Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-24
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Cresco is agitating movement fol
a new opera house.
The Catholics of Lourdes, Howard
county, will build 500, 900 church
| Christ Warnke, farmer near Sum
ner, suicided by hanging himself in
his corn crib last week
The Spirit Lake Beacon says man
out there had his leg broken between
the singletree and doubletree.
We understand there is small herd
Of Apgora goats on the Graft farm
northeast of town. They are said to
be rapid destroyers of weeds. This
corporation ought to own herd -
Postal Gard.
Cerro Gordo county can boast of the
youngest agent on the Great Western,
and perhaps the youngest in the
United States. At Burchinal, that
county, the operator and agent
is Gordon Emerson, an unusually
bright lad of 10 years of age, who is
reputed to be one of the swlftest op-
orators ON the division, and whose
accuracy is very remarkable.
Woodchuck scalps have been dumped
into the auditors Office thicker than
ever the past two weeks. Since the
first of September there have been 1880
cashed in for their bounty, and during
the time there have been two Sundays
and several rainy days. When is the
supply of these varmints to diminish
is frequent inquiry heard. -Waukon
Democrat.
-Four hundred delegates from all
over the state met at Mason City Sun
day to attend the annual meeting of
the State Luther League of the Ger
man Lutheran church. Choirs from
Waverly, Mason City, Hampton and
Grafton, with combined chorus of
200 voices, furnished the music, and
the brightest ministers and college
professors of the denomination spoke.
Saturday morning at the home of
Isaac Johnson, in Dover, while the
mother was temporarily absent from
the room, the two-year- baby of
the household climbed into a chair
and pulled pot of hot coffee over on
itself. The scalding liquid filed the
little ones face and eyes, burning out
the latter and reaching the brain. The
services of DR.. Whitmore were called
in, but the little sufferer was beyond
medical aid, and died a few hours
after the accident. West Union Argo.
The family of freaks have been
augmented by one additional factor
Monday night Sammy Koerth's mare
gave birth to colt with only two
legs-these the hind ones. The only
sign of front legs are small shoulder
blades The colt is large and aside
from its lack of pedals is we'll formed.
Mr.. Koerth thought he hadn't any
use for the biped so he gave it to one
or two of the young men, who are try
ing to raise it ON a bottle and have
great hopes that they will have val
liable sideshow attraction. Sumner
Gazette.
Over at Elkader there is a warm
contention in school affairs, caused by
an endeavor to retain Prof. Webb as
principal against the expressed wish
of a large number who charge him
with intemperance to that degree that
even the pupils have learned to know
when he has 'his skates on" These
complaints were finally laid before
the county superintendent week ago,
and formal trial was had to have
the professor certificate revoked. A
decision has not yet been rendered,
but as it is said there was no difficult
ty in sustaining the grevious charges,
there is likelihood of the booty pro-
fessor being ousted.
Wednesday afternoon of last week
Lee Smith of Elgin had very narrow
escape from drowning She and
Florence Desart were riding their
bicycles and had crossed the river
bridge to the east side when Lee in
attempting to turn her wheel to avoid
running into a mud hole struck rock
which caused her wheel TO go over
the pier carrying Miss Lee with it to
the water twenty feet below The
current being quite swift at that place
carried the young lady down stream
to shallow water where she was able
to walk to shore. The depth of the
water saved her from receiving serious
injuries and her presence of mind evil
IDENTIFY saved her from drowning.
A somewhat novel case at Waukon
in the district court was a suit insti-
tuted by Mrs. Josephine Rud, of Lam
sing, against Mrs. Bryan Tully, of the
same place, for personal damages The
plaintiffs husband two years ago be-
came intoxicated and was arrested
and placed in the Jail in the city hall
building, which he set fire to and
was burned to death. 1t was alleged