Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-02

vi Will Dt dU tllt
Observation-Disclosures assembly al
Clear Lake.
August Anderson, 20 years old, step,
ped off a moving street car at Mason
City Wednesday night. He struck on
his head and died next morning
Clarence Flaucher of Lamont was
O0atIndependence for assaulting
Rev. f. l.. Wyrick, who testified
against him in saloon injunction
case.
Uriah Nelson, of Lansing, was the
lucky finder of pearl last week for
which he got $40, and Byron Wagner
disposed of one found recently for
$500.
A Summer School will be held in
the Public School building at Wauk-
on, beginning July 81, 1902. The
work will be especially for those who
have never taught, but who intend to
begin teaching soon, and for those
teachers who need to improve their
scholarship.
In the presence of a large assemblage
of people, Archbishop Keane of Dubu-
que dedicated the $25, 900 Catholic
church in Elma last Tuesday. About
fifty priests were present. The pastor,
Father Francis Joseph Gum, also
celebrated his twenty fifth anniversary
as a priest.
Colonel Alonzo Abernethy has re-
signed the pricipalship of the Cedar
Valley seminary, at Usage, after
twenty-one years continuous service
as the head of that institution.
Through his efforts the Institution has
property worth from $50, 900 to $780,
900, and is entirely free from debt.
GAINESVILLE, Iowa, June GA wreck
occurred ON the Chicago Great West
ern here. A brake beam broke ON one
of the coaches of passenger train No.
81 going west. The track was torn
up for 400 feet. A refrigerator car,
mail car and coach were thrown in
the ditch. No one was seriously in
jured.
Saturday morning the people of West
Union were surprised and saddened
when it was announced that George HI.
Thomas had died without warning
while leisurely sitting in chair at his
home in this city. Mr.. Thomas had
not been strong for year prior to his
death, on Saturday morning, however,
he was feeling better than he had
during six weeks previous and had
walked down town on an errand. Re-
turning home he seated himself in a
chair and was conversing with his
daughter when death came to him
without warming
Waterloo, June 24-Leo Penne, a
twelve year old boy met with an acct.
dent Saturday by which he nearly
lost his life. He and some boy com.
panions were fishing in the Cedar
river, when one of the other boys in
endeavoring to make good cast flung
the line about his head in preparation
!, for the throw. To the end of the line
was attached nail which was used a.
sinker. While twirling the line
Penne was struck in the temple by
the nail, cutting the temporal artery
and causing him to nearly bleed t.
death before assistance arrived. TIL,
physician stated that the boy mus
have bled at least pint of blood be
fore the injury was dressed.
The private car of j. +. and L. S
Cass, owners of the rapid transit lin,
between Cedar Falls and Waterloo i
here today. Both Cass brothers ar,
here and with them representative
of the bond department of one of TIN
national banks of Chicago. The,
were driven north and south of New
Hampton, being shown the country b,
local capitalists like Tim Donovan
G. M. Bigelow, w. G. Shaffer, Mayo
Lewis, w. j. Kennedy and others
The plan seems to be to continu
their electric line from Denver il
Bremen county up through Frederika
New Hampton and on to Cresco TIL
visitors left in their private car 70
Cresco. 1t looks as though the roa
would be built. New Hampton Gaz
zette.
Cloth peddlers, claiming to be. ad
vertising for the Columbia store @
Chicago are at work among the farmer
of Franklin county. Their graft is t
sell the farmer cloth for bushes
suit, an overcoat and cloth for
tailor-made gown for his wife at
cost of about $50. AS an incentive I
buy these goods, which are scarcel
worth $50, twenty yards of calico
furnished at one cent yard, and
pair of horse blankets, represente
to be worth $40 is sold for 81. 1t
+ko san,a old Scheme with a al; oI