Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-01-07

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The seats for the opening night Q
Mason City's new opera house hav
been sold for $40, 900.
| Oelwein expects to receive a chez
for $25, 900 from Andrew Carnegie fo
a public library building.
The Capoli Button Works at Lans
ing has put on night force of 2
men and will run day and night from
now on. This is as good as anothe
button works for the town.
Burglars entered the stores of H. P
Anderson and VIM. o. Thomas at Lime
Springs Thursday night. The safe il
Anderson's store was completely de
stroyed, and the money drawer il
Thomas store was also broken into
| The burglars failed to secure any
money in either place. There is al
yet no clue as to who did the work.
1t is estimated that nearly 34,O0t
tons of clam shells for button pur.
poses have been taken from the bot
tom of the Mississippi river during
the past year, for which an average
of $l1. 80 per ton was paid on the river
banks which would make total OF
about $4O5, 200. OF this amount over
20, 900 tons were gathered between
Dubuque, Iowa, and Red Wing, MINI.
Another feature of the clam business
full of fascination, is the finding and
dealing in pearls. Over $560,000 was
paid to the fisherman on the Mississippi
waters for these gems during the past
year.
Under suggestions from Chief A. B..
Clarke the fire company has secured
fire alarm to be placed in the cupola
of the new city hall. 1t is nothing
else than the steel rim or tire of a
locomotive driving wheel and is five
feet in diameter. Supt. Stapleton
secured it for the fire company at a
cost of 81. 1t is to be suspended with
a clapper attachment which when put
into action is expected to create
enough clamor to arouse the town.
A trial clang or two on the new con-
trivance Monday indicates that it
will answer its purpose all right.
Mr.. Clarke read of the use of like
alarm in New Jersey town. Wan
kon Democrat.
The Oldest resident of Cedar Falls
received for a Christmas present a
new place of residence provided with
the best conveniences obtainable in a
house that is not modern. The re
cipient of the gift was Grandma
Harris" who is past SO years old.
For Sc yeral years she has been almost
entirely supported by the Pumpkin
Seed Club" composed of young un-
married ladies who contribute money,
clothing and eatables for her use.
Last summer she tended her own
garden and does her own homework.
She has lived in house that was not
properly built for comfort and her
friends worked a surprise for her by
leasing a new house and moving her
to it.
Enraged by being struck with a
buggy whip boar turned ON W. W.
r. Shafer at his home in Dayton
township Monday afternoon, and
knocked him down and bit him severe
ly on both legs. Mr.. Shafer was
unable to arise, so fierce was the at
tack of the animal, and had not his
son Creighton come to his rescue he
would probably have been killed.
Creighton threw his father over the
fence and in tnrn was knocked down
by the Infatuated animal, but, having
an ak in his hand, he was able to
beat the animal off until finally he
could arise and make his escape. DIR.
Lathrop was called and found that
both father and son had received in.
juries that will give them much pain,
if nothing more serious. The boar,
which weighs about 800 pounds, was
known to be ugly and it was Mr..
Shafer's rule to always carry pitch
fork when around where it was, but
this morning he was attempting t.
drive the animal with whip.
Some time ago man representing
himself as a priest of the HISTORIAN
church visited West Union and de
voted himself to the collection Of casl
for the relief of Armenian widows
and orphans He was successful il
reaching the hearts and purses of ,
number of sympathic people and wen
on his way leaving his blessings be
hind him. The fact now develops
that he should have been Investigated
One of the local pastors, being some
what skeptical as to the mans honesty
wrote to an authority for an opinion
of the case and has received informa
ton that the HISTORIANS and Armen
ians are not in contact and that
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