Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-21

Its pretty hard to beat this for a
local newspaper.
| Bring your family to the fail
next week; attend every day.
| Joe Steinmetz was down from Ores
co on business, Thursday.
j. Il. Chinook went to st. Paul
Saturday night on business trip.
MIR. Fife, of Canton, Mimi, was a
DEBORAH business visitor Thursday.
Herman Zilch, of Canton, Mimi,
was in the city on business, Friday.
Editor G. G. Coutaut returned We'd
nesday last from the camp at Lansing.
p. J. McCauley, of Bluffton, was a
pleasant caller at this office Thursday.
James E. Lappen returned Friday
from a weeks business stay at Lanes
boro, MINI.
For this week only. Your choice
of any of our trimmed hats, $1.9S.-
Edgerly & Killen. 34-l
Mrs. Otto Solberg took the stage
Thursday for Burr Oak, for few days
visit with friends.
*. p. happen departed for Mill
bank, 3. D., Monday, having graduated
from DEBORAH Institute.
Joseph Wiehr returned home to
Conrad, Iowa, Monday, having finish
ed his course at DEBORAH Institute.
| Let the threshing machine rest,
and come to the fair; your men will
do better work after the fair is over.
Paul Qualley went to South Dako-
ia last Wednesday, where he will look
after some land interests for a month
or two.
Miss Flora Lemon came down from
Cresco to attend the commencement
exercises at DEBORAH Institute, return
ing Monday.
Little Ruth Schenck, after spend
ing week enjoying camp life with the
Standings, returned to her home at
Burr Oak, Friday.
*. /. Haugen departed last Thurs
day evening for Chicago. where he will
spend week in buying fall goods fol
his several large departments.
An eight weeks review term for
teachers will begin at Valdez Normal
Normal School, Decorah, September
Sd. Send for illustrated catalog. 49,
w. G. Chambers, of Minneapolis
was in the city Thursday, rustling bust
ness and advertising for the Minnesots
State Fair, to be held September 2 to Z
| Mrs. G. w. Blake, of Greene, Iowa
arrived Saturday, for few weeks visi
at the home of her father, L. M. Seim
Mr.. Seim's daughters, Della and Rnth
returned with her.
Frank Walton, of Cresco, was ,
business caller at this Office Thursday
lMr. w. says that corn in that vicinity
in some places will yield a good average
crop despite the great drouth and warn
; weather.
Miss Mary Rollins, of Prosper
Mimi, accompanied by Miss May Don
. aid, of Canton, left Thursday for tn,
Buffalo Exposition and Washington
They will also visit points of interest ii
Kentucky, including the Mammoth
cave.
Mrs. e. f. Schuck, left for Chica
go, Saturday night, to make fall pur
chases in millinery and to study tn
fall and winter styles. From there sh
will go to st. Louis, where she will al
. SO study the latest styles.
The Van Dyke and Eaton The
atrical Co. comes to DEBORAH direc
from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, opening her
Wednesday night August 2sth, an
will present entirely new plays to thi
T city, each successive evening, and a
t the Saturday matinee. Specially turn
!. will be given between each act.
Here is puzzle that puzzles every
y body: The other day a travelling ma
propounded puzzle to merchan
y which made that wide awake youn
gentleman feel that he was dealin
!, with wizard. The puzzle Is as TO
!, lows: Take the number OF your Twin
!. brothers, double this amount, add to
; three, multiply the result by five, ad
to 1t the number of living sisters, mu
7. tidly the result by ten, add number I
}, deaths Of brothers and sisters; subtra'
l. 100 from the result. The right han
70 figure win be the number of death
Q the middle figure the number of siste
+ and the left figure will show the nun
Der ofliving brpthers.