Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-08

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April 2-Easter Sunday.
April 3-Board Of Supervisors meet.
March l3-Case of State of Iowa VS. James Fl.
Easton opens at West Union.
DEBORAH.
March Is-l4-Midway Plaisance at steyers'
by w. X. u.
March lO-ll-Georgia MinstIels at Steyers'.
Ed. Reum was over from Ossian
last Wednesday.
j. M. Kirkeberg has been visiting
friends at Spring Grove, MINI.
Fresh car load of Minnesota flour
at E. Rosenthsl's; 90c per sack.
-Wanted!! 10000 lbs. Rags, Rub
bers and Copper. N. r. Croft.
For the only complete line best
make chocolates, G. A. Neufert.
Pres. V. H. Stevens, of the Stand
ard Telephone Co., is in the city.
The rumor is again afloat that
Ridgeway is to have newspaper
Rev. e. A. Parkin was DEBORAH
visitor from Calmar on Saturday.
e. A. Neufert has already bought
his fireworks for July 4th; rather early.
If your churn cover leaks we can
repair it as good as new. N. r. Croft.
Geo. Foltz, of Burr Oak township,
was transacting business in DEBORAH
Saturday.
Try sack of that ninety cent
guaranteed Minnesota flour at E..
Rosenthal's.
Prof. H. l.. Coffeen came up from
Postville Friday. to spend Sunday
with his family.
H. F. KnOke was down from
Pleasant township Saturday, and
made us short call.
Peter E. Haugen arrived home
Thursday, from his business trip to
Northern Minnesota.
e. Pollitt, of Orleans township,
came down Saturday and spent Sun
day with relatives here.
Don't miss seeing Robert Mantell
and his company in "Monbars" Satur-
day night at the Grand.
School election occurs next Mon
day. The members of the Board
whose terms expire are A. F. Anund-
sen and l.. l.. Caldwell.
Just received car load of seeders
and harrows, of the very best makes on
the market. Consult us before you
purchase. Greer, Halves & Co.
DO not forget the dates of the
midway Plaisance," Monday and
Tuesday, March 1914, at Steyer's opera
house. Admission, adults 15cts, child
rem 10cts.
Stanton Elzea, of Button, q
member of Co. X, 4th Wisconsin Vol
unteers, arrived home from Admission,
Ala, Friday, his regiment having
been discharged.
Rev. A. G. Wilson will preach his
closing sermons for Unity church next
Sunday morning and evening. He
will leave next week for GAINESVILLE,
Wis. The family will remain in De-
corah until April LIST.
Ben Bear arrived home from New
York Saturday, after one of the most
successful purchasing trips he has ever
made to that city. He bought heavily
and SAYS he is going to dispose of his
large stock at very low prices. His
new ad tells you about it,
The following example is going
the rounds of our exchanges: Write
on piece of paper the number repre-.
senting your age, multiply by two,
add 1886, divide by two, then subtract
the number representing your age, and
before your eyes will be something you
will never see again.
"A tall western girl named Short
loved certain Mr.. Little. While
Little, little thinking of Short, loved
lassie named Long. To make long
story short, Little proposed to Long
and Short longed to be even with
Titles shortcomings. So Short meet
ing Long threatening to marry Little
before Long, which caused Little, In
short, to marry Long. Did Short love
Little less because Little loved Long.
1t is some satisfaction to us to know
that our regular weekly issues are ap
preciated and that we need not make Z
great ado by improving some specia
issue to call out the friendly criticism
of the press. The following is from tn,
West Onion Argo, conceded to be on,
of the most prominent papers in north
ern Iowa: "DEcORAH PUBLIC OPIN
ION Is publishing series of very hand
some halftones of scenery In and abou
DEBORAH, notable buildings and resi-
dences In the city and other features o
picturesque Decorah." Akers 4 Greer
are making thoroughly up-to-dat'
newspaper of PUBLIC OPINION ant
they are To be CONGRATULATED hearth,