Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-08-09


visiting friends here for the past two
weeks, departed for his home at
Spring Grove, Saturday.
James Rice, brakeman ON the /. &
M. division of the G., NJ. & st. p,
jumped in front of train at Csstalia
yesterday morning and was instantly
killed.
-Schuck Dry Goods Company adj
vertise Bed Spread Sale for next Fri
day. 1t will pay shoppers to keep
watch of these special sales, and take
advantage of them.
"A fire in the rear of the paint
shop in the sash and door factory at
Calmar Friday night about eleven
o'clock did considerable damage, but
was extinguished after hard fighting.
Charles Trzcinski, H. A. Dixson,
Sam Dixson, ]. P. Wangler and
Clarence Brainard went to the mouth
of the Canoe Sunday, for few days
outing.
Miss Ida Jacobs came up from
Hawkeye Monday, and is visiting at
the home of her brother, Will. From
here she will go to DEBORAH to spend
couple of weeks Waucona Sentinel.
Harry Spealman was up from
Cedar Rapids Friday last, visiting
friends. He ha been honored with
the appointment of G. It. and p A. of
the B., c. r. & N. while Mr.. Morton
is absent in Europe.
#. S. Putnam arrived home from
the south Friday evening, to spend a
few days with his family. He has
been in Texas and Oklahoma the past
few weeks, and reports crops looking
excellent wherever he went.
Mrs. George Hislop, of West De-
corah, with her little daughter, Hazel,
departed Monday morning for Mime
apolis, Mimi, for the purpose of visit
ing her relatives in that city for few
weeks.
The families of Hans Presteseter
and Halmar G. Blegen, besides some
others, have moved back to this
county from Ell Campo, Texas, where
they went about two years ago.
Among the list of district aides de
camp on the staff of department COM
mander Bailey, of the G. A. r., for
the national encampment at Philadel-
phia' appears the name of C. o. Malt
by, of Burr Oak.
john Darlington, bondsman for
Gullick Bersie, who burned his house
near Hcsper recently, has withdrawn
the bonds, and Sheriff Christen
brought Bersie to DEBORAH Monday,
and placed him in the coanty Jail,
where he will await trial.
The Valdez Normal School makes
! speciality of all the common branches
md all the four additional branches
'eqnired for first-grade certificate, viz:
Algebra, Physics, Civics and Eco
Special review term in all
he above subjects, beginning Aug. %,
md continuing nine weeks. Reduced
ates of tuition and text books free. 25-l
-JnO. Young has returned from
Texas and is at presnt at DEBORAH. 80.
Miss Keegan of DEBORAH is here visit
ng her sister Mrs. Pulver. :. Roy
LEWIS, has been visiting at Decor
IN, Ia......Miss Nellie Allison, left for
)ecorah, Ia, Saturday She will visit
here for few days. Percy Young,
vas in DEBORAH during the fore part of
he week. Canton Free Lance.
The Popular Shoe store, under the
lew control of Mr.. j. Il. Chinook,
promises to be more popular than ever.
The building has been repainted, the
took sorted and rearranged, and all
he old stock is being closed out at
'ery low prices. A big, new stock is
icing added. Our people will find no
'etter place to supply their wants in
he shoe line. See his adv in this
ssue.
The following scheme to rid ones
elf of mosquitoes is not vouched for by
The PUBLIC OPINION. 1t is simple
md don't cost much, and you get it at
he same price we do: Throw a small
hunk of alum into bowl of water
md wet your face and hands with it.
Not a mosquito is supposed to touch
'ou again that night. They will hum
bout few minutes and then sail over ,
he back fence to look for a place
where they don't read THE PUBLIC
OPINION.
DO not keep the alabaster boxes of .
'our love and tender ness sealed up
Until friends are dead. Fill their
ives with sweetness now. Speak
approving cheering words while
heir hearts can be thrilled and made
happier by them; the kind things you
mean to say before when they are
zone, say before they go; the flowers
Iou mean to send for their collins,