Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-23

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Ryan on load of lumber. His chest
was crushed in horrible manner, and
death was instantaneous.
The Elkader Argus says the town
council of that city has purchased a
roundman's clock which has been set
up in Eberharts jewelry store. 1t
is operated by pulling on a wire
which punches time slip aud thus
records the rounds of the night watch.
Henry Jordan, retired farmer of
Keystone, near Cedar Rapids, shot
himself Friday afternoon with %
calibre rifle, the ball entering the
right eye and passing through the
head into door behind. He had a
cancer on the neck and had just re-
turned from visit to Davenport,
where doctors told him they could do
nothing for him. His wife died five
years ago of cancer of the stomach.
The city council of Charles City
has passed an ordinance granting a
twenty-five year franchise to the
Charles City Lighting and Heating
company for the use OF the streets and
alleys to erect poles and wires and to
lay pipes for the purposes of lighting
and heating. A contract has also been
entered into by the city with the COM
pany for lighting the streets for a
term of years.
Presidents and secretaries of the
commercial clubs of Des Moines, Dav-
export, Sioux City, Marshalltown
Mason City, Oelwein, Iowa City and
Cedar Rapids, alta meeting at Cedar
Rapids last week formed temporary
organization to be known as the Com
mercial Association of Iowa, whose
aim is to advertise Iowa and Iowa
products extensively throughout the
United States, Canada and Europe.
A meeting for a permanent organiza-
ton is to be held in Des Moines
Sept. 2.
One of the leopards in Ringing
Brothers circus escaped from its cage
at Waterloo Friday afternoon just as
the concert was closing and the big
animal tent was filled with people.
Instantly shrieks and cries filled the
air and panic ensued. People rushed
for the exits and many women and
children were knocked down and
trampled ON. The keepers and en-
ployes of the circus succeeded in cap
turing the beast and returning it to
the cage. Several people were hurt
in the excitement, but none seriously.
Dispositions were taken Monday and
Tuesday in the action brought by A.
F. Tough for himself and all other
tax payers of Estherville VS. E. j.
Breen ct al. +. r. Acres, of DEBORAH,
appeared for Mr.. Tough and the tax
payers. The defendants were repre-
scented by attorneys J. G.. Myerly, OF
Des Moines, E. A. Morling, of EN-.
metsburg, N. j. Lee, @. w. Grim,
Sergeant Bean, G. X. Allen, and but
for sickness Judge +. II. Hellsell, OF
Sioux Rapids, and o. S. Epheim, OF
Boyd, Mimi, would have been here.
Baskerville Enterprise.
When man starts up a ladder OF
life the nearer the top he gets the
more there are who are ready to hans
to his coat-tail to be carried along al
he gains another round of the ladder
and vast multitudes are ever ready
and willing to boost him along. Lee
misfortune visit him and his footholC
is lost, he begins to slide down the
decline the coat tail swingers soon LOSE
their grip and many are the boosts you
get but in downward direction. Climl
and the world will boost you, tumble
and you'll go it alone. Hubbard
County (Minn. Clipper.
Hampton, Ia, July l9-The body O
an unknown colored man abut 80 years
of age was found this morning beside
the Iowa Central tracks, three fourth
of mile south of town. 1t was sup
posed first that he was killed by thu
cars, but his head was split open will
a Ratchet. 1t was evident he had beer
dead for two days. He had been n
work in town two or three days, ant
was last seen Wednesday evening
There is no clue except that suspicion
attaches to three negroes seen viii
the man here, but they have all gone
The man is supposed to have com
from st. Louis and was looking 70
work.
Three young boys, ranging in age
from l3 to 10, were arrested at Waiver
ly Wednesday evening on the charg
of breaking into a car containing bee
which stood ON the Chicago Grea
Western sidetracks in this city. A
different times cars have been brok
into and goods missing, and the boy
now under arrest were thought to b
the guilty parties, but until today N
proof could be obtained against them
When caught last week the boy
had a half barrel of beer i'm their DOS