Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-09-16
School supplies at Brunt & Par

School supplies at Brunt q Par
mans.
Mrs. s. L. Collins, of Calmar
was in the city Saturday.
Mrs. Ralph Prescott spent Sunday
with relatives at Postville.
ATTY. John B. Kaye was a bust
nessvisitor from CalmarIMonday.
See "Sweet Glover" the beautiful
opening play at the Grand tonight.
Mrs. Frank Peacock arrived home
Monday from her Minneapolis visit.
Ladies', go to Engbretson for any.
thing up-to-date in the millinery line.
1913
Mrs. +. J. Helwig went to Cal.
mar Friday, to visit her mother few
days.
Mrs. A. A. Renaas has gone to
Stoughton, Wis, for visit with her
mother.
Misses Clara Peterson aud Clara
Strobel, of Calmar. were in the city
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Musser visit
ed relatives at Castalia a couple of
days last week.
Don't miss the big races at the
Fair Grounds Sept. 3Oth. Benefit of
the Winnesheik County Fair.
The United Ladies Aid Society
will meet with Mrs. W. NJ. Knorr Fri
day afternoon, Sept. 10; all are cor
daily invited.
DO you advertise? Few stores
have all the business they can handle.
If your trade is sick, doctor it. Right
advertising brings the dollar over
your threshold.
Three car loads of horses were
shipped in by Fred Post, of East Will
liston, N Y, Sunday, and will be auc-
toned by his agent, Erick Anderson,
next Saturday. They are heavy draft
horses, and some fine specimens NAV
be found in the bunch.
Work has been progressing during
the week on the large bridge at Trout
Run, after an almost inexcusable de-
lay. 1t will be large and substan-
tial structure, and appears to be
strong and high enough to withstand
the floods which devastate that section.
Elsewhere we publish the con-
densed statement of the Winnesheik
County State Bank, as made to the
Auditor of State on Sept. 9th. 1t
shows this great banking institution
to be enjoying it's accustomed steady
growth, the deposits having reached
the sum of 1864, OO2. 10.
We acknowledge a pleasant call
on Saturday from Editor Booton. of
the Ridgeway Review, who came
down as a delegate to the convention
and dropped in to talk shop for few
moments. He reports doing well at
Ridgeway, and he should, for he is
giving the people of that vicinity a
splendid local paper.
e. W. d. Holway departed Friday
evening on vacation botanizing
trip TO Arizona and New Mexico, in
company with party of college pro-
fessors from the University of Mime
sofa and Purdue University, where he
will spend couple of months collect
ing botanical specimens for the uni
versities above named
Just as VIC 60 to press we learn of
the marriage this Wednesday morning
at nine O'Clock at Galena, ILL.,, of Mr..
George P. Steyer, formerly OF this
city, to Miss Mary M. Geiger, of
Galena. The many friends of the
groom in DEBORAH will join us in ex-
tending heartiest congratulations and
best wishes for future happiness.
"A man by the name of Floyd Mil
leT uTONo HIS hUIsc luto Ouo VI Vic
water works bitches on Washington
street Saturday night, which was got
ten out after over an hours hard
work by quite crowd of men. No
one can be blamed for the accident
except the driver, as the street: was
lighted and lantern placed at the
ditch.
The following item from the files
of the Postville Review of Sept. 13,
1877 gives evidence of the great change
in the production of wheat in this
county: twelve thousand bushels
of wheat was marketed in DEBORAH
last Saturday, the largest days bust
ness DEBORAH has ever done. Every
where else but in this vicinity they
are selling wheat and making times
easy"
Ben Bears wholesale business has
been very extensive the past few
weeks. Since the arrival of his i'm.
mense New York purchases, the orders
have been coming in from retail deal