Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-16

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machines.
Fayette will vote ON the water works
proposition Aug 18th.
The original Carrie Nation will lec-
ture at Manchester on Friday evening
Lord pity Manchester.
The city council of Usage has voted
$500 from the city fund to the Ladies'
Cemetery Association, the association
to give like amount and the whole
to be used for the erection of chapel
on the cemetery grounds.
Abel Washburn of Quasqueton re-
Gently celebraed his 103d birthday at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Susan
Gageby. Mr.. Washburn cast his first
vote for John Quincy Adams for presi-
dent and his life spans almost the en-
tire history of the nation. For more
than three score years he has been a
resident of Iowa.
Dispatches from Washington in Sat-
urday's dailies announce that Assist
ant Attorney General VIM. E. Fuller,
of West Union, is critically i'll, and
that the newly appointed bank ex-
aminer, E. B. Shaw, of West Union, is
in Washington, familiarizing himself
with his new duties, upon which he
will enter Sent. lst.
a Fayette dealer recently shipped
in 115 horees from Montana, and when
turned into the pasture at Fayette all
of them became sick. Seventeen died
in one day, but quick and continuous
work with various kinds of medicine
saved the rest of the bunch from
death. Those that were doped last
were given whiskey. The alkali
water given them coming through
North Dakota is presumed to have
caused the mischief, says the Postal
Gard.
William E. Swartz appeared before
the Oelwein city council last Monday
evening and asked for the passage of
an ordinance granting to him, his sue
cessors or assigns, a franchise to use
the streets of the city ON which to
build and operate street railway sys-
tenn. Mr.. Swartz addressed the coun-
Gil ON the matter, saying he represen-
ted eastern capitalists whose purpose
it was to build an electric railway
from Independence to Oelwein to Arl-
ington, to Strawberry Point and term
mate at Elkader.
The Usage school board is liable to
have law suit on its hands. Some
time ago the town voted S., 500 to be
used to erect an addition to the school
house. The board had plans drawn,
made bid of 81, 500. The bid was &C
cepted by the directors and work on
the building commenced, when they
were notified that suit was to be
acknowledgements them as they had nc
right to accept contract which cal
led for more than had been appropriate
ed.
T. p Logsdon, who recently bought
the Webster farm, two miles west OF
town, has field of oats of the "SilveI
Mine" variety that for growth equals
the oats our Minnesota enthusiasts
bring down to show us. A bunch he
pulled and brought to town Wednesday
has straws feet II inches in height,
and one joint measured IA inches.
Since the foregoing, Geo. II. Brown
brings us in head of oats of the "Bie
A. variety which measures 10 inches
in length. Who can beat the above
records?-Cresco P. ID.
Monday evening the people OF the
quiet village of Little Cedar, were
shocked to hear of what came within
hairs breadth of being an appalling
and bloody railroad accident. Mr.. f.
E. Roe, his little son, Leon, and little
Gerald Myrick, were crossing the
long, 200 foot, railroad bridge nortl
of Little Cedar, when they were sud
denly confronted by the Great Western
freight bearing down upon them
There was no time for escape and witt
great presence of mind, Mr. Roe did
the next best thing Making the boys
lie down on the ends of the ties, h'
himself spread out on the top of then
to protect them, but as the freight
rumbled over, some projecting iroi
plowed Mr. Roe's scalp from the tol
of his head to his neck cutting cleal
to the skull. He was brought to Osag'
on the passenger and DR.. Hanson at
tended to his wound. 1t was necessar,
to take number of stitches to draw
the scalp back to place and it is hard
ly conceivable how the wound wa
inflicted in such manner withou
crushing his skull. Both boys wer
unhurt and Mr.. Roe showed remark
able nerve in thus risking his life 70