Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-01-24

| "A. B. Wanless, of Cresco, tran.
sacted business here last Wednesday.
e. F. Bakken made business trip
to Ossian Wednesday.
Sam Stoskopf was a pleasant
caller from Pleasant Saturday.
%. G. Watros, of Orleans town.
ship, was a business visitor in the city
Saturday.
Apples thirty cents per peck, So. 90
per barrel, for short time. H. J.
Hutchinson.
Mrs. Peter Rosa returned to Ossisn
Wednesday after visiting her sister
for several weeks.
Peter l.. Anderson, of Sumner
township, was business visitor in
the city Saturday.
CLERK S. E. Brickner departed ON
Monday for Des Moines, to attend the
county clerks convention.
Miss Francis Schrubbe concluded
a months visit at home last Wednes-
day and returned to New York Oity.
Mrs. Alonzo Pierce. OF Canton,
returned home Saturday after attend
ing the funeral of her father, Mr..
Lynne.
-AIonzo Pierce came down from
Canton Sunday with his daughter,
Miss Florence, who entered Valdez
College.
Sam Rice and his nephew, I. c.,
of the same vicinity, drove over from
Burr Oak last Wednesday on bust
ness trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Smith, of Can
ton. have been visiting at the home of
their daughter, Mrs. Chris. Qualley,
for a few days.
j. Fl. Mcmillan, of Hesper town
ship, arrived home from Stanwood,
Iowa, where he attended sale of
Percheron horses.
Mrs. G. B. Nav returned to Chi
cago Saturday after few weeks visit
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. R. Severson.
Don't forget Mott & Co., White
Good sale. Big discount on linens,
white goods, embroideries. laces and
ladies' muslin underwear.
Will O'Brien, of Bluffton, is in
Chicago visiting his sister. Nellie,
who is taking course at st. Joseph
hospital for trained nurse.
Mrs. Leonard Seidelmann, of st.
Louis, who had been visiting her
father, John Foltz. went to Greene,
Iowa, Wednesday to visit with his
sisters.
"A basket ball game between
Western College, Toledo, and Luther
College is advertised for Friday
evening of this week, at the college
gymnasium.
Miss Cecilia Shuttleworth, from
Peckham, Okla, who has been here
visiting her aunts, Mrs. Daily and Mrs.
Greer for the past month. returned
to her home last week.
That set of Johnson Bros dishes
to be given away free by the De-
corah Tea Store is beauty. Have
you seen their window? 1t will ex-
plain everything in regard to it.
in the Griffith piano and organ
wori contest at West Union Mrs. f.
A. Hoyt, of Fayette, formerly of
Frankville, submitted the largest list
of words and was awarded the piano.
Have you any reason for not using
Swift's Pride Soap and Washing
Powder? They are less expensive
than cheap soaps and washing
powders. Worth more and lasts twice
as long.
DIR. l. w. Bouldin has decided to
locate permanently in DEBORAH and
has opened offices over Riste's hard
ware store. He treats all diseases sue
cessfully. See his announcement in
another column.
Albert Prastmark went to Chicago
Thursday to learn the printers trade
according to the teachings of the
Inland Printer Technical School, his
place in the Journal office being taken
by u. A. Mead, of Postville.
On last Wednesday night Prof.
Bryson entertained the band and their
ladies in the band room. The evening
was spent in dancing, games, etc..
and a splendid lunch was served at
the Honan cafe at 12 O'Clock.
Problem: If guy has dollar,
spends So cents for drum, 10 cents
for a pair of drum sticks, gets on
a street car and pays 5 cents for a
ride, and the conductor puts him of
after he has ridden two blocks. Why
Through Encouragement of the
postoffice boxes in the local ofice il
is much more convenient for those
having boxes to get their mail, the
boxes having been removed to the front
of the building and on the west sid.
thereof.