Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-06-28

&c. N. Goddard's clerks all went to
Ridgeway Sunday, and were enter
tanned at the home of Severt Ringoen.
Rev. and Mrs. L. L. Lockard
went to McGregor yesterday morning,
where they will spend a couple OF
weeks in attendance at the McGregor
Heights outing.
-Thos. Gilman, of Canoe township,
had the misfortune to fracture two ribs
last Friday, while building barn for
Mr.. Nelson, in Bluffton township He
was lifting board, and gust of wind
blew against it, throwing HIM to the
ground.
"A lodge of the Fraternal Brother
hood of the World is being organized
in DEBORAH by j. III. Mcdonald, Of
Dubuque. We understand the local
lodge will be instituted in few d 'ys,
and will contain between twenty and
thirty members.
DEBORAH Institute for the summer
term, which opens July 10, has en-
gagged Miss Alice c. Wilson, of Des
Moines, as instructor in primary and
school methods. Ex-State Supt. Sabin
says of Mrs. Wilson: "She is one of
the pest teachers in Des Moines, and
will be valuable acquisition"
The biggest trust on earth has
been discovered at last. 1t is the
newspaper trust. They trust
get cussed for trusting, and
trusted for cussing-and finally get
busted for trusting. Yes, sir; the coun-
try newspaper trust is the biggest trust
on earth, or any other old place.
Williams Wasp.
The DEBORAH City Band will give
a concert on the evening of the Fourth
OF July celebration at West Union, as
well as take part in the morning
parade. A special train goes from
DEBORAH, and we understand a large
crowd from here will attend. West
Union offers good attractions and an
ticipates an immense crowd.
The management of the League
Assembly at Clear Lake has made
July 90, "Epworth Herald
Day." in honor of DIR. Berry, editor of
that paper, who will lecture at and
p. M, and also preach on Sunday.
He is fine orator and edits paper
having l25, 900 subscribers. No doubt
Epworth Leaguers from DEBORAH will
go to aid in the ovation.
"A severe hail storm passed over
Ossian last Thursday about noon, do
ing great deal of damage to crops
and windows. About 5000 worth of
stained glass windows in the Catholic
church were destroyed, and many
plate windows in stores and residences
we're broken. The damage to crops
near Ossian is also very heavy.
Miss Josie Christen, daughter of
,ur popular sheriff, is one of the bravest
young ladies we know of She has re-
taken insane patients to the
Isylum at Independence, without any
and frequently accompanies
Ter father on such trips She is the
'nly lady officer of the kind in the
tate, and is deserving of great deal
If credit for her pluck and courage.
H. 5. Il. Renken, who has been
busy the past few weeks in fulfilling
lis contract to build seventy-room
lotel and block of four stores at Esther
vile, Iowa, has just closed contract to
rect fOur-story brick and steel whole
iale grocery building at Sioux Falls,
5. D., consideration about $50, 600.
Henry is a hustler. and has no trouble
n picking up all the large contracts he
,an handle.
"A. j, Cratsenberg, the merchant of
Burr Oak, was in town Monday of this
week, and says that he still Keeps a
general assortment of merchandise,
md has binder Irvine to accommodate
MS friends at reasonable rates; also an
of machine oils, cheap.
The twine is of the best make, and will
run as far and as even as any first
quality twinc that can be had any
where, Cratsenberg never sells any
poor Irvine. 1872
Ben Bears picturesque summer
window is again opened. 1t represents
l lake of clear water, surrounded 10y
messy banks which support bridge.
At the foot Of the bluff road winds
Is way around the lake, and the scene
IS made the more realistic by a small
negro, who spends his time in vain at
.empts to catch the fish below. 1t is
he product of the artistic skill of Mr..
] >. Alstad
Geo. Steyer met with very pain
ful accident on Monday afternoon. He
was riding u wheel toward the West