Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-04-25

Prof. HI. L. Coffeen was up from
Postville over Sunday.
--Jo. Williams is working on the
new creamery at Mabel.
DIR. j. J. Radcliffe has been in Min.
neapolis for week past.
Jos. Spillman, of Ossian, was q
business visitor Monday.
Senator j. H. Trewin, of Lansing,
was in the city Saturday.
John Hitler left for Pennington
and Minneapolis Monday.
Atty. N. Willett transacted bust
ness at Cresco last Thursday.
Mrs. JOS. Overacker is visiting her
sons family at Mitchell s. d.
Rev. Jno. Halvorson returned to his
home in Minneapolis yesterday.
Mr.. Carter, Waukon's bustling
shoe man, was in the city Friday.
w. HI. Burtis went to Minneapolis
Monday night, on business trip.
Mr.. J. w. Swehla was DEBORAH
business visitor from Calmar on Fri
day.
Sam McMullen was business
visitor from Burr Oak township yester-
day.
DIR. s. s. Whitbeck left for Water
town, S. d., Monday, on land business
bent.
M. 8. Howard came over from
Waukon Monday, on electric light
business.
Andrew Barefoot arrived from
Salina, Kas., Saturday, for visit with
his parents.
The list of jurors for the May term
of the District Court will be found on
the eighth page.
The Glenn vs.. City of DEBORAH
case has been finally settled, the city
paying him $1,000.
The marriage of Mr.. James f.
Lappen to Miss Francis Klein is an
nounced for today.
Mrs. r. F. B. Pertman and daugh-
ter, Miss Katherine, were visiting in
Chicago last week.
ED. Rudolph & Co., have just COM
pleted fine set of small harness for F.
c. Schanck's Shetland ponies.
Charles Baker departed for Daven-
port Thursday, to accept a position
with construction company.
Tim Finn and Tom Mccormick left
for Dubuque Monday, where they will
serve on the grand jury in the U. 8.
court.
n. G. Peters, an operator of
several years experience, is agent
Lawheads' assistant at the B. c. r. &
n. depot.
"A dance is announced at Steyer's
for tonight, by the Public Library
Association. 1t is deserving of liberal
patronage.
The rifle club last Friday evening
elected l. N. Holmes, president; w. b.
Reed, secretary; and Richard Jaeger,
Treasurer.
The Yoemen lodge Of Freeport
announces q dance at their hall on
Friday evening. A good time is
guaranteed.
Ole Marsh is home from Sault Ste
Marie, Mich, where he has been for
several weeks past. He expects to
start for the Klondike next week.
Attorney Dan Shea has purchased
the j. w. Daubney residence in South
DEBORAH. This will make a comfort
able and convenient house for his
family.
The Odd Fellows and Rebeahs
are anticipating very pleasant cele-
bration of their Slst university of
Odd Fellowship tomorrow Thursday
evening.
The Office building next to the city
hall, occupied by H. Engbretson, was
hoisted yesterday, and will be moved
to the vacant lot opposite the Ammon-
Scott foundry building, to give room
for the new block to be erected by Mr..
Engbretson.
Tom Corwin had an enormous
mouth. He once said he had been in
suited by Deacon Smith. The good
brother asked an explanation. "Welp'
said Corwin, "when / stood up in the
lecture room to relate my experience,
and as 1 opened my mouth Deacon
Smith rose in front and said: twill
some brother please close that window
aud keep it closed?"
"A local paper published a long
obituary of man who had died in
the community, closing with the state
ment that "a long procession of people
followed the remains to their last roast
ing place" The family read 1t and
discovered the supposed error and asked
the editor to make a correction in the
word roasting" but he said he coulG
not do it until seven years back sub