Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-05-27
LOCAL ITEMS.


Induce outsiders to trade at home.
Consider the towns interests
above self
Don't call our best citizens i'm
posters and frauds.
Help your public officers do the
most good for the most people.
Don't forget that others consuming
what you produce makes wealth.
Respect every good citizen in the
town, and if there are any others try
to make them good.
If your tax is increased dollar
by improvements, remember your pro-
perty is benefited many times this sum.
-Thos. Graham came up from Des
Moines Thursday. for two weeks
visit with relatives and friends at
home.
Rev. Dr. Willett attended the
meeting of the Iowa Association of
congregational churches at Creston
last week.
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.
Mrs. J. @. Rollins and grand
daughter went to Fredericksburg
Thursday, for visit at the home of
DR.. q. H. Rollins.
MIR. H. H. Dalaker, of near o.
sian, was in the city Monday, and
called to get one of those fine county
maps we are giving away
Rev. VIM. McVettie departed Mon
day for Davenport, to attend the an
nual convention of the diocese of
Iowa, for the Episcopal church.
Friends of DR.. and Mrs. A. ].
Swezey will rejoice with them in the
complete recovery of Mrs. Swezey
from her extended illness, and her
return home.
The water street bridge material
and the side walk ratings for the
Winnebago street bridge have arriv-
ed, and will be erected this week, we
are informed.
The city school board will have
some needed improvements made in
the fifth ward school building this
summer, in the way of added facilities
for ventilation, radiation, etc.
Hear Rice describe the modern
"Don Quixote" next Tuesday evening.
He will make you laugh more than
you have for long time, and yet
give you great strength IN reaching
your ideals.
The restaurant of Sam Nereson at
Ossian was burglarized last Wednes-
day morning, 50. So being taken from
the cash register and some cigars and
tobacco stolen, entrance being gained
by the removal of window glass.
-Mds III. L.. Coffeen, Thos. Graham,
A. M. Severson and Wohlford, Mrs.
l.. l.. CALDWELL Mr.. and Miss Jessie
Mckay, arrived home Friday from
Cedar Rapids. where they had been in
attendance at the annual encampment
of the G. A. r., W. r. @.
Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones at Unity
church Wednesday p. m. at 4 :15 in a
reading on Kipling. and at 8 O'Clock
same evening lecture on "The Cost
of an I1ea" Tickets 80 cents, %
cents for students. One ticket admits
to both reading and lecture.
There is heavy grade between
Calmar and Fort Atkinson, from the
fact that the former town is 226 feet
higher in elevation than the latter.
which explains the popular expression
climbing the Calmar hill" heard
from train men so frequently.
The marriage of DR.. w. o. Asseln
to Miss Nellie Leidahl will occur
today at Fergus Falls, Mimi, and the
newly married couple will come to
Decorah on their honeymoon trip. The
many friends here Of the doctor will
join in extending heartiest congratu.
lations and best wishes.
"A preacher in Michigan City
made this announcement at the be-
ginning of his sermon: ~ shall not
choose any particular text this morn.
ing, but shall preach from where
open the book. It is now open and
Here the parson was interrupted by a
deacon who had been asleep, forgot
himself and cried out: "It's yours,
what did you open on?" The sur.
prise Of the good man in the pulpit
was great, but the deacon collapsed
when the reply came: "It's opened
on Kings.