Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-03-20
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daughter in Chicago.
Miss Bernice Wells has been visit
ing relatives at Elma.
j. J. Stenseth was over from
Calmar last Wednesday.
Mrs. E. r. Acres and son visited
relatives at Monona las week.
Andrew Steen, of Spring Grove
Mimi, visited here last week.
j. J. Seegmiller made a business
trip to Charles City, Monday.
"A. A. Lee was at st. Paul and Min.
neapolis last week, on business trip.
Rev. Fir. Garrahan, of Lawler, was
calling on DEBORAH friends Thursday.
Ole o. Lomen moved to Thompson
Iowa, last week, where his future home
will be. e
Frank Puntney left yesterday
morning for Seattle, WASH, on a pros
pecting tour.
Miss Lolita Elvidge went to Elka-
der Saturday, to continue her visit
with relatives.
-Erick II. Doe, of Springfield town
ship, died last Sunday morning at
eleven o'clock.
-Erick Anderson has rented his
home here and moved onto his farm
near Nordness.
IS. Larsen went to Chicago Satur-
day evening, to look up purchases for
the spring trade.
John Story, editor of the Republi-
kaner, was Decorah visitor from Lake
Mills, Iowa, last week.
Remember the Baptist Ladies' Aid
society will serve supper at 1. B.
Keeler's this Wednesday evening.
j. c. Beard has had his milk wa
gon painted up and placed on runners,
so that it makes very neat vehicle.
"A students dance is advertised for
Steyer's opera house next Friday even
ing, with music by Ervin's orchestra.
Miss Martha Ramsey attended the
wedding of Nels P. Ode to Miss Mary
Haverud at Northwood last week Wed.
nesday.
Vic. H. Stevens, of the Standard
Telephone Co., was in the city last
Wednesday, looking after telephone
matters.
j. F. EVERY left yesterday morn
ing for Gladstone, N. d., where he
will look at land, with view Of pur-
chasing.
Paul Qualey has sold his farm OF
ll2 acres In Glenwood township to
Charles Olson, of Highland township,
for $500.
Dry Run and the Upper Iowa river,
as well as the other streams of the
county, have had their usual periods
of high water the past week.
The Business Mems Association
held q meeting last evening, re.electing
the old officers, and talking over many
matters of interest to the city in general
The present corps of teachers for
the West DEBORAH schools have been
elected for next year, viz: c. A. Rus
sell, Misses Nettie Gellerman and
Lottie Johnson.
Mrs. Inger Caroline Ostrem died on
last Thursday at her home on Wash
ington Prairie. She was eighty years
old and leaves a husband and four chill
dren to mourn her loss.
John Schissel, one of the old and
respected residents of Fort Atkinson,
passed away last Thursday. He was
found dead in bed. Other than this
we have no particulars.
The recent advertisement of a
special shoe sale brought an immense
business to John c. Hexom, the hustl-
ing shoe and grocery man. A record
of lis pairs of shoes in one day did not
make him sorry that he did the adver-
Using. It's only those who know
enough to let people know what they
have to sell that do the business these
days.
-Seasonable advertisements this
week by Mott 4 Co., dry goods; Mrs
+. w. Elsner, millinery; Brunt & Par
man, wall paper; Schuck Dry Goods
Co., millinery opening; 1. J. Paterka
tailor; J. ]. Marsh, farm implements
H. A. Prastmark, wall paper; w. L.
Easton, spring suits; F. w. Haase, bi
cycles; T.. G. Hegner, furniture; X. 1
Haugen, dry goods, groceries etc; Ivel
Larsen, corsets; John c. Hexom, rub
bers; Ben Bear, mems suits; Edgerly 4
Killeen, millinery opening; Diamond
Cutting School; etc., etc. Read every
one of them. They contain interesting
facts.