Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-03-20
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"A. M. Thune, of Freeport, made u.
a call on Saturday.
See Elsner's line of fancy nat pins
and the new chatelaines.
F. L. Akers leaves this morning
for Britton, s. D., on business trip.
The new minister for the First
Lutheran church Is Rev. J. B. Torrison.
See Elsner's line of novelty hair
bows. Bow made to order while you
wait.
Miss Lottie Reed went to La Crosse,
Wis, Saturday, for visit with her
sister.
Go to Mrs. E. w. Elsner's for the
new and chic yelling which has just
arrived.
John Warn, of 'Freeport, was a
pleasant business caller at this office
Saturday.
Hon. and Mrs. VIM. Bulge, of
Fargo, N. D., are guests at the home of
A. w. Grow.
Geo. Graham has been visiting
relatives at Des Moines and Omaha for
several days.
Miss Anna Palmer, of Arlington
arrived on Saturday, for visit with
relatives here.
Frank Duffy, of Sioux Falls, S. D.,
visited relatives here Friday and Sat-
urday morning.
Warren Hoyt, of Elma, was visit
ing friends and relatives here Thurs
day and Friday.
Jos. Langenbach and family, of
Cedar Rapids, have been visiting in the
city for few days.
-Thos. Eckert, of st. Paul, Is in the
city, looking after business matters and
visiting old friends.
Mrs. Casterton, Of Elliotta, Mimi,
arrived on Monday, for visit at the
home of o. Casterton.
Put a cross before each name you
wish to vote for at the city election,
leaving the circle alone.
ID. c. Graham has added a fine
new spring dray and an apparatus for
moving pianos to his outfit.
Miss Clarissa Breckenridge went
to Spillville, Friday, to spent Sunday
at the home of DIR. J. j. Radcliffe.
--Thos. Roney departed with his
family Monday for Stacyville, where
he will work at his trade this year.
-Theo. Barlow has been appointed
rural carrier No. 2, to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of o. P.
Hamre.
The Epworth League gave very
pleasant st. Patrick's Day social at the
residence of G. l.. Holcomb Monday
evening.
Mrs. Frank Broghammer conclud-
ed her visit with her father, Peter
Quinn and other relatives here last
Thursday, and returned to her home in
North Dakota.
The cooking exhibition at Reeds
hardware this week, demonstrating
the efficiency of the Malleable Iron
Range, was largely attended and prov
ed good opportunity to exhibit the
ranges.
j. V. McRaith, of Iowa City, well
known here, and Col. A. w. Bradley,
solicitor for the commission firm of
Bacon, Dowson & Co., of Chicago, were
in the city last Wednesday, on bust
ness trip.
Henry Sellman, of Hesper town.
ship, on Thursday sold eleven head of
his fine cattle for 5000, to Mr.. Hart, of
Mabel. There was pair of twins in
the lot, and four coming two years
old and the remainder coming three
years old.
Commissioner James V. Allen went
to Chicago last week, where he has ac-
cepted position as overseer of large
gang of men in wrecking and construc-
ton work. 1t will keep him busy for
several months at least and possibly
indefinitely.
1t is the merchants fault if people
bu, of Montgomery Ward 4 Co., Sears,
Roebuck & Co., or the other mail order
houses. These people wouldn't get a
nickel's worth of business from the
merchants territory if they didn't ad.
vertise in it. If the merchant doesn't
know enough to offset their offers by
advertising its his own fault. You
know this Is absolute truth. You
daren't deny 1t. Why not, then, profit
by it?
In a letter asking for a change o
I address i'm his paper, County Treasures