Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-01-30

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Mr.. and Mrs. f. c. Elliott visite
New Hampton relatives last week.
H. f. Knoke, of Bailey Spring
was busy man in the city yesterday
Frank Duffy, of Sioux Falls, S. d
spent Sunday with his mother, Mr.,
E. A. Clark.
". Meckohr returned home to Wa
verify Saturday, after a visit with hi
son-in.law, c. Rubie.
j. B. Nickerson, of Des Moines, ha
accepted position as stenograper il
Atty. E. r. Ace!s' office.
-Oelwein and New Hampton hav
each had new Nat onal banks organ
lied with capitals of $4,000.
The Easton case was being argued
before the Supreme Court last week
and a decision may soon be ex
pected.
Mr.. Hans Valdez, father of Prof
Chas. valdez, of the Valdez Bushes,
College, died on Sunday at Newburg
MINI.
Joel Dayton is spending this week
In DEBORAH, having been called to
Waukon last week by the death of his
brother.
DIR. A. Mcmillan, the wrestler who
several years ago spent some time in
DEBORAH, was in the city Thursday, the
guest of Ole Marsh.
Wherever the Brooke's band has
been heard, there is just one verdict:
"The best band concert ever given in
our city," Don't miss it.
Henry Meuser has rented portion
of the building occupied by F. Siihring
at a carpenter shop, and is having it
fixed up for tailor shop.
Special meeting at the Salvation
Army hall, Sunday evening at eight
o'clock, subject, "The Wise Fool" All
are cordially invited to attend.
Come and get a bargain at the
Rummage sale, also good lunch or
supper. Saturday Feb. 8, in the sam
pie room of the st. Cloud Hotel.
e. w. D. Holway departs today
with his mother, for Kansas City, to
which place he will accompany her on
her way home to Los Angeles, Cal.
Mr.. H. o. Dayton, for many years
well known resident of Waukon,
passed away last Thursday. He wasa
brother of Joel Dayton, of this city.
Will Johnson, of Waukon, expects
to open harness shop in Ridgeway
soon. The Standard speaks very highly
Of Will as business man and work
man.
Mrs. Algyer returned home to
Primghar Friday, after spending a
couple Of weeks with her son RAY, who
recently met with an accident, he hay-
ing sufficiently recovered to be out.
Mons Ramsey las sold the farm
north of FIeeport which he recently
purchased of Mr.. 'aA Pelt, to Andrew
Larson, of Gl.nwood township. for
$4,000. THERE'S $50 acres :, the farm
Mrs walker informs us ~ mo
were in errcr two weeks ago in stat.
that VIM. PROPER, who escaped from
the county Jail, took refuge at her
home. She says that he did not come
to the house at all, and asks for this
correction of the item.
An experienced teacher says that
pupils who have access to newspapers
at home, when compared with those
who do not, are better readers, better
gramn arians, better punctuators and
read more Understandings and obtain
a practical knowledge Of geography in
almost half the time required by the
others.
"A physician declares that kerosene
oil, as refined by modern methods
develops deadly gas if the lamp is
turned down low, and may be fatal to
young children. If this be really true
something should be done about it.
The use of lamps, turned down low, is
very prevalent i'm sick rooms and child
rens' rooms.
The many friends of Judge l.. f.
Fellows, of Lansing will be panied to
learn of the death on Monday of his
daughter, Miss Ella. She was fol
many years teacher at Albert Lea,
Mimi, and was prominent educator
Her death occurred in Arizona, whitheI
she had gone with her sister, in search
of health.
The Modern Woodmen have de
cided to postpone the opening of thu
biennial head camp at st. Paul from
June 4 to June IL, owing to the fac
that the National Medical association
is to hold its annual convention il
that city on the first week Of the same
month and the citizens feel that they
would be unable to properly entertain
both meetings in one week.