Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-11-08
THEY LIKE CONtCi:kN.
Well Known Optician Gets Very Com
plimentary Write III in Cedar
Rapids

The following from the Cedar Rap
ids Republican will be read with in
terest by the many friends here Of
II. Conigisky, the we'll known OPTIC
metrist, who recently removed from
DEBORAH to Cedar Rapids Mr.. Conf
giSky makes regular visits to Decor
an and will be here next week:
Many men hide their light under
a bushel and the writer Of this arti-
Gle found such man few lays ago
when he stepped into business
house to talk little blgiICss.-
After the business talk was con-
Guided the conversation drifted along
other lines, and one in particular was
brought out, that of an ideal SER
vice in a line of business that Is vi
tally necessary to the human race
This man for the last twenty
years has had this ideal in front of
him; he has studied it in its every
phase, has originated new ideas
along the line Of helpfulness to the
people.
He has made a record that any
lifetime of study, and yet withal he is
quiet and unassuming in every way.
He did not know that the writer
was studying him and his personal
lty during the conversation, and he
is not aware that this story is being
written. In fact, his innate modesty
prevents him from reaping financial
benefits from the many splendid tes-
timonials that he has on record.
This man came to Cedar Rapids a
few months ago from DEBORAH, Iowa.
In the latter place he had built a
splendid reputation and he had the
confidence of every one. He deter
mined to come to Cedar Rapids, to
cover larger field of usefulness, to
bring to the thousands of people in
Cedar Rapids his knowledge, knowl-
edge gained only after twenty years
Of unceasing effort. No bands greeted
his advent nor was any sensation Gre
ated by his arrival, yet he brought
with him the balm of Gilead for
many hundreds of people.
His sign was hung over the doors
and he went after business in the
regular routine manner, and he has
had splendid success. Yet, to the
writer, it seems as if something was
lacking, as if this splendid addition
to the business circles had been over
looked.
DR.. Conigisky brings to the people
his knowledge of Optometrism, that
is of fitting and providing glasses for
those who need them, and if the num-
Der of people wearing them is any
criterion, there is tremendous need
for this work.
His is a combination of an artisan
and Optometrist. He has ideas that
are off the beaten track; he delights
IN giving those who require his serv-
ices more than they expect.
AS he said to the writer during the
conversation: II believe in giving
more than square deal, because
that is how l have achieved the sue
cess in the other places that | have
lived"
The author of this story asked the
doctor why he did not make public
the many scores of testimonials that
he has on file in his store at 219
South Third street, but was told that
he did not think i! necessary, as those
who received the benefits of his WORK
would spread the good news.
Mr.. Conigisky is now located here
in this fast growing city of ours and
intends to remain here and devote
his talents to relieving those who re-
quire any work along this line and
from the splendid array of endorse
ments that he has one cannot but feel
that real need among the people
has been added unto by the acquisi-
ton of this business man."