Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-05-17

May N.-Prohibition County Convention,
May 2s-Memorial Sunday.
May 3O-Decoration Day.
June 6-Northeastern Iowa M. w. A. picnic
DEBORAH.
Characterization of 25th anniversary
"Luren" Singing society-date un'
certain.
July Neutrality-suspicious. Day.
Aug. .. -Republican state convention. Des
Moines.
Aug. 29-30Sl Sept 1-Winnesheik Co. Fair.
Sept. 18th Anniversary and commence.
ment, of Decorah Institute.
Miss Edith Olson spent Sunday
at her home in Calmar.
Attorney L. Bulls made a business
trip to Cresco yesterday.
Rev. E. +. Fish and wife, of Frank.
vile, were in the city yesterday.
II. w. Robinson was q business vi
sitor from Burr Oak last Wednesday.
President Vic. H. Stevens, of the
Standard Telephone Company. is in
the city.
Mrs. Josie Carey-Cady departed
Monday evening for her future home
in Decatur, Mich.
&C. J. Weiser and F. w. Thompson
left Monday night, on business trip
to New York state.
Rev. and Mrs. L. l.. Lockard went
to Cresco yesterday, to attend the
District Conference.
%. o. Svebakken is canvassing
this county with work, entitled,
"The Cottage Physician"
Mrs. H. ] Green returned last even
ing from a visit of several days with
relatives at GAINESVILLE and Usage.
Mrs. F. L. Akers was an over
Sunday guest at the home of Editor
@. w. Van Atten, at West Union.
Miss Kate McAndrews returned
home Saturday after several weelts
visit with her sister, Mrs. Rudy, at
Cresco.
Al. Markhus, a member of the
class of 1917 at Luther college, has been
visiting friends and schoolmasters here
for several days.
-aarry Gibson and sister, Mrs.
Alex Kuby, and daughter, of st. Paul,
are visiting at the parental home of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Gibson.
j. w. Hull and daughter, arrived
home from Lima, Wis, today, where
they have been for come time. He
buried his father few weeks ago.
Mr.. Leech, of La Crosse, Wis, has
purchased the Racket Store stock, and
will soon open for business. He is now
receiving new goods and re-arranging
the stock.
The people of Hesper will be
addressed by the county missionary,
G. ]. Harlan, next Sunday evening,
May 2lst, in the Friends church. All
are invited to attend.
New display advs. in this issue for
E. G. Hegner, X. I. Haugen, Schuck
Dry Goods Company, Couse & Tracy,
Brunt & Parman, @. A. Neufert, J. III.
Blaess & Co., Canoe, Iowa, and Ross
E. Parks, Lily, s. d., besides many
new local advertisements. Buy of
your progressive home merchants,
whose goods are guaranteed.
In the history of Houston county,
appears the following some
what peculiar oath administered by an
early Justice of the Peace: "Mr. wit
ness, stand up and hold up your fist.
Does We solomly swear, in the prisons
Of Samuel McPhail, Esquire, and
Patrick Fitzpatrick, Esquire, living
three. miles south Of Caledonia and
owning 800 acres of land, that yes III
tell the truth, the whole truth, and
like the truth; so there yes
have it. PATRIoK FsTzPATaIcK, J. p.
"A window decoration that in our
judgment just about eclipses ali former
efforts in that direction here, may be
seen in Smith & Dixson's west win
dow. 1t is represention of the scene
from Park Addition, looking towards
the Ice Cave. The cave, with drip
ping icicles within, reflected by mir
ror, the Upper Iowa river benesth,
over which span the twin bridges, the
rocky road leading across these bridges
and to the cave, and the grotesque
hills and rocks make combination
realistic and pleasing to the eye.
-On Monday anyone looking in ON
our Office would have been surprised to
learn that we intended to issue paper
this week, for the entire south end of
The Office building was torn out, our
engine taken down, and our presses,
forms, and almost the entire office was
with a coating IF brick nlastar