Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-08-13

Waukon over Sunday.
Vol. Strayer spent Sunday here
with friends and relatives.
Miss Clara Blagsvedt is visiting
relatives at Preston, MINI.
Thomas Weldon departed Satur-
day for Minot, N. D., on business
trip.
Sheriff Mizener is in Lacrosse,
Wis, on business connected with his
office.
Mrs. Geo. @. Gardner is enjoying
a visit from her sister, Mrs. Relf, Of
Monroe, Wis.
Miss Monnie Whalen arrived home
from the summer school at Madison,
Wis, yesterday.
Miss Dora Newton, of Arlington,
has been visiting friends in the city
for several days
John Wingate was down from Hes
per township Saturday, shaking
hands with friends.
Mrs. G. o. Steinnort and son Carl
left last week for California, for a
visit with relatives.
Ed. Larsen spent Sunday with his
family at New Hampton, who are
visiting relatives there.
-Thirty-six people from DEBORAH
accompanied the Milwaukee excursion
to Lacrosse, Wis. on Sunday.
&C. d. Bolger has accepted po-
sition with W. r. Smith, having re-
signed his place with D. Britton.
Miss Lily Gminter departed on
Saturday for her home in Great Falls,
Mont. after summers visit here.
-Decorah Institute by its good
work and low charges puts first class
business education within the reach
of all.
Mrs. Vinette and children return
ed home to Stuber, Wis, Saturday,
after visit at the home of o. M.
Drexel.
Mrs. Alex Kerr arrived from
Waterloo yesterday, for visit at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
j. Francisco.
Mrs. DR.. J. J. Radcliffe returned
home to Spillville Saturday, after a
visit at the home of her mother, Mrs.
Breckenridge.
Miss Kate Baker arrived home
from Mazomanie, Wis, Saturday,
where she had been visiting at the
home of j. NJ Greene.
Mrs Geo. Alstad departed Satur-
day evening for her home in Chicago,
after an extended visit with relatives
and friends in the city.
-Thos Haugse went to Chicago
Saturday, on business trip for K. l.
Haugen. He will make some large
purchases of dry goods.
Mrs. H. Crawford departed Mon
day morning for Portland, Oregon.
where she will join Mr.. Crawford,
who has been there for some time past.
-Luren delightfully."- entertained a
company with their splendid singing
on Sunday evening at the home of A.
r. Severson, in honor of the guests of
Mrs. S.
An ice cream social given by St.
Agatha's Guild at the residence of j.
T. Baker ON Main street last Thurs
day evening was quite literally pat
ronized.
Mrs Willing and daughter and
Miss Norma Haugen returned home to
Northwood Monday morning, after a
visit with relatives and friends in
this county.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Bullock and
daughter came down from Minneapol-
is Saturday, for few days visit at
the parental home of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. A. Miller.
A little girl in the Third ward
wears gold chain but no watch and
so ties rag to the end of the chain
which she carries in her pocket, when
asked what time it is she says its rag
time
John Curtin left for Fairfax
yesterday, where his horse "Moe e.
and his son E. j. s horse "Durez" are
entered for the races. He will also
attend the Marion fair before return
ing home.
On the fourth page this week N.
r. Croft talks to our readers in big
ad. concerning threshing materials,
furnaces, stoves, refrigerators, etc.
twill be read by all of course, and
prove interesting.
Now that the gasoline season is
here remember this; If you have a
gasoline fire throw flour ON it, or meal
or sand, never throw water on it,.
Flour, meal or sand will put the
fire out. Water only spreads it. Fix
this in your mind $50 it will come
handy when you need it.
The we'll known bridge contractor,