Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-09-10

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1918.
Gordon Allies of Waterloo has filed
suit against the Illinois Central Ry.
Co., in which he asks damages in the
sum of $15, 900 for the loss of an eye,
and an injury to the other while at
work as machinist's helper in the
shops in this city June Gath, 1902.
Ellison Orr, county clerk, was the
seller on Monday of section Of ALL
amakee farm land that touched high
record mark. He sold his home place
of eighty acres one and one-half miles
northeast of Postville, for $110 an
acre. The purchaser is @. Fl. Meier
of that locality.
VIM. McGraew, a farmer of West
burg township Delaware county, was
killed Wednesday evening. He had
been in the city with load of corn
and was returning home after dark,
when some one ran against one of
his horses with a wheel, which caused
the team to run away and throw him
out.
A little West DEBORAH girl was dis
covered whispering in school, and the
teacher asked: "What were you say
ing to the next girl to you when I
caught You whispering?" The little
culprit hung her head for a moment
and then replied, II was only telling
her how nice you looked in your
dress. " well, that-yes- -I-know-
but we must-the class in spelling
will please stand up"
By the accidental discharge of a
shotgun the 4-year old son of A. Van
Dyke, living on farm northeast of
Iowa Falls is dead The child accom-
panied by his older brother, aged IL,
took the family shotgun and went out
hunting. On returning home the gun
was accidentally discharged, the
younger child receiving the full force
of the load in his face, blowing off one
side Of the head. The child lived
about fifteen minutes.
The canning factory at Elgin is one
Of the largest in the state. When
running full time 100, 900 cans . day
are turned out. this year the average
is not quite so high owing to the
shortage Of the corn crop. The largest
pack of any season was 2, 900, 900 cans.
all of which was sold before it was
put up; this year the crop was also
sold before being canned, as the Elgin
canned corn has good reputation
throughout the United States.
Tenderly she laid the silent white
form beside those that had gone be-
fore. She made no cutlery, she did
not weep. Such moment was toe
precious to be spent in idle weeping.
But soon there came time when il
seemed as il nature must give way.
She lifted up her voice and cried long
and loud. Her cry was taken up by
others who were near, and it echoed
and echoed over the grounds. Wha,
was the use of it all. She would lay
another egg tomorrow.
Henry Emerson of Waterloo, hal
filed a suit in the district court
against policeman W. ]. Monen, III
which he asks damages in the sum o.
81, 600 in payment of injuries received
at the hands of the officer. The plain
tiff alleges that on the goth Of Angus
the officer arrested him without war
rant or other authority, struck hin
several times with q club, rendering
him insensible. Also that after h,
was down Monen kicked him severa
times, and that on account Of the in
juries thus received his hearing ha
been permanently injured.
There was record breaking attend
ance at the Fayette County Fair a,
West Union last week. Somehow tn,
people Of Fayette county Away
patronize their fair literally. Or
Thursday Of last week the crowd wa
estimated at ten thousand people, tn,
gate receipts alone on that day, exclu
sive of family and season tickets, be
ing $l70O This is nearly as much a.
the total gate receipts Of our fair, ant
the attractions, races. etc, were not
to be compared to those given here
The sober truth is, our people do moi
patronize the fair as literally as they
do in many other counties, regardless
of the superior attractions offered.
| The Upper Iowa conference will be
held at Marshalltown on Sept. II tc
30, inclusive. 1t is expected that 3O(
Iowa pastors will be present Bishop
Goodsell will preside over the confer,
ence and on it's final day will be an,
nounced the appointments of the pre-,
siding elders and each pastor in the
various districts, either to the fields
they are now occupying or to the new
charges. The Upper Iowa Conference
is one of the most important in Meth.