Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-05-15

Otto Hexom is visiting brothers
/ and friends at Madison, S. ID.
The Milwaukee railroad has re.
built their old turn table here.
Joe. Hoshek came over from Ridge
: way Friday on business trip.
The Stiles Hotel is being brighten
ed up with new paper, paint etc.
Rev. j. o. Haugen went to Ostran-
der, MIMI, yesterday, for visit.
| II. P. Moody, of Nevada, Mo-, is
the guest of his nephew, Ed. Payne.
Mrs. l.. A. Marsh and children
visited at Calmar Friday and Saturday.
"A new coat of paint brightens up
the front of the B. o. Daily millinery
store.
Mrs. F. D. Baker visited at the
home of her parents in Hesper last
week.
Col. A. G. Stewart, of Waukon,
has been attending court here this
week.
Ernest Barsch has moved house
onto lot in Park Addition, and will
refit it.
IN. III. Adams transacted business
at Hawkeye Thursday and Friday of
last week.
Lewis Holcomb went to Esther
vile Friday, where he will work for
some time at his trade
Jos. Melaas, of Ridgeway, called
at this office Saturday, he being over
for visit with friends.
The dressmaking school is adding
new pupils daily. Over sixty are now
taking the instructions.
Mrs. DR.. H. Small returned Mon
day from two weeks visit with rela-
tives at Waterloo, Iowa.
A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Frettheim, of West De
corah, Monday morning.
liver Kvale and Nels Wick arrived
from Norway Sunday, and are visiting
relatives and friends here.
-Nels Peterson, of Springfield town.
ship, is moving to Stoughton, Wis.,,
where his future home will be.
Atty. l.. l.. Ainsworth came up
from West Union Monday, to look
after some matters at the district court.
Ogden Casterton will erect a fine
residence on the corner lot west of his
house, on Maple Avenue, this summer
Hans Olson, formerly proprietor of
the National hotel, has purchased
Westrum and Gilbertson's feed and
boarding stable.
Christian Rocksvold of Glenwood
township we are sorry to state, is very
i'll with blood poisoning, caused by
running fork into his leg.
MIR. A. G.. Brown, of Elma, Secret
airy of the Northwestern Tow Co., is
the guest of f. w. Hoyt, and is also
looking after some business matters.
Two boys We're arrested at Castalia
Monday by Sheriff Finch, of Fayette
county, for stealing harness at Brain
ard. We were unable to learn their
names.
If there is young lady in the city
who wishes to learn to set type, we
will be ready to start one in few days,
and would be glad to have her call at
this Office.
MIR. and Mrs. G. A. Beeman, Mrs.
III. ]. Bentley and Miss Laura Fellows,
of Waukon, drove over to DEBORAH Fri
day, and visited at the home of Prof.
and Mrs. f. l.. Coffeen.
Mrs. Ellen Valdez, of Newburg,
Mimi, step mother of Prof. c. HI. Val
der, visited in the city over Sunday,
leaving Monday for Rudd. Iowa, to
visit her daughter Mrs. Rev. T. J.
Elwick.
Work has begun on the destruction
of the p. j. Enright building on Water
street recently purchased by Brunt &
Parman, and the erection of fine new
building by them will be pushed rap
idly forward to completion.
DIR. Fisk has one of the largest OPP
tical practices in Iowa. He has fitted
5000 pairs of glasses in ten years. You
receive his eleven years experience
free, as he charges nothing for exami-
nation. At the Winnesheik House
May 20 to 9th.
-Adjutant Lageson, of Honefos, Nor
way, is in this country making an in
spection of our public school systems.
He arrived in this city Friday from
Madison, Wis, accompanied by Prof.
r.. b. Anderson, and departed Monday
for Minneapolis.
Smith Curtis, an early settler and
long resident of the western part of
this county, passed away last Thurs
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