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

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"A. w. Smith transacted busine.
at the Fort last Thursday.
Charles Poolovec, of the Fort, wa
in the city last Wednesday.
If you want to buy or sell any
thing, use our Want Column.
Martin Christopher transacted bus
mess at Fort Atkinson Thursday.
Miss Anna Evanson went to North
wood, Iowa, yesterday, for visit.
-Adolph Gilbertson is very sicl
with typhoid fever and pneumonia.
Miss Anna Zobal, of Fort Atkinson
was DEBORAH visitor last Wednesday
DIR. S. s. Whitbeck departed yes
terday for Duluth, Mimi, on a bust
ness trip.
! M. Hayes, of Plymouth Rock, wa.
in the city yesterday and made us 8
pleasant call.
1 Oscar Bauder left Monday fol
Moline and other points in Illinois, on
a business trip.
j. E. B. p. Goettelman, of Bluff
ton township, was a DEBORAH business
visitor Monday.
Attorney Hunt, of Iowa City, has
been the guest of Atty. A. F. Anund-
sen for several days.
You can hear and see Brooke's
band in a beautiful concert this week,
Thursday, at the Grand.
Herman Klemme, of Frankville
township, was a pleasant business
caller at this office yesterday.
w. Il. Symonds and H. H. Cad
well went to Charles City yesterday,
to attend florists convention.
John Wingate, of Hesper town.
ship, was shaking hands with his
many friends in DEBORAH, Monday.
Robert H. Miller has purchased
the f. A. Barsch residence in Park
Addition, which will make him very
comfortable home.
Will Tobiason arrived home on
Saturday from season of playing with
Carpenters orchestra for visit with
relatives and friends.
Frank Reese, shell digger at
Harpers Ferry had the good fortune to
find light button pearl weighing so
grains and valued at $500.
Be on hand Saturday Feb. 9, for
tnat is the date of the Rummage sale,
and you don't want to miss it. In the
basement of the st. Cloud Hotel.
We understand that another mulct
petition will be circulated in this county
in the near future, for the purpose of
legalizing the opening of saloons out
side of the city of DEBORAH, which were
closed by the recent Supreme Court de-
cision.
Last Saturday while unloading
hogs at the stock yards the large gate
swung back. strikIng John Mapson on
the head, making an ugly cash. The
wound was Immediately dressed and
John was able to attend to his duties as
stock buyer.
With every member of our house
hold sick and the grippe making deep
inroads upon our office force, 1t has
been nip and tuck to get out paper of
any kind the past two weeks, but we
are hoping to get the better of this
monster soon.
The ladies of the Nj. +. church will
serve tea in their church parlOrs from
five to seven o'clock next Friday after
noon, Feb. LIST, for the purpose of rails
ing money for the support of an orphan
in India. All are cordially invited to
come and help us in this good work.
Supper Is cents.
The February term of the District
Court opens at the court house next
Monday. The docket calendar is not
yet complete and we cannot give list
of the cases, but the docket is one o.
the largest in years and it will doubt
less be an important session. 1t wa!
expected that Judge Fellows would
preside, but the death of his daughter
mentioned elsewhere, may change thu
plans somewhat.
Bremen county has two county re
corders, both occupying the same room
both working at official duties and di
, viding the fees received equally between
them. One contends that his term /
heightened by the Titus Amendment
and the other that his duties begal
Jan. 7th. To avoid litigation the.
= have agreed to thus await the action @
the Supreme Court, each signing thei
names to documents requiring sigma
lures.
A statistical authority informs u
that the twentieth century will hav
twenty-four leap years, the creates
number possible. February will hav
q five Sundays three times-l92O, 1914
n and 1875. The earliest possible da,
II on which Easter can occur is Marc
" 10 The last time IL occurred on tn,