Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-03-28
ALI Fools Day next Sunday.

The product OF q year naru Work-
picturesque Decorah."
B. O. Marsh went to Chicago Sat-
urday, on business trip.
Board If Supervisors meet in their
April sessi IN next Monday.
Miss Laura Francisco went to Lime
Springs yesterday for visit.
Henry belly, Jr., of AIgona, Iowa,
was DEBORAH visitor Friday.
A. M. Richards was up from
Castalia Monday, on business trip.
Il. j. Halse, of Button township,
transacted business in DEBORAH Satur-
day.
r. Greensdale was down from
Bluffton township Saturday, on busi-
ness.
John Bolkering, Of Cresco, was
visiting friends here Friday and Satur-
day.
Conductor Geo. Cross, Austin,
Mimi, spent Sunday with DEBORAH
friends.
-Jno. f. Murtha was a DEBORAH
business visitor from Plymouth Rock
yesterday.
-Mds. T. w. Hazleton and VIM.
Clements were in the city from Calmar
yesterday.
e. N. Prior was up from Postville
last Wednesday, consulting one of our
physicians.
H. G.. Germans, master bridge
builder of the Milwaukee, was here yes
terday on business.
--Messrs. Ferguson and Cowper, who
directed the Elks' Minstrel, went to
Chicago Friday night.
Band men and musicians don't
fail to hear the fine soloists with the
5lst Iowa Band.
Lewis johnson, of Pleasant, made
his first trip to DEBORAH since breaking
his leg, yesterday.
The academy at Stoughton, Wis,
where Ex-Supt. g. o. Haugen has been
teaching, burned to the ground on
Sunday.
Frank ookman, of Mason City,
spent Sunday at the home of his
brother-in law, John Wingate, in Hes
per township.
Gilbert Pearson, of Canon City,
Colo. arrived Monday, for visit with
his father-jn-law, Jacob Haas, and
other relatives.
Deputy Sheriff Olson took Albert
Alison, who lives southeast of Ridge
way, to the insane hospital at Inde-
pendence on Thursday.
Miss Nellie Hienberg has been very
ill in Chicago with diphtheria, but
news received Yesterday report her
much better. and out of danger.
Richard Bucknell has installed a
new compressed air bath, for cooling
and drying the face after shaving, in
his Winneshiek House barber shop.
This is a new appliance and adds
greatly to the facilities of the shop.
There seems to be but little change
in the condition of Sipurd Halverson,
except that he is gradually growing
weaker, and those who have been with
him constantly see that the end is near.
From all sides come expressions of so.
licitude and deepest sympathy, fol
"Sig" is favorite with all, and they
are anxious each day to learn of his
condition.
i The Winneshiek Co. Teacher an
nounces that new schoOlhOuses are t.
be built In independent district No. 4
Hesper township, and subdistrict No
8, Orleans township, and that sub
stantial Improvements have been made
i'm districts No. and 4, Glenwoot
township, also that improvements ar
to he made in several districts in Ca
noe township.
"A western paper has reveal
ed the secret as to how q country edi
; tor gets rich. Here it is: A child /
: born: the doctor in attendance gets $40
7 the editor gets 0. 1t is christened an,
the minister gets IS and the editor W
When 1t marries, the minister gets 81
, and piece Of cake, and the edito
gets 600. In the course of time
dies; the doctor gets from s. t
500, the minister perhaps gets anOthe
S., and the undertaken from SIS to $50
The editor prints notice of death an
obituary two columns long and get
OOOO, besides lodge and society resolr
tions, q free card Of thanks and lot {
poetry. No wonder the editor gel
rich.
Since newspaper is devoted to tn
!, upbuilding of the town in which it
located, continually advertising til
resources and constantly aiding til
t merchants and citizens, 1t shoul
n rightfully expect from cash such pa
< ronage rs they can afford. The new
!, paper every week sets forth the Ell
e terprises, in the course of q year gi'