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

VI thC hCW Souit houso HoAl Sdt uTudy.
60 to the Grand opera house each
night of the Fair; new plays each
night.
Good pasture with good water in
same field near Luther College. Joel
Dayton.
The front of Alderman O'neil's
blacksmith shop is being beautified
with coat of paint.
Supervisor o. l.. Wennes was
down from Highland township Satur-
day, on business trip.
See the great shows at the Grand
opera house each night of the fair,
beginning Monday next; popular
prices.
Clever specialties. including sing
ing, dancing. juggling and acrobatic
work, each night during the Fair at
the Grand.
Mrs. Ruffridge and children have
been up from Greene, Iowa, the past
ten days, visiting at the home of her
father, l.. NJ. Seim.
We understand that Prof. Button
will give instructions to a daucing
school in the near future, members
being now solicited.
-Mds. l.. l.. Caldwell and George
Schulze pleasantly entertained com
pany of friends at the home of the
former yesterday afternoon
Prof E. l. Coffeen arrived home
from Chicago University and Mrs. G.
and the children from their visit at
Leroy, Mimi, on Saturday.
The merchants carnival, balloon
ascension, etc. failed to materIalize
last night, on account of an injury a
few days ago to one of the performers
The physicians of the county met
in this city yesterday afternoon and
reorganized the Winnesheik County
Medical Association. which had been
u6Iu ICt IOr some Tune.
Miss Francis Hardy, of Water
town, S. D., who had been a guest at
the home of Alderman and Mrs. N. r.
Croft for several days, went to Cedar
Rapids on Monday. to continue her
visit
III. A. Bigelow brought in some of
the best stalks of corn Saturday we
have seen tins year. The ears were
large and full, and we'll matured. and
gave. every indication of a goodly
yield from the field from which they
we're taken.
The Iowa Telephone Company is
installing copper wire circuit in
this territory, and when it is com.
pleted it will add greatly to the
facility of the system. permitting OF
long distance telephoning with perfect
eIse and accuracy.
The deed formally transferring
the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and
Northern railroad to the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific railroad. has
been filed with County Recorder
Lawrence. 1t is an interesting docu.
ment to examine, and perhaps is the
largest transfer ever recorded in this
county.
Judge r. f. Gibson is introducing
to his friends about the city today al
old friend of his boyhood Gays in
Pennsylvania. Major Frank Holsinger,
of Kansas, whom he met yesterday fol-
the first time in SO years. The renewal
of friendship after the lapse of an
ordinary lifetime was indeed great
pleasure to them both.
"A preacher came to a newspaper
man in this way: "You editors dc
not tell the truth. If you did you
could not live your newspaper would
be a failure. - The editor replied
"You are right and the minister who
will at all times and under all circum-
stances tell the whole truth about his
members, alive or dead, will not &C.
cupy his pulpit more than one Sunday
and then he will find it necessary to
leave town in hurry. The press
and pulpit go hand in hand. with
whitewash brushes and pleasant words
magnifying little virtues into big
ones. The pulpit, the pen and the
gravestone are the great saint making
triumvirate. And the great minister
went away looking very thoughtful,
while the editor turned to his work
and told of the surprising beauty of
the bride, while in fact she was as
homely as mud fence.
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