Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-30
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18TH
Last weeks Waukon Standard re-
ports four accidents with runaway
teams
August 21st has been decided upon
as the date for the annual Harvest
Home picnic at Fayette.
The Waverly school board have deci-
ded to adopt stenography and type
writing as branch of the high school
studies.
The annual meeting of the Upper
Iowa Conference of the M. E. church
will be held this year at Marshalltown
during the week of September 1923.
Albert Nallie, ST., was found
drowned under railroad culvert near
Scion Saturday morning. He was 81
years old. The case is presumably
one of suicide
Frank Camp, county treasurer of
Fayette county, has been chosen CASH
Ter of the national bank at West
Union, Cashier f. B. Shaw having
been appointed bank examiner.
The appropriation of $1,000 for the
improvement of Fort Crawford at
Prairie du Chen has been approved
by the president. 1t is expected that
the work contemplated will be carried
forward at once.
Henry Kruse, the eight year old son
of prominent people at Gutenberg,
was drowned Saturday morning at 8
O. clock while playing on a raft boat
A large number of people searched
all day for his body, which was not
found until 6: 80 O'Clock
Louis Favre, a young man eighteen
years of age, found beautiful fifty
two grain pearl at Prairie du Chen
last L uesday, for which John H. Pea
cock paid him 81 300 The gem is a
saucer globe in shape, white in color
and of fine lustre. Several other
pearls were sold by fishermen in the
city today ranging from $50 to $500.
woman of good address, fine edu-
cation and Swedish extraction, claim
ing that her name. is Mrs. Linstrom
and that her home is Vinton, is held
in Jail at Charles City on the charge
of obtaining goods by false pretense.
She appears to be confidence worker
and her offense consists of beating
Swedish families for considerable
sums due as board. She was arrested
at Mason City Saturday on the COM
plant of Mrs. Carlson of Nora Springs
A sad accident occurred at Monona
Wednesday afternoon by which lad
named Larry Griffin, about nine years
of age, lost his life. He in company
with several other boys were wading
in Wellman's pond, when Larry VEN
turled in beyond his depth .and sank.
His companions being unable to swim
could not rescue him, and when help
arrived Larry had gone down to rise
no more.
Hydrophobia has attacked the herd
of COWS belonging to Mr. Shallen-
berger, of Mason City. Some time
ago dog bit a number of the herd
and one died from rabies Saturday
Mr.. Shallenberger was attacked by
one of his cows just as he had finished
milking her. The animal had seemed
in perfect health before this, but she
went after several persons viciously
before they succeeded in killing her.
This is the second COW he has lost and
it was caused by the bite of dog
Portland and Mason township trustees
have issued orders restraining unmuz-
zled dogs from being allowed to run
at large
The ladies of the l.. p. A. of the
Upper Iowa University at Fayette,
have made all arrangements for next
seasons entertainments, and they
will include some of the best entertai-
ners now before the public. There
will be a program by the Slayton Ly-
ceum Concert company; dramatic
entertainment by Elizabeth Garghil
Beecher, who is considered almost the
equal of LELAND Powers, land lectures
by Mr.. Lou j. Beauchamp and Maud
Darlington Booth, of Salvation Army
fame. 1t is considered one of the
best courses in respect 10 variety ever
arranged, and the high range in price
indicates superior quality of excel
lence.
The Clarion Democrat relates one OF
life's little ironies recently expert
enced in that town. 1t says: Zone
evening a short time ago the report
came to the sheriff that there was &
car of beer on the transfer track, ant
that it had been broken into and tn,
goods were being carried away. HI,
secured the assistance of the DAINTY