Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-01

foundry at Oelwein.
Oelwein needs more brass-conse-
quently brass works will be located
there.
f. A. Flaten, an old citizen, was
found dead in his barn at Spring
Grove. Mimi, yesterday. He had fall
len from the hay loft, breaking his
neck.
Andrew Carnegie has added $3.50 to
his gift to Upper Iowa University at
Fayette, the amount to be used for
furnishing the d. B. Henderson Ii
brary with modern double decked
steel book stacks.
Christina Peterson, sixteen-y year
old girl of Lansing, stole horse last
week and started to ride across the
country into Wisconsin, but was inter
cepted by the sheriff and sentenced to
the industrial school.
A letter was received from Andrew
Carnegie stating he would have to
recind his offer of $780,, to Waterloo
for public library because of the
many protests from taxpayers against
the site chosen. The remonstrances
were by West Waterlooans, who were
incensed because the city council To-
Gated it in East Waterloo
Garland Stoves and Ranges
cook food and warm rooms for many
millions. Sold exclusively by E. W.
Hoyt. 4O-2
A Great Western fast freight was
thrown into the ditch near Gladbrook
by the breaking of journal Nine
cars loaded with merchandise were
piled in promiscuous heap and the
track was torn up The engine did
not leave the track. The property
loss was about 5000
The Illinois Central Railroad COM
pany has begun the construction of a
new station at Usage, the traffic at
this point having increased to such an
extent as to make a new building
necessary. The old station will be
utilized as freight house.
Trying to rekindle fire with kero-
sene, resulting in an explosion and
setting her clothes on fire, little 12-
year-old Sophia McGaben, five miles
west of Nashua, then jumped through
closed window, threw herself into
a water tank and later returned and
pluckily saved the building. The
little girl died from the result of her
injuries.
The democrats of Clayton county
held their convention at Elkader
Saturday and put up the following
ticket: Auditor, Otto German of
Volga treasurer, w. F. Reinecke of
Elkader; county attorney, ]. G.
Morrow of Export; clerk, d. G.
Griffith of Elkader; recorder, James
Carol of Monona; supervisor, S. II.
F. Schoulte of National.
A car load of enormous sea tortoise,
bound for fringe, England, where
they will be used for exhibition pur-
poses, passed through Fort Dodge
over the Illinois Central last Wednes-
day. Fifteen of the reptiles were ex-
ceedingly large. one weighing over
1000 pounds; while about one hun
bred smaller ones were of various
weights. The one whose weight is
over 1000 pounds is supposed to be
over 5000 years old. The unique ship
ment represents nine weeks cruise
among the islands of southern Cali
fornia.
The story of tramp with wad of
money attempting to defraud farmer
out of money by playing game of
cards for big stakes comes from Nora
Springs, where John Bishops wealthy
farmer, was the intended victim He
was accosted by stranger, who want
ed to buy farm, and who, after TAX
ing Mr.. Bishop to the country, runs
across a tramp who displays money
when railroad fare to Cedar Rapids is
talked of and proposes game OF
cards. Bishop is induced to play and
goes to a bank and gets 5000, but
his trusty cashier gives him draft.
When the gamblers find it they con-
clude that they do not wish to play
and dump Mr.. Bishop out. 1t was a
narrow escape, due to the precautions
of the cashier.
Charles Hoeft. a dipsomaniac OF
Charles City, was taken before Judge
@. p. Smith of the district court to
determine whether or not he was a
proper subject for confinement under
the inebriate law. After hearing the
testimony presented the judge ordered
Hoeft confined one year in the Mount
Pleasant insane asylum.
A. J. Berkstresser, of Fayette, has
a ginseng nursery with about 1900
nice plants set out in healthy, grow.
ing condition. These plants are raised
in this country for their medicinal