Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-02-20

Did you ever use our want col.
umn?
Prof. @. A. Russell of Ossian was
business visitor in the city Satur
day.
w. M. Baker of Bluffton township
was business visitor in the city or
Friday.
j. Vincent DeCou was up from
Military township Friday. on bust
ness trip.
Misses Mabel Mills and Inez De.
Voll of Ossian were visiting in the
city last Wednesday.
IN. Womeldorf and family left yes.
terday for Monte Vista, Colo, where
they will make their home in the fu-
ture.
We have just selected 10 pairs OF
mems shoes odds and ends which
we will sell at gr eatly reduced prices.
Ben Bear
Rev. George Ulen came from
Wausau, Wis, Thursday. for few
days visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. X. Ulen.
"A. G. Humphrey and family left
here ON Thursday for their home in
Englevale, N. D., after a visit with
relatives in DEBORAH and Hesper for
six weeks past.
All of our S5. 90 fine shoes at SO. 70,
the $500 shoes at 1870, the So. OF
shoes at SO. 40. This is a guaranteed
sale, everything just as advertised.
Bromley & Co.
Mr.. M. j. Donlan of Burr Oak
township has been wearing "the
smile that won't come off" since last
Wednesday-he became a reader of
Public Opinion that day.
&C. j. Tillinghast departed yester-
day for trip through different parts
of Colorado He was accompanied by
his mother, who will visit her brother
at Big Springs, Nebraska.
A full line of canned corn, to-
matoes. peas. beans, succotash, hull
led corn, sweet potatoes. etc. Prices
reasonable for the quality of goods.
r. H. Tracy's. Phone 49, 4-6
The Winnesheik County Retail
Merchants Association held a meet
ing at the court house ON Thursday
afternoon at which several matters of
interest to merchants were discussed.
Mrs. A. M. Severson went to Chi
cago Monday night to study the spring
styles in dress making. She will open
her Diamond Garment Cutting school
in the post Office basement next week.
We are very glad to learn that
Peter Johnson is improving from his
serious illness with blood poisoning.
His arm was operated upon Saturday,
since which time he has been improv-
ing gradually.
Mr.. J. T. Brown returned to
Monte Vista, in the San Luis Valley
of Colorado, Tuesday, being accom-
panied by party from this county
who go to look over the country,
some of whom will remain there.
Mrs. E. E. Schuck departed on
Monday evening for Chicago, where
she will spend some time copying
the latest creations in spring and
summer millinery, and will at the
same time purchase her spring stock
of millinery goods.
John Roberts Ryan, the man who
struck Ossian yesterday after being
discharged from custody at DEBORAH,
was picked up dead-drunk-last
night on the walk in front of the
Wiltgen hotel. He was conveyed to
the calaboose to sober up. Bee.
The editor went to Des Moines
today, to attend the annual meeting
of the Board of Directors of the Home.
steaders, a fraternal insurance organ.
ization which has made wonderful
strides since it's organization year
ago The fact that it has written
81, coo, 600 in insurance in it's first
year augurs for it successful future.
1t is organized under the now strin.
gent insurance laws of Iowa, and has
a plan of insurance which appeals at
once to business men.