Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-07-03

LudT yesterday, Oh uuoiucoS'
-Messrs. Daley and Atty Converse
of Cresco, were in the city Friday.
i w. G. w. Sawyer has gone tc
Spencer for visit with his daughter.
John Bernatz, of Spillville, was
looking after business matters here
Monday.
Geo. Snyder and w. w. Gossman,
of Canton, Mimi, were IN the city
Saturday.
Miss Mabel Mckinney left for
Chicago Saturday night, for visit of
several weeks.
Hereafter the Marsh Music House
will close at $50 p. M, every evening
except Saturday.
Joseph Walton, of Cresco, Sun
dayed at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. c. Christen.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
will picnic at Tobiason's grove tomor-
row, the Fourth.
Miss Ethel Francisco went to
Waterloo Friday, to visit at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Alex. Kerr.
Ed. Slack returned Friday from an
absence of several weeks, spent in
Minneapolis, Sioux Falls and other
points.
Reporter w. w. Comstock, of Fay
cite, was looking after business mat
tiers in the city last Wednesday and
Thursday.
Mrs. w. F. Coleman departed Sat
urday evening for the Buffalo exposi
ton. She was joined at Chicago by
her sister, Mrs. Lott.
MIR. J. f. Lappen informs us that
he has sold his shares in the Union
Fibre Co., of Freeport, to Mr.. A. G.
Brown, who lately moved here from
Elma.
Miss Nellie Heinberg came home
last Wednesday from Chicago where
she has been learning to be a nurse in
the Cook County Hospital for year
and half. She will remain at home
one month.
Fred Biederman left last Thursday
evening for the east, the Brooklyn
navy yards, to rejoin the Massachu-
sets. He expected that he would be
transferred to the Hongkong squadron
when he left.
An assault with intent to commit
murder case from Ossian has been hav-
ing hearing before Justice Bartbell
at the court house for several days, but
is not yet concluded. A large number
of witnesses have been present.
He had been devoted to pretty
girl for some time when he read this
advice to a young man: Before marry
ing girl look her mother over" He
did so, with the result that he married
the mother.-Chicago Times Herald.
among the curiosities of collecting is
that 1901 cents now bring about $40 in
the coin market" So wrote the iok-
ing photographer. Of course, if a per-
son had 1901 pennies they'll be. worth
"about $l9"-in fact, Sl9.0l for the lot.
Mrs. Addie Segerdahl, who has
been seriously ill with typhoid fever,
and has been cared for by Miss Lott, in
her rooms in the Citizens Bank Build.
ing, has so far recovered that sheew was
able to be taken to her home in CalmaI
Saturday.
The deal was closed last Thursday
for the sale of the Peter Roney farm at
Trout Run. Charles Allison, of ALA
makee County, gets the farm, which
contains 800 acres, and he paid $40 500
or $65 per acre. Possession will not be
given until next March.
Mrs. liver Larsen and daughter
Miss Ellen. were out driving Monday
and they stopped at the town well in
West DEBORAH to water their horse
Miss Ellen got out and removed the
bride and the horse started to run
west. turning south into A. A.
Chambers yard, where it ran into 8
fence. Luckily no injury resulted
either to Mrs. Larsen, who was in the
buggy, or to the horse.
The important surrenders to the
United States forces in the Philippine:
foreshadow the early termination o
all hostilities i'm those islands. Tht
question will then be ours to decide
"What shall we do with our new
charger" In 1.-THE Children of tn,
Nations" published by Mcclure, Phil
! lips & Co, Mr.. Porltney Bigelow tell
J what other nations have done will
, their charges otherwise colonies uLde
similar circumstances. The book is o
prime appropriateness and Importance
-"There was an old preacher win
told some boys Of the Bible lesson h,
was going to read the next morning
The boys finding the place, glued to