Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09
neigbborbood Deus.
Interesting Items Of News Cleaned
From the Press Of Neishboring Counties


Federal court met at Dubuque last
Monday, with Judge Mcpherson on
the bench.
Get a map and be happy ever
after
Henry Lippe, of near Lansing,
suicided last week by blowing his
brains out with rifle.
Cut glass at The Button.
The Fayette County Farmers Insti.
tute and Tea" Association is be-
ing held at West Union this week.
A new paper to be called the enter
prise will be started at Nashville
this week. W. R. Blake and K. Fee
are the publishers.
Christmas goods of all kinds. The
Button.
Robert Fairweather of near Edge
wood was badly poisoned by ptomaine
that was in some bologna he ate at a
sale.
We have a large line of second
hand stoves, in good condition, for
sale. L. r. Morrison.
Theo. Sherman, of Monona, has
cultivated the fig tree for the past
eight years. and every year has crop
of figs. and they are right mica fat
slick ones.
Don't be lost out on the Chicago
Tribune and Public Opinion rate OF
%. so per year for both this year. Re-
member we can take subscriptions at
this rate only during November and
December.
William Rollins. young farmer liv-
ing on the James Malloy farm in the
southeast corner Of New Hampton
township, was run down and instant
ly killed at a crossing Of the Milwau-
kee railroad a mile east of Bassett, on
last Thursday evening at about 3
O'Clock. The team which he was
driving was also killed outright and
the buggy completely demolished.
Get Christmas photos now at Rey-
nolds.
Twenty five more purchasing days
before Christmas. Go to The Button.
Out at Northwood they have a
peaceful way Of settling postoffice
contests. The editors of the rival Re-
publican papers were candidates for
the office and a compromise was
effected by one being appointed post
master and the wife of the other
editor will be his deputy. And the
brethren will continue to dwell to-
gether in unity.
New subscribers to Public Opinion
for 1904 will receive the paper from
now to Jan. LIST free of charge. tt
The Illinois Central railway COM
pany ordered their pay roll at the
Waterloo shops cut down $4,000 per
month and it looked as if some of the
men would have to be laid off, but in.
stead of this the men all agreed to lay
off four days month. This is one
case where the union made good and
this disposition to help one another is
to be commended. Sumner Gazette.
New subscribers in clubs of five
can get the Public Opinion for 81. 90
per year during November, December
and January. If
From Council Bluffs comes the
news that the local merchants there
have thrown away total Of about
$500 on one o. N. Ingram, an adver-
Using fakir, who obtained the afore-
said sum after two days. rustling and
smooth talk. They have called the
matter to the attention of the police
just recently, though it seems that the
work was done about month ago,
the victims of the swindle having Just
leone to"
Last week over thousand dollars
was sent to the state treasurer as the
collateral inheritance tax on the
John Frazer estate in this county.
The entire amount goes to the state,
the county not being benefited to the
extent of cent. This does not seem
to be hardly right. Why would it not
be good thing if this tax were used
for good roads fund which it at pre-
sent attracting so much attention.
Usage News