Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-15

H. NJ. Cumfnins went to Crescc
Saturday, to spend a few days.
Lloyd Cameron, of Orleans town
. ship, was in DEBORAH Saturday.
Read the news first in PUBLIC
OPINION, then in the other papers.
Go and hear Sile Ervin's up-tO-date
music at Hose Co. No. l dance, Jan.
18th. 2-2
Mrs. F. G. Woellestein and son
Arthur, of Cresco, are visiting DEBORAH
relatives.
j. III. Boehm has been out from La
Crosse for few days, visiting at the
home of d. f. Reed.
-Mds. A. r. Severson and H. Eng
bretson went to Adams, Mimi, Satur-
day, to visit sister.
MIR. J. o. Anderson, of Madison
township, called on us Saturday, while
in the city on business.
Mr. F. w. Houck departed Satur.
day for his home at Sheldon, Ia, after
visit with friends and relatives in this
county.
"A. G.. Seavy has been very i'll at
his home during the past week. His
friends hope for speedy recovery to
health.
The Board of Supervisors are visit
ing the county bridges this week, and
making calculations for the repairs
needed this year.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. P. C.
Peterson are congratulating them up
on the birth of daughter this We'd
nesday) morning.
w. S. Hele and son Robert de-
parted Monday afternoon for Brainard,
Mimi, for visit with BERTHE Hele,
who has been there for some time.
Miss Carrie Colnon returned to
duties in the postoffice at Grand Forks,
n. D., Thursday, after visit with rel
atives and friends here for few days.
The finest line of costumes ever
brought to DEBORAH will be seen at
Hose Go. No. dance, Jan. Is. Four
prizes of S. 90 gold pieces each. %
james o. Groves has secured
good position as pharmacist in drug
store at Abilene, Kan, through the
kindness of L. w. Brunt, and departed
for that city Monday, to commence
work.
I. b. Keller visited his brother-in-
law, Bentley Sinclair while in Mar
shalltewn last week in attendance at
the poultry show. Mr.. Keeler's chick
ems took two fl ret prizes, and two Sec
end prizes.
DIR. J. j. Radcliffe was over from
Spillvile Saturday morning, between
trains, He reports considerable sick
ness in that section, and as conse-
quence he is kept very busy.
The presentation of "Old Dan
Tucker" at S.eyer's opera house last
night was quite well attended. The
performance was of medium grade,
pleasing some and disappointing
others.
The installation of officers of the
local Odd Fellows lodge last evening
was made the occasion of much mer-
riment, there being a large number
present, and amusements of different
natures INDUCED in.
MIR. and Mrs. John Tillapaugh, of
Canoe township, have the sincere SYM
pathy of all their friends in the death
on Saturday of their three-year-old
child. The little child was laid to rest
at Burr Oak on Monday.
"A. d. Thomas has purchased the
store property of Geo. Sinclair in West
DEBORAH, the lots and buildings, and
has rented them to Mr.. Sinclair for a
term of two years. He has also pur-
chased the JOS. Young residence pro-
perty.
We understand that in the spring
Kornmeyer Bros. will erect large
modern patent brick kiln, with a fifty
foot smoke stack. They have been
producing such an excellent quality of
brick that their trade has grown be.
yond their present capacity, hence the
addition.
The newspapers of Northeastern
Iowa reported Hon. l.. l.. Ainsworth,
of West Union, dead. He was so low
that the above report was sent out, and
not contradicted until later in the
week. We are happy to state that it
was false report, and that when last
heard from he was improving. 1t is
the sincere hope of all his friends that
he may in truth be spared to read his
own obituaries.
-Edgerly & Killeen having dis
posed of their millinery business to
Miss Marie Nelson, of Racine, Wis,
Miss Killeen departed yesterday for
her home in Dubuque, and Mrs.