Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-06-21

| Z. Gardner was down from Blufftoi
township Monday, on business.
Mrs J. d. Mccormick was owe
from Calmar yesterday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merwin, CT Waukon
Sundayed with DEBORAH relatives.
Jos. Wangler was home visito
at Waterloo last week, returning Mon
day.
Joel Dayton departed for Lander
ton, Mimi, Monday morning, on ,
business trip.
A. e. Baker departed yesterday TO
Wichita Falls, Texas, on a prospecting
business trip.
Mrs. Lizzie Davidson-MaggelsOr
has been visiting at the family homt
for several days.
"A large number of the Luther col
lege students departed for their home,
Monday morning.
Mrs Otto Drexel and children de-
parted Saturday for Eastman, Wis, tc
visit with her parents.
Miss Clara Hegg went to Madison,
Wis.,. Monday, to attend the university
commencement exercises.
Rev HalvOrsOn, of Minneapolis,
visited his parents, Mr.. and M s. u.
Halvorscn, the past week.
Cashier E. J. Curtin, of the Citl-
zen's Bank, attended the bankers
meeting at Burlington last weok.
%. A Anderson and wife are at
Two Harbors, MINI, spending the
summer with Mrs. M. o. Aabole.
Miss Jennie Wildly arrived from.
Waterloo Monday, for an extended
visit at the home of r. H. Tracy.
*. Thompson went to ST. Paul
Monday torepresent the First Lutheran
church at meeting of the Synod.
Mrs. Jessie Ervin-Marsh went to
Marshalltown Monday, to attend a
convention of the music teachers of
Iowa.
! Prof. Aug. Thorson, of Renville,
has been visiting at the home of E. p.
Johnson, and other friends. He will
attend Harvard next year.
Mrs. f. w. Hulet departed on Fri
day for her home in Cleveland, Ohio, af-
ter an extended visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Protheroe.
Mrs. Mary Stone, of Great Falls,
Montana, formerly assistant princi-
pal of the High School, visited Mrs.
Edgar Field and other friends last
week.
The many friends of Ray Alger
were delighted to see him out Monday,
after his long illness. He departed Mon
day morning for his home at Prim-
CHAR, Iowa.
B. Anundsen, Mrs A. f. Anund-
sen and Miss Emma Hegg departed
Monday for Yellowstone Park, WyOm-
ing, on pleasure trip. We wish them
a pleasant journey.
DIR. f. w. Daubney and son,
Morris departed for ST Louis on Mon
day. DR.. Daubney will represent the
DEBORAH Lodge at the Grand Lodge
and reunion of the b. p. o. Elks held
there this week.
The Standard Telephone Company
are working on straight meta lie line
from DEBORAH to McGregor. This will
do away with farmers cutting in on
the line and listening, and give ex-
elusive use of the line.
&C. G.. Bates, +. +. Parker and son
Will departed Monday morning for
Nevada, Iowa, where they will enter
their horses in races. Bates took
"Robt. Clifton" with him and Parker
shrimp" and "Baby Kid"
Last Tuesday nights storm did
great deal of damage in several parts
of the county. Besides that already
lightning struck Jos. Ras-
letters barn, north of this city, knock
ing one horse down, and driving
splinter over the eye of another.
Wennes' barn was also
and two horses killed and five
We heartily indorse the action of
Mr.. X. Haugen in his advertisement
In this issue-that after July
LIST his store will close at $3.50 p. m,
except Saturday evening. 1t is bold
step for a merchant to take with
out the concurrence of competitors, but
We believe the courtesy and justice
thus shown his employees will not fail
to commend itself to the trading pub
lie, who will arrange their shopping
to conform with this de arturo.