Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-07-24

Lou Wolfenberger, of Burr Oak
was in the city Thursday.
Miss Bertha Peterson visite,
friends at Mabel last week.
DIR. Pegg drove over from Ossial
Thursday, on business trip.
| Miss Mamie Hazleton was owe
from Calmar Monday morning.
Miss Rose Strobe came over from
Calmar, Friday, to visit friends.
james Birdsell was up from Frank
vile over Sunday, visiting relatives.
Miss Bertha Hansen was the guest
of Miss Grace Taber at Mabel last week
Hon. Nels Larsen, of Highland
township, was pleasant caller Satur.
day.
Il. III. Heinberg was over from
Calmar spending Sunday with his par.
ents.
Miss Agnes Weldon was the guest
Of Miss Gertie Daily at Calmar last
week.
Miss Clara Louise Taylor went to
Mason City Saturday, for an over Sun.
day visit.
Geo. Estey, of Bloomfield town
ship, was business visitor in DEBORAH
Monday.
Prof. r. J. Hook went to Lansing,
Monday, on combined business and
pleasure trip.
Mrs. G. w. Burdick arrived home
Saturday from visit with her parents
at Manchester.
Mrs. w. V. wager and children, of
Calmar, visited at the home of Mrs. J.
T. Shipley last week.
Mrs. wager, of Calmar, returned
home Monday after weeks visit with
her mother, Mrs Shipley.
%. L. Brubaker, deputy for the
Maccabees, is in. the city working in
the interest of the order.
Prof. G. A. Oliver and son went to
Fayette, Monday. taking four men to
work on their new home.
Mrs. H. HI. Ruddy returned to
Cresco Monday, after a few days visit
at the parental home Of John Nc
Andrews.
Editor A. p. Beck, of the Waukon
Republican, and his brother Will,
were transacting business in the city
Thursday.
The Bee says that another street
fair at Ossian this year is surety, and
that committee is making arrange
ments for it.
Mrs. A. M Severson went to Chica-
goyesterday, to visit with her daughter,
Miss Mabel, who will return with her,
we understand.
Fire practically destroyed the town
of Riceville, Mitchell county, Saturday.
The business portion of the town was
entirely wiped out.
j. T. Chinook went to Chicago,
Monday night, to buy goods. He
may continue on to New York if the
weather is not too hot.
Miss Lou Ellefson is taking her
vacation visiting her cousins, the
Kleves, i'm Nevada, Iowa. Mr. Klove
was at one time County Treasurer here.
We understand that Recorder C.
HI. Lawrence has purchased the l.. M.
Small residence at the foot of Wash
ipgton street, consideration, $500. He
will improve the place somewhat.
F. w. Boyd is the owner of one of
the finest English settlers in this part
of the country. 1t arrived from Mat
toon, ILL.,, Monday, and cost him S75.
He anticipates some rare sport with it.
Andrew Tobiason and family, of
Canton, South Dakota, have been visit
ing friends in Glenwood, lately. On
Monday the eldest child, five years old,
died suddenly ofheart disease. Her re-
mains were taken home Monday night.
"A peculiar phenomenon for this
hot weather, when its ususl condition
is considered, is the fact that there is
no ice at present in the ice cave. Three
weeks ago there was ice some three or
four inches thick in the cave, but on
Sunday explorers were unable to find
any. Who can explain this?
For the past two weeks r. +. Tyler
of the County Fair, has been busy put
ting up bills and distributing circulars,
premium lists, ETC., having been so far
as Waukon, West Union, Ossian, CAL
mar and other places along the line.
If steady and persistent work on the
part of the officers will make fair, this
year DEBORAH will have fair unsur-
passed by nome.
Ben Bear departed for New York
Monday night, in quest. of winter
clothing. That may sound little far
fetched just now, but it's a fact, never
theless. He believes in getting on the
ground early and having his suits, etc.