Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-23
LOCAL ITEMS.

mar Monday ON a business trip.
Regular Sunday dinners at the
Winneshiek Hotel so cents. 20-2
Atty. E. r Acers went to Des
Moines yesterday, on a business trip.
IF. @. Schanck of Burr Oak was
business visitor in the city Monday.
Mrs. A. F. Porter visited relatives
at Hawkeye last week, returning Sat
urday.
Peter Helseth and son have gone to
Montana to make their home with his
daughter.
DIR. j. d. Hexom was down from
Highlandville last Wednesday, on
business.
Mrs. r. L. Parker has been visit
ing relatives in Fl. Dodge for several
days past.
George Smith of Waterloo was
shaking hands with friends in the
city yesterday.
Miss Hattie Fannon came home
from visit with her sister at Webster
City, Saturday.
-" Creation" at the Grand tomorrow
night, sung by 106 voices in chorus
and special soloists.
Mrs. c. w. Burdick went to Min.
neapolis Monday noon for visit with
friends and relatives.
Mrs. Nate Kotchell of Mason City
arrived Wednesday to visit at tine
home of Mr.. L. L. Caldwell.
Mrs. Stella Rotner Bouton of Min
neapolis has been visiting relatives and
friends here the past few days.
Roy elise drove down from Mabel
Saturday, accompanied by his sister,
Miss Floy, and Miss Gertrude Bacon.
Mrs. A. F. Anundsen and children
departed last Wednesday for Detroit,
Mimi, where their future home will
be.
w F. Baker went to Fayette Mon
day, to be present at the inaugural
ceremonies of President Shanklin held
yesterday.
Mrs. J.H. Baker arrived last week
from Redwood Falls, Mimi, where
she had been spending the winter with
her son Henry.
Charles Ryan. brother of Mrs. J.
o. Groves, occupied the Methodist
pulpit very acceptably Sunday morn
ing and evening. 4
Sheriff George Mizener and
Waterman E. A. Barsch took an
inebriate to the state asylum at Knox
vile Friday, returning Monday.
We have decided to give still
another Special Prize in our double
piano contest-an elegant $500 gold
watch. See full particulars on first
page.
Mr.. George Phelps has arrived in
Chicago on his annual trip to America.
and will re main there some time, COM
ing on to DEBORAH somewhat later,
we understand
Mrs. H. J. Green went to Charles
City Monday, to visit friends and
attend the rendition of the oratorio
"Elijah" in which Marion Green
appeared as one of the soloists.
DIR. and Mrs. A. @. Woodward de-
parted last week for Carbonate, Pa.
to visit for a month or so among re-
latives and friends. During their
absence Mr. j. NJ. Cove will visit his
daughter at Spencer and son at Win
dom, MINI.
"A representative of the U. S.
Voting Machine Go. has machine on
exhibition in the city hall, and is in
hopes that he will be able to sell this
machine to the county. The machine
has been examined by a great many,
who have been interested in seeing it
operate.
Work is progressing rapidly at the
dam down the river. About sixty men
have been at work, and are busy ex-
cavating in the bed of the river for the
foundation of the concrete dam. The
place is one of much interest to
citizens of DEBORAH and Waukon, and
is visited by large numbers daily.
Representative A. jacobson hands
us copy of the first annual report of
the Iowa State Highway Commission
to the governor, with the request that
we state that he has placed several
copies in the hands of the County
Auditor. where they may be secured
by road supervisors desiring them.
DIR. #. w. Daubney took Miss
Myrtle Christen to Cresco yesterday,
where she will be placed in the hospi-
tai for treatment while recuperating
from the serious illness which she has
undergone the past few weeks While
she is improving rapidly it is thought
that the change and the care of the
nurses in the hospital will be
advantageous to her.