Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-10-21


on the 9th inst.
Gov. Van SAINT of Minnesota dis
cussed republican doctrine in his mas
terly way at Waukon Monday evening.
The farmers of Bremen county still
stick to those oli-fashioned barn rails
ings with trimmings as were common
80 years ago
A petition has been circu lated in
Fayette to present to the town coun-
Gil asking for the enactment of cur
few ordinance.
A saloon at Sumner closed up last
week for want of patronage. The
owner tried to live up to the law and
so failed in business.
Postmaster Merrill, of Nora Springs
has received Canadian patents for
new invention in mail sack fasteners.
1t is liable to make him wealthy.
81 cannot understand how Mrs.
Smiley can waste so much of her time
with her pet dog - "Well, you
would, if you had ever met her hus-
band. "
w. w. Ashby reports that from two
thirds of an acre. carefully measured,
he last week husked xty-eight BUSH
els of Thoroughly matured corn -
Fayette Reporter
The Waveriy Canning Co. shut
down this week after puttins up o.
600, 900 cans of corn. The crop was
fine one, one man getting $500 for the
product of 10 acres.
''Oh, my friends !" exclaimed the
orator. sit makes me sad when
think of the days that are gone, when
l look around and miss the familiar
faces | used TO shake hands with.
Upper Iowa University has 215
students in all departments this term,
q slight increase over the fall term of
year ago. There is, however, an
increase of 20 per cent in the college
and academy classes.
The American Tobacco Co. has
made proposition to the town of
Prairie du Chen to establish a central
tobacco warehouse, employing about
200 hands, providing the Wisconsin
city gives them the land to build it on.
The city marshal of Waukon has
four boys engaged to capture dogs OH
which the taxes have not been paid |
and intends to dispose of the CANNES
according to the city ordinance there
for. He gives all owners fair warning
in the local papers.
Rev Frank G. Smith, pastor of the
First Congregational church at Dubu-
que, has accepted a call TO the War
rem Avenue church for the same de-
nomination in Chicago. His prede-
cessor in Dubuque, Rev Hopkins, is
also pastor in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Wilson, the evange-
lists who have been working among
the campers in the various towns
along the Mississippi, were assaulted
and driven from Harper's Ferry, by a
bowling mob who declared they did
not want any evangelistic work in
that village.
The ElgiD Canning Company over
in Fayette county completed it's corn
run last week, and the pack was about
the same as last year, something over
700, 900 cans This is not up to the
amount OF corn handled in years past
but is considered a very good output
considering the season.
home in West Union from Washington
last week. called by business matters
and the Gazette says the Judge looks
and feels better than he has for years.
His host of friends and admirers
throughout Iowa will rejoice with
him for his complete restoration to
health.
A Riceville man was reading his
paper the other evening and remarked
to his wife: "Did you see about
that Usage man dying and leaving all
he had to the Orphans Home at Des
Moines?" no" said his better
half, how much was it," " Ten child
ren," he quietly remarked. Then
there was long silence Recorder
1t happened i'm court room but not
at this term nor in this county but
lawyer in making his argument got
off the following clear statement of
the case: IF the train had been run
as it should been ran. or if the bell
had been rung as it should have been
rang, or if the whistle had been blown
as it should have been blew, both of
which they did neither. the COW
would not have been injured when
she was killed
EIGHT-YEAR SENTENCE.