Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-07-26
.SPILLV|LLE GETS
HIGH PRAISE
Visitor to the Beautiful Little City
Writes About the Picturesque
Place and Other Points
i'm Winneshiek.
ICE CAVE PROVED
POINT OF INTEREST
Scenery and Homes in This Section
About the Finest the Writer
Seen Amy Place.
To the People of Winneshiek County,

To the People of Winneshiek County,
Iowa:
Having been born at Spirit Lake,
Iowa, and never getting out Of the
County until the last few years, I
had always placed in my mind that
the only scenery that was classed
most beautiful was around Spirit
Lake and Okoboji. 1t is a fact that
its very splendid and beautiful sum-
mer resort but since branching out
with my little tin Ford, and finally
wondering down through Winneshiek
county, | have changed my mind on
Spirit Lake being the only place to
spend a vacation. While Spirit Lake
has some beautiful water and parks
yet there is nothing around their
shores to compare with the scenery
that one can see around the little
village of Spillville, Iowa, Nc
Gregor and Decorah.
: I noted with great interest some
of the beautiful places around the
town of Spillyille, little inland
town, with population consisting of
about four hundred people; the ma
hemlan. l also uDsrrvuu ~anic rfferc
that they were very wealthy class
of people and very friendly. One
thing | noticed was that they joined
together and on every Saturday eve-
ming they have the very best of band
concerts. These concerts are held in
the main square of the town. The
band stand was erected in memory
of the soldiers and sailors and 1t is
as fine a structure of its kind, as
have ever seen. This alone is
wonderful credit to the town and
surrounding community. These con-
certs seem to bring good spirit and
cooperation among them all.
Spillville has one of the most
beautiful churches that | was ever
in for town of this size. One can
hardly believe that a town of this
size can support an edifice so great.
| have never visited, in all my trav-
els cleaner little village than Spill
Vile. In this | mean particularly
the streets and residence property.
One can hardly find enough weeds
growing around the houses or vacant
lots to start a small bonfire. Inc
citizens of the little village can cer-
tainly be proud of these conditions.
4 | was asked to take drive to
a McGregor, Iowa, which kindly ac'
cepted. While on the way ovei
there from Spillville had the
pleasure of driving through the
streets of a little village called Us
sian. There they were experiment.
u ing, as near as | could figure out
on oiling streets, and they had plac
ed the oil practically one inch deeE
k on their main street. Having tn'
er usual carburator trouble with m!
lie tin Lizzie, | got out to adjust th'
in carburator and in doing so, practi
le cally ruined splendid golf suit
to Right there the black jack oil an'
P. myself had a fall out. While
De am believer of ciling hoors' a
ID | am a janitor of schools, yet
e. do not believe any more III stree
-y oiling. 1t is a fact that it is grea
IN preventative Of dust, and ans
ne think it is splendid thing for Tn
ne clothing merchants.
- AS we approached McGregor m
40 ewes were opened to the most peau
tiful scenery in northern Iowa. n
! biIlsides are unbelievable with thei
- pictured rocks. Houses are place
IA upon the site of the rocks hgh aooV
one another, and look very queer an
: beautiful to one that is living
central Iowa. The city of McGregc
: most beautifully laid out klgt
mt in the valley between two large M
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