Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-09
H L. Coffeen made business
trip to Calmar Saturday.

Filing Void returned on Thursday
from trip to western Minnesota.
"A temporary bridge is being plac-
ed across Dry Run on Broadway.
Miss Josie Marsh went to Water
loo Saturday, for few days visit.
Wouldn't Water street have been
fright but for the paving this year?
Dan Price was down from Burr
Oak township Monday, on business
trip.
liver Larsen is building a substan-
tial addition to his residence ON East
Water street.
Mr.. Darling was up from Post
vile on Saturday, looking after some
business matters.
Pres. @. K. Preus went to Madi-
son, Wis.,, last Wednesday night, on
business and pleasure trip
Mrs. Dana Mason returned to
Cresco Saturday, after a visit with
her sister, Mrs. Alex McClaskey.
Mrs. Davis Stevens and Miss EN-
ma Foltz have been visiting relatives
at Greene, Iowa, for few days
DR. W. H. Emmons was down from
Burr Oak Wednesday, shaking hands
with his numerous friends in De-
corah.
Max Matteson arrived from ST.
Paul Friday, and spent the Fourth
with his mother and other relatives in
DEBORAH.
Fred and Harry Goddard were in
the city last week, called here by the
death of their grandmother, Mrs.
Richardson.
Thursday to visit her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Dixson, after visit
with relatives in Deecorah.
Ice cream will be served by the
Baptist ladies ON l. B. Keeler's lawn
next Wednesday evening, July 16.
Everybody cordially invited.
IF s. Putnam departed yesterday
afternoon on two months trip through
Nebraska and South Dakota, after a
home vacation visit of five weeks.
Mr.. William Duff, of Military
township, was pleasant business cal
Ter at this Office on Saturday, being in
the city to look after some BUSINESS
matters.
Fl. N. May was at Fort Atkinson
Friday, attending the Fourth of July
celebration, and of course took the OPP
portunity to sell some of that North
Dakota land.
Mr.. Lyman, Moss of California, who
was formerly resident of this coun-
ty, and we understand erected the
Bluffton mill, has been visiting old
friends here for few days.
The Unity church gave picnic on
Saturday afternoon on the lawn of L.
L. CALDWELL. There was quite a large
number present, and all thoroughly
enjoyed the time spent at this pleasant
home.
There has been some splendid work
done ON the Dugway road the past few
days. That heretofore dangerous high
way has been widened out and graded
until it is now broad and safe drive
way. Alderman Geo. Bernatz, chair
man of the city street committee, has
had the matter in charge.
After visit of several weeks at
home, recuperating from sickness
with typhoid fever, Ed. Dahl departs
today for Omaha, where he will look
over the city and seek employment,
but if he does not find satisfactory
place will 60 ON to Deadwood, S. D.,
where he was when taken sick.
Greer & Sellman are happy over
breaking their record in the sale of
corn plows this season, having up to
date disposed of an even hundred this
year. They think that this record
cannot be excelled in this section of
the country, and possibly not in the
state. 1t is certainly cause of just
pride to them.
Mr.. @. E. Sykes, who has held the
position of foreman of this Office for
some time past, has been the FORUM
ate selection among class of appli-
cants for the position of editor and
instructor in printing in the Minnesota
Training School for boys and girls at
Red Wing, and left for that city on
Friday. We congratulate him upon
securing this position. 1t will afford
him opportunity for broader field of
work and carries with it satisfactory
salary.