Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18

Beloit, Wis.
S. Larsen returned Saturday from
a business trip to Chicago.
Horace Carlisle went to Chicago
Saturday. for home visit.
| "A. A. Hawkes. of Hesper was in
the city last Wednesday, on business.
-Erick Anderson is at Riceville
and Leroy this week, on a business
trip.
| BE sure to register tomorrow or
Friday so you can vote on election
day.
Mrs. E. Cartwright arrived home
last Wednesday from her visit in Chi
cago.
Rheumatism cured Maluccas
cures One-th regular price. Wang
Ter Bros.
Mr.. j. g. Mccoy. of Spencer,
visited at the home of l.. l.. Caldwell
last week.
Miss Kate Baker has returned
from studies at Winona, Mimi. for
home visit.
MIR. N. Olson, of Kendallville,
was transacting business in the city
last Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. w. S. Hayward
returned Saturday from a several
weeks trip on the road.
Mrs. S. V. Potter was in the city
from Calmar Saturday, doing some
shopping and visiting friends
Andrew Barthelme and Theodore
Hauge went to their home at Ossian
Monday, after attending school here.
Misses May McManus and Ruth
McManus of Ossian, visited Sunday
and Monday with friends at DEBORAH.
The new bridge on Main street is
about completed and open for teams,
which will please those who pass that
way.
Mr. j. j. Haug, of Spillville, was
visiting his many friends in DEBORAH
and looking after business matters
Thursday and Friday.
Miss Nellie Heinberg is enjoying
visit at home and rest after COM
plotting a three years course at the
Illinois Training School.
John and George Stortz came
down from their homes north of the
city Saturday, and took the train for
Lacrosse, to visit relatives.
Mr. Taylor, who has been acting
as operator at the Rock Island depot
during the absence of Mr.. Musser,
returned to Marion Saturday.
There is little change in the city
political situation since our last issue
the only addition candidates papers
which have been filed being those of
DR.. W. r. Toye for Mayor.
The paving ON Water and Winnie
bago streets has been thoroughly
cleaned the past week, which added
much to the appearance and cleanli-
ness of these thoroughfares
X. |. Haugen arrived home from
Chicago yesterday morning, very
we'll pleased with his selection of
spring and summer dry goods, which
| is unusually large and of good quality.
The employees of the postoffice re-
Gently presented Postmaster Goddard
with a handsome gold-headed cane,
on the occasion OF the expiration of
four years under him as postmaster.
Register tomorrow or Friday so
you can vote election day. The regis
tration places are the usual voting
places in the different wards. See the
official registration notice elsewhere
in this paper.
An interesting photo of forty of
the old time citizens of this county,
most of whom were here before the
old court house was built, wasltaken
on Saturday by Frank Muller The
old men are grouped in front of the
last remains of the rubbish from the
old building. and it is picture that
will be highly valued as the years go
by. ~
"A practical woman remarked the
other day, says an exchange, that the
most interesting things in the news
papers to her are the advertising
columns. "Long ago." she said, 81
quit buying of those who did not ad-
vertise. 1t always seems to me that
the merchant who advertises invites
me to trade nth him; while the one
who does lot advertise impresses me
with the idea that he doesn't care
enough for my trade TO ask for it.
Then, too, l have found that the mer-
chant who advertises has fresher goods
for the reason. suppose, he sells
more.