Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-05-09
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M. Burns, of Austin, Mimi, spent
Sunday in the city.
Emil Holt, of Clermont, was in the
city Monday, between trains.
j. hi. Bradish transacted business
at Hawarden, Iowa, last week.
The delegates to the state conven-
ton leave for Des Moines today.
e. B. Woodward, of Cresco, spent
Sunday with friends in DEBORAH.
Roadmaster T. Ahern, of Calmar,
was in the city Monday between trains.
j. 4. Relf is moving into the
building recently vacated by c. A.
Neufert.
Editor G. G. Coutant arrived home
Monday from visit with relatives at
Portage, Wis.
-Drs. Roome and HELEN were over
from Calmar Friday, attending the
Medical Society meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. ]. Weiser are ex.
pected home from their European trip
this week or the first of next.
Miss Lillian Forty, of Cresco, has
been spending the past week in Decor
ah, in the interest of the Knapp Pub
fishing Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. l.. Couse, Mrs.
M. T. Torsen, and Mrs. H. J. Green
depart for Colfax, Iowa, this afternoon,
to spend couple of weeks at that
popular summer resort.
Prof. HI. l.. Coffeen has secured
lucrative position with the Standard
Food Co., of Omaha, Neb. This is the
same company with which Henry Ell
vidge and A. NJ. Perry are employed.
&C. A. LANCE, of Button, took the
train here Monday for Mason City, on
business trip. He'has just accepted
position with the National Safe Co.
of Cleveland, Ohio, having resigned
his place with the Mosler Safe Co.
The editor wishes to extend tina: ks
to the many friends who have written
and expressed such kindly interest in
the future success of PUBLIC OPINION.
Such expressions impel one to put
forth his very best endeavors to fulfill
these hopes.
DIR. c. L. Topliff arrived home from
Dubuque Friday, where be was in at
tendance at a meeting of the State Den
tai Society. He has been recuperating
from a recent operation on one of his
eyes, but is now fully recovered from
its effects, and is ready to receive his
patients.
-Jens Kallevang's team started to
rnu near the Washington street bridge
Thursday, and when turning south at
the fair grounds Mr.. and Mrs. Kalle-
wang were thrown out, he receiving
severe bruises on the shoulder. but she
escaped uninjured. The team was
stopped at the Trout Run bridge.
"A young lady applicant for a
school in Emmetsburg was asked by
one of the directors what was her po-
sition upon whipping children. The
young lady replied; my usual posi-
ton is on chair with the child held
firmly across my knee face down
ward" The young lady was immedi-
ately employed.
DO not blame the editor, if you
bring in copy just at publication time,
and it fails to appear in the paper.
Remember that there are lots of other
items to be prepared besides yours,
and all of these require time, and must
take their turn. Copy should reach us
Saturday or not later than Monday to
insure insertion.
Bro. C. C. Coutant, of the Journal,
has purchased the l.. l.. Caldwell
building, on the corner of Winnbago
and Main streets. This is one of the
best buildings in he city for this pur'
pose, and will make him fine office
We understand that he traded his
River street home in the deal, and will
live above the office.
John Tenney, road master of thu
DEBORAH Division of the b., c. r.. & n
Ry., appeared in West Union on Mon
day of last week says the Union. HI
stated that he had started out to wall
the track from Lynn Junction to De
corah and had arrived thus far on hi
journey. Mr.. Tenney looked like {
good pedestrian and we guess he reach
ed DEBORAH safely.
| We regret to learn that Prof. H. l.
Coffeen will terminate his work in on
schools with the present term, h
having accepted remunera'ive posi-
ton with an Omaha firm. The Post
Vile schools have flourished for thu
past two years as well as they eve
have, and our hoard will be very for
tunate If they succeed in filling hi
place as satisfactorily rs Prof. Golfer
has filled it, ostviile Reuiew.
In company with l.. L. Caldwell
H. L. Coffeen, l.. l.. Couse, G; l.. Hol
comb, Geo. M. Anderson and p. Nc
Cusker, the writer passed through on
the finest strips of country In existenc
on Sunday, where land is bringing q
high as $50 per acre, and where tn