Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-25
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sold the Riceville Recorder to Mat
thias McCook, who was formerly edit
or of the Deaf Mute Critic published
at Dubuque.
Cedar Rapids, June 18.-The man
giving the name of Malone, who was
held up and robbed at Marion, proves
to be Robert Snyder, wanted at Des
Moines for robbing E. H. Lyman of a
$72 pension check and 500 in cash.
The Tenold brothers of Northwood
have bought the big hardware stock of
Frank G. Hall, and are negotiating
for the store building, we understand.
The stock has been invoiced and al
ready Tenold Bros. are in possession
and doing business. Worth County
Index.
Dubuque, June 1.-The bodies of
the four men drowned in the Ravena
disaster have all been recovered.
Walker and Munson yesterday, in the
river, Captain Hoy and Clerk Trask
today in the clerks cabin locked in
each others arms. The bodies were
all badly decomposed they were
shipped to the former homes of the
men.
A large crowd attended the free
races at Specimens Park last Satur-
day, and all seemed to enjoy them.
AS is usually the case, there was some
delay in starting, but finally the first
race, the free-for- all was pulled off.
F. M. Philips entered his two runners,
Vera and Orphan Boy, and E. F. CAVITY
entered Uncle Warren. The race was
a good one and resulted as follows
Vera LIST, Orphan Boy end, Uncle War
rem 3d.-Lawler Dispatch.
The corner stone for the
new congregational church at Rice
vile, was laid with proper ceremonies
last Tuesday afternoon. The edifice
will cost &c., and will be uptodate
in every way. Rev. B. @. Preston gave
an address and DR.. Douglass compile
ted the ceremony of laying the stone.
Several parties from Usage were pre-
sent to congratulate the Riceville
congregationalists on their prospective
new and beautiful church. Dosage
News.
A strenuous life is being led by the
school board of Hartford. The board
not being thoroughly impressed with
the need of higher education. reduced
the salary of the principal from 500
to 1915 per annum. The principal
promptly rendered his resignation.
Patrons of the school have petitioned
the board to restore the salary to its
former, position, but the board has
thus far ignored the petition. Citi.
zens of the town are making it hot
for the board, while the principal is
looking for another location.
The Commercial Club means to dc
its share in securing for the city a
modern opera house. Mr.. Wilson has
done remarkably we'll in making ad.
vance sales of tickets. The amount
set is $4,000. There is sum we,
lacking and the Commercial Clnt
will assist in the matter. At recent
meeting the following committee was
appointed to cooperate with Mr.,
Wilson: l. w. Keerl, f. w. Wrate
w. @. Clark, f. j. Hanlon, Will
Miller. Mr.. Wilson says: "Securt
me the $40, 900 for the opening might
and will begin right away to built
on the old court house site. "-Cerrt
Gordo County Republican.
Down ON Main street some of our ris
ing young attorneys have been spelling
for trouble for some time. Finding
no other way to vent their pent NJ
energy and failing to think for nom
emit of the immense danger in running
up against the printing craft il
general, they challenged the printers
and doctors to ball game at some
future time. We understand that the
program has been somewhat changed
however and the doctors will play thu
challenging side and the printers viii
be left to grapple with the winners
We are glad that the printers superior
ity has been recognized at least ant
that they will have a chance to pla.
the best team.-Osage News.
Tuesday morning No. 20, the North
Western passenger train from the soutl
encountered an enraged bull one mil,
south of Dumont. There is runwa,
under the track near where the acct
dent happened for the purpose of let
ting the cattle pass from one pastur
to another and the fence ON one sid
of the runway had been broken down
AS the train neared the place the bull
ran upon the track and turned facing
the engine with head down prepar
ing for charge. The engine strucl