Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-11-11
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Interesting Items Of News Cleaned
From the Press OF Neishboring Counties


the Nj. E. church is to be held at Je-
sup. Iowa, November 16 to IS.
At Lamont on Tuesday an unknown
man who was beating his way Gil a
fell under the cars and was literally
cut to pieces. He was a young man
about 30 years of age.
Will E. Paul, 19-year-old lad of
Cedar Rapids, took his own life in fit
of dependency about O'Clock last
Wednesday evening. The probable
motive for the awful act is believed
TO be a lovers quarrel
Twenty three foreign born citizens
voted at the general election III
Howard county last week for the first
time, Judge Hobson having granted
final papers to that many persons of
foreign birth during the present term
of district court.
Democrats captured three county
offices in Blackhawk county, the first
time such thing has happened since
1853. Gov. Cummins carried the coun-
ty by 1880 and Caldwell, democrat,
was elected sheriff by 1870. Some
ballot scratching done there.
And now Buffalo Center comes to
the front with six foot vein of coal
at depth of 100 feet, said to have
been discovered OH the farm of e. a.
Alderman near that place while drill
ing we'll. The coal was covered
with a foot and half of slate.
A brakeman by the name of Ander-
son, living at Otterville, was struck
by a timber when passing under a
bridge on the l. @. r. r. at Indepen-
dence Monday. and knocked into the
river and drowned, His body was
taken from the river an hour later.
A young man by the name of Bethel
met with terrible accident at the G.
G. W. shops at Oelwein. He was
operating a derrick in the wheel
house, when his clothing caught in
the cogs of the derrick, sustaining
frightful injuries to his limbs and
lower part of his body. His chances
of recovery a-e about even.
Rev. G. w. Goodrich, of Fayette
county. is attracting considerable at
tention, owing to the fact that he is
cutting his third set of teeth, al
though he is 80 years old. He lost
his second set..a number of years ago
and had considerable difficulty in
securing false ones. so he is mailing
the advent of the natural set with joy
cat Heavens gate.)
Man knocks, and Saint Peter ap-
pears and asks: "Where are you
from?''
Answer: Hancock county. Iowa.
st. p: Did you pay for your Brit:
Tribune before you started?
H. @. Man: No.
st. p; q
An exchange says girl recently
sent her photograph to her best fellow
and wrapped it up in newspaper
on which was printed an advertise
ment of stove firm. A portion of
the print adhered to the photograph
and the young man was very much
startled to see staring him in the face
in bold plea type the following: See
name OH Leg
Henry Robinson was arrested al
Britt Wednesday charged with the alb
duction of Mamie Carrier, l4-year.
old girl. On last Friday they drove tC
Forest City and were married by q
Justice of the peace. A friend OF
Robinson's swore that he was a bro.
Their of the girl and that she was Is
years of age. so they had no trouble
in securing license. AS he was un'
able TO furnish bail of 81 900. he was
placed i'll Jail awaiting trail.
There is considerable sensation al
Preston over the discovery of forgeries
committed by Mrs DR.. Phillips. Fol
some time Mrs. Phillips has been
specializing in options in which she
lost heavily. The forgeries amount to
nearly 800, 600 on which it is thought
she realized about $50, 900. Last We'd
nesday she tried to end her existanct
by taking laudanum. She has been
adjudgea insane and was taken tC
Rochester Monday. Harmony News.
CAST HIS 72ND BALLOT.
Elder Goodrich. SO years old, 8
Fayette county pioneer. coming from
the east at an early date and having
been a prominent man and staunch re-