Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-12-20
"a man is like an egg 'tis said;
It's true though said en- joke.
You never kn''w OF what he's made
Until hes broke"

was a pleasant caller Saturday.
Miss Mabel Dorm, of Ridgeway,
was visiting friends in DEBORAH Satur.
, day.
Rev. VIM. Cummings, of Burr
Oak, was doing business here yester-
day.
Ed. Stuart of Minneapolis, dispos-
ed Of carload of Dakota ponies on
Saturday.
transacted business and visited friends
here Saturday.
Misses Anna and Jennie Elwick
are home from The U. L. U at Fayette,
for vacation visit.
--Nels A.chem. of Satire, dropped in
Saturday and broadered the smile on
our faces few notches.
Mis- May Mahaffy, of Burr Oak
township, took the train here yesterday
for Clinton, Iowa, for visit.
Mrs Wohlford and family depart
ed for Mt. Vernon, Iowa, yesterday,
where their future home will he.
Mis- Chinnock arrived from
Minneapolis Saturday, where she has
heen attending sch DOL, to spend the
no idays.
-Dr~S. r J. Hoyt, arch deacon of
the Episcopal diocese, conducted SER
" ces in Grace church Sunday morning
and evening, with holy communion at
the morning service.
The party who took a new black
ulster from the boat house near the
Dugwav Monday night is advised to
return it to this office without delay,
if he wishes to save trouble.
H E. Green, the aged father of
Elder H. II. Green, died at his home
in Dubuque few DAYS ago. He was
~ years old. West Union Gazette.
what's The matter, Talmage? More of
that New Hampton soda water, is it,
or this cold snap? you're way of
again. The father OF Elder H. H.
Green has been dead thirty-five years.
The public has great deal to re-
member and its memory is mighty
short. 1t needs to be constantly re-
minded of your business. And the
| hA b nd IF
yesterday my be dead tomorrow.
Meanwhile a yOungster who never
heard of YOU is making his first p nv
chase today. Don't depend on past
prosperity .-Printr s' Ink.
H. A. Bigelow and wife will de-
part for California soon, where they
will enjoy the balmy atmosphere OF
that beautiful country, while we are
facing the piercing breezes of seem
ing'y polar longitude. They go via
Fort Worth and the Southern Pacific
to Los Angeles and Garvanza. We
hope are readers may read some letters
from his versatile pen.
r 1t is stated that the deposit of va
por and frost which gathers on the
store windows in the winter time may
be prevented by coating the glass wi h
a composition recently patented by .
Belgian, consisting of water. glycerine
) sugar and comarin, the resulting com
pound being transparent and render
ing the window clear at all times
This thing is worth remembering
State Register.
An exchange defines an editor as {
millionaire without money, Con
gresham out of job, king withou
q throne. "He constructs without 9
} saw or hammer, builds railroads with
out spikes or nails, and farms without
plows. He runs butcher shop In the
Journalistic world and deals out brains
for cash or credit. He loves the adver
r tisersas he loves himself. The editor
is teacher, a preacher, a lawyer, and
he sends truth out to save souls anG
gets lost himself. He heals the wound
ed. cares for the dying and rescues thu
!, perishing, and starves himself when .
ham sandwich would jerk him from
the jaws Of DEATH"
We are happy toinform the Away
> Grant sub-editor of the yellow journal
the mOuth-piece Of Decorah's grea
fan.ily-weekly and postoffice distri
e butor, that "a In the past we will attend
to our own business without his assist
g ance. That his fellow townsman Kirl
:. never solicited, to our knowledge, sub
l. scrip'ions for this paper, and that DE
:. corah people have never been "short'
o q penny through any fault of ours
4 Also that an earnest endeavor wa
made by another newspaper to secur
the services of this same Kirk, and b.
one who ought to know his tactics
. Hereafter we will consult the journa
before engaging or dispensi ng with tn
. services of employees. If anything ex
cept such rot cannot be found to Ill
, your columns, come over and we will
L lend you few of our stereotyped plate
o or dead advertisements. The size G