Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-05-21
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week promises to be big success.
Nearly $4,000 has been raised for the
projected Y. M. O. A. building at In.
dependence.
A man in Dubuque county has a
clock over 200 years old that still
keeps good time.
Dubuque county last year paid out
1886 in bounties for scalps of wolves,
foxes and wild cats
Over $4,000 has been raised at Dubu-
que for the families of the firemen
who lost their lives in that city
recently.
Geo. Thompson, an old and respect
ed citizen of West Union, committed
suicide. Tuesday morning, shooting
himself with revolver. He was
Respondent at the time.
The Upper Iowa conference of the
Methodist church. will be held at
Marshalltown Sept. II, Bishop Hamil-
ton presiding. This is about two
weeks earlier than the conference
generally meets.
James @. Parker, the colored man
who knocked down Czolgosz, the as
sassin, has been out to Mason City
visiting an aunt, Mrs. Sarah Wilson.
He wears fine gold medal for his SER
vices in capturing the assassin.
The North Iowa Veteran Association
will hold its next regular meeting at
Riceville, Ia, June 10. A grand time
is to be expected and large crowd
will assemble to enjoy the program
for the two days session. The people
of Riceville will give the boys a royal
welcome and entertainment.
The Spanish War Veterans associa-
tion of Dubuque, which has decided to
erect monument to memory of the
Dubuque county soldiers who died in
the war with Spain, has made arrange
ments to have collection taken up in
all the public and parochial schools
of that city on the Goth inst.
The Big Four Fair Association has
purchased the race track grounds of
the Nashua Agricultural society for a
consideration of $1,000, the amount
having been subscribed by local
people. The following officers have
been chosen: w. F. st. Clair, presi-
dent; J. G.. Laird, vice presidents G..
III. Baulder, secretary; E. H. Russell,
treasurer.
Mr.. ]. z. Light attempted to pass
between couple of cars on freight
train standing on a crossing, Satur-
day, but just as he got upon the
bumpers the train started, carrying
the old gentleman with it. Some one
saw him and telephoned to Ridgeway
about him; when the train reached
that place an investigation disclosed
the old gentleman clinging to the
bumpers; he was taken into the
caboose and carried to Calmar where
he secured passage home on the next
train in the evening. The old gentle
man showed considerable nerve to
successfully make the ride he did, at
nearly 70 years of age. 1t ought to be
lesson to everyone to keep off the
trains ON our crossings; go around
them if you are in too great hurry
to wait. Howard County Times.
During the thunder and lightning
storm of Monday evening, Frank
Boyle received shock from bolt of
lightning which near ended his earthly
career. 1t is now reported that he
was not only severely burned but that
the shock to his nervous system was
such that he will not soon recover
from it. Volney Brown also had a
narrow escape on Monday evening. 1t
seems that during the rain and elec-
trical storm of that evening Mr..
Brown endeavored to turn the water
from the cave spouts into the cistern
at his home. Just as he made the
Slllb " DllulllS HASH VI Lighting CdHit
and the next Mr.. Brown knew he was
lying prone, his face down, in large
puddle of water. After being helped
into the house it was found that his
right hand and arm were severely
burned by the electrical current
West Union, Union.
"A company of young men most OF
them of this city have bought l,4SC
acres of land adjoining the town OF
Staples in Minnesota, the town has a
population of 1904 according to the
last census and is division point II
has two railroads and is thriving lit.
tie town. The town in the past has
been confined to $50 acres in area and
was built out to the very limit.
These gentlemen will make an effort
to enlarge it and give to the people
ample room for expansion. Those
interested are Dan Donovan, O. G..
Bigelow, T. L. Donovan, Matt an6
Will Kennedy, p. II. Brannon, f. A.