Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-01-11

Contractor A. Zwack spent Sun
day with his family in Dubuque.
j. Weitgenant of Ossian was a
business visitor in the city Thursday.
-Mds. Fannie: Hawley and R. G..
Pike Sundayed with friends at Cresco.
Miss Georgia Allison returned to
her duties at Pittsburg, Pa, Thurs
day.
Walter Barthell concluded his
home visit and returned to Forest
City Friday.
M S. Howard of Waukon is in
the city this week, on electric light
business.
e. M. Carter was down from
Hepser yesterday, visiting relatives
and friends.
Mrs. Adolph Meyer of Calmar
visited at the paternal home of Fred
Hitler Saturday.
Ethel Day Baker has opened a
studio for voice culture in the Citi-
zens Bank block.
Miss Beatrice Hopperstad returned
on Thursday to Mortified, MINI. to
continue her studies.
DIR. Carston Smith has decided to
locate here, and has opened an office
in the Engbretson block.
Mrs. Paul Brorby returned home
to New Hampton Saturday, after a
visit with relatives here.
F. @. Schanck of Burr Oak has
some interesting store talk today.
Read his adv. ON the seventh page.
w. S. Wylie, representing the
John Leslie Paper Co., of Minneapo-
lis, called on the trade here yesterday.
Miss Stella Dolvey arrived home
Thursday from Sioux Falls, S. d.,
where she had been visiting relatives.
Every lady who is at our store at
2 90 and 7:3O sharp every day this
week, will get useful present. liver
Larsen. .
john Courtney returned to theo-
logical studies at st. Louis Thursday,
after visit with relatives in Bluff
ton township.
Contractor o. H. Olson of Still
water, Mimi, was in the city a
couple of days last week, comforting
with the Board of Supervisors con-,
corning the new court house.
The Board of Supervisors has
employed Atty. John B. Kaye in
addition to Co. Atty w. M. Strand
and Atty. Frank Sayre as counsel for
the state in the case of the State of
Iowa VS.. 7. 1. Clifford.
The newly elected officers of
Norske Selskab, chosen Thursday
evening are J. j. Hopperstad, Presi-
dent; H. @. Hjerleid, Vice Presi-
dent; Otto Arneson, Secretary; B.
Anundsen; Treasurer; A. A. Lee,
Librarian.
"A little girl in much excitement
rushed into the parlor, which was full
of company, and exclaimed: mann
ma, just think of it." Think of what,
darling? "Our cat has a whole lot
of twins and didn't even know she
was married.
A lady visiting with English friends
in endeavoring to handle her egg
to their fashion, dropped
it, and in CONSERVATION whispered to
her neighbor at the table saying, "Oh,
dear; I've dropped an egg! what shall
L do?" To which he answered, "Cackle,
cackle. +"
This from an exchange, applies TO
every newspaper field A newspaper
man cannot be everywhere and see
everything, and sometimes people Won
der why mention is not made of GER
tain matters when there was no know
ledge of the affair in newspaperdom,
and people take it as kind of slight
and will inform You of the event when
it is too late to be news A news
item of any kind is always acceptable
at newspaper Office and will he thank
fully received but don't wait until the
paper is out before you give infor-
as that savors too much of the
hotel clerk who was charged with
calling a guest and forgot it; and when
he did call him said: Here get up
quick, you're fifteen minutes late.
A dentist is telling good one on one
of his patients which shows that vein
of humor lies within the bosom of
some men. He says the patient in
question had had extracted q large
hollow tooth which had panied him
for years, and after it was out asked
for it in order that he might take it
home. The dentist asked him what
he wanted with an old decayed tooth.
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