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

The fishing season opens today.
Have you tried the Want Column?
Mrs. J. e. Perry was up from Post
vile last Wednesday.
Mrs. M. G. Steyer is visiting relat-
ives at Fort Dodge, Iowa.
II. NJ Hoyt transacted business in
Howard county last week.
j. J. Marsh was Waukon bust
ness visitor on last Thursday.
w. G. Winn was over from Cas-
Italia last Tuesday on business.
Mrs. ]. E. Perry of Postville, was
in DEBORAH on Wednesday last.
M. s. Howard, of the Electric
Company at Waukon was in the city
Friday.
Misses Flora and Mamie Hazelton,
of Calmar, were shopping in DEBORAH
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. jos. P. Wangler
arrived home yesterday from their
wedding trip.
Water street is being substantially
improved by the addition of several
new cement walks.
H. H. Herreid and daughter have
gone to Pratt, Mimi, where they will
remain for time.
VIM. Wilbur, of Waukon, a former
employ of this office, was in town Fri
day and made us call.
". H. Stevens, of the Standard Tel
ephone Co., was up fiom Dubuque
Monday, on telephone business.
w. X. Barker, Of Cresco, was
transacting business at district court
Wednesday and Thursday of last week.
The PUBLIC OPINION advertises
for trade for DEBORAH merchants, and
gets it too. Ask any of our large adj
vertisers.
e. III. Miller of Waukon was in
town Friday on business connected
with the Iowa Produce Co.'s business
interests here. q
The high school commencement
this year will occur on June Goth. The
graduating class consists of five girls
and three boys.
Oscar Bauder, who has a position
in the G. & G. w. machine shops at
Oelwein, visited relatives and friends
here over Sunday.
Frank Bloomfield attended meet
ing of the mail carriers of Iowa at Ma
son City last week, also visiting rela-
tives at Clear Lake during his absense.
The Winnesheik saloon has been
purchased by Ed. Rossley, who will
take possession the first of July. He
will continue his present business also.
M. Coughlin and daughter and
DIR. p M. Jewell went to Rochester,
Mimi, last Wednesday night, where
the former will receive treatment in
hospital.
Mrs. III. j. Green and daughter are
enjoying visit with relatives at James
vile, Iowa. The writer accompanied
them to GAINESVILLE on Friday, return
,dg Monday.
A statement of the condition of the
First National Bank of Thompson,
Iowa, F. w. Thompson cashier, shows
that institution prospecting, with depos-
ats of $2l3, $3.50.
Mrs. A. w. Smith and children
have been visiting relatives near Grin
nell, Iowa, for two weeks. Rev. Mr..
Smith will go down next Monday for a
visit of couple of weeks or so.
When the rural mail routes have
been started from Calmar, this county
will have seven, viz: four out of De-
corah, two from calmar, and one out
of Ossian. A petition Is being circu-
lated for one from Cresco through Or
leans and Fremont townships Also
If the present rate keeps up we
will feel constrained to publish a
notice requesting those parties contem-
plating suicide to kindly perform the
fatal ceremony few hours earlier, as
the past two events have occurred Just
after our paper had been mailed.
Persons considering suicide will confer
favor upon us by letting us know be-
forehal' or doing it earlier in the
week, as it makes rather stale news q
week old.