Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-01
NORDNESS
From our regular correspondent

pretty hard this year. About one inch
of rain fell in our town before A.
M Saturday. 1t is said that the rain
falls on the just and unjust alike.
That may be true but we differ
with those believers, this year, for
our little town seems to get the bulk
of it from the hills surrounding us.
And if you think the unjust occupy
the ravine, we may exchange places
and it will convince you.
The men with the threshing
machine seem to get day in now and
then and finish up the farmers grain
stack, but at the rate they are pro-
crossing now it looks as though
threshing will be extended way into
the winter, as there are numerous
fields waiting for them.
Our merchant has concluded to put
his team in service and run dray
between your city and here. So far
he has been carrying little OF his
own, but as we have not made the
trip with him we can not say what
other points he makes, or If he solicit
tates trade
A man from your city recently came
here late at night and forgetting that
this was not DEBORAH where the
streets are wide enough to walk on,
he proceeded across our temporary
foot bridge over the creek, which
consists of two SX8 in. stringers, and
being in a hurry 'as he was evidently
a little light headed" he attempted
to go around one of his friends,
when about half way across, and l
guess you can guess where he landed.
He was glad to get on the sunny side
of building and absorb the suns heat
after his cool bath.
Rev. Cornish, of the Lutheran
church, was passenger for the county
seat Wednesday, returning m
Thursday. Mrs Nils Hippo was also
a business caller there Thursday.
The Nordness Creamery Co. and Red
Oak were busy Friday unloading a
car of butter tubs. This makes the
second car of tubs received here for
them this year, which is evidence
they are doing good business, which
means money in the pockets of our
dairy farmers.
Our hunters want to be preparing for
the game season, as the ducks are COM
ing early this year, which many be-
lieye is fair indication of an early
winter, although the cool wet season
we are having may cause their return.
Many of our farmers are busy at fall
blowing now, and surely they cannot
complain of the ground not being in
good shape for it, on the bills
Mr. Rodvang and son have been
grading for the G.. r. /. q p. just
south of the station filling up gap
where the road bed was washed out
during the flood.
We noticed quite few of our citi-
zens entertaining visitors last Sunday.
The terrible tragedy that was re-
vealed by discovering a woman in the
swamps in New York with evidence
of foul play, for which VIM. Hooper
Young, grand son of Bringam Young
is charged with, turns the thoughts of
the people back to the Mormon re-
ligion which it is believed worked
the man up to cause him to commit
such deed.
We regret very much to hear of the
sudden termination of President
Roosevelt's trip to the west, just as
he had started But it is hoped that
the injuries received in the trolley
wreck are very light and that we
may soon hear of our executives APP
pearance among the people, and be
able to deliver few more addresses
to u.s. Our state as we'll as the others
which he planned to visit are greatly
disappointed that he could not have
continued his tour and see the strong
republican sentiment in the west
That fine court house at Manchester
which the Public Opinion had for a
frontice piece in the last issue is GER
tainly a modern court house. Iowa
has some very fine court houses aid
this one can not be beat by the others,
but let us notice the contrast between
this one and Winnesheik. Surely
our county being in the wealthiest
section of the state can not let this
question drop after it has been pre-
pared TO be voted to by our people,
without putting up one that will equal
such modern structure, and provide
ample room for safe keeping of records
and papers which could never be re-
placed This is question that should
interest every voter and cause him to
appear at the next general election
which is in November, and by voting
"aye'' show our neighboring counties
as we'll as the rest that we want a
modern court house, for such is needed
and that badly.
We noticed piece in one of Iowa S
daily papers, the Burlington Hawkeye,
about the effort of trying to fill up
all the wells and COMPEL the people
to drink water that will not spread
disease, as it is agreed that water
from many of the wells does. Mr.. j.
o. +. Jagerson, one of our prosperous
farmers, has the agency for water
filter which we are certain is one of
the most modern inventions. 1t is to
be used in the house and if such were
used by all in purifying the drinking
water, the percentage of deaths by
diseases arising from this cause would
be diminished. Mr.. Jagerson would
be glad to show you one of them as he
uses one himself, and would not be
without it.
The freight that is due here at 40
p. m. has been several hours late the
past month, which indicates that
there is lots of business in that line,
at present.
Henry Olson is reported sick again,
which we regret to hear, and Mr..
Erick Anderson says that that dreary
feeling gets the best of him the last