Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-24
LOCAL ITEMS.

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Spring began Monday.
Boy Bulls was at Cresco Thurs.
day, on business.
B. HI. Wells made trip to Post.
vile last Thursday.
-Chas. Plomteaux was over from
the Fort last Thursday.
Frank Duffy, of Sioux Falls, s. D.,
Sundayed with DEBORAH relatives.
Robert Kratz went to Ridgeway
Saturday, for brief visit with relatives.
Mrs. HI. J. Green and daughter
spent Friday with Dubuque relatives.
&C. J. Weiser was transacting bust
ness matters at Britton, s. D., last
week..
Mrs. Jesse Gregg came down from
st. Paul Thursday, to visit relatives and
friends.
Mrs. o. P. Ode and children came
over from Calmar Thursday, TO visit
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. s. E. Renken
returned from their La Crosse visit
Saturday.
Andy Graham and wife came up
from McGregor Friday, for few days
visit with relatives.
Court Reporter w. w. Comstock,
of Fayette, was attending to some BUSH
ness matters here Saturday.
We understand that professional
nurse from Cedar Rapids is thinking of
locating here in the near future.
e. S. Gjellum returned last Thurs
day from southern California, where
he has been spending the winter
Fred H. Anundsen departed Sat
urday for Ashland, N. c., where Mrs.
A. has been spending the winter. She
will return with him.
H. Crawford last week advertised
the Arlington barn for sale in our Want
Column. He sold it to III. l.. Coffeen
Monday. 1t pays to advertise.
Ross Richardson, wife and chill
dren, of Elkader, visited last week with
his sister, Mrs. G. N. Goddard, and
family, returning home Monday.
Il. A. Marsh and Frank Renm
departed Saturday evening for an ex-
tended trip in the west. They will
visit points in Montana and the
coast.
IF. l.. Akers, Martin Christensen,
Nels Ode and Carl Ostad arrived home
from Britton, N. d., Monday after
noon, where they had been to investi-
gate land purchases, some of whom
bought farms.
IF there are any of our subscribers
living on the rural routes who do not
get their papers regularly, we would be
glad to have them notify us, and we
will place their names upon special
rural route list, which will insure
regularity.
james Daniels, of Washington
Prairie, was in town last week looking
hale and hearty and as lively as colt
He is the Daniels that about a year ago
married the same "old girl" he married
30 years before, and some 500 guests
greatly enjoyed the occasion. ~
An Irishman, who was indulging
in the intellectual feast of reading a
newspaper and sucking raw eggs,
CHANGED to swallow a chicken. 1t
chirruped as 1t slid down his throat
and the Irishman politely observed:
III feel sorry for you, but yez spoke
too late.n
There is very bad place in the
road which crosses the twin bridges,
nearly opposite the Martin Norton
farm, which If not fixed soon will be
the cause of a serious accident to some
one. There is very deep ditch in the
roadway which several teams have
gotten into and narrowly escaped in.
jury to horses and driver. The proper
parties should look after this matter.
-One of the first commendable
actions of the new council is the plac.
ing of two much needed crossings on
.Winnebago street, one at the Lutheran
church crossing, and the other at the
north end of the high school grounds
We hope that they will now get after
the alleys on either side of Water
street, for they are sadly In need o.
repair