Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-17

The people of Howard county will
vote on the proposition to build a
$40, 600 Jail at the coming election.
Iowa Falls, Sept. 16,-The corner
stone of the new Carnegie library at
Eldora was laid with appropriate
ceremonies on Monday.
The "Gay Paree" show of 'gay"
females at the recent Waukon fair
got so strong that they were given
the grand bounce from the grounds.
Pierre Brady, aged 10, fell twenty
one feet from the top of tree, while
nutting near Shell Rock last Wednes
day. His spine was injured and his
lower limbs are paralyzed.
G.. P. Bellows has been resident
of French Greek, Allamakee county,
for 81 years, longer time than any
other person, and the farm house has
been the home of the French Greek
postoffice for AZ years.
A ten-year lad at Prairie du
Chen picked up dynamite cartridge
while playing, carried it home, placed
it ON a stump and struck it with a
hammer. AS result he is now minus
hand and otherwise badly injured.
A massive hydrange adorns H. A.
Moore's lawn. The plant stands about
four feet high and bears over 1875
blossoms. 1t is one of the finest speci-
mems we have ever seen and shows the
result of skillful care. -Elma Demo-
crat.
By unanimous vote of the committee
of nomination of president for Up
per Iowa University, it was decided
to recommend Rev. I. j. Bassett,
Phi. D., of Indiana, for said position
at special meeting of the board of
trustees called for next Thursday.
The section foreman of the /. G. Ry
at Nashua has had half dozen young
men under him, this summer, who are
high school graduates or high school
students. They preferred to work
during vacation rather than loaf and
board at the expense of the old folks.
We look for that style of boys to make
a success in life.
1t is announced that as soon as i'm
provements now under way can be
completed, a fast train will be run
over the Milwaukee from st. Paul to
Kansas City, via Calmar and Marion.
1t will make but few stops and
will be fine new train with all mo-
dern improvements.
Fuse & Kracht have about ready
for business new Touring mill 36x4S
feet, with power house 26x36, to fur
nish 20 horse power at Waukon. The
building is three stories and basement.
Capacity eighty barrels of flour per
day. The machinery is the latest,
up-to-date make and was manufac-
tured at Moline, Ill.
A very serious accident happened
to Floyd Scraff, of Pleasant Ridge,
Tuesday afternoon, while working in
the saw mill located ON the Leibhart
land on Yellow River. While rum
ing the edger, his left hand got into
the saw and was cut completely off.
Clate Dickens conveyed him to the
CLARK Hospital, distance of eight or
ten miles in 30 minutes over very
hilly and rough road. North Iowa
Times.
The Nashua papers tell of a serious
accident which befell Louis Dyas a
farm employee near that place last
week, While bringing load of grain
to market part of the load began to
slip off Carrying the young man with
it and before he could extricate him
self, the wheels of the heavily laden
wagon passed over him, crushing his
chest and otherwise injuring him. 1t
is thought he will recover.
On Thursday night tramp was kill
led at Grange Lake, three miles from
fredericksburg, by Great Western
train. He was sitting on bridge
when the train came in sight The
engineer whistled several times and
the bell was rung; the engineer
naturally thought then, that he woald
step to one side. He did net, how
ever, and before the engineer could
stop the train he was struck and in
stantly killed. His head was crushed
to pulp, and the body was otherwise
mangled.
Last year the citizens of Manchester,
this state, built little railway over
to Oneida that gave them connections
via the Milwaukee and Great Western
railways. The business for ten months,
up to June 30th, shows net earnings
equal TO 50, 800 per year, besides being
a grand good thing for Manchester in
the way of concessions and conven-
fences that naturally acrue to a town
NOT nj the mercy of Que railroad.