Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-23

The proposition to erect stand
pipe was submitted to the voters OF
Rockford and carried by vote of rs
to So. This is the only course for the
city to pursue to insure permanent
and ready water supply.
There are twenty-nine rural free
delivery routes in Fayette county.
They are distributed as follows
Arlington, 3; Clermont, 2; Elgin, 3
Fayette, 4; Hawkeye, 4 Maynard, l
| Oelwein, B; Wadena, 3; Waucoma, 3;
West Union, 3.
At meeting of the directors of the
Fayette County Agricultural associa-
tion it was decided to build a new
amphitheatre on the fair grounds.
The new building will be 1875 feet
long and 26 feet deep. The architec-
ture is modern and the structure will
be great and much needed improve
ment over the old.
While digging under large oak
tree near the spring on the Clark
place at Wadena, WILDER Clark found
small silver English coin. 1t was
nearly two feet under ground. On one
side is crowned lion standing on a
crown and the inscription Britain
nianum Rex Fidei Defnsor'' on the
other side an image of head and
the inscription Georgius NV Del
Gratia and the date 1908. This had
evidently been an old camping ground.
Northwood, Iowa, July 16--Fred
Beeman is under arrest here on the
charge of abducting Miss Anna Holme.
They came here two days ago, gave
their ages as % and IS, their residence
Glenville, Mimi, procured marriage
license and were married by Rev.
Frank Cole. The next day an uncle
of the bride came from Austin, MINI.
Then it was learned the bride was
but 10 and the bridegroom but IS and
both lived at Austin, MINI. The girl
is heiress to $780, The boy is poor
and had been driving a milk wagon at
Austin. The couple was decoyed into
Minnesota and the boy arrested by
the sheriff of Mower county. The
affidavit on the license was signed by
Charles Beeman, brother of the groom,
and he will probably be charged with
perjury.
Dubuque, Iowa, July 1S.-The an
nual meeting of the Catholic Total
Abstinence union will De held in Du-
buque the first week in August. Del
egates will be present from nearly
every state in the country, and many
noted temperance workers are expect
ed. The manner in which Dubuque
was selected as the place for holding
the convention is interesting. When
the union met last year at Hartford,
Conn.,, Archbishop Ireland put forth
the name of Dubuque, although there
was not delegate present from the
city. In fact, not an Iowa temper.
ance society was member of the un.
ion. Objection was raised opseehese
grounds, but Archbishop Ireland cal.
led attention to the fact that Arch,
bishop Keane, then lately arrived in
Dubuque, was fighting the liquor ele
ment alone and with no societies be-
hind him. With so able champion
Dubuque was selected, but not with
out misgivings on the part of many
that the city would not be able tt
properly care for the delegates, ow
ing to the lack of societies. Thu
doubts were groundless, for severa
months ago temperance societies were
formed in all the larger cities of tn,
Dubuque diocese, and when the Dubu
que Diocesan union was formulated
not long ago, nearly sixty delegates
representing almost 5000 members
were present.