Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-04-26
LOCAL ITEMS.

Farmers have been busy seeding
for over a week.
II. w. Hazleton was over from Cal.
mar Saturday, on business.
Henry Elvidge went to Dubuque
Monday, on business trip.
Prof. Steffens has organized a
choral class in West Union.
Ben Bear and wife returned from
their Chicago visit yesterday.
Sheriff Christen made business
trip to Fl. Atkinson yesterday.
j. G. Bowers went to Des Moines
yesterday, for few days visit.
Miss Hannah Hegg has been visit
ing at La Crosse for few days.
A. w. Kramer was up from Cas-
Italia Thursday, on business trip.
DIR. F. w. Daubney and wife went
to Chicago Saturday, for brief visit.
IF. j. d. Gremm returned Friday
from an extended visit at Cedar
Rapids.
e. E. Peck. the hustling merchant
of Frankville, was in the city Friday,
on business.
Mrs. Prof. Shiels went to st. Louis,
NO., Thursday, for an extended visit
with her parents.
Frank McMasters returned from
Calmar yesterday, where he has been
working for several days.
Miss Minerva Scott departs tomor-
row for Dixon, ILL.,, to pursue course
in the college in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ Cove visited
their daughter, Mrs. DR.. A. c. Wood
ward, at Elma last week
Gilbert Juv returned home to
Rldgeway Saturday, having completed
course at Valdez College.
The family of Ben Jewell is report
ed much better, which will be accept
able news to their many friends.
The infant child OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Ward Rima was buried on Thursday,
its death resulting from lung fever.
The G. M. & st. p. Ry. bridge
gang began work on steel bridge be-
tween DEBORAH and Conover yesterday.
The Nelson Portrait Co., will move
their studio into the Hutchinson
building on Washington street this
week.
Miss Woodward returned to Cres-
co yesterday after a visit with her
brother, Burt, whose children accom-.
panied her.
1t is reported that Mr.. and Mrs. C.
G. Coutant, of the Journal, are con-
templating trip to the Pacific coast
in the near future.
Mrs. A. G. Meyers and daughter
Clara, who have been visiting at the
home of A. j. Francisco, returned to
Boscobel, Wis, Monday.
Mrs. Moses Greer, who came from
Atlanta, Ga, to attend the funeral OF
her mother, Mrs. Henry Thomas, de-
parted for home Saturday.
Mrs. Gilbertson, who has been
spending the winter at the home Of
her brother, Ed. Larson, returned
home to LIE Roy, Mimi, Saturday.
The poster fads and the circular
finds its way into the garbage box
but the newspaper enters the home
and becomes part of the life of the
family.
Recently Albert Wingate, of Hes
per township, offered w. G. Reed $5s
per acre for his farm, but the offer was
refused. Who says Winneshiek coun
ty dirt isn't about as good as any?
IF. S. Verbeck, representing tn,
Inland Type Foundry, of St. Louis
was an agreeable caller at this offic,
Thursday. He induced us to orde
several of the latest type faces for fin'
job work.
Already the old students of Prof
Breckenridge's DEBORAH Institute hav,
started movement for the erection O
a monument to his memory by tn,
former students of his institution, il
token of their great respect for him.
The DEBORAH Institute re-openet
yesterday after vacation from Friday
The school will be continued unde
the management ofMrs Breckenridge
and the celebration of its 25th anniver
sary will be conducted as memoria
to Prof. Breckenridge.
Wouldn't it be about the prope
thing for the city council to order tn
alley between Main and Water street
mechadamized? This alley is used
great deal, and at certain times Of tn
year is almost impossible. 1t has beef
an eyesore as well as q great moon
venience to DEBORAH fol- some time.