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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-06-28
Circus on Friday.

Circus on Friday.
DIR. G. H. Flynn and family were
up from Postville yesterday.
Sheriff Mizener made business
trip to Cresco last Wednesday.
DIR. kessell of Cresco was pro-
fessional visitor in the city Thursday.
The carnival is attracting good
crowds and everyone is delighted
with it.
Miss Caroline Hegner has been
visiting her brothers in Chicago tor
few days.
ATTY. f. p. Johnson made a
business trip to Austin. Mimi. last
Thursday.
When in town drop into the Singer
store and see the new No. 66. 204
Water Street. 26-4
Notice to Pensioners. The 4th of
July being a legal holiday the Clerk S
office will be closed.
Robert Fields concluded his home
visit last Wednesday, and returned
home to Portland, n. d.
&C. Fl. Pierce, L. Hicks, w. H..
Armstrong and VIM. Tracy of Canton
were DEBORAH visitors Thursday.
Miss Birdie Hitler has been down
from st. Paul few DAYS. visiting
at the home of her grandfather, Fred
Hitler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Sorenson re-
turned home TO Inwood. Iowa, Men
day, after visit with relatives and
friends here.
Mrs. Andrew Tobiason and chill
dren departed Monday for their home
in Canton. S. D., after visit with
relatives here.
Mrs. S. L. Hanson of Albert Lea.
Mimi. has been the guest of her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Ander-
son. a few DAYS.
Archie Gruver is visiting relatives
and friends at Estherville, Iowa.
enjoying a vacation from duties as
operator for the Rock Island.
Capt. W. S. Hart was over from
Waukon yesterday, looking after the
taking of dispositions in case in
which he is interested as attorney.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Bidne concluded
their visit here Friday, and went TO
Rockford, ILL.,, where they will visit
for time before returning to their
home in n. d.
The Womans Relief Corps will
serve ice cream. coffee and sandwiches
on the lawn of J. w. Miller residence
on the afternoon and evening of
the Fourth of July.
john Portman. who has been out
from Chicago visiting his parents,
went to Westgate Friday. for a visit
with his sister. Mrs. J. H. Duncan.
before returning TO his duties III a
bank in Chicago.
Otto Sampson, son of Albert O.
Sampson, the machinist, had the
misfortune to fracture his right leg
Saturday, at his grandfather farm
in Pleasant township, by falling from
a load of hay. He is getting along
nicely.
Miss May Callahan is enjoving
her annual vacation from duties as
operator of the Western Union Tele-
graph Co.. visiting her sister. Mrs.
J. W. Anderson at Waco, TEXAS.
During her absence the office is in
charge of Mr.. Jesse Alexander of
Mason City.
Miss Ethel Baker attended the
meeting of the state teachers as
ISOLATION at Des Moines last week and
was requested to sing before this
critical body of musicians. The
Register and Leader says of her sing.
ing Miss Ethel Baker of DEBORAH
uses her voice acceptably and has the
promise of becoming singer of NOR e
than ordinary note. She has a
charming stage presence. Mrs.
Charles Hardy played her different
numbers and interpreted them with
good musical insight. She perhaps
gained the climax in the Schumann
Allegro.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-06-28

yesterday from a two weeks visit in
Eagle Grove.
Mrs. Henry Goocher and daughter
came down from Cresco yesterday,
to visit relatives.
Frank Duffy is down from Min
neapolis, visiting his grandmother,
Mrs. E. A.Duffy.
George Clark Of Chicago was an
over Sunday guest of his aunt, Mrs.
W. p. McClaskey.
Don't miss seeing the carnival
this week. Come i'll tomorrow, it
will be great day.
MIR. and Mrs. B. G. Bernatz ar
rived home Sunday from their we'd
ding trip to Milwaukee.
Supervisor NJ. a. Nicholson of
Springfield township was business
visitor in the city Monday.
Supervisor NJ. A. Kubish of Fort
Atkinson was attending TO business
matters in the city Monday.
Mrs. Eliza Holmes came from
Marion. Iowa. yesterday. for a visit
at the home of her son. Harry Holmes.
Albert Siihring came yesterday
from Kenmare, Nd, for short visit
at home, on his way to his new posi-
tion in Chicago.
Mrs. Frank Lennon and daughter
Miss Louise departed yesterday for
an extended trip to Denver, Portland,
and Los Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. +. Lennon were
mp from their home in Frankville
township over Sunday, visiting re-
latives and friends.
"A dispatch notes the comforting
of the degree of Bachelor of Arts upon
Karen Larsen of this city by Wisconsin
University last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Platte of
Prescott. Wis, have been the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. n. L. Bailey at the
Winnesheik hotel for few days.
Mrs. Frank Brownlow and daugh-
ter returned on Thursday to their
home in Lerov, Mimi. after visiting
her brothers. Richard and B. +. Buck
nell
Misses Winnie Webster. Ottie
johnson. Evelyon Reeves. Ruth
Thompson and Alta White came down
from Cresco yesterday, to visit friends
during the carnival.
The second story of the building
next to Mayor F. W. Daubney's office
is being remodelled by him, and will
be connected with the rooms they now
occupy as living rooms. The addition
of bay window in front and the re-
arrangement of the rooms will give
them very pleasant rooms.
-Mds. Severt and Austin Larsen
and Miss Mabel went to Story CITY
yesterday. TO attend the wedding of
Rev. Lauritz Gutteboe TO Miss Anna
Wangsness. The groom was a member
of the graduating class of 1901 at l..
G. and is quite well and favorably
known here.
Among those who expect to leave
hA i,,tn -,
worth League convention at Denver.
Col, are Rev. and Mrs. E. G.. Hunt.
Mr.. and Mrs H. B. Merwin. Miss
Julia Wise. Miss Grace Christopher
and Mrs. +. Frazer. This organiza-
ton is but fifteen years old and now
has over 1000. 900 members. scattered
all over the world.
Mike Barth of Locust had an eX-
citing runaway on Water street on
Saturday evening. His team was
standing in front of Sellman q Sons
farm implement house near the post
office. with a mower fastened to the
Gnu VI Viio ""SOh' AL ""'oioDAAO
frightened the team, and they ran
west across the bridge and north to
Mrs. Dahly's place before thew We're
stopped, the mower swinging from one
side of the road to the other, and
being completely demolished. But
little other damage was done. but it
created considerable excitement for
Il few moments.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-06-28

from Calmar yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs. George Smith were
down from Burr Oak yesterday.
F. G.. Schanck was a business
visitor from Burr Oak yesterday.
Mr.. Fred O'Harrow of Rockford
came Monday for few days visit here.
Miss Nellie Burton of Kendall
vile is visiting friends here this
week.
Misses Mable and Elma Solberg of
La Crosse are visiting with Otto
Solberg this week.
Melvin Anderson came home
Saturday from Peoria, ILL.,, for a
weeks visit at home.
Mrs. L. B. Whitney went TO
Rochester, Mimi. yesterday TO be
with a friend during an operation.
The Congregational ladies are
serving lunches. ice cream. etc. this
week, on Mrs. Levi Bullus lawn.
Misses Lena and Anna CEristen
went 10 New Hampton yesterday, to
attend the wedding of their sister.
Editor and Postmaster G. w.
Metcalf drove over from Lansing yes
terday. to visit friends and see the
carnival
Mrs. J. N. McCallum returned
home Monday morning from ten
days visit at her former home in
Nc Gregor.
Miss Elma Stone came Saturday
from her school duties near Burr Oak.
for visit with her sister. Mrs. S.
S. Whitbeck.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Snyder returned
their home in Crookston. Mimi.
yesterday after three weeks visit at
the w. \. Ellsworth home.
Mrs. E. Briggs of Burr Oak took
the train here Yesterday for Cashae
Junction. Colo. where she will spend
the summer with relatives.
During the month of July and
August there will be no evening
service in Grace church. Morning
service as usual at 10 80 am.
Mrs. j. o. Weitgenant and
daughter came Monday from Rock
ford. Iowa. for visit with her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Birdsell.
The family of Jesse Gregg of
st. Paul have been guests at the
home of A. Bradish for a few days.
making the trip in their automobile.
Miss Kate Portman arrived home
from Chicago Saturday. having COM
pleted the prescribed course in kin
dergarten which she has been taking in
that city.
"A large crowd will go from DEBORAH
TO West Union next Tuesday. the
Foruth of July, TO participate in the
celebration there. The fire department
will go in body, and il is likely
that 800 people will 90 down from
here.
w. H. Burtis arrived home FRIDAY
from trip to Chicago and other
points, where he inspected some large
power dams and made considerable
progress toward perfecting arrange
ments for the construction of the
power dam east of the city.
The six DEBORAH BARRIERS, viz +:
Chas. Trzcinski. W. H. Jaeger, Richard
Bucknell, b. +. Bucknell, W. A
Ziegelmeyer and Will Rima have
joined in an agreement TO close their
shops on the Fourth of July and keep
them closed all day. They will,
however, keep their shops open until
twelve o'clock on the night of the
3D.. EEL
w S. Hayward has opened an
extensive line of sam pies of holiday
goods for the firm of Niedecken q
Co.. of Milwaukee. in the vacant
store room in the Rudolph block,
where he will exhibit the line for
several weeks to merchants in the
nighboring towns. who will come here
to make their purchases of holiday
goods. He finds this TO be the most
practical way of reaching the trade.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-10-13
Milk Melons.

One of the latest French agricultural
fads is being agitated by farmer near
Marseilles, who declares that water
melons supplied with milk freely
poured around the roots will grow
twice their normal size, and offers
proof in the shape of prizes from many
fairs which, he asserts, he was enabled
to win through this practice. Accord
ing to his theory the melon is provided
with the proper combination of foods
in exactly the right proportions and is
enabled to throw all of its energy into
it's growth instead of sending forth
long roots in order to draw from the
soil what it requires as food. The
process is said not only to increase the
size of the melon, but to insure firm
red pulp of delicious flavor.-N. Y.
Herald.
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Story OF Adolph and Anna.

Adolph, an Austrian artisan, adored
Anna, an aristocrat. And Anna adored
Adolph. Another aristocrat, Alfred, an
ambassador, adored Anna. Anna alb
horred Alfred. Alfred addressed Anna,
admitting admiration. Anna assumed
amazement. Alfred abjured Anna.
Anna admonished Alfred. Alfred
adopted aggressiveness. Alfred's au-
dacity alarmed Anna. Alfred attempt
ed abducting Anna. Anna, afraid and
agitated, acquainted Adolph. Adolph
accused Alfred. Alfred, angered,
abused Adolph awfully. Adolph an.
swered Alfred. Alfred attacked Adolph.
Anna, aghast, aided Adolph. Adolph
and Anna almost annihilated Alfred.
Alfred abdicated absolutely. Anna &C
cepted Adolph. Adolph and Anna alb
ruptly absconded and abandoned Aus
tria altogether, arriving at Antwerp;
and always abiding abroad afterward.
Town Topics.
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AN ANSWERING SILENCE.
It Was So Thick That It Became AL
most Tangible and Was
Oppressive.

Young ladies with fondness for
infantile admirers should be warned
by an episode at a seaside resort last
summer, relates Lippincott's Maya
zine.
An engaging masculine of seven
years became on exceedingly good
terms with the belle Of their particu-
lar hotel, girl about 20 years his
senior. One day the charmer asked
the swain to go bathing, and after the
bath, as they returned to their bath
houses, the small man suggested a
race to see who could dress first. They
entered the lighthouses, which ad-
joined, and in, a short time youth
full treble called: miss Ethel, o,
Miss Ethel, I've got my stockings on"
A low contralto answered.: eyes,
Robbie, so have T." =
After a short pause the irrepressible
again called: miss Ethel, I've got
my shoes on .,
Again came the answer: eyes, dear,
so have T. -.
Again a pause-then a triumphant
voice shrilly proclaimed: miss
Ethel, I've got my pants on
The answering silence was oppres.
sive. -
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dad's back, and says when his back
warps back to flt the, board he will
be sound again."
"Say, this is a genuine Turkish Gig
arctic, isn't it," said the old man, as
he pulled away at it, and blew the
smoke through his nose. II have al
ways wanted to smoke, genuine, i'm
ported cigarette. Got flavor some
thing like a Welsh rabbit, amt it,"
and the old man looked at the cigar
cite where the frying cheese was soak
ing through the paper. Gee, but l
can't go that" and he threw it away,
and looked seasick.
Turks always take cheese in their
cigarettes said the Bad Boy. They
get a. smoke and food at the same time
But if you feel sick, you can go out in
the back yard and will wait for you. -
"No, will be all right" said the
old man, as he got up to wait on Gus
TONER Here, try glass of my
cider" and he handed the boy a
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-10-13
The Khedive

The khedive is a strict Mohammedan
and as such eschews both wines an1
spirits. His abstinence goes even fur
Their, for in country where everybody
smokes he will have nothing to do with
the fragrant weed. Like his father, he
is monogamist, although his religion
allows him four wives. He is known
to be greatly attached to his consort,
who was a Circassian lady of the khe.
dival household before. her marriage.
In fact, he is essentially a domestic
man, and is very fond of his children.
Gazette.
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the rat, and, rushing behind the coun-
ter, began to growl and grabbed the
Bad Boy by the seat of his trousers
and gave him a good shaking. The
boy set up yell that caused the
plaster to fall, and the old man al
most TO faint with excitement, and he
went to the door to call q policeman.
The boy kicked the dog off, and raised
up from behind the counter, causing
the old cat to raise her back and spit
cotton, and as the old man saw the
Bad Boy he leaned against the show
case, and a large smile came over his
face, and he said: Gee, whiz! where
did you get on?"
THE porter was not in, so l turned
In the first lower berth I came to-"
said the Bad Boy, as he jumped over
the counter and grabbed the old man
by the arm and shook his hand until it
ached. Introduce me to your friend,
the dog, who seems to have acquired
an appetite for pants" and the Bad
Boy got behind the old man and
kicked at the dog, who was barking as
though he had cat on the fence.
Get out, Tige,' sa> THE old man,
as ne pushed the d, : Away. "You
have got to get used to this young
heathen," and he Rugged the bright
looking, well-dressed boy as though he
was proud of him.
What are good fat rats selling for
now2" asked the boy, as his eye fell
on the rat the terrier had brought out
of the cellar. Il did not know you
had added meat market to your
grocery. Now, in Paris, the rat busi-
ness is very important industry, but
I didn't know the people ate them
here. What do you retail them at?'
20. get out, I don't sell rats" said
the OLD man, Indignantly. Il got this
dog for company, in your place, and
he has proved himself more useful
than any boy l ever saw. Say, come
and sit down by the stove, and tell me
all about your trip, as your letters to
me were not very full of information.
How is your fathers health?"
dad is the healthiest man in
America" said the boy, as he handed
the old man a Turkish cigarette, with
a piece Of cheese under the tobacco
about half an inch from where the old
man lighted it with a match. Dad is
all right, except his back. He slept
four nights with cork life preserver
strapped to his back, coming over, and
he has got curvature of tho spine, but
the doctor has strapped e board to
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dirty glass half-filled with cider, which
the boy drank, and then looked queer
at the old man.
TASTES like it smells going through
the oil belt in Indiana" said the boy.
whats in it,"
Kerosene" said the old man. 1.-THE
Turks like kerosene in their cider.
They get drink and light, if they touch
match to their breath. Say, that
makes us even. Now, tell me, what
country did your dad get robbed the
most in while you we're abroad?"
"Well, it was about stand of,
said the boy, as he made slip moose
on the end Of piece of Irvine, land
was trying to make a hitch over the
bob tail of the groceryman's dog.
with the idea of fastening a tomato
can to the string little later, and
turning the dog loose. "Do you know"
said lie to the old man, that think
it is wrong to cut off dogs tail,
cause when you tie tin can to it you
feel as though you were taking ad-
vantage of a cripple:
"Well, all the countries we visited
robbed dad of all the money he had.
one way or another, sooner or later;
even our own country, when we ar
rived in New York, took his roll for
duty on some little things he SNUG
gled, but I think the combination OF
robbers at Carlsbad stuck together and
got the goods off dad in the most
systematic manner Some way they
got news when we arrived, of the ex-
act amount of money dad had got out
of the bank, and before we had break
fast the fakirs had divided it up among
themselves, and each one knew just
it was just like getting check from
home for them. If we were going
there again we would give the money
to some particular fakir to divide with
the rest, and then take a few swallows
of their rotten egg water, and gel
out.
Say: did you ever eat a piece OF
custacd pie made out of stale eggs:
Well. that is just about the same as
the Carlsbad water, only the waite,
is no. baked with raw crust on the
bottom. But the doctor dad consult
ed was peach. Dad asked him how
much of the water he ought to drink
and the doctor held a counsel with
himself and said dad might drink
all he could hold, and when dad asked
him how much his charges were, he
| said: oh, wait till you are cured.
So dad thought he was not going tc
charge for his advice, but after we had
drank the water for ten days, and dad
was so weak he couldn't brush the
flies Of his bald spot, we decided to &C
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wrench was sweat out of him. Say, does
your dog like candy?" u


your, dog like candy?"' =: #
20, yes, he eats a little," said the
grocerymaa, and the boy tossed Z
piece of candy such as he gave the
king OF Spain, with cayenne pepper In
it., to the dog, which swallowed 1t
whole, and the old man said: Nov,
suppose your father is cured, you will
all stay at home for awhile, and set
tie down to decent citizenship, and
take an active part in the affairs OF
your city and state? Gee, but what
is the matter with the dog?" added the
old man, as the dog jumped up on
all tours, looked cross-eyed, and tried
to dig a hole In his stomach with his
hind leg.
20, no, we shall never stay home
much more" said the Bad Boy, get
ting up on barrel and pulling his feet
up to get away from the dog, who
was beginning to act queer. "You see'
dad got cured all right, of few dis
eases that were carrying him off, but
he has taken the Jumps a disease
| that is incurable. When a man has
the Jumps he can't stay long in one
place, but his life after taking the
disease is one continual round OF
packing up and unpacking, his litera-
ture is time cards and railroad guides
and his meals are largely taken at
railroad ting houses, sitting on
stool, and Ms sleep is uncertain cat
maps. Say, that dog acts as though
the mcuthful he took out Of my pants
under the counter didn't agree with
him." added the boy, as the dog
rolled over and tried to stand on his
head.
"Dog acts kinder like he had some
thing on his mind" said the old man
as he got out of the dogs way, sc
be could do his acrobatic stunt.
"Say," said the Bad Boy, IF you have
never been vaccinated against mad dog
you better take something right now, TO!
that dog is mad, and in about two min
utes he is going to begin to snap al
people, and there is no death so ter
rible as death from a mad dog bite
Gee, but l wouldn't be in your place
for million dollars" And the boy
stood up on the barrel, and was be-
ginning to yell mad dog" when the
old man asked what he could take tt
make him immune from the bite of q
mad dog.
Eat a bottle of horseradish,' sale
the boy, as ne reached over to the
shelves and got bottle, and pulled
the cork. Eminent scientists agree
that horseradish is the only thing thai
will get the system in shape to with
stand and throw off the mad dog virus.
and he handed the old man the bottle
who began to eat it, and cry, and
choke, and the boy got down from
the barrel and let the dog out doors
and he made Decline for the lake.
Hes a water dog, all right" sale
the boy, and as a servant girl came
in to buy some soap, and saw the ole
man eating raw horseradish and chok
ing and looking apoplectic, she asked
what was the matter with the old man
and the boy said a mad dog just es
capped from the store, and that the ole
man had shown signs of madness evel
since; the girl gave yell and rushed
out inro the world without her soap. lie
this tc lesson to you to be kind tx
dumb animals" said the boy to thu
old man as he finished the bottle O.
horseradish and put his hands on hi:
stomach.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-10-13

BY HON. GEORGE w. PECK.
(Ex-Governor of Wisconsin. Formerly
EditoHS,of "Peck's Sum-" Author OF
'Peck's Bad Boy" ETC.,
Copyright, 1905, by Joseph B. Bowles.)
The old grocerman was sitting in the
old grocery one fine spring morning,
looking over his accounts, as they were
written on quire of brown wrapping
paper with a blunt lead pencil, and
wondering where he could go to collect
money to pay a note that was due at
the bank at noon on that day. He
was looking ten years older than he did
the year before, when the Bad Boy had
played his last trick on the old man,
and gone abroadIo chaperone his sick
father, in a search for health and ad-
venture The old man had missed the
boy around the grocery, and with no
his temperature occasionally soaring
above the normal, he had failed in
health, and had read with mixed feel
ings of joy, fear and resentment that
the Bad Boy and his dad had ar
rived home, and he knew it could not
NC AOD5 UOAOAO CA4C IVY WOuAO OAO" IL,
and he was trying to decide whether
to meet the boy cheerfully and with
a spirit of resignation, or to meet him
with club; whether to give him the
glad hand, or form himself into col
umn Of tours to drive him out when
he came.
He had accumulated terrier dog
since the boy went away, to be COM
pany for the old singed cat, to hunt
rats in the cellar, and to watch the
store nights. The dog was barking
down cellar, and the old man went
down the rickety stairs to see what
the trouble was, and while he was
down there helping the dog to tree a
rat under a sack of potatoes, the Bad
Boy slipped into the store, and finding
the old man absent, he crawled under
the counter, curled up on cracker
box, and began to snore as the old
man came up the stairs, followed by
the dog, with a rat in it's mouth. The
old man heard the snore, and won
dered if he had been entertaining a
tramp unawares. when the dog dropped