Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-17
GAINESVILLE is to have new $50, 600

Col. A. l.. Sorter, democratic can
didate for congress last fall, is to be
the Fourth of July orator at Rockford.
Every paid subscriber to Public
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calling for it. Greatest premium
lever offered
Respectfully yours, DR.. s. Whit
beck, veterinarian. Office Volding's
barn. No calls made from 10: 100 to
5 100 Saturdays. 19tf
The Iowa Masonic library at Cedar
Rapids Was robbed Monday night of
coins, stamps and other valuables ag-
gregating $1,000.
Come and see US in our new store
when you want shoes, we can sell
them to you at prices that satisfy you.
j. G. Hexom.
The Bulletin-J Journal says that a
quarter of million bushels of corn.
valued at 1925, 900, lave been shipped
into Buchanan county this season.
A pearl weighing 401a grains was
the find of Bert Roby, she'll digger,
at Muscatine, Iowa. He was offered
So, 900 for it, but refused the offer.
James Fl. Wallis of Dubuque won
the highest mathematical prize at
Yale last week. Most of the prizes
-were won by students from the West.
The contract to build the Elkader
opera house was awarded to j. nj.
Jensen. the price bein G $3.50, the
building to be completed by Novem-
Der lst.
A case of small pox in mild form
developed in West Union last week.
There is no danger of its spreading as
the case has been effectively
quarantined.
Miss Marion May, a sister of Il. B.
May of the Waukon Standard, gradu-
ated last week from the domestic
science department of the Drexel
Institute in Philadelphia.
A snap for somebody. have
several small pieces of land, near De-
conrah. we'll improved, and just right
for truck business. Call and see
me- r. +. Gibson. 1913
Dr. George Given of Oelwein has
established sanitarium in that city
for the accommodation of patients of all
kinds, especially those suffering with
chronic diseases of long standing.
My White Plymouth Rock eggs
are giving about the same number of
chickens per setting as last year.
About ten to eleven chickens to the
setting on an average Joel Dayton.
The Kelley Canning Co.. at Waver-
ly is busy at work planting 1900 acres
of sweet corn for this seasons crop.
The stockholders have authorized the
construction of new brick building
40x125 feet.
When You want barrel of salt
go to j. c. Hexom. We sell it cheap.
A Waverly firm who offered a 50
fishing outfit for the best fish brought
them May 15th-the opening day of
the fishing season. had to let it go for
little measly one pound bass as the
biggest fish caught.
Two men while going home from
Alta Vista Monday night in rain tried
to cross the Wapsie but as the bridge
had been washed away the men only
saved their lives by climbing tree.
The team was drowned. -Elma New
Era.
At the senatorial convention at
Hampton last Thursday A. H. Gale of
Mason City was nominated to succeed
Senator Hartman. The latter was a
candidate, but Withdrew before the
balloting and Gale was nominated
without opposition.
-Homeseekers and investors Send
for our list of bargains in South
western Minnesota Lands. Agents
wanted. Woolstencroft & Hansell,
Heron Lake, MINI. 23-3pd
Hon. j. M. Johnston, formerly a
United Brethren minister, formerly
representative in the Iowa legislature
from Bremen county and former post
master of Summer, died Tuesday morn
ing at his home in Waterloo after a
lingering illness of consumption
Day l.. Grannis has formed part
nership with w. L. Converse a. Ores
90 for the practice of law. Mr.. Gran.
mis- is we'll known in this section of
Iowa as a young man of much promise
and has lately finished his legal
studies. He will be welcome add
tion to the bar of the district.
The eleventh annual meeting of the
Fillmore County Old Settlers Asso-
citation will be held in Sylvern Park,
Lanesboro, Wednesday, June II, 1908
There will be addresses by Col. N. p.
Colburn and Judge III. r. Wells and