Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-06-20

e Henry Aaker was down from Sat
tire Monday, transacting business.
Miss Mamie Hazleton, of Calmar
was shopping in DEBORAH Monday.
The Rebekka lodge enjoyed yer.
pleasant picnic at Camp Dewey Sun
day.
DIR. and Mrs. S. S. Whitbeck anC
children went to Gary, Mimi, Mon
day.
Prof Karl d. Fisk, of West Union
was in the city Monday, between
trains.
N. Kotchell of Mason City, was 8
visitor at the l.. l.. Caldwell home last
week.
Henry Baker was over from Wau'
kon last week, visiting relatives and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kimball, OF
Burr Oak, visited friends in the city
Sunday.
"A. w. Kramer, Jr., of Castalia,
was transacting business in DEBORAH
yesterday.
Mrs. w. S. Hayward departed
Saturday, to join her husband in trip
on the road.
Mrs. G. w. Burdick entertained a
company of young lady friends Mon
day afternoon.
The familiar form of JOS Holmes,
of JACKSON Junction, was seen on our
streets last week.
Mrs. Herbert T. Baker came up
from Cedar Rapids Saturday, for a
visit with her parents.
Col. Birdsell and daughter depart
ed Saturday on tour through South
ern Iowa and Minnesota.
IT. P. Logsden and son departed
Monday night for Sioux Fall, s. d., to
visit relatives TOR few days.
DEBORAH never did anything by
halves. The 4th Of July celebration
will excel all previous events of like
nature.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Day, of Du-.
luth, Mimi, but pioneer Decorahians,
arrived last week, for visit with old
friends here
Geo. Kratz enjoyed visit the past
two days from his mother, of Lincoln
township. She is so years old, and
hale and hearty.
Rev. and Mrs. f. ]. Lang returned
home to Charles, City Saturday, after
visit of several days with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Kratz.
The republican caucus for the
Fourth Ward will be held July 9Th, at
7;30 p. M, at Hose House No. 2, to
select 8 delegates to the county con-
vention.
We were misinformed last week as
to the cause of the death of Miss Anna
Everson. Her death resulted from
kidney trouble, not heart disease as
we reported.
Miss Alice Carver departed for
New Hampton last Monday, for visit
with relatives and thence to Storm
Lake, Iowa, for visit with her brother,
DR.. ]. f.. Carver.
The Chinese washee, Woo Doc,
left last week for China, with the ca
pectation of fighting with the Boxers,
of which organization he is member.
He intends to return within a year.
You couldn't touch Charley Marsh
or grandpa Sile Erwin with forty foot
pole these days. Two bouncing twin
boys, whose arrival was announced
Sunday morning, is the cause of all
this.
Mr.. o. p. Billings, of Northern
Nebraska, resident of Burr Oak
township thirty years ago, is in the
county visiting the scenes of his boy
hood. He has brought with him a
number of western horses, which will
be sold at auction next Saturday, from
the b., C. r. Il N. stock yards.
The Scientific American suggests
that if you are afraid of lightning,
simply put on your rubbers and stand
up so your clothes won't touch any
where. Whether you are in doors or
out of doors you are perfectly safe, for
rubber is non-conductor and you are
completely insulated.
Did you ever sit down to hotel
table without finding something on the
bill of fare that You did not like? Few
people do, because hotels are run for
the accommodation of the public and
all tastes must be suited. When you
find something you do not like do you
Jump up and run out, mad all the way
through? If you do the landlord
laughs at you and calls you a fool
Well, there is quite apt to be soTe-
thing in this paper you do not like.
There Is usually something:we do not
like ourselves, but we are serving the
public and try hard to provide some
thing that all like. Don't get mad
and stOp your paper on that account.