Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-08-26

City schools open week fromMon.
day.
\ The largest and best stock of wall
paper in DEBORAH at Brunt & Parman's S.
Don't fail to guess on the water
melon contest this week at Sobek &
Co.'S.
Miss Ethel Lloyd went to Mime
apolis last Wednesday, for visit with
friends.
Good pasture with good water in
same field near Luther College Joel
Dayton.
Mr.. A. G. Sharp, Ut Button,
Joined our ever increasing family of
readers Monday.
Miss Margaret Hitler arrived
home last Wednesday from her visit
at Rockford, Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. P. Halves are at
the state fair in Des Moines, where he
has charge of the Challenge Windmill
exhibit.
Misses Grace and Dotha Greene
arrived from Mazomanie, Wis, last
Wednesday, for visit among friends
in the city.
Mrs, w. F. Baker left last Thurs
day for visits with relatives and
friends at Grinnell, Northwood and
Mason City.
Mrs. M. Ray and son returned
home to Minneapolis last Wednesday.
after visit with her brother, Atty. E.
w. Cutting.
Water melon guessing contest at
Sobek & Co.'s closes Friday after
noon. Winners get fine presents
Guessing free.
Everybody get free guess on the
number of seeds in the watermelon
at Sobek & Co.'S. Winners get fine
prizes, this week.
Miss Mabel Mckinney departed
ON Friday for Cleveland, Ohio, to
resume duties in the kindergarten
work of that city.
Mrs. Tobiason and daughter, Mrs.
w. j. Schmitz, of Milwaukee, have
been visiting relatives and friends in
the city for several days.
Mrs. S. M. Tibbitts and children,
of Milwaukee, Wis, is here visiting
her sister. Mrs. A. M. Bryant, and
other relatives for few days
Remember the guessing contest at
Sobek & Go. s. Three elegant chairs
given away. Guesses free until FIJI
day afternoon at three o'clock.
M. L. Blackmar brought in some
fine corn the other day, which argues
we'll for the corn crop of the county.
1t is of the Farmers Alliance variety.
Miss Minnie Kraby of Glenwood
township has been very sick for
several months and recently submitted
to an operation. but we regret to
state that she is not improving as
rapidly as hoped.
Our Rayena correspondent tells Of
the sale of the Frank Mann farm in
Bloomfield township to Len Burrows
for 800 per acre and states that Mr..
Burrows has already refused SlO5 per
acre for his purchase.
| Misses Clara l.. Taylor. Grace
Aiken, Alice Bailey, Julia and
Ola issa Breckenridge, Messrs. L. A.
Jayne and NJ. E. Thompson spent last
week in an outing at McGegor
Heights. The patty was chaperoned
by Mrs. E. A. Aiken.
| When a child has diphtheria
pound raw onions into pulp and
bind them in thin bag about the
throat clear up to the ears. The
Scientific American says the effect is
magical. The pain leaves and a
drowsy comfort ensues.
Putnam Fadeless Dyes are the
/ cl6aneSt 10 use. ihCS w NV stoi' viz
hands or spot the kettle, excepting
only green and purple. There is, there
fore, no labor of securing, after dye
ing. Solo by druggists. loo. package.
I 29-14
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