Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-08

II. CnurCn dJ MCITcBOI, OhiOlauOu az
thirty-six funerals the past conference
year.
Jas. Stanton, sheriff of Chickasaw
county and for four years postmaster
at New Hampton, died last week of
peritonitis.
Prof. Hurd, for so many years iden-
titled with U. /. U. as the head of its
commercial school, died Thursday at
his home in Fayette after long i'll
ness
w. S. Hart, the we'll known Waukon
attorney recently made big addition
to his law library in the purchase OF
600 volumes in one lump. W. S. can't
say Enow, IF it wasn't for the law. :"
Northwood will be the county seat of
Worth county for a while at least
according to the decision of Judge
Kelley in a suit which otherwise
would have given Kensett the place.
Gutenberg is to have another pearl
button factory. These institutions are
becoming plentiful in all the towns
along the Mississippi and have
brought renewed prosperity to not a
few of them.
The Arlington News says Fayette
county needs new court house and
that Arlington stands ready to donate
$50, 900 for the project if it can have
the county seat. Does this mean war,
or only bluff?
The club women of the Fourth Iowa
district will hold their first conven-
tion at Charles City, Oct. 8 and 10.
The convention will be comprised of
delegates from all the federated and
unfederated clubs in the ten counties
which make up the Fourth congress
sional district, each club sending two
delegates. There are about 30 clubs in
all
Frank Kelleher is one of the few
farmers hereabouts who can boast of
good corn. He saved his crop, also
his tobacco, the night of the heavy
frost two weeks ago by building smud-
ges to windward of the fields. He and
his hired man worked all night haul
ing straw and keeping the fires going
and to this owes the safety of both
crops. -Allamakee Journal
While blasting out the foundation of
the Great Western turn table at Dubu-
que Wednesday, preparatory to build
ing new one, a large rock weighing
forty pounds was hurled through the
air and struck Stephen Morgan, a
workman, in the back, killing him
almost instantly. He was standing a
hundred feet from the explosion, in
the farther end of the round house.
The Republicans of Chickasaw coun-
ty held their county convention at
New Hampton last Tuesday and
nominated the following ticket for
county officers: Clerk, Jay Schultz ;
Recorder, H. Durkee Attorney, A.
G. Lawrence Auditor, M. j. Fitz-
patrick Supervisor in district No. /.
A. H. Markle. Every candidate was
nominated by reclamation and the
prospects for success of the ticket are
very promising
George Bulman, of Allamakee coun-
ty, was badly battered up by bull at
his place on English Bench last week
He was endeavoring to drive the ami
NAL into an enclosure when the bull
attacked him and but for the atimely
arrival of Frank Sires and his father
Mr. Bulman would DOUBTLESS have
been killed. They were passing at
the time and hurried to his rescue.
AS it was Mr.. Bulman received a dis
located shoulder and had two ribs
broken during his tussle with the
bovine.
A peculiar accident happened ON a
farm near Early in this state, last
week while threshing was in process.
A horse hitched TO load of bundles
as it stood near the machine switched
its tail into the main drive belt where
it goes over the cylinder shaft. The
tail wound around the shaft and pull
ed the horse against the machine and
finally jerked the tail out of the
horses body where it joins the back
bone The resistance and jar was
great enough to break four inch bell
and bend the cylinder shaft The
horse was killed to end its sufferings
AT a caucus held in Grand Meadow
township Wednesday evening, reso
luton was passed favoring the consoli
dation of the schools of that township
into one central school, whereof,
much better educational facilities
could be offered pupils than can pos
sibly be received under the presen
''several school" system. We believ,
the good people of Grand Meadow ar
among the first, if not the first in tn
state to take action looking toWart