from
Frankville yesterday.
First class draft stallion tor sale.
Inquire of b. Harmon. If
Children suits the nobbiest in the
land at Bears.
"A. M. Pe9,y went to Marshalltown
Thursday, on business.
II. W. Hazelton was over from
Calmar Saturday, on business.
When you want to be fitted out
with good suit-gO to Bears.
Miss Kate Portman is spending
the Easter vacation at home.
--Daubney IS ice cream for 1898;
beats any we have ever tasted.
Albert Siihring arrived home from
Thompson Saturday, for short visit.
Fred Goddard arrived home from
school duties at Madison, Wis,
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Half rejoice
over the birth of a IL pound boy last
Thursday.
-Chas. Rosemond, of Independence,
was transacting business in DEBORAH
last Monday.
The official proceedings of the
session of the Board of Supervisors are
in this issue.
Mrs John Tucker returned to Min
neapolis Thursday, after a visit with
relatives here.
For sunday dinner, leave an order
with Daubney for some of that deli
ciOus ice cream.
j. E. Edmonds and wife, of Pres
ton, Mimi, are visiting at the home of
Mrs. A. j. Houck.
That new code will be hummer.
You will get one free if you are sub
scriber to this paper.
People wishing pasture for stock
inquire at this office, or at the Capt.
sheep ranch.
Aaron Snyder, of FreepOrt, went to
Plainview, Mimi, Friday, where he
will live i'm the future.
Have you tried that new ice cream
Daubney is making. 1t is the finest
ever sold in DEBORAH.
Talk about spring tonic, try Phos-
pho Iron, from Daubney's soda fOun-
tain; the best blood purifier sold.
"A fire alarm called the department
to sout,. DEBORAH Sunday afternoon,
but it proved to be simply burning
chimney.
e. G. Shaw returned Saturday
from business trip to Chicago, where
he had been TO purchase new stock
of furniture.
The PUBLIC OPINION will give
copy of the Laws of Iowa free to its
as announced several weeks
ago. Wait for it.
Mrs. Kate Nelings, of Monona,
and Mrs. Ira Flagler, of Lime Springs,
are visiting at the home of their sis
ter, Mrs. j. M. Lennon, for few
weeks.
John Drew, who for the past five
years has been a sufferer from rheuma-
tism, which has rendered him helpless
was taken to Minneapolis yesterday for
medical treatment. James Barry ac-
companied him.
The deal was closed at six o'clock
last evening whereby Messrs. Frank
and Harry Dixson become
projectors of the Winneshiek House.
They will take possession May LIST.
They are prudent young business men,
former travelling men, and we believe
that they will conduct an excellent
business. We hope this new venture
will be successful one.
The story comes down the milky
way from ETHEREAL regions that an edi-
tor, and he was q country editor, too
drew an over-check on the bank and
his last breath at the same time, and
taking on q spirit form sailed off into
space to look up new location where
is not so hot and the de-
|lnquent subscriber Is unknown. He
came to the pearly gates and having
taken the precaution to disguise him
self, during rush in which the sentry
had his hands full the editor escaped
st. Peters vigilant eve and slipped in.
And then the trouble began. Ofcourse
when the authorities started out to
find the instigatOr of the turmoil which
had been kicked up in the celestial do
main the culprit was quickly discover
ed and prompt measures taken to get
him out and send him down the road.
But when lawyer was called to
draw up legal writ of ejectment
though they hunted high and low, not
q soul of one could be found in the
place. And there the poor devil has
got to stay the balance of his life.
How dear to my heart is the old
fashioned shorter, who roamed over
Kansas two short years ago: who
for gore and fancied he'd
Drter, hang all the plutocrats up in a
row. Oh, where are "the down
trodden millions a starving" where
Is "the increasing army of tramps,'
and where Is the man who yearned for
the carving, and where, oh where, is
that bad case of cramps? The old
fashioned snor.er, the blood blowing
shorter, the man-eating shorter, that