Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-08

Monona.
Miss Ida Frazine is visiting in
Minneapolis.
Mrs. e. c. Cook has been quite
sick for several days.
-Roadmaster T. Ahern was over
from Calmar Monday, on business.
Miss Louise Klein, of Cresco, is
the guest of Miss Laura McClaskey.
The DEBORAH base ball club will
play game with Elkader next Sunday.
e. r. Baker returned to Chicago
Saturday, after few days visit here.
Miss Anna Slack, of Hesper, was a
business caller at this office yesterday.
Atty. e. N. Houck is enjoying q
respite from office duties at Spirit
Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Cove are here
from Waverly, visiting relatives and
friends.
Luther Reed, of Burr Oak town.
ship was DEBORAH business visitor
Monday.
Supervisor J. j. Haug, of Spillville,
was transacting business in the city
Monday.
Editor c. V. Summers, of the
Times, was over from Fort Atkinson
Monday, between trains.
Prof w. j. Barloon, of Ossian, was
DEBORAH visitor Saturday. We ac-
knowledge a pleasant call.
Mrs. G. E. Felt and children, of
Chicago, are visiting her father, John
Greer, and other relatives.
We understand that Sidney Brick
ner has been engaged as principal of
the Burr Oak school for next year.
Miss AIDE Lang returned home to
Minneapolis Monday, after an extend
ed visit with relatives and friends here.
Misses Emma, Anna and George
Ulen drove to Spring Grove, Friday
for few days visit, returning Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Falck, of Lo-
Gust, took the train here Saturday for
Fort Atkinson, to visit relatives and
friends.
Mrs. VIM. Bulge and daughter ar
rived from Grand Forks, N. d., Satur-
day, to visit at the parental home of
A. w. Grow.
Capt. +. /. Weiser and son Harry
went to Ortonville, Mimi, Monday,
to make the acquaintance Of that new
grand daughter.
The improvements which A. Ber-
natz & Sons have been making at the
Ice Cave Mills are new foundations
and a new wheel.
"A. M. Sherry departed yesterday
for West Superior, Wis.,, where he will
spend fortnight enjoying an outing
on the lake shore.
"A. g. Baker departed Monday
morning on business trip through
western Iowa, South Dakota and
Western Minnesota.
"A new cement walk is being laid
in front of the buildings in the block
opposite this office, which is COM
mendable improvement.
Ben Bear departed Saturday night
for New York City, on his 5Oth semi
annual purchasing trip, as announced
last week. May he live to make so
more such journeys!
There are few papers in this country
that equal the Chicago Chronicle in its
variety and conciseness of news, its
firmness of opinion, and its reliability.
1t stands at the head of American
dailies.
"A fire alarm just before noon yester-
day attracted crowd, with the fire
department, to the Stiles Hotel, but
when they arrived the fire had been
put out. The roof had caught afire
about the kitchen chimney, but it was
easily exungulsned, with but little
damage.
Charles Briggs and family, of Burr
Oak, took the train here yesterday after
noon for Salt Lake City, Utah, .where
they go in search Of an improvement
iii health for Mr.. Briggs. We hope
that the climate may agree with him
to such an extent that he will become
strong again.
ALBERT Wingate, of Hesper town.
ship, took the train here Saturday for
Chicago, where he attended the big
Short Horn cattle sale yesterday. He
Is after some of those fine imported
Short Horns for the Wingate herd,
which, by the way, can't be beat in
this neck of the woods.