Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-02-01

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Otto GundersOn was over from
Ossian Monday, on business.
L. B. Whitney and wife spent Sun
day with B rr Oak relatives.
Recorder c. HI. Lawrence spent
Sunday at his home at Navan
j. Nj. Akers was in the city from
Bluffton Friday and Saturday.
The cheapest place on earth to buy
sl.oes-Smith & Dixson's. -503
Mr. and Mrs. H. Fl. Ruddy came
down from Cresco yesterday for short
visit.
The Iowa State Fair dates for this
year will be the week beginning Aug
ust 28th.
-Sile Erwin went to Waucoma Fri
day, to play at golden wedding an
niversary.
"A. J. Cratsenberg came down from
st. Paul and spent Sunday with his
parents in Burr Oak.
Marrow widths and small sizes at
half price. All shoes warranted.
Smith & Dixson.-5O-3
Attorney w. M. Anderson. of
DEVILS Lake, N. d., was visiting
friends i'm DEBORAH Saturday.
n. p. Clifford received the news of
the serious illness of his wife Monday
morning, and departed for homel
John S. Tucker and wife, of orion
vile, Mimi, have been the CHESTS of
Ben Bear and wife for few days past
Misses Bessie Olson and Louise
Tobiason have been very sick with
severe attack or the grippe for the
past two weeks.
We unite with the friends of Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Briggs, of Burr Oak
township, in extending sympathies for
the loss on Saturday of their six
months old son.
On last week Tuesday, o. A. Flas-
kerud, Of Calmar, passed away, death
resulting from stroke of paralysis.
Mr.. Flaskerud was we'll known citi.
zen Of the county.
Attorney E. r. Acres returned
from Cresco Saturday, after taking evil
dence for four days in the Cresco Nov
city Works litigation at that place
The taking of evidence has so far occu-
pied fifteen DAYS, and involves the set
Element of a partnership business last.
ing more than four years.
John, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thos
Qualley, aged two years and five
months, passed away yesterday morn
ing, from Inflammation of the bowels
The little one was much beloved hy it's.
parents, and was a bright hoy of much
promise. The funeral will be held
from the home Thursday afternoon at
one O'Clock, and from the Washington
Prairie church at O'Clock, Rev. Koren
officiating. The bereaved parents have
the sympathy of all their friends.
The many friends in DEBORAH of
Mr.. G. II. Fletcher were surprised to
learn of his marriage ut Thompson,
Iowa, Jan. 25th, to Miss G. Margaret
Lurentzen. TIL had kept his acguant-
ances here ignorant of the approach of
the event, nevertheless they all are
happy to hear of it, and wish him and
his bride endless joy. He is a young
man of estimable character and attain
ments, is very popular with all his ac-
quaintances, and will not fail to make
q success of life.
-Calmar will soon have another
industry added to its
present list of such institutions. The
new enterprise we refer to il bottling
works, for the purpose of making and
bottling pop and various other temper
ance beverages. Frank Nockels will
be the proprietor. The former Graft
building, now owned by Albert Schind-
lar, will he utilized to begin operations,
but we predict that these quarters will
not long be commodious enough to
handle the business in-we mean in
the basement of said building. Courier.
-One Of the most disagreeable tasks
of house keeper is made easy by the
use of little salt. If your chimney is
very sooty take some soft paper and
clean 1t, but use no water. When as
clean as you can make 1t with paper,
take dry flannel cloth, put some salt
In your chimney and rub briskly. Treat
the outside the same way and you will
be surprised at the brilliant polish OBJ
tanned. Any piece of glass can be treat
ell this way successfully, and even
fiat iron can be made free of rust If rub
bed over paper on which salt has been
sprinkled.
When hog gets an ear of corn
observes an exchange, every other hog