Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-07-05

Prof. Dempsey closed his year of
school at Spillvillc Friday, the follow
graduating: Pauline Haug, Bertha
Fischer, Mary Kapinos and Lorena
Fischer
The DEBORAH Institute summer
school will be ready to assist any who
are planning to enter university and
are not fully prepared. Term opens
July 10th.
John Tovey, of White Lake, s. D.,
was in the city last week, visiting old
acquaintance. He was a resident of
DEBORAH several years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Knowlton
and Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Gibbs, of
Waukon, and James Price and wife, of
Burr Oak township, spent the Fourth
with relatives in DEBORAH.
The paper will probably. reach
some of our readers few hours late
this week, on account of closing the
Office yesterday, so that our force
might celebrate the Fourth.
"A large glass aquarium in our
east window, filled with different varie-
ties of bass and other river fish, has
been attracting good deal of atten-
ton of late from street passers.
While tearing up the sidewalk
around Atty. l.. Bulls law Office last
week for repairs, the first seal of Win
nesheik county was found. Mr.. Bulls
values this find highly as relic.
AT DEBORAH Institute summer
school, which opens July 10th, Miss
Alice G. Wilson's work in school
methods will be found very helpful to
both the country and the graded
teacher
Miss Ella Caward joined her sister
at ST. Paul Monday, from whence they
will go to Cleveland, Ohio, via the
the great lakes. They will also visit
Niagara Falls and other eastern points
of interest
Mrs Mamie Engle and son and
her sister, Mrs. E. r. Webster, of
Ossian, departed last week for a pleas
ure trip to California and the Pacific
coast. They will stop at several places
during their journey.
An invitation has been extended to
"Luren" to sing at the Greater Ameri-
can Exposition at Omaha on Swedish
Day." Thursday, Sept. l4th, which
will be accepted, if matters at home
can be arranged so as permit their at
tendance.
While working on his new resi-
dence last Wednesday afternoon,
Henry Schulze fell quite a distance,
| fracturing his arm near the wrist.
This accident will compel him to be
idle just at the time of the year when
work is rushing.
| Mr.. and Mrs E. G. Moore and
children, Harry and Hazel, of the
Moore Concert Company, who have
been travelling on the Pacific coast for
the past few years, are visiting at the
nome of John Carver. Mrs. Moore is
a sister eff Frank Farr.
The DEBORAH Institute summer
school, which opens July 10th, will
accommodate all who wish to pursue
any of the common or the higher
English branches, higher branches of
mathematics, also bookkeeping, stenO-
graphy, typewriting, Greek, Latin
and German.
Mr.. p. l.. Barthelme, who recent
ly maved here from Ossian and pur-
chased the building formerly occupied
by Chas. Wilson, has opened restaur.
ant, and Will be pleased to have every
one call and become acquainted. He
will serve meals at all hours, and guar
antees good table.
"A. J. Cratsenberg, the merchant OF
Burr Oak. was in town Monday of this
week, and says that he still keeps q
general assortment of merchandise
and has binder Irvine to accommodate
his friends at reasonable rates; also al
assortment of machine oils, cheap
The twipe is of the best make, and will
run as far and as even as any first
quality Irvine that can be had any
where Cratsenberg never sells any
poor Irvine. 1872