Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-08-19
LOCAL ITEMS

Miss Alice Iarvestad visited r3la-
tives at Mabel last week
F. L. Akers made business trip
to Fort Atkinson Wednesday.
ALBERT j. Seim, of Locust, was a
pleasant business caller Saturday.
Mrs p W. Young, of Canton,
Mimi, visited in DEBORAH few days
last week.
IN. @. Grindeland of Pleasant
township, was business visitor in
the city Saturday.
Miss Nora Puffer, of the Fort.
visited at the home of her sister, Mrs
Jos. Shima, last week.
DEBORAH base ball team went to
Burr Oak Sunday, defeating the team
at that place by the score of IL to 8.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Prescott and
children went to West Union Friday,
for an over Sunday visit with rela-
tives.
Mrs. S. V. Potter and Miss
I1dL6ltOu, VI OdludI, tOOh III
the Tom Thumb wedding on Friday
evening.
The Hoeffler show will be the best
popular priced company ever appear
ing at the Grand opera house; all
next week.
Mrs. F. NJ. Orr and daughters,
Misses Carrie and Marguerite, were
up from Monona last week, visiting
in the city.
The Hoeffler Company will be the
Fair week attraction at the Grand
opera house. Ladies free tickets are
offered for Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs e. E. Schuck went
to Chicago Saturday night. to COM
plete fail purchases of dry goods and
millinery for their store.
Miss Lillian Greer arrived home
from Chicago Sunday, where she has
been in attendance at the summer
school of Chicago University.
Prof. e. L.. Coffeen and family
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Parman and Miss
Lillian Greer are camping near Len.
mons down the river this week.
Henry Halvorson arrived home
from Chicago Friday noon, where he
had been making purchases of carpets,
rugs, etc. for K. l. Haugen's store
The presentation of GA Wise Mem
Der" at Steyer's opera house last night
attracted small audience, and the
performance was not above the
ordinary.
Mrs. II. W. Haas, and two child
rem, accompanied by Mrs. Jacob Haas,
went to Cresco, Friday morning to
visit relatives. Mr. Haas owe there
Sunday and brought back his wife and
children, Mrs. Jacob Haas remaining
for few weeks visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Henry Goocher.
The Congregational church and
Sunday School will hold their annual
picnic today at Abbey Park, the beau
tiful spot on the river opposite the old
brewery en- the west side. The friends
of the members of the church and
Sunday School will also be invited to
participate.
1t may interest housewives to
know how flies may be effectually dis
posed Of without the use of poison.
Take half a teaspoon of black pepper
in powder, one teaspoonful of brown
ugar, and one teaspoonful of cream.
Mix ingredients we'll together in
saucer and place in room where flies
are troublesome and they will soon
disappear.
Those fifth ward mothers have
way of their own of doing things.
The other day one of them called up
her grocer by telephone and after she
had sufficiently scolded the poor man
who had answered the phone, she
said: And what's more, the next
order you get from me will be the last
I'll ever give" at probably will,
madam" came from the other end Of
the line. 81 am the undertaken. +"
She had been given the wrong number.
Life is responsible for the follow
Ing get rich quick receipt: 'To 4
bbls. of water add agitating constant
~ l gal. wildcat stock or wind.
puree, l able bodied bull, 1 medium
bear lReadlng pf.) as many lambs
as the market affords first skinning
carefully,D ! bunch Of long green,
handful shorts well squeezed a
little thyme and 1 life-size bottle
Hoggett and Steel's extract of grab
bettawl. Stew rapidly, skim fat as it
rises. salt plentifully, stir in little
I've. strain with great care, and leave
the lambs in the soup"
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