Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-02-08
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Atty. E. r. Acers made business
trip to Calmar Saturday.
M. p. Moran went to Cresco yester.
day, on telephone business.
-Born-Sunday, Feb. 5, 1899, to Mr..
and Mrs. VIM, Bernatz, a son.
&C. j. Weiser made business trip
to Minnesota towns last week.
The cheapest place on earth to buy
sloes-Smith & Dixson's.-5O.3
"A. M. Richards, of Castalia, was
visiting DEBORAH friends last week.
Mrs. O'Toole and Miss Vienna, of
Calmar, were in the city Saturday.
Several lots of odds and ends at
Your own price. Smith & Dixson. so 8
Peter Liebold was DEBORAH visit
or from Fort Atkinson last Wednesday.
Hon. w. III. Klemme of Ridgeway
was calling on DEBORAH friends yester-
day.
-ThOs. Powers was looking after his
Howard county business interests last
week.
Lent will soon be here and head.
quarters for fish will be found at Fred
.Rosenthal's.
w. G. Meyrick and family are nice
iy housed in the Chas. Hegner residence
on Maple Ave.
"A. Wheeler was a DEBORAH bust.
ness visitor from Ridgeway Monday
and yesterday.
Miss Cora Allen, of Ridgeway, was
visiting friends here from Saturday
until yesterday.
e. d. Weldon, of Burr Oak, was
transacting business in the city last
week Wednesday.
Mrs. S. B. Haugen, of Lake Mills,
spent the past week visiting her son,
Paul X. Haugen.
Marrow widths and small sizes at
half price. All shoes warranted.
Smith & Dixson.-50-3
-Jno. c. Hexom returned last We'd
nesday from weeks visit with his
parents in South Dakota.
Winfield Baker was down from
Burr Oak township Saturday. We ac-
knowledge pleasant call.
Fred Siihring has been enjoying a
visit from his sister, Mds. Schaub and
Weieneth, of Worth county.
Torrance Mcconnell and family
returned home to Bluffton township,
Saturday, after a visit at Woodstock,
III.
Mrs. DIR. A. G. Woodward returned
home to Elma Thursday, after visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. M.
Cove.
The marriage of James Moe and
Miss Mary Barseth, of Springfield
township, occurs In this city today.
Congratulations.
IT. K. Nelson, of Hatton, n. D.,
was here looking after the plans made
by w. 3. Bucknell for that handsome
$1,000 home last week, besides visiting
friends,
Leonard Slack, who Is in Cuba
with the 49th Iowa, sent piece of rope
from the wreck of the Maine to one of
his brothers last week. 1t will prove q
valuable relic.
w. 8. Bucknell went to Marshall
town yesterday, as one of the delegates
from this county to the state M. w. A.
meeting. Mr.. Heuser. of Spillville, is
the other delegate.
Mrs. v. Schaub Is visiting this
week at DEBORAH among relatives. She
will meet there her brother who lives
in Canada, and whom she has not
seen for several years.-KenseH Ne,cs.
Last Thursday, at the home of
the bride in Springfield township, oc-
cured the marriage Of Oscar Onsrude,
Of Chicago, to Miss Bertha Otilia Row
ang. Many friends join in best wishes.
The Standard Telephone Com
pany is constantly advancing, and
there local exchange rapidly growing.
They have orders for twenty-five more
phones for the DEBORAH exchange,
which will make over 800 in the city.
John Greer went to Des Moines
yesterday, in response to telegram
calling together the directors of the
implement dealers associations of Iowa
for the probable purpose of organizing
an association covering the whole state
-Decorah will have her share o.
improvements this year, along with
our sister cities. Among the mos
prominent will be that of the +. G.
Shaw building at the corner of Cour
and Water street. Mr.. Shaw viii
thoroughly remodel the front, putting
In corner entrance supported by ,
granite column, with large plate glass
windows, etc. There will not be ,
handsomer store building In Decoraf
than this when It Is finished.