Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-10-28

(From the Times. }

James Maria was down from the
Junction Tuesday.
Mrs. A. Cooney is visiting at Wau-
coma this week.
Rev. Kloss. of Spillville, visited
with Rev. Kopecky, Thursday.
Misses Anna and Clara Huber were
DEBORAH visitors Tuesday
A. d. Lent returned to Cresco We'd
nesday after two weeks stay in this
city.
Frank Svestka Of Jackson Junction
transacted business in this city We'd
nesday.
Rev. Kopecky went to Rockford.
Iowa, Tuesday returning Wednesday
evening.
John Chick and lady drove to Law
Ter Thursday and spent the day with
| friends.
Mesdames Hillard. Lutz and Meyers
| were down from Calmar Tuesday visit
ing friends.
Geo. Bieber and wife departed Tues
day for two or three weeks trip
through Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory.
John Hurley and family stopped off
in this city Wednesday OIL their way
home to Worthing, S. D., from Cres-
co.
Mrs. Rob Flemish who has been visit
ing the Chas Andera family for some
time returned to her home at Bolivar.
Mo-, Tuesday.
Ferd Barthelme, who resides on
rural route No. /, near st. Lucas, is
building fine modern dwelling this
summer and will have it heated with
furnace.
Gaberial Weist's many friends here
will be surprised to learn that he was
taken sick at the college at Prairie du
Chen and was taken from there to La
Crosse where he underwent an opera
ton, but at this writing he is on the
gain.
Saturday afternoon while Geo. A.
Bieber and his assistant James Puffer
| were working in the tinshop of
Bieber's store, the gasoline soldering
stove blew up, setting the shop afire.
but doing no particular damage to the
building. George had his right hand
quite severely burned in carrying out
the stove, what might have been a
disastrous fire was averted by having
one of those small chemical fire ex-
tinguishers at hand which was applied
to the blaze which was soon put out.
W. J. Burns. of the firm of ]. Burns
& Co., has moved the drug stock back
into the building which they have
remodeled this summer; they have put
in fine plate glass front and new
fixtures throughout. all made OF oak.
The fixtures on the west side are of
the cabinet variety with glass doors
extending to the ceiling and which
will be used for patent medicines,
books, stationery, etc. On the east
side is the shelving for the drugs, etc.
Three long plate glass floor cases, on
the west side. gives the store very
metropolitan appearance.
Married, Tuesday morning Oct. ~,
Mr. Henry Ehler of Calmar township
TO Miss Mary Tekipp who resides near
this city, at the Catholic church in
Festina, Iowa, Rev. Father Sauter.
officiating.
Married, Tuesday morning, Oct. 20,
at Festina, Iowa, AR Henry A. Thuen-
tie to Miss Title Leona DIESEL, Rev.
Father Thucnte, brother to the groom,
officiating. After the ceremony was
performed the wedding party with
about 100 invited guests assembled at
the DIESEL home where a beautiful
wedding repast was served, where all
extended best wishes. Mr. and Mrs.
Thuente were the recipients of many
beautiful presents.
Married, at the Catholic church in
this city Tuesday morning at 8 O'Clock,
Mr.. Frank Sykora to Miss Josie Skoda,
Rev. Kopecky performed the cere-
mony according to the Catholic rite
which made the young couple man and
wife. After the ceremony was over
With, the young couple repaired to
the Skcda home where their many
friends gathered to extend congratula-
tions and partake of the bountiful
wedding dinner which was served. In
the evening Mr.. and Mrs. Sykora
gathered with their many young
friends at the Woodmen hall where all
danced until the wee sma hours.