Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-10-11
Business getters-PuBL1c OPINION

"Just Before Dawn" at the Grand.
"A. HI. Meader was down from
Mabel, Monday, on a business trip.
L. P. Moe, of Spring Valley
Mimi, is visiting relatives in DEBORAH.
Mrs. HI. H. FIeng and mother
went to st. Paul yesterday, on a
visit.
Guy Holman held the lucky
number for patrol wagon given away
at Bears.
Avery McMullen and family. of
Chamberlain, S. d., is visiting his
parents here.
Peter Figum and family went to
Soldiers Grove, Wis, Friday, for a
visit with relatives.
Mrs. N. Jacobs, of Hawkeye, ar
rived in the city last Thursday, for a
visit with relatives.
Geo. Hitler and wife, of James
vile, Wis.,, arrived in DEBORAH Friday,
for visit with friends.
Jacob Trczinski departed for
Helena, Mont, yesterday, where he
will work in the future.
John Curtin took in the races at
the Cedar Rapids carnival last week,
and visited relatives at Chicago and
Morris, Ill.
"A collection of the famous "wild
cat money" of war times has been on
exhibition in one of the windows of
Ben Bears store for several days.
Peter Ellingson, of Plymouth
Rock, has purchased the blacksmith
shop at Satire, and will be prepared to
take care of all the trade he gets in a
satisfactory manner.
j. II. Chinook went to Minnea-
polls last night, to meet his son, who
is returning from the PHILIPPINES with
a Minnesota regiment They will
return to DEBORAH Saturday.
The appeal by the defendant in
the murder case of John Cater on the
second trial has been decided by the
Supreme Court, that body affirming
the judgment of the lower court
Hon. Nels. Larson and wife, of
Highland, took the train here yester-
day for the Twin Cities, They will at
tend the dedication of the new Luth-
eran Seminary at Hamlin, and Incl
dentally expect to get peep at
President Mckinley.
Sheriff Christen on Friday took
Joseph Prerousky to Anamosa, and
placed him in the penitentiary. He
was sentenced to eighteen months
imprisonment at the recent term of
court, for stealing some cigars from
Rubie & Jansen last spring.
Our merchants have filled their
stores with large assortments of fall
and winter goods, and are reaching
out after trade. In this issue may be
found new advs. for liver Larsen, X.
l. Haugen, Iowa Produce Co., Lime
void & Ode, J. L Chinook and Geo.
M. Clark. 1t will pay prospective
buyers to look up their announcements.
We have never known fish to be
more plentiful in the Upper Iowa, or
more easy to catch than at the present.
During the past week some fine catches
have been made, and very few have
returned unrewarded for the time and
labor spent in days outing on the
river. Hunters are also reporting lots
of game and splendid luck.
Three bids for the remodeling of
the city hall are in the hands of the
city council, one by Fred Siihring,
1916; one by P. o. Ingvolstad, sS,64S,
and one by M. c. Steyer & Son, $685..
Some exceptions by each bidder are
made, but the final bids are about IN
the same ratio as above. Our citizens
generally are very DESTROYS that the
council will grant the contract and
remodel the building as soon as
practicable.
An item written for last weeks
paper regarding the accidental killing
Of Wenzel Pitzenberger, of Washington
township, the Sunday before, for some
reason failed to be inserted. Young
Pitzenberger, aged eleven years, was
out hunting with Louis Duclos, aged
seventeen years. They were in quest
ola hawk which they had caught sight
of. Duclos laid the gun down and
went into an adjourning corn field,
cautioning Pitzenberger not to touch
it. Shortly afterward he heard the
report of the gun, and Fastening
back, found Pitzenberger dead, with
the gun near by. A coroner's jury on
Monday rendered a verdict conforming
with the facts.
How environment tends to mould
opinion and give local style to social
etiquette. The following is the way
West DEBORAH young lady asks a
merchant to show her pair of carriers;