Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-26

visiting friends in DEBORAH.
"A. III. Groves transacted business
at the Fort last Wednesday.
--Nels Ramsey and II. J. Qualley
spent part of last week in st. Paul.
-Carston Smith is home from schoo
at Minneapolis, visiting his parents.
Hugh Sherry was up from Military
township, Friday, on business trip.
Atty. w. M. Strand has purchased
the Capt. Lloyd residence on Jefferson
street.
The Mrs. Klein Trout Run restau-
rant and dwelling house has been sold
to Louis Rosvold.
F. l.. Akers returned Monday from
western Minnesota, to spend the holt
days with his family.
r. M. Blount came up from Central
City, Iowa, Saturday, for visit with
his son, E. r. Blount.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. A. Noyes are out
from Chicago, visiting at the parental
home of Atty. l.. Bulls.
DIR. and Mrs. j. j. Radcliffe, of
Waukon, spent Christmas at the home
of Mrs. j. Breckenridge.
"A. T. Holton and family went to
Wisconsin Friday, to spend Christmas
with Mrs. Holton's parents.
Il have quite number of good
residences for sale. If taken soon will
be sold at bargain.-R. F. Gibson.
Miss Cecil Thomas arrived home
from the state university at Iowa City,
Saturday, to visit during the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Burdick are
visiting her parents at Manchester,
this week. They went down Saturday.
Miss Idella Haugen came home
from school duties at Red Wing, Mimi,
Saturday, to visit during the holiday
season.
Miss Mary Cutler arrived home
from Albert Lea, Mimi, last Wedues-
day to spend the holidays with her
mother.
Mr. and Mrs. John Tucker arrived
here from Minneapolis last week, for
holiday visit with DEBORAH friends aud
relatives.
MIR and Mrs. w. G. Holcomb
arrived from Rochester, Mimi, yester-
day morning, for holiday visit with
his parents.
We have a new model cash register,
one of the very finest in the market,
that we will dispose of cheap, if taken
soon. See it at this office.
-Chancey Frazine arrived from Rod
man, Iowa, Saturday, where he is
managing lumber yard, for holiday
visit with friends and relatives.
We know of person who wishes
to borrow $4,000 on land security at
per cent. Anyone wishing to loan
at this rate apply at this office. Asp
Mrs. ]. ]. Marsh arrived home
from Ortonville, Mimi, Friday, where
she has been visiting her daughter,
Mrs. f. j. Weiser, for several months.
Bear in mind Luren's annual
festival, to be given in Steyer's opera
house, January Sd. The program was
published in these columns last week.
w. r. Smith has installed a fine
new bar outfit in his saloon. 1t is a
handsome addition to his establish
ment, and makes it one of the finest in
the city.
Chattanooga will make fortune
for Lincoln J. Carter for his liberality
in staging it and the novel features
introduced, all of which the American
public expect of managers these days.
In order to keep our workmen
employed and to make room for spring
goods, J. H. Mackenstadt, the tailor,
offers discount of Is per cent. from
the regular price on all suits and over
coats during the month of January. Az
Its amusing to hear some of our
merchants kick because people are so
foolish as to buy goods from the big
mail order houses of the cities; they do
not seem to understand that these
people wouldn't buy cents worth
from them if they didn't read their
advertisements in the papers.
We are in receipt of statement
of the condition of the First National
Bank, Thompson, Iowa, which shows
that Institution to be in fiourishing
condition, with deposits reaching
$2O9, O4S.l1. We are always interested
in the success of former Decorahians
and are glad to note their prosperity.
There are two families in the west
ern part of this state named Day ant
Sunday who are neighbors. Mr.. Day
is father of seven girls. while Mr.. Sun
day has an equal number of sons
-Four of the sons have married Days
: another Is engaged, so that now /
! appears "every day will be Sunday b,