Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-01-24
1900 JANUARY 1900
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Get your seats early for "Zaza" at
the Grand, Feb. 10th.
Al Brian was down from Cresco
yesterday, on business.
Mrs. r. H. Miller was at Calmar
Friday, between trains.
Mrs. Geo. w. Schamel visited
Arlington friends last week.
Frank Puntney spent part of last
week at Fort Madison, Iowa.
-Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. J. s.
Thomas, Jan. 16, 1900, daughter.
| Mrs. Mary Mitchell was in the
city from Hesper last Wednesday.
"A crowded house will greet "Zaza"
at the Grand opera house Feb. 10th.
DIR. w. H. Emmons, of Burr Oak,
was business visitor in the city Non
day.
Miss Mabel Bernatz went to Cal
mar Friday, to visit with her sister,
Mr.. III. J. Giesen.
Mrs. w. F. Coleman is enjoying a
visit with her sister, Mrs. Perry Barr,
at Swea City, Iowa.
"A club dance at Steyer's Monday
evening proved to be one of the
pleasantest parties of the season.
Several of our people went up to
Burr Oak yesterday, to attend the
funeral of Mrs. A. j. Cratsenberg.
The subject at the Baptist church
next Sunday morning will be, "The
Supreme Object" The evening SUBJ
ject will be, "The Inner Temple"
| J. A. Alstad has closed his bakery
at Calmar and removed to DEBORAH.
He will open bakery in the building
on Washington street next to John G.
Hexom's.
Elsewhere in this issue may be
found the annual statement of the con-
dition of the Farmers Mutual Fire
Insurance Co. of Winneshiek and
Allamakee counties.
Atty. Dan Shea was honored with
the appointment as member of the
board appointed by the Supreme Court
to examine applicants for admission to
the bar, and performed that duty at
Des Moines last week.
What do bargains amount to I'M
less you advertise them? A bargain
properly advertised not only impresses
the buyer with the fact, but hundreds
of others who see it advertised in the
local paper.
The Marsh Music House has just
published a series of five beautiful two
steps and cake walks for the piano by
the popular young composer, Mr.. Lee
Thomas. They are called Elite, G.. G.
T. Anniversary, Aunt Terminals Birth
day, Dance of the Philippines and Be
atrice.
| The Iowa supreme court record for
last Wednesday contains the following
concerning case from this county;
I'M. c. Carter VS. Frank Bartel, the
C. & j. Mitchell Brewing Co. and r.
F. B. Portman, appellants, Winnie
shiek district court, A. N. Hobson
judge. Opinion by Ladd. Affirmed
in part, dividing the costs.
Miss Clara Lubbock, of the Iowa
Children's Home Society, of Des
Moines, occupied the Congregational
pulpit on Sunday morning, and in the
afternoon met with the local auxiliary
of this society, and discussed this
work. Arrangements were made for
a regular meeting of the local auxili-
airy on the first Sunday of each
month. She was entertained while
here by Mrs. G. A. Oliver, secretary of
the DEBORAH auxiliary.
Improvements are under way in
the store room of the Schuck Dry
Goods Co. which will greatly facili-
tate their capacity for doing business
when completed, as well as improve
the interior appearance Of the store.
Besides the room being neatly papered
Throughout, commodious balcony is
being built in the millinery depart
ment for the use of trimmers, which
will nearly double the capacity of this
room.
An exchange bids farewell to a
departed citizen: He was a man OF
, push. He played marbles fol keeps
when boy, and cheated all of his
playmates out of their alleys; he
snapped bladeless knife eight un-
seen, for four BLADDER, sold that fol
Scots, bought dozen lemons and q
pound of sugar and made barrel Of
lemonade which he sold one circus
day for %. He started in business
and sold bad meat for choice cuts and
made fortune. When he got q
thousand dollars, he organized COM
I pany with $5,0OO,OOO capital, mostly
water, and sold the stock at par
When the company busted, 1t wa
found out he had sold out some time