Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10

Gust yesterday, with load of hogs
Miss Nettie Reed, of Waukon, ha.
been visiting friends here for several
days.
Mrs. l.. E. Thorp, of Chicago, is
visiting her her mother, Mrs. Frank
Sayre.
g. HI. Freie, of Burr Oak township
was pleasant business visitor yes.
terday.
| The YOemen entertained large
crowd very pleasantly at their hall las
evening.
Geo. Strayer was up from Freeport
yesterday, and made us pleasant bus
mess call
Robert Hegner has been home
from Chicago for week, visiting dur
ing the vacation.
w. P. Rima now occupies the new
FL. n. Rygg building on E. Water
street with his hotel.
H. c. Hjerlied and A. c. Baker
are at Thief River Falls, Mimi, this
week, on business trip.
L. f. Davidson came up from Nc
Gregor Saturday, to spend Easter with
his family. He returned yesterday.
--Riceville voted on the question of
a waterworks system, resulting in a
majority "for"-S7 for to So against.
John McAndrews arrived home
from Minneapolis last evening, having
been called home by the illness of his
mother.
j. ID. Halves and Otto Olson re-
turned from their hunting trip to the
Mississippi Monday, having enjoyed
some good sport.
"A firemen's field meet as hereto
fore between Cresco, West Union and
DEBORAH, is being arranged for July
3lst, at West Union.
The marriage of Louis Krumm, of
Cresco, formerly of this city, to Miss
Slack, daughter of Rev. DR.. P. Slack,
of Hesper, is announced for today.
Miss Grace Townsend, who has
been assisting as composition in the
Republican Office for the past month,
returned to her home in Waukon Sat
urday.
Charles Tyler concluded his home
visit last evening, and departed for
Montana. He was accompanied by
John Hanson, who will secure po-
sition there.
Mrs. John McAndrews has been
very i'll for the past few days, and the
relatives have been sent for. We hope
that she will improve rapidly, and
soon be well again.
We received fine lot of all kinds
of wall paper Saturday, including tap
estry, embossed gilt and denim. VIII
be sold very cheap. DEBORAH wall
paper store, H. A. Prastmark. ISL
AT the M. f. church last Sunday
morning seven new members were re-
ceived; and in the evening very good
program was rendered by the scholars
of the Sunday School. A large con-
gregation was present.
The Burlington, Cedar Rapids &
Northern Railway has just gotten out
a neat booklet descriptive of the beauti-
full summer resorts at Spirit and Oko-
boji Lakes in Northwestern Iowa.
Free copies will be mailed upon appli-
cation to Jno. G. Farmer, Assistant
Gen'l Pass. Agt., Cedar Rapids, la.
"A concert will be given at the
Grand opera house next Wednesday
evening, April 18th, for the benefit of
the Luther College Museum. Mrs.
Jessie Marsh, M. j. Soukup, Prot Han
son, Luren, the college band and others
will participate. We hope that this
worthy cause may be assisted by full
attendance.
Matters are progressing nicely at
the Teachers Institute, and an inter-
esting and profitable session is being
held. Henry Sabin, ex-state superin-
tendent, gave lecture at the high
school building last evening before tn,
institute on American Public Schools
which was able and entertaining, and
was enjoyed by the teachers. Institute
will close Friday of this week.
An exchange tells of man who is
so very thin in flesh that he is afraid to
suck cider out of barrel through a
straw for fear he will slip through the
straw and fall in the barrel. This Is
much thinner than the man who was
so thin that when he had pain he
could not tell whether 1t was in his
back or his abdomen. There are some
awful thin things in this world.
This week we announce two candi.
dates for the Republican nomination
for Sheriff. Both are young,men from
the eastern part of this county, and
will be strong candidates. Mr.. o. f.
Lambert, of Bloomfield, comes from q