Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15
LOCAL ITEMS.

H. B. Crosby went to Cresco Mon
day morning where court is in session
this week.
Il N. Holmes is home from Kent,
Wash, on months visit with home
folks and friends.
Mrs. Gene Chamberlain went to
Cresco Friday to spend few days
among friends there.
Editor Dodd of the Ft. Atkinson
Times made us pleasant call while
in the city Saturday.
H L. CoffAen returned Sunday
morning from the north country where
he had gone on land business.
Why is it there is so much Big
Chief -four used? Because it is Civ
ing satisfaction; sold at Geo. Ber-
natz's. 42-2
Mrs c. J. Bowers, who has been
visiting relatives in DEBORAH, return
ed to her home at Goldfield, Ia, Fri
day.
r. E. B. Portman returned Satur-
day from Cedar Rapids. where he at
tended the Grand Chapter, r. A. M.
held there last week.
WIN. Trail, who has been visiting
his daughter, Mrs Chas Lawrence
for the past few weeks, started for his
home in Winsor, Mo-, Saturday.
Mrs. W. H. Thompson, who has
been visiting her father, d. G. Ora
ham, and other relatives, returned to
her home at Portage, Wis, Saturday.
Mrs. L. Brorby of Madison, Wis.
visited the Brorby and Ed Larson
families in this city Saturday and
Sunday. She returned home Monday
morning.
Miss Frances Schrubbe returned
TO her duties as trained nurse in
New York Thursday after spending
some time in visiting her relatives
and many friends here.
We want to be busy every minute
from now until January 1, 1903. We
have marked our goods, positively
low. We want your trade. We
know we can please you. Bears.
Oscar Bake and Louis Larson,
who have been visiting with relatives
in Glenwood the past six weeks.
were in town yesterday to take the
= train for Chicago and favored this
office with a pleasant call.
Miss Grace Adams entertained a
large company of lady friends at tea
last evening, and ON Friday evening
will receive the young people of the
city. Both parties are in honor of her
guest, Miss Edith Lyon, of Rockford.
The McGregor high school will
oppose our high school in a game of
foot ball at the fair grounds next Sat
urday. DEBORAH has had the benefit
of good coaching the past week and
should put up pretty good game.
Let all attend who can.
Prof Coffeen leaves tomorrow
evening for Cedar Falls to attend the
annual meeting of the Northeastern
Iowa Educational Association Friday
and Saturday. He is on the program
for paper on 1.-The Dress and Adj
dress of the Teacher. -
Word comes to DEBORAH friends of
q IS I'll =
Cresco last Wednesday. The groom is
Mr.. Lyman Morse, a former resident
of DEBORAH They left immediately
after the wedding for California,
where we understand they will make
their home
We have better line of men and
boys overcoats than you will find in
any other store this side of Milwau-
kee. We don't charge any extravagant
prices. We make our profits on the
many thousand dollars worth of goods
we sell, and the more we sell the
cheaper we can afford to SELL Bears.
Charles. Jacobs fruit store is to
be placed in the hands of the carpen-
tiers and paper hangers next week and
when they are done Charley will have
one of the best store rooms for his
business to be found anywhere. New
shelving and show cases will be put
in and everything put in fine shape
for the accommodation of himself and
his customers.
For those who are looking for a
cheap fuel this winter the following
plan has been offered by people in
Philadelphia, who have been driven
to their wits end by the shortage of
coal. Someone there discovered that
common brick soaked over night in |
kerosene would furnish good fire for |
two hours, long enough to get one
meal Three or four placed in a
heater will warm house for nearly |
three hours, l.. f. Button is the only |
person in DEBORAH that we have heard |
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