Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-10-18

Mrs. Henry Giesen, Of Calmar
visited al the parental home of Geo
Bernatz last week.
Rev. j. O. Haugen was in atten
dance at an Allamakee county church
meeting last week.
ID. N. Hoyt and wife have beer
enjoying visit from their daughter
Mrs. Klemme, of Elma, for a few
days.
Robert Hegg arrived from Chicago
Monday morning, to attend the funer
al of his sister. John Regg came dowr
from Cresco.
"A local last week stated that J. E
Nefstad had sold his pacing mare fol-
$50. Our informant should have TOLD
us $40, which was the selling price
She is a fine animal.
Rev. F. M. Robertson, P. E., o.
Fayette, occupied the Methodist pull
pit Sunday morning and evening
The new pastor, Rev. A. w. Smith
will be here to assume charge next
Sunday.
The Schuck Dry Goods Company
displayed a $26 hat in their window
last week. 1t was an artistic beauty
and showed the skill of Mrs. Schuck
the designer. The hat was sold to one
Of their customers.
If societies or individuals arrang
ing for entertainments, suppers, fairs
etc., will let us know the date selected
we will place it in our Bulletin OF
Coming Events" at the head of these
columns which will probably lessen
the liability of conflicting dates.
M. LANCE, H. I. Brickner, Henry
Adams, p. McCusker and wife, John
Happen, Geo. M. Anderson, Vet Warn
and wife. and possibly others go to
West Union today, to attend the re-
union of the 38th Iowa. AS the com.
rades grow older and some OF them
drop off each year, these annual gather
ings become more dear to them, and
they make an extra effort to attend.
J. T. Chinnock's shoe store win
dow contains the best collection OF
Philippine relics we have seen. They
were secured by a son of Mr.. Chin
mock, who arrived from Manila last
week with the 18th Minnesota, and
contains Japanese parasols, money,
shells, boots, cartridges, combs, oil
paintings, beads, and numerous other
articles of interest. 1t will pay any
one to examine the exhibit.
"A pertinent exchange wants to
know: What will hatch from an
onion set? If dehorning a hydraulic
ram is inhuman? If hay crop is
mortgagsd when the dew is on the
grass? If feeding my daughter on
cantaloupes will prevent her from run
ming away with her lover? If a negro
funeral is blackberry? If setting
hen is an egg plant? If mushroom
is place to get porridge?
F. H. Baker started Monday with
his boathouse for the Mississippi river.
He had not gone far before he was
compelled to return and have the
trucks which supported it repaired,
but went on again in few hours, and
before many weeks he will. be gliding
down the Father of Waters with his
family. 1t is well equipped with all
the conveniences he conld obtain, and
theouting on the river, as well as the
experiences to be encountered will
make the trip one of pleasure.
"A very merry party of school
teachers have been absent on trip to
st. Paul since Friday night. The
city school board granted them a
vacation on Monday and yesterday.
and they left Friday night for st.
Paul, to investigate the methods OF
teaching employed in the schools Of
that city. The party consisted OF
Supt. E. A. Parks, Asst. Supt. Riddle,
Misses Treat, Hughes, Holmes, Greer,
Asseln, Bates, Uhley, Stortz, Daub-
ney, Whalen, Mckay and Hegner.
They were accompanied by Mds. E. A.
Parman and l.. b. Whitney.